Hokkaido University
| Hokkaido University | |
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| Motto | (Boys, Be Ambitious) |
| Established | Founded March 1876, Chartered April 1, 1918 |
| Type | Public (National) |
| Endowment | US$-- billion (JP¥92.297 billion) |
| President | Saeki, Hiroshi |
| Admin. staff | 6,250 |
| Undergraduates | 11,153 |
| Postgraduates | 9,128 |
| Location | Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Campus | Urban, (3.0 km²) |
| Athletics | varsity teams |
| Mascot | None |
| Website | www.hokudai.ac.jp |
Hokkaido University is one of the national universities of Japan. It is a member of the National Seven Universities, which were established as the best national higher education or research institute. It is situated in downtown Sapporo, just north of Sapporo Station, and stretching approximately 2.4 kilometers northward. It is considered as one of the top universities in Japan.
History
Hokkaido University (Hokudai for short) was originally founded in 1876 as Sapporo Agricultural College by William S. Clark with the help of five faculty members and a first class size of 24 students. In September 1907, Tohoku Imperial University set up the faculty of Agriculture in Sapporo. Sapporo Agricultural College took the lead it. Tohoku Imperial University ceded the Faculty of Agriculture to Hokkaido Imperial University on April 1, 1918. It was one of nine Imperial Universities. The School of Medicine was established in 1919, at which time the Agricultural College became the Faculty of Agriculture. This was followed by the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Science, and finally in 1947, the Faculty of Law and Literature. The current name of Hokkaido University also came into use in 1947. In 1953, the Graduate School was established.
The Hokkaido University Museum, Sapporo in Summer
Since 2004 the university has been incorporated as a National University Corporation under a new law which applies to all national universities. Although the incorporation has led to increased financial independence and autonomy, Hokkaido University is still partially controlled by the Japanese Ministry of Education.
Faculties and graduate schools
Faculties
- Letters
- Education
- Law
- Economics
- Medicine
- Dental Medicine
- Engineering
- Veterinary Medicine
- Fisheries Sciences
- Agriculture
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Science
Graduate schools
One of the many common greens. (June 2006)
- Letters
- Education
- Law
- Economics and Business Administration
- Medicine
- Dental Medicine
- Engineering
- Veterinary Medicine
- International Media and Communication
- Information Science and Technology
- Fisheries Sciences
- Environmental Earth Science
- Science
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Agriculture
- Life Science
- Public Policy
Institutes
The University's Institute of Seismology and Volcanology is represented on the national Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction.
Campus
Sapporo Campus
The main Sapporo campus is located just north of Sapporo Station, and holds every programs available in Hokkaido University except its Faculty of Fisheries Science, and also Graduate School of Fisheries Science.
Hakodate Campus
The campus is located in Hakodate, the city located in southern part of Hokkaidō. Faculty and Graduate School of Fisheries Science are practiced in this campus. However, the students of Fisheries Science start their education in Hakodate campus from the second semester of their sophomore year, due to the fact that it is required for all freshmen and sophomores at their first semester to take courses in liberal arts at Sapporo campus.
Educational Philosophy
Academic Rankings
Hokkaido University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.
General Rankings
The university has been ranked 9th, 10th and 14th in 2008, 2009 and 2010 respectively in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai. In another ranking, Japanese prep school Kawaijuku ranked Hokkaido as the 9th best university in Japan.
In 2011, QS World University Rankings ranked Hokkaido University 139th in the world. Its subject rankings were: 158th in Engineering & IT, 204th in Life Sciences & Biomedicine, and 133rd in Natural Sciences.
| Toyo Keizai National | General | 14 |
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| Kawaijuku National | General | 9 |
| T. Reuters National | Research | 7 |
| WE National | Employment | 49 |
| Shimano National | Selectivity | SA |
| QS Asia | General | 20 |
| ARWU Asia/Pacific | Research | 19-26 |
| QS World | General | 139 |
| ARWU World | Research | 151-200 |
Research Performance
Hokkaido is one of the top research institutions in Japan. According to Thomson Reuters, Hokkaido is the 6th best research university in Japan. Its research standard is especially high in Materials Science (7th in Japan, 86th in the world), Chemistry (8th in Japan, 52nd in the world), and Biology & Biochemistry (6th in Japan, 104th in the world).
Weekly Diamond reported that Hokkaido has the 10th highest research standard in Japan in terms of research funding per researchers in COE Program.
In addition, Nikkei Shimbun on 2004/2/16 surveyed about the research standards in Engineering studies based on Thomson Reuters, Grants in Aid for Scientific Research and questionnaires to heads of 93 leading Japanese Research Centers, and Hokkaido was placed 17th in this ranking.
It also has a good research standard in Economics, as RePec ranked Hokkaido as the 16th best Economics research university in Jan 2011.
Graduate school Rankings
Hokkaido Law School is considered as one of top Law schools in Japan, as it was ranked 6th in 2010 (8th in 2009) in the passing rate of Japanese Bar Examination.
Eduniversal ranked Hokkaido as 2nd in the rankings of "Excellent Business Schools nationally strong and/or with continental links " in Japan.
Alumni Rankings
According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings, graduates from Hokkaido have the 49th best employment rate in 400 major companies in Japan.
Popularity and Selectivity
Hokkaido is one of the most selective universities in Japan. Its entrance difficulty is usually considered as one of the top in Japan.
Notable alumni
- Uchimura Kanzō, Christian evangelist, founder of Non-church Christianity Movement
- Akira Ifukube, composer
- Nitobe Inazō, the author of Bushido: the Soul of Japan, a Quaker
- Ryuzo Yanagimachi, assisted fertilization and cloning pioneer
- Mamoru Mohri, astronaut
- Takeo Arishima, novelist
- Hiroshi Ishii, computer scientist
- Akira Suzuki, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2010)
Research Activities
- Research Projects
The Global COE Programs
| The 21st Century COE Programs |
| Hokkaido University Initiative for Sustainable Development (HUISD) |
| Hokkaido University Sustainability Governance Project (SGP) |
| The Modern Education Needs Challenge Support Program |
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| | The Northern Region Human Environment Science Education Program | ||
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| Initiative for Attractive Education in Graduate Schools |
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| | The Graduate Program in Applied Ethics | ||
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| | The Graduate Student Research Board (GSRB) | ||
- Government-Industry-Academic Collaborations
Hokkaido University Research & Business Park
| Economic & Regional Revitalization by Knowledge Creation & Knowledge Utilization |
| Research & Business Park Project |
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CRIS's missions are to create world class trans-disciplinary research and to publicize the results.
University-launched
Venture Companies  | ||
| Comprehensive Partnerships |
| Partners | Concluded |
| Hitachi, Ltd. | April 1, 2003 |
| Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd. | July 1, 2004 |
| Development Bank of Japan | July 22, 2004 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd. | July 23, 2004 |
| National Institute for Materials Science, Japan | December 7, 2004 |
| National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology | February 10, 2005 |
| Dentsu Hokkaido Inc. | February 23, 2005 |
| Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) | April 12, 2005 |
| North Pacific Bank | June 24, 2005 |
| Teijin, Ltd. | January 26, 2006 |
| IHI Corporation | September 12, 2006 |
Admission
Graduate Courses and Undergraduate Courses
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| | Admission to Undergraduate Courses | ||
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| The International Priority Graduate Programs (PGP) |
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| | English Engineering Education Program (e3 program) (Graduate School of Engineering) | ||
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| | Special training program for veterinary researchers toward building an international network of veterinary researchers (Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine) | ||
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| | The Special Postgraduate Program in Bio-systems Sustainability (Graduate School of Agriculture) | ||
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| | International Graduate Program in the Natural History Sciences (Graduate School of Science) | ||
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| | International Graduate Program for Reseach Pioneers in Life-Sciences (Graduate School of Life Science, Transdisciplinary Life Science Course) | ||
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| | International Student Center | ||
University Museum
The Mission of The Hokkaido University Museum
The mission of The Hokkaido University Museum is to collect, preserve, document, digitize and utilize for the purposes of research, regular exhibitions and educational programs, the scientifically significant specimens and historical documents which the University has been accumulating since its establishment in 1876 to the present day. As an institution devoted to research and education, the Museum will exhibit the results of past and present research, and aims to provide the bases for future research, while supporting the training and education of both its own students and local citizens.
General Tasks
- The storage and proper classification of its holdings of research specimens, so that they can be used to contribute to the transmission of knowledge to future generations.
- The use of such research materials to pioneer new areas of interdisciplinary study .
- The promulgation of scientific knowledge throughout the community by such educational projects as exhibitions, seminars and other related activities.
- The creation, preservation and transmission of a 'Heritage Culture', in which the Museum's repository of historic artifacts and specimens of natural history will serve to inspire respect for the nation's cultural and natural heritage.
Specific Tasks
- The protection against loss and damage of over 4 million priceless scientific specimens, original documents, and works of art, which the present-day university has in its keeping, to ensure that they are preserved in good condition, for the use of researchers, and, through the public display of selected treasures, for the education of the general public.
- The designation of the University Campus and related sites such as the Botanic Garden as a living museum, so that not only members of the university but citizens and visitors will be able to take pleasure in its historic treasures and buildings, as well as in its rich and abundant natural life.
- The provision of facilities for members of the general public to learn about the academic achievements of scientists and scholars working in particular faculties within the university, as well as of educational projects undertaken by the university as a whole.
- The display of historic documents which reveal the part played by the early alumni of Sapporo Agricultural College, men such as Kanzo Uchimura, Inazo Nitobe and Takeo Arishima, whose love of learning and shared spiritual values helped to forge and foster the humane principles that inspire the people of contemporary Japan.
- The display of work carried out b earlier generations of scholars whereby present-day students will come to appreciate the benefits of disinterested research and a well-rounded education of the basic doctrines and principles of a fully humane education.
- The mounting of exhibitions, the conducting of educational tours, the giving of public lecture and musical entertainments, open to the public in general and for children still at school, so as to encourage greater public awareness of the importance of culture in all its carious manifestations.
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