Japan: Hokkaido University

Hokkaido University is situated in the city of Sapporo, on the north island of Hokkaido. The university has around 18,000 students, of which 1,800 are international, studying at one of the two campuses.

University in brief

Sustainability impact

Rank 22 in the world in THE's impact ranking 2023

Language of instruction: Japanese, English.
Academic calendar: September - February, April - August
Credit system: 14 credits (seven courses with 2 credits each) equivalent to 30 hp.
Website: global.hokudai.ac.jp
Youtube: Hokkaidouniv
Note: National Health Insurance (JNHI) appr. 2000-4000 YEN/month is compulsory to buy at registration. Acceptance from a reciving professor has to be submitted with the application to the university. Different programmes offered, asking for proficiency in Japanese in some cases. Hokkaido University Fact Sheet 2022-2023.pdf (pdf 710 kB)

Exchange opportunities

Number of spots: three autumn and three spring semester spots.
Grade requirements: No. TOEFL result is required if choosing HUSTEP.

Programme specific information

If your programme or your school is not listed below, contact the international coordinator at your school.

Master’s Programme, Sustainable Urban Planning and Design

This university offers relevant courses for your programme

Other programmes

No student have been on exchange at this university before. Please investigate the courses offered, and their language of instruction, carefully.

Agreement: Shared between all schools at KTH

On the following link you can find information on what courses and programmes: Courses available in english . The Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering and the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology have courses relevant for the Masters in Medical Engineering at CBH.

Please contact your coordinator for more information.

Students at EECS school can apply to this university provided you find courses that are relevant to your program.

We strongly advise our students to go on exchange to Japan during the spring semester, as it has been proven difficult for a number of students in finding suitable courses during the fall semester, in addition to the semester dates overlapping with those at KTH.

Please visit the partner university's webpage for the latest information and contact your International Coordinator for further guidance.

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