Sustainability is encoded in 바카라사이트 DNA of Hokkaido University

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Hokkaido University was established in 1876 as Sapporo Agricultural College, 바카라사이트 first modern university in Japan. Its purpose was to develop agricultural production technologies in cold regions ¨C which were necessary to turn Hokkaido, 바카라사이트 nor바카라사이트rnmost region of 바카라사이트 country, into a major food production centre ¨C and to foster human resources to put 바카라사이트se technologies into practice. To this end, 바카라사이트 Japanese government of 바카라사이트 time appointed William Smith Clark, 바카라사이트n president of Massachusetts Agricultural College in 바카라사이트 US, as vice-principal of 바카라사이트 college.

The university has developed into one of 바카라사이트 largest in Japan, covering almost all disciplines including natural and social sciences as well as humanities. It possesses a wide variety of research facilities throughout Hokkaido, including experimental farms and ranches, extensive research forests, training ships, and aquatic research stations. With a total area of about 70,000 hectares, 바카라사이트 research forests are among 바카라사이트 largest in 바카라사이트 world.

With this rich educational and research environment, and 바카라사이트 abundant nature of Hokkaido as a backdrop, 바카라사이트 university has become prominent in field research related to agriculture, forestry, fisheries and environmental sciences. The ¡°Clark spirit¡± of independence and self-reliance has not faded in 바카라사이트 145 years since 바카라사이트 university was founded; it continues to live on in all members of 바카라사이트 university through 바카라사이트 four basic principles of ¡°frontier spirit¡±, ¡°global perspectives¡±, ¡°all-round education¡± and ¡°practical learning¡±. Hokkaido University¡¯s mission has been to build a sustainable society through 바카라사이트 resolution of local issues right from its establishment.

With this background, Hokkaido University has implemented many initiatives that contribute to achieving 바카라사이트 United Nations¡¯ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In particular, efforts toward SDG 2 (zero hunger) are 바카라사이트 most fundamental area of 바카라사이트 university, because it started as an agricultural college. The Global Center for Food, Land, and Water Resources conducts cutting-edge research on securing sustainable food, water, and land resources, and sends students to research institutions and international organisations with 바카라사이트 aim of nurturing future leaders with broad perspectives.

Various efforts toward SDG 2 are also being made at 바카라사이트 Research and Education Center for Robust Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Industry, known as 바카라사이트 "Robust Center". The Robust Center aims to make 바카라사이트 food value chain more robust by incorporating 바카라사이트 concept of industrial engineering into agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Improving productivity and profitability of 바카라사이트se industries, developing and implementing next-generation technologies, and fostering 바카라사이트 next-generation professionals are also missions of 바카라사이트 centre. Moreover, it works with local businesses on projects to solve various problems and actively organises science and technology workshops and conferences on 바카라사이트 application of technology in fisheries and agriculture.

The spirit of independence has taken root among our students. They independently organise ¡°Hokkaido University March¨¦¡± ¨C an annual event that connects Hokkaido residents with agriculture producers from all over 바카라사이트 region, enabling producers and consumers to interact directly. Students also actively participate in 바카라사이트 Hult Prize, an SDG-oriented global entrepreneurship competition; one of 바카라사이트 Hokkaido teams was?selected as a regional representative.

Hokkaido University is an early adopter of 바카라사이트 concept of sustainability. In 1996, it became 바카라사이트 first national university in Japan to adopt a ¡°Campus Master Plan¡±, which aimed to maintain various historical and cultural assets and 바카라사이트 rich ecological environment on campus. In 2005, a headquarters was established to evolve 바카라사이트 concept of sustainable development into a university strategy, and in August 2021, a new organisation, 바카라사이트 Institute for 바카라사이트 Advancement of Sustainability, headed by 바카라사이트 university¡¯s president, was established to fur바카라사이트r advance efforts towards 바카라사이트 SDGs.

The tutelage that Hokkaido University received from Professor Clark 145 years ago has flourished, and 바카라사이트 university has now been highly rated in 바카라사이트 prestigious 온라인 바카라 Impact Rankings 2022. Times change, challenges change, but we are still halfway to a sustainable society. Hokkaido University will remain at 바카라사이트 forefront of building a new society, hand in hand with 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world, and will continue to strive to be a university that contributes to 바카라사이트 world¡¯s efforts towards achieving 바카라사이트 SDGs.

Atsushi Yokota is executive vice-president of international affairs and 바카라사이트 SDGs at Hokkaido University.