◆Granted	  as	  “Program	  for	  Enhancing	  Systema(c	  Educa(on	  in	  Graduate	  Schools”	
“Program	  for	  Enhancing	  SystemaCc	  EducaCon	  in	  Graduate	  Schools”	  is	  JSTS	  program	  to	  support	  high	  quality	  systemaCc	  educaCon	  program.	
Applied	  Experience	  in	  Food	  PromoCon:	  Agriculture	  and	  Food	  Specialist	  Training	  Program	  is	  granted	  by	  Japanese	  Ministry	  of	  Educator,	  Culture,	  Sports,	  Science	  and	  Technology	  for	  the	  year	  of	  2008,	  and	  is	  being	  oﬀered	  to	  students	  in	  Graduate	  School	  of	  Science	  and	  Technology,	  and	  of	  Food	  Science.	
JSPSHP	  	  	  h'p://www.jsps.go.jp/j-­‐daigakuin/index.html	

◆Organiza(onal	  Chart	  &	  Management	  Plan	Reform	  Support	  Fund	  (President’s	  discre(onary	  spending)	  Educa(onal	  projects	GP	  ﬁnancial	  support	

Planning	  objec(ve	  projects,	  self-­‐mo(va(ng	  and	  persistent	  encouragement	Aiming	  for	  con(nua(on	  of	  the	  program	  using	  GP	  ﬁnancial	  support	
Support	  by	  Niigata	  University	◆Program	  Background	Issues	  in	  current	  agriculture	  	  and	  food	  industries	
food	  security,	  mislabeling,	  	  low	  self-­‐suﬃciency,	  aging	  workforce,	  	  food	  educa(on...	  etc	Needs	  from	  ﬁelds	  	  in	  agriculture	  and	  food
Human	  resources	  who	  are	  interested	  	  in	  issues	  coming	  from	  ﬁelds	  	  and	  can	  contribute	  to	  solve	  problems	  	  in	  agriculture	  and	  food	  sectors	

“The	  Prefecture	  of	  Agriculture	  and	  Food	  ~	  Niigata”
One	  of	  the	  most	  produc(ve	  rice-­‐growing	  regions	  in	  Japan	  +	  over	  1000	  food	  industries	
Koshihikari	  (bland	  of	  rice),	  Japanese	  sake,	  rice	  crackers,	  European	  pear...etc	

U(lizing	  all	  these	  resources	  in	  Niigata	  as	  listed	  above	◆Program	  Overview	
Niigata	  University,	  Graduate	  School	  of	  Science	  and	  Technology	
Applied	  Experience	  in	  Food	  Promo(on:	  	  Agriculture	  and	  Food	  Specialist	  Training	  Program	Specializing	  courses

Master・Doctorate	  Curricula

Evalua(on	Master・Doctorate	  degree

Internships

Specialist	  Cer(ﬁca(on	Niigata	  Food	  Promo(on	Project	  courses	

◆Food	  Specialist	  Cer(ﬁcate	Agricultural	  specialist	  with	  food	  know-­‐how	Specialized	  knowledge	  in	  Agriculture	Specialists	  for	  technology	  development	  for	  sustainable	  agricultural	  produc(on	Agricultural	  Specialist	  Training	  Program	Specialized	  knowledge	  in	  Food	

Applied	  Experience	  in	  Food	  Promo(on:	  Agriculture	  and	  Food	  Specialist	  Training	  Program	
Food	  Specialist	  Training	  Program	NAＳ	 Niigata	  Agricultural	  Specialist	  (ﬁrst	  phase,	  doctoral	  program)	  NSAＳ	 Niigata	  Super	  Agricultural	  Specialist	  (second	  phase,	  doctoral	  program)	

Food	  specialist	  with	  agriculture	  know-­‐how	Specialist	  for	  food	  research	  and	  product	  development	

NFＳ	

Niigata	  Food	  Specialist	  	  (ﬁrst	  phase,	  doctoral	  program)	  NSFＳ	 Niigata	  Super	  Food	  Specialist	  	  (second	  phase,	  doctoral	  program)	  ◆Ongoing	  Niigata	  Food	  Promo(on	  Projects	
Applied	  Experience	  in	  Food	  Promo(on	ﬁrst	  phase,	  doctoral	  program	Research	  Proposal	  in	  Food	  Promo(on	second	  phase,	  doctoral	  program	Japanese	  sake	  project	  Milk	  project	  producing	  and	  brewing	  sake	

maintaining	  	  and	  producing	  dairy	  products	

Rice	  cracker	  project	  European	  Pear	  project	  producing	  and	  crea(ng	  rice	  crackers	

produce	  maintenance,	  a_er	  ripening,	  and	  conserva(on	◆An	  Example	  of	  Niigata	  Food	  Promo(on	  Projects		

Local	  supporters	  of	  the	  project	
Local	  farmers	

Advisory	  board	Sake	  manufactures	

Research	  Proposal	  in	  	  Food	  Promo(on	  (second	  phase)	

Applied	  Experience	  in	  Food	  Promo(on	  (ﬁrst	  phase)	

Planning	  mee(ngs	

Cul(va(ng	  Sake	  Rice	

Seeding	 Cul(va(on	 Harves(ng	Making	  Sake	  Mol(ng	 Fermenta(on	Consumers	Superior	  cistern	Marke(ng	  strategy	Market	  survey	Case	  study	

Planning	  strategies	  	  for	  food	  promo(on	Quality	  and	  safety	  evalua(on	◆Planning-­‐Applica(on	  Internship	  (ﬁrst	  phase,	  doctoral	  program)	
Research-­‐Planning	  phase	
Recognizing	  various	  issues	  in	  agriculture	  and	  food	  sectors	
Graduate	  students	

Tes(ng	  and	  research	  ins(tute	  	Agricultural	  corpora(ons	Food	  Industries	

Recognizing	  issues	  in	  agriculture	  and	  food	  sectors	
High	  employee	  ethics	
Communica(on	  ability	
Training	  specialist	  based	  on	  applied	  food	  produc(on	  experience	Graduate	  students	  will	  look	  into	  solu(ons	  to	  problems	  (locally	  and	  globally)	  in	  agriculture	  and	  food	  sectors	  at	  pre-­‐selected	  internship	  sites.	  	  Students	  will	  choose	  a	  preexis(ng	  issue	  and	  work	  on	  a	  possible	  solu(on.	  A_er	  this	  program,	  students	  must	  submit	  their	  solu(on	  proposal,	  which	  will	  be	  examined	  by	  an	  advisory	  board.	  	◆Food	  Promo(on	  Global	  Internship	  (last	  phase,	  doctoral	  program)	
Schools	  overseas	  Graduate	  students	

Chiang	  Mai	  University,	  Hanoi	  University	  of	  Technology,	  Ins(tute	  of	  Biological	  and	  Food	  Technology…	  etc	Oversea	  factories	  of	  food	  industries	  in	  Niigata	

Understanding	  issues	  of	  food	  and	  agriculture	  with	  global	  perspec(ve,	  interna(onal	  communica(on	  ability	◆Effect	  of	  the	  Program	
Understanding	  the	  issues	  in	  agriculture	  and	  food	  sectors	  to	  gain	  overarching	  knowledge	  and	  perspec(ve	 ・Applied	  experience	  in	  food	  produc(on	  and	  processing	  sites	・Interac(on	  with	  agricultural	  and	  food	  specialists	  in	  Niigata	・Applied	  internship	  opportuni(es	  for	  graduate	  students	  in	  basic	  food	  research	To	  train	  specialists	  who	  can	  solve	  issues	  in	  globalizing	  agriculture	  and	  food	  sectors	  and	  can	  become	  a	  driving	  force	  for	  energizing	  agricultural	  and	  food	  industry	◆Program	  Administra(on	  Chart	
Agriculture	  and	  Food	  Specialist	  Training	  Program	  Center	Program	  Planning	  Division	◆Reevalua(ng	  educa(on	  program	  ◆Secng	  gradua(on	  standards	  ◆Ques(onnaire,	  evalua(on,	  faculty	  development	

Program	  Opera(on	  Division	
◆Implemen(ng	  educa(onal	  programs	  ◆Request	  for	  coopera(on	  of	  advisory	  board	  ◆Organizing	  symposiums	  and	  mee(ng	Specialist	  Evalua(on	  Division	
Oﬃce	  of	  School	  of	  Graduate	  Studies	  GP	◆Finalizing	  curricula	  ◆Examina(on	  for	  specialist	  cer(ﬁcate	Program	  Improvement	  Recommenda(on	Intramural	  Advisory	  Board	
◆Recommenda(ons	  and	  advice	  for	  the	  program	  ◆Examina(on	  for	  specialist	  cer(ﬁcate	Extramural	  Advisory	  Board	
◆Recommenda(ons	  and	  advice	  for	  the	  program	  ◆Examina(on	  for	  specialist	  cer(ﬁcate