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Home > Workshop and Training > IN JAPAN > Fiscal Year 2009 > The JICA-commissioned Overseas student seminar (Environmental conservation Course) “Sustainable development and environment in the automobile industry” was brought to a successful conclusion

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Update:March 17, 2009

The JICA-commissioned Overseas student seminar (Environmental conservation Course) “Sustainable development and environment in the automobile industry” was brought to a successful conclusion

The Chubu region where ICETT is located is a major manufacturing area, with world-famous automobile manufacturers such as Toyota and Honda located at its core. At the same time, Yokkaichi-City has broad experience of pollution prevention and possesses various technologies to achieve it, which were gained as a result of the unfortunate industrial pollution of the past. The main purpose of the course was to learn about environmental conservation based on the characteristics of the Chubu region and specifically in its automobile industry. The course ran for eight days from March 2 (Mon) to 9 (Mon).
Seven overseas students staying in Japan. (Two from Myanmar, one each from China, Uzbekistan, Laos, The Philippines and Ghana) who study at different universities in various places throughout Japan, assembled here for this course.


Students from different regions were given an opportunity to share information about the environmental issues facing their own countries. They toured the production line of an automobile factory, an automobile recycling plant and production site for a future generation fuel called biodiesel, produced from waste cooking oil. When the engine of a garbage collection vehicle using this bio-fuel was started up, its exhaust gas smelled of tempura. Students visited places which they seldom have the opportunity to, and through learning about technology at such sites, they gave deep consideration to what kind of individual measures can be taken to protect the global environment
In addition they celebrated the Hina Festival during the training period and a mini Karuta (card) competition was also held. The training participants had an opportunity to be exposed to Japanese culture, and they experienced more enjoyable training than had been expected.