School of Agriculture of Hokkaido University and the Hokkaido Shimbun Editorial Office will be holding a series of parent-child lectures called "Agri University" on July 13th, September 7th, and November 16th.

The series of parent-child lectures, "Agri University," is an experiential course held by School of Agriculture of Hokkaido University and the Hokkaido Shimbun Editorial Office, where participants can learn about "food and agriculture" with their minds and bodies. Together with "agri-doctors," mainly professors from the School of Agriculture at Hokkaido University, participants will learn in a fun way, including quizzes and talks, while seeing, touching, and feeling real food, animals, plants, soil, and machines. In 2015, this event received the Hokkaido Food Education Promotion Excellent Activity Award, and in 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' 4th Food Education Activity Award, the "Consumer and Safety Bureau Director's Award."

Course Schedule

• July 13th (Sat) 13:00-16:00
  "The world seen through the work of farmers - agriculture is fun and deep!"
• September 7 (Sat) 13:00-16:00
  "Enzymes in Our Lives"
• November 16th (Sat) 13:00-16:00
  "Do grass and trees freeze in the middle of winter?"

For details on how to apply, please click here. *You will be redirected to the Hokkaido University Graduate Research Faculty of Agriculture website.