Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (OUAVM) was founded in 1941 as Obihiro Higher Technical School of Veterinary Medicine. It later became Obihiro College of Veterinary Medicine and then Obihiro Agricultural College before attaining its current status as Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. With our campus located at the heart of the vast Tokachi Plain, we offer educational and research programs based on practical learning in agriculture, animal husbandry, and veterinary medicine.
The mission of OUAVM is to develop a unique style of education by combining practical science with creative intellectual research to contribute to local and international communities through training of skilled individuals who can support food production and people's everyday lives. OUAVM graduates and trainees are ready to support developing countries by playing global roles in the fields of veterinary medicine, agriculture, and livestock production, by ensuring food safety and the improvement of food productivity.
School of Cooperative Veterinary Medicine (6-year course), School of Agriculture (4-year course), and Graduate School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and Agriculture.
This Graduate School, established in 1967, currently offers two year’s master’s program in Animal Science and Agriculture, three year’s doctoral program in Animal Science and Agriculture, and four year’s program in Veterinary Science.
By giving students opportunities to see firsthand actual agricultural and livestock production sites in developing countries, OUAVM helps them to decide on careers as international specialists in veterinary medicine, agriculture, and animal husbandry.
In cooperation with JICA, OUAVM accepts researchers and engineers from developing countries and provides them with training courses to improve their knowledge and skills in veterinary medicine, agriculture, and animal husbandry. As of October 2019, OUAVM has accepted 768 trainees from 91 countries.
In order to share results of our creative and interdisciplinary practical science research and to help create sustainable progress of global communities, OUAVM participates in JICA projects such as the "Technical Cooperation Project" and "Grassroots Technical Cooperation", and dispatches our faculty to developing countries as JICA experts. As of October 2019, 347 faculty members have worked as JICA experts.
The Research Center for Global Agromedicine (GAMRC) was established in April 2015 to solve global issues surrounding food (food safety, livestock diseases, and food shortages) by strengthening international joint research between Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine and the world's leading universities in the fields of agriculture and veterinary medicine. The GAMRC also aims to collaborate with universities in developing countries to promote the study of these fields. The term "global agromedicine" was coined to describe the vision of the research center, which is to protect people, livestock, crops, and wildlife by promoting research that will find solutions to pressing food-related problems around the world.
The dairy farm of the Field Center of Animal Science and Agriculture is ISO 22000 certified. It is a place for hands-on education and research related to agriculture, animal husbandry, clinical veterinary medicine, and food safety. The Field Center also provides a variety of information and opportunities for practical learning to the regional community. About 200 dairy and beef cattle (Wagyu) are raised at the Field Center, and the milk from the herd is processed into fresh milk and ice cream at an internationally certified (FSSC 22000) campus dairy.
Graduate School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and Agriculture aims to acquire the knowledge and practical abilities which can be orientated to any scene with an interdisciplinary perspective to the wide fields of ‘Farm to Table’.
Issues concerning food safety are intertwined in such a way that they cause various problems across specializations. To solve problems concerning agriculture, it is necessary to construct an education and research system fusing veterinary science, animal science, and agriculture. Our doctoral program is an integrated system from the undergraduate to doctoral level that covers the fields of veterinary science, animal science, and agriculture.
The Veterinary Life Science Program was established to facilitate research that combines veterinary science, animal science, and agriculture. For students who have completed an undergraduate program other than veterinary science, the program provides knowledge and training in animal science and agriculture plus basic knowledge of veterinary science. There is no doubt that experts who can approach agriculture from a veterinary science perspective can contribute to food safety and the health of animals and humans.
Master’s program of Animal Science and Agriculture prepares students to be highly trained professionals, educators, or researchers who can address a wide array of food safety and global issues related to animal science and agriculture. The program combines research in the fields of animal science and agriculture with veterinary medicine. It stresses the latest knowledge and skills in these specialized and interdisciplinary fields with courses in veterinary life science, animal production science, environmental ecology, food science, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, and plant production science.
[Veterinary Life Science]
Courses in the Laboratory of Veterinary Life Science present students with a wide range of specialized knowledge and skills in veterinary life science, including the fundamentals of pathology, infectious disease control, etiological control, and clinical veterinary science, for various types of animals: companion, industrial, lab, and wild animals.
[Animal Production Science]
Courses in the Laboratory of Animal Production Science teach students the most advanced fundamental and applied knowledge and skills in animal production science. This training enables them to explore the field of animal husbandry from a broad perspective taking into consideration animal welfare and ecological conservation, as well as conventional livestock production. After completing the courses, they can apply their understanding of animal physiology and behavior for genetic improvement and enhanced productivity of livestock.
[Ecology and Environmental Science]
The Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science provides an overarching view of utilizing and protecting agricultural and animal husbandry environments and the natural environment that encompasses them. They also gain the latest knowledge on the roles and functions of animals, plants, insects, and microorganisms that make up these environments. In addition, students learn about their mutual interactions and relationships with agriculture and animal husbandry, from an ecological conservation perspective.
[Food Science]
Students in the Laboratory of Food Science acquire a broad understanding and up-to-date knowledge and skills regarding the production and processing of foods made from agricultural and livestock ingredients. They learn about the functionality and safety of such foods from the molecular to the industrial level.
[Agricultural Economics]
Leveraging resources in Hokkaido’s Tokachi region, known as Japan’s breadbasket, is a critical component in achieving a sound material cycle. The Laboratory of Agricultural Economics gives students advanced knowledge and skills for successful careers in economics and business administration related to food production, distribution, and consumption.
[Engineering for Agriculture]
Hokkaido’s Tokachi region is known as the breadbasket of Japan. Its abundant resources are integral components in realizing a sound material cycle that ensures local resource management. The Laboratory of Engineering for Agriculture provides students with an advanced education and research skills to take leading roles making environmental improvements for food production using mechanical, biological, and civil engineering approaches.
[Plant Production Science]
The Laboratory of Plant Production Science provides students with advanced knowledge and skills in fields related to the qualitative and quantitative improvement of plant production based on expertise in plant physiology, ecology, and genetics as well as soil science. The goal is to teach how to achieve a sound material cycle and ensure local resource management.
The program is open to all students who major in animal science and agriculture, regardless of the courses they are enrolled in. It provides professional-level training in food safety, and its goal is to train individuals who can maintain international safety and hygiene standards required by businesses involved in the global distribution of food.
The program’s specialized curriculum includes courses on management systems for the safety and hygiene of agricultural and livestock products. Students who successfully complete this program will receive a degree in their area of specialization and be ready to work as animal and food hygiene professionals with exceptional skills in their chosen field.
In the first year, JDS fellows will take the electives in fall-winter semester, and will take the core courses of master’s program and other compulsory courses of each Laboratory in spring-summer semester. The reason is that many graduate school students in Japan start their curriculum in spring (April) but JDS fellows will start in fall (October). Then, they should acquire the knowledge, skills, and other abilities to work on their own research.
In the second year, they will take some electives which they are interested in, and work on thesis research. Then, they should submit their thesis by the deadline (about July 10th for September graduation), and finally, they confront the thesis review and the final examination.
In addition, all graduate students of OUAVM must complete Researcher Ethics education program. The program is given by the e-learning of APRIN. It does not consist of the curriculum of OUAVM, but if a graduate school student would not complete it in the first year, he/she could not promote to 2nd grade.
Curriculum Table:
Credit requirement for Graduation:
30 credits (‘Master of Agriculture’ and ‘Master of Veterinary Life Science’)
32 credits (‘Master of Animal and Food Hygiene‘)
Course Type | Course | Credits |
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Core Courses in Master's Program | Global Agricultural and Hygiene Sciences | 2 |
Bioresources and Environmental Sciences | 2 | |
Current Topics in Agricultural Sciences | 2 | |
English Course | English Communication for Science | 2 |
Liberal Arts Courses | Legal System for the Environment | 2 |
Study of Pedagogy | 2 | |
Selected Topics on Educational Psychology | 2 | |
History and Life | 2 | |
Physical Education and Health Sciences | 2 | |
Literature of Hokkaido | 2 | |
Environmental Issues and Cultural Affairs in the West | 2 | |
Diplomacy and Foods | 2 | |
Legislative System of Intellectual Property | 2 | |
Education Statistics and Educational Data Analysis | 2 | |
Agricultural Development | 2 | |
Common Practice Courses | Overseas field work 1 | 2 |
Overseas field work 2 | 4 | |
Seminar on Domestic Field Work | 2 | |
Seminar on Academic Presentation | 2 | |
Seminar on Corporate Work | 2 | |
Courses for Expert Training in HACCP | HACCP System Construction Exercise | 2 |
Food Related Regulations and Food Manufacturing / Processing Facility Maintenance Theory | 2 | |
Food Inspection Practices | 2 | |
Courses for Expert Training in Diversification of Primary Producer | Business Administration Basics for Regional Industry Promotion | 2 |
Corporate Strategy | 2 | |
Compulsory Courses in Laboratory of Veterinary Life Science | Thesis Research on Veterinary Life Science 1 | 4 |
Thesis Research on Veterinary Life Science 2 | 4 | |
Veterinary Life Science | 2 | |
Special Practice on Veterinary Life Science | 4 | |
Electives in Laboratory of Veterinary Life Science | Animal Functional Science 1 | 2 |
Animal Functional Science 2 | 2 | |
Pathobiology, Etiology and Control of Animal Disease 1 | 2 | |
Pathobiology, Etiology and Control of Animal Disease 2 | 2 | |
Animal Clinical Science 1 | 2 | |
Animal Clinical Science 2 | 2 | |
Animal Clinical Science 3 | 2 | |
Compulsory Courses in Laboratory of Animal Production Science | Thesis Research on Animal Production 1 | 4 |
Thesis Research on Animal Production 2 | 4 | |
Animal Production | 2 | |
Special Practice on Animal Production | 4 | |
Electives in Laboratory of Animal Production Science | Animal Breeding and Reproduction | 2 |
Animal Husbandry and Nutrition | 2 | |
Animal Structure and Function | 2 | |
Compulsory Courses in Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science | Thesis Research on Environmental Ecology 1 | 4 |
Thesis Research on Environmental Ecology 2 | 4 | |
Environmental Ecology | 2 | |
Special Practice on Environmental Ecology | 4 | |
Electives in Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science | Environmental Life Sciences | 2 |
Ecosystem and Life Science | 2 | |
Risk Management for Conservation Ecology | 2 | |
Compulsory Courses in Laboratory of Food Science | Thesis Research on Food Science 1 | 4 |
Thesis Research on Food Science 2 | 4 | |
Food Science | 2 | |
Special Practice on Food Science | 4 | |
Electives in Laboratory of Food Science | Applied Food Processing and Preservation Technology | 2 |
Food and Nutritional Chemistry | 2 | |
Food Function Science | 2 | |
Compulsory Courses in Laboratory of Agricultural Economics | Thesis Research on Agricultural Economics 1 | 4 |
Thesis Research on Agricultural Economics 2 | 4 | |
Agricultural Economics | 2 | |
Special Practice on Agricultural Economics | 4 | |
Electives in Laboratory of Agricultural Economics | Theory of Farm Management | 2 |
Agricultural Policy Analysis | 2 | |
Special Lecture of Applied Agricultural Economics | 2 | |
Compulsory Courses in Laboratory of Engineering for Agriculture | Agro-environmental Engineering Special Research 1 | 4 |
Agro-environmental Engineering Special Research 2 | 4 | |
Agro-environmental Engineering | 2 | |
Special Practice on Agro-environmental Engineering | 4 | |
Electives in Laboratory of Engineering for Agriculture | System Engineering of Agricultural Machinery | 2 |
Environmental and Rural Engineering | 2 | |
Agricultural and Environmental Physics | 2 | |
Compulsory Courses in Laboratory of Plant Production Science | Thesis Research on Plant Production Science 1 | 4 |
Thesis Research on Plant Production Science 2 | 4 | |
Plant Production Science | 2 | |
Special Practice on Plant Production Science | 4 | |
Electives in Laboratory of Plant Production Science | Advanced Plant Breeding Genetics | 2 |
Plant Production and Protection | 2 | |
Advanced Course on Plant Production Management | 2 | |
Compulsory Courses in Master's Degree Program of Animal and Food Hygiene | Animal Production Hygiene | 2 |
Food Hygiene and Toxicology | 2 | |
Compulsory Electives in Master's Degree Program of Animal and Food Hygiene | Animal and Food Hygiene Special Research Work | 4 |
"Thesis Research 2" of each laboratory | 4 | |
Electives in Master's Degree Program of Animal and Food Hygiene | HACCP System Construction Exercise | 2 |
Food Related Regulations and Food Manufacturing / Processing Facility Maintenance Theory | 2 | |
Food Inspection Practices | 2 | |
Business Administration Basics for Regional Industry Promotion | 2 | |
Corporate Strategy | 2 |
After JDS fellows will be assigned and before they will applicate to OUAVM, they must consider whom they study under. Then, they must contact and be consult with prospective supervisor they wish in order to make a research plan by the time of enrollment. You can see the teachers who can be the supervisor of JDS fellows in the following tables:
Table1: Lab. of Veterinary Life Science
Name | Position | Field of Research | Contents |
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IGARASHI Makoto | Professor | Veterinary Parasitology |
Parasitisim of protozoan parasites |
ISHII Toshiaki | Professor | Veterinary Pharmacology |
Molecular basis of physiological and pathological manifestations in the central nervous system |
ISHIKAWA Toru | Professor | Veterinary Physiology | Cellular regulatory mechanisms and structure-function relationships of ion channels and transproters involved in epithelial transport |
OGAWA Haruko | Professor | Veterinary Epizootiology |
Study on animal viral diseases |
KAWAZU Shinichiro | Professor | Veterinary Parasitology |
Development of novel vaccines and therapeutic approaches based on functional analysis of the protozoan genome and proteins |
KAWAMOTO Keiko | Professor | Microbiology | Molecular and epidemiological research on infectious diseases of terrestrial and aquatic animals Allergy and Immunology |
XUAN Xuenan | Professor | Veterinary Parasitology | Studies on analysis of host defense immunity and development of recombinant vaccines against protozoan parasite infections |
KOBAYASHI Yoshiyasu | Professor | Veterinary Pathology | Pathogenesis studies and establishment of diagnostic methods on animal diseases |
SASAKI Motoki | Professor | Veterinary Anatomy | Functional morphology in vertebrates |
SUZUKI Hiroshi | Professor | Laboratory Animal Science |
Analysis of gene function in vivo by transgenic technology and development of reproductive bio-technology |
NAMBO Yasuo | Professor | Equine Reproduction |
Theriogenology, reproductive biology, reproductive endocrinology in horses |
NISHIKAWA Yoshifumi | Professor | Veterinary Parasitology |
Study on onset mechanism of pathogenic protozoan diseases |
FURUOKA Hidefumi | Professor | Veterinary Pathology | The pathology of neuromuscular disorders and the pathology of infectious diseases (e.g., animal prion diseases, Lawsonia infection) |
MATSUI Motozumi | Professor | Theriogenology | Pathophysiology of ovarian and uterine disorder in cow reproduction |
YAMAGISHI Norio | Professor | Veterinary Clinical Pathology |
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Bovine Diseases |
YOKOYAMA Naoaki | Professor | Veterinary Parasitology |
Epidemiological survey of protozoan disease in domestic animals and development of its control strategy |
OKUMURA Kayo | Associate professor | Bacteriology | Molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis and developments of diagnostic tools for bacterial pathogens |
KUBOTA Akira | Associate professor | Toxicology | Study on biological effects and mode of action of anthropogenic chemicals |
TSUZUKI Nao | Associate professor | Image diagnosis | Research on image diagnosis for farm animals |
TOMIHARI Mizuki | Associate professor | Surgery, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Immunology |
Study of minimally invasive Surgery, Study of tumor associated antigen in canine melanoma, Study of genetic factor for canine mast cell tumor |
TOYOTOME Takahito | Associate professor | Veterinary Mycology | Mycosis, Mycotoxicosis, Food mycology |
HIROI Toyoko | Associate professor | Veterinary Public Health |
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of zoonotic and/or foodborne-bacterial pathogenesis. Development of detection method for bacterial pathogens. |
FUKUMOTO Shinya | Associate professor | Veterinary Parasitology | Infection mechanism of pathogens to the vector invertebrate |
MOTSUMOTO Kotaro | Associate professor | Veterinary Internal Medicine | Diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases of animals |
MUROI Yoshikage | Associate professor | Veterinary pharmacology | Study on the central nervous system for controlling instinct in mammals |
Table2: Lab. of Animal Production
Name | Position | Field of Research | Contents |
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KUCHIDA Keigo | Professor | Animal Breeding | Statistical genetics for beef cattle based on objective measurements |
TETSUKA Masafumi | Professor | Reproductive Physiology | Studies on ovarian physiology, oocyte maturation, fertilization and embryo development in domestic animals |
NISHIDA Takehiro | Professor | Animal Feeding | Nutritional physiology and feed evaluation in ruminants |
MIYAMOTO Akio | Professor | Animal Reproduction | Immune system for regulating fertility: a cross-talk between sperm/embryo and maternal genital tract |
Acosta Ayala Tomas Javier |
Associate professor | Animal Production Animal Disease Control |
Improving efficiency in dairy and beef cattle production. Herd health management. |
KAWASHIMA Chiho | Associate professor | Animal Nutrition and Reproduction |
Study on metabolic status and reproductive function during the peripatum period. Study on nutritional and metabolic status of dam and fetus. |
KUSABA Nobuyuki | Associate professor | Prevention veterinary medicine, Dairy production medicine |
Mastitis control: Milking hygiene, Selective dry cow therapy, Culture-based therapy, Prudent use of antibiotics. |
SEO Tetsuya | Assistant Professor | Animal Behavior Animal Welfare |
Studies on animal behavior and animal welfare |
HAGIYA Koichi | Associate professor | Animal Breeding | Genetic improvement of dairy cattle based on quantitative genetics |
HANADA Masaaki | Associate professor | Livestock Production | Improvement of productivity and sustainability of livestock production based on regional feed resources such as herbage and agricultural byproducts |
MATSUNAGA Nobuyoshi | Associate professor | Animal Physiology | 1) Study on metabolic hormones related to growth 2) Study on intermediate blood metabolites |
Table3: Lab. of Ecology and Environmental Science
Name | Position | Field of Research | Contents |
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OSHIDA Tatsuo | Professor | Mammalogy | Ecological and phylogeographical studies of wild mammals |
KUMANO Norikuni | Associate professor | Insect Ecology | Behavioral Ecology, Population Ecology |
HASHIMOTO Yasushi | Associate professor | Fungal Ecology | Ecological studies of plants and associated fungi in natural and agricultural ecosystems. |
YAMAUCHI Takeo | Associate professor | Taxonomic Entomology Medical Entomology |
1) Taxonomic study of insects 2) Ecological study of blood-sucking pests |
ASARI Yushin | Senior Assistant Professor |
Wildlife Ecology | 1) Ecological study of arboreal mammals 2) Human-wildlife conflict 3) Road ecology |
Table4: Lab. of Food Science
Name | Position | Field of Research | Contents |
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IKEDA Shinya | Professor | Food and Biochemical Engineering | Food quality and structure–functionality relationships |
URASHIMA Tadasu | Professor | Milk Functional Science |
Biological function of milk and milk products, function of dairy lactic acid bacteria starter |
OHWADA Takuji | Professor | Applied Microbiology | Symbiotic relationship between plant and microorganism |
KINOSHITA Mikio | Professor | Food Functional Chemistry |
Food biochemistry of functional lipids |
KOJIMA Michiyuki | Professor | Biochemistry | Structure analysis and action mechanism of constituent which affects the biofunction |
SHIMADA Kenichiro | Professor | Meat Science | Applied studies on meat science / meat processing |
FUKUSHIMA Michihiro | Professor | Nutritional Biochemistry | Health benefits of probiotics and prebiotics |
YAMAUCHI Hiroaki | Professor | Food Technology | Theoretical and applied studies on value-added utilization and processing of agricultural and dairy products |
TOKUJI Yoshihiko | Associate professor | Molecular Biology | Evaluation and improvement of functionality foods and crops |
NAKAMURA Tadashi | Associate professor | Dairy Science | Applied studies on utilization and processing of dairy products |
HAN Kyu-Ho | Associate professor | Functional food science |
Research for bio-resources on health function |
FUKUDA Kenji | Associate professor | Food Science | Studies on functionalities of milk proteins and lactic acid bacteria |
Table5: Lab. of Agricultural Economics
Name | Position | Field of Research | Contents |
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KANAYAMA Toshihisa | Professor | Agricultural economics | Development of rural food system Behavioral economics and food safety |
KONO Hiroichi | Professor | Agricultural Economics | Economics and Epidemiology, Development Economics, Livestock Development and Poverty Reduction |
SHIGA Eiichi | Professor | Agricultural Economics | Studies on the behavior of large-scale business-farm in the regional agriculture |
SEMBOKUYA Yasushi | Professor | Farm Management | Risk management on Farm Management |
IWAMOTO Hiroyuki | Associate professor | Agricultural Economics, Food System Study, Environmental Economics |
Willingness-to-Pay for Animalwelfare Labeled Products, Analysis of the impact of environmental ethics on consumer behavior |
KUBOTA Satoko | Assistant professor | Agricultural Economics | Economic analysis on the food safety certification/ Harmful rumor and risk communication |
Table6: Lab. of Engineering for Agriculture
Name | Position | Field of Research | Contents |
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UMETSU Kazutaka | Professor | Bioprocess Engineering | Studies on advanced fermentation methods to convert energy and development of methods to utilize nitrogenous compounds for livestock farming |
KISHIMOTO Tadashi | Professor | Agricultural Machinery | 1) Dynamics of traction device of agricultural vehicle 2) Development of application technology for dairy manure slurry |
SATOW Tadatoshi | Professor | Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Informatics |
Studies on farming system engineering in large-scale agriculture Application of smart agriculture and agricultural robot |
MUNEOKA Toshhimi | Professor | Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering |
1) River water quality and land use in agricultural and forest watersheds 2) Slope conservation and revegetation technology |
KIMURA Masato | Associate professor | Agricultural Meteorology | 1) Development of low-temperature storage for agricultural products using cold energy from natural ice 2) Study on regional distribution of cold energy resources and appropriate locations to use them |
MIYATAKE Fumihito | Associate professor | Sustainable livestock systems engineering |
1) Development of composting technology for livestock manure 2) Establishment of cow management system using compost |
Table7: Lab. of Plant Production Science
Name | Position | Field of Research | Contents |
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KATO Kiyoaki | Professor | Plant Molecular Breeding |
Molecular basis and applied studies on plant breeding |
KOIKE Masanori | Professor | Insect Pathology | Biological control using insect pathogen |
TANI Masayuki | Professor | Soil Science | Evaluation and improvement on soil fertility in arable land |
HIRATA Masahiro | Professor | Rangeland Ecology Culture Anthropology |
1) Study on rangeland ecology and environmental conservation in dry areas 2) Study on subsistence and milk culture of pastoralists in dry areas |
MIURA Hideho | Professor | Plants Genetics and Breeding | Improvement of production and quality in wheat and leguminous crops |
AKIMOTO Masahiro | Associate professor | Crop Science | Improvement of cultivation methods of common food crops and fodder crops. |
ONISHI Kazumitsu | Associate professor | Plant Breeding | Genetic studies on quantitative traits in crop species |
The teachers in the following table are the instructors of ‘Liberal Arts Courses’. In order to acquire graduate-level competence and skills, the master's programs provide general courses by instructors in the Department of Human Science. They cannot be a supervisor of JDS fellows, but can instruct them.
Table of Instructors of ‘Liberal Arts Courses’:
Name | Position | Field of specialty | |
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SASAKI Yoko | Professor | Doctor of History | European History |
SHIBAGUCHI Junichi | Professor | Master of Arts | Japanese Literature |
Marshall SMITH | Professor | Doctor of Health Science | Health Science |
TOKIOKA Hirozumi | Professor | Ph.D. (Education) | English Literature |
WATANABE Yoshiyuki | Professor | Ph.D. (Psychology) | Psychology |
ESASHIKA Kunihiko | Associate Professor | Bachelor of Sports Science | Physical Education |
HIRADATE Yoshiaki | Associate Professor | Doctor of Philosophy in Education | Pedagogy |
Glen HILL | Associate Professor | M.S. (Microbiology) | Extensive Reading / Scientific Writing |
MURATA Koichiro | Associate Professor | Ph.D. (Human Sciences) | Health and Sports Sciences |
OKABE Yasunari | Senior Assistant Professor | M.A. (Psychology) | Psychology |
David CAMPBELL | Senior Assistant Professor | M.A. (Japanese Studies) | Computer-Assisted Language Learning |
NOHARA Kaori | Senior Assistant Professor | Master of Law | Legal History/History of Law |
Isami ROMERO | Senior Assistant Professor | M.A. (Social and International Studies) |
Political Science International Relations |
The student Educational Support Section offers the students a range of services dedicated to helping them to have fulfilled campus life throughout their time at Obihiro University. The section staff provides advice and guidance not only for academic matters but also for campus life and any international student life-related matters.
We have the International House, lodging for international students to start their life in Japan smoothly. An international student can reside at the International House for up to one year from their entrance to the university.
Student Cooperative has a store, and there is a cafeteria on the 2nd floor. All items on the wide-ranging cafeteria menu are hearty meals. The store on the 1st floor carries original Obihiro University of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine merchandise, and you will find almost everything you need for your campus life.
The library supports the instructional, research, and extension programs of the university.
This health facility services the medical care and counseling of students and employees. It is equipped with a standard laboratory and essential medical instruments.
Our University is Japan's only national university for agriculture system specialty college. The Tokachi region of Hokkaido, where our University is located, is one of the few food-producing regions in Japan.
Studying agriculture and food here is very meaningful. Our daily diet builds our bodies and maintains our health. It is easy to enjoy highly nutritious foods in modern-day Japan. But news reports constantly alert us to the dangers threatening the diet and health we take for granted. Food connects one life to another. To protect our food is to protect our lives. Providing safe food goes hand in hand with protecting livelihoods. Agriculture today is not merely producing foodstuffs, but closely involves such broad fields as local economics, food safety, the environment, and life sciences as well.
Through research and practical work on food, our University advances education and research in recycling-oriented agriculture and biomass utilization. At the Obihiro University of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine, we educate our students to protect the food and the environment of the world, under the theme of "Support and Protect Your Food, Your Life".