Master in Cooperative Program for Resources Engineering

At Hokkaido University in Hokkaido, Japan, the Cooperative Program for Resources Engineering offers a master's track. The program runs for a duration of 2 years and admits students starting in October and April. Instruction is delivered in English, allowing international applicants to pursue the master's degree without first developing Japanese-language proficiency. Hokkaido University was established in 1876 as Sapporo Agricultural College and was the first institution in Japan to award a bachelor's degree. Today the university has 12 undergraduate schools and 21 graduate schools spanning nearly all fields of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, with research recognized across Japan and abroad. This program is structured as a cooperative track within resources engineering, bringing together engineering study of mineral and natural resource development with collaborative research components. Students study the exploration, extraction, and processing of natural resources, along with the engineering and environmental considerations involved in resource development, often working alongside partner institutions or organizations as part of the cooperative structure. The curriculum covers geological and geotechnical fundamentals together with the practical engineering methods used in the resources sector. Graduates pursue careers in mining and resource companies, engineering consultancies serving the resources industry, government bodies overseeing resource policy, and research roles connected to sustainable resource engineering, often drawing on the cooperative and international dimensions of the program. The Cooperative Program for Resources Engineering suits international students seeking graduate study in this field at Hokkaido University without requiring prior study of Japanese, given the program's English-medium instruction.