The Global COE Programs Fiscal Year 2009 Adoption of "The Global COE Program" The screening results of "The Global COE Program" by The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology were officially announced on June 15th. Of the 145 programs submitted by Universities, the following program was adopted from Hokkaido University. Field Project Leader Interdisciplirary, combined fields, new disciplines Reshaping Japan’s Border Studies Dr. Akihiro Iwashita, Professor, Slavic Research Center Fiscal Year 2008 Adoption of "The Global COE Program" The screening results of "The Global COE Program" by The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology were officially announced on June 18th. Of the 315 programs submitted by Universities, the following 3 programs were adopted from Hokkaido University. Click on the program names, and you will be linked to their home pages. Field Project Leader Medical science Establishment of International Collaboration Centers for Zoonosis Control Dr. Hiroshi Kida, Professor, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine Social sciences New Global Law and Policy for Multi-agential Governance Dr. Yoshiyuki Tamura, Professor, Graduate School of Law Interdisciplinary, combined fields, new disciplines Establishment of Center for Integrated Field Environmental Science Dr. Yasuhiro Yamanaka, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Earth Sience Fiscal Year 2007 Adoption of "The Global COE Program" The screening results of "The Global COE Program" by The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology were officially announced on June 15th. Of the 281 programs submitted by Universities, the following 3 programs were adopted from Hokkaido University. Click on the program names, and you will be linked to their home pages. Field Project Leader Chemistry, Material sciences Catalysis as the Basis for Innovation in Materials Science Dr. Norio Miyaura, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Information, Electrical and Electronic Sciences Center for Next-Generation Information Technology That Supports Knowledge Creation Dr. Hiroki Arimura, Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology Humanities Center for Society of Mind Dr. Tatsuya Kameda, Professor, Graduate School of Letters