Self-review Report ofHokkaido University’s Internationalization StrategyDecember 2009

INDEX
1. Institutional Profile………………………………………………………………………...1

1-1. Number of full time students (as of 1 May, 2009)…………………………………………………….…....1

1-2. Number of full time faculty members (as of 1 June, 2009)
1-3. Number of HU students studying abroad in 2008…………………………………………….…..1………………………………………………..................1

1-4. Number of international students (as of 1 November, 2009)……………………………………………..1

1-5. Number of universities under Inter-University Exchange Agreements
1-6. Overall budget, and budget devoted to internationalization……………………………………2…………………………………..……………2

2. Policy, Administrative Structures, Implementation and Monitoring ofInternationalization
2-1. Developing and designing the institutional internationalization policy
2-2. General implementation strategies……...........3…………………………………....3……………………………………………………………………….5

2-3. Evaluation/Monitoring of internationalization activities ……………………………………………………....8

3. Internationalization of Student Mobility…………………………………....................93-1. Structure and operation of a system to accept international students
3-2. Structure and operation of systems to send HU students abroad

4. Internationalization of Curriculum.......……………………………………..16…………………………………...........................21

4-1. Efforts to integrate the concept of cultural diversity into curricula

5. Internationalization of Research……………………………………....9.......…………………………………..21…………………………………..............................23

5-1. Efforts to increase research collaboration with institutions abroad......…………………………………...23

5-2. Efforts to expand the potential for researchers unique to Hokkaido University

6. Appendix......………………………26……………………………………………………………………….................29

Overview of Hokkaido University
1. Message from the President……………………………………………………………….............……....1
2. Hokkaido University’s Basic Philosophies and Long Term Goals……………………..…….…..............2
3. Organization Chart……………………………………………………………………………..................4
4. Governing Structure…………………………………………………………………………..…..............5
5. Executive Office on International Affairs…………………………………………………….…..............66. Financial Figures -Budget for Fiscal 2009……………………………………………………..…............7

International Activities
7. Internationalization Strategies…………………………………………………………………............….8
8. Pillars of Strategies to Promote International Activities (Objective & Activities in FY2009)….............10
9. International Academic Exchanges………………………………………………………….…..............11
10. International Student Center…………………………………………………………….…….................14
11. Students from Abroad (I)……………………………………………………………….………..............15
12. Number of Students……………………………………………………………………….……..............16
13. Students from Abroad (II) ………………………………………………………………….…...............17
14. Students from Abroad -Data from 1986 to 2009……………………………………………...…............19

Medium-term Goals
15. Medium-term Goals and Plans from fiscal year 2004 to fiscal year 2009…………………............……20
16. Medium-term Goals and Plans from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2016………………………............48

National Project for Establishing Core Universities for Internationalization
17. Global 30………………………………………………………………………...........…………………57