KANAZAWA University- Environment/eco-technical special course,
Graduate School of Natural Science andTechnology-Kanazawa City

Kanazawa Univ.

Hokkaido Univ.

Kanazawa City
Population: 400,000
Traditional Cultures

Tohoku Univ.

Kyoto Univ.
Univ. of Tokyo
Kyusyu Univ.

Nagoya Univ.
Osaka Univ.

History of Kanazawa University
Origin1862 Hikoso Vaccination Center
1874 Ishikawa Normal High School1887 The Forth Higher School
1923 Kanazawa Medical College

1918 Ishikawa Youth Normal School
1920 Kanazawa Technical College
1949 Kanazawa University
2008 Three Colleges 16 Schools from 8 Faculties 25 Departments
2012 The 150th Anniversary of Kanazawa University

Campus in the Castle

Kodatsuno Campus

Kakuma Campus

University Organization
Students

Teaching staff

Bachelors: 7,989

Inst. of Science &Technology
Inst. of Medical,
Pharmaceutical &Health Sciences•Research Institutes etc.
•University Hospital•Others

3 Colleges 16 Schools

Inst. of Human &Social Sciences

College of Humanand Social Sciences(6 schools) 3,270

Graduate Schools
Master: 1,419, Doctor: 986
Grad. School of Human andSocio-Environment Studies
M: 155, D: 79
Grad. School of Education M: 60

College of Scienceand Engineering(6 schools) 2,731
College of Medical,
Pharmaceutical and
Health Sciences(4 schools) 1,726

Grad. School of Natural
Science and TechnologyM: 927, D: 306
Grad. School ofMedical Science
M: 277, D: 601
Law School : 63

・Cancer Research Institute・Inst. of Nature & Environmental Technology
・Research Center for Child Mental Development
・Organization of Frontier Science and Innovation

1,209 Faculty, 413 Office Staff, and 1742 Medical
Technical Staff.

Research in Kanazawa University(2011)

・Grants from outside university
Classification

Number

Unit:1,000 yen

Grants-in-Aid for ScientificResearch

698

1,733,046

Grants from Joint Research

222

218,345

Grants from Commissioned
Research

103

864,357

Endowments and Donations

2,738

1,369,971

Total

3,767

4,185,719

・Subsidy from the Japanese Government: 17,113 million of yen
・Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research is ranked the 18th in Japanese universities.
・The number of paper published is 9,096 (in 2002-2012)
・Citation count is 99,875 (20th-ranked in 2002-2012)International ExchangeEurope
Partner
24 Universities
and Faculties

Russia and NIS
Partner
7 Universities
and Faculties

North and SouthAmerica
Partner
13 Universities
and Faculties

Total 155 universities and Faculties

AfricaPartner
3 Universities
and Faculties

Asia and Middle
eastPartner
103 Universities andFaculties

Oceania
Partner
4 Universities
and Faculties

As of May 16, 2012

International Students in Kanazawa University
Classification

Undergraduate
StudentsGraduateStudents(Master)Graduate
Students(Doctor)

Research
StudentEtc.

Total

Asia (except China)

215810226207

China

33995327212

Middle East

118010Oceania

00066Africa

1260

9Europe1012325

Russia & NIS

00

718

Americas

00167

Total

57160

17889484

As of May 1, 2012

The Number of International Students is 484 from 39 countries.

Environment/eco-technical special course
Consortium ofUniversityand company

Training of basic skill
Specialized course work
Acceptance ofexcellent
students fromChina and Korea
Tuition and fee
exemptionscholarships

Selection ofexcellent
students inJapan
Study grantTraining of practical skill
The group-work ofstudents from Japan,
China and Korea
Overseas
Study Tour(M1)
(in China orKorea)

recognizing
problems andproposing
solutionLong-term
Internship(M1)(in Japan)

Researchfor Master
Thesis(in Japan)

Practical skill
and experience

Language arts
Liberal arts

Collaborationand support

Environmental
engineers with basic
skills and power ofexecution,
who can resolve theenvironment-related
issue in theleadership position.
Environmental
engineers with global
understanding andstrong
communications
skills, who canpromoteinternational
cooperation in thefuture.

Features of Environment / Eco-technical Special Course
The group-work ofstudents from Japan,
China and Korea

Through study activities and communications together,students from three countries will get benefit of thecooperation between different countries.

The ability to find theenvironment-related
issues through overseas
environmental training

Through overseas environmental training in East-Asia,
students can get better understanding of mutual
environmental problems, and develop the ability in
excavating problems in the field of environmentaltechnology.

The ability to solve
problems throughlong-term internshipTo develop the ability in solving practical issues,
through long-term internships in the companies inJapan.

Communication skills
and the knowledge ofenvironmental
engineering

As an eco-engineer, it is necessary to develop specialized
knowledge and communication skills. Further, the ability
to grasp the perspective of social sciences and medicine
is also required.

Outline of the selection

Recommendation -> Entrance Exam. -> AcceptanceStudents should have the following backgrounds
Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Chemical Engineering,or Mechanical Engineering
Entrance examination
Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian and Seoul

Curriculum
Research for Master Thesis , Seminar

Advanced
Subjects

Air Pollution Control Engineering, Unit Operation for
Atmospheric Environment , Atmospheric Chemistry,
Technology for water quality control, Aquatic Environmental
Chemistry, Physical Chemistry for Environment,
Thermodynamic Analysis for Environmental Eng.,
Environmental Microbiology, Soil Analytical Chemistry,
Environmental system engineering, Environmental Risk
Assessment, Environmental Planning, Advanced
Environmental Science and Technology

BasicSubjects

Environmental unit operation ,Environmental Analysis andExperiment, Basic of Environmental Science, Introduction
to Environmental Engineering

LiberalArts

Environment and Sustainable Society, Environment and Health,Environmental Administration, Environmental Management

Language
Arts

English for Environmental Science and Technology,
Advanced English for Environmental Science and Technology,
Japanese

Internship
Overseas Training

Basic
Subjects in
Each
Department.

Research activities

Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control Engineering, FURUUCHI Lab.

NOx

PAHs

SOxPM
PM2.5
Nano-particles
Evaluation ofenvironmental loadfrom biomass
utilization

Development of“Nano” equipments

Nano-particles, PAHs,
Carbons, etc.

Nano-particle
measurement,
pollution controldevices

Environmental
monitoring
East and South East
Asia (Thailand,Cambodia, China,Japan)

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Nanoparticles and Aerosol, SETO Lab.

We develop synthesis techniques fornanoparticles by novel aerosol processing which
can be used in the various fields such as
cosmetics, foods, catalysts, medicine, structural
materials, electronics and so on.

Aircraft measurement

Nano-Spray device

Various atomization techniques and the generation ofhighly charged nanodroplets can be applied for theanalysis of air quality as well as water quality.
Aerosol technologies are applied for the measurements
and control of atmospheric and water pollutants for theinnovation of clean technology. We are also involved inthe campaign of aerosol measurement in East Asia.

Laser Ablation

Carbon Nanotube

Microplasma

Ion spectrometer

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Water Environmental Engineering, IKEMOTO Lab.
Wastewater Treatment

Anaerobic co-digestion
H2O, N2

O2, NO3

sulfur oxidizing bacteria

SO42-Cycle

HS-Ricestraw
Anaerobicdigestion

sulfate reducing bacteria
Carbon Fiber•high biologicalaffinity•high SS Trapping

CO2CH3COOH etc

Anaerobic treatment of wastewater with
low temperature, high SS or high sulfate
using an biological Reactor equipped withswinging carbon fiber
Nitrogen removal using sulfate reducer ,sulfate oxidizer and Anammox

Biological treatment

Small scale co- digestion of sewerage sludge
and biomass.
Pretreatment of sewerage sludge
Pretreatment of Wood and plant biomass

Microbial Population Analysis
Environment/ an Eco-technical Special Course, Kanazawa University

Environmental & Biomass Process Engineering, HONDA Lab.
Energy & Biomass Production from Wastewater
1. Membrane Photobioreactor (MPBR) process High-rate CO2 capture by concentrated microalgae cultivation
 Production of microalgae biomass for biofuel and bioenergy Nutrients removal and water reclamation as tertiary treatment

2. Forward Osmosis (FO) membrane process
 Nutrients concentration for high algae productivity in subsequent MPBR
 Simultaneous osmotic power generation / water recovery using treated sewage

Health Risk in Reused Water in Asia
3. Fate of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in water environment in Asia
 Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in water environment
 Population dynamics in sewage collection and treatment
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Physical Chemistry for Interface, OHTA Lab.
Water purification
by molecular assembly
Amino acids

Biodegradable
Low irritant

Basic property and Application+ Fatty acids→ amino acid surfactants

Green surfactant
Synthesize and Characterization

Alkylhalides
Radioactive cesium

Surfactant science and technology
Synthesize and characterization of novel green surfactant based on amino acids.
Investigation of self assembled behavior of amphiphile with a view to purify water.
Environment/ an Eco-technical Special Course, Kanazawa University

Environmental Chemistry , HASEGAWA Lab.
Role of trace elements for regulation of algal biomass
Chemical washing for separation ofvaluable metals from waste materials

Environment/ an Eco-technical Special Course, Kanazawa University

RESEARCH CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY, MIKI LAB.
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Production of Biodiesel or
Bioethanol

CO2

Waste Heat

Waste Water

Microalga,
Botryococcus braunii **This photograph was offeredby Prof. Takimoto.

Conservation andRegeneration of Marine
Environment

Coal Ash

Steel Slag

Effective Utilization of Byproducts from
Coal-fired Power Plants
or Steel Works

Macroalga,
Sargassaceous Species

Efficient Production of Marine Biomass
using By-products

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Biomass refinery Technology , Kenji TAKAHASHI Lab.

Biomass refinery Technology
Bio gas (CH4, H2, CO)
Key chemicals

SugarsOil
Lignin residue

Biochemical process

Ethanol

Ethylene

Polyethylene, etc

Propanol

Propylene

Polypropylene, etc

Butanol

Butylene

BioDieselBenzen
ToluenXyleneCO2…..
Kinds ofchemicalsChemical Process

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Adsorption related Technology, KODAMA Lab.
Solar Cell(PV)Solar heat

Power Plant

CO2Recovery

Wind Power

Next-generation Smart City

Desiccant Cooling

Fuel Cell

Battery

Adsorbent rotor (Rotary adsorber)

Exhausted heatfrom industries

Biomass-gasification
Biogas power generation

Biogas Purification“Adsorption technologies” for effective use of a low-temperature heatAdsorption Desiccant Cooling/Dehumidification process
Thermal Swing Adsorption for CO2 recovery, Biogas purification and VOCs removal
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Visit to companies and municipal sites

2011 Oversea Internship (Beijing, 09/2011)
日中韓環境・エコ技術特別コース「海外環境研修」
北京の訪問期間：8月30日〜9月7日 (9日間)2011 Oversea Internship (Beijing, Sept. 2011)

2012 Oversea Internship (Korea, 08/2012)
日中韓環境・エコ技術特別コース「海外環境研修」
ソウル・光州の訪問期間：8月20日〜8月26日 (７日間)2012 Oversea Internship (Korea, Aug. 2012)Internship in Japanese companies (several weeks)

Internship in Japanese companies (several weeks)Tateyama Trip (Oct. 2011)

We are really waiting for your application.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION!
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