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HUSTEP2016-2017

HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM EXCHANGE PROGRAM

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Welcome to HU

HUSTEP broadens yourhorizons!The Hokkaido University Short-Term Exchange

Program (HUSTEP) is a ‘junior year abroad’ type

program designed to provide undergraduate

students from affiliated universities with the

opportunity to study in Japan at Hokkaido

University. Participants in this program take a

wide variety of classes offered in English in the

fields of Culture and Society, Environment,

Science and Technology. Students also have

the chance to study the Japanese language. In

addition, some participants can pursue inde-

pendent study research under the guidance of

a faculty member. There will also be an oppor-

tunity to take part in numerous traditional and

contemporary Japanese cultural activities.

Students admitted to the program are eligible

to apply for a scholarship.

HUSTEP provides a safe and caring environ-

ment in which to carry out your academic stud-

ies and broaden your horizons. Participating in

HUSTEP will help to prepare you for the future

with knowledge and experiences that will last a

lifetime. In addition, you will have a wonderful

opportunity to meet and make friends with

many Japanese people as well as international

students from all around the world who come

to study at Hokkaido University. We

would like to invite motivated uni-

versity students from ALL disci-

plines to participate in HUSTEP.

Dr. Peter FirkolaHUSTEP Program Director

(Left)

Ms. Atsuko TakagiHUSTEP Administrative Coordinator

(Right)

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HUSTEP offers students the choice of participating in the Research Course orthe Semester Abroad Course. The Research Course allows students to studyfor one year and take classes in English as well as Japanese language classes.In addition, students have the option to do an independent study under theguidance of a faculty supervisor. As part of the independent study, studentsmay have a chance to study in a lab or attend seminars with Japanese stu-dents in various faculties. The Semester Abroad Course allows students tostudy for one semester and take classes in English and Japanese languageclasses. Students should choose carefully since switching courses is not per-mitted. Course details are listed below.

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HUSTEP Course Details

Length One year Half year Half year

Core Classes (in English) Yes Yes Yes

Japanese Language Classes Yes (optional) Yes (optional) Yes (optional)

Independent Study Yes (optional) No No

Course Completion Requirements Yes** No* No*

September 25, 2016- September 25, 2016- Early April, 2017- around August 10, 2017 Mid-February, 2017 around August 10, 2017

February 19, 2016 February 19, 2016 October 31, 2016

Research Course

Semester Abroad Course(Autumn)

Semester Abroad Course(Spring)

Study Period

Application Deadlines

Eligibility

Course Overview

* Students must take a minimum of 10 hours of classes (7 classes) per week to meet visa requirements.** Research Course students are required to obtain at least 10 credits in each semester, and at least 8 of these credits should be from core classes.*** In exceptional cases, a different internationally recognized English test result may be accepted.

Submit applications in October

To be eligible to apply for HUSTEP, students must:1. be from exchange partner universities2. be enrolled and pay tuition fees at their home universities during study in Japan3. have completed at least two years of undergraduate study prior to arrival in Japan4. have GPA of 3.0 (B) or better on a 4.0 scale or equivalent5. be proficient in English. Non-native English speakers must have a score of at least TOEFL iBT 79 or IELTS 6.5*** 6. be able to arrive in Sapporo by late September or first week of April Please check HUSTEP application guidelines for complete eligibility requirements.

Application ProcedureFor details, please check HUSTEP website. http://www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/hustep/There is a screening process and not all students who apply will be accepted.

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Classes

A detailed syllabi for all of the classes is available at the HUSTEP website. The above class list is from 2015-2016 and will change. The classes listed above and the independent study are worth 2 credits each. The Japanese language classes are 1 or 2 credits each.

ClassScheduleSpring Semester(April - August 2014)

Time Table Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday

* On average, students take one Japanese language class and one core class per day.

Thursday

18:45-10:15

210:30-12:00

313:00-14:30

414:45-16:15

516:30-18:00

Japanese Language Japanese Language Japanese Language Japanese Language

Linear Algebra Current Issues in Language Teaching

Calculus

Japanese Language

Japanese Language Japanese Language

Global Englishes

How Languages are Learned

Japanese Language Japanese Language Japanese Language

International Political Economy

Religion and Society in Contemporary Japan

Mathematical Physics for Plasma Engineering

Education and Society in Japan

Modern Japanese History

Environmental Earth Science

Career Planning

Hokkaido History

Resources, Human and the Earth

Visual Representations of Japan

Meanings of Life

Current Topics in Science and Technology

Japanese Language

Ecology, Land and Languages

Japanese Language

Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Japan

Japanese Language

Current Issues in Language Teaching

Multicultural Japan

Introduction to Social Anthropology of Japan

Current Issues in Language Teaching

Political Economy of Japan and East Asia

Japanese Management

The Real Story of Child Language Acquisition

Poetry and Poetics

Cultural Influences and Myths

Japanese Language

Structural Mechanics

Japanese Language

Communicating Across Cultures

Ethics, Killing and Violence

Agriculture in Hokkaido

Modern Trends in Chemistry

Essential Physics

Exploring Meaning

Core ClassesCulture and Society • A Critical Introduction To International Relations

Theories• A Sociology of Japanese Youth• Advanced Academic Writing• Alaska Through the Media• An Introduction to International Relations• Anthropology of Animal-Human-Technology• Career Planning• Consumption in Japan: Spaces, Groups and

Trends• Contemporary Japanese Society• Countries and Cultural Influences• Critical Applied Linguistics• Cultrutal Philosophy of Law & Rights• Cultural Theory• Discover Shin-Totsugawa Workshop• Education and Society in Japan• Energy and Environmental Issues in Japan• Environmental Ethics• Ethnographies of Japanese Society• Field Seminar in Pop Cultural Event Planning

and Management• Food and Nutrition in Contemporary Japan• Gender and Sexuality in Postwar Japan• Global Issues in the Media• Historical International Experiences• History of Anthropological Thought• History of Italian Art• Hokkaido: Then and Now• How We Learn Languages• Imperial Russian History from Peter to

Petrograd• Indigenous Peoples Rights and Sustainability

• International Political Economy• Adventure Tourism• Applied Ethics• Critical Thinking• Historiography• Japanese Culture• Japanese Politics• Japanese Society• Japan and Multiculturalism• Japanese Economy• Japanese Foreign Policy• Japanese Management• Japanese Political History• Language Beliefs and Ideologies• Mass Media and Popular Culture in Postwar

Japan• Modern Japanese History• Modern Japanese History: Japan and the World

since 1868• Multiculturality in Hokkaido and Japan• Music and Culture• Pacific Music Festival: Art, Politics, and Economy• Personal Stories and Religion• Poetry and Poetics• Political Economy of Japan and East Asia• Practical Intercultural Communication• Religion and Modernity in Japan• Seminal Works on Japanese History• Sex, Gender and Hospitality in Japanese Society• Summer Seminar: A Roadmap to the United

Nations• Sustainability Studies beyond Hollywood Films• The Politics of History in East Asia• Thinking about Meiji Thinkers• Truth of Human Language Syntax• Well-being and Religious Engagement in Japan• Workshop on Critical Thinking

Science, Technology and Environment • A Roadmap to the United Nations - With Special

Reference to WHO• Advanced Course on Antarctic Science

• Advanced Fluid Engineering• Agriculture in Hokkaido• Applied Animal Ecology• Basic Lecture on Antarctic Science• Calculus• Chemistry and English for Life Science• Dynamics of Civil Engineering Structures• Environmental Science for Biological Resources• Essential Physics• Field Bioscience in the Northern Biosphere• Food Resources and Environment• Gene Designing• General Biology• History of Geology• Infrastructure Maintenance Engineering• International Project• Environmental Earth Science• Marine Science• Soft Electronics• English for the Mathematical Sciences• Joy of Science - Discovering the Matters and the

Laws of the Universe• Lifetime Engineering for Civil Infrastructure• Linear Algebra• Maintenance Engineering• Materials Processing and Thermodynamics• Mecahnical Vibration and Control• Modern Trends in Organic Chemistry and

Biological Chemistry• Modern Trends in Physical and Material

Chemistry• Overview of Energy Technology and Policy• Resources, Human and the Earth• Space Propulsion Engineering• Space Utilization Engineering

Japanese Language • Japanese Language Classes

Independent Study • Independent Study

HUSTEP CalendarThe following is the 2015-2016 Academic Calendar.

End of September Arrival

September 25 Program Orientation

September 28 Classes Begin (Fall Semester)

September

九月

October

十月

November

十一月

December

十二月

January

一月

February

二月

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December 28 - January 4 Winter Break

February 10 Last Day of Classes

Mid-Feb

October Entrance Ceremony

Academic CalendarCultural Activities

Entrance Ceremony

Christmas Market

Sapporo Snow Festival

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March

三月

April

四月

May

五月

June

六月

July

七月

August

八月

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February 11 - April 10 Spring Break

April 4, 5, 6 Arrival

April 12 Classes Begin (Spring Semester)

Cultural Activities

Mid-August Completion Ceremony

Mid-August Last Day of Classes

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Keiryu Koinobori

University Festival

Yosakoi Soran Festival

Toyohira River Fireworks

Completion Ceremony

Sapporo Summer Festival

Hokkaido Shrine Festival

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“HUSTEP offers more than you can ever imagine”

The HUSTEP program offers so much more thanyou can ever imagine, more than just academicexperiences. You get to interact and make friends

with fantastic people from around the world. This addssomething special to the in-class discussions andgroup projects. This environment really expands yourperspective and way of thinking. Your communicationsskills are being put to a test; in a good way. I feel thatmy academic and interpersonal skills have grown dur-ing this exchange.

Daniel AnderssonUmeå University, SwedenMajor: Industrial Engineering and Management

Voices Participant Views of HUSTEP

“My independent study was a great learning experience”

For my independent study I got to participate in aweekly seminar related to my major and read twobooks on Zainichi Koreans under the guidance of

my independent study supervisor. It really improvedmy Japanese and most of all made me more aware ofdifferent minorities in Japan. I also enjoyed the beauti-ful nature and winter sports in Hokkaido. In HUSTEPthere was not only interesting classes but a warm envi-ronment created by the staff and most importantly, allthe friends I made during my stay.

Ulla HeimalaUniversity of Helsinki,FinlandMajor: World Politics

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“I learned to be more confident,open-minded and independent”

HUSTEP was the best time of mylife. It was full of opportunities tofind out more about myself and

introduced me to an entirely newworld of people and experiences. Itchanged my view on life. I learned tobe more confident, open-minded andindependent during this stay. Whilemaking many friends from all over theworld, I learned about different cul-tures and perspectives. I also liked theteaching style and in-class exercises. Iam so grateful to HUSTEP. This experi-ence is something I will treasure forev-er.

“My research experience in Japan hasdeepened my academic prowess”

My independent study focused on networkauthentication based on Internet technology.My research experience in Japan has deep-

ened my academic prowess. I am now grounded indoing solid research. In addition, the HUSTEP programhas greatly improved my communication skills. Theknowledge and experience I acquired from this larger-than-life program cannot be quantified. I am con-vinced that this experience will help me to achieve mydream job of becoming a Network Administrator.

Nwojiji Titus UchennaEbonyi State University, Nigeria Major: Computer Science

Buddhini NandasiriUniversity of Peradeniya, Sri LankaMajor: Computer Science

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Founded in 1876, Hokkaido University isone of the oldest, largest and most presti-gious universities in Japan. Our students andresearchers come from all over the world andall backgrounds to prepare for a life of newchallenges. We are unique among Japan’sleading universities in the breadth of disci-

plines we offer, providing a variety of oppor-tunities for personal growth and all-roundeducation that develops unique insights andbroader perspectives.

In the heart of Japan’s northern city ofSapporo, our main campus provides the per-fect balance of natural scenery with state-of-the-art teaching, research and student sup-port facilities. Our academics pursue excel-lence in teaching, reaching across disciplinesto offer the very best in innovativeand broad based education. Learningfrom these top academics exposesHokkaido University students to

excellence – and challenges them to succeedas leaders in whatever career field theychoose.

At Hokkaido University, there is more tostudent life than just lectures. An abundanceof opportunities await International Studentsto become part of the many activities avail-

able on campus. Students can join one of over

250 clubs, participate in sportingactivities, visit the University’smuseum, attend a university fes-tival or just relax with friends inone of the many university cafe-terias in between lectures.

Hokkaido University offersstudents the chance to gain valu-

able experiences and to make new friends. Your year abroad here at ‘Hokudai’ will be

one to cherish for a lifetime.

Further information about Hokkaido University isavailable at the following site:• Welcome to Hokkaido University

http://www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/

Quick FactsTotal Enrollment: 17,939

Undergraduate Students: 11,727Graduate Students: 6,141

Research Institute Students: 71International Students: 1,570

Partner Universities: 413Faculty and Staff: 3,961

University Color: Forest GreenUniversity Flower: Trillium

(as of May, 2015)

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Dr. William S. Clark:Founding Father of Hokkaido University

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Life in SapporoSapporo, the city in which you’ll be living,

is Japan’s fifth largest city with a population ofalmost 2 million people. Sapporo is known forits amazing food, unique history, naturalbeauty, and cosmopolitan character. With itsfashionable restaurants, great shopping areasand relaxed atmosphere, it is often rated asthe most desirable place to live in Japan.Sapporo provides an excellent quality of lifeand an affordable cost of living for students.

Other useful information about Sapporo is avail-able at the following site:• Sapporo Information http://www.city.sapporo.jp/city/english/

Aerial View ofHokkaidoUniversityCampus andSapporo

http://www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/hustep

International Student CenterKita 15, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0815 +81-(0)11-706-8058 hustep@oia.hokudai.ac.jp

Office of International Affairs

Hokkaido University HUSTEP