The International Association of Universities (IAU), founded in 1950 and an official partner of UNESCO, is a worldwide association of higher education institutions. It brings together 636 institutes from over 120 countries. Hokkaido University has been a member since 1962. In the 2009 fiscal year in collaboration with the IAU, the university established the International Strategy Advisory Service (ISAS) to review the university’s internationalization strategies. In total, the IAU has provided ISAS programs for 16 universities in 9 countries.

What is IAU-ISAS 2.0?

The IAU developed a new version of the ISAS program, the ISAS 2.0 program, that consists of several different but complementary services. Hokkaido University is the world’s first university to work on an improved version of ISAS and establish an ISAS 2.0 program. The program was formed in conjunction with HUCI as a part of the Top Global University Project (MEXT website, in Japanese). See Hokkaido Universal Campus Initiative (HUCI).

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2009-2010

Please look at the following 2009-2010 reports regarding IAU-ISAS:

• Self-review Report of Hokkaido University’s Internationalization Strategy (December 2009).
  • Cover and Index (including the index of appendix)
  • Full version (internal only)
  • Full version [JP] (for reference and internal only)
  • Appendix (internal only)
• International Association of Universities – Hokkaido University Collaborative Review of Hokkaido University’s Internationalization Strategy Final Report (March 2010).
  • Cover and Index
  • Full version (internal only)
  • Full version [JP] (for reference and internal only)

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2015-2016

Please look at the following 2015-2016 report regarding IAU-ISAS:

• IAU-ISAS Self-study Report of Internationalization Strategy and its Progress (August 2016).
  • Cover and Index
  • Full version (internal only)
  • Cover and Index [JP]
  • Full version [JP] (for reference and internal only)
  • Appendix:
    • Index
    • Full version (internal only)
• ISAS [2.0]: Assessing Strategy and Monitoring Achievements Final Report (December 2016)
  • Full version
  • Full version [JP] (for reference)

IAU Learning Badge (2016)

In 2016, the university was presented with the “IAU Learning Badge for Assessing Strategy and Monitoring Achievements.” The name of the badge itself indicates that Hokkaido University followed the ISAS guidelines thoroughly and has made significant progress in furthering internationalization through the ISAS 2.0 program. Click here to read more about this achievement.