Statue of the University's
Founder Saburo Matsuo
Statement of Philosophy
Hokkaido Information University is a university that has incorporated the word “information” in its name to symbolize its role as a leader in this era of borderless information, brought about by the emergence of the new IT society. Furthermore, our goal is to nurture individual talent that can adapt and respond to the needs of the times, and create an academic field that leads the way in the development of an advanced information and telecommunication society.
Situated on the outskirts of Sapporo, Japan’s fifth largest city, our campus is surrounded by the wonderful natural environment of Nopporo Primeval Forest, a symbol of the Hokkaido frontier. Our educational objective is to contribute to the continued development of an IT society as a “comprehensive information based university” that will both seize opportunities and open up possibilities of information utilization, both now and in the future.
Educational Rationale
Information technology has become an intrinsic part of the society and this applies to all walks of life and all peoples in the 21st century. Recognizing this, the goal of education at our university is to foster highly skilled IT professionals who have learned how to understand and apply IT technology appropriate for the needs of tomorrow’s advanced information and telecommunication society. This is successfully implemented by providing a comprehensive education that extends from general liberal arts to numerous, advanced specialized fields. Moreover, we also aim to foster highly talented and creative individuals who are equipped with sensibility, morality, international awareness and communications skills, thereby creating not only information specialists, but valuable members of society.
- Education to inspire enlightened, self-discovery that will help motivate and develop individual learning abilities for a lifetime
- Practical, skill-based education to enable the student to gain advanced information technology and the specialized knowledge necessary in an IT society
- Character and confidence building education to develop positive, well-rounded individuals with a code of ethics and global perspective
- Education focusing on self-expression to develop and augment communication and presentation skills
- Education to foster both problem-finding and problem-solving abilities so that individuals can identify problems and issues and learn how to resolve them
- Comprehensive education to enlighten individuals by providing not only a base of knowledge, but also the intellect and drive to pursue and lead a fulfilling life
Special Features of the University
- A comprehensive and complete curriculum covering all individual specialized fields that exist in contemporary IT society
- An active partner in the symbiotic triangle of industry, higher education and research, which drives needs-based, state-of-the-art research and education
- Equipped with the latest telecommunication education system including internet-based e-Learning and high-speed land-based broadcast courses
- A well-established, information education network operating on a nationwide basis, involving collaboration with numerous other information-based vocational schools all over Japan
- A strong willingness to open its doors to the community by an ongoing program of lectures and access to university facilities for members of the public
History |
April 1968 | Founding of the Hokkaido Electronics Computer School (present Hokkaido Computer School） |
| March 1986 | Establishment of the Electronics Development Computer College, Educational Corporation | |
| April 1989 | Founding of the Hokkaido Information University (Department of Business Administration/Department of Information Science, Faculty of Business Administration and Information Science) | |
| April 1994 | Establishment of the Faculty of Distance Learning (School of Distance Learning: Department of Business Administration/Department of Information Science, Faculty of Business Administration and Information Science) | |
| April 1996 | Establishment of the Postgraduate Masters Program (Graduate School of Business Administration and Information Science) |
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| May 1999 | Signed an international exchange agreement with Nanjing University (China) | |
| April 2001 | Establishment of a new faculty (Department of Information Media, Faculty of Information Media) | |
| Establishment of a teacher-training course “High School Teacher Certificate I (Information)” in all faculties | ||
| Membership to the Space Collaboration System (SCS) | ||
| July 2002 | Signed an international exchange agreement with the University of California, Santa Cruz (U.S) | |
| April 2003 | Change of the department names within the Faculty of Business Management and Information Science (Department of Management and Information Networks/ Department of Systems and Informatics) |
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| Establishment of e-Learning within the Faculty of Distance Education (A distance education system utilizing the Internet) |
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| November 2005 | Signed a high school/university joint collaboration agreement with Hokkaido Nopporo High School | |
| April 2006 | Establishment of a new department (Department of Medical Management and Informatics, Faculty of Business Administration and Information Science) |
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| April 2008 | Change of department name within the Faculty of Business Administration and Information Science (Department of Business and Information Systems) |
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| Establishment of new courses within the Faculty of Information Media (Media Design Course/ Media Technology Course) |
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| Signed a high school/university joint collaboration agreement with Hokkaido Sapporo Higashi Business High School |
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| July 2008 | Signed an international exchange agreement with Rajamangala University of Technology, Thanyaburi, in Thailand |
