Otaru University of Commerce

Otaru University of Commerce
小樽商科大学
The logo of the university
Established	1910
Type	National
President	Yoshiaki Akiyama
Students	2,357 (as of 2006)
Location	Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
Campus	Otaru (main) Sapporo (satellite)
Former names	Otaru School of Higher Learning
Website	www.otaru-uc.ac.jp

Otaru University of Commerce (小樽商科大学, Otaru Shōka Daigaku^?) is one of the most difficult University in Japan--also --- national universities in Japan.　Most of graduate get a job in elite companies. The main campus of the university is located in Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan, and the satellite campus is located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo.

History

The origin of the university dates back to 1910, when the Otaru School of Higher Learning was established in Otaru as the 5th national school of commerce in Japan.^[1] In 1944, during World War II, the school was renamed to Otaru College of Economics. In 1949, the Otaru University of Commerce was officially established, with a Faculty of Commerce. The university became a Junior college and a Graduate School of Commerce.^[1] In 1991, the system of the university was reorganized, which established four departments in the Faculty of Commerce: the Department of Economics, Department of Commerce, Department of Law, and Department of Information and Management Science.^[1]

The Otaru University of Commerce's Junior College was abolished in 1996. After the establishment of a satellite campus in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, the university opened the Major in Business Administration course in the graduate school in 1997.^[1] In 2005, the satellite campus was moved its current location in Kita-ku, Sapporo.^[2]

Overview

The university is often called "Taru-shō" or "Shō-dai" for an abbreviation. The graduate university has a MBA program called "Major in Entrepreneurship" course. The university affiliates with 17 universities in 12 countries, and accepts international students from 14 countries. As of April 2006, the largest number of international students is 52 from China.^[3]

The symbol of the university was designated on October 1, 1998. The logo imprints the year of the establishment, the name of the university (OUC), and the symbol of two wings of Hermes, who is the Olympian god of commerce.^[4]

Faculties

Faculty of Commerce

The Faculty of Commerce includes the following departments:

• Department of Economics
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Law
• Department of Information and Management Science
• Teachers' Training Program in Commerce.

Graduate School

• Major in Entrepreneurship
• Major in Business Administration

Notable alumni

• Takiji Kobayashi - a Japanese author of proletarian literature
• Kensho Sasaki - a Japanese politician

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} History of the university
2. ^ The 100th Anniversary of Otaru University of Commerce 1911 - 2011
3. ^ Otaru University of Commerce, Data of exchange students
4. ^ Symbol of the university

External links

• Otaru University of Commerce (English)
• Otaru University of Commerce International Centre (English)
• Otaru University of Commerce Japanese Website (Japanese)

See also

• Hokkaidō
• Osaka
• Otaru

Coordinates: 43°11′27.95″N 140°58′47.37″E / 43.1910972°N 140.979825°E / 43.1910972; 140.979825