The Graduate School of Public Policy at Hokkaido University (HOPS) provides students with the advantages of small sized classes to foster and train highly skilled professionals to fill positions in both the public and private sectors, including government positions at the local and national levels, private companies, think-tanks, and non-profit organizations.

HOPS brings together professors and practitioners from the Graduate School of Law and Politics, Economics, and Engineering who teach students to master analytical tools useful for evaluating public policies and to bring principles and tools into practical application for decision making in the real world. Our faculty members are dedicated to training tomorrow’s policy leaders.

Graduate School

• Public Policy
  • Public Management
  • International Policy
  • Technology Policy

Research Department

• Public Policy

Affiliated Facility

• Center for Public Policy Studies