| 1977 | Jan | GPWU installation office established |
| 1978 | Mar | Basic plan decided |
| 1980 | Jan | Ministry of Education permission received |
| Apr | University opens (on the former site of Maebashi High School) | |
| 1981 | Apr | Teacher Certification program established (Japanese Literature, English Literature) |
| 1982 | Oct | University move to Tamamura |
| 1988 | Teacher Certification program established (Aesthetics and Art History) | |
| 1990 | Mar | Aesthetics and Art History building completed |
| 1993 | Jun | Student Exchange Agreement with Central Washington University established(USA) |
| 1993 | Apr | Graduate Course in Faculty of Literature established (coeducational) |
| 2001 | Apr | Foreign Language Research Institute established |
| Nov | Student Exchange Agreement with Soochow University established(China) | |
| 2002 | Jul | Credit transfer system with six Gunma universities established(GPWU,Gunma University, Kanto Gakuen University, Jobu University, Toyo University, University of the Air) |
| 2003 | Jan | Education and Research cooperation agreement with three public universities (GPWU, Takasaki City University of Economics, Maebashi Institute of Technology) |
| 2005 | Apr | Faculty of International Communication established; student numbers for each faculty changed |
| 2006 | Oct | Student Exchange Agreement with Korea University (Seoul, Korea) |
| 2008 | Student Exchange Agreement with Dalian University of Foreign Languages (Dalian, China) | |
| 2009 | Apr | Graduate Course in Faculty of International Communication established Department of Liberal Arts established Center for Gunma Studies established |
| Sep | Student Exchange Program Agreement with Oklahoma State University (Oklahoma, USA) |
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