Becoming a Member

Membership applications
can be made on
our website.

●Annual corporate and organizational membership fees: ¥10,000 per share●Annual individual membership fees: ¥5,000 per share
Annual membership fees for students, homemakers and seniorcitizens: ¥2,000 per share*For more information, please contact the Center.

The Northern Regions Center,currently HIECC (Hokkaido International
Exchange and Cooperation Center), was established to actively
promote the economy, culture and academic exchange between
Hokkaido and other northern areas

and to facilitate appropriate

exchanges with other regions. By so doing ,it aimed to contribute to
the country's economic, cultural and academic development, as well as
the development and prosperity of northern regions in general.
Following its transition into HIECC, the organization has beencommitted to taking a more active role as the base for comprehensive,international exchange in Hokkaido, which aims to further develop
Hokkaido, by creating aﬄuent and vibrant local communities, throughglobal exchange and cooperation.

Membership Beneﬁts
・We oﬀer a membership pin bearing the Center's logo.
・Free subscription to the Hoppoken quarterly magazine, andfree access to back number issues.
・Free subscription to annual reports.
Hokkaido University

Membership applications are accepted on the website, FAX and Email.
Download the application on the "Membership Information" page on ourwebsite (http://www.hiecc.or.jp).

JR Sapporo Sta.

Keio plaza Hotel●kita 5-jo-doriBotanic Garden
Faculty of Agriculture,
Hokkaido University

Hokkaido Government

Hokkaido Prefectual ●Police Headquarters Fomer Hokkaido●Government Bldg.
Regional Bureau●of postal Services
Kaderu27●ChuoPoliceStation●●
STV(Sapporo TelevisionBroadcasting Co.,Ltd.)International Exchange Salon
Nishi
10-chome

Nishi
9-chomeNishi
8-chomeTozai Subway Line

Tokyu
Dept.
Store●

Nishi
7-chomeNishi
6-chomeNishi
5-chome

Odori park

●Sapporo
Grand HotelNishi
4-chomeToho Subway Line

Hokkaido International Exchange
and Cooperation Center

Namboku Subway Line

Asty 45 Bldg.
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kita 3-jo-dori●Hotel New Otani
kita 2-jo-dori

Clock Tower●

Nishi
3-chomekita 4-jo-dorikita 1-jo-dori●Sapporo
City Hall

SapporoTV Tower

Exchange programs held in the salon.

Public Interest Incorporated Organization
Hokkaido International Exchange andCooperation Center

Display of periodicals issued byinternational exchange organizations

Special Conference Room

Hokkaido Government Annex Bldg. 12F
Kita 3-jo Nishi 7-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0003
TEL +81-11-221-7840 FAX +81-11-221-7845
E-mail : hiecc@hiecc.or.jp
URL ｈｔｔ
ｐ：//www.hiecc.or.jp

Comprehensive base for international activity

The Hokkaido International Exchange and Cooperation Center
aims to help develop and promote Hokkaido along with its
culture, and industry through international exchanges andinternational cooperation. It is operated with funds raisedthrough membership fees.
We welcome membership applications from those who
understand and endorse its objectives and activities.

Hokkaido International Exchange and Cooperation Center

Objectives

Abridged Chronology
The Northern Regions Center changed its status to a public interest
incorporated association in August of 2011. Accordinaly , the Center
also changed its name to Hokkaido International Exchange andCooperation Center = HIECC.

Abridged Chronology of the
Hokkaido International Exchange andCooperation Center (Abbreviated version)

Public Interest Incorporated Organization
Hokkaido International Exchange andCooperation CenterHIECC

April, 1971

The Northern Regions Study Council isestablished.

January, 1972

Permission for the Council's status asanincorporated association is granted by the北方圏調査会設立
Prime Minister of Japan.

April, 1978

The Council is reorganized into theNorthern Regions Center.

April, 1996

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
entrusts the Center with the operation andmanagement of its international centers.
(Through March, 2012)

March, 1998

The Ministry of Home Aﬀairs(now the Ministry of Internal Aﬀairs and Communications)grants the Center the status of a Recognized
Local International Exchange Association.

April, 1998

The Center integrates
the Hokkaido International Exchange Centerfor Youths and Women.

July, 2004

The Center integrates
the Northern Regions Exchange Fund.

July, 2006

The Center integrates
the Hokkaido Overseas Association.

April, 2010

The Center succeeds to the business of theNorth Paciﬁc Region Advanced Research Center.

August, 2011

The Center changes its status to a
public interest incorporated association,and its name to the Hokkaido International
Exchange and Cooperation Center.

Developing People with a Global Perspective

As a Hub for Information Collection/Distribution
Our website provides timely information on various
international events around Hokkaido. We also issue periodical
magazine called HOPPOKEN (Northern Region) todisseminate international information and to raise awarenessof international issues which surrounds Hokkaido.

http://www.hiecc.or.jp

HIECC promotes regional internationalization incollaboration with local goverments,intenational exchangeorganizations and other Institutions by encouraging
interaction between locals and students from othercountries and oher foreign nationals in Hokkaido.

HIECC seeks to develop people
with an global perspective tobuild bridges to the world, by
dispatching young locals whoplay signiﬁcant roles in various
parts of Hokkaido to othercountries for exchange activities
and training.

Human Resource Development andCommunity Building Prompted byInternational Exchanges

HIECC hosts lectuers and various other awareness-raising
events to promote regional internationalization to promote
regional internationalization and develop a cosmopolitan
sensibillity in local residents.

Thinking Globally

Contributing to Human Resource Development andCommunity Building
HIECC supports foreign students ﬁnancially and oﬀers various
activities for foreigners to understand Japanese culture. And we
also accept Japanese descent in Latin American countries astechnical trainees acting as liaison between those trainees andrespective areas of their study interest.

Internationalization for the Future of Hokkaido

Creating a Livable Environment for
Both Locals and Foreign Nationals

HIECC helps revitalize Hokkaido's economy, by utilizing its
strengths, such as excellent cold-climate technology, andimplementing investigative studies that will encourage economic
exchanges with regions in Northeast Asia.

Recognizing that foreign nationals residing in Hokkaido are also
important local community members, HIECC to promote
multicultural symbiosisn to create livable communities for bothlocals and foreign nationals.