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| Hokkaido University Faculty of Science | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hokkaido University Faculty of Science |
| Native name | 北海道大学理学部 |
| Established | 1876 |
| Type | Public |
| City | Sapporo |
| Prefecture | Hokkaidō |
| Country | Japan |
| Campus | Sapporo Campus |
Hokkaido University Faculty of Science is the natural science faculty of a comprehensive research university located in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. The faculty offers undergraduate and graduate programs in traditional and interdisciplinary scientific fields and hosts research centers and museums that connect to national and international scientific networks. It participates in regional development and global research collaborations through partnerships with other universities, research institutes, and industry stakeholders.
The faculty traces origins to the Sapporo Agricultural College era and subsequent transformations involving Hokkaidō Development Commission, Sapporo Agricultural College (now Hokkaido University), William S. Clark, Kuroda Seikei, Ishikari Province, Meiji Restoration, Yukichi Fukuzawa, Ito Hirobumi, Enomoto Takeaki; it was shaped by modernization drives tied to the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, and by curricula reforms influenced by international scholars from United Kingdom, United States, Germany, France, and Russia. The faculty expanded through the Taishō and Shōwa periods with influences from figures associated with Tokyo Imperial University, Kyoto University, Tohoku University, Osaka University, Nagoya University, and research projects funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and private foundations such as the Japan Foundation. Postwar reconstruction connected the faculty to efforts under the Allied Occupation of Japan and initiatives like the Atomic Energy Basic Law era collaborations with institutions such as RIKEN and Japan Atomic Energy Agency.
The faculty is organized into departments and divisions historically coordinated with the university's central administration and affiliated entities such as Hokkaido University Museum and the Sapporo Agricultural College Memorial Museum. Departments include divisions aligned with classical natural sciences: Department of Mathematics and computer-related liaison with National Institute of Informatics and collaborations referencing programs from Kyushu University and Hiroshima University; Department of Physics with ties to projects involving High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, and researchers active in forums like European Organization for Nuclear Research; Department of Chemistry connected to networks around Chemical Society of Japan and industrial partners like Mitsubishi Chemical and Sumitomo Chemical; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences interacting with Japan Meteorological Agency, Geological Survey of Japan, and field stations analogous to those at University of Tokyo; Department of Biological Sciences linked to botanical and zoological collections arranged with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Smithsonian Institution, and collaborations with National Institute of Genetics. Organizational units include research centers modeled after Nippon Foundation, interdisciplinary centers reflecting trends at Osaka City University, and administrative offices coordinating with Hokkaido Prefectural Government and national policy bodies like Cabinet Office (Japan).
Undergraduate programs follow degree structures influenced by reforms at Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan), with majors offering coursework comparable to curricula at University of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and ETH Zurich. Graduate programs confer master's and doctoral degrees aligned with standards used by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and participate in joint degree schemes inspired by partnerships such as those between Sorbonne University and University of California, Berkeley. Professional development and continuing education initiatives are provided in collaboration with corporations such as Sony, Toyota, and public agencies like Hokkaido Development Bureau and international programs coordinated with Fulbright Program and Erasmus+.
Research themes include astrophysics projects linked conceptually to missions like Subaru Telescope and collaborations akin to National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, condensed matter physics in conversation with institutes such as Max Planck Society and Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, geosciences field stations reminiscent of JAMSTEC, and biodiversity work using collections comparable to Natural History Museum, London. Facilities on campus include laboratories comparable to those at University of Tokyo Institute of Medical Science, an observatory modeled after Nayoro Observatory and research greenhouses resembling installations at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The faculty operates specialized museums and herbariums with specimen exchanges to institutions like Smithsonian Institution, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, and Australian National Herbarium, and participates in large-scale funding initiatives such as programs by Japan Science and Technology Agency and international consortia including Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Faculty and alumni have included scholars and researchers who have been associated with honors and institutions such as Nobel Prize, Order of Culture (Japan), Japan Academy Prize, and appointments at universities like Princeton University, Harvard University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Yale University, University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Tohoku University, Nagoya University, Osaka University, and leading research organizations such as RIKEN, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. Alumni careers span posts in governmental advisory roles tied to agencies such as Ministry of the Environment (Japan), corporate research at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and international scientific leadership within groups like Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and International Astronomical Union.
The faculty maintains exchange agreements and research collaborations with institutions including University of California, Los Angeles, University of British Columbia, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Seoul National University, University of Melbourne, University of Copenhagen, University of Edinburgh, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Freiburg, Sorbonne University, ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, University of Geneva, University of Helsinki, and multinational projects such as those under Horizon 2020, Bilateral Cooperation Between Japan and France, and frameworks like Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation scientific working groups. Student mobility is facilitated through joint research schools patterned after Global Universities Network for Innovation and fellowship paths related to Monbukagakusho Scholarships.
Student life features extracurricular clubs and circles modeled on structures at University of Tokyo and Waseda University, including sports clubs participating in leagues organized by Hokkaido University Athletic Federation and cultural circles inspired by events such as Sapporo Snow Festival and regional community engagement with Sapporo City. Student-run publications reflect traditions similar to those at Keio University, and volunteer initiatives coordinate with charities like Japan Red Cross Society and local NGOs such as Sapporo NPO Center. Annual symposiums, seminars, and public lectures bring speakers from international centers like Royal Society, National Science Foundation, Max Planck Society, and European Research Council.