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Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS) Global Leadership Initiative (GLI)

Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS) Global Leadership Initiative (GLI) Graduate School of Frontier Sciences The University of Tokyo. Why study at GPSS-Global Leadership Initiative?. The first comprehensive 5 years graduate program for sustainability science in Japan and Asia

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Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS) Global Leadership Initiative (GLI)

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  1. Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS)Global Leadership Initiative (GLI) Graduate School of Frontier Sciences The University of Tokyo

  2. Why study at GPSS-Global Leadership Initiative? • The first comprehensive 5 years graduate program for sustainability science in Japan and Asia • “Tailorable” study plan according to each student’s academic interests • Various field seminars, studios and internships to practically learn contemporary issues in sustainability in the world • Various partner institutions on the campus, in Japan, and in the world

  3. From "Environmental Studies" to "Sustainability Science" Future: Sustainability Science Past: Environmental Studies Need of Sustainable Societies Identification of Environmental Issues Holistic In-depth exploration of individual theses and a broad, all-encompassing vision to achieve holistic solutions to issues Disciplines combined to produce interdisciplinarysolutions Resilient Flexibility in process governance to generate resilient ideas Rigid goal-setting followed by backcasting to develop counter-measures Transboundary Region-specific focus with "Think globally, act locally" approach Cross-comparison of diverse conditions in developing and advanced countries to foster actions which transcend boundaries Designing future societies Recommend solutions to individual Issues

  4. Threefold Approach to Sustainability Science GPSS Global Leadership Initiative In-depth understanding and a broad, overarching perspective on technologies and institutions Holistic Flexibility in process governance that enables both long-term risks (e.g. climate change) and short-term risks (e.g. natural disasters) to be addressed concurrently Resilient Comparative approach from a global perspective bringing diverse peoples together to jointly address environmental and social issues Transboundary

  5. Global Leadership Initiative Degree Program 2 years Doctorate (Sustainability Science) 3 years Advanced Core Curriculum Electives in each specialization Core curriculum Holistic Resilient Masters thesis Doctoral dissertation International leadership seminar Earthquake Disaster recovery seminar Case study seminar Sustainable society design studio Transboundary Overseas and corporate internships Applied skills development seminar International collaborative diploma Field seminars Applied skills Advanced specialization Broad knowledge Applied skills Advanced specialization Broad knowledge

  6. Holistic Learning from social partnerships, social experiments, and corporate partnerships New transportation system development project New energy development project Incorporated agricultural producer Experimental project to address aging society project Urban forest management By NPO The University of Tokyo Kashiwa Campus Construction and recycling companies Future Center as a center of partnerships Food recycling companies Citizens • Corporate partnership in experimental social project centered on the Future Center • International dissemination of a model used to resolve issues in Kashiwa, which include a diverse mixture of rural, suburban, and urban elements City of Kashiwa

  7. ResilientLearning from earthquake disaster recovery Addressing short-term risks Proposal of a vision of local recovery and renewal to create cities and towns that are resilient to disaster Addressing long-term risks Proposal of an ecological vision of regional renewal that makes efficient use of vernacular resources in response to the low-carbon imperative and global climate warming Building a system which seamlessly integrates local issues and global perspectives Creation of resilient societies

  8. Transboundary Learning from international seminars and partners New Existing and Expanding United Nations University ISSS (International Society for Sustainability Science) International internships and collaborative diplomas with U.N. and international partner organizations Seminars by a global network of sustainability science New Joint educational programs with African partner universities Existing and Expanding New Arizona State University APIEL Field seminars on Asian environ-mental issues International collaborative diplomas ESD Africa

  9. Scholarships • MEXT (Ministry of Education, The Japanese Government) scholarship for international students • Apply to Japanese Embassy • Apply to GPSS GPSS-GLI scholarship for international students

  10. Welcome to Kashiwa Campus

  11. 50 minutes Where is Kashiwa Campus? Tsukuba Express Line Kashiwa Campus Hongo Campus

  12. Three clusters in Kashiwa Kashiwa Campus I Graduate school Research institutes Nursery school Library Cafeterias Kashiwa Campus II International lodge Sports facilities Station Campus Future Center (under construction) Station Campus Kashiwa Campus I Kashiwa Campus II

  13. Kashiwa Campus I

  14. Kashiwa Campus II International lodge

  15. Station Campus

  16. Graduate Schools of Frontier Sciences Institute for Cosmic Ray Research Institute for Solid State Physics Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering Center for Spatial Information Science 16

  17. Three divisions and thirteen departments in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences • Environmental Sciences • Natural Environmental Studies • Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment • Environmental Systems • Human and Engineered Environmental Studies • Socio-cultural Environmental Studies • International Studies • Sustainability Science Transdisciplinary Sciences 1) Advanced Materials Science 2) Advanced Energy 3) Complexity of Science and Engineering Bioscience 1) Integrated Bioscience 2) Medical Genome Computational Biology

  18. Graduate Program in Sustainability Science(GPSS)

  19. Characteristics of GPSS: Internationality • English as the official language • More than a half of the students are international

  20. Nationalities of students Australia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bilivia Brazil Bhutan Cambodia Chile China Columbia Ethiopia Indonesia Jamaica Japan Kenya Madagascar Mexico Mongolia Nepal Philippines Slovakia Sri Lanka United States Vietnam About 40 students from over 20 nations

  21. Comfortable and inexpensive accommodations Safe and quiet environment Convenient daily life

  22. For further information… http://www.sustainability.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/gpss_gli_e.htm

  23. Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science

  24. Rise of Sustainability Science in around 21st century • Global： • Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS) : research alliance of MIT, ETH, Chalmers and UT (since 1996) • US: National Academy of Science, Harvard Univ., SOS at ASU • Europe: Stockholm Environment Institute, IIASA, etc • Asia: • Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S) • forming a nationwide research network • working toward sustainability from a global perspective, particularly in Asia, which holds a key for global sustainability • foundation and evolution of sustainability science • ultimately launching an international research base for sustainability science (World “hub”) • New education program on Sustainability Science (Master:2007, Doctor: 2009)

  25. Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S) Hokkaido Univ. Osaka Univ. Ibaraki Univ. Kyoto Univ. UNU The Univ. of Tokyo Ritsumei -kan Univ. Toyo Univ. Waseda Univ. NIES Tohoku Univ. Chiba Univ.

  26. Meetings organized by IR3S and its partner universities International Conference on Sustainability Science: ICSS 2009 at Tokyo, 2010 at Rome, 2012 at Tempe Derived from G8 University summit International Conference on Sustainability Science • International Conference on Sustainability Science in Asia: ICSS-Asia • 2009 at Bangkok, 2011 at Hanoi, 2012 at Jakarta, 2013 at Canberra • Link between academia and practice (aid agencies) International Conference on Sustainability Science in Asia

  27. Publication • Journal: Sustainability Science (2007~) ISI (Thomson Reuters) Impact Factor: 1.7 (2009), 1.2 (2010) Rank 80 in 180 journals in Environmental Sciences (2009) Many other publications in Japan and in worldwide

  28. Textbook series • Sustainability Science book series as the outcome of flagship projects and other joint research activities Being published from UNU Press • Book series on Sustainability Science in Japanese (five volumes) are also being published from University of Tokyo Press

  29. Joint Education Program through GPSS • Development of sustainability science education program at each university • Experience-based learning program was regularly organized with five member universities such as IPoS • Organization of joint lecture through video conference system with five partner universities • Joint Certificate was issued • Credit Transfer system is limited between physically close universities

  30. International Network of Networks Partners in Asia-Pacific countries (ICSS Asia)

  31. GPSS and IR3S welcome students worldwide

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