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stakeholder viewpoints, in communicating ideas, negotiating outcomes with other
stakeholders, developing an international analytical perspective, applying logic, us-
ing analytical and reasoning skills, and gaining practice in analyzing and debating
specific environmental themes.
Solution Creation and Energy Resource Strategy This series of lectures aims to
encourage students to learn ways to create technology, understand policy making,
and systems to deal with the issues confronting countries, corporations, or local
governments beset with environmental problems. Analysing case studies helps stu-
dents develop the skills to discover the essentials of problems and develop the abil-
ity to solve them, including creating new business systems. The focus on energy
and resources starts with an understanding the past and the current global environ-
ment, before considering potential futures for the Earth and humanity. The course
looks at the relationship between energy generation/consumption, resource mining/
utilization/ alternative technologies, and water resources, all of which are important
for the future environment and a sustainable society.
Fieldwork and Internships A range of options are offered to students through
fieldwork, which comprises group visits to environmental businesses, waste treat-
ment facilities, and the like. For instance in 2012, visits were made to wind genera-
tor sites, precious metal recycling facilities from electronic waste, one of Japan's
Eco-towns, local water treatment and sewage works.
Internships are an important part of the ELTP because they offer an opportunity
to bring together environmental issues with the specialism of the individual student.
Internships are thus more personalized than fieldwork, and internships relevant to
the research field are sought (often proposed by the student and decided in con-
sultation with the research supervisor). Examples included wind power organiza-
tions in China for a Chinese student researching wind power introduction; waste
water treatment in Egypt for an Egyptian student researching hydrogen production
from sewage treatment; and an environmental nanotechnology lab in the USA for
a Japanese nanomaterial researcher. The internships can also help in developing
skills in collecting information, data analysis, and developing strategies through the
practical training received at international companies, research organizations, and
governmental agencies.
International Environmental Leader Symposium An annual joint symposium
is held with other Asian university partners to allow students and researchers from
participating universities to share their research related to environmental sciences,
technology and environmental leadership. Partners have included universities in
Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Each symposium is associated
with fieldwork in the host country which contributes to learning about foreign cul-
tures and the current situation on environmental activities, measures and policies.
Qualifications and Awards Graduating from the ELTP course is a qualification in
addition to the basic Masters or Doctorate award for research in the group to which
the student belongs. The qualifications and contents are summarized in Table 1.4 .
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