ReportonKyoto University
School of Public Health
Master’s
Double Degree Program

Prepared byProgram-specific Assistant Professor Teeranee Techasrivichien, PhD
KUSPH-SGU International Office0|PageUpdated April, 2019

FY2000~: Kyoto University School of Public HealthInaugurated in the year 2000, Kyoto University School of Public Health(KUSPH) is the first and the largest School of Public Health in Japan. The school
explores the integrated socio-ecological approach for health, referred to as the “NewPublic Health”. To meet the new health challenges of the 21st century, combiningclassic public health fields such as communicable and chronic disease control, family
health, nutrition and environmental health with new fields such as clinicalepidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, socio-epidemiology, behavioral science,
health promotion, informatics, economics, and ethics. This innovative approach to
public health is pursued by the school’s nineteen departments, which welcome
motivated students and professionals from around the world with diverse
backgrounds, including medical, natural, and social sciences.

FY2014~: Public Health Master’s “Double Degree Program” (DDP)
In line with Kyoto University’s internationalization promotion strategy, KUSPH
introduced Public Health Master’s “Double Degree Program” (DDP) with partner
universities from ASEAN countries, namely, University of Malaya Faculty of Medicine(UM), Malaysia, and Chulalongkorn University College of Public Health Science(CUCPHS), Thailand since 2014. The DDP allows students to complete 2 master’s
degrees within the period of 2 years, or more, producing outstanding, competent
graduates with solid Public Health knowledge and skills, highly efficient and resilient
under pressure, equipped with strong problem-solving and management skills andpossessing the vital trait of cultural adaptability as global citizens.

FY2015~: Participation in the “JGP: Japan Gateway – Kyoto
University Top Global Program, Top Global University Project”
Following the success of the DDP launch, KUSPH has been selected, amonga few graduate schools in Kyoto University, as a participating graduate school of the1|Page

“JGP: Japan Gateway – Kyoto University Top Global Program” in 2015 tocontinue its enthusiasm in promoting interdisciplinary and international collaboration
with prestigious Public Health Schools worldwide. As a result, KUSPH’s “InternationalOffice” was established in 2015. Through this office, KUSPH is forwarding its
internationalization promotion strategy by expanding the DDP with National Taiwan
University College of Public Health (NTUCPH) (Taiwan), commencing from 2017, andMahidol University Faculty of Public Health (MUPH) (Thailand), commencing from2019. The DDP not only promotes student exchange between KUSPH and partner
universities, but through the process, it also encourages the interchange of education
and research including ideas, technical Public Health expertise and experience
between staff, such as mutual efforts for monitoring, improvement, and evaluation ofthe program that nurture a long-term, resourceful, international collaboration among
the institutions.

Since 2014 till date, KUSPH offers DDP with CUCPHS, UM, NTUCPH, andMUPH. Until the end of 2018 fiscal year (FY), in total, 15 students have been enrolled
in the DDP with significant productivity of 10 peer-reviewed publications among thesestudents co-authored with our international partners, as shown in Figure 1. The list ofDDP students is as shown in Table 1.

2|PageDouble Degree Program for Master’s degree related to Public Health(as of 2019/04)

Chulalongkorn Univ.

Univ. of Malaya

National Taiwan Univ.

Mahidol Univ.

MPH /MSc / MNS

MPH / MSc

MMedSc

MPH / MSc
MSc
MPH

2014~
(OB 1, IB 3)

2014~(OB 1, IB 3)

2017~(OB 0, IB 6)

2019~

OB: Outbound
IB: InboundKyoto Univ.

Merits・2 degrees in ≥2 years
・Tuition fees at partner univ is waived
・10 credits transferable
・Allowance support from JASSO
・International experience

MPHFigure 1. Summary of DDP (information as of 2019/04)

3|PageTable 1. List of DDP students

Student

Ayako
Kohno

Nanthini
Thevi BhooPathyHomeUniversity(degree,period)
Kyoto
University
School ofPublic Health(MPH,April
2014-March2016)

University ofMalaya,
Faculty ofMedicine(MMedSc byResearch,February
2015-May
2018)

Host University
Department at KUSPH(degree, period)
University ofMalaya, Facultyof Medicine(MMedSc byResearch,October
2014-July 2016)

Kyoto University
School of PublicHealth(MPH ,October
2014-September
2016)

KUSPH-MPH’s thesis
title

Peer-reviewed publications
as a result of DDP

Factors influencing
1. Kohno A, Nik Farid ND, Musa G, et al
Japanese retirees’ trust inFactors affecting Japanese retirees'
physicians in Malaysia: ahealthcare service utilisation inqualitative studyMalaysia: a qualitative study. BMJ
Open, 2016;6:e010668. doi:
10.1136/bmjopen-2015-01066
2. Kohno, A., Musa, G., Farid, N. D., Aziz,
N. A., Nakayama, T., & Dahlui, M.
(2016). Issues in healthcare services in
Malaysia as experienced by Japanese
retirees. BMC Health Services
Research, 16(1).
doi:10.1186/s12913-016-1417-3
Pharmacoepidemiology The Impact of
Bhoo-Pathy NT, Inaida S, Tanaka S, Taib
Chemotherapy on
NA, Yip CH, Saad M, Kawakami K,Survival in Women with
Bhoo-Pathy N. Impact of adjuvant
Very Early Estrogen
chemotherapy on survival of women withReceptor Negative
T1N0M0, hormone receptor negative
Breast Cancer
breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiology.
Volume 48, June 2017, Pages 56-61
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2017.03.0
07
Health informatics

4|PageSiamala
Sinnadurai

Fauzi
MuftahElamouri

Nurul
Syafika
AmirHamzah

University ofMalaya,
Faculty ofMedicine(MMedSc byResearch,
February
2015-October
2018)
Chulalongkorn
University,
College of
Public Health(MPH,July
2014-August2016)

Kyoto University
School of PublicHealth(MPH ,October
2014-September2016)

Preventive ServicesCommon alcoholic andnon-alcoholic beverages
intake and risk of breast
cancer among Japanese
women

Kyoto University
School of Public
Health(MPH,October
2014-September
2016)

Global Health andSocio-epidemiology

Factors Promoting or
Inhibiting Drug Use andRisky Sexual PracticeAmong Young Libyans in
Post Revolution Tripoli –Libya: A qualitative study

University ofMalaya,
Faculty ofMedicine(MMedSc byResearch,

Kyoto University
School of Public
Health(MPH,October
2015-September

Global Health andSocio-epidemiology

Psychological Stressamong Southeast Asian
Students in Japan : A
Qualitative Study

Elamouri FM, Musumari PM,
Techasrivichien T, Farjallah A, Elfandi S,Alsharif OF, Benothman H, Suguimoto
SP, Ono-Kihara M, Kihara M. "Now drugs
in Libya are much cheaper than food": A
Qualitative Study on Substance UseAmong Young Libyans in
Post-Revolution Tripoli, Libya.
International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 53, March 2018, Pages 23-31.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.11.
026

5|PageOmidDadras

Phayong
Thepaksorn

February
2016~)
Chulalongkorn
University,College ofPublic Health(MPH, July2015-June2017)2017)
Kyoto University
School of PublicHealth(MPH,October
2015-September
2017)

Global Health andSocio-epidemiology

Changes in sexual
behaviours, HIV testing,and HIV prevalence
among young people
aged 15-24 in Tanzania:
finding from Tanzania
AIDS/Malaria surveys
between 2003-11

Chulalongkorn
University,
College ofPublic Health(MPH, August
2015-June2017)

Kyoto University
School of PublicHealth(MPH,October
2015-September
2017)

Health andEnvironmentalSciences

Occupational Noise
1. Shiwaku Y, Lee P, Thepaksorn P,
Exposure and Risk
Zheng B, Koizumi A, Harada KH.
Perception among Para
Spatial and temporal trends inRubber Wood Workers inperfluorooctanoic andSawmills in Trangperfluorohexanoic acid in well,
Province, Thailand
surface, and tap water around afluoropolymer plant in Osaka, Japan.
Chemosphere. 2016; 164: 603-610.
2. Thepaksorn P, Fadrilan-Camacho V,
Siriwong W. Respiratory symptoms
and ventilatory function defects

HIV epidemic among urban man aged
15-24 years; trend and projection:
findings from Tanzania HIV/AIDS andMalaria Indicators Surveys between
2007-8 and 2011-12, Public
Health and Preventive Medicine ArchiveJournal [under review]

6|Pageamong Para rubber wood sawmill
workers in the South of Thailand.
Hum. Eco. Risk Ass. 2017;23(4):788-797.
3. Thepaksorn P, Koizumi a, Harada K,Siriwong W, Neitzel RL. Occupational
noise exposure and hearing defects
among sawmill workers in the Southof Thailand. Int J Occup Saf Ergon.
2017 Oct 23:1-23.
4. Thepaksorn, P. Thongjerm S,Incharoen S, Siriwong W, Harada K,
Koizumi A. Job safety analysis andhazard identification for work
accident prevention in Rubber woodsawmills in Trang Province, Thailand.
J Occup Health. 2017 Oct 7. doi:
10.1539/joh.16-0204-CS.
5. Thepaksorn P, et al., Relationship
Between Noise-Related Risk
Perception, Knowledge, and the Useof Hearing Protection Devices
Among Para Rubber Wood Sawmill
Workers, Safety and Health at Work(2017),
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2017.06.002
7|PageAgariTakahiro

Chen
Yan-DaKyoto
University
School ofPublic Health(MPH, April
2017-March2019)

NationalTaiwan
University
College of
Public Health(MSc, August
2017~)

Chulalongkorn
Global Health andUniversity,
Socio-epidemiology
College of PublicHealth(MPH, August
2017-July 2018)

Kyoto University
School of Public
Health(MPH, October
2017-September2019)

Health andEnvironmentalSciences

A Qualitative Study on
Bat-Borne Diseases inNakhon Pathom Province
in Thailand: Knowledge,Risk Perceptions, andBehaviors

PM2.5 Exposure
Characterization Basedon Mobile Air Sampling
During Rush Hour in
Osaka City

Agari T, et al, Knowledge and PracticeRegarding Bat-borne Disease Among
Population in Semi Urban Area in Central
Thailand. Journal of Health Research,Vol. 32, Suppl.2, 2018, pp. S177-S185,
doi: 10.14456/jhr.2018.20
Poster presentation
Misconceptions Can Increase the Risk ofBat-Borne Disease: A Qualitative Studyon Knowledge and Perceptions regarding
Bat-Borne Diseases Among Population inSemi-urban Area in Central Thailand atthe 4th International Conference on One
Medicine One Science "One World, One
Medicine, One Science: The way forward
for better health", Chiang Mai, Thailand
February 11 - 14, 2019
Poster presentation
Pretreatment and PMF Results
Evaluation for Insufficient Air Monitoring
Data from Roadside Station in Taichung,Taiwan at the Kyoto Global Conference
for Rising Public Health Researchers
Kyoto, Japan,
December 6-7, 20178|PageCheng
Ya-ChihChung
Yun-ShanPeng
Chu-YunNationalTaiwanUniversity
College ofPublic Health(MSc, August
2017~)
NationalTaiwan
University
College ofPublic Health(MSc, August2017~)

Kyoto University
School of Public
Health(MPH,October
2017-September2019)
Kyoto University
School of PublicHealth(MPH,October
2017-September2019)

Ecology with emphasison the environment

National
TaiwanUniversity
College ofPublic Health(MSc, August2017~)

Kyoto University
School of Public
Health(MPH,October
2017-September2019)

Global Health andSocio-epidemiology

Health andEnvironmental
Sciences

Evaluation of thepossibility of *Aedes
albopictus*-mediateddengue fevertransmission frominternational travelers in
Kyoto City
The possible effects ofevacuation after the 2011
Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Plant
disaster on the incidenceof diabetes among thenon-diabetic residents inKawauchi Village,Fukushima.
A Qualitative Study ofShift Work Related
Dietary Intake, Physical
Activity and Sleep Quality
as Potential Risk Factorsof Overweight/Obesity
among Shift Workers in
TaiwanPoster presentation
A Qualitative Study of Shift Work Related
Dietary Intake, Physical Activity andSleep Quality as Potential Risk Factors of
Overweight/Obesity Shift Worker in
Taiwan at the Kyoto Global Conference
for Rising Public Health Researchers
Kyoto, Japan,December 3-4, 20189|PageWu
National
Meng-Chun Taiwan
University
College ofPublic Health(MSc, August2017~)
YangNational
Chih-ChiTaiwan
University
College ofPublic Health(MSc, August2017~)

Kyoto University
School of Public
Health(MPH,October
2017-September
2019)
Kyoto University
School of Public
Health(MPH,October
2017-September
2019)

Genome Epidemiology

Causal Inference of Total
Bilirubin on Hypertension:
Using Mendelian
Randomization

Global Health andSocio-epidemiology

Risk Perception and
Behavioral Change
Intention of People withPrediabetes in Taiwan:
A Qualitative Study

Cheng-Tzu
HsiehKyoto University
School of Public
Health(MPH,October
2018-September2020)

Healthcare
epidemiology

In processNationalTaiwanUniversity
College ofPublic Health(MSc, August2018~)

Poster presentation
Prediabetic people knows well about"diabetes" but not "prediabetes"-Aqualitative study in Taiwan at the Kyoto
Global Conference for Rising Public
Health Researchers
Kyoto, Japan,
December 3-4, 2018

Abbreviations in the table
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Master of Science (MSc)
Master of Medical Science (MMedSc)

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