The UNITWIN/UNESCO CHAIR
PROGRAMME
in Research and Education
for Sustainable Development
at Okayama University
Partners
Okayama UNESCO Association
Okayama ESD Promotion Commission
Conference of Okayama International NGO Network (COINN)
Okayama City
Okayama University of Science
Okayama University
Graduate School of Environmental Science
The UNITWIN/UNESCO CHAIR PROGRAMME
in Research and Education for Sustainable Development
at Okayama University
Abstract of the project
The proposed UNESCO Chair will be hosted by Okayama University, which will collaborate
with NGOs, Okayama ESD Promotion Commission (RCE Okayama), local governments,
University Consortium Okayama, etc. The chair considers providing staff working for
NGOs, civil society organizations and community-based organizations, and government officials, school teachers, students and citizens, who are from domestic communities and developing and developed countries, with opportunities to learn trans-disciplinary and integrated
studies for creating a sustainable society locally, nationally, regionally and globally. The
chair works on cooperation between formal and non-formal education, for building sustainable societies in Okayama, and Setouchi region where Okayama is located, and also in global
level. The Chair integrates both local knowledge in Okayama and Setouchi region and those
from international community. The chair also strives to spread the conception of ESD and
put in practice ESD activities in Japan, Asia-Pacific region and Africa, realizing sustainable
development through inter-university cooperation.
The proposed UNESCO Chair aims to develop human resources who will lead to create a
sustainable society, through undertaking the programme of Education for Sustainable Development.
1/ Foster experts who will work for international agencies and the United Nations agencies
in the field of the environment, and will contribute to creating a sustainable society globally;
2/ Foster experts who will get engaged in the activity to create an appropriate environment
for realizing a sustainable society in local level;
3/ Reorient the curriculum of Okayama University to contribute to create a sustainable society locally, nationally, regionally and globally; and,
4/ Undertake practical education to transfer technology and knowledge on environment conservation for students and experts from developing countries through inter-university cooperation.
Faculty concerned:
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Project leader:
Dr. Koji Tanaka, Professor
Vice President of Okayama University
Contact :
3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Okayama,
700-8530, Japan
TEL/FAX: +81-86-251-8925
E-mail: [email protected]
Exchange of university students and professors
Inter-University Agreement
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China(2000.2-)
Tongji University,China (2006.3-)
Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia(2005.6-)
Mongolian State University of Agriculture(2005.11-)
Karadeniz Technical University, Tourkey(2002.5-)
Hue University,Viet Nam(2006.10-)
Inter-Faculty Agreement
Gollege of Forest, Agricultural University of Hebei , China (2006.6-)
Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry,Viet Nam(2006.2-)
School of Management, National Dong Hwa Unversity, Taiwan(2005.4-)
International field research
Inner Mongolia, China :
Development of revegetation technology for prevention of land degradation.
Mongolia:
Eco-physiological studies on Taiga-steppe ecosystem.
Jordan:
Studies on ecosystem restoration for an Eco-park construction in desertified area.
Kingdom of Thailand :
Medical waste management and Environmental Health(Chularongkorn University)
Solid Waste management(Asian Institute of Technology:AIT)
Bangladesh:
Research of flood area
Vietnam:
Community-based Resource Management in the Tam
GiangLagoon
Rehabilitation in an Upland Multiethnic Commune
Sri Lanka: Public health standpoint surveillance of
tsunami-afflicted district (Sri Lanka National Institute
of Health Sciences :NIHS)
Republic of South Africa: (University of Johannesburg)
Republic of Zambia: (University of Zambia)
Health, Food and Poverty
Internship program in the United
Nations Agencies
United of Nations Centre of Regional Development :
International Training Course in Regional Development and UNCRD Study Camp
United Nations University :
UNU/ESD Summer School for Bird's-eye View Experts on Environment United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) :
Internship in GLOBAL FESTA JAPAN 2006「FOOD：
from a development perspective」
Cooperation with Regional Center of Expertise(RCE) on ESD
The Graduate School delivers the professors to the committees of Okayama ESD Promotion
Commission which advise how the Commission organizes Okayama ESD Projects, and the
Commssion shares experiences and information of ESD efforts through co-organizing
Okayama ESD International Conference 2006 where the Commission staff introduced the
citizen's activities on Environmental Education and efforts of Kominkans for ESD.
International Workshop “Kominkan summit”
Okayama University cooperates with UNESCO Bangkok which promotes Community
Learning Centres (CLCs) in Asia-Pacific region, to co-host Kominkan Summit for utilizing
the experiences and lessons of Kominkans to capacity development of staffs of CLCs for
their management. Kominkans in Okayama are now being engaged in ESD efforts, and promotion of ESD through Kominkans and CLCs will be one of the main topics of the Summit.
Lectures and symposia on ESD
in Okayama
“Okayama ESD International Conference 2006 ”
with Conference of Okayama International
NGO Network (COINN)
Dr. Hans van Ginkel,
Rector of the United Nations University
Symposium “Revegetation technique of degraded dry land in China and its future view”
Workshop “Researches on ecological and eco-physiological characteristics of plant species
in Mu Us Sandy land of Northern China"
Invited lecture “Reviews of veterinary science and ecology for sustainable development in
Mongolia” Invited lecture “Controlled environment agriculture and biosystems engineering
in arid regions” Okayama-Hue Seminar on Rural Development and Environmental Issues in
Central Vietnam
Seminar on international organizations activities
United Nations Population Fund, Director, Ms. Kiyoko Ikegami
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Specialist, Ms. Mariko Sato
United Nations Population Fund, Goodwill Ambassador, Ms.Yuko Arimori
United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization, Program
Specialist, Mr. Kiichi Oyasu,
Preparation and implementation of curriculum for ESD
The establishment of original environmental curriculum for ESD in Okayama University
High school curriculum for ESD including field excises and seminars
UNESCO Chairs and
University Twinning and Networking/UNITWIN
UNITWIN is the abbreviation for the UNIVERSITY TWINNING and networking scheme.
The Programme was established in 1992 following the relevant decision of the General Conference of UNESCO taken at its 26th session.
The UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme was conceived as a way to advance research,
training and programme development in higher education by building university networks
and encouraging inter-university cooperation through transfer of knowledge across borders.
Since it was set up in 1992 the programme has aroused great interest among Member-States.
Today 597 UNESCO Chairs and 66 UNITWIN Networks have been in the Programme
involving over 720 institutions in 125 countries. It contains full information on each of reporting Chairs and Networks covering 70 disciplines and identifies the contact persons, partners,
events and publications for each one.
Existing UNESCO Chairs programme on ESD
UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development (2005), University of Lueneburg
UNESCO Chair in Education for Sustainable Development (2006), Chalmers University of
Technology
UNESCO Chair in Education for Sustainable Development (2006), Lund University
The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
In December 2002, resolution 57/254 on the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly
and UNESCO was designated as lead agency for the promotion of the Decade.
UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization
UNESCO was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it
is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means
to a far more ambitious goal : to build peace in the minds of men.
MEXT Programme “Initiatives for Attractive Education
in Graduate Schools” in Okayama University
In 2005 the programme of “Environmental Ethics - Health and the Environment” was adopted under “Initiatives for Attractive Education in Graduate Schools” of MEXT, to enhance
the performance of the Graduate School.
This programme; provides the graduate students who wish to be experts on the environment, with opportunities to undertake the practical field research in developing countries in
cooperation with their professors
and NGOs, having sent 28 graduate
students and professors to 12 countries in 2005.
Okayama City
Okayama is the capital of Okayama Prefecture and a major
transportation hub of the Chugoku Region. Nestled between the Seto Inland Sea to the south and the Chugoku
Mountains to the north, Okayama Prefecture features a
beautiful and diverse natural landscape. Our mild climate
has earned us the nickname ‘ The Land of Sunshine’ and
‘ Fruit Kingdom.’
JAPAN SEA
Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior
Misasa Medical Center
HYOGO
Prefecture
Kurayoshi
Yonago
Tsushima Campus
TOTTORI
Prefecture
Matsue
Kooge
Okutsu
HIROSHIMA
Prefecture
Cooperative
Research Center
OKAYAMA
Prefecture
Tsudaka
Research Farm
Tsuyama
Institute for dissemination
of Kibi Culture
Shikata Campus
Higashiyama Campus
Hirai Campus
Yunogo
Niimi
Okayama Airport
Himeji
Aioi
Research Institute for
Takahashi
Bioresources
Barley and Wild Plant
Marine Laboratory
Soja
Resource Center
Okayama
Kiyone
Research Institute for
Kurashiki
Bioresources Branch Library Ibara
Ushimado
ShinKannabe
Kurashiki
Syoudoshima
Uno
Fukuyama
Kasaoka
Honjima
Hachihama
N
Research Farm
Takamatsu
Mihara
Sakaide
SETO INLAND SEA
Honjima Research Farm
KAGAWA Prefecture
Okayama University
Graduate School of Environmental Science
“Science for Asian Environment”
In April 2005 Okayama University has
established a new Graduate School of
Environmental Science. It is devoted to
the future, complex and interdisciplinary environmental science with the support of the existing Graduate School of
Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences and
Graduate School of Natural Science and
Technology. Because of the strong economic growth in the Pacific Rim, e.g.
China, Korea, Taiwan and Japan, most
of people believe that the 21st century
will become Asian era. At the same time
fast growing environmental problems
will occur and affect all Pacific regions
simultaneously. To tackle the problems
adequately a global consideration is absolutely necessary. A close international
cooperation, especially, within the Pacific Rim is significant, and this new
Graduate School should become one of
the forums for advancing environmental
science in this Asian era.
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