| Jan 2000 | British Education Office (beo) originally opened in Nagoya, Aichi as the first Institution in Japan to provide free support for formal study in the UK. Japan office function for University of Manchester, Oxford Brookes University, and City College Manchester commenced. |
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| Apr 2002 | The office relocated to Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. |
| May 2002 | An alliance between Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku (Tokyo University of the Arts) and University College for the Creative Arts (formerly The Surrey Institution of Art & Design) formed with support from beo. |
| Oct 2003 | British Education Office Ltd. founded. |
| Apr 2004 | The office relocated within Takadanobaba area due to business expansion. |
| Sep 2004 | Educational activities i.e. English preparation courses commenced. ESA (English for Studying Abroad) courses begun. |
| Apr 2005 | NCUK’s (The Northern Consortium UK) PMP (Pre-Masters Programme) begun. |
| Oct 2005 | The number of students exceeded 100. |
| Mar 2006 | The classroom area expanded due to the increase in student numbers. |
| June 2006 | British Education Office, Osaka Office opened. |
| Oct 2006 | Support for studying in Singapore begun. |
| Jan 2007 | University of Leeds Japan staff assigned. |
| Aug 2007 | Support for studying in Australia, US and Canada begun. |
| Sep 2007 | Support for studying at overseas Elementary, Junior High and High schools begun. |
| Oct 2007 | The 1st British University “Ryugaku”Fair took place |
| Jan 2008 | Corporate name altered from British Education Office Ltd. to beo Ltd. Japan office function for University of Edinburgh commenced. |
| Mar 2008 | Osaka office relocated due to business expansion. |
| Apr 2008 | The 2nd British University “Ryugaku”Fair took place. English preparation courses introduced at Osaka office. |
| Jun 2008 | Increased capital to 80,000,000 yen. |
| Oct 2008 | Career consulting operation started. |
| Jan 2009 | UK Office opened. |
| Oct 2009 | The 5th beo International Study Fair opened to Australian universities for the first time, received support from the Australian Embassy in Tokyo. |
| Dec 2009 | Due to business expansion, Osaka office relocated to larger, premium premises in central Osaka. |
| Feb 2010 | Due to continued growth, Tokyo office relocated to larger, premium premises in central Shinjuku. |
| Apr 2010 | beo Graduate Certificate pre-master's course launched in beo College Tokyo. |
| July 2010 | beo Graduate Certificate course recognised by 25 top universities worldwide. |
