PhD in Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division

Hokkaido University's Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division offers this doctoral program, taught in English over three years with enrollment beginning in October. Hokkaido University was founded in 1876 as Sapporo Agricultural College, the first institution in Japan to award a bachelor's degree, and it has grown into a comprehensive university with schools spanning the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division trains doctoral candidates in areas such as chemical reaction engineering, materials chemistry, catalysis, and process systems, combining fundamental chemistry with applied engineering methods. Doctoral research in this division typically involves laboratory experimentation or computational modeling directed at problems in energy, materials, or environmental chemistry, culminating in a dissertation supervised by a faculty advisor. Students develop skills in experimental design, data analysis, and scientific communication that prepare them for research careers in chemical, energy, and materials industries, as well as academic or government research positions. Instruction in English is intended to make the division accessible to international doctoral applicants who already hold a background in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related field. Over the three years of study, candidates generally move from coursework and a review of the existing literature into an independent research project, working closely with faculty toward a dissertation that presents original findings in chemical sciences and engineering. Hokkaido University's broad base of undergraduate and graduate schools supports collaboration across chemistry, materials science, and engineering relevant to this research area, and its standing as a leading research university in Japan provides a research-intensive setting for doctoral study.