The ISI Group started out as a private school.
We will continue to nurture global human resources who will be responsible for the “future of the world” in the stages of education, language, and international exchange.
| 1977 | ● Opened Shinano Gakuin, a cram school, in Ueda |
| 1979 | ● Completed the new three-story Shinano Gakuin building  |
| 1980 | ● Founded Shinano Preparatory School (President: Shojiro Ogino) |
| 1981 | ● Completed the five-story Shinano Gakuin building  |
| 1982 | ● Gained approval for miscellaneous schools from Nagano Pref. ● Changed the school name to Shinano Preparatory School |
| 1985 | ● Completed a six-story school building in the vacant lot of the former three-story Shinano Yobiko building  |
| 1987 | ● Completed Karuizawa Seminar House, a training facility, in Karuizawa |
| 1992 | ● Opened the Japanese language school Nagano Gaigo Academy certified by the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education  |
| 1993 | ● Started a new business for studying at Chinese universities |
| 1995 | ● Completed a student dormitory Shirakaba Ryo in Ueda ● Opened Tokyo Office to promote the expansion of the overseas education business nationwide ● Business cooperation with Beijing Foreign Studies University(BFSU) and Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) |
| 1996 | ● Opened the ISI Beijing Office as a support base for studying in China  ● Completed the new three-story school building Shinano Yobiko Sakaki Campus  |
| 1997 | ● Completed building a student dormitory Dream Pal in Ueda |
| 1998 | ● Opened the ISI Shanghai Office as a support base for studying in China |
| 1999 | ● Founded ISI Inc. in Tokyo (President: Shojiro Ogino) ● Established the Department of Chinese and English International Studies at Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), BFSU,BLCU and started the Two-Country Study Abroad Program  |
| 2000 | ● Established the Department of Chinese and English Int’l Studies in Fudan University ● Established the Internationa Division in Shanghai Foreign Language School ● Reached the milestone of 500 foreign students to study in Chinese universities |
| 2001 | ● Cooperated with Peking University Health Science Center and medical students started their overseas study  |
| 2002 | ● Opened the English language school ISI Ireland in Dublin, Ireland  ● Opened the Japanese language school ISI Tokyo in Takadanobaba ● Donated the ISI Japan-China Friendship First Choice Elementary School in the Xigaze District of Tibet ● Cooperated with the University of Bridgeport in the U.S. and started the Two-Country Study Abroad Program  |
| 2003 | ● Opened the Japanese language school ISI Chukyo in Gifu  ● Educational Corporation ISI Gakuen (President: Shojiro Ogino) was approved by Tokyo Metropolitan Government ● Cooperated with 20 Irish high schools and started the Studying Overseas High School Program |
| 2004 | ● Opened the vocational college Tokyo Business and Language College (TBL) in Machida  ● Cooperated with Bridgeport Int’l High School in the U.S. and started the Studying Overseas High School Program |
| 2005 | ● Opened the vocational college Nagano Language College (NLC) in Ueda ● Moved ISI Corporate Head Office to Shinjuku Island Tower |
| 2006 | ● Founded ISI Global Inc. (President: Shojiro Ogino) ● Opened the Japanese language school ISI Language School (ILS) in Shin-Okubo ● Donated ISI Hope Second Elementary School in Tsingtao, China ● Cooperated with 24 public schools in Vancouver, Canada, and started the Studying Overseas High School Program ● Opened ISI Office in Vancouver, Canada |
| 2007 | ● Opened the language school ISI Shanghai Campus at Shanghai Int’l Studies University ● Opened the ISI Shanghai Office in the same facility ● Cooperated with 15 high schools in Auckland, New Zealand, and started the Studying Overseas High School Program ● Held a ceremony for the 30th anniversary of ISI’s foundation |
| 2008 | ● Started to manage TECC, Test of Communicative Chinese ● The Advanced Course at the vocational college TBL was approved by Tokyo Metropolitan Government ● The Advanced Course at the vocational college NLC was approved by Nagano Pref. |
| 2009 | ● Japanese language school “ISI Language School” increased its capacity to 460 students. |
| 2010 | ● Moved the Japanese language school ILS and the ISI Corporate Head Office to Takadanobaba  ● ISI corporate headquarters moved to the same building.  |
| 2011 | ● Held a joint ISI Japanese language school event ISI FESTA 2011  ● Japanese language school “ISI Language School” increased its capacity to 560 students. ● Japanese language school “ISI Chukyo” increased its capacity to 150 students. |
| 2012 | ● April 1: the 35th anniversary of ISI’s foundation ● Maasaki Ogino became CEO of ISI Global Inc. and ISI Inc., and Executive Director of Educational Corporation ISI Gakuen ● Reopened the Japanese Language School ISI Tokyo as ISI Language College (ILC) in Nishi-Shinjuku  |
| 2013 | ● Started Medical Education Preparatory Course  ● Vocational school “Nagano Language College” increased its capacity by 535 students. ● Beijing Office moved to Beijing Language and Culture University Conference Center.  |
| 2014 | ● Moved the vocational college TBL to Minami-Ikebukuro  ● Japanese language school “ISI Language School” increased its capacity to 990 students. ● Opened the annex of the Japanese language school ILS as Shikikan in Takadanobaba  ● Moved the Japanese language school ILC to Ikebukuro Campus in Minami-Ikebukuro |
| 2015 | ● Opened the student dormitory Shakujii-Koen Int’l House ● Opened Beijing Language and Culture University, Tokyo College in Minami-Ikebukuro  ● Moved the head office to Minami-Ikebukuro ● Vocational school “Nagano Language College” increased its capacity to 565 students. ● ISI Beijing Office moves tnew location near Peking University Health Science Center  ● Japanese language school “ISI Language School” increased its capacity to 1,346 students. |
| 2016 | ● Renamed the vocational college NLC to Nagano Business and Language College (NBL)  ● Opened the student dormitories NBL Int’l House and Toda Int’l House |
| 2017 | ● April 1: the 40th anniversary of ISI’s foundation ● Opened the Japanese Language School ISI Language School, Kyoto ● Opened 4 student dormitories in Kyoto ● Moved the Japanese Laguage School ISI Chukyo to Kyoto |
| 2018 | ● Scheduled opening of Enmachi International House ● ISI Group Headquarters moved to Sunshine 60 Building at Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo.  |
| 2019 | ● Japanese Language School “ISI Language School New Building” opens in Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku  |
| 2021 | ● Japanese language school “ISI Career and Language Academy Harajuku School” opened in front of Jingumae, Shibuya-ku  |
| 2023 | ●ISI Career and Language Academy, Shibuya school open’s in Shibuya, Tokyo. 
●Opening of the student accommodation “Musashiseki international house”. ●Opening of the student accommodation “Shimo International House”. |
| 2024 | ●ISI Language School, Osaka open’s in Chuo, Osaka.  |
