Hokkaido University

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Hokkaido University
北海道大学
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Motto 少年よ、大志を抱け
(Boys, Be Ambitious)
Type Public (National)
Established Founded March 1876,
Chartered April 1, 1918
Endowment US$-- billion
(JP¥92.297 billion)
President Keizo Yamaguchi
Undergraduates 11,153
Postgraduates 9,128
Location
Sapporo
,
Hokkaido
,
Japan
Campus Urban,
--acres (3.0 km²)
Athletics -- varsity teams
Mascot None
Website www.hokudai.ac.jp
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Hokkaido University, September 2009
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Secretariat of Hokkaido University
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Hokkaido University Furukawa Hall
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The Hokkaido University Museum
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Near the library at Sapporo Campus
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Forest Elm at Sapporo Campus

Hokkaido University (北海道大学 Hokkaidō daigaku?), or Hokudai (北大?), is one of the national universities of Japan.[1] It is a member of the National Seven Universities, which were established as the best national higher education or research institute. It is located 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 (札幌農學校 Sapporo nōgakkō?) 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 (東北帝國大學 Tōhoku teikoku daigaku?) 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 (北海道帝國大學 Hokkaidō teikoku daigaku?) 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.[2]

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

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Graduate schools

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Institutes

The University's Institute of Seismology and Volcanology, Hokkaido University|Institute of Seismology and Volcanology is represented on the national Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction.[3]

Campus

Sapporo Campus

The main Sapporo campus is located just north of Sapporo Station, and holds every program 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

  • Frontier Spirits (フロンティア精神 Furontia Seishin?)[4]
  • Global Perspectives (国際性の涵養 Kokusaisei no Kan-yō?)
  • All-round Education (全人教育 Zenjin Kyōiku?)
  • Practical Learning (実学の重視 Jitsugaku no Jūshi?)

Academic rankings

University rankings (overall)
Toyo Keizai National[5] General 14
Kawaijuku National[6] General 9
T. Reuters National[7] Research 7
WE National[8] Employment 49
Shimano National[9] Selectivity SA
QS Asia
(Asian Ranking version)[10]		 General 20
ARWU Asia[11] Research 19-26
QS World[12] General 144 (2013)
ARWU World[13] Research 151-200
University rankings (by subject)
Social Sciences & Humanities

LAW
BE Success National[14] Qualification 9
BE Pass rate National[15] Qualification 6

ECONOMICS
RePec National[16] Research 16

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
Eduni MBA National[17] General 11
Eduni MBA World[18] General 495
Natural Sciences & Technology

Engineering
Kawaijuku National[19] General 6
QS World[20] General 135

MATERIALS SCIENCE
T.Reuters National[21] Research 7
T.Reuters World[21] Research 86

CHEMISTRY
T.Reuters National[21] Research 8
T.Reuters World[21] Research 52

BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
T.Reuters National[21] Research 6
T.Reuters World[21] Research 104

ARCHITECTURE
ARE Success National[22] Qualification 25
* T. Reuters World rankings include non-educational institutions

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.[5] In another ranking, Japanese prep school Kawaijuku ranked Hokkaido as the 9th best university in Japan.[6]

In 2013 QS World University Rankings ranked Hokkaido at 144th in the world. Their highest score was for Faculty Student Score (88 out of 100). Their lowest was for International Faculty Score (13.5 out of 100).[23] In an effort to boost their International Faculty Score, Hokkaido has recently been selected to be part of Japan's Super Global Universities Program. This program provides special funding to hire international faculty.[24]

Research performance

According to Thomson Reuters, Hokkaido is the 6th best research university in Japan.[7] 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).[25]

Weekly Diamond reported that Hokkaido has the 10th highest research standard in Japan in terms of research funding per researchers in the COE Program.[26]

In addition, Nikkei Shimbun　on 16 February 2004 surveyed 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.[27]

According to the Qs World university rankings　in September 2012, Hokkaido University was placed 135th (worldwide) and 6th (in Japan) for general standards in engineering and technology.[28]

It also has a good research standard in Economics, as RePec ranked Hokkaido as the 16th best Economics research university in Jan 2011.[16]

The university received attention in 2010 when Professor Akira Suzuki won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry jointly with Richard F. Heck and Ei-ichi Negishi.[29]

Graduate school rankings

Hokkaido Law School was ranked 6th in 2010 (8th in 2009) in the passing rate of Japanese Bar Examination.[30]

Eduniversal ranked Hokkaido as 2nd in the rankings of "Excellent Business Schools nationally strong and/or with continental links " in Japan.[31]

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.[32]

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.[33][34]

Notable alumni

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Points of interest

Notes

  1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido Daigaku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343, p. 343, at Google Books.
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  26. ↑ "週刊ダイヤモンド" ダイヤモンド社 2010/2/27 http://web.sapmed.ac.jp/kikaku/infomation/0227daiyamondokiji.pdf
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  33. ↑ e.g. Yoyogi seminar published Hensachi (the indication showing the entrance difficulties by prep schools) rankings http://www.yozemi.ac.jp/rank/gakubu/index.html
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References

External links

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