Kyoto University

Human Security Engineering Education
Program
Doctoral Course

Integrated Engineering Course, Human Security Engineering Field(Human Security Engineering Education Program)
Graduate School of Engineering
Human Security Engineering Advanced Course
Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

2022

Contents(1) What is the Human Security Engineering Education Program ?

1(2) Educational Policy

1(3) HSE Program Students

1(4) HSE Program: Subjects Available for Study

2(5) Program Accreditation

3(6) Course Descriptions for Human Security Engineering Education Program

4(7) Example Course Plans

8(8) ORT subjects

9(9) Portfolio

10(10) Registration

10(11) Contact

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HSE Form
HSE Internship (ORT subjects) Pledge (HSE-028)11

(1) What is the Human Security Engineering Education Program?
Educational objective:
Motivating creative, international and independent researchers and engineers with training in four
related academic fields.
To achieve the educational objectives of the Human Security Engineering Education (HSE) Program,
we provide the HSE courses of the program, the basic subjects in the four academic fields, and the overseasinternship through the English language. The Graduate School of Engineering (three departments related
to the undergraduate school of Global Engineering), the Hall of Global Environmental Research, theGraduate School of Global Environmental Studies and the Disaster Prevention Research Institute areparticipating in this program and responsible for training and research.
(2) Educational Policy
Our policy is intended for doctoral students to provide interdisciplinary and solid education in the core
fields and four related fields (urban governance, urban infrastructure management, health risk management,
and disaster risk management). The study of these topics will equip researchers and engineers with theability to apply their knowledge in an integrated manner toward ensuring urban human security, as well as
the ability to promote these technologies. Specifically, we aim to promote researchers and engineers who
possess sophisticated creativity (in addition to having a wide range of knowledge, the ability to go beyond
the boundaries of the existing specialized fields), internationality (the ability to present and debate research
in English, perform education and research activity in foreign countries, ability to build international
human networks), and independence (the ability to plan research, leadership in education and research,ability to secure research funds, and problem-solving ability in the field). To achieve the educational
objectives above, we designate “Human Security Engineering” as the compulsory subject for all students
and include English instruction in our courses. Additionally, to enable students at the overseas campuses
to participate in the program, we will also provide intensive lectures at the sites through a remote lecturingsystem and e-Learning system.
(3) HSE Program Students
The following students can be admitted to HSE program.
a) The doctoral student who entered the Graduate School of Engineering (related to the undergraduate
school of Global Engineering) and is assigned to the Integrated Engineering Course, Human Security
Engineering Field (Doctoral Course: 3rd Year).
b) The doctoral student of the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies who selected the“Human Security Engineering Advanced Course.”

1(4) HSE Program: Subjects Available for Study
CourseSpecification

Hrs/Week
Subject

Code

10X301
10X305
10X307

Human Security Engineering
Lectures on Urban Governance 1(*)
Lectures on Urban Governance 2(*)

Teasher(s) in Charge

1stSemester

2nd
Semester

Yondea, Tachikawa, Tatano,Matsushima, Asari
Assorted Instructors

2
2

Assorted Instructors

2

Available for

CreditsCoresubject2

Major
subject

ORT
subject

Minor
subject

MastercourseDoctoralcourseCompulsory Compulsory○(5 years cours)(3 years course)

2

○

○

○

2

○

○

○

○

○

10X311

Urban InfrastructureManagement

Kishida, Kimura, Kiyono,
Qureshi, Sugiur, Tachikawa,
Mimura2

2

10X315

Lectures on Urban InfrastractureManagement 1 (*)

Assorted Instructors

2

2

○

○

○

10X317

Lectures on Urban InfrastractureManagement 2 (*)

Assorted Instructors

2

○

○

○

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○

Lectures on Environmental Risk
Management Leader
Lectures on Health Risk
10X323
Management 1 (*)
Lectures on Health Risk
10X325
Management 2 (*)
10X321

2

Assorted Instructors

2

2

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2

2

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2

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○

2

2

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○

2

2

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2

2

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Tatano, Smaddar

2

2

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Assorted Instructors

2

2

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2

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○

○

Assorted Instructors

New Environmental Engineering I

Shimizu, Echigo, Nishimura

New Environmental Engineering II

Takaoka, Takano, Fujimori,
Oshita

10X333

Management of Global Resources
Funakawa, Shibata, Yamashita
and Ecosystems
Environmental Ethics andAsari, Singer
Environmental Education
Disaster Risk Management
Lectures on Disaster Risk
Management 1 (*)
Lectures on Disaster Risk
Management 2 (*)

10X335
10X337
10X339○2

10F458

10X751○

Shimizu and Assorted
Instructors

10F456

10X7502○2

Assorted Instructors

2Internship for Human Security
Engineering (Short)

10X341 Advanced Capstone Project (Long)

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2

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Rsearch Paper (Doctoral)

Note:1) All lectures are conducted in English. The outline of each subject is described in p.4-82) Prepare the course plan of the subjects by the following procedure and submit the plan to your supervisor
to obtain their approval at school entry. Although the course plan can be modified when proceeding to
the next grade, the approvals to the supervisor(s) must be obtained. The supervisor cannot modify theadditional conditions.
3) Graduate-level subjects not included in this table may be considered as corresponding and equivalent
to minor subjects under the instruction of your supervisor(s) for up to 4 credits.
4) (*)Subjects are custom-made. If you wish to take (*)subjects, you must contact your supervisor andmake plans for study worth 2 credit with the instructor. Then, you must submit an “Registration Request
Form for HSE Custom-made lecture” per subject to the C Cluster Office. The form is available at the
C Cluster Office.
5) The subjects with white circles (○) in the both columns of Master and Doctoral course of theRegistration Type on the Subject List are available for credits in Doctoral course, only if you havenever acquired those subjects in Master course.

2(5) Program Accreditation
Students who proceed to the Integrated Engineering Course, Human Security Engineering Field, willcomplete the doctoral course by fulfilling the completion requirements of this field, rather than those of
the department to which he/she belongs. Upon completion of the field, the student will be certified as a
“Human Security Engineering Education Program Graduate” and will be conferred the program certificate
aside from the doctoral degree certificate.
Subject

Number of Credits Required for Comletion

Core subject(HSE)
Core subject
ORT subject
Majore subject
Minor subject

2 or more

2 or more
2 or more
0 or more
0 or more
To be taken obtaining the approval of the
Other subject
supervisor as needed
Total
10 or more

1. Students who have achieved 2 credits in the compulsory core subject “Human Security Engineering.”
2. Students who have achieved at least 1 subject (2 credits) from the core subjects (Urban InfrastructureManagement, Lecture on Environmental Risk Management Leader, Disaster Risk Management).
3. Students who have achieved at least 2 credits of the ORT subjects.
4. Students who have achieved at least 10 credits from the HSE Program subject table above. However,the subjects of the graduate school that are not included in the HSE Program subjects table above canbe certified as the required credits for the completion under the supervisor(s) only if the total numberof the credits is equal to or less than 4.
5. Students who have completed the doctoral research in accordance with the spirit of the HSE Program.

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(6) Course Descriptions for Human Security Engineering Education Program
Human Security Engineering [Compulsory Core subject]
YONEDA Minoru, TACHIKAWA Yasuto, MATSUSHIMA Kakuya, TATANO Hirokazu , ASARI Misuzu.
Second semester: Wednesday, 16:45–18:15
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of human security engineering, a system oftechnologies for designing and managing cities that enable inhabitants to live under better public healthconditions, and also to live free from potential threats of large-scale disasters andenvironmental

destruction. The Millennium Development Goals will be evaluated from the viewpoints of four existing
fields: urban governance, urban infrastructure management, health risk management, and disaster risk
management. Furthermore, we will provide lectures that explore the relationships between the four
existing fields.
Lectures on Urban Governance 1
Assorted Instructors
Custom-made LectureThis class will cover the hot topics on urban governance within human security engineering. Instructors
will present current literature and expect students to develop arguments.
Lectures on Urban Governance 2
Assorted Instructors
Custom-made Lecture
In this class, research topics related to urban governance within human security engineering will beassigned to students to enable them to solve human security problems. The students are required to review
the latest or important fundamental papers, including related areas, and debate ideas with their teachers.
Urban Infrastructure Management [Core subject]
KISHIDA Kiyoshi and Assorted Instructors
First semester: Monday, 13:15–14:45
This course aims to provide interdisciplinary knowledge on how urban infrastructure is managed, not only
from an economic perspective but also in accordance with human security engineering. The lectures willconsist of the following topics: (1) Urban Infrastructure Asset Management, (2) Urban Environment
Accounting System, (3) Urban Energy Supply Management, (4) Urban Food/Water Supply Management,and (5) Urban Transport/Logistics Management.

4Lectures on Urban Infrastructure Management 1
Assorted Instructors
Custom-made LectureThis class aims to deepen the understanding on urban infrastructure management, especially related tohuman security engineering. The class will present and discuss hot topics and related literatures on urban
infrastructure management.
Lectures on Urban Infrastructure Management 2
Assorted Instructors
Custom-made Lecture
In this class, the Assorted Instructors will provide lectures on the current situation and future prospect of
the challenges of urban infrastructure management related to urban human security engineering. The aimof this class is to develop advanced and practical research capability of the students. To achieve this, they
will be assigned with research subjects and will present and discuss their findings.
Lecture on Environmental Risk Management Leader [Core subject]
SHIMIZU Yoshihisa and Assorted Instructors
First semester: Thursday, 16:45–18:15
In this class, we will give lectures on the theories of risk analysis, risk identification, risk assessment, risk
evaluation, and risk reduction for human health and ecology. The main purpose of this lecture is to provide
the students with the basic knowledge required of environmental leaders who can solve environmental
issues practically as they occur in developing countries. We will review several international
environmental projects as case studies.
Lectures on Health Risk Management 1
Assorted Instructors
Custom-made LectureThis class will provide an overview of health risk management, especially as they relate to human security
engineering. The class will present and discuss the hot topics and related literatures on health risk
management.
Lectures on Health Risk Management 2
Assorted Instructors
Custom-made LectureThis class will provide lectures on the current situation and future challenges of human health risk
management from the viewpoint of urban human security engineering. The aim of this class is to develop
the student’s research capability. Students will be assigned academic and practical research subjects, andwill then present and discuss their findings.
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New Environmental Engineering I
SHIMIZU Yoshihisa, ECHIGO Shinya, NISHIMURA Fumitake
First semester: Monday, 16:45–18:15
This course provides various kinds of engineering issues related to the water environment in English,
which cover fundamental knowledge, the latest technologies and regional application examples. These
lectures, English presentations by students, and discussions enhance English capability and internationalityof students.
The course is conducted in simultaneous distance-learning from Kyoto University, or from remote lecture
stations in University of Malaya, and Tsinghua University of China. For the distance-learning, a hybrid
system is used, which consists of prerecorded lecture VIDEO, VCS (Video conference system) and SS(slide sharing system).
New Environmental Engineering II
TAKAOKA Masaki, KAKANO Hirohisa, FUJIMORI Shinichiro, OSHITA Kazuyuki
Second Semester: Monday, 16:45–18:15
This course provides various kinds of engineering issues related to atmospheric environment and solid
wastes management in English, which cover fundamental knowledge, the latest technologies and regional
application examples. These lectures, English presentations by students, and discussions enhance English
capability and internationality of students. The course is conducted in simultaneous distance-learning from
Kyoto University, or from remote lecture stations in University of Malaya, and Tsinghua University. For
the distance-learning, a hybrid system is used, which consists of prerecorded lecture VIDEO, VCS (Video
conference system) and SS (slide sharing system). The students are requested to give a short presentation
in English in the end of the lecture course. This course may improve students’ English skill andinternational senses through these lectures, presentations, and discussions.
Management of Global Resources and Ecosystems
FUNAKAWA Shinya, SHIBATA Shozo, YAMASHITA YoFirst semester: Friday, 10:30–12:00
Natural resources can be recycled sustainably by maintaining the environment. Ecosystems can be kept
healthy so that organisms can reproduce effectively. This class outlines the characteristics of material
circulation in various ecosystems and the link mechanism between ecosystems. We will also consider
methods for using natural resources in harmony with ecosystems, after reviewing examples of deteriorated
ecosystems and their rehabilitation throughout the world.
Environmental Ethics and Environmental Education
Misuzu ASARI, Jane SINGERFirst semester: Tuesday, 16:45–18:15
Ethical approaches and informed decision making are essential for solving environmental problems,6especially to facilitate consensus building among conflicting stakeholders. This course covers prominentschools of thought in the field of environmental ethics, applied ethics in environmental stewardship, andbasic principles of environmental education.
Disaster Risk Management [Core subject]
TATANO Hirokazu and Subhajyoti SAMADDARFirst semester: Wednesday, 15:00–16:30
Natural disasters have low frequencies but high impacts. It is very important to make an integrated risk
management plan that consists of various countermeasures such as prevention, mitigation, transfer, andpreparedness. This class will present economic approaches to natural disaster risk management anddesigning appropriate countermeasures.
Lectures on Disaster Risk Management 1
Assorted Instructors
Custom-made LectureThis class aims provide an overview of disaster risk management, with an emphasis on human security
problems. The class will present and discuss hot topics and related literatures on disaster risk management.
Lectures on Disaster Risk Management 2
Assorted Instructors
Custom-made LectureThis class will provide lectures on the current situation and future challenges of disaster risk managementfrom the viewpoint of urban human security engineering. The aim of this class is to develop advanced andpractical research capability of the students. To achieve this, they will be assigned with research subjects
and will present and discuss their findings.
Internship for Human Security Engineering
Contact your supervisor(s) to inquire
The internship aims to develop practical capabilities to secure urban human security, in addition toacquiring expert knowledge and the ability to develop new research fields by carrying out research activity
related to human security engineering and presenting research results at international conferences. Specificexamples include participating in internships domestically or abroad at companies or research institutes
which conduct the operation of international projects, conducting field surveys, and attending academic
conferences.

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Advanced Capstone ProjectContact your supervisor(s) to inquireThis class aims to develop the abilities of international collaboration, field investigation, and on-siteplanning/problem solving through long-term investigation/research activities related to human security
engineering with thorough hands-on policy in foreign countries. Specific examples include field researchat overseas centers and participation in international projects overseas. As a rule, participants will stay inthe field for 2 months or more.
(7) Example Course Plans
1) A student of the field of Urban Infrastructure Management

CourseSpecification
Compulsory
Core subject
Core subject
Major/minor
subject

Subject

Credits

10X301

Human Security Engineering2

10X311

Urban InfrastructureManagement

2

○

2

○

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8

○

○

○

Internship for Human Security
Engineering (Short)orAdvanced Capstone Project
10X341(Long)
10X339ORT subject

Core subject
Major/minor
subject
Major/minor
subject

1st
2nd
Semester Semester

Code

10X333

Disaster Risk Management2

10X317

Lectures on Urban
Infrastracture Management 2

2

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2) A student of the field of Health Risk Management

CourseSpecification

Code

Subject

Credits

Compulsory
Core subject

10X301

Human Security Engineering

2Core subject

10X321

Major/minor
subject

10X323
10X339ORT subject
10X341
Major/minor
subject

10X327

Lectures on Environmental
Risk Management Leader
Lectures on Environmental
Risk Management 1
Internship for Human Security
Engineering (Short)orAdvanced Capstone Project(Long)New Environmental
Engineering II
8

1st
2nd
Semester Semester
○

2

○

2

○

2

○

○

8

○

○

2

○

(8) ORT subjects“ Internship for Human Security Engineering” (short-term internship: 2 credits) and “ Advanced
Capstone Projects” (long-term internship: 8 credits) are available for ORT subjects in HSE Program. To
conduct each ORT subject, you would contact your supervisor(s) to inquire and make plans for internships
with your supervisor’s advice and suggestion.
1) Internship for Human Security Engineering
Internship for Human Security Engineering normally requires 2 weeks (practically 10 days) of on-sitetraining or on-the-research training. Examples of these internship activities as follows:(a) Presentation at international conference followed by information collection relevant to yourdoctoral research at laboratories of foreign universities and authorities.
(Including online conference or online research activities as an exception in the new coronavirus
pandemic)(b) Normal internship activities at private companies to study the state of the cutting-edge
technologies or practical business.
(Including online internship as an exception in the new coronavirus pandemic)2) Advanced Capstone Projects
Advanced Capstone Projects require more than 2 months (practically five-seventh 60days) on-site or
research training.
Examples as follows:(a) Fieldwork at overseas base for your doctoral research.
(b) Working as a visiting researcher at agencies/organizations related to Human Security Engineering.
NOTICE OF INTERNSHIP
1) Contact your supervisor and make plans for internship with your supervisor’s advice.
Your internship needs your supervisor’s approval.
2)

Submit the Notice (HSE-004, or HSE-005) and the Internship Pledge (HSE-028) to HSE Center(kyomu_gcoe@hse.gcoe.kyoto-u.ac.jp) before starting an internship.
You could access our website (http://hse.gcoe.kyoto-u.ac.jp) and download these template files.

3) Submit the report on internship (Binding form: HSE-013/014 and Report form: HSE-015) to yoursupervisor and HSE Center after completing all internships.
You could access our website (http://hse.gcoe.kyoto-u.ac.jp) and download these template files.
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You can combine several internships into one. The total length of internships should sum up to 2
weeks or 2 months.

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As ORT subjects are all-year ones, you must register them at the beginning of the first semester andcan get the credit at annual end-of-classes.

Students who entered Kyoto Univ. in October can’t register ORT subjects in October. But they canstart an internship. They should register ORT subjects next April.

Students who want to extend internship to the next year should register internship subject at the
beginning of the first semester once more.
9(9) Portfolio
Students should submit Kyoto University Human Security Engineering Education Program Portfolio toyour supervisor using the e-portfolio system called STEP.
Please access to the following URL using your student number or ECS-ID and fill out all forms you canfill out now.
https://kar.gakusei.kyoto-u.ac.jp/portal/login/
We will ask your supervisor to check it and certify what you fill out.
(10) Registration
Student can select the subjects from the table (page 2) (without (*) subjects) and register them on
KULASIS (Kyoto University Student Affairs Information System) (https://student.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/)(See also http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/kulasis)
If you wish to take (*)subjects (page 2), you must submit an “Registration Request Form for HSE Custommade lecture” per subject to the C Cluster Office. The form is available at the C Cluster Office.
(11) Contact
Education Coordinator of Human Security Engineering Education Program (HSE)
Associate Professor Yoko SHIMADA
C1-3-464, Katsura Campus C Cluster
Secretary of Human Security Engineering Education Program (HSE)Emi MORI
C1-3-182, Katsura Campus C Cluster
E-mail: kyomu_gcoe@hse.gcoe.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Website: http://hse.gcoe.kyoto-u.ac.jp10

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Internship Pledge

人間安全保障工学分野

分野長 殿

To Director of HSE Program
人間安全保障工学分野の講義の一環としてインターンシップあるいは研究調査のため海外渡航する場合は、出国から帰国までの期間中における事故・疾病等については、私自らの責任として対処することを誓約します。
As a participant in the internship program for HSE Internship Subjects,
I hereby pledge my agreement to deal with accidents, epidemic diseases etc.
during the internship by myself.
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