| Aug 1948 | The International Education and Cultural Association authorized by the then Ministry of Education. |
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| Jun 1953 | The International Education and Cultural Association changed name to the International Education Center (IEC). |
| Jun 1960 | IEC held the 1st International Speech Contest in Japanese. The Contest has been held annually and broadcast on NHK. |
| Jul 1964 | IEC resumed the present series of the Japan America Student Conference (first begun in 1934; suspended during wartime). |
| Sep 1967 | The Japanese Language Institute (JLI) founded. |
| Jul 1995 | The University of Chicago began offering its Master of Arts Program in Humanities at IEC (until Dec 2003). |
| Apr 2004 | Takashi Oi, President of IEC-Nichibei Kaiwa Gakuin, became Chair of IEC’s Board of Trustees. |
| Apr 2008 | IEC’s new building completed. |
| Oct 2008 | Takashi Oi became President of JLI. |
| Nov 2010 | All Japan Teachers’ English Speech Contest resumed. |
| Nov 2010 | The 65th Anniversary of Foundation of Nichibei Kaiwa Gakuin held. |
| Apr 2012 | The International Education Center authorized anew by the Cabinet Office. |
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