International Leader Training Program for Sustainable Use of Water and Resources (SUW Program)

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1 International Leader Training Program for Sustainable Use of Water and Resources (SUW Program) The University of Kitakyushu Kitakyushu s Overcoming Pollution

2 International Leader Training Program for Sustainable Use of Water and Resources Background: City of Kitakyushu (Red: Establishment Blue: awards) 1960s Kitakyushu became one of the 4 heavy industrial zones and experienced pollution problems 1971 Founded Environmental Pollution Control Bureau (currently the Environment Bureau) 1980 Founded Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Association (KITA) 1992 UN Local Government Honor at Earth Summit (Rio de Janeiro): International Environmental Cooperation 1997 Started Kitakyushu Eco-Town (Eco-industrial complex, approved by METI) 2001 Founded Kitakyushu Science and Research Park and Faculty of Environmental Engineering 2002 Founded Kitakyushu Environment Museum (environmental education center) 2008 Selected as Eco-Model City 2010 Founded Water Plaza Kitakyushu 2011 Selected as one of the four model cities for OECD Green Cities Programme th Anniversary of Kitakyushu Water Works 2011 Selected as Future City under Future City Initiative (approved by Japan s Cabinet) SUW Program Objective To nurture "environmental leaders" with practical knowledge and skills on water and resource recycling; such human resource are urgently demanded especially by Asian developing countries; under strong coordination among the University of Kitakyushu, City of Kitakyushu as "Environmental Model City" and profitable/non-profitable organizations around Kitakyushu with the experience of overcoming pollution problems. Graduate School of Environmental Engineering The University of Kitakyushu 2001 Faculty of Environmental Engineering founded (in Kitakyushu Science and Research Park) 2003 Graduate School of Environmental Engineering (GSEE) founded 2008 Environment and Resources Systems Course founded under GSEE 2009 International Leader Training Program for Sustainable Use of Water and Resources Kitakyushu Osaka Tokyo Courses Environment and Resources Systems Chemical Processes and Environments Environmental Biosystems Mechanical Systems Engineering Architecture Communications and Media Processing Computer Systems

3 Overseas Students (SUW 2012) SUW Education Scheme Existing Course for Env. Study Area The University of Kitakyushu Graduate School of Env. Engineering Env. and Res. Systems Course Lectures (Master: 20 credits+) (Doctor: 6 credits+) Thesis (Master: 10 credits) (Doctor: 6 credits) To nurture "environmental leaders" with practical knowledge and skills on water and resource recycling; such human resource are urgently demanded especially by Asian developing countries; under strong coordination among the University of Kitakyushu, City of Kitakyushu as "Environmental Model City" and profitable/nonprofitable organizations around Kitakyushu with the experience of overcoming pollution problems. Training for water-resources leaders Strengthen knowledge through related subjects More subjects, English lectures Write thesis to be utilized for env. prevention Strengthen practical skills Practical internship, instrumental training, teaching training, seminar by domestic / overseas experts (SUW seminar) Strengthen leadership skills Self-development training, oral examination Master s degree (Doctoral degree) Certificate of International Environmental Leadership

4 Environment and Resources Systems Course & SUW staffs Environmental process group Water and wastewater treatments Aquatic Environment Identification of micropollutants Soil remediation Recycle of wastes Environmental management group Environmental law Urban planning Environmental economics Factory management Privatisation Policy decision in local government Lecture Curriculum Progress English lectures Entry (Master s) Specialize on water / resource problems (Select 1 of 3 areas) - Safety Evaluation Science / Engineering Analysis of Toxic Chemicals in the Environment; Health and Environmental Sciences; Ecological and Environmental Physiology; Environmental Biology; Ecological Management - Technological Process Design Engineering / Political Science Sustainable Sanitary Engineering; Recycling Engineering; Recycling-System Engineering; Aquatic Environment and Engineering; Solid Waste Management Engineering; Environmental Preservation Engineering - Environmental Management Political / Social Sciences Environmental Policy and Administration; Systems of Sustainable Management; Urban Environment and Ecological Design; Environmental Information Technology and Computer Simulation; Urban Environmental Assessment and Planning Learning various perspectives on environmental problems - Core subjects Environmental Principles; Environmental Issues in Asia; Environmental Pollution and Health Risk; Area Study I-A (community in developing countries) - Environmental elective subjects Air-Pollution Mitigation Engineering; Remediation of Soil and Groundwater; Production Process Engineering; Theories of Energy and Urban Architecture - Basic skill training Instrumental training for environmental analytical skills

5 SUW Trainings Environmental Water Chemistry Training (90 min. x 15 times, every semester) Lecture & lab. experiment, covering basic water chemistry, environmental water analysis techniques, and environmental sample analysis using innovative instruments (GC-MS etc ) Domestic internships & education trainings - Kyushu Techno Research Inc. - JPEC co. Ltd., Wakamatsu Research Centre - City of Kitakyushu, Environment Bureau - Kitakyushu City Environmental Preservation Association - JICA Kyushu (located in Kitakyushu) - NPO Satoyama - NPO Onga-river Residents Association - Elementary school around Kitakyushu area - Lecture to Kitakyushu citizens Private enterprise Kitakyushu municipality NPOs Environmental education SUW Trainings Overseas guest speaker institutions: 1. Hanoi Univ. of Science, Vietnam 2. Hanoi Univ. of Civil Engineering, Vietnam 3. Danang Univ. of Technology, Vietnam 4. National University of Uzbekistan 5. Institute of Water Problems of the Academy of Sciences of Republic of Uzbekistan 6. Korea Advanced Institute of Sci. and Tech. 7. Yonsei University, South Korea 8. Tsinghua University, China 9. National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan 11. Jinwen University of Sci. and Tech., Taiwan 12. National Taipei Univ. of Technology, Taiwan 13. South Taiwan Sci. Park Administration, Taiwan 14. Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan 15. The University of Melbourne, Australia 16. Department of Primary Industries, Australia 17. Deakin University, Australia 18. Paris Diderot University, France 19. Pierre and Marie Curie University, France 20. University of Bonn, Germany 21. University of Florence, Italy 22. Gdansk University of Technology, Poland 23. The University of Eastern Finland 24. Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway SUW Seminar Lectures by domestic/overseas guest speakers (46 seminars in 2.5 years) Overseas internships - Hanoi Univ. of Civil Engineering, Vietnam - Danang Univ. of Technology, Vietnam - Tianjin Institute of Urban Construction, China - Nankai University, China - Institute of Water Problems of the Academy of Science of Republic of Uzbekistan

6 Developing Overseas Network by Strategic Internship & Symposium Internships (2009, phase 1) Garbage/wastewater survey in medium-sized Vietnamese city Local newspaper in Danang, Vietnam SUW Symposium (2010, phase 2) "Water resource management and int l cooperation in Vietnam" - Research presentations by SUW students - 3 Vietnamese Univ., Danang Environmental Bureau, Danang Waste Disposal Company - JICA Vietnam office, City of Kitakyushu - 3 Japanese environmental engineering makers New project for improving water/recycling in medium-sized Asian cities (2011, phase 3) - Field test starting 2012, by Japan/Vietnam companies, municipalities and academia - Participation of SUW students and alumni - Broaden opportunities for leaders by strengthening Japan-Vietnam network SUW Students SUW students (48 from 14 nations) Japan 15 China 14 Vietnam 7 Indonesia 2 Bangladesh 1 Barbados 1 Bolivia 1 Mongolia 1 Philippines 1 Samoa 1 Sudan 1 Sweden 1 Thailand 1 Uzbekistan 1 Previous Career Japan 15 Int l 33 Public institution - 11 Private enterprise 1 5 Uni. faculty/researcher - 3 Univ. of Kitakyushu 11 3 Other Japanese Univ. 3 1 Overseas University - 10 International student s scholarship MEXT Scholarship 3 Foreign Gov. Scholar 2 JICA Scholars 5 Self-funded 24 SUW Alumni, as of 2012 China 9(4) Kyrgyz 1 Japan 7(1) Barbados 1(1) Vietnam 3(1) Sudan 1(1) Peru 1 *Numbers in () are currently in advanced level of SUW program in doctoral course after completing SUW program for the master s level.

7 Certified Environmental Leader Expected activities by certified environmental leaders: - Supervising role in private enterprises and central/municipal administration - Proposing projects in the field of water and resource recycling - Recycling venture, technological development, citizen-participatory projects, etc Alumni Careers (Certified between March 2011 and September 2012) Vietnamese (3) - 2 Employed by Japanese enterprises, to be involved in founding sustainable factories in Vietnam - 1 entered doctoral course at the Univ. of Kitakyushu. Chinese (9) - 4 entered doctoral course at the Univ. of Kitakyushu (1 dual-enrollment w/ Ningbo Environ. Monitoring Center, China) - 3 employed by Japanese enterprise, involved in information system development for environmental management area Japanese (7) - 4 entered Japanese enterprises - 1 entered doctoral course at the Univ. of Kitakyushu Kyrgyz (1) - Returned to State Agency on Environ. Protection and Forestry, Kyrgyzstan, involved in energy-saving urban planning project Peru (1) - Continuing research at the Univ. of Kitakyushu as research asst. Sudan (1) - Entered doctoral course at the Univ. of Kitakyushu Barbados (1) - Entered doctoral course at the Univ. of Kitakyushu Conclusions SUW operates with its unique program objective Based on Environmental Leader Program Focus on Sustainable Use of Water & Resources SUW nurtures foreign/domestic students to be environ. leaders Setting lectures for gaining various environ. perspectives Guiding students to specialize on 1 of 3 environ. study areas Giving opportunities for seminar, internship and other training SUW develops overseas network for more opportunities Danang (Vietnam), Tianjin (China), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), etc Cooperation of student internship and symposium (education) Involving enterprises, municipalities & academia of both sides