Hokkaido University
Hokkaido University was founded in 1876 as Sapporo Agricultural College, the nation`s first higher education institution to award bachelor`s degrees. The university gained its current name in 1947, and today it accommodates about 18,100 students from 82 countries and about 2,400 academics in 12 faculties, 19 graduate schools, and 26 research institutes and research centers. The university owns two campuses in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan`s four main islands. The spacious 1.9 square kilometer main campus where the majority of students study is situated in the urban area of Sapporo, the 5th largest city of Japan. The other campus is located in Hakodate, a port city in Southern Hokkaido, for School of Fisheries Science. In addition to these two campuses, for the purpose of practical learning, the university possesses various kinds of facilities such as training ships, botanical gardens, experimental farms, and 650 square kilometer experimental forests on and off campus. The university has been developing further internationalization in the recent years: it opened offices in Beijing, Seoul, Helsinki and Lusaka for international collaboration and information exchange. Also, in April 2013, it started a special course named Nitobe College for undergraduate students to create global human resources.
The mission of Hokkaido University is to pursue education and research and to build a partnership with society under our basic philosophy of Frontier Spirit, Global Perspectives, All-round Education, and Practical Learning. Hokkaido University`s origin is Sapporo Agricultural College, the nation`s first modern academic institution founded in 1876, and its spirit of foundation is still alive. Firstly, Frontier Spirit represents the idea that each student and faculty of Hokkaido University must undertake the problems of the age and must bravely pave a new way. Secondly, the idea of Global Perspectives means that the students and the faculties must be open-minded to the diverse worlds. Thirdly, the idea of All-round Education means to develop people with rich cultural knowledge who have excellent humanity and intelligence as well as expert knowledge. Finally, Practical Learning here in Hokkaido University has two meanings. One is to pursue universal truth, and the other is to place importance on sharing the research results with society through practical application and utilization of the research.
Foundation year:1876
Short name: HU
Type: Public (National)
Students:18110
Faculty: 2280
Faculty/Students Ratio:8:1
Region:AsiaLocation: Sapporo, Hokkaido
