The long-term relationship between Hokkaido University and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) was formalized with a comprehensive collaborative agreement, signed in 2004. Over the last decade, the two institutions have been engaged in various interactive activities, particularly in a joint graduate program.
By the establishment of the joint graduate program in 2008, 12 laboratories conduct doctoral education and research in the fields of Advanced Functional Chemistry, Frontier Biomaterials Science, and Advanced Functional Materials Physics. Selected NIMS researchers have been assigned as the university faculty members to supervise the students on their research and thesis. As of April 2018, 35 graduates have themselves become researchers and academicians.
December 2004 | Agreement on establishing the joint graduate program has been concluded. |
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April 2008 | Nano Ceramics Laboratory was established in the Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University. |
May 2008 | Field of Functional Materials Chemistry, with 4 laboratories, was established in the Graduate School of Chemical Science and Engineering. |
September 2008 | Field of Frontier Biomaterials Science, with 1 laboratory, was established in the Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University. |
May 2009 | Field of Advanced Functional Materials Physics, with 3 laboratories, was established in the Graduate School of Science. |
April 2018 | Laboratory of Functional Soft Matter joined the new division, Division of Soft matter in the Graduate School of Life Science. |