Otaru University of Commerce
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| Otaru University of Commerce | |
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| 小樽商科大学 | |
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| Established: | 1910 |
| Type: | National |
| President: | Yoshiaki Akiyama |
| Students: | 2,357 (as of 2006) |
| Location: | Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Campus: | Otaru (main) Sapporo (satellite) |
| Former names: | Otaru School of Higher Learning |
| Website: | www.otaru-uc.ac.jp |
Otaru University of Commerce (小樽商科大学 Otaru Shōka Daigaku?) is one of the national universities in Japan. The main campus of the university is located in Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan, and the satellite campus is located in Kita-ku, Sapporo.
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[edit] History
The origin of the university dates back to 1910, when the Otaru School of Higher Learning was established in Otaru as the 5th national school of commerce in Japan.[1] In 1944, during World War II, the shool was renamed to Otaru College of Economics. In 1949, the Otaru University of Commerce was officially established, with a Faculty of Commerce. The university became a Junior college and a Graduate School of Commerce.[1]In 1991, the system of the university was reorganized, which established four departments in the Faculty of Commerce: the Department of Economics, Department of Commerce, Department of Law, and Department of Information and Management Science.[1]
The Otaru University of Commerce's Junior College was abolished in 1996. After the establishment of a satellite campus in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, the university opened the Major in Business Administration course in the graduate school in 1997.[1] In 2005, the satellite campus was moved its current location in Kita-ku, Sapporo.[2]
[edit] Overview
The university is often called "Taru-shō" or "Shō-dai" for an abbreviation. The graduate university has a MBA program called "Major in Entrepreneurship" course. The university affiliates with 17 universities in 12 countries, and accepts international students from 14 countries. As of April 2006, the largest number of international students is 52 from China.[3]
The symbol of the university was designated on October 1st, 1998. The logo imprints the year of the establishment, the name of the university (OUC), and the symbol of two wings of Hermes, who is the Olympian god of commerce.[4]
[edit] Faculties
[edit] Faculty of Commerce
The Faculty of Commerce includes the following departments:
- Department of Economics
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Law
- Department of Information and Management Science
- Teachers' Training Program in Commerce.
[edit] Graduate School
- Major in Entrepreneurship
- Major in Business Administration
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Takiji Kobayashi - a Japanese author of proletarian literature
- Kensho Sasaki - a Japanese politician
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Otaru University of Commerce (English)
- Otaru University of Commerce International Centre (English)
- Otaru University of Commerce Japanese Website (Japanese)
[edit] See also
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