Coordinates: 42°52′33.57″N 143°10′23.46″E / 42.8759917°N 143.1731833°E / 42.8759917; 143.1731833 Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (帯広畜産大学, Obihiro Chikusan Daigaku?), is a university located in Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. Commonly referred to as the Obihiro University, it is the only national university of agriculture and veterinary medicine in Japan. It was founded in 1941 as the Obihiro Technical School of Veterinary Medicine.
As of 2009, the university employs 136 faculty members and a full-time staff of over 100, and offers instruction to 1,300 students in bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs. The university accepts an average of 14 foreign students and sends out an average of 7 study abroad students each year.
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