University of Hokkaido

Hokkaidō University ; 北海道大学
motto	Shōnen yo, taishi o idake ( 少年よ、大志を抱け )
founding	1918
Sponsorship	state
place	Sapporo
management	Toyoharu Nawa
Students	18,273 (May 1, 2017)
Employee	4,004 (May 1, 2017)
Annual budget	96.379 billion yen (€ 755 million)
Networks	IAU
Website	www.hokudai.ac.jp

Entrance area of the Sapporo campus in winter

The University of Hokkaidō ( Japanese 北海道大学 , Hokkaidō daigaku , short: Hokudai ( 北大 )) is a state university in Japan . The main campus is in Sapporo , Hokkaidō .

history

The origin of the university was the Sapporo Agricultural School ( 札幌農學校 , Sapporo nōgakkō ), which was founded in 1872 as a temporary school by the Development Commission ( 開拓使仮學校 , Kaitakushi kari gakkō ) and renamed in 1876. The first vice-president (the real president) was William Smith Clark ; his parting words are the motto of the University of Hokkaidō today: "Boys, be ambitious!" ("Boys, be ambitious!", Japanese. 少年よ、大志を抱け , Shōnen yo, taishi o idake ).

The Sapporo Agricultural School was the first Japanese higher education institution that could award the title " Bachelor " ( 学士 , gakushi ). In 1903 the school moved to what is now the Sapporo campus. In 1907 she became the Agricultural College of Tōhoku Imperial University ( 東北帝國大學農科大學 , Tōhoku teikoku daigaku nōka daigaku ). In 1918 the school developed into the Imperial University of Hokkaidō ( 北海道帝國大學 , Hokkaidō teikoku daigaku ). At first it only had the Agricultural College (renamed in 1919: the Faculty of Agricultural Science). She founded more faculties: medicine (1919), engineering (1924), natural sciences (1930), and law and humanities (1947).

In 1947 it was renamed to today's name. In 1949, the former Hakodate Fisheries School became the Faculty of Fisheries Science.

Faculties

Sapporo campus

(in Kita-ku , Sapporo, 43 ° 4 ′ 16.4 ″ N , 141 ° 20 ′ 39 ″ E, coordinates: 43 ° 4 ′ 16.4 ″ N , 141 ° 20 ′ 39 ″ E ): 43.071222222222 141.34416388889

- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Agricultural Science
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Hakodate campus

(in Hakodate , 41 ° 48 ′ 32.9 ″ N , 140 ° 43 ′ 5.7 ″ E ): 41.809133333333 140.71825555556

- Faculty of Fisheries Science

Graduates (selection)

Uchimura Kanzō (1861–1930), theologian
Inazo Nitobe (1862–1933), agricultural scientist and writer
Ban Motohiko (1905–1998), agricultural scientist, later sports official
Ifukube Akira (1914-2006), composer
Akira Suzuki (* 1930), chemist
Mamoru Mōri (* 1948), astronaut

Web links

Commons : Hokkaidō University - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website (Japanese and English)

Individual evidence

↑ https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/about/presidents-welcome/
^ Number of Students . Hokkaidō University: Number of students , accessed October 28, 2018 .
^ Number of Staff . Hokkaidō University: Number of staff , accessed October 28, 2018 .
↑ Finances . University of Hokkaidō: Spending Budget in Fiscal Year 2017, accessed October 28, 2018 .
^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 3, 2019 .

[1] ttps://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/about/presidents-welcome/

[2] Number of Students . Hokkaidō University: Number of students , accessed October 28, 2018 .

[3] Number of Staff . Hokkaidō University: Number of staff , accessed October 28, 2018 .

[4] Finances . University of Hokkaidō: Spending Budget in Fiscal Year 2017, accessed October 28, 2018 .

[IAU-5] List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 3, 2019 .