The Wild & Wise Collaborative Learning Program
Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
For Students at Selected Foreign Universities

The “Top Global University Project” of Kyoto University invites graduate students to apply for a scholarship for short-term study at Kyoto University. The selected students will join the International Autumn School for Environmental Studies 2019 Program at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES) with participants from various countries.

– Application is closed –

Application through the website must be completed by 23:59, 9 August, Japanese time. For applicants who pass the documentation screening and interview examination, all original documents for items 2-6 must be submitted by registered airmail or EMS/DHL/FEDEX by 30 August 2019 (normally DHL, FEDEX takes 2-3 days, EMS 2 days to 1 week, Airmail takes 1-2 weeks to Japan). At this time, we will request submission of confirmation letters and passport copies.

– Application is closed –

^*1Applicant must belong to a master’s or doctoral program at one of the designated universities during the period of autumn school 2019. Applicants who work as lecturers for a designated university but are studying at a non-designated university graduate program may not apply. Post-doctoral researchers, and research students are not eligible for this program.

We encourage students with high academic capability and an interest in international academic exchange to apply for this scholarship program.

July 1^st, 2019

Prof. Shinya Funakawa
Dean, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University

International Autumn School for Environmental Studies 2019

Program in brief

1. The program begins by sharing information about each participants’ country of origin through the country-specific topics of Forest resource, waste management, water treatment, agriculture, natural disasters, and culture.
2. After learning about the current issues for these topics in participants’ home countries, participants will experience and deepen their understanding about issues in Japan via a lecture series and extensive field studies. In addition, we will study about the atmospheric environment in each country and Japan through a special seminar on atmospheric chemistry.
3. In the middle, participants will make a poster presentation about current studies/former studies at International Symposium on Environmental Studies held in 26^th Nov. at Kyoto University.
4. During the program, participants will discuss and make group presentation and individual presentation about, A.) ideas/actions and challenges to change Japanese culture for better environment from individual level to global scale, B.) applicable technology/theory/activity/culture in participants’ country that you’ve learn during this program to improve environmental issue in each participants’ country, C) Examples of culture underlying the environmental problems, and its potential solutions in each participants’ country. Final presentation will be followed by Q and A, some discussion with other participants.

Schedule in 2019

17^th November (Sun.)

Arrival in Kyoto

18^th November (Mon.)

Kick-off seminar for International Autumn School

19^th November (Tue.)

Special lecture series ^{*Contents 1}

20^th November (Wed.) –
22^nd (Fri.)

Field study I. in Wakayama ^{*Contents 2}

23^rd November (Sat.)

Kyoto city cultural tour

24^th November (Sun.)

Group discussion in relationship between culture and environment

25^th November (Mon.)

Atmospheric chemistry special seminar day 1 ^{*Contents 3}

26^th November (Tue.)

International Symposium on Environmental Studies, Poster presentation

27^th November (Wed.)

International Symposium on Environmental Studies

28^th November (Thu.)

Atmospheric chemistry special seminar day 2 ^{*Contents 3}

29^th November (Fri.)

Field study II. in Shiga and Osaka ^{*Contents 4}

30^th November (Sat.)

Group presentation

1^st December (Sun.)

Field study III. in Kyoto ^{*Contents 5}

2^nd December (Mon.)

Preparation for final seminar

3^rd December (Tue.)

Final seminar of International Autumn School

4^th December (Wed.)

Departure from Kyoto

Contents

1. Special lecture series of International Autumn School

This lecture series provide you with basic and essential information to understand about forestry resource, solid waste management, water treatment, agriculture, and natural disaster in Japan. This basic understandings will help you at the field excursion in each place. The tentative lecture schedule is as follows:

2. Field study I. Forests, agriculture and natural disasters in Wakayama (20^th – 22^nd November)

In this tour, we will visit an area called Ki no Kuni (紀伊国), which means “country of wood,” in Wakayama. This field study and lecture will instruct about cultural-traditional usage of timbers and forest management and soils in forest in Japan. In addition, we will observe livelihood and actual situation of depopulation in rural commune. Thirdly, we will learn the typical disasters (flooding, landslide, earthquake, tsunami) which is common in Japan, and some communal prevention.

3. Atmospheric chemistry special seminar (25^th and 28^th November)

We will provide a special seminar on atmospheric chemistry that includes:

1. Air pollution studies
   ・Kinetic study for NOx and ozone reaction
   ・Field observation of air quality in Kyoto
2. Aerosol formation experiments
   ・Secondary organic aerosols from ozonolysis
   ・Aerosols from plant emissions
3. The global atmospheric environment
4. Special lecture by Prof. Christa Fittschen (Université Lille)

4. Field study II. Water usage and treatment in Yodo river basin (29^th November)

One day trip will take us around Yodo river basin to Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, to investigate people’s lives, environment, and water and its treatment system. We will visit Osaka Water Supply Authority to see the tap water purification and supply systems. Later, we shall see the water source in Lake Biwa and visit rain water treatment system.

5. Field study III. Kyoto city excursion (23^rd November or 1^st December)

A one-day trip will bring you around Kyoto city with the focus on daily waste in our daily life. The trip will include visits to an Kyoto Municipal Center for Promotion of Environment Protection (COP3 Memorial Hall), Miyako Ecology Center to learn the daily waste and environmental education in Japan. Later, we shall see/experience around shrines, temples and typical houses (Kyo-machiya) to see the traditions and livelihoods in daily Kyoto life. Through the visits, we can learn about solid waste, local treatment systems, residents’ awareness, and 4R.

Assignment/preparation after acceptance

Through this program, we would like all the participants to learn from each other concerning the topics of forest resource, solid waste management, water treatment, agriculture, natural disasters, the atmospheric environment, and culture. For better understanding of these topics in participants’ countries and in Japan, we request that you investigate conditions related to the topics above in your home country and your hometown in advance. You will present what you have learned to other participants on 18th November 2019, at the kick-off seminar of the International Autumn School (prepare a pptp file or PDF file, 10 min./person). You will also be expected to present about air pollution conditions in your home country or province during the atmospheric chemistry seminars held on 28th November (prepare 1-3 PPT slides or a PDF file). Please present in English with referencing of data. In addition, we request you to prepare a poster presentation about your current study or former study at international symposium on environmental studies on 26th November. The format of poster presentation and deadline will be informed by the committee of the symposium after the screening.

Important Notice

There may be some subsequent schedule and content changes. We apologize for any inconvenience. We will inform you immediately of major changes.

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