| Hokkaido University | |
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| 北海道大学 | |
| Motto | 少年よ、大志を抱け (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, --acres (3.0 km²) |
| Athletics | -- varsity teams |
| Mascot | None |
| Website | www.hokudai.ac.jp |
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 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.
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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.
The University's Institute of Seismology and Volcanology is represented on the national Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction.[3]
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.
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.
| Toyo Keizai National[5] | General | 14 |
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| Kawaijuku National[6] | General | 9 |
| T. Reuters National[7] | Research | 7 |
| WE National[8] | Employment | 49 |
| Shimano National[9] | Selectivity | SA |
| QS Asia[10] | General | 20 |
| ARWU Asia/Pacific[11] | Research | 19-26 |
| QS World[12] | General | 139 |
| ARWU World[13] | Research | 151-200 |
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LAW |
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| BE Success National[14] | Qualification | 9 |
| BE Pass rate National[15] | Qualification | 6 |
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ECONOMICS |
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| RePec National[16] | Research | 16 |
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BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT |
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| Eduni MBA National[17] | General | 11 |
| Eduni MBA World[18] | General | 495 |
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Engineering |
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| Nikkei National[19] | Research | 17 |
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MATERIALS SCIENCE |
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| T.Reuters National[20] | Research | 7 |
| T.Reuters World[20] | Research | 86 |
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CHEMISTRY |
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| T.Reuters National[20] | Research | 8 |
| T.Reuters World[20] | Research | 52 |
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BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY |
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| T.Reuters National[20] | Research | 6 |
| T.Reuters World[20] | Research | 104 |
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ARCHITECTURE |
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| ARE Success National[21] | 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.
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 2011, QS World University Rankings[22] 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.
Hokkaido is one of the top research institutions in Japan. 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).[23]
Weekly Diamond reported that Hokkaido has the 10th highest research standard in Japan in terms of research funding per researchers in COE Program.[24]
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.[25]
It also has a good research standard in Economics, as RePec ranked Hokkaido as the 16th best Economics research university in Jan 2011.[16]
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.[26]
Eduniversal ranked Hokkaido as 2nd in the rankings of "Excellent Business Schools nationally strong and/or with continental links " in Japan.[27]
According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings, graduates from Hokkaido have the 49th best employment rate in 400 major companies in Japan.[28]
Hokkaido is one of the most selective universities in Japan. Its entrance difficulty is usually considered as one of the top in Japan.[29][30]
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