Meteorological College History
Background in establishment of the Meteorological College
JMA’s Dr. Takematsu Okada established the Training School Course for Technical Experts in Meteorology (now the Meteorological College/Collegiate Education Course) with the following concepts:
Agricultural college graduates could be promoted to senior officials as prescribed by the Local Technical Staff Law, enacted around 1919. However, meteorological observatory staff had no way of gaining seniority because there were no corresponding meteorological colleges. Accordingly, the Training School for Technical Experts in Meteorology was established as an annex to the Central Meteorological Observatory (now JMA).
The school is based on the concept of meteorological education to produce outstanding human resources.
Over time, the facility has been variously named and restructured as the Training School for Technical Experts in Meteorology, the Training School for Technical Experts in Meteorological Services, the Central Meteorological Observatory Training Institute, the Japan Meteorological Agency Training Institute, and the Meteorological College. Throughout its existence, it has continued to develop core personnel for meteorological services.
History
| 1922 | Sep | The Training School for Technical Experts in Meteorology established under the Central Meteorological Observatory (now JMA). |
| Oct | Classes in the Takehiracho area of Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward (now Otemachi) began. | |
| 1924 | Oct | Certification as a technical college under the College Act secured. |
| 1939 | Oct | New name of Training School for Technical Experts in Meteorological Services adopted. |
| 1943 | Apr | Relocation to Kashiwa in the Higashikatsushika District (now Kashiwa City, Chiba) completed. |
| 1951 | Apr | Central Meteorological Observatory Training Institute established, in preference to abolition of the Training School for Technical Experts in Meteorological Services. |
| 1956 | Jul | New name of Japan Meteorological Agency Training Institute adopted, with promotion of the Central Meteorological Observatory to the Japan Meteorological Agency. |
| 1962 | Apr | New name of Meteorological College adopted, along with a two-year collegiate educational course. |
| 1964 | Apr | Collegiate educational course extended to four years. |
| 1972 | Oct | 50th anniversary ceremony held. |
| 1982 | Apr | First female Meteorological College student enrolled. |
| 1992 | Mar | Status of a Bachelor of Science-awarding academic institution granted. |
| 2022 | Oct | 100th anniversary ceremony held. |
| 2024 | Feb | 36th National Personnel Authority President's Award received. |
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