The Institute for the Advancement of Graduate Education promotes university-wide operations to improve the quality of the University’s graduate education and oversees the university-wide support for graduate students.
- Advancement of Educational Program Division
- Planning, drafting, and coordinating inter graduate school classes course, international joint education programs, and other cross-departmental education in graduate schools and educational departments.
- Advancement of Doctoral Fellowship Division
- Planning, drafting, and coordinating fellowship programs and other financial assistance for graduate students of the University.
- Doctoral Human Resource Education and Development Division
- Planning, drafting, and coordinating systematic career education from undergraduate to doctoral programs, and career development support for graduate students of the University (excluding programs under the control of the Career Center of the Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education).
- Advancement of Recurrent Education Division
- Supporting graduate-level recurrent education programs within the University; planning, drafting, and coordinating the graduate-level recurrent education programs by the Institute for the Advancement of Graduate Education.
- Center for Teaching and Learning
- Providing training to improve the required qualifications of faculty and staff of higher education institutions, supporting the enhancement and internationalization of education, research and business in general, and serving as a training hub for Hokkaido region.
- The three divisions are: Division of Faculty Development (FD), Division of Staff Development (SD), and Division of Learning Support (LS).
- Center for Open Education
- Enhancing and promoting education and learning support using information and communication technology, participating in public relations and communication activities of the University through educational activities, conducting research and development related to open educational resources, and conducting comprehensive education and research related to science and technology communication.
- The two divisions are: Division of Open Education Development and Promotion and Division of Communication in Science & Technology Education & Research Program (CoSTEP).
- Center for Advanced Human Resource Education and Development
- Planning, drafting, and implementing projects related to the promotion of career development for: the University’s graduate students, those who hold a doctoral degree or equivalent/higher, and those who are currently engaged in or intend to engage in research-related occupations.
- The two divisions are: Superior Skill Station (S-cubic, I-HoP) and Consortium Office for Fostering of Researchers in Future Generations (COFRe).