Realizing Sustainable Development Goals: Initiatives of Nagoya University Asian Satellite Campuses Institute

for Graduate Education

Editha C. CedicolNagoya University Asian Satellite Campus-Philippines

Akira YamauchiInternational Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education, NU

Fumio IsodaNagoya University Asian Satellite Campuses Institute

Kazuhito KawakitaNU 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

1972- 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.

17 SDGs with 169 targetsby 2030?

Universal OverwhelmingSeem unreachable

• Institutional• Regional• Global

Different issues, different solutions,Different magnitude and scale– THEY VARY

HOW?

Engage the participation of differentstakeholders—public, local governments,NGOs, religious groups, educationalInstitutions, 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)

Research Excellence

Alumnus & NU Professor: Dr. Makoto Kobayashi

Alumnus & Former NU Associate ProfessorDr. Osamu Shimomura

NU Professor:Dr. Ryoji Noyori

Nobel Laureates in Physics, 2008 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 2008

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 2001King Faisal Int’l Prize, 1999

Alumnus & NU Professor: Dr. Toshihide Maskawa

Nobel Laureates in Physics, 2014

Alumnus & NU Professor:Dr. Hiroshi Amano

NU Distinguished Professor:Dr. Isamu Akasaki

Slide source: Pres Matsuo presentation, 2016

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

- 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

Addressing problems related to SDG 2

- 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-

being in the region.

- A five-year interdisciplinary degree program based on an advanced and

comprehensive curriculum

- 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

NU Women Leaders

Program to Promote

Well-being in Asia

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

Corporate IMPACT Champions Top executives are changing the way the world does business.

University IMPACT Champions Educational leaders are teaching the benefits of equality.

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NU overseas bases of operations

- to promote NU’s contributions to the world as an excellent institution of higher education and research

- 26 bases in several countries Germany, China, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos,

Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, USA, Korea, Malaysia, Bangladesh

- offices of the university

- 1990s -Center for Asian Legal Exchange (CALE)-to assist Asian countries establish legal systems

and develop human resources who can contribute to legal development in respective countries (SDG 16)

- 2005- established Research and Education Centers for Japanese Law (SDG 16)

- Endoscopy Training Centers- development/improvement of medical care with training and education

on endoscopic diagnosis and treatment techniques (SDG 3)

- Asian satellite campuses offering students an opportunity to obtain a doctoral degree at a local campus

(medicine, law, international development, bioagriculture)- topics of student researches can be focused on

addressing any of the 17 SDGs)

NU’s internationalization strategies

NU Asia Satellite Campuses in different countries offer hybrid doctoral degree

programs

- to strengthen the relationships between key Asian universities where Japanese students can be dispatched to

develop and enhance collaboration with outstanding universities in the region.

- opened satellite campuses in Cambodia, Mongolia, and Vietnam in October 2014

- Laos, Uzbekistan, and the Philippines in October 2015.

- the satellite campuses in Asia caters to the following fields of discipline: Bio-agricultural Sciences,

Medicine, Law, and International Development.

NU Asian Satellite Campuses Institute

• Universities address overall goal of SDG 4

But influences all 17 SDGs

NU doctoral program offered in satellite campuses

“Transnational Doctoral Program for Leading Professionals in Asian

Countries”

Fields of study: Bio-agricultural Sciences, Medicine, Law, and International

Development

Involves five Graduate Schools

• Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences

• Graduate School of Environmental Studies

• Graduate School of Medicine

• Graduate School of Law

• Graduate School of International Development

- NU is the first among Japanese universities to attempt and begin offering doctoral

programs for high-ranking administrators

- Through its satellite campuses, NU offers hybrid doctoral degrees for government

executives, mid and senior-level researchers and academicians of Asian countries without

leaving their current posts to study in Japan for a continuous period of three years

- Enhancement courses

are conducted in

English through active

use of ICT, e-learning

modes;

- thesis writing and

remote day-to-day

research guidance and

supervision to students

- NU satellite campuses in different countries connect with NU domestic campuses in Japan

MOU with SEARCA

Program requirements

- Program duration is three years

- Students are required to conduct research and present the findings of research in seminars at NU in Japan

- Produce at least three scientific papers about the results of the research and submit these to peer-reviewed

journals

- Write a doctoral dissertation

- Must pass the degree examination

- Limited scholarships for schooling in Japan are available (covers travel and stipend for the duration of stay in

Japan; research funds to be jointly secured by student and professor from grant institutions; degree is granted

by Nagoya University upon completion

1. Initial activity is the Joint PhD Research scholarship project of

NU and SEARCA for four Cambodian NU doctoral students

2. Proposal stage- Joint PhD Research Scholarship Project for

eight Filipino NU doctoral students

Scholarship support from SEARCA covers limited funds for

research, stipend on site and local transportation

Table 1. Research topics of NU doctoral students relevant to SDGs in Cambodia and the

Philippines.

Research Focus and Venue SDG being addressed

1. Pest Management in Rice Production in Cambodia

Venue: Prey Veng, Svey Rieng, and Takeo provinces, Cambodia

SDGs 1, 2, 3 and 12

2. Dairy Cattle Production, Breed Resources and Forage Management in Cambodia

3. Physiology of Reproduction of Dairy Cattle in Cambodia

Venue: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

SDGs 1, 2, and 3

4. Diversity and defense: Interactions between IPM tactics, soil microbial and

arthropod diversity, and rice defense against pests and diseases

Venue: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

SDGs 2,3, 12

5. Research Protocol for Fertilizer Trial

Venue: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

SDGs 2 and 3

6. Nutrition of Swine Diets in the Philippines

Venue: Laguna, Philippines

SDGs 1, 2 and 3

7.Growth, Wood Qualities Assessment and Genetic Variation of Different Progenies

of Large-Leaf Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) Landrace in the Philippines

Venue: Mindanao and Luzon, Philippines

SDGs 1, 8, and 15

Challenges

Ultimate challenge - how the results of the students’ researches directly or indirectly create impacts on the

different sectors of the global societies vis-a-vis the SDGs. NU hopes to award degrees to the first batch of

students by 2017.

Student-completing program in 3 years without leaving the job

-producing quality publications and a dissertation (demands more balancing acts between study, work, and family,

as well as hard work, and commitment)

Professors/advisers

- remote guidance and supervision with limited face-to-face interaction require a combination of patience,

creativity, skillful social interaction with the students, and gentle persuasion to encourage and bring out more

independent work and critical thinking characteristics from the students

The Near Future: NU as a hub for advanced research towards addressing SDGs

NU enjoins research and academic networks such as AAACU, SEARCA, International Rice Research

Institute (IRRI), the University Consortium, and others to join NU as network partners.

As a “hub university in Asia,”

-to establish a network for advanced research to address critical issues confronting agriculture and rural

development in cooperation with ASEAN countries.

From platform for transnational doctoral program

To a hub for research and education exchange network in ASEAN

Examples of top priority critical issues are: increase in crop production

to address food security, the problem of zoonosis, damage to crops

caused by pests and diseases, resource management, adverse effects of

climate change, etc

ASEAN Network for advanced research to address SDGsThe proposed network hopes to carry out in more specific ways most, if not all, of the targets of the SDGs with NU taking

the lead in revitalizing regional partnership for sustainable development in Asia.

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