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May 1993	The Prefectural Nursing and Welfare University (provisional) Basic Concept Review Committee was formulated (and in September of the same year, the basic concept proposal was submitted to the prefectural governor).
December 1993	The basic concept for the Prefectural Nursing and Welfare University (provisional) was formulated.
February 1994	The Sannomiya district of Koshigaya, Saitama was chosen as the scheduled construction site of the university.
April 1994	The Nursing and Welfare University Foundation Preparatory Office was formulated within the Health Department.
August 1994	The master plan for the Prefectural Nursing and Welfare University (provisional) was formulated.
May 1995	The university's designer was chosen through an architectural design competition.
November 1995	The basic design for construction was formulated for the Prefectural Nursing and Welfare University (tentative name).
September 1996	Preliminary discussions with the Ministry of Education Office started.
October 1996	The working design for construction was formulated for the Prefectural Nursing and Welfare University (provisional).
July 1997	The building construction contract was concluded to start construction (through January 1999).
April 1998	The installation authorization application was submitted to the Ministry of Education.
September 1998	On-site examination was conducted by the Council for University Chartering and School Juridical Person.
December 1998	The Council for University Chartering and School Juridical Person reported and approved establishment.
April 1999	Saitama Prefectural University opened. Sadanori Kitagawa was appointed as President.
June 2001	The Saitama Prefectural University Fundamental Issues Committee was established.
November 2001	A committee to review new options for Saitama Prefectural University was formulated.
October 2002	A committee to merge and reorganize the university and junior college was established.
November 2002	A report by the committee to review new options for Saitama Prefectural University was compiled.
April 2003	Hiroshi Yanagawa was appointed as President. The Education and Research Center was established.
April 2004	A plan to merge and reorganize Saitama Prefectural University and Junior College was formulated.
April 2006	The Department of Health Sciences was established.
April 2007	Susumu Sato was appointed as President.
April 2009	The Graduate School of Health and Social Services was established.
April 2010	The management of the university was changed (Public University Corporation Saitama Prefectural University). Tadahiro Tone was appointed as Chairman.
April 2011	Yoshihiko Miura was appointed as President.
April 2014	Takeshi Erikawa was appointed as Chairman. The Department of Social Work was reorganized to the Department of Social Work and Child Science.
April 2015	The doctoral program was established in the Graduate School of Health and Social Services.
September 2015	The Basic Principles was established.
April 2016	The Research & Development Center was established.
November 2016	The university song was established.
April 2017	Kazunori Kayaba was appointed as President.
April 2018	Shigeru Tanaka was appointed as Chairman.
April 2021	Fumihiko Hoshi was appointed as President.

March 1973	Survey costs totaled 1 million yen in the initial FY1973 budget.
September 1973	The Saitama Prefectural Junior College was decided to be established by April 1975 in the Saitama Prefecture Mid-Term Plan.
October 1973	The main building design commission totaled approximately 17.6 million yen in the September 1973 supplementary budget.
November 1973	The Saitama Prefectural Health Junior College Foundation Preparatory Committee was launched.
March 1974	Construction costs and expenses totaled approximately 1.2 billion yen in the initial FY1974 budget. The Saitama Prefectural Health Junior College Ordinance was promulgated.
May 1974	The Health Junior College Preparatory Office was established.
January 1975	The Ministry of Education approved the establishment of Saitama Prefectural Health Junior College.
April 1975	The Saitama Prefectural Health Junior College was established. Toshitada Kato was appointed as President. The Department of Nursing and Night Courses were designated as schools prescribed in Article 21, Paragraph 1 of the Community Nurse, Midwife and Hospital Nurse Law by the Ministry of Education. The Department of Health Sciences was designated as the school prescribed in Article 15, Paragraph 1 of the Act on Clinical Laboratory Technicians, etc. by the Ministry of Education. The first entrance ceremony was held.
June 1975	The college founding ceremony was held.
July 1977	The gymnasium and auditorium completed construction.
March 1979	The Nursing Training Center completed construction.
November 1980	The library completed construction.
January 1981	Keiichiro Matsuoka was appointed Acting President. The Minister of Education approved additional departments for the Saitama Prefectural Health Junior College. The Minister of Education accepted the notification of new departments from the Saitama Prefectural Health Junior College.
March 1981	An ordinance that revised some of the Saitama Prefectural Health Junior College Ordinance (new departments, majors and expanded number of students enrolled in the Nursing Department) was promulgated.
April 1981	The Departments of Dental Health Science and Child Science, together with the divisions of Regional Nursing and Midwifery, were established. The Minister of Education designated the Department of Dental Health Science as a school prescribed in Article 12, Paragraph 1 of the Dental Hygienists Act. The Minister of Health and Welfare designated the Department of Child Science as a school prescribed in Article 13, Paragraph 1-1 of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Child Welfare Act. The Minister of Education designated the Division of Community Nursing as a school prescribed in Paragraph 1, Article 19 of the Community Nurse, Midwife and Hospital Nurse Law, and the Division of Midwifery as a school prescribed in Paragraph 1, Article 20 of the same law. The enrollment capacity of the Department of Nursing was changed (from 40 students to 80 students).
July 1982	Masami Hashimoto was appointed as President.
July 1986	Minoru Muramatsu was appointed as President.
October 1988	Nobuo Onodera was appointed as President.
March 1991	The University Assembly Hall completed construction.
April 1992	The National Institution for Academic Degrees recognizes the Divisions of Community Nursing and Midwifery as majors prescribed in Article 6 of its Academic Degree Regulation.
October 1992	Nobuo Onodera was reappointed as President.
April 1993	Classes were reorganized into five-day school weeks.
April 1994	The Shakaijin (adult student) admissions system started.
October 1994	Jyubei Katabami was appointed as President.
June 1995	The 20th anniversary ceremony was held.
October 1998	Jyubei Katabami was reappointed as President.
April 1999	The Junior College moved to the Sannomiya district in Koshigaya, Saitama (adjacent to Saitama Prefectural University), and changed its name to Saitama Prefectural Junior College. Sadanori Kitagawa was appointed as President. The enrollment capacity for the Department of Nursery was changed (from 60 students to 30 students).
March 2002	The Division of Community Nursing closed.
April 2003	Hiroshi Yanagawa was appointed as President. The Education Research Center was established.
March 2006	The Department of Nursing Evening Courses closed.
March 2007	The Departments of Dentistry Health and Nursery closed.
April 2007	Susumu Sato was appointed as President.
March 2008	Saitama Prefectural Junior College closed.