Message from the Program Leader
Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Environmental Studies
Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture
Air pollution, water pollution, waste management, biodiversity conservation, and global warming and climate change―developing countries including the Asian and African region have been facing serious environmental problems as a result of rapid economic growth and social changes. Finding solutions for environmental problems is not an easy task since there are various factors involved such as health education, development of infrastructure, energy resources security, integration of environmental and economic concerns and globalization. These difficulties need to be overcome in order to achieve sustainable development both at national and global scales. The key to solving these problems are environmental specialists who have the expertise and ability to implement relevant projects. There is therefore an urgent need to educate professionals possessing competitive skills and translating these skills into concrete action. In 2008, Nagoya University established "Nagoya University Global Environmental Leaders Program," a master's course, to foster people who are able to understand and analyze environmental problems in a global perspective, and able to propose concrete methods for solving problems. We commit ourselves to become a global center of learning where motivated students, from Asian and African countries etc., including Japan come to acquire their accomplishments by deploying various efforts such as providing distinctive curriculum design and student services for them.
Unique Educational Program
Problem Solving Approaches
Systematic education for understanding of problems, acquisition of countermeasure techniques, system design and policy management skills.
Cross-Faculty Education
Students will enroll in lectures and seminars provided by the Graduate School of Environmental Studies and the Graduate School of Engineering. Students can also take related lectures offered at the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, the Graduate School of International Development, etc. according to their interests.
International Human Resources Development
Lectures and seminars are provided in English. The international and interactive program allows both international and Japanese students to improve their communication skills and global perspective.
Study Tour
Civil and environmental engineering related domestic and overseas study tours provide opportunities to visit actual sites and nourish students’ ability to identify and solve problems from broad perspectives.
On- and Off-Campus Cooperation
Global Research Internship is conducted in collaboration with companies, research institutions, overseas universities, and international organizations. Students acquire not only advanced specialized knowledge but also practical know-how.
Program Organization
The Nagoya University Center for Global Environmental Leaders was established in October 2008 with the aim of promoting university-wide international environmental human resource development including NUGELP.
The Dean of the Graduate School of Environmental Studies is in charge of this center, and faculty members from the Graduate School of Environmental Studies and the Graduate School of Engineering are involved in the educational program.
Program Eligibility
Students in following departments are eligible to apply for NUGELP.
- Deptheartment of Environmental Engineering and Architecture (Sustainable Development Course) in Graduate School of Environmental Studies
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Graduate School of Engineering
Contact and Access
Nagoya University Global Environmental Leaders Program
Address: Environmental Studies Hall, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, JAPAN
E-mail: ceeipo(at)urban.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp (Please replace (at) with @)
Access from Nagoya Daigaku Station (Nagoya city subway Meijo line) exit no.2
