Hokkaido University and Hitachi, Ltd. are research support programs "Hokkaido University-Hitachi Collaborative Education and Research" that provide scholarships for doctoral students at Hokkaido University with annual benefits of 520 million yen and a total of up to 1.4 million yen. Agreed to start "Support Program" from April 2020.This is the first time that Hokkaido University has collaborated with a company to establish a scholarship system.
Currently, the rate of admission to doctoral programs is declining throughout Japan, and securing excellent doctoral students is an important issue for universities to maintain and improve their research abilities.Against this background, from April 2020, Hokkaido University and Hitachi will enroll excellent students in doctoral programs in order to develop human resources who will engage in research and development of advanced technologies that can contribute to solving social issues. Started the "Hokkaido University-Hitachi Collaborative Education and Research Support Program" to encourage and provide benefit-type scholarships so that students can concentrate on their research.
This program provides up to 9 students enrolled in the doctoral program at Hokkaido University with an annual payment of 2020 million yen per person for three years from 3.Of this amount, Hitachi will provide 520 million yen in research expenses and student living expenses, and the university will provide 400 million yen in research expenses, with a maximum of 120 million yen for three years.In addition, the research themes to be supported include environmental technology, and through the implementation of this program, we will contribute to solving the environmental problems facing the world.
In June 2016, Hokkaido University and Hitachi jointly opened the "Hitachi Hokkaido University Lab".We are conducting joint research that will lead to regional revitalization by solving social issues such as the declining birthrate and aging population and declining population in Hokkaido, such as conducting a maternal and child health survey in Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido.
