Hokkaido University
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, or , is one of the leading national universities of Japan.
History
The university was founded as on April 1, 1918, during the Meiji Era. It was one of nine imperial universities.
In 1918, Sapporo Agricultural College became part of the University.
Since 2004 the university has been incorporated as a national corporation under a new law which applies to all national universities. Although the incorporation has led to increased financial independence and autonomy, Hokkaido University is still partially controlled by the Japanese Ministry of Education.
Famous alumni
- Uchimura Kanzo, Christian evangelist, founder of Non-church Christianity movement
- Akira Ikufube, composer
- Nitobe Inazo, the author of Bushido: the Soul of Japan, a Quaker
- Ryuzo Yanagimachi, cloning pioneer
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