Realizing Sustainable Development Goals: Initiatives of Nagoya University Asian Satellite Campuses Institute for Graduate Education Editha C. Cedicol Nagoya University Asian Satellite Campus-Philippines Akira Yamauchi International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education, NU Fumio Isoda Nagoya University Asian Satellite Campuses Institute Kazuhito Kawakita NU Graduate School of Bioagricultral Sciences Presented at the 25th convention of the Asian Association of Agricultural Colleges and Universities (AAACU) at Tokyo University of Agriculture, Setagaya, Japan on 13 October 2016.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (SD) - “..development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” ( Our Common Future, 1987). Historical background of SDGs 1 972- United Nations Conference on Human Environment, Stockholm - the right of every individual to a productive and healthy life in a vibrant and wholesome environment was expressed -grounded on three published works by Rachel Carson, the Silent Spring (1962); Garret Hardin, The Tragedy of the Commons (1968); and the Ecologist, Blueprint for Survival (1972)
1983- Creation of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) - to tackle the issues on the worsening state of the environment and its natural resources that impacted on people’s lives and the environment 1987 - WCED published the Brundtland Report titled, Our Common Future - focused on global sustainability and the need to save the planet from further damage for the sake of the present and future generations 1992- UN Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit), Rio de Janeiro to develop a blueprint for SD - Adopted the Agenda 21 and established the UN Commission on Sustainable Development 2000- Millennium Summit – Adopted the UN Millennium Declaration and set targets to achieve by 2015 2015- UN Sustainable Development Summit, U.S.A,- Post 2015 Development Agenda built on MDGs and expanded targets to cover broader SD issues - 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 targets to achieve by 2030 January 2016- effectivity of 17 SDGs
SDG 4- To ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning for all (-a concern of all educational institutions) However, universities can actually play crucial roles in many, if not all, of the 17 SDGs.
• Institutional • Regional • Global Different issues, different solutions, Universal Different magnitude and scale – THEY VARY Overwhelming Seem unreachable 17 SDGs with 169 targets HOW? by 2030? Engage the participation of different stakeholders — public, local governments, NGOs, religious groups, educational Institutions, business sectors--- EVERYONE LOCALIZE STRATEGIES- easier to monitor and measure
Education creates a ripple effect on the lives it has influenced. In whatever mode or scheme, education allows greater opportunity to produce multipliers and nurturers of the value of learning ( cedicol ). (Source: Education Fund-Global Women Leaders Network) Source: www.legacyintl.org
Nagoya University adheres to the principles that education is: • the key to poverty reduction • driver of economic progress and prosperity • the foundation to peace, equality and resilience, • the means to a food and nutrition secure society • central to the management and sustainable development of natural resources and environment
Source: Dr. Hilljie van’t Land, International Association of Universities, www.iau -iau.net
Nagoya University Graduate Schools, laboratories, institutes and centers that are focused on studies and researches that have relevance to specific SDGs. Education and research ddressing problems specifically related to SDGs 2 and 3: • NU Arts and Sciences Institute of Health and Nutrition under the Graduate School of Medicine (GSM) - people’s health and nutrition - practical development of healthcare and nutritional sciences. • NU Laboratory of Human Nutrition studies the physiology of digestion and absorption of nutrients . Education and research to address problems related to SDG 6. • Institute of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences , formerly a Water Quality Science Research Center under the NU Faculty of Science - integrated studies on structure and dynamics of the hydrosphere and atmosphere to understand the relationship of processes in water and material cycles in a changing earth environment. Water is essential for life, NU researchers and scientists recognize that any change in the water cycle on the earth systems, be it caused by human or natural factors. may endanger human life
- A highly recognized achievement of the university ( addressing SDG 7 ). | Visits: 64392 - The invention of the high efficiency blue light-emitting diode (LED) by Professors Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of the NU Graduate School of Engineering (GSE), which provided affordable, sustainable, and efficient energy to modern-day society - Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014 2014 - MEXT selected NU for the Top Global University (TGU) project ( addressing SDG 17 ). - to improve education and research for world-class quality, recognition and impact. - supports local and international young researchers, creation of scientific research units and technical promotion offices for academic, research and academia-government collaboration. - established cooperative relationships with top universities in the world for research and education. *joint degree programs in 2014 with the University of Adelaide in Australia for medicine - plans to expand the same model with 20 other research universities (University of Strasbourg, John Hopkins University, University of Edinburgh, and Shanghai Jiao tong University, etc)
Slide source: Pres Matsuo presentation, 2016 Research Ex Excellence No Nobel Laureate in Ch Chemistry, 2008 No Nobel Laureates s in Physi sics cs, 2008 Alumnus & Former NU Associate Professor Dr. Osamu Shimomura Alumnus & NU Professor: Dr. Toshihide Maskawa Nobel Laureate in Ch No Chemistry, , 2001 2001 King Faisal Int’l Prize, 1999 Nob Nobel Laureates s in Physi sics cs, 2014 2014 Alumnus & NU Professor: Dr. Makoto Kobayashi NU Professor: NU Distinguished Professor: Alumnus & NU Professor: Dr. Ryoji Noyori Dr. Isamu Akasaki Dr. Hiroshi Amano
Campus ASEAN ( addressing SDG 17) - implemented the a program on “ Training a New Generation of Leaders in International Cooperation for the Development of the ASEAN Region” to develop human resources as effective coordinators and “bridges ” - between Japan and ASEAN Photo Source: presentation of President Matsuo
Addressing problems related to SDG 2 - moving towards developing more interdisciplinary researches aimed at enhancing the university’s contribution to the advancement of agricultural and life sciences Graduate Programs : • Biosphere Resources Science • Biological Mechanisms and Functions • Applied Molecular Biosciences • Bioengineering Sciences
- A research institute and a leading center for international cooperation in capacity building for agriculture and rural development (SDGs 4 and 17)
ICCAE and GSBS collaborative project Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development Program (SATREPS) based in Kenya. (SDGs 2 snd 17)
IGER - to nurture scientists towards becoming international leaders to champion Environmental protection and management - Discover new solar energy-derived natural materials - Develop new materials ad energy generation technologies To lessen the burden on natural environment and develop more efficient food production technologies Addressing SDGs 2, 7 and 13
- to nurture women leaders who can work in a global context to achieve well- NU Women Leaders being in the region. Program to Promote - A five-year interdisciplinary degree program based on an advanced and comprehensive curriculum Well-being in Asia - offers international education and research activities that cut across academic boundaries and combines knowledge from different fields in collaboration with leaders from Asia. - involves four graduate schools with five divisions focused on bioagricultural sciences, international development, education and human development, and medicine including health sciences . - only for students enrolled in the four graduate schools at NU, namely: International Development, Education and Human Development, Medicine, and Bioagricultural Sciences who plan to proceed to a doctoral program at the above graduate schools. - students are expected to acquire six core skills necessary for working in the global arena: 1) Visionary skills, ability to look at issues from a comprehensive perspective, 2) Gender understanding, comprehension of gender-related issues and gender equality, 3) Practical skills, 4) Adaptability, 5) Planning skills, and 6) Communication skills addressing SDGs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
NU Women Leaders Program to Promote Well-being in Asia
Heads of State IMPACT Champions National leaders taking action for gender equality in countries around the globe Malawi Indonesia Romania Rwanda Finland JAPAN Iceland Sweden Philippines Uruguay
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