is a
national university in Japan. The main campus of the university is in
Otaru, Hokkaido
is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. The city faces Ishikari Bay and the Sea of Japan, and has long served as the main port of the bay. With its many historical buildings, Otaru is a popular tou ...
, with a
satellite campus
A satellite campus or branch campus or regional campus is a campus of a university or college that is physically at a distance from the original university or college area. This branch campus may be located in a different city, state, or countr ...
in
Chūō-ku, Sapporo
is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Chūō-ku means "central ward" in Japanese. City administration and entertainment facilities are centred in this ward.
History
During Meiji Period, Sousei river, precursor of Susukino distric ...
.
Overview
The university is often called "Taru-shō" or "Shō-dai". The graduate university has a
MBA
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
program, the "Major in Entrepreneurship" course.
The symbol of the university was designated on October 1, 1998. The logo imprints the year of the establishment, the name of the university (OUC), and the symbol of two wings of
Hermes
Hermes (; grc-gre, Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Hermes is considered the herald of the gods. He is also considered the protector of human heralds, travellers, thieves, merchants, and orato ...
, who is the
Olympian god of commerce.
Faculties
![Otaru University of Commerce Sapporo Satellite Campus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Otaru_University_of_Commerce_Sapporo_Satellite_Campus.jpg)
Faculty of Commerce
* Department of Economics
* Department of Commerce
* Department of Law
* Department of Information and Management Science
* Teachers' Training Program in Commerce
Graduate School of Commerce
* Major in Modern Commerce (Master and Doctor Program)
* Major in Entrepreneurship (Professional Degree (MBA) Program)
History
The university was established in 1910 as the Otaru Higher Commercial School,
[https://english.otaru-uc.ac.jp/studying/] becoming the fifth national school of commerce in Japan. In 1944, during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, the school was renamed Otaru College of Economics. In 1949, the Otaru University of Commerce was officially established, with a
Faculty of Commerce. The university became a
junior college
A junior college (sometimes referred to colloquially as a juco, JuCo or JC) is a post-secondary educational institution offering vocational training designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupations and workers in su ...
and a Graduate School of Commerce.
In 1991, the system of the university was reorganized, establishing four departments in the Faculty of Commerce: the Department of Economics, Department of Commerce,
Department of Law
A faculty is a division within a university or college comprising one subject area or a group of related subject areas, possibly also delimited by level (e.g. undergraduate). In American usage such divisions are generally referred to as colleges ...
, and Department of
Information and Management Science.
The Otaru University of Commerce's Junior College was abolished in 1996. After the establishment of a satellite campus in
Chuo-ku, Sapporo, the university opened a major in
Business Administration
Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...
in the graduate school in 1997. In 2005, the
satellite campus
A satellite campus or branch campus or regional campus is a campus of a university or college that is physically at a distance from the original university or college area. This branch campus may be located in a different city, state, or countr ...
was moved its current location in
Kita-ku, Sapporo
is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, and each built surrounding a train station, broken up by areas of farmland and some light-industrial areas. With 260,000 people, it is the most popula ...
.
Evaluation from Business World
References
External links
Otaru University of Commerce Main Page
Japanese national universities
Universities and colleges in Hokkaido
Hokkaido American Football Association
Buildings and structures in Otaru
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