A chance to present your research activities in poster form

Would you review how your studies and research programs relate and contribute to the creation of a sustainable society – an immediate priority for all humanity – and to summarize these relationships in poster form?

* The Guidelines : Guideline2011

* The Entry Form: application-form

* Tips for making high-quality posters

* The entry period: 1 – 30  September in 2011 (The entry has been closed)

Distinguished presentations will receive awards in the Third HU Sustainability Research Poster Contest.

1. Qualifications：　Hokkaido University Students (Under-graduate, Master, Doctor course. ）

2. Poster Contest Overview： September (TBA) 
3. Application period： September 1 (Thursday) - September 30 (Friday), 2011.
4. Date of Poster Contest & Judging Period： October 26 (Wednesday) or November 2 (Wednesday), 2011.  
5. Display Period： October 24 (Monday) – 31 (Monday) or October 31 (Monday) – November 7 (Monday), 2011. 
7. Venue：　Hokkaido University Conference Hall 1F Hall
8. Awards: Hokkaido University Sustainability Research Poster Awards will be given to outstanding presentations.
9. Entry: Download the Entry Guidelines and Entry Form from this page, and send the Entry form to Secretariat for Sustainability Weeks by e-mail. (Deadline: September 30, 2011)

Handling of class attendance in relation to event participation

Sustainability Weeks 2011  provides invaluable experiences to students that will be useful for their future careers as members of global society. Students are urged to attend any events.

Those who have classes on the day of an event they wish to join should obtain the permission of the relevant instructors in advance. Certificate of attendance at the event should be obtained at the venue and submitted to the instructor in question.

Hokkaido University sent 2 students to The 4th World Student Environmental Summit

The 4th World Student Environmental Summit (WSES) was held in Sweden from May 18 to 21, 2011. Participants from Hokkaido University were Ms. Naho Osumi (in the second year of a master’s degree program at the Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration) and Mr. Pedcris Miralles Orencio (a second-year student at the Faculty of Environmental Earth Science).

The following is a report from Ms. Osumi:

Activities

The 4th World Student Environmental Summit explored the three-part theme of Conserve, Create and Collaborate, and workshops were held over a period of three days, each with a focus on a different theme. In the workshops, lectures by distinguished speakers on challenges facing contemporary society were followed by group work, in w hich we exchanged views and opinions on topics such as solutions to related challenges and the creation of a new community for sustainable development. In a workshop dsigned to introduce the initiatives taken by participants’ universities, Hokkaido University was prasied for teh dynamic nature of its administrative activities compared to those of other institutions.

Findings

The session made me realize that our university has few self-motivated student activities, which tend to flourish more at other institutions. We also had outdoor experiential learning opportunities involving compost formation and reclamation of land on an eco-farm. The summit left a strong impression on me because of the variety of opportunities it provided for us to consider sustainability in our lifestyles, such as accommodation in natural surroundings, vegetarian dishes and outdoor activities.

For the Future

I participated in the summit from an economics and business administration perspective, but realized the need to approach the single issue of sustainability in all areas, rather than just in the disciplines of economics and business administration, and to promote worldwide cooperation with this as a global challenge.  As a member of the generation that will shape the future, I also came to better understanding that our role involves not just promoting global development but also defining how to achieve it and how we can join forces to reach the goal of sustainable development. I would like to make this invaluable experience known to people through the Sustainability Weeks event and to help launch a lively program of campus activities by taking full advantage of the extensive network I have cultivated through the people I met at the summit. I would also like to continue my efforts after graduation; as a business person, I will make efforts to establish the concept of sustainability in the business community in light of the important role private businesses also have to play in achieving it.

【Inquiries】
Secretariat for Sustainability Weeks
(Hokkaido University Office of International Affairs, Division of International Relations)
TEL: +81-11-706-8031　FAX: +81-11-706-8036
E-mail：office1[at]sustain.hokudai.ac.jp

Last Update: July. 13, 2010