Overview of Curricula for the Six Programs for Leading Graduate Schools
 Integrative Graduate Education and Research Program in Green Natural Sciences (IGER)
In order to understand the complexities of environmental problems, it is necessary to develop a broad knowledge in the field ofnatural science. Through the IGER coursework, students are encouraged to develop both specialized and strong generalknowledge, and are expected to participate in advanced seminars in various research fields. Furthermore, the students also
participate in the “Problem Solving Skills” training courses. These courses are divided into five categories: environment,intellectual property, career development, science communication, and research skills. Finally, students have the opportunity toacquire leadership ability through Overseas Residential Research, Internships, and International Education Planning.
 Leadership Development Program for Space Exploration and Research
In this program students acquire generalist knowledge of space science and engineering through “Space Science and Engineering
Basics” and “Leadership Development Seminar” on leadership, social science, space utilization and manufacturing. Moreover,students acquire universal knowledge within the discipline through video coursework and specialization lectures. As part of theLeadership Development Seminar, students also develop implementation skills through the “Self-Development” type program inwhich students make their own proposals for implementation. In “Global Leadership Training” and “ChubuSat Implementation
Program” they experience basic implementation training, then practical implementation in “Company Internship” and “OverseasInternship.” Real-World Data Circulation Leaders
In order to improve the industrial competitiveness of Japan, training of human resource leaders that will drive the creation of newsocial values is essential. From the viewpoint of creating new social values, firstly, in order to obtain the principle values, i.e.
convenience, fun, health, and wealth, it is needed to learn the methodologies of engineering (convenience), information science(fun), medicine (health), and economics (wealth) [Creative and Critical Thinking]. Secondly, to fulfill the users' desires, it is needed
to foster the study of real-world data circulation by “acquiring” observation of real-world phenomena in the form of digital data,“analyzing” the acquired digital data using information technology, and “implementing” new products or services using theanalysis results [Problem Solving Skills]. Finally, to flourish the above-mentioned abilities, it is needed to create the engagement
and vision abilities for connecting people in various situations, places and teamwork experiences [Leadership Skills].
 Cross-Border Legal Institution Design
The pressing need in the field of law and political science is for lawyers adept in identifying and analyzing problems, organizationalmanagement, responding to societal demands and conflict resolution. This program aims to educate future leaders whodemonstrate these practical abilities seamlessly across borders, bridging gaps between Japan and other jurisdictions. Theseleadership skills are taught through opportunities to participate in institution transplantation through assisting in development
projects.
 Women Leaders Program to Promote Well-being in Asia
This program aims to foster future women leaders to achieve a better well-being in Asia, while deepening their understanding of
the concept of well-being, developing their ability to analyze various issues concerning the well-being with a broad perspective,and nurturing their respect for diverse values and cultures that co-exist among Asian countries in different stages of development.
The appreciation of diverse values in multicultural Asia would help remove prejudices in society, including those concerning
gender bias. Moreover, the program seeks the traditional knowledge concerning cultural coexistence in society and the concept ofwell-being for sustainable development of Asia. This program fosters talented and capable future women leaders who can work
globally, by developing their skills such as comprehension of gender-related issues and gender equality, planning skills, empathy,and communication skills. In addition, they will nurture a sense of commitment as a leader. Moreover, the program cultivates
practical skills to identify and respond to complex issues and realities of multicultural societies.
 PhD Professional: Gateway to Success in Frontier Asia
PhD Professional: Gateway to Success in Frontier Asia is a doctoral program that aims to foster graduate students to be global
leaders who work for the frontier Asia region for which Japan’s growth strategy is essential. For this end, the first step is to learn
fundamental values and principles of the society of humankind; students are required to develop cross-cultural sensitivity and tounderstand intellectual efforts in other fields other than their own major. The second step is to acquire both traditional andspecialized knowledge. In this regard, students are expected to establish individuality by learning traditional knowledge, and arealso required to identify the core competency through the graduate studies in their own doctoral program. As a final step, training
and practice of implementation skills including communication, team management, and problem solving educates students to be
global leaders.

For more information please visit our website
Organization for the Promotion of Leading Graduate Schools, Nagoya University
Room 317, Building C, School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
Tel: +81-52-789-5265 E-mail: oplgs@adm.nagoya-u.ac.jp

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Outline of Integrated Curriculum- Nurturing Next Generation Leaders Through a Transdisciplinary Approach -About the Program for Leading Graduate Schools
 The Program for Leading Graduate Schools, sponsored by the Ministry ofEducation, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Japan
Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) establishes graduate programs
specially designed to foster talents of excellent students who are both highly
creative and internationally attuned and who will play leading roles globally.
 Nagoya University boasts the following six Programs for Leading Graduate
Schools:
 Integrative Graduate Education and Research Program in Green NaturalSciences Leadership Development Program for Space Exploration and Research Real-World Data Circulation Leaders Cross-Border Legal Institution Design Women Leaders Program to Promote Well-being in Asia
 PhD Professional: Gateway to Success in Frontier Asia
 An integrated transdisciplinary curriculum facilitates the sharing of commoncourses and activities among the six programs. The curriculum focuses on
nurturing the following three core areas in order to meet the program
objectives: Creative and Critical Thinking
 Problem Solving Skills
 Leadership Skills

Outline of the Integrated Curriculum for the Program for Leading Graduate Schools
Blue: New courses introduced by each LP
Green: Courses that can be shared by all LPs(including Graduate School CommonCourses)
Black: Existing courses

GreenNaturalSciences

SpaceExploration

Data
Circulation

LegalInstitution
DesignWell-Being

PhD
ProfessionalESD
Program*

Leadership
SkillsProblem Solving
SkillsCreative andCritical Thinking

Common Course on “Understanding Values and Principles for a Sustainable Future of the Global Society” (2 lectures per program)

A1 Fundamental
Values andPrinciples(Conservation of Nature andGlobal Society)(Humankind, Earth & Universe Universal Spirits of Great
Voyage Frontiers)

Special Topics in AgriculturalSciences (History of Science), etc.

Leadership Development Seminar

Global Challenge I

Introduction to Joint Research on
Comparative Study of Law,Comparative Politics Workshop

A2 Universal
Knowledge

Collaborative Natural Science
Lectures 1-3,
Special Lecture on Molecular Science,Principles of Life Science 1&2,
Selected Topics in Biotechnology I-IV,
Advanced Lectures on Organic
Materials Design 1-3, Core Inorganic
Chemistry, etc.

Basics for Space Science andEngineering,Video Lectures for Space Scienceand Engineering,
English Training (British Council)
Academic Writing/Presentation

Advanced Lectures on System
Programs, Advanced Lectures on
Mechatronics,
Human Body Morphology,
Social Medicine,
Agricultural Economics B,
Marketing B, Finance B, etc.

Project Management I,
Introduction to Joint Research on
Comparative Study of Law,
Comparative Politics Workshop

Global Leader 1,
Global Leader 2,
Research Skills B-1 (Fundamentalsof Academic Writing),
Development Assistance, etc.,

Young Mentorship,
Coursework,
Japanese Culture Experience

Water and Waste Management
Policies, Housing and Environment,
Sustainability and EnvironmentalStudies, Japan's Development
Experience, Principles of
Bioagricultural Sciences I, Basics ofBioagricultural Sciences,
Basics of Bioresource Cycling
System Science, etc.

Real World Data Analysis,
Real World Data Circulation
Systems I&II

Legal Transplantation,
Special Research I&II,
Special Lecture and Seminar,
On-Demand Seminars

Seminar on Health Sciences,
Development Cooperation,
Education and Health,Social Medicine,
Bioresource Cycling SystemScience, etc.

Young Mentorship,
Courses in Student’s Major

B1 Advanced
Knowledge

IGER Green Natural Science Lectures, Lectures on Space Science andAdvanced Lectures on Frontier
Engineering,Technologies and Sciences, etc.
Short Courses on Space Scienceand Engineering,
Overview of Space Exploration andResearch,Video Lectures for Space Scienceand Engineering

Climate Change Policies, Global andUrban Warming, Laboratory Coursein Regional Bioresources
Management, Advanced Theory ofRiver Basin Management,
Conservation and Ecotoxicology ofSoil and Water, Development
Economics, etc.

Special Topics in AgriculturalSciences (Food Culture), etc.

Leadership Development Seminar

Global Challenge I

Legal Transplantation,
Special Research I&II,
Special Lecture and Seminar

Special Lecture on Multicultural
Societies 1, Special Lecture on
Multicultural Societies 2,
Multi-Ethnic Society, etc.

Japanese Culture Experience,
Courses in Student’s Major

On-site Research Training in ClinicalEnvironmental Studies (ORT),
Field Seminar on Environmental
Studies, etc.

Special Topics in Agricultural
Sciences (International Cooperation in
Agricultural Education, Bio-Venture,
Agricultural and Forestry
Administration), Global Career
Exploration Program, etc.

Leadership Development Seminar

Data Tools Hands-OnIntroduction to Joint Research on
Comparative Study of Law,
Comparative Politics Workshop,
Special Research I&II,
On-Demand Seminars

Special Lecture on MulticulturalSocieties 3, Global Leader 3&4,
Introduction to Healthcare System
in Asia,
Education Development andCooperation, Lecture on
International Development I, etc.

Retreat in Asia,
Courses in Student’s Major

Water and Waste Management
Policies, Eco-Business Innovation,
International Cooperation inAgricultural Sciences I, Theory onNGOs, Law and Development Studies,
Civil Engineering and Policies forDeveloping Countries I, etc.

Global Leadership Training Course,
Workshop for Leadership
Development, Workshop forManagement Development,Workshop for Employability
Development,
Career and Life Development,
Future Leaders of Japan

Follow-up Visit,
Workshop for Leadership
Development, Workshop for Team
Building Development, Workshop forManagement Development,
Workshop for Employability
Development

Joint Research Workshop I-III,
On-Demand Seminars

Special Lecture on Multicultural
Societies 4,
Special Lecture on Multicultural
Societies 5,
Global Leader 1,
Global Leader 2

B2 Traditional
Knowledge
B3 Innovation
Skills(Universal Value of“Monozukuri” and RealWorld Data)(Shaping the Society for a
Better Life)(Multicultural CoexistenceSociety and Achieving
Well-being in Asia)(Harmonization of Valuesand Principles in a ChangingWorld)

Research Skills A-2 (Logical Thinking
Skills in Research Writing II), Seminar Overseas Training,on Philosophy of Human Becoming I, Retreat in Asia,Bioethics, International Cooperation in Top Leader Talk
Agricultural Sciences l, etc.

Overseas Training, Retreat in Asia,
North Carolina Intensive Training,
Workshop for Leadership
Development, Workshop for Team
Building Development, Workshop forManagement Development, Workshop
for Employability Development,
Career and Life Development, Future
Leaders of Japan(Civilization andSustainability of the Earth)Introduction to Sustainable
Development, Cultures and Identities,
Theory of Asian Cultural Interchange,
etc.

C1 Visioning andManagement

Workshop for Leadership
Development, Workshop for Team
Building Development, Workshop forManagement Development, Workshop
for Employability Development,
Career and Life Development,
Future Leaders of Japan

C2 Basic Skills forImplementation

International Education Planning,
Internships, Overseas Residential
Research, English Proficiency,
Visual Design of Research,
Relationships & Communication,
Academic Writing/Presentation

Global Leadership Training Course,
Leadership Development Seminar,
Workshop for Leadership
Development, Workshop forManagement Development,
Workshop for Employability
Development, Career and LifeDevelopment, Future Leaders ofJapan

Industry-Academia-Government
Project,Data Tools Hands-On,
Visual Design of Research,
Academic Writing/Presentation,
Research Internship I&II

Joint Research Workshop I-III,
On-Demand Seminars,
Academic Writing

Well-Being Seminar I&II,
English Proficiency,
Overseas Training Program Seminar
1&2, Workshop for Leadership
Development, Workshop for Team
Building Development

Top Leader Talk,
Business Mentorship,
North Carolina Intensive Training,
Professional Development,
English Proficiency

English Communication in
Environmental Issues,
Field Seminar on EnvironmentalStudies, Theme Workshop (Resource,Environment and Economic Growth),etc.

Overseas Mid-Term Residential
Research

ChubuSat Instrument Development
Project, Internships (Corporate/International), Student-Planning
Events (Workshops, Group Work,Exchange Events)

Global Challenge II

Seminar in International Law andPolitics I&II

Global Leader 3,Global Leader 4,
Overseas Training Program 1,
Overseas Training Program 2

Gateway to Success Project,
Professional Development

On-site Research Training in ClinicalEnvironmental Studies (ORT),
Field Seminar on Environmental
Studies, etc.

C3 Global On-site
Training (GOT)*The Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Program, which is implemented by five graduate schools, collaborates by offering its courses to the Program for Leading Graduate Schools

On-site Research Training in ClinicalEnvironmental Studies (ORT)