CAMPUS MAP
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Laboratorybldg.

Researchbldg.

❺●TOTTORI UNIVERSITY OF
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES❹●❷●Education bldg.

❶●Sustainability Research InstituteRegional Innovation Research Center

Admissions office,Lecture Rooms

UNIVERSITY GUIDE

Gymnasium❸●IT Media Center
Library●❻Club House

GroundStudent Center
English Village

About Our University
Established :2001 (2012 Became to Public University)
Campus size : 17.5ha
Student numbers :Approx.1200 (International Student 30)
This is a fulfilling environment, which includes
natural and eco-friendly facilities, such as thealways-available student laboratories as well
as a student cafeteria with delicious yet
inexpensive food and an information media
center (library) for intensive study.

TOTTORI UNIVERSITY OF
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
1-1-1 Wakabadai-kita, Tottori City,
Tottori Prefecture, Japan 689-1111

Cross Cultural Center
TEL +81-857-32-9125 / FAX +81-857-32-9053
Email cross-cc@kankyo-u.ac.jp
Please visit our website for details.

http://www.kankyo-u.ac.jp/english/
7INDEXOUR VISION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1-2
FACULTIES AND GRADUATE SCHOOL • • • • • • • 3-4
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5-6
CAMPUS MAP AND FACILITIES • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7

Why TUES?
Study in Tottori, a region that is brim-full of potential.
We need to think about what true wealth is and what a sustainable society could be like.
Here in Tottori you will find a friendly atmosphere sustained within a beautiful naturalsetting. You can learn about both the environment and management through contact withthe nearby living ecosystems and human organizations.

OUR VISION

Master a sound understanding of the environment and business
management at the same time.

Fundamental Principle
Our fundamental principle is to foster human talent capable of contributing
to the achievement of harmonious coexistence of people, society andnature, in addition to conducting creative academic research.

Objectives
In order to spread knowledge widely, educate and research specialized
science deeply, and achieve the harmonious coexistence of people, society
and nature, Tottori University of Environmental Studies nurtures people
with abundant human qualities, who think and act for themselves, and live
their lives powerfully.
Furthermore, we foster human talent who aim to develop a sustainable society while
maintaining a local perspective that values the regional natural environment and theconnections between people, with an excellent sense of balance capable of global activities
spanning both conservation of the natural environment and human economic development;
human talent who are connected to and take responsibility for their local region, and cansucceed on the world stage.

At our university, your studies can take you beyond the boundaries of theestablished faculties, giving you perspectives on both the environment
and management. In addition to the subject matter that you cover as,a student, you can enjoy the benefits of our university s humanresource development programs. Sensitive faculty members
stand ready to engage with you and will help you identify
your own strengths and areas requiring furtherdevelopment. Thanks to the friendly guidance andsupport that is unique to a small university, you will beable to develop the ability to play an active social role
during these next exciting decades.

Although this is a small university, it is a unique one.
We enroll students from Hokkaido to Okinawa, upand down the length of Japan.

TottoriTokyoOsaka

Access :By Airplane - Tottori Airport
Approx. 70 mins. from Tokyo

By Train - Tottori Station(Shinkansen and limited express)

Approx. 5.5h from Tokyo (Shinkansen and Chizu Line)
Approx. 2.5h from Osaka (Chizu Line)

By Express Bus – Tottori Station
Approx. 3h from Osaka

Introduction of Tottori

Come and learn from two perspectives,
the environment and business management,
and then fly into the future.
President Tomomichi Kobayashi©Tottori Pref.

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FACULTIES AND GRADUATE SCHOOL
Faculty of Environmental Studies

General Education Center

Learn specialized environmental knowledge and technology,
and foster the ability to make proposals and take action for thebenefit of society.

The objective of the General Education Center is to give aneducation in the liberal arts. The center provides thefollowing subjects :Students tackle fieldwork consisting of practical study of the environment, startingfrom Year 1, and learn about environmental subjects in a wide range of fields,
including Environmental Conservation, Establishing a Recycling-oriented society,Human Environment, and more. Students also develop personal abilities that willconnect to their futures, such as proactive capabilities and communication skills, andparticularly the ability to solve environmental issues for the purpose of harmonious
coexistence of people, society and nature. Furthermore, the Faculty has established ateacher-training course (junior and senior high school science), and fosters humantalent who can play an active role in the field of school education.

• Foreign languages (English, Chinese, Korean, Russian)• Career design• Computer literacy• Natural sciences• Social sciences• Humanities

The center also includes the course called Project Research(1~4). This course aims to develop the ability to learn actively,
to think actively and to act.

Graduate School
Today, there is a strong demand forenvironmental studies including a businessadministration point of view, and businessadministration studies aware of the environment.
Studies in Environmental Science has three sets of courses added
to the Environment Management Courses : Natural Environment
Courses, Resource Circulation Courses and Human Environment
Courses. These courses train experts with a knowledge ofparticular areas and also train specialists with a wide vision.
Studies in Business Administration has three sets of courses added
to the Environment

Faculty of Business Administration
Develop the driving force and management ability needed tobe active in a diverse business society.
In addition to cultivating fundamental management abilities required foractivity in our diverse business society, students master the study ofbusiness administration from the perspectives of enterprises, Financial
Accounting, local regions, and information. With Tottori Prefecture – whereissues that Japan will face ten years from now are already coming to theforefront, such as the problems of decreasing birthrate and aging population– as the stage of learning, the Faculty nurtures students’ abilities to makeproposals and take action. From the perspective of business administration,
we foster human talent who can contribute to the creation of a society thatcoexists harmoniously with nature.

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Student labs are always available for your use.
The school buildings with their exciting tone are virtually always
available for discussions and sharing reports with friends.

We are proud of the closeness developed
between students and teachers.

Because this is a compact university, profs and students arealways accessible to one- another and friendly support is easy
to find.

The programs we offer will help you to finddesirable jobs.

There are programs that are useful for job hunting. These
include project research for both self-study and teamwork
approaches, and internships where you can get goodexperience in a particular field.

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INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

International Students

Partner Institution

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❽❶ Korea

Cheongju University❷ Russia

Far Eastern Federal University

Gangwon Provincial University

Cross Cultural Center of TUES

Vladivostok State University Economics and Service

Established:❸ China

Jilin UniversityServices:❹ DenmarkAarhus School of Architecture❺ Germany

University of Kassel❻ FranceThe National University of Architecture Paris
Belleville School❼ CanadaTrinity Western University❽ New Zealand Unitec Institute of Technology❾ United States Central Christian College of Kansas

Australia

2014

Study Abroad and International Programs

Planning and implementation ofinternational exchanges with partner
institutes
Promotion and support of studying
abroadAcceptance and support forstudents from foreign countries
Operation management of English
VillageSouthern Cross University

English Village
Our total-immersion English space gives you a chance to have lots of fun

while you develop your practical English conversation skills. Chatting andparticipating in various activities help you improve your language skills anddeepen your cultural understanding.

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