○ About NUGELP
NUGELP, Nagoya University Global Environmental Leaders Program was established in 2008 to develop future environmental leaders in the world particularly in Asian and African countries. We aim to develop Global Environmental Leaders who are able to identify and investigate environmental problems from a global perspective and propose practical measures to solve them.
2008-2024
participation
+340 students
2008-2024
countries
38
○ 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.
○ Courses and Curriculums
NUGELP offers all courses in English within a comprehensive and interdisciplinary curriculum.
Master’s Program
Master’s program students are required to obtain designated course credits of NUGELP and complete their Master’s thesis in English. Designated courses are as below.
English Communication in Environmental Issues
International communication skills are indispensable to propose policies that address environmental issues in the international communities. This lecture aims to improve international communication skills through analysis, policy proposals and discussions on environmental issues.
Civil Engineering and Policies for Developing Countries I
The objective of this course is to learn the basic knowledge related to sustainable development, environmental management, and international cooperation in developing countries for infrastructure development.
Civil Engineering and Policies for Developing Countries II
The objectives of this course are to study the fundamental knowledge on planning, design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure in Japan, as well as developing countries, and to survey various issues in civil engineering, including the environmental problems and recent development of regional disaster mitigation activities.
Sustainable City Studies
Students will learn policies, plans, and technological and institutional measures to realize Sustainable Society with the idea of sound material cycle society and decarbonization cities, with a view to integrating climatic change mitigation in urban development.
Environmental Industry Systems
Students will learn the practical skills as a leader in developing infrastructure by learning examples of how to apply the expertise and engineering techniques related to environmental conservation activities and technologies to the real world. Lecturers are invited from companies mainly in the Chubu region.
Climate Change and Infrastructure
This lecture aims to acquire the knowledge about the current status and risks of climate change and international initiatives, and to develop the capacity to consider mitigation and adaptation measures from the perspective of sustainable infrastructure development.
Sustainability and Environmental Studies
This course aims to deepen the understanding about “sustainable development”, which is one of the central concepts in the environmental studies, through lectures highlighting activities and approaches in various fields.
Doctoral Program
Doctoral students will be able to cultivate more professional and global views benefiting from the strength of the “Clinical Environmental Studies Program” in the Graduate School of Environmental Studies.
Clinical Environmental Studies Program
○ Internship and Study Tour
Besides academic course works, NUGELP also provides Global Research Internship at the companies, universities, research institutes etc., as well as international and domestic Study Tour to civil engineering related fields such as construction sites or environmentally conscious sites.
For more details, please visit CEEIPO (Civil and Environmental Engineering International Programs Office) website.
○ Program Eligibility and NUGELP Selection
Students in the following departments are eligible to apply for NUGELP after enrollment and selection will be made by interview.
– Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Graduate School of Engineering
○ CEEIPO Website
CEEIPO (Civil and Environmental Engineering International Programs Office) website introduces more details of international programs including NUGELP.
○ 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
