History

Nitobe College History

April 2013

Nitobe College-Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Education Program was founded at Hokkaido University. 129 students enrolled in the program’s first class.

April 2015

Nitobe School-Graduate Interdisciplinary Education Program was founded at Hokkaido University. 64 students enrolled in the foundation program’s first class.

March 2016

15 students completed the program and became the first graduates of Nitobe College- Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Education Program.

April 2017

Nitobe College-Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Education Program was reorganized into a two-step program: Foundation Program and Honors Program.
An advanced program for the doctoral course was created within Nitobe School-Graduate Interdisciplinary Education Program.

April 2019

Nitobe College and Nitobe School were consolidated into Nitobe College-Undergraduate Education Course and Graduate Education Course.