noun
Hokkaido University
Abbreviation of 北海道大学. Used in casual and semi-formal contexts, similar to how 'Hokudai' is used in English.
彼は北大の学生です。
He is a student at Hokkaido University.
北大は札幌にあります。
Hokkaido University is in Sapporo.
Full official name; 北大 is the common abbreviation.
Abbreviation formed from the first characters of 北海道 (Hokkaido) and 大学 (university).