July 1994-   A preparatory committee for establishing a prefectural nursing college in Oita is organized.
 

November 1994-  A preliminary plan for establishing Oita Prefectural Nursing College (tentative name) is adopted.
 

May 1995- The preparatory committee for establishing Oita Prefectural Nursing College is transformed into a preparation section within the prefectural government.
 

April 1997- An application to the Ministry of Education for permission to establish Oita Prefectural Nursing College is submitted. The official name of "Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences" is approved.
 

April 1998- Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences is founded and the opening ceremony of the university is held.
 

April 2002- The Master's degree program is founded.
 

April 2003- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology designates Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences as an institution of "Good Practice in Higher Education" in recognition of its efforts in education, research and community service.
 

April 2004- The Doctoral degree program is founded.
 

April 2006- Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences is reestablished as a Public University Corporation.
 

April 2007- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology designates Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences as an institution of "Good Practice in Promoting Internationalization in Higher Education" in recognition of its "Nurse Practitioner (NP) Education Program in the 21st Century" project, which aims to establish an NP system in Japan and promote the globalization of Japanese university education.

April 2008- Three new Master's majors started for students seeking qualification as professional midwives, nurse practitioners (NP), and Certified Nurse Specialists (CNS) in maternity nursing. The NP major was the first graduate school course for educating NPs in Japan, and it is expected that this will be the first step in the process of establishing a national qualification system for nurse practitioners in Japan.