Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

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Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

帯広畜産大学
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine campus
Type	National
Established	1941
Students	1,300
Address	2-11, Inadachonishi , Obihiro , Hokkaido , 080-0834 , Japan
Website	www.obihiro.ac.jp

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (帯広畜産大学, Obihiro Chikusan Daigaku) is a university in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan, commonly referred to as Obihiro University. It was founded in 1941, as the Obihiro Technical School of Veterinary Medicine.^[1]

As of 2009, the university employs 136 faculty members and a full-time staff of over 100. It offers instruction to 1,300 students in bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs. The university accepts an average of 14 foreign students and sends out an average of seven study abroad students each year.^[2]

Schools

This university has two schools below:^[3]

• School of Agriculture
• School of Cooperative Veterinary Medicine

Graduate school

Master courses

• Master's Program in Animal Science and Agriculture^[4]
  • Laboratory of Veterinary Life Science
  • Laboratory of Animal Production Science
  • Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science
  • Laboratory of Food Science
  • Laboratory of Agricultural Economics
  • Laboratory of Engineering for Agriculture
  • Laboratory of Plant Production Science

Doctoral courses

• Doctoral Program of Animal Science and Agriculture^[4]
  • Faculty of Doctoral Program of Animal Science and Agriculture
• Doctoral Program of Veterinary Science
  • Faculty of Doctoral Program of Veterinary Science

Departments

This university has four departments^[5]

• Department of Veterinary Medicine
• Department of Life and Food Sciences
• Department of Agro-environmental Science
• Department of Human Sciences