Graduate School of Env.Science / Faculty of Env.Earth Science
Hokkaido University
N10W5 Sapporo
Hokkaido 060-0810
Contact/Counsel
Entrance examinations and pre-arrival examination interviews may be held in candidates’ own countries by using the on-line communication system like the Zoom or Webex on a day designated individually. Information on exact date and time will be provided after screening. Interviewees will be asked about their Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis and future plans for study on the Master’s or Doctoral courses, respectively.
We are happy to announce that GSES Homecoming Day 2022 will be held virtually on Thursday, September 22nd. Zoom invitation link will be sent to all GSES students, faculty and staff members on September 16th. Please check the event schedule below and join us.
Hokkaido University Homecoming Day is scheduled for September 24th. Please visit https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/home2022/index.html (Japanese only) for more information.
Program Outline
Japan had suffered from severe environmental problems such as pollutions during high economic growth period. Currently we reached highest environmental standard in the world. We aim to foster leaders in the field of environmental science and administration by providing education on history of environmental field in Japan, environmental law, restoration techniques, process of environmental administration, and current method of environmental management.
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Outline of Subjects
Fundamental Course in Environmental Science
The objectives of this course are, to learn several basic and introductory issues in the environmental science and to understand the current environmental problems such as ecosystem and land use.
Introduction to Global Environmental Management
In this lecture class, international issues of various environmental problems including Japanese experiences are taken up and discussed them with students from various countries. The problems are shared with each other and the measurements to protect the environments are discussed.
Advanced Course in Environmental Pollution Comparison
The main participants of this course should be international students who are responsible for protecting environments for the next generations of industrially developing countries. In this lecture, students will understand the geology, geography and natural environment of their own countries and learn from both success and failure experiences in Japan and other countries.
Introduction to Renewable Energy
Installation of renewable energy may contribute to reduce CO2 emission and creating jobs locally while the unregulated installation may damage ecosystem, and water and food resources. Therefore, the installation needs to be verified from various viewpoints after assessing sufficiently the energy potentials and impacts to the environment. Referring to the precedents and development experiences inside or outside of Japan, this lecture will help understand comprehensively current situations and issues of renewable energy by recognizing characteristics of each energy source.
Graduate School of Environmental Sceince, Hokkaido University