平成 30 年度（2018）

京都大学
Kyoto University
博士課程教育リーディングプログラム
Program for Leading Graduate Schools

グローバル生存学大学院連携プログラム
Inter-Graduate School Program for
Sustainable Development and Survivable Societies

Global Survivability Studies Program (GSS)

追加募集要項
Additional Recruitment Guideline
平成 30 年度
Academic year 2018

京都大学大学院横断教育プログラム推進センター
グローバル生存学リーディング大学院
京都市左京区吉田中阿達町１番地 京都大学東一条館
Center for Educational Program Promotion in Graduate School
Leading Graduate School for Sustainable Development and Survivable Societies
Kyoto University

Higashi

Ichijokan, Nakaadachicho1, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto

Tel：075-762-2163

http://www.gss.sals.kyoto-u.ac.jp

About the Inter-Graduate School Program for Sustainable Development and Survivable
Societies (Admission policy)
Fostering human resources with a broad-based knowledge and a specific expertise, combined with flexible
thinking, determination and the ability to take action, ready to lead in every area of society, is one of the missionsof Kyoto University, and an essential requirement in all areas of society, including industry, government andacademia.
The Inter-Graduate School Program for Sustainable Development and Survivable Societies is based oncooperation among 9 graduate schools and 3 research institutes. In close collaboration with the industry world,
governments, international organizations, national and overseas universities, this programs aims at developing anadvanced interdisciplinary graduate education focused on the area of safety and security, and at actively fostering
the future leaders of our global society.
Today’s global society is facing an increasing frequency of hazardous events and social instability, which can beidentified as 1) large-scale natural disasters, 2) unexpected man-made disasters and accidents, 3) regional
environmental changes such as environmental degradation and infectious diseases, 4) issues regarding foodsecurity. In the Inter-Graduate School Program for Sustainable Development and Survivable Societies, a newinterdisciplinary field of global survivability studies will address and cover each of these issues (fig.1), and willdevelop human resources who are:1- filled with the sense of mission and ethics necessary to overcome the many crises the human race is facing, andto enrich human society and contribute to its well-being.
2- equipped with sound judgment and energy, able to implement appropriate measures based on their own specificexpertise, and on a wide vision and a broad-based knowledge.

FOOD SECURITY(self-sufficiency, population issues, agriculture policy, etc.)

pollution, aging society, etc.)

REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES& SOCIAL INSTABILITY (infectious diseases,(large-scale accidents, fires, nuclear disasters, etc.)

MAN-MADE DISASTERS & ACCIDENTS(extreme weather, water disasters, earthquakes,volcanoes, tsunami, etc.)

NATURAL DISASTERS & CATASTROPHES

The students who complete the Global Survivability Studies Program (GSS) are expected to be:Academic leaders who are active in the field of social/safety system science, as high-level researchers andeducators,
Leaders in the field of international crisis management, who are active on the global scene, in internationalorganizations,Leaders in the industry who are able to appropriately address disasters, accidents and economic crisis,
providing a stable and consistent business management,
Leaders at the local and national level who exercise their leadership in policy making regarding food,resources and energy safety,
Science communicators who convey correct information based on their scientific knowledge, thus limiting
public anxiety, or
New business leaders who develop new technologies and methodologies in the field of safety and security andstart their own business
They will be able to assume leading positions in various areas of our global society and move it in the right
direction.

Understanding themechanisms of naturaland social phenomena
Prevention and resilience basedon scientific knowledge
Human adaptability(medical and mental care, psychology,life-style, rehabilitation)

Social adaptability(economy, public policies, area studies,restoration and recovery)

Fig.1 : Scope of Global Survivability Studies

This program welcomes able young students who are aiming at such careers, and will send them out in the world
as capable human resources after a fruitful 5-year graduate education. Kyoto University strongly hopes thatthese students eventually contribute to a harmonious global society.
In this program, students are expected to not only fulfill the requirements of their respective graduate schools, butalso to complete several classes and curriculum requirements specific to the GSS Program.

1. Number of students to be recruited
A few program students

Note: Selected students can apply for financial support to implement
a two-week to three-month trip for GSS Program’s Field training,Internship, International academic exchange, etc.
Expected supports: 3 persons for a 3-month trip, and 6 persons for a 2-week trip.
(The period of a trip is negotiable.)

2. Eligibility requirements
Students for this program must be enrolled in a Doctorate Program (1st part/Master Program) in one of thegraduate schools and departments involved in the program (see Table 1 below) as of April 2018.
Table 1: Graduate Schools, Departments and Divisions involved in the Inter-Graduate School Programfor Sustainable Development and Survivable Societies

Graduate School of Education

All departments (Interdisciplinary Studies in Education)

Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Science
Graduate School of Medicine

All departments (Department of Economics)
Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Department of Medicine and Medical Science, School of Public Health
Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Department of Urban
Management, Department of Environmental Engineering, Department ofArchitecture and Architectural Engineering, Department of Mechanicalengineering and Science
All departments (Division of Agronomy and Horticultural Science, Divisionof Forest and Biomaterials Science, Division of Applied Life Sciences,Division of Applied Biosciences, Division of Environmental Science andTechnology, Division of Natural Resource Economics, Division of Food
Science and Biotechnology)
All departments (Division of Southeast Asian Area Studies, Division ofAfrican Area Studies, Division of Global Area Studies)
Department of Social Informatics, Department of Communications andComputer Engineering

Graduate School of Engineering

Graduate School of Agriculture

Graduate School of Asian andAfrican Area Studies
Graduate School of Informatics
Graduate School ofEnvironmental Studies

GlobalAll departments (Doctorate Program in Global Environmental Studies,
Doctorate Program in Environmental Management)

3. Request for application form and application guideline
Application form and application guideline will be available at the office of the Leading Graduate School for
Sustainable Development and Survivable Societies, Center for Educational Program Promotion in Graduate
School.
(1) Application form (1 set)
(2) Application guideline (1 copy)
These documents will be available from June 20 (Wednesday) to August 1 (Wednesday) 2018 (weekdays from10:00 to 17:00) at
Leading Graduate School for Sustainable Development and Survivable Societies Office,Center for Educational Program Promotion in Graduate School, Kyoto University
KYOTO UNIVERSITY HIGASHI ICHIJOKAN, 1st floor1 Yoshida-Nakaadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Tel.: 075-762-2163/2164

4. Application procedure
In order to apply, students have to submit the following documents in person:(1) Application form (1 set)
(2) Academic record of undergraduate courses
Students are required to submit these documents in person at:
Leading Graduate School for Sustainable Development and Survivable Societies Office
Center for Educational Program Promotion in Graduate School, Kyoto University
KYOTO UNIVERSITY HIGASHI ICHIJOKAN, 1st floor
1 Yoshida-Nakaadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8306
Tel.: 075-762-2163/2164
If you are unable to make the submission in person, we also accept the submission via registered mail (withtracking service). On the envelope, please clearly write "GSS program application documents enclosed".
In this case, the application package MUST be delivered by August 1 (Wednesday)17:00.
Application period: July 27 (Friday) ~ August 1 (Wednesday) 2018 (weekdays from 10:00 to 17:00)

5. Global Survivability Studies (GSS) Program selection process
Students will be selected based on the application and the past academic record(s). A selection interview may beorganized if deemed necessary.
※ Students will be informed of the date and time of the interview by August 7 (Tuesday) through the e-mailaddress they provided in their application forms. The interviews will take place on August 8 (Wednesday).

6. Announcement of the selection results for program students
Results of the selection of program students will be announced on the website on August 31 (Friday).

7. Handling of personal information
We will treat personal information of the students in accordance with the personal information policy in force inKyoto University for the selection and registration of program students.