About Us

Faculty of Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering
School of Engineering
Hokkaido University

Location Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
Phone +81-11-716-8832
Fax +81-11-706-7895
Website https://www.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/english/

Number of Students

Graduate Students

As of May 1, 2018
Master's802
Doctoral209
Others35 (Research Students, Special Research Students, Special Auditors)

Undergraduate Students

As of May 1, 2018
Applied Science and Engineering530
Electronics and Information Engineering605
Mechanical and Intelligent System Engineering426
Socio-Environmental Engineering717
Others44 Special auditors

Doctoral Degrees Conferred

Unit: Number of Degrees; Academic 2017
Doctoral Degreesby Courseworkby Dissertation
Total470
Grand Total2,307 (Since 1958)1,518 (Since 1962)

Staff numbers

As of May 1, 2018
Teaching Staff Professors84
Associate Professors92
Lecturers3
Assistant Professors87
Specially Appointed Professors10
Specially Appointed Associate Professors2
Specially Appointed Assistant Professors11
Specially Appointed Research Associate1
Guest Professors30
Guest Associate Professors8
Invited Professors2
Subtotal330
Other staff Administrative staff67
Technical staff53
Subtotal120
Total450

Budget, External Funding, etc.

Budget

Fiscal Year 2017
CategoryAmounts (in thousands of yen)
Operational Grants817,983

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, etc.

Fiscal Year 2017
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research 289836,665
Core-to-Core Program 240,952
Grants for Global Nuclear-HRD Initiative and Other Programs 219,388
Grants from other government ministries/agencies 1270,832
Other grants, etc. 1316,901
Total 318984,738

Collaborative Research, etc.

Fiscal Year 2017
CategoryNumber of programsAmount (in thousands of yen)
Joint research 189411,223
Commissioned research 1041,024,236
Commissioned programs 3873,419
Donations 282354,095
Total 6131,862,973

Land and Buildings

As of May 1, 2018
Land131,831 m2
Buildings(48 in total)124,126 m2

* Including the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology.

Library Holdings

As of May 31, 2018
Books (volumes)Periodicals (titles)
Japanese122,8443,019
Non-Japanese123,4613,352
Total246,3056,371

* Including the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology.

International Exchange

Faculty/Dep.-level Exchange Agreements

As of May 1, 2018
Country/regionCounterpartContents(※)Date of Conclusion/renewal
IndiaIndian Institute of Technology, HyderabadA, S, I2016.12.02
Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasA, S, I2017.01.27
IndonesiaFaculty of Civil Engineering and Planning, Institute of Technology BandungA, S2000.08.11
CambodiaInstitute of Technology of CambodiaA, S, I2016.10.21
Sri LankaUniversity of MoratuwaA, S2017.06.06
KoreaFaculty of Engineering, Chungbuk national UniversityA, S2002.11.22
College of Engineering, dong-eui UniversityA2008.01.03
Faculty of Engineering, Seoul national UniversityS, I, D2011.01.17
College of Engineering/Urban Architecture department, University of IncheonA2011.05.26
College of Engineering, Hanyang UniversityA, S2011.09.19
Pohang University of Science and TechnologyA, S2016.06.08
College of Engineering, Pusan national UniversityA, S2016.08.04
ThailandSirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat UniversityA, S2007.05.15
School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of TechnologyD2011.03.17
Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn UniversityI2011.09.05
Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart UniversityI2014.02.13
ChinaShenyang University of TechnologyA1985.06.24
School of Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityA1992.11.23
Harbin Engineering UniversityA, S2008.08.18
Harbin Institute of TechnologyA, S2009.08.11
Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyA, S2010.06.12
Northeastern UniversityA, S2011.03.09
School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityS2015.06.30
Department of Materials Science and Engineering/Department of Engineering Physics/Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua UniversityA2012.03.20
Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of the Built Environment, Chongqing UniversityA, S2014.03.07
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of TechnologyA, S2014.03.28
The School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityD2017.09.12
School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong UniversityA, S, I2017.08.28
Changchun University of Science and TechnologyA, S2017.10.25
School of Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyA, I2018.01.02
TaiwanCollege of Engineering, national Taiwan UniversityS2014.03.11
College of Engineering, national Taipei University of TechnologyA, S, I2017.07.31
College of Engineering and College of Science, national Central UniversityA, S, I2018.02.05
PhilippinesCollege of Engineering, Central Mindanao UniversityA, S2016.09.20
VietnamHanoi University of Mining and GeologyA, S, I2015.03.19
Faculty of Geology and Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology, vietnam national University Ho Chi Minh CityI2015.04.28
MalaysiaKulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University MalaysiaA, S, I2012.11.12
School of Materials and Mineral resources Engineering, Universiti Sains MalaysiaI2015.01.19
Universiti Putra MalaysiaA, S, I2018.03.09
MongoliaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Transportation, School of Applied Sciences, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, School of Industrial Technology, School of Power Engineering, School of Geology and Mining Engineering, School of Information and Telecommunication Technology, Mongolian University of Science and TechnologyA, S, I2017.01.09
AustraliaScience and Engineering Faculty, queensland University of TechnologyA, I2012. 8. 6
Curtin UniversityA, S2014.08.29
University of Technology SydneyA, S2016.05.25
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie UniversityA, S2016.11.16
IrelandDublin Institute of TechnologyA, S2015.03.23
ItalyPolitecnico di TorinoE2018.01.16
AustriaTU-WienA, S2016.12.22
GreeceSchool of Science, national and Kapodistrian University of AthensA, S, I2017.01.31
SwitzerlandUniversity of Applied Sciences in Western Switzerland (HES-SO)A, S2016.03.08
SwedenInstitute of Technology, Linköping UniversityA, S2000.08.24
SpainSchool of Architecture/School of Civil Engineering, The Polytechnic University of valenciaA, S2006.01.09
CzechFaculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in PragueA, S, I2015.12.21
GermanySchool of Process Sciences, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mechanical Engineering and Transport Systems, Technische Universität BerlinA, S2013.12.03
Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and natural Sciences, Universität HamburgA, S2014.03.21
Technische Fachhochschule Georg AgricolaA, S, I2015.04.30
DenmarkSchool of Architecture, The royal danish Academy of Fine ArtsA, S2010.03.31
FinlandTampere University of Applied SciencesA, S, I2011.01.12
Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering, Tampere University of TechnologyA, S2016.06.29
FranceInstitute of Advanced Industrial TechnologiesA, S2011.10.11
Ecole nationale Superieure de Mecanique et d'AerotechniqueA, I2011.01.18
PolandAGH University of Science and TechnologyD2010.07.06
RussiaBauman Moscow State Technical UniversityA, S, I2017.04.12
The Institute of Architecture and design, Pacific national UniversityC2017.10.25
U.S.A.George r. Brown School of Engineering, rice UniversityA, I2011.10.19
University of TalsaA, I2015.01.12
CanadaFaculty of Engineering, University of AlbertaI2017.12.05
MexicoTecnologico de MonterreyA, S2010.07.20
ColombiaFaculty of Engineering, Universidad de AntioquiaA, S, I2016.09.07
Burkina FasoInternational Institute for Water and Environmental EngineeringA, S2010.01.26
Center for Advanced Research of Energy and Materials
As of May 1, 2018
Country/regionCounterpartContents(※)Date of Conclusion/renewal
U.S.A.College of Engineering, Lamar UniversityA2008.02.20

(※) A= Academic exchange, S= Student exchange, I= Internship program, D= Double Degree Program , C= Cotutelle Program, E= Erasmus+ Programme

University-level Exchange Agreements

As of May 1, 2018
Country/regionCounterpartContents(※)Date of Conclusion/renewal
IndiaIndian Institute of Technology, BombayA, S2018.01.15
Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasA, S2018.03.26
Indian Institute of Technology, HyderabadA, S2018.04.02
IndonesiaUniversity of Palangka rayaA, S2006.08.26
Institut Teknologi BandungA, S2014.03.20
KoreaSeoul national UniversityA, S1997.10.01
Chonbuk national UniversityA, S2000.02.09
Yeungnam UniversityA, S2000.08.04
Chungnam national UniversityA, S2001.07.09
Kangwon national UniversityA, S2003.06.13
Chungbuk national UniversityA, S2007.12.06
Hankyong national UniversityA, S2009.02.16
Dongeui UniversityA, S2009.04.23
Korea Maritime UniversityA, S2010.06.03
Incheon national UniversityA, S2012.04.16
Hanyang UniversityA, S2012.07.10
ChinaUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingA, S1986.12.26
Zhejiang UniversityA, S2002.01.20
Tsinghua UniversityA, S2008.06.30
Ocean University of ChinaA, S2011.02.03
The Chinese University of Hong KongA, S2011.09.30
Shanghai Jiaotong UniversityA, S2011.10.19
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyA, S2012.12.27
Hunan UniversityA, S2013.10.10
Northeastern UniversityA, S2018.04.25
TaiwanNational Tsing Hua UniversityA, S2012.08.17
National Cheng Kung UniversityA, S2013.01.23
National Chiao Tung UniversityA, S2013.03.22
ThailandAsian Institute of TechnologyA, S2008.11.04
Chulalongkorn UniversityA, S2009.07.03
Thammasat UniversityA, S2014.01.30
King Mongkut's University of Technology ThonburiA, S2013.12.24
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology LadkrabangA, S2014.05.30
NepalTribhuvan UniversityA, S2010.10.24
New ZealandThe Institute of Geological and nuclear Sciences LtdA2014.02.28
FinlandUniversity of OuluA, S2006.12.11
Aalto UniversityA, S2013.07.05
U.K.University of WarwickA, S2000.01.05
HungaryBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsA, S2004.11.04
SwedenRoyal Institute of TechnologyA, S2009.12.11
GermanyTechnical University of MunichA, S2010.07.06
PolandAGH University of Science and TechnologyA, S2010.07.06
FranceÉcole nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'AérotechniqueA, S2013.03.25
RussiaPacific national UniversityA, S2014.12.25
U.S.A.University of Wisconsin, MadisonA, S1987.04.21
CanadaUniversity of AlbertaA, S1997.08.13
University of MontrealA, S2015.06.29
Saudi ArabiaKing Abdulaziz UniversityA, S2010.07.08

(※) A= Academic exchange, S= Student exchange

International Students by Country

As of May 1, 2018
AreaCountry/regionUndergraduateGraduateSubtotalThe othersGrand Total
Asia
(84.8％)		India999
Indonesia1161717
Korea421456561
Cambodia777
Sri Lanka888
Thailand1121313
Taiwan5277
China211031242126
nepal333
Pakistan222
Bangladesh444
Philippines999
vietnam888
Malaysia1061616
Myanmar333
Mongolia222
Laos111
Oceania
(0.6％)		Papua new Guinea111
Micronesia111
Europe
(3.8％)		Italy111
netherlands111
Sweden111
Spain222
denmark111
Germany111
France222
Poland1122
russia1122
North America
(2.0％)		U.S.A.4266
Canada1112
Latin America
(2.0％)		Colombia111
Brazil11224
Peru111
Bolivia111
Honduras111
Mexico111
Middle East
(1.2％)		Iran222
Turkey111
Jordan111
Africa
(5.6％)		Angola111
Ethiopia1112
Cabo verde111
Cote d'Ivoire111
Zambia666
Tunisia111
Burkina Faso111
Madagascar1122
Malawi111
South Africa111
South Sudan111
Mozambique111
Morocco111
Total 9125034111352

International Students by Funding Source

As of May 1, 2018
FundingUndergraduateGraduateTotal
Japanese Government Scholarship2979108
Self-supported50154204
Foreign Government Scholarship121729
Subtotal91250341
Other International Students8311
Grand Total99253352
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