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Hokkaido University
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
(JPÂ¥-- billion)
President Saeki, Hiroshi
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 leading national universities of Japan. It is situated in downtown Sapporo, just north of Sapporo Station, and stretching approximately 2.4 kilometers northward.

History

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Main Gate, February 2005
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. It became Hokkaido Imperial University (北海道帝國大学 Hokkaidō teikoku daigaku) on April 1, 1918, during the Taisho 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.

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

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One of the many common greens. (June 2006)

Famous alumni

Points of interest

External links

References

  • Hokkaido University (March, 2005) Handbook for International Students
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Sapporo (札幌市 Sapporo-shi
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