Advanced Doctoral Program in

Global Resource Management
Doshisha University
Aim ing at fostering c hallenging gl oba lleaders to realize soc ieties w i t hm ultic ultural c oexistenc e

GRM alumni who actively involved in society

Questions and Answers

GRM program started in AY2012. With so many students gaining in-depth experience,
we have improved our strength as a global leader and fought to society.
The ﬁelds they are actively engaged in are diverse.
We introduce the voices of the alumni who are playing an active part in various stages around the world.

Q1
A

What are the reason(s) you
decided to participate in the
GRM program?

I decided to take part in the GRM program
because I thought I could gain practical andmulticultural experience and skills on a world
scale through the program.

A
made you decide yourcurrent career/job?
Q2 What（Doi Kenta）
The biggest draw for the GRM program when I
was applying was the diversity of opportunities
that it oﬀered.
（Dipak Gaire Sharma）
I was touched by GRM program providing
knowledge integrating Social and Engineering
Studies, fostering leaders who can tackle issues
in developing countries.
（Liu Xiao ）I have been interested in the human resource
management.
（Takagi Akuto）
To be a good leader in the society, GRM isdesigned to support us, the student with the
all-around knowledge that important for the
next generation leader.
（Chayadit Pumaneratkul）

Q3

A

By visiting companies and communicating withresearchers in companies, I realized that there
is a wide range of opportunities for PhD holders
to take an active role in private sectors, too.
（Doi Kenta）
The experience of working as an intern for 3 months
in the ﬁeld had a big inﬂuence in my decision to
pursue a career in AI. It gave me experience ofworking in AI for business, which I am still ﬁnding
valuable today.
（Dipak Gaire Sharma）
My current company is the biggest real estatein the world which contributes to thedeveloping countries and poverty reduction.
（Liu Xiao ）I became interested while studying company
management.
（Takagi Akuto）
A chance for Ph.D. holder to learn and grow inthe ﬁeld on research in private sector.
（Chayadit Pumaneratkul）

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In what kind of situations did you
ﬁnd it positive and helpful to havelearned from GRM program as you
work for the current company?

These days, companies are expected to have an
understanding of SDGs (Sustainable Development
Goals). I learned the basics of SDGs in the GRM
program, so it is relatively easy for me tounderstand them.
（Doi Kenta）
I was lucky enough to get a job in the company
where I was an intern in the GRM program. My
experience during that internship is directly
related to the work I do now.
（Dipak Gaire Sharma）
I need to cooperate with many stakeholders
during my work, the teamwork skill I have learned
from GRM helped me a lot.
（Liu Xiao ）By participating in the GRM program, you will be able
to think how basic knowledge can be applied andpresent your opinions to other people with
conﬁdence.
（Takagi Akuto）
GRM program taught me the interpersonal andcommunication skills. I have learned on the diﬀerence
cultures through the friendship of GRM students.
（Chayadit Pumaneratkul）

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Answerer

Questions and Answers

Q5A

Please write a message to students
who are considering whether or
not to take the GRM Program.

It s an opportunity worth serious consideration.
I m extremely glad that I choose to take part in it.

Q4A

I believe that PhD holders, who have interest ina wide variety of ﬁelds and discussion skills, arehighly sought after by various institutions.

Doi Kenta

Name of employer
I strongly recommend you to take the GRM
program. I think collaborative projects among
GRM program alumni could emerge among
various companies beyond borders.
（Doi Kenta）

What is your perspective on the
expanding role of a PhD holder insociety in the days ahead?

Completed in Fall 2017
Aﬃliation：Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course（Dipak Gaire Sharma）
Just do it！

（Liu Xiao ）If you ﬁnd a company or an organization you areinterested in, you can do informal internships（Takagi Akuto）（Doi Kenta）

Try to challenge yourself and be a good leader
for the society.

One of the most valuable things about studying
for a PhD is that you learn how to learn.

（Chayadit Pumaneratkul）

ULVAC, Inc.
（Major Manufacturer of Industrial Vacuum Equipment）
Completed in Fall 2017
Aﬃliation：Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Information and Computer Science

Dipak Gaire Sharma
Name of employer

Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory Ltd.
(Drone Manufacturer)
Completed in Fall 2017
Aﬃliation：Graduate School of Commerce
Commerce Course

Liu Xiao

Name of employer
Major Property Development
Company
Completed in Fall 2017
Aﬃliation：Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Applied Chemistry Course（Dipak Gaire Sharma）

Takagi Akuto

I hope PhD holders can bring into play theiradvanced expertise, sophisticated languages
and business management skill.
（Liu Xiao ）Name of employer
Planterior Co., Ltd.
(Landscape and Gardening Company)

I do believe the professional work of PhD
graduates can be performed eﬃciently as aresult of their high literacy.

Completed in Spring 2018
Aﬃliation：Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Course（Takagi Akuto）

Chayadit Pumaneratkul

We can start to learn and expand the knowledge
to the society.

Name of employer（Chayadit Pumaneratkul）

Daikin Industries (Thailand) Ltd.
(Major Manufacturer of Air Conditioning Equipment)

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Tackling Issues on Co-Existence ofMultiple Cultures from the Perspective of Global Resources
The goal of the Global Resource Management Program is to produce global leaders possessing a tenacious spirit and high ethical standards, who
can assist emerging and developing countries, promote human security and inclusive growth, through global resource management, utilizing theknowledge from both the infrastructure science/resource and energy science and global studies.
※GRM program has been selected for the 2012 Program of Leading Graduate Schools by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). GRM has been
managed for seven years from 2012 to 2018, supported by government subsidy.

Global Studies

Infrastructure Science/ Resource and Energy Science

Integration

Water Resource

Governance
Development
Peace-building

GlobalResource
Management

Conﬂict Mitigation

Electricity Supply
EnergyTransportation
Communication and Information

The Ideal Leaders Fostered by this Program
Work and learn alongside people facing
life-threatening situations, and strive toalleviate their struggles

Acquire the necessary knowledge, integrating
both the natural sciences and the social sciences,to accomplish the tasks identiﬁed above

Promote religious and ethnic harmony by upholding fair, equitable andinclusive strategies based on the integrated knowledge of both theInfrastructure Science/Resource and Energy Science and Global Studies

Prevent new struggles and provide
assistance for recovery and developmentfrom existing struggles with justice

Promote sustainable development and minimize
wealth disparity in developing countries

Contribute to knowledge building on global resource management inJapan by documenting lessons learned in developing countries,
and by forming strategic partnerships with relevant institutions andorganizations in developing countries

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Features of the Global Resource Management Program1

The program will foster leaders who can tackle issues in emerging
or developing countries by working alongside with the people.

In terms of resource, consider problems in the world.

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The ideal leaders developed by the program will work alongside the local
people and communities to gain a full appreciation and understanding of theirculture and context and help them ﬁnd solutions to their struggles. Throughtheir experiences and practical knowledge, eventually, these leaders willcontribute to the development of Japan and the world.

Various problems facing modern society, arise from inequalities of access to
infrastructures and/or in the distribution and ownership of resources. A harmonious
co-existence of multiple cultures is addressed by providing solutions which arefounded on sustainable development, human security and a fair and reliable
distribution of resources. The quality of research conducted in the University's
Center for Interdisciplinary Study of Monotheistic Religions, is one of the highest inJapan. Based on the Center's research achievements, the program will emphasize on
the co-existence with religions as one of the major strategies towards realizing aharmonious multicultural society.
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Limits of WelfareStates

Unpredictable
Catastrophes

Limits of Modern
Industrial Structure

Wars and Disasters

Ethnic and Religious
Conﬂicts

Poverty and Income
Disparities

Our mission is to foster Global Leaders
who will be able to propose and work
towards solution on issues related tomulticultural co-existence

To solve the various problems in modern
society, redistribution and developmentof resource/energy/infrastructure is required.

Students of the program will acquire knowledge integrating Scienceand Engineering and Global Studies, and apply them in the real world.

GRM is a doctoral program formed by integrating two of the university's well-establishededucational systems. They are the natural sciences and engineering sciences,
speciﬁcally infrastructure science/resource and energy science, Global Studies and theeducational system of humanities and social sciences related to multicultural
co-existence. In order to bring about positive breakthroughs to the modern world
where economic growth is stiﬂed, the program will strive to create a new kind of
infrastructure that uniﬁes the physical, social, and spiritual dimensions.

Urgent Issue : to pursue thepossibilities for multicultural
co-existence in the contemporary
world where one cannot rely on
the framework of nation-state

Cultivating Global Leaders by the featured program
Society

Problems become more and more highly complicatedCorporations and Government Agencies

AcademicHarmonious Multicultural Society

The Importance of a Comprehensive Integration of Science, Engineering and Global Studies

Completion

Concerning the expectations of playing a leading role in nation-building as doctoral degree holders in modern society,with a single discipline alone such as humanities or social sciences, are relatively limited. The same is true for scienceand engineering graduates. Even a business corporation that has succeeded in expanding globally through its scienceand engineering expertise cannot promote multicultural harmony without appropriate strategies and management
practices and consideration for social responsibility. Similarly, an expert in humanities and social sciences will not beable to contribute eﬀectively and holistically to society without any knowledge of infrastructure science/resource andenergy science which form the core of the human society. The Global Resource Management Program is acomprehensive doctoral program that provides interdisciplinary education, integrating science and engineering andglobal studies, emphasizing the values of equity, inclusiveness, integrity and accountability in the management of
global resources. Participants of the program will gain strong support and incentives in promoting integrated
multicultural societies around the world.

Cultivating Highly Skilled Professionals for the Harmonious Multicultural Society
Flexible attitude in facing to and solving problems

Ability to actually solve problems in real world

Learning through the GRM Program
Graduate
SchoolMulti perspective

Versatility andPractical knowledge

Autonomous

Major Works
Professionalism

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Corporative Ability

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Global Resource Management Program
Overview of the GRM Program
GRM program is an additional educational program at the level of graduate school for a period of ﬁve years, combining
Master s and Doctoral Degree Programs. The credits for GRM program are taken besides the credits of a respective
graduate school, required for the completion of Master s Degree Program and Doctoral Degree. Students earn thecredits necessary for completing GRM program (20 credits or more). Students who passed completion examinationand the examination of the doctoral dissertation shall be given a certiﬁcate of "Degree in Doctor (special ﬁeld speciﬁedby each graduate school)" accompanied by the completion of each graduate school and Advance Doctoral Programin Global Resource Management.
GRM program is an educational program for ﬁve years, however, not neccerilly attending courses for entire ﬁve years
continuously. Students are able to take a break from GRM program throughout the ﬁve-year program. For example,
students are able to take Master Major Courses only.The certiﬁcate of Master Major Courses shall be issued to thestudents who have earned credits to complete Master Major Courses.
Application period for cancelation of GRM courses
M1

M2

D1

D2

D3

Lecture Courses (10 credits or more)
GRM

Intermediate Evaluation

Evaluation for Program Certiﬁcation

Exercise-based/Practice Courses (10 credits)
Selection of

Dissertation

Students

Examination
Master Major Courses

Doctor Major Courses
Doctoral Thesis Preliminary Examination

Graduate Schools

Doctoral Thesis

Master Thesis

Entrance Examination for the Doctoral Program

Master Thesis Examination

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Collaboration with Industries, Governments,
and Educational Institutions around the World

Overview of the GRM Program and Step to take GRM courses

Learning in GRM enabled by Industry/academia/
government cooperation around the world

Overview of the GRM Program

All the students of Doshisha University s Graduate Schools, except graduate schools ofprofessional degree, are able to enroll in the GRM program without selection.
● The credits earned with the GRM courses shall NOT be counted as the credits required forthe completion of Master s/Doctoral Degree Programs of the graduate school you belong to.
● All classes are taught in English●

We provide opportunities to foster the ability to realize Co-existence of Multiple
Cultures, through various activities in the real world.
We have established collaboration agreements with foreign universities,
corporations and international organizations around the world to provide studying
abroad, internships and ﬁeld work as well as inviting prominent lecturers.

Step to take GRM courses

Students who aim to complete GRM program register as a student of the GRM course fromthe provided system.
● Course number and prerequisite are appended on all GRM courses.GRM courses are taken
according to the order under the number of courses and perquisite.For example, course
number 601 must be taken as a perquisite in order to take course number course 701 later on.
● Even Students who will not aim to complete GRM program are able to take GRM courses.
Management of the credit of GRM courses shall be determined by the Graduate School you belong to.
● Students choose to aim to complete GRM program or not to in the registration to GRM program.
● Students are able to register as a student of GRM program after taking some GRM courses
already. The credit which is earned until time of registering as a student of GRM Program will
be counted as credits required to complete the GRM program, not counted as credit tocomplete the respective graduate school you belong to.
●

Educational Institutions
University of Tehran／University of the Philippines／Kyrgyz National University
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature／Fatih University／EHESS／Ecole Centrale
Hasanuddin University／Middle East Technical University／Hanoi University of Science and Technology
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang／The University of Zambia
Addis Ababa University／Polytechnique Montreal／Strathmore University／Al Jazeera Center for Studies

Flowchart to take GRM courses ﬂexibly decided by students will
Take courses to gain credits apart fromthe graduate school you belong to.

Global enterprise

Organizations/ Government Agencies

DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, Ltd
Country Garden Holdings Company Limited
広汽豊田汽車有限公司
Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Research Institute,Inc.
Nissin Electric Co,Ltd
HORIBA, Ltd.

WB UNESCO UNDP JETRXJICA JETRO UNIDO IIPE
Embassy of Japan in Slovenia
NTSEL CRIEPI
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Miyakojima city
※There are additional collaborating institutions.

Take the courses in orderto gain 20 credits Aim tocomplete GRM program
Registration as GRM
courses

YES

Decided by
students

Required

Not included as the credits tocomplete the graduate school
students belong toInternship model to collaborated partners

NO● UNIDO ITPO Tokyo● Daikin Industries (Thailand) Limited.

Not Required
自由科目or他研究科目として履修※Take GRM courses as
optional courses※Management of the credit of GRM courses shall be determined by the Graduate School you belong to.

6● HORIBA, Ltd.

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The curriculum of GRM
The GRM curriculum is designed to provide a foundation for the highest level of doctoral degree holders to become more active in society. In other words, the GRM doctoral
degree aims to enable deﬁning actions and to solving problems through collaboration with others in a wide range of perspectives and ideas It is designed in a way you can acquire
the desired foundation even though if you take only the subjects designated only in the doctoral course.

Lecture Courses
Postgraduate specialization courses are increasingly diverse, and at the same time characterized in depth, compared to undergraduate courses. On the other hand, real-world problems
are becoming more and more complex, thus solutions require multi-faceted perspectives and ﬂexible thinking. In the GRM lectures, we aim to acquire such a wide range of perspectives
and thinking ways by learning multifaceted views of issues, centered on "resource management" and learning problem solving methods which are diﬀerent from one's specialty.
D o c t o ra l Pr ogr am

Maste r Prog r am

Physics in daily life（GRM701）
Introduction to Social Science and Humanity（GRM702）

Resource Management for Coexistence andCultural Diversity（GRM601）

This is the ﬁrst course to be taken with GRM. We share the GRM philosophy of

Introductory Infrastructure Engineering（GRM730・Humanities and Social Sciences students）
Introductory Earth and Environment Science（GRM731・Humanities and Social Sciences students）
Introductory Laboratory of Infrastructure Engineering（GRM732・Humanities and Social Sciences students）

solving various problems through appropriate development and managementof resources and aiming to realize a symbiotic society. The lecture will give an
idea of "resources" and explain possible problems from there.

Capacity Development for Coexistence andCooperative Works（GRM602）

Introductory Qualitative Reserch Methods（GRM733・Science and Engineering students）
Introductory Quantative Reserch Methods（GRM734・Science and Engineering students）
Introductory Global Studies（GRM735・Science and Engineering students）

It is a subject for acquiring basic skills for collaboration, such as dialogue,
discussion, and self-expression. Furthermore, as a preliminary step, this course
will include self-diagnosis to know about oneself and measurement of generalabilities, attitudes and intentions required for society.

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The curriculum of GRM
Exercise-based / Practice Courses
In society, we need to be able to act actively and to prescribe what we need to do. On the other hand, one single person can not do everything when facing complex problems.
Therefore, it is necessary for a team of people with diﬀerent specialties to work together and solve problems. In GRM, more often, groups work in various exercises in order to acquire
the ability to work with others.
Maste r Prog r am

D o c t o ra l Pr ogr amGroup Work Practice Ⅰ（GRM650）

Group Work Practice Ⅲ（GRM750）

This is a practical subject to be taken at ﬁrst. Students learn how to deal withGroup Work Practice Ⅳ（GRM751）

complex problems from examples, through group work. We focus on learning
about various points in lectures and knowing the situation in the ﬁeld throughGroup Work Practice Ⅴ（GRM790）

ﬁeld trips.

Group Work Practice Ⅱ（GRM690）
This is a course to be taken in the ﬁnal semester of the master's course. Students
study as a series of steps from project planning to information collection, task
setting, and solution construction, through group work. This course also is subject
to the check point of Intermediate Evaluation.

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Topics
Topic 1

Support for Building Career Paths

Building Career Paths and Future Courses of Action
The GRM program aims to develop human resources that can play an active part without being restricted by ﬁeld or job type in addition to cultivating basic ability with versatility.
We also provide guidance and support that will lead to future careers such as partly subsidizing internship expenses.
In the past, we have invited GRM program alumni as guest speakers, giving them the opportunity to speak about their doctoral-degree based career paths and also to hearvaluable feedback on how they made career decisions.
As a perspective student with a doctoral degree, this is the place to think more deeply about employment, awareness and ﬁnd the beneﬁt in actual job placement activities.
Various approaches to career path in GRM program have expanded to facilitate the choice for ﬁrst career. After a student obtains a doctoral degree, regardless of the academic
ﬁeld, the results are highly regarded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Careers Paths by GRM Leaders

Industry

Government
Education
International
Organizations

Topic 2Engineers/Managers in a global corporation, possessing skills ingovernance and management, are required to prevent conﬂicts caused
by cultural frictions; advisers who can propose innovative strategies by
including societies of diﬀerent cultures as a potential market
Public servants and government agency employees who can lead relief,
development, conﬂict resolution, and peace-building eﬀorts, unique toJapan with deep, practical knowledge of multicultural harmony
Innovative researchers possessing the ability to provide realistic analyses ofmodern global issues and who can expand existing disciplines into new frontiersInternational public servants who contribute to conﬂict resolution,
peace-building, and recovery from disasters through strong
decision-making skills and new knowledge that transcend the limitsof the United Nations mediation

Employment accomplishment● Electrical equipment manufacturers● Minerals and metals processing company● Multinational air conditioning
manufacturers● Property development company● Artiﬁcial intelligence (AI) company● Industrial drone manufacturers● National research agency● Measurement and analysis equipment
manufacturers● Manufactures vacuum equipment forindustrial and research facilities● Gardening company● Teaching staﬀ at a private university● Medical consultant● Researcher at a foreign university● Independent Administrative
Institution● Assistant for exchange students at a
private university● Project Research Assistant at a
private university

GRM Common Room

We have "GRM common rooms" on the 2nd ﬂoor of the Imadegawa Campus Shidakakan and the 1st ﬂoor of the Kyotanabe Campus Ground Visitor Hall. Bothrooms are connected by an installed video conferencing system, rendering distant lectures available and to realize a co-research environment for academic/ science students. Only GRM program students are eligible to enter GRM common rooms and make use of personal computers, electronic blackboards, copy
machines, experimental tools and books in the rooms. The common rooms are utilized as a space for lectures, self-study and communication among
students.In addition, a multipoint connection unit (MCU) is installed in the video conferencing system in the common rooms. It provides simultaneousconnection to multiple sites including both on campus and oﬀ campus. Participation in a lecture, planned in advance as joint program with other universities,
is possible also, such activity forms the base for promoting projects which are planned by GRM students and students from other university.

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GRM extracurricular activities
GRM Program provides internship support for students who are enrolled in doctoral programs as part of their career support, so that doctoral degree holders can create

and expand their careers in society. In addition, as part of the extracurricular activities, we have the opportunity to invite prominent people to speak from all over theworld. There are joint projects implemented with other universities, and it is eﬀective in personal exchange and student exchange.

Internship
Through intern training at domestic and overseas companies and international organizations, students will acquire various skills such as knowledge andnetworks that contribute to career decision in order to work and be active immediately in society.
Internship Program ( example )● Mitsubishi Corporation Belgrade Liaison Oﬃce

● UNIDO ITPO Tokyo● Central Research Institute of ElectricPower Industry● West Japan Engineering Consultants, Inc.

● Country Garden Holdings Company Limited● National Agency for Automobile andLand Transport Technology

occupations as at the
Speakers of past lectures ( examples ) ※Speakers'
time of the lectures● Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory Ltd.
● Daikin Industries (Thailand) Limited.
● HORIBA, Ltd

Joint courses with other universities● Ms. Sadako Ogata(Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Special Advisor to the President)

There are also special lectures collaborated with students from other universities, forexamples, Hiroshima University, Kyushu University, Indian Institute of Technology,
and Indian Management Graduate School Ahmedabad, etc.

● H.E. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Davutoglu(Former Prime Minister of the
Republic of Turkey)● Mr. Atsutoshi Nishida(Director, Chairman of the Board,
Toshiba Corporation)● Dr. Hassine Abassi(Secretary General, Tunisian General
Labour Union/Tunisian National
Dialogue Quartet)● Hirofumi Goto
(Parliamentary Secretary,
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List of GRM Courses Oﬀered
Course Number

Course Title

CreditNote・Prerequisite

Le ctu re Cou r s es
GRM601

Resource Management for Coexistence and Cultural Diversity

2−

GRM602

Capacity Development for Coexistence and Cooperative Works

2−

GRM701

Physics in daily life2

GRM601・Only for Humanities and Social Sciences students

GRM702Introduction to Social Science and Humanity

2

GRM601・Only for Science and Engineering students

GRM730Introductory Infrastructure Engineering

2

GRM701・Only for Humanities and Social Sciences students

GRM731Introductory Earth and Environment Science2

GRM701・Only for Humanities and Social Sciences students

GRM732Introductory Laboratory of Infrastructures

2

GRM701・Only for Humanities and Social Sciences students

GRM733Introductory Qualitative Research Methods

2

GRM702・Only for Science and Engineering students

GRM734Introductory Quantitative Research Methods

2

GRM702・Only for Science and Engineering students

GRM735Introductory Global Studies

2

GRM702・Only for Science and Engineering students

Ex e rcise -bas ed / P r acti ce C our s es
GRM650Group Work Practice I

2

GRM601

GRM690Group Work Practice II

2

GRM602

GRM750Group Work Practice III

2

GRM690

GRM751

Group Work Practice IV

2

GRM750

GRM790Group Work Practice V

2

GRM751

GRM courses will be taken in stages according to subject numbering, course requirements and prerequisites.
Prerequisite is a prerequisite course to take in advance. For example, course number 601 Resource Management for Coexistence and Cultural Diversity must be taken as a perquisite in order to take course number 701
Physics in daily life later on.

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M E SSAGE
In order to bring about positive breakthroughs to themodern world where economic growth is stiﬂed, a newkind of infrastructure that uniﬁes the physical, social, andspiritual dimensions need to be created. To accomplish
this, the Global Resource Management (GRM) programprovides a doctoral education that integrates the
University's well-established educational system on naturalsciences and engineering sciences related to energy andresources with the educational system for humanities andsocial sciences related to co-existence of multiple cultures.
From natural and engineering sciences, areas of electricity,
energy, information, transportation, and water resource
management will be included in the program. From
humanities and social sciences, our world-renowned
multi-cultural integration research program, theology,
human security assurance, conﬂict deterrence,
peace-building, development, policy science, social
welfare, and other areas will be included. In particular, theprogram will emphasize co-existence with Islam as one of
the major issues towards realizing a harmonious
multi-cultural society, another unique characteristic of the
program. Although the development of global leaders ispart of Japan's educational policy, the image of the ideal
leader developed by the GRM program is unique to ouruniversity. Our ideal leaders will not be modeled after
pre-existing successful leaders, and it is certainly not the
program's intent to develop monarchs and traditional
leaders. Breaking the Japanese stagnation is challenging if

the focus is only within Japan where the birth rate isalready signiﬁcantly low. By working alongside the people
in developing countries such as Indonesia, Turkey, andChina with a large youth population, GRM students andgraduates will directly feel the energy of these people andeventually contribute to re-energizing Japan. Ideal GRM
global leaders will also gain the knowledge necessary totackle global issues by working alongside people living incountries and regions facing extreme diﬃculties.
Furthermore, they will also strive to formulate andimplement realistic solutions. The program is planned tofocus on Afghanistan, in which the University has alreadybeen involved in peace-building activities, and in the Gaza
Strip, one of the most troubled countries and region in theworld. As GRM students progress in the ﬁve-year doctoral
program, we hope that they will consistently strive to makepositive contributions as responsible global citizens. The
GRM program aims at producing PhDs who can pull
together knowledge from various disciplines to promotesustainable development and multi-cultural harmony.

Program Coordinator

Masanori NAITO

Dean of the Graduate School of Global Studies

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Institute for Advanced Research and Education
https://grm.doshisha.ac.jp

Higashi-iru, Imadegawa-Karasuma, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8580 JAPAN
TEL：+81-75-251-3259 MAIL：ji-grmld@mail.doshisha.ac.jp