| 2009 | September | The Hakubi Center was founded. |
| Prof. Tohru Fushiki of the Graduate School of Agriculture was appointed as the Center Director. (Term: September 8, 2009 - September 30, 2010) |
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| 2010 | January | Determination of 1st batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Apr. 2010） |
| April | Set up the Center office in the iCeMS West Building. | |
| September | Determination of 2nd batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Apr. 2011） |
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| October | Prof. Tohru Fushiki was reappointed as the Center Director. (Term: October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2012) |
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| 2011 | October | Determination of 3rd batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Apr. 2012） |
| 2012 | April | The Young Researcher Development Center was renamed the Hakubi Center for Advanced Research. |
| September | Determination of 4th batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Apr. 2013） |
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| October | Prof. Koji Tanaka was appointed as the Center Director. (Term: October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2014) |
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| 2013 | September | Determination of 5th batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Apr. 2014） |
| 2014 | September | Determination of 6th batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Apr. 2015） |
| 2015 | April | Prof. Masao Mitsuyama was appointed as the Center Director. (Term: April 1, 2015 - March 31, 2016) |
| 2016 | April | Prof. Masao Mitsuyama was reappointed as the Center Director. (Term: April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017) |
| August | Determination of 7th batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Oct. 2016） |
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| 2017 | April | Prof. Masao Mitsuyama was reappointed as the Center Director. (Term: April 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018) |
| July | Determination of 8th batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Oct. 2017） |
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| 2018 | April | Prof. Akihiko Akamatsu was appointed as the Center Director. (Term: April 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019) |
| August | Determination of 9th batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Oct. 2018） |
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| 2019 | July | Determination of 10th batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Oct. 2019） |
| 2020 | April | Prof. Akihiko Akamatsu was reappointed as the Center Director. (Term: April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2022) |
| November | Determination of 11th batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Oct. 2020） |
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| 2021 | August | Determination of 12th batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Oct. 2021） |
| 2022 | April | Prof. Akihiko Akamatsu was reappointed as the Center Director. (Term: April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023) |
| December | Determination of 13th batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Apr. 2023） |
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| 2023 | April | Prof. Yoshinobu Takakura was appointed as the Center Director. (Term: April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024) |
| December | Determination of 14th batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Apr. 2024） |
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| 2024 | April | Prof. Yoshinobu Takakura was reappointed as the Center Director. (Term: April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2026) |
| December | Determination of 15th batch prospective Hakubi researchers 【Global Type】to be hired.（Term: from Apr. 2025） |