Sansai Newsletter No. 10

1 April 2015

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Global Environmental Forum on disaster prevention andpreparedness (February 14 2015)
By Chiho Ochiai, assistant professor, GSGESThe 21st Kyoto University Global Environmental Forum,
entitled “Practice of International Cooperation in the Disaster
Prevention and Preparedness”, was held on February 14
at International Exchange Hall I, Clock Tower Centennial
Hall. Professor Kenji Okazaki (GSGES, Kyoto University)
gave a presentation describing disasters around the world
and international efforts for disaster reduction. Dr. Tatsuo
Narafu (JICA, Senior Advisor) discussed earthquake disasters
and the vulnerable situations found in developing countries,
and described JICA’s activities designed to cope withsuch disasters. Professor Shigenobu Tanaka (DPRI, Kyoto
University) discussed the topic of flooding around the globe
and described the international contributions made by theInternational Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management(ICHARM). Each professor explained and discussed how
Japanese professionals are contributing to the reduction ofdisaster risks in developing countries.
第 21 回京都大学地球環境フォーラムを「防災分野における国際協力の実践」と題して、京都大学百周年時計
台記念館国際交流ホールＩにて、２０１５年２月１４日に開催しました。近年世界各地で多様な自然災害が発生し、多数の犠牲者および大きな社会・経済的な損失が出ています。そうした中、日本はこれまでに培った災害経験や科学技術をもとに、国際支援を実施しており、その具体的な事例紹介と今後のあり方を考えようとの趣旨です。以下の３つの講演を受け、総合討論を行いました。
‐ 岡﨑健二（地球環境学堂教授）「世界の災害と国際的な取り組み」‐ 楢府龍雄（国際協力機構国際協力専門員）「甚大な地
震被害を引き起こす途上国の現状と JICA の取組の概観」‐ 田中茂信（防災研究所教授）「世界の洪水と水災害・リスクマネジメント国際センターの国際貢献」
岡﨑教授は、世界で起きている多様な災害と死者を出す要因を紹介し、特に地震災害は予知が困難で、途上国に多く見られるノンエンジニアドの建物構造が甚大な人的被害をもたらしていることを強調した上で、災害軽減のたContents
Global Environmental Forum on disasterprevention and preparedness
CREST International Symposium on Water
Environment in Da Nang and New Approaches
forward to 21st Century Type Water Cycle System
Ms. Pravitasari and Associate Professor Saizen
received the award for “The Best Paper”
A student exchange agreement was concluded
with the Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University
Hannari Kyoto Shimadai-juku looks at way of living
Vietnamese students and teachers excited with thestudy tour of Japan
Pre-launch Meeting for “Project on Creationof Trans-ASEAN Environmental and Social
Innovators Through Development of Overseas
Satellites” in Bangkok
Courtesy call on President Worsak at AIT
Introduction of the overseas organizationcooperating with GSGES (1): Center for Agriculture
Forestry Research and Development, Hue
University of Agriculture and Forestry
Dispatches from researchers on the JSPS Future
Earth program (2): Study life in Belgium
Dispatches from researchers on the JSPS Future
Earth program (3): Reports on Delft University ofTechnology & Utrecht University

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“Estimation of Current Water Sources and Contamination of MicroPollutants in Da Nang”, and Ms. Yuri Tanaguchi gave a talk entitled“Survey on Fecal Contamination in the Water Environment of Da
Nang, Vietnam, and Examination of Ceramic Membrane Filtration
on its Removal”. The symposium attracted 55 participants fromJapan and Vietnam, aiming at sharing information on the water
environment in Da Nang and new approaches to a 21st century
water cycle system.
On the second day, participants went on a study tour to the Cu De
River and visited an industrial wastewater management facility in
Da Nang where its operating details were described and differences
between industrial wastewater management systems in Japan and
Vietnam were discussed.
めの国際的な取り組みを紹介しました。楢府氏は、世界の地震災害を紹介した後、JICA が実施している地震被害を軽減するための技術開発、防災計画の策定や人材育成
等の様々な取り組みや、一般のシニアボランティアの活動
事例などを紹介しました。田中教授は、世界の洪水災害を紹介した後、日本政府が UNESCO との連携により開設した ICHARM（水災害・リスクマネジメント国際センター）
が取り組んでいる、途上国での洪水予警報システム開発と人材研修を紹介しました。
今回のフォーラムには高校生も多数参加しており、総合
討論では巨大災害が増加している理由や気象災害の増加と温暖化との関係といった質問からコミュニティ防災に必要な要素といった専門的なものまで、様々な質問が出されました。また、災害を減らすためには何が重要か、私たちができることは何かといった質問もあり、議論がなされました。今回は、防災に対して技術的側面からの講演が主でしたが、開発途上国においては、日々の生活に困窮していて防災にまで手が回らない現状がある中で、現地の日常に根差した適切な技術による防災の取組の重要性も議論されました。

2014 年 11 月 14 日に「ベトナム国ダナン市における水環
境および 21 世紀型水循環システムに向けた新しいアプロー
チに関する CREST 国際シンポジウム」が行われました。初めにダナン工科大学の LE THI KIM OANH 副学長より御挨拶をいただき、その後、京都大学工学研究科の田中宏明教授
から本シンポジウムの趣旨が説明されました。11 件の口頭発表、5 件のポスター発表が行われ、京都大学地球環境学
堂の田中周平准教授によりダナン市の水環境の微量化学物
質汚染の現況が発表され、修士課程の谷口友莉さんにより病原微生物汚染の現況とセラミック膜による処理効果の検討
結果が報告されました。その他、ベトナム行政関係者による水利用計画や、日本の研究者による水再生技術の適用事例などが発表され、熱心な議論が展開されました。JICA 専門員や日本の民間企業研究者、大学研究者、ベトナムの行政

CREST International Symposium on Water Environment
in Da Nang and New Approaches forward to 21stCentury Type Water Cycle System (November 14 2014)
By Shuhei Tanaka, associate professor, GSGESThe 2nd CREST international symposium, entitled “Water
Environment in Da Nang and New Approaches forward to 21stCentury Type Water Cycle System”, was held on November 14-15,
2014. It was organized by the Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST) and Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology(CREST). It was co-organized by the Da Nang University ofTechnology, the GSE of Kyoto University and the GSGES of Kyoto
University. It was held at the Da Nang University of Technology.
Ms. Le Thi Kim Oanh (Vice Rector, DUT) gave the opening address
and Dr. Hiroaki Tanaka (a professor at KU) presented the keynote
speech. Eleven oral presentations and five poster presentations
stimulated further discussions about risk assessment, cost calculation
and application examples in the field of water reuse. Dr. Shuhei
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担当者、大学研究者など合計 55 名が参加しました。翌日
は、新たな水源候補地である CuDe 川上流を見学し、その後、工業団地の下水処理施設を訪問し、担当者から産業廃水処
理の現状について説明を受けました。
Ms. Pravitasari and Associate Professor Saizen received
the award for “The Best Paper” (November 21 2014)
Ms. Andrea Emma Pravitasari (a doctoral course student) and
Associate Professor Izuru Saizen were awarded “The Best Paper for
Sustainable Built Environmental Topic ” at “The 5th International
Conference on Sustainable Future for Human Security (SUSTAIN)
2014”, held from November 19-21 in Bali, Indonesia.
The title of their paper was “Towards Resilience of Jabodetabek
Megacity: Developing Local Sustainability Index with Considering
Local Spatial Interdependency” (Authors: Andrea Emma Pravitasari,Izuru Saizen, Ernan Rustiadi).
2014 年 11 月 19 日から 21 日にインドネシア，バリにて開催された「The 5th International Conference on Sustainable
Future for Human Security (SustaiN) 2014」において地域資源計画論分野の博士後期課程 Andrea Emma Pravitasariさんと西前准教授の共著論文（他 1 名）が「The Best Paper for
Sustainable Built Environmental Topic」を受賞しました。
論文題目は「Towards Resilience of Jabodetabek Megacity:
Developing Local Sustainability Index with Considering Local
Spatial Interdependency（ジャボデタベック大都市圏のレジリエンス構築に向けて：地域的な空間相互依存性を有する持続可能性指標の開発」です（著者：Andrea Emma
Pravitasari, Izuru Saizen, Ernan Rustiadi）。

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Graduate Program) described his experiences with student
exchanges at Mahidol University. Finally, Professor Fujii
presented a general outline of the Graduate School of Global
Environmental Studies and our vision for the double-degree
course.
After the ceremony, participants visited the Salaya Central
Instrumental Facility at Mahidol University where highperformance liquid chromatography mass spectrometers(HPLC-MS/MS), a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOFMS) and high pressure gas piping systems have been
installed. This was followed by a visit to the library in order toobserve the new e-learning system (shown in photo-3) wherestudents can use VTRs of lectures as review material. Finally,
we visited the environmental engineering laboratory managed
by Dr. Suwanna Kitpati (Assistant Professor, Mahidol
University) where students described their research activities.
I hope that many students will take part and benefit as a resultof this interchange agreement.
平成 26 年 12 月 4 日に藤井滋穂学堂長、星野敏教授、
田中周平准教授がタイ王国 Mahidol 大学工学部を訪問
し学生交流協定を結びました。調印式では、Mahidol 大
学 Surakit Nathisuwan 副学長から趣旨説明とご挨拶があA student exchange agreement with the Faculty ofEngineering, Mahidol University (December 4 2014)
By Shuhei Tanaka, associate professor, GSGES
Professor Shigeo Fujii (Dean, GSGES), Professor Satoshi
Hoshino (GSGES), and Associate Professor Shuhei Tanaka(GSGES) visited Mahidol University in Thailand in order toconclude a student exchange agreement between the Graduate
School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,and the Faculty of Engineering , Mahidol University, on
December 4, 2014. At the signing ceremony, Dr. Surakit
Nathisuwan (Vice President, Mahidol University) greeted
participants and explained the aims of the agreement.
Professor Fujii then introduced the international exchange
scheme and how it was expected to lead to further student
exchanges. Dr. Worawit Israngkul (Dean, Faculty ofEngineering, Mahidol University) and Professor Fujii were
joint signatories to the student exchange agreement.
Before the ceremony, Dr. Songpol Ongwattanankul(Vice Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University)
provided a general outline of the university and its activities,
then Dr. Ranjna Jindal (Program Leader, International

Signing ceremony

Students using e-learning systems

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り、その後、藤井滋穂学堂長から、これまでの交流や今後のさらなる学生交流に関する期待について挨拶がありました。その後、Mahidol 大学工学部 Worawit Israngkul
工学部長との間で学生交流協定の調印式が行われました。
また、調印式に先立って、Mahidol 大学工学部 Songpol
Ongwattanankul 副学部長による Mahidol 大学の概要の説明、環境工学コースの Dr. Ranjna Jindal 国際教育プロ
グラムリーダーから国際交流プログラムの説明が行われました。その後、藤井滋穂学堂長の方から、地球環境学堂の紹介と修士課程におけるダブルディグリーコースの構想についての概要が説明されました。
調 印 式 の 後、Mahidol 大 学 の Salaya Centeral
Instrumental Facility を訪問しました。 高速液体クロマ
トグラム質量分析装置（HPLC-MS/MS） や飛行時間型
質量分析装置（TOF-MS）などの高度な分析機器が整備されており、さらに高圧ガス配管を備えるなどの最新の設備を見学しました。その後、図書館に移動し、最新の
e-Learning システムを見学しました（写真 3）。 学生のみなさんは、講義が収録された VTR を各自の復習に利用している様子などが紹介されました。最後に、工学部
Suwanna Kitpati 助教授の管理する研究室を訪問し、学生から研究内容の説明を受けました。今回の協定を通じて多くの学生が交流を深めることを望みます。
Hannari Kyoto Shimadai-juku looks at way of living(January 20 2015)
By Akira Yoshino, associate professor, GSGESThe 31st Hannari Kyoto Shimadai-juku, entitled Ingenious andComfortable Ways of Living
Time: From 6 pm to 8 p.m., January 20 (Tues.), 2015
From the Hall of Global Environmental Research:
Living in Harmony with the Steppes — Present-day Nomads inMongolia
Izuru Saizen, Associate Professor, Hall of Global Environmental
Research
From Kyoto City:
Living in Harmony with the Neighborhood — Past and Present of
Horikawa Housing Complex in Kyoto
Sachiko Oshima, Community Development Coordinator
Advisor: Hidetoshi Yasueda, Associate Professor, School of Human
Science and Environment, University of Hyogo
Moderator: Hirohide Kobayashi, Associate Professor, Hall of Global
Environmental Research
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population as Kyoto Prefecture, and with more than a third ofits current population concentrated in the capital of Ulan Bator.
Mongolia comprises vast expanses of grassland steppe which
account for about eighty percent of the nation’s land. In this steppe
region the average temperature only climbs above zero from May
to September, so the ability of the natural environment to recoveris weak. Nevertheless, Mongolians have successfully lived inharmony with this environment following a nomadic lifestyle.
Since the democratization of the country in 1992, their history has
been characterized by a series of advances and setbacks. In the past,
livestock herd composition was determined by the need to maintaina balance with existing grassland conditions. Recently, however,as goats are more profitable due to the cashmere they produce,
livestock herd composition is shifting towards a higher percentage
of cashmere goats, placing grassland areas under greater stress.
As more and more people have settled in Ulan Bator, overgrazing
is now becoming a problem in the surrounding areas, as well as
an increasing number of urban problems such as environmental
pollution and illegal development. People in Mongolia feel proud of
their nomadic lifestyle and heritage but, as parents, they also want tosend their children to college. The government’s policies reflect thesemixed feelings. Mr. Saizen presented an entertaining talk describing
the realities of today’s Mongolia, including photos of its beautiful
scenery and the daily way of life.
As a speaker from Kyoto City, Ms. Sachiko Oshima of the SURC
town management consultant’s office , who has been engaged incommunity development, talked about the Horikawa Housing
Complex - located on Horikawa Street in downtown Kyoto. Thishousing complex consists of buildings which have local shops on thefirst floor and apartments above. They were built in the 1950s when
the standard design for public housing was not yet widespread. The
steel-frame buildings that make up the housing complex are different
in appearance from Kyoto’s traditional wooden townhouses, known
as Kyomachiya. However, they carry on much of the Kyomachiya’s
tradition in that they are designed with the focus on spacearrangements, interior elements and ventilation.
In the Horikawa Housing Complex the traditional way of life
established by the pre-war neighborhood of Horikawa-kyogoku
still remains, and people living there say that they have managed tolive there in ingenious and comfortable ways while changing theinterior elements or using their apartments and their parents’ homes
selectively according to circumstances. Of course, it is undeniable
that the buildings within the complex have been deteriorating as thecomplex has now entered its 60th year. However, instead of taking
the easy option of demolishing and replacing those buildings, efforts
are being made to renovate them. Recently, the Horikawa Housing

We invited Mr. Izuru Saizen, from the Hall of Global Environmental
Research, and Ms. Sachiko Oshima, a community development
coordinator, to speak at the 31st Hannari Kyoto Shimadai-juku,
entitled Ingenious and Comfortable Ways of Living.
As a speaker from the Hall of Global Environmental Research,
Mr. Saizen talked about the way of life in Mongolia. This country
has four times the land area of Japan but only about the same
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Complex has been attracting new, younger residents. They aspire tolive in harmony with the existing neighborhood while making boldchanges to the building interiors on a DIY basis.
Ms. Oshima talked about the past and future of the Horikawa
Housing Complex as mentioned above, and people’s way of life in
the neighborhoods of Kyoto. She also presented “tips” for living inharmony with these neighborhoods.
Mr. Hidetoshi Yasueda, from the University of Hyogo, concluded
the event by saying, “We have learned from the experiences ofpeople living both in Mongolia and the Horikawa Housing Complex
that, when building houses, local residents are wise enough to adapt
their ways of living to their environments, and not the other way
around.”
第 31 回 住みこなす
日時： 平成２７年１月２０日（火）午後６時～８時
学堂から：「草原と住まうーモンゴル・遊牧の民の現在」
西前 出（地球環境学堂 准教授）
洛中から：「町と住まうー京都・堀川団地の今昔」
大島 祥子 氏（町づくりコーディネータ）ひとこと： 安枝 英俊 氏（兵庫県立大学 環境人間学部 准教授）
司会： 小林 広英（地球環境学堂 准教授）
協力： 嶋臺（しまだい）第 31 回の嶋臺塾は、「住みこなす」と題して、学堂の西前出さんと、町づくりコーディネータの大島祥子さんにお話しいただきました。
学堂からは西前さんに、モンゴルの住まい方についてお話
しいただきました。日本の４倍の面積に京都府ぐらいの人口が住まうモンゴルですが、現在、その３分の１以上がウランバートルに集中しているのだそうです。モンゴルは、国土のおよそ８割が草原で、平均気温が 0 度を上回るのは 5 ～ 9
月のみで、自然の回復力がたいへん弱い地域です。それでも、モンゴルの人々は、遊牧をいう方法で草原とうまく暮らしてきました。1992 年の民主化以降、モンゴルの試行錯誤が始まっています。それまで草原とのバランスで決まっていた
家畜の種類が、カシミヤがとれて儲かるからという理由で草原への負荷が高い山羊に傾斜しつつあります。ウランバート
ルに定住する人も増え、周辺地域の過放牧問題、環境汚染、
違法開発などの都市問題も増えています。遊牧に対する誇りと子供を大学にやりたい親としての気持ちの間を逡巡が、モンゴルの人々にも政府にもあるのだそうです。西前先生からは、そうしたモンゴルの現在を、美しいモンゴルの景色や暮らしぶりの写真を交えながら、軽妙な語り口でご紹介いただ
きました。
洛中からは、町づくりにかかわっておられるスーク創生事
務所の大島祥子さんに、京都の堀川団地についてお話しいただきました。堀川団地は、京都市街の堀川通り沿いにある、商店街を一階に置く、いわゆる「下駄履き住宅」です。
公営住宅の「標準設計」が普及する以前の、1950 年代の建物で、鉄骨づくりということもあり、風貌こそ違うのです
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家のそれを色濃くひきつぐものなのだそうです。堀川団地には、戦前そこにあった堀川京極の伝統が残り、そこに住む人も、内装を変えたり実家の住宅との使い分けをしながら、うまく「住みこなし」てこられたそうです。とはいえ、堀川団地
も還暦を迎え、
建物の老朽化は否めません。しかし、ここでも、安易に建てかえを行うのではなく、現在、再生が目指されています。そのような堀川団地に、現在若い人らが住みはじめました。彼らは、DIY で大胆な内装の変更などを行いながら、町に溶け込む暮らし方を志向しているのだそうです。 大島さんからは、こうした堀川団地のこれまでとこれから、京の町での暮らし方、京の町とのつきあい方についてお話しいただ
きました。
最後に、兵庫県立大学の安枝英俊さんからは、生活に合わせて環境を変える住まいづくりではなく、環境に合わせて生活を変える知恵という点で、モンゴルも堀川団地も学ぶことができたとの感想をいただきました。
Vietnamese students and teachers excited with the study
tour of Japan (February 18-27 2015)
By Hitoshi Shinjo and Shuhei Tanaka, associate
professor, GSGES
GSGES organized a study tour from February 18-27, 2015, for
10 Vietnamese undergraduate students from Hue University,
Hanoi University of Science and Technology, and the Da
Nang University of Technology, funded by the JST (Japan
Science and Technology) Sakura Science Plan. GSGES also
invited a teacher from each university to accompany them.
They were able to see the high-tech analytical instrumentsin the laboratory of Professor Fujii and visited Hiroshima
and Lake Biwa in order to understand the history and current
situation regarding environment-related issues. They enjoyed
the exchange activities and had a chance to meet withJapanese undergraduate students in Kyoto University as well
as Vietnamese postgraduate students in GSGES and the GS ofEngineering.
2 月 18 日～ 2 月 27 日、ベトナム国の 3 大学（ハノイ理工科大学、フエ農林大学、ダナン工科大学）から 10名の大学生と 3 名の講師が京都大学と国内の環境関連施設を訪問しました。2 月 18 日に歓迎会を開催し、昨年、一昨年に国際交流科目でベトナムを訪問した京都大学の大学生や関連教員と交流を持ちました。2 月 19 日に京都大学のベトナム人留学生による京都大学の説明と留学のススメに関する発表があり、その後、環境調和型産業論分
野の微量化学物質の実験室を見学しました。また、藤井滋穂地球環境学堂長を表敬訪問し、地球環境学堂の活動
内容について、説明を受けました。さらに、稲葉カヨ国際担当理事を表敬訪問し、京都大学における国際交流について説明を受けました。2 月 20 日には広島の平和祈念館などを訪問し、戦争と平和についての学習を深めました。
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Pre-launch Meeting for “Project on Creation of TransASEAN Environmental and Social Innovators ThroughDevelopment of Overseas Satellites” in Bangkok(February 28 2015)
By Habuer, researcher, GSGES

国際交流セミナーハウスでの集合写真（稲葉理事・藤井学堂長とともに）かばたでの水道水と地下水の飲み比べ

森林再生のための育苗施設の見学
さまの案内を受けました。2 月 24 日には、地元企業による有機農業と森林の再生活動について説明を受け、2 月
25 日には琵琶湖博物館にて、水環境と人々とのかかわりの歴史について学習を深めました。期間を通じて、国際交流科目でベトナムを訪問した京都大学生、ベトナムにてインターンシップを行った大学院生による協力を得ました。
お互いの国にて環境施設を訪問し、互いに理解しあうこと
で、国際交流を深めることができたと考えています。

On February 28, the Pre-launch Meeting for the “Project on Creationof Trans-ASEAN Environmental and Social Innovators ThroughDevelopment of Overseas Satellites” (2015-2016) was held at the
Kyoto University (KU) ASEAN Center, Bangkok, organized by
the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES)
at KU. The aim of this project is to provide a three-year double
master’s degree program through establishment of foreign satellites
in cooperation with overseas universities. The program is intended
to produce GS graduates of KU who can use not only English but
also the local language when researching in overseas countries, andoverseas GS graduates who are proficient in Japanese. Attending
the meeting were Prof. Huynh Trung Hai of Hanoi University of
Science and Technology (HUST, Vietnam), Assistant Prof. Suwanna
Kitpati Boontanon of Mahidol University (Thailand), Prof. Ernan
Rustiadi of Bogor Agricultural University (Indonesia) and Prof. Ngo
Bunthan of Rector of Royal University of Agriculture (Cambodia).
In addition, Executive Vice-president (VP) Prof. Kayo Inaba andProf. Toshio Sugiman, GSGES Dean Prof. Shigeo Fujii, Vice-deanProf. Shinya Funakawa, and the Vice-dean of GS of Agriculture,
Prof. Eiji Nawata, etc. from KU participated in the meeting.
The meeting opened with participants introducing themselves
and a warm greeting from KU given by VP Prof. Kayo Inaba.
Then, Project Leader Prof. Fujii delivered a detailed description of
the project contents and reported on matters concerning requests
for implementation of the Double Degree Program by those
universities that are setting up overseas satellites. This was followedby an overview of the university and information regarding the
education system, double degree achievements, and preparations
for implementation of this joint project involving HUST, Mahidol
University and Bogor Agricultural University. There was lively
discussion on various matters relating to implementation of the
project, such as “implementation structure”, “road map”, “strategy
and vision” and the relevant overseas universities showed strong
interest in the project before the meeting came to a successful
conclusion. The featured topics will be further addressed in the
launch symposium which is scheduled to take place in October,
2015, in Kyoto.
京都大学大学院地球環境学堂は、概算要求特別経費「海外サテライト形成による ASEAN 横断型環境・社会イノベー
ター創出事業」（H27-28 年度）の実施のため、平成 27 年
2 月 28 日（土）にバンコクにある京都大学 ASEAN センターでキックオフ準備会議を実施しました。本事業は、海外協力
大学と協力して海外サテライトを設置し、英語に加え現地語を使える京大大学院生、日本語を使える海外大学院生を修士課程３年のダブルディグリープログラムで教育しようとするもので、会議には、海外サテライトを設置するハノイ理工科

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大学（ベトナム）、ボゴール農業大学（インドネシア）、マヒ
ドン大学（タイ）、および準サテライトの王立農業大学（カンボジア）から、それぞれ Huynh Trung Hai 環境理工学部長、
Ernan Rustiadi 農学部長、Suwanna Kitpati Boontanon 助教
授、NGO Bunthan 学長が、一方、京大側からは、稲葉カヨ
理事、杉万俊夫理事、藤井滋穂学堂長、舟川晋也副学堂長、
縄田栄治農学副研究科長らが出席しました。
会議は、参加者の自己紹介、稲葉理事からの歓迎の挨拶
で始まり、続いて事業リーダーの藤井学堂長によるプロジェ
クト内容の詳細説明と、海外サテライトを設置する大学へのダブルディグリープログラム実現のための依頼事項が報告されました。その後、今度は海外サテライト設置予定のハノイ
理工科大学、マヒドン大学、ボゴール農業大学の順に、それぞれの大学の概要、教育システム、ダブルディグリー等の実績、さらに本事業実現のための準備状況が説明されました。
会議では、「実装構造」、「ロードマップ」、「戦略とビジョン」など本事業実現に関する、様々な関連事項が熱心に討議され、関連海外大学の本事業参加への関心の高さが示されました。会議は、平成２７年 10 月頃に予定しているキックオ
フシンポジウム（京都）での再開を約束し、盛会のうちに終了しました。
Courtesy call on President Worsak at AIT (March 2 2015)
By Habuer, researcher, GSGESOn March 2, GSGES team - Dean Prof. Shigeo Fujii, Vice-deanProf. Shiya Funakawa, Prof. Yoshizumi Kajii and postdoctoral
researcher Dr. Habuer, Vice-dean of GS of Agriculture Prof.
Eiji Nawata from Kyoto University (KU), together with Dean
and Associate Professor of the School of Environmental
Science and Technology (INEST) Prof. Huynh Trung Hai
from Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) visited the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok,
Thailand and made a courtesy call on President Worsak
Kanok-Nukulchai and Vice President Kazuo Yamamoto.
AIT is a graduate school established to provide higher
education to talented students from a number of mainly Asia
Region countries. It has produced a significant number ofgraduates who have gone on to become cabinet ministers in
Asian nations, including Premier Mal Chi-kuo of Taiwan.
Each year, a small number of AIT master’s program graduates
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graduates have been enrolled at GSGES, three of whom have
graduated.
Following a video presentation introducing AIT, President
Worsak gave a welcome address. The visiting team members
introduced themselves and expressed their gratitude. Thiswas followed by a lively discussion about collaboration on
research and education between KU and AIT. The meetingclosed with presentation of “thank you” gifts by President
Worsak and a group photograph.
While at AIT, the visitors also had an interview with
the Dean of the School of Environment, Resources andDevelopment Prof. C. Visvanathan, engaged in student
exchange discussions with an agricultural group, toured thelaboratories of the Department of Environmental Technology
Management, and conducted interviews with prospectiveenrollees for the KU doctoral courses.
平成 27 年 3 月 2 日に京都大学大学院地球環境学堂を中心とする一団が、タイ・バンコクのアジア工科大学（AIT）
を訪れ、学長 Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai 教授と副学長山本和夫教授への表敬訪問を行った。メンバーは学堂長の藤井滋穂教授、副学堂長の舟川晋也教授、梶井克純教
授と哈布爾研究員と、農学研究科副研究科長縄田栄治教授およびハノイ理工科大学環境理工学部長 Huynh Trung
Hai 准教授である。
AIT は、アジアを中心とする多数の国々から優秀な学生を教育する大学院大学で、台湾の毛治国（Mao Chi-kuo）
首相を始め、アジア各国で多数の大臣等を輩出している。
京都大学へは、その修士課程修了者が毎年数名、博士課
程に入学しており、地球環境学舎にもすでに４名が入学し、３名が修了している。
表敬訪問では、まずビデオによる AIT の紹介の後、学長の Worsak 教授から歓迎の挨拶が伝えられた。その後、京都大学側のそれぞれからの AIT およびタイへの関わりを含めた自己紹介の後、京都大学と AIT との研究・教育の協働について熱心な討議を行った。表敬訪問は、記念品の交換と写真撮影で終了した。
AIT では、学長・副学長への表敬訪問の他、環境資源開発研究科長 C. Visvanathan 教授との面談、農学系グ
ループとの学生交流討議、環境技術管理専攻の実験室見学、さらに次年度京都大学博士課程入学予定者との面談等を行い、半日のスケジュールを終了した。

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Introduction of the overseas organization cooperatingwith GSGES (1)Center for Agriculture Forestry Research andDevelopment, Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry
By Le Van An, associate professor, Director of CARD,
Rector of Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry
Foundation
The Center for Agriculture Forestry Research andDevelopment (CARD) was established in accordance withDecision No. 3059/QĐ-TCCB, dated December 25, 1992,
from the Ministry of Education and Training, and Work Permit
No. 018, dated March 15, 1993, from the Ministry of Sciences
and Technology of Vietnam. CARD belongs to the Universityof Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University. It is located in
Hue city in central Vietnam.
The mandate and functions of CARD are- Implementing research in the fields of agriculture, forestry,
fisheries and aquaculture, natural resources management,
the environment and sociology in order to meet the demands
for the social and economic development of the country,
particularly in the central region.
- Developing and transferring production technologies
regarding the research aspects listed above.
- Offering training courses and learning opportunities
to enhance human capacity development for students,
researchers, officers, practitioners and farmers in order toensure sustainable development.
Organizational structure
The board of directors includes a director and deputy
directors. Researchers are teachers and full-time staff members
from the various faculties in the university. CARD provides
opportunities and the necessary conditions for researchersand students to implement research and education activities.
At the moment, CARD has 25 core researchers and staff who
have a wide range of different backgrounds in various aspects
relating to agriculture and the environment.
Activities
In terms of research, CARD has been implementing research
projects including:- Community-based natural resources management in uplandareas- Enhancement of community capacity to cope with natural
disasters in central Vietnam- Integration of climate change concerns in the Vietnam
Agricultural Universities curriculum- Development of agricultural solutions based on the
nutritional requirements of people in upland areas- Agricultural technology development- Environment management in agriculture- Food security and food safety- The role of gender in development
In terms of education, CARD provides:

1 April 2015a) Short training courses for development and extension
workers on community developmentb) Technical training courses for farmersc) Student exchange programsd) Supervision of research carried out by internship students,
including master’s and PhD programs.
Relationships and cooperation
CARD has close relationships with provinces in central
Vietnam, especially with the departments of Agriculture
and Rural Development, Sciences and Technology, Natural
Resources and Environment. A number of International
Cooperation projects have enhanced the Center’s researchand education capabilities and helped support agriculture
and community development in the region. This includes
cooperation with IDRC (Canada), CIAT, the Ford Foundation,
Rockefeller Foundation, Swedish Environment Institute,
JICA, Kyoto University, Tokyo University of Agriculture andTechnology, Okayama University, Wageningen University
in The Netherlands, Rajamangala University in Thailand,
Savannakhet and Champasack University in Laos, the Royal
University of Agriculture in Cambodia, and others.
CARD has collaborated with GSGES since 2005. During
the last 10 years, CARD has received over 120 undergraduate
students from Kyoto University in various student exchange
programs, and 30 master’s and PhD students in its internshipprograms. Kyoto University also provides scholarship andlearning opportunities for 10 PhD students, 46 undergraduate
students and many other master’s and short-term training
courses for students of Hue University.
Funding and support for many research projects has beenobtained from a variety of sources, including the Asia
Platform, GSGES research seed fund, JICA partnershipprojects, EML, and others. Since 2009, the GSGES of Kyoto
University, in collaboration with CARD and other universities,
has organized an annual workshop on research and education
focusing on the environment - involving Kyoto University andvarious universities throughout Indo-China.
International students in CARD programs also have theopportunity to take part in joint activities with Hue University

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students - working not only on their own topics, but also
learning more about the social and cultural aspects of life inVietnam, particularly in Hue.
Contact details
Associate Professor Dr. Le Van An, Director of CARD,
Rector of Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry,
Address: 102 Phung Hung St., Hue, Vietnam;
Tel.: (84) (0) 54 3523292; Fax: (84) (0) 54 3524923.
Email: levanan@huaf.edu.vn
Website: www.huaf.edu.vn
Dispatches from researchers on the JSPS Future Earthprogram (2): Study life in Belgium
By Kazuyuki Oshita, associate professor, GSGES
I have been in Belgium since March 2014 as a visiting professor at
the University of Leuven (KU Leuven). My post, supported by theInternational Network Hub for “Future Earth”: Research for Global
Sustainability, has been granted funding by the JSPS on the basis of
its relevance to the society’s Strategic Young Researcher Overseas
Visits Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation. My research
theme is pretreatment for methane fermentation and the removal ofsiloxane from sewage sludge.
The main campus of KU Leuven is in Leuven city, which is locatedabout 30 km east of Brussels, Belgium. This university, establishedin 1425, is one of the oldest universities in Europe. According to
the World University Rankings 2014–2015, published by Times
Higher Education, KU Leuven ranks 55th while Kyoto University
ranks 59th. KU Leuven is also about three times larger than Kyoto
University. In 2013, KU Leuven concluded an academic exchange
agreement with Kyoto University.
My main campus, the “Campus de Nayer”, is sited not in Leuven
itself but in Sint Katelijne Waver, a small town located about 20
km north of Brussels. This campus consists of the engineering
departments (civil, chemical, mechanical, electrical and architectural
engineering), where doctoral and master’s students attend some of
their lectures and carry out research - very similar to the Katsura
Campus of Kyoto University. I am part of the Laboratory of
Sustainable Chemical Process Technology in the Department

Discussion with Belgian Professors (Left: Professor
Appels, Center: Professor Dewil, Right: Author)

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of Chemical Engineering, which includes Professor Raf Dewil,
Professor Lise Appels, a post-doctoral fellow and 11 doctoral
students (almost all Belgian) with whom I study and can discuss myresearch.
Lectures at this campus begin at 8:30 and last for 90 minutes,
with 4 or 5 lectures per day, similar to lectures at Kyoto University.
Although the members of staff usually arrive at the university
between 8:30 to 9:30, most of them go home early and relatively few
people remain at the university after 18:00. Small drinking parties areheld periodically by students and staff during the evenings. This year,
the Christmas party was held in a Belgian beer brewery.
To date, my stay here has focused on my studies. During this time, I
have not experienced any serious sickness, accident or mental stressand there are still two months of my stay remaining. At this point, I
would like to express my appreciation to the members of GSGES.
By the time this letter is published I will have returned to Japan, but
I plan to continue my efforts to contribute to GSGES - having now
had the benefit of my experience in Belgium.
Dispatches from researchers on the JSPS Future Earthprogram (3): Reports on Delft University of Technology &Utrecht University
By Jumpei Ueda, assistant professor, GSGES
I have spent one year in the Netherlands as a researcher on
the JSPS Future Earth Program. I have studied luminescencematerials in the laboratory of Professor Dorenbos at the Delft
University of Technology and in the laboratory of Professor
Meijerink at Utrecht University.
筆者は、頭脳循環を加速する若手研究者戦略的海外派
遣プログラムの派遣研究者として、オランダに 2014 年度の 1 年間滞在し、前期デルフト工科大学と後期ユトレヒト
大学で研究生活を過ごしました。デルフト工科大学の受け入れ教員である Dorenbos 教授は、応用科学学部 (Facultyof Applied Science)、放射線科学技術学科 (Department
Radiation Science & Technology) の所属です。学科名から分かりますように、本学科は放射線を扱う研究者が集まっており、所属の建物は原子炉も有しています。Dorenbos
教授は、放射線検出用のシンチレータ材料のプロジェク
トからその研究キャリアをスタートさせ、現在では長残光
蛍光体、ストレージ蛍光体、太陽光コンセントレーターなど幅広く発光材料の研究を行っています。ユトレヒト大学の受け入れ教員である Meijerink 教授は、デバイ研究所(Debye Institute), Condensed Matter & Interfaces グループの所属であり、化学合成と光化学を専門とし、数多くの発光材料の開発＆光物性解明を行っています。
デルフトはオランダの南西に位置し北海の海岸線と近く、政治の中心地であるデン・ハーグと北側で接している。
ユトレヒトは、デルフトから 50km ほど東へ行ったところに位置しており、デルフトもユトレヒトもアムステルダムのス
キポール空港から電車で 30~40 分程度で着きます。町の雰囲気は、どちらも運河と石畳の道の古い町並みを残して

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おり似ていますが、町の規模は人口で比較するとユトレヒ
トの方が 3 倍程度大きく約 30 万人です。
デルフト工科大学の研究室は、学生、研究員、スタッ
フ合わせて 15 人程度でアットホームな雰囲気で、一方、ユトレヒト大学の研究室は 30 人以上の大所帯でとても賑やかです。皆、研究に熱心で、議論を通して新たな発見
や考え方の違いに気付いたり、研究を通して様々なノウハ
ウや実験方法などを学んだり、吸収する事が多々ありました。また皆とてもフレンドリーで、デルフトでは毎週金曜日
夕方 5 時くらいになると研究科の地下にあるバーで、ユト
レヒトでは毎月第一金曜日に ” First-Friday-of-the-Monthborrel” が研究科 1 階のスペースで開かれ、飲みながら研究の話や世間話を楽しみました。滞在も残すところ 1 か月
ですが、どちらの研究室で行った研究も良い結果が得られたましので、滞在中に論文を投稿しオランダ滞在を締めく
くりたいと考えています。

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Professor Dorenbos and the author in front of opticalmeasurement equipment

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