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Hokkaido University |
| 北海é“å¤§å¦ |
 |
| Motto |
少年よã€å¤§å¿—を抱ã‘
(Boys, Be Ambitious) |
| Established |
Founded March 1876,
Chartered April 1, 1918 |
| Type |
Public (National) |
| Endowment |
US$-- billion
(JPÂ¥92.297 billion) |
| President |
Saeki, Hiroshi |
| Staff |
6,250 |
| Undergraduates |
11,153 |
| Postgraduates |
9,128 |
| Location |
Sapporo, HokkaidÅ, Japan |
| Campus |
Urban,
--acres (3.0 km²) |
| Athletics |
-- varsity teams |
| Mascot |
None |
| Website |
www.hokudai.ac.jp |
Hokkaido University (北海é“大å¦, HokkaidÅ daigaku
?), or Hokudai (北大
?), is a national university of Japan. It is considered as a member
of the National Seven
Universities. It is situated in downtown Sapporo, just north of Sapporo
Station, and stretching approximately 2.4 kilometers
northward.
History
Hokkaido University (Hokudai for short) was originally founded
in 1876 as Sapporo Agricultural
College (æœå¹Œè¾²å¸æ ¡, Sapporo
nÅgakkÅ
?) by William S. Clark with the help of five
faculty members and a first class size of 24 students. It became
Hokkaido Imperial University (北海é“å¸åœ‹å¤§å¸, HokkaidÅ teikoku
daigaku
?) on April 1, 1918, during the TaishÅ period.
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.[1]
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
Graduate
schools
One of the many common greens. (June 2006)
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 HokkaidÅ. 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ãƒãƒ³ãƒ†ã‚£ã‚¢ç²¾ç¥ž, Furontia
Seishin
?)[2]
- Global Perspectives (国際性ã®æ¶µé¤Š, Kokusaisei no Kan-yÅ
?)
- All-round Education (全人教育, Zenjin KyÅiku
?)
- Practical Learning (実å¦ã®é‡è¦–, Jitsugaku no JÅ«shi
?)
Famous
alumni
Points of
interest
External
links
References
- Hokkaido University (March, 2005) Handbook for
International Students
- Sapporo
Coordinates: 43°04′29″N 141°20′27″E / 43.074687°N
141.340828°E / 43.074687;
141.340828
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