Hokkaido Summer Institute 2023
website is opened!

One of the largest summer schools in Japan!  349 courses at undergraduate and graduate level offered by world-leading researchers from around the world in English.

Dear Partners,

Greeting from Hokkaido University, Japan!

We are glad to inform you that Hokkaido Summer Institute (HSI) 2023 information is now available on the website. More than 160 world-leading researchers from overseas will provide lectures with the university’s faculty members for five months during the summer for the HSI, which was established in 2016 and more than 1,100 international students have participated so far. From 2020, we also accept applications from non-students.

There will be 349 courses (250 graduate courses and 99 undergraduate courses) from June 1st to October 31st, 2023. Each course conducted in English is worth 1 academic credit. Most of the courses run for one or two weeks. Students can tailor their own summer program by combining courses according to their major and interests. Many courses have an option of online format.

From 2020, we also accept applications from non-students including working adults. More than 210 courses will be open to non-students this year.

In 2023, HSI will offer more Japanese language/culture courses. There will be five levels of Japanese language courses from introductory to pre-intermediate which enable students to find the course that suits their levels. Topics that Japanese culture courses discuss include politic, economy, school education and more.

Tuition fee will be waived for students who enroll in the program as exchange students from HU’s partner institutions with which HU has concluded a departmental exchange agreement on mutual tuition waivers (except for HSI Extension/Professional Program in Japanese courses). Students are required to take at least one course organized by the HU department which your institution has concluded the agreement with. The number of HSI students is not included in the exchange quota.

Kindly be noted that HSI2023 will be the last year that this tuition waiver scheme will apply to students from partner universities. We hope many students will take advantage of this last opportunity this summer.

We would be grateful if you could share our websites and the attached posters with prospective applicants.

Courses

Face-to-face: 222
Online: 127

Application period

March 6 (Mon.) – 15 (Wed.), 2023 (All courses)
For the additional application periods, please refer to the website.

Your students are required to apply through the HSI application system.
For more details, please visit our website and Facebook/Instagram:

https://hokkaidosummerinstitute.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/en/
https://www.facebook.com/hokkaidosummerinstitute/
https://www.instagram.com/hokkaido_si/

Kindly note that course delivery method may change depending on the COVID-19 situation.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

hokkaido_summer@oia.hokudai.ac.jp

We are all looking forward to meeting students online or here in Hokkaido!

Sincerely,

Masashi Inaba, Yuta Sukegawa, Itsuki Ito & Shizuko Endo
Program Coordinators
Hokkaido Summer Institute Managing Section
Hokkaido University

HSI2023 Posters

HSI2023 Course Catalog