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

Graduate School of Frontier SciencesThe University of Tokyo

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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

Past: Environmental Studies

Region-specific focus with "Think globally, act locally" approach

Rigid goal-setting followed by backcasting to develop counter-measures

Disciplines combined to produce interdisciplinary solutions

Identification of Environmental Issues

Recommend solutions to individual Issues

From "Environmental Studies" to "Sustainability Science"

Future: Sustainability Science

Need of Sustainable Societies

HolisticIn-depth exploration of individual theses and a broad, all-encompassing vision to achieve holistic solutions to issues

Flexibility in process governance to generate resilient ideas

Resilient

Cross-comparison of diverse conditions in developing and advanced countries to foster actions which transcend boundaries

Designing future societies

Transboundary

GPSS Global Leadership Initiative

ResilientFlexibility 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

TransboundaryComparative approach from a global perspective bringing diverse peoples together to jointly address environmental and social issues

Threefold Approach to Sustainability Science

In-depth understanding and a broad, overarching perspective on technologies and institutions

Holistic

Advanced specialization

Electives in each specialization

Core curriculum

Case study seminar

Sustainable society design studio

Applied skills

development seminar

Fieldseminars

Masters thesis

Doctoral dissertation

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Applied skillsBroad

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International leadership seminar

Earthquake Disaster recovery seminar

Overseas and corporate

internships

International collaborative

diploma

Holistic Resilient

Transboundary

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2 years 3 years

Construction andrecycling companies

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　　　　　

Citizens

City of Kashiwa

Incorporated agricultural producer

New energydevelopment project

The University of Tokyo Kashiwa Campus

Urban forest management

By NPO

Food recycling companies

Experimental project to address aging society project

New transportationsystem development

project

Future Center as a center of partnerships

Holistic Learning from social partnerships, social experiments, and corporate partnerships

Resilient Learning from earthquake disaster recovery

Creation of resilient societies

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

Addressing short-term risksProposal of a vision of local recovery and renewal to create cities and towns that are resilient to disaster

Arizona State University

NewAPIEL

Existing and Expanding

ESD Africa 　　

New

United Nations University

New

ISSS(International Society for Sustainability Science)

Existing and Expanding

TransboundaryLearning from international seminars and partners

Seminars by a global network of sustainability science

Field seminars on Asian environ-mental issues International collaborative

diplomas

Joint educational programs with African partner universities

International internships and collaborative diplomas with U.N. and international partner organizations

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Scholarships

MEXT (Ministry of Education, The Japanese Government) scholarship for international students

a) Apply to Japanese Embassyb) Apply to GPSS

GPSS-GLI scholarship for international students

Welcome to Kashiwa Campus

Hongo Campus

Kashiwa Campus

50 minutes

Tsukuba Express Line

Where is Kashiwa Campus?

Kashiwa Campus I

Graduate school

Research institutes

Nursery school

Library

Cafeterias

Kashiwa Campus II

International lodge

Sports facilities

Station Campus

Future Center (under construction)

Kashiwa Campus I

Three clusters in Kashiwa

Kashiwa Campus II

Station Campus

Kashiwa Campus I

Kashiwa Campus II

International lodge

Station Campus

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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

Transdisciplinary Sciences

1) Advanced Materials Science

2) Advanced Energy

3) Complexity of Science and

Engineering

Bioscience

1) Integrated Bioscience

2) Medical Genome

Environmental Sciences

1) Natural Environmental Studies

2) Ocean Technology, Policy, and

Environment

3) Environmental Systems

4) Human and Engineered

Environmental Studies

5) Socio-cultural Environmental

Studies

6) International Studies

7) Sustainability Science Computational Biology

Three divisions and thirteen departments in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

Graduate Program in Sustainability Science

(GPSS)

• English as the official language

• More than a half of the students are

international

Characteristics of GPSS: Internationality

Nationalities of students 　　

About 40 students from over 20 nations20

AustraliaAzerbaijanBangladeshBiliviaBrazilBhutanCambodiaChile

ChinaColumbiaEthiopiaIndonesiaJamaicaJapanKenyaMadagascar

MexicoMongoliaNepalPhilippinesSlovakiaSri LankaUnited StatesVietnam

Comfortable and inexpensive accommodations

Safe and quiet environment

Convenient daily life

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For further information…

http://www.sustainability.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/gpss_gli_e.htm

Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science

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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 ASUEurope: Stockholm Environment Institute, IIASA, etcAsia:

Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S) 　forming a nationwide research networkworking toward sustainability from a global perspective, particularly in Asia, which holds a key for global sustainabilityfoundation and evolution of sustainability scienceultimately launching an international research base for sustainability science (World “hub”)New education program on Sustainability Science (Master:2007, Doctor: 2009)

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Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S)

OsakaUniv.

OsakaUniv.

KyotoUniv.

KyotoUniv.

ToyoUniv.

ToyoUniv.

NIESNIES

TohokuUniv.

TohokuUniv.

ChibaUniv.

ChibaUniv.

The Univ. of Tokyo

The Univ. of Tokyo

HokkaidoUniv.

HokkaidoUniv.

IbarakiUniv.

IbarakiUniv.

Ritsumei-kanUniv.

Ritsumei-kanUniv.

WasedaUniv.

WasedaUniv.

UNUUNU

Meetings organized by IR3S and its partner universities

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International Conference on Sustainability Science: ICSS2009 at Tokyo, 2010 at Rome, 2012 at Tempe

Derived from G8 University summit

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 onSustainability Science in Asia

International Conference onSustainability Science

Publication

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ISI (Thomson Reuters) Impact Factor: 1.7 (2009), 1.2 (2010)Rank 80 in 180 journals in Environmental Sciences (2009)

• Journal: Sustainability Science (2007~)

Many other publications in Japan and in worldwide

Textbook series• Sustainability Science book series as the outcome of

flagship projects and other joint research activities

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Book series on Sustainability Science in Japanese (five volumes) are also being published from University of Tokyo Press

Being published from UNU Press

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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

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Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science

presents this certificate to

Mr. Shota Ito Osaka University

for his participation in and completion of

Joint Educational Program of IR3S

Co-organized by

The University of Tokyo

Kyoto University Osaka University

Hokkaido University Ibaraki University

Professor Hiroshi Komiyama Executive Director of IR3S

The University of Tokyo

Professor Akio Baba Director, Sustainability Design Center

Director, Research Institute for Sustainability Science Osaka University

International Network of Networks

30Partners in Asia-Pacific countries (ICSS Asia)

GPSS AND IR3S WELCOME STUDENTS WORLDWIDE