Update:July 27, 2017

International Environment Lectures were held

On June 16, Lecture on International Environment at Yokkaichi University

Local Environmental Studies is one of the community-based extension courses at the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies at Yokkaichi University. In past courses on Local Environmental Studies, members from the following local organizations or groups presented their own activities: the Yokkaichi Pollution and Environmental Museum for Future Awareness, the Environment-Energy Education Study Group in Yokkaichi University, and a group that engages in explaining the history of Yokkaichi pollution caused by petrochemical complexes.

ICETT has worked together with Yokkaichi University. As its experts and professors from the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies cooperated with ICETT in delivering lectures for visiting participants and surveying the envionmental present situation of Asian countries such as China, the Philippines, and Mongolia. As part of its community partnership program, ICETT presented its activities at the High Schoolers' Environmental Summit and the Community Partnership Forum, which were both organized at the university.

In the course on Local Environmental Studies, ICETT delivered a lecture, entitled “environmental activities”, on the international environment.

At the beginning of the lecture, Dr Satoshi Chiba, professor of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, presented the outline of the program. Following that, ICETT explained its own activities to 41 listeners. They were either students of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies or those who are interested in environmental issues. Examples of efforts made in ASEAN countries and Palau were featured. ICETT continues to work closely with Yokkaichi University in various forums and extension courses, too.

 

 

 

 

 

 Lecture scene

 

 

 

 

 

Lecture scene

 

On June 30, Lecture on International Environment at Suzuka University

International Economics is one of the lectures at the Faculty of International Studies of Suzuka University. In the lecture for 26 students of the Faculty, ICETT made a presentation about its international eco-friendly activities, entitled the “ICETT Lecture on International Environment”. It was ICETT’s first challenge to deliver a lecture at Suzuka University.

The students earnestly listened to the explanations while showing their interest in international cooperation in the environmental field of other countries. After the lecture, they exchanged opinions with students from China, Vietnam, and Nepal, about environmental problems their countries are confronted with.

ICETT will take advantage of this opportunity and continues to cooperate with Suzuka University in their survey and research activities.

 

 

 

 

 

Opening remarks (Photo provided by Suzuka University)

 

 

 

 

  

Lecture scene (Photo provided by Suzuka University)

On July 26, Lecture on International Environment at Mie University

Mie University has launched a course, “Sociological Studies of Yokkaichi”. It is an interdisciplinary and omnibus course to connect human, natural, and medical science and examine the past, the present, and the future as an environmentally advanced prefecture, based on lessons learned from environmental problems in Mie Prefecture and the past Yokkaichi pollution. It is also a course from a viewpoint of environmental studies. (See Mie University Syllabus)

ICETT took part in the course for the first time and delivered a lecture on the international environment for 95 participants. They listened to explanations about environmental problems in ASEAN countries and Palau and the activities of ICETT, including its cooperation with these countries to improve the situation. Experiences in international business and exchanges in Europe and America were presented, too.

ICETT continues to confer and work more closely with Mie University. Dr Park Hye-Sook of Mie University Graduate School of Regional Innovation Studies left a positive comment and she would like to continue to cooperate with ICETT.

　 Lecture scene

 　Lecture scene