Introduction of
Hokkaido University
Mayumi ISHIZUKA
Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine,
Hokkaido University in Japan1

South Africa

15 hours ＋Ｔtransit = 36 hours

Hokkaido is North island inJapan2

Sapporo is famous to…
Food!
In particular, fish is very famous in Japan.
Sushi, Sashimi, etc…

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If you do not like “raw” food…

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Hokkaido University
In 1876, Dr. William S. Clark,then the President of the
Massachusetts Agricultural
College in the United States ofAmerica was invited to be theVice President of the College.

Sapporo Agricultural College (1876-1907)
Tohoku Imperial University (1907-1918)
Hokkaido Imperial University (1918-1947)
Hokkaido University (1947-)

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Schools of Hokkaido University
Undergraduate

Graduate• Agriculture• Dental Medicine• Engineering• Fisheries Sciences• Medicine• Pharmaceutical Sciences• Science• Veterinary Medicine• Economics and Business
Administration• Education• Law• Letters• Science• Agriculture• Veterinary Medicine• Dental Medicine• Economics and Business• Engineering• Education• Environmental Science• Law• Fisheries Sciences• Letters• Health Science• Public Policy• Information Science andTechnology• Life Science• Medicine• International Media, Communication
and Tourism Studies• Chemical Sciences and Engineering

12Undergraduate
Schools

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Graduate
Schools

Schools

Education / Research

Research centers / Institutes in HU

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Research Centers /Institutes

Low Temperature Science, Electronic Science, Genetic Medicine, Catalysis
Research, Slavic Research, Information Initiative, Isotope Science, University
Museum, Integrated Quantum Electronics, Field Science for Northern
Biosphere, Meme Media, Brain Science, Zoonosis Control, University Archives,
Tourism Studies, Language Learning, Ainu and Indigenous Studies,
Experimental Research in Social Sciences, Information Law and Policy,
Environmental Nano and Bio Engineering, Integrative Mathematics,
Sustainability Science, Topological Science and Technology, Environmentaland Health Sciences, Translational Research, Health Care

Hokkaido University Lusaka Office
Hokkaido University established office in Africa.
Located at University of Zambia.
Aim of this office is to have active exchanges for researchersand students between Japan and African countries.
Internet Key Words: Hokkaido University, Lusaka Office8

Veterinary school is located at thenorth area of Hokkaido University.

9Outline of the Graduate School of
Veterinary Medicine

In 1952, it was re-established as theFaculty of Veterinary Medicine at
Hokkaido University.
We have only 1 class / 1 grade year,
only 40 students for undergraduatecourse.

10Fact Sheet of Vet School
Number of undergraduate students per class
40 students per class ( 206 in total)（As of November 1,2013）
Total number of graduate students
PhD course: 86 students （As of November 1,2013）

Total number of foreign international students
PhD course: 36 students
Undergraduate: 1 student
Others (research students): 7 students（As of November 1,2013）
Total number of foreign faculty members =2
Percentage of lecture taught English at graduate courses
PhD course: 60% (100% if there are non-Japanese students inclass)11Graduate School of Veterinary
MedicineDepartment
Biomedical Sciences

Disease Control

Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Environmental Veterinary Sciences

Applied Veterinary Sciences

Laboratory
AnatomyPhysiology
Biochemistry
Pharmacology
Microbiology
Infectious Disease
Parasitology
Experimental Animal Science
Internal Medicine
Veterinary Surgery
Comparative Pathology
Theriogenology
Molecular Medicine
Public Health
Radiation Biology
Toxicology
Wildlife Biology and Medicine
Veterinary Hygiene

Characteristics①
Research Activities
Preventive medicine for pandemic diseases
Highly-advanced medical technology
Applied medicine for reproduction
Toxicology for environmental medicine
Regenerative medicine
Control of foodborne infections
Experimental animal medicine
Wildlife animal medicine
Pathbiology

13Characteristics②
Overseas activities(Field surveillance / collaborative research / conference)

Field surveillance in SA

Overseas internship at NIH in USA

Field research in SA

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40% of graduate students are fromforeign countries (in doctor course).

Ethiopia

Egypt
Egypt

Ghana

ThailandZambia15

Educational and Research
Projects at Vet school
Undergraduate Education
ASEAN International Mobility for Students Programme• Consortium for Collaboration of Veterinary Education between Japan andThailand

Graduate Education (fellowship program)
The Program for Leading Graduate Schools (Leading)• Fostering Global Leaders in Veterinary Science for One Health

The International Priority Graduate Programs (PGP)• Special Training Program for Veterinary Researchers toward Building an
International Network for Veterinary Researchers

Research
Core-to-Core Program (collaborative research, symposium invitation, shorttraining)• Develop a toxicology network for environmental pollution surveillance• International Toxicology Symposium in Africa countries (FY2014: in South Africa)

Each collaborative research, e.g. SATREPS(JICA-JST program)

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International Toxicology Symposium
to discuss on the environmental pollution in African countriesInternational Toxicology Symposium in Africa
2009~2012 in Zambia
2013 in Ghana
2014~2015 in South Africa
2016 in Egypt

Researcher / Student Exchanges
2009
14/125n / days

Number ofresearchers
Outbound
3 (from JPN)
countries
ZambiaSymposium(Univ ofVenue
Zambia,Lusaka)

Exchange
countries

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

33/462

41/62069/1501

47/1901

36/66050/1075

4 (fromJPN)
Zambia(Univ ofZambia,Lusaka)

5 (fromJPN)
Zambia(Univ ofZambia,Lusaka)

ZambiaGhana
ZambiaEgypt
Ghana
Nigeria
NigeriaSouthSouth Africa
AfricaKenya
Botswana
Tanzania
KenyaTanzania
Benin

5 (from4 (from4 (from JPN) 5(from JPN)
JPN)
JPN)
ZambiaSouth Africa South Africa
Ghana(Univ of
(Johannesbur (Johannesbu(KNUST,Zambia,
g University rg UniversityKumasi)
Lusaka)and NWU)
and NWU)
ZambiaEthiopia
ZambiaGhana
Ethiopia
ZambiaZambiaEgypt
Ghana
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
ZambiaNigeria
Egypt
Ghana
Ghana
Ghana
South
Nigeria
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
AfricaSouth
Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria
Cameroon
AfricaSouth Africa South Africa
SouthSudan
Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon
AfricaNigeria
Sudan
Sudan
Sudan
Botswana
KenyaNigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria
Cameroon Uganda
Kenya
Kenya
Kenya
UgandaZimbab Uganda
SudanUganda
UgandaweTanzania

Topics: pesticides, mycotoxin, metals, PAHs,POPs, dioxins, etc…

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http://aa.vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp/

Resent our activities in Africa• Project 1 Continuous surveillance on toxicological impact ofenvironmental pollution in African countries• Project 2 International Toxicology Symposium in Africa– To share information and establish toxicological network in Africa– In 2016, Cairo, Egypt• Project 3: Visualization of impact of chronic / latent chemicalhazard and Geo-Ecological Remediation in Zambia– KAMPAI project (KAbwe Mine Pollution Amelioration Initiative)– Hokkaido University: Faculties of Engineering, Veterinary Medicine, Health,Environmental Earth Science , Science. Private Company, etc.
– Collaborative Research and Establishment of “Monitoring Laboratory”

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