Asia is a multicultural region full of vital energy.

The power of W (Women × Well-being)
will change the future.
Mission and Aims

Asian developmentwith a focus on
women
Today, when the world is in need of diverse
initiatives for the development of sustainable
society, women hold the key to Japan’srevitalization. Women in Japan are anticipatedto make the most of their unique strengths andcapabilities to work actively in an increasingly
wide range of fields.
Asian countries are multicultural societies invarious stages of development. They face amultitude of challenges including poverty,
diverse health problems, and gender gaps. To
address these challenges—especially issues
shared by the food, health and environments,
to which women have traditionally madecontributions—it is necessary for women in
Asia to form networks and partnerships witheach other that transcend ethnic origin,nationality and religion.
This program offers a wide-ranging curriculum,with a focus on food, health, environments,social systems, and education, which have a
deep bearing on challenges in Asia. It aims tofoster women leaders with solid expertise, abroad perspective, an international outlook
grounded in cross-cultural understanding, anda sense of mission—in short, women who canwork effectively in a global context to help
realize well-being in Asia.

Program Overview

Despite being confronted with serious problems, such as poverty, various health issues, and gender gaps,
Asia’s growth continues to accelerate. Diversity is the driving force of Asian innovation.
We learn from Asian development and approach the above-mentioned problems from scientific perspectives.
We aim to achieve well-being in Asia through women’s initiative that transcends ethnicity, nationality, religion, and research fields.

Program Features and Unique Contribution

Five-year interdisciplinary program
The program is based on a research and education support structure formed jointly byfour graduate schools (five divisions)--International Development, Education and
Human Development, Bioagricultural Sciences, and Medicine (including HealthSciences)—together with the International Cooperation Center for AgriculturalEducation (ICCAE) and the Office for Gender Equality. Lecturers include first-rate
researchers in Japan and abroad and world-class experts from internationalorganizations and private corporations. The objective of this five-year interdisciplinary
program is to facilitate the acquisition of integrated knowledge—something that isimpossible to achieve in a single discipline—and to encourage the acquisition of six
core abilities: 1) comprehension of gender-related issues and gender equality, 2)
practical skills, 3) onsite skills, 4) planning skills, 5) ability to look at issues from acomprehensive perspective, and 6) communication skills for conveying opinions.

Global enterprises,
International organizations,
Policy-making institutions

DoctoraldegreeFood

SocialHealth Environments Systems

D3

Completion ofdissertation

D2

Strengthening research,practical, and leadershipskillsInterdisciplinary research themes
aimed at cultivating acomprehensive and international perspective.

D1

Developing a career planand doctoral dissertation
project

Four graduate school (five divisions) &two departments

M2

Identifying a dissertation
theme and creating a
network for it

Identifying issues related
to well-being in Asia for
M1 which a student feels apersonal commitment
Enrollment
Enrollmen

Each graduate school provides a highlevel of expertise.

Emphasis on practicaleducation based oncollaboration withpartner universities andinternational organizations
It is important for young people to experience other culturesand develop an international outlook and a broad perspective
toward interdisciplinary research if they are to gain the ability toaddress and solve global issues.

Messages
Our aim is to help develop
the next generation ofwomen leaders.
Dr. Seiichi Matsuo
President, Nagoya
University

This program aims to foster women leaders with the highexpertise and clear vision required to achieve well-being inAsia, by offering five years of practical English education thatincludes lectures and seminars conducted in English, as well
as overseas fieldwork and research opportunities offered incollaboration with partner universities, internationalorganizations, and international cooperation organizations inJapan, including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),
the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

BioagriculturalSciences

Medicine(including
Health Sciences)

Program Manager

Dr. Masahide
Takahashi

Education &HumanDevelopment

ICCAE

Trustee & Vice President,
Nagoya University

Office for
Gender Equality

Support Structure

・Understanding of local conditions
・Negotiation skills

・Understanding of gender-related issues
・Forming networks/partnerships
Genderwith other women
Understanding
Skills・Troubleshooting ability

・Excellent debatingskillsOnsiteSkills

Communication ・Foreign language
proﬁciency
Skills・Ability to convert plansto actions
・Management capabilities

・Presentation skills

PracticalSkills

・Creative thinking
・Assessment capabilities
・Ability to make policy
recommendations

Planning
SkillsComprehensive
Skills・Ability to identify andresolve issues froma global perspective

Our support continues
after program completion
To realize your career aspirations, you may have to overcome
different challenges at various stages. At first, you may notknow your best career path or you may lack practicalexperience and information. Later on, you may have difficultyfinding positions that commensurate with your expertise andexperience. As you near your goal, your challenges may
include the need to expand your people network and deal withuncertainties about the future.
Under this program, students benefit from a guidance structure
provided jointly by the four graduate schools (five divisions)involved. They also have access to Nagoya University’s wellregarded mentor system with a solid track record. Support isprovided both during and after the program to help optimize
students’ career development strategies.

The Well-being Program is an epoch-making programthat promotes gender equality and cultivates global
leaders for future generations. We offer international
education and research activities in collaboration withleaders from all around the world. Students work
diligently together to reach the ultimate goal ofpromoting 'Well-being'. I sincerely hope that our students
will courageously step forward to open up new horizons.

Developing women leaders
who will serve as bridges
between Japan andother Asian countries

Target: Mainly female students

International
Development

Guided by its "free and vibrant" academic culture,
Nagoya University has sent many people who havethe potential to play a leading role in various fields ofsociety out into the world.

Asian countries are growing rapidly while maintaining diverse
cultural backgrounds. In the near future, Asia will see theemergence of many youths with enormous intellectual
curiosity and motivation. I am certain that they will serve as adriving force of Asia’s progress. Taking advantage of medical
support and health-related studies and investigations that theGraduate School of Medicine has carried out in other Asian
countries in the past, we hope to contribute to thedevelopment of women leaders with a good understanding ofAsia’s challenges and the capacity to form partnerships.

Fostering strong andconfident women leaders
creating the future of Asia

Program Coordinator

Dr. Hiroko
TsukamuraVice Trustee, Nagoya
University
Professor of the Graduate
School of BioagriculturalSciences
Director of Gender
Equality Office

Japan today needs women leaders who recognize theimportance of partnering with other Asian countries and havea clear vision for achieving this. This program offers practicaleducation in multiple disciplines in a multiculturalenvironment and is designed to foster global leaders capableof realizing greater well-being in Asia. I look forward toseeing program graduates with the solid expertise and theability to look at issues from a comprehensive perspective
work actively for business corporations, internationalorganizations, and policy-making institutions in order to helpchange Japan and the world.