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T. Mino and K. Hanaki (eds.), Environmental Leadership Capacity
Building in Higher Education, DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-54340-4_1,
© The Author(s) 2013
Abstract This chapter outlines the features of the Asian Program for Incubation of
Environmental Leaders (APIEL), including its objectives, core concepts and curriculum structure. APIEL is an educational program developed by The University of
Tokyo that aims to foster environmental leaders, who have wide knowledge base,
critical perspective, and a strong ethical stance. Those environmental leaders are
expected to contribute to building environment-friendly and sustainable societies in
the future in Asian countries. In addition, APIEL intends to create a collaborative
network of higher education institutions in Asia with a view to tackling environmental issues by developing environmental leadership capacity.
Keywords Asia • Education • Environmental problem • Interdisciplinary
• Interregional • Leadership • Stakeholder
Chapter 1
Asian Program for Incubation
of Environmental Leaders
Tomohiro Akiyama, Keisuke Hanaki, and Takashi Mino
T. Akiyama ()
Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences,
The University of Tokyo, Environmental Studies Building 334, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha,
Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8563, Japan
e-mail: akiyama@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
K. Hanaki
Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo,
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
e-mail: hanaki@env.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
T. Mino
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo,
5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8563, Japan
e-mail: mino@mw.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
T. Mino and K. Hanaki (eds.), Environmental Leadership Capacity
Building in Higher Education, DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-54340-4_1,
© The Author(s) 2013
Abstract This chapter outlines the features of the Asian Program for Incubation of
Environmental Leaders (APIEL), including its objectives, core concepts and curriculum structure. APIEL is an educational program developed by The University of
Tokyo that aims to foster environmental leaders, who have wide knowledge base,
critical perspective, and a strong ethical stance. Those environmental leaders are
expected to contribute to building environment-friendly and sustainable societies in
the future in Asian countries. In addition, APIEL intends to create a collaborative
network of higher education institutions in Asia with a view to tackling environmental issues by developing environmental leadership capacity.
Keywords Asia • Education • Environmental problem • Interdisciplinary
• Interregional • Leadership • Stakeholder
Chapter 1
Asian Program for Incubation
of Environmental Leaders
Tomohiro Akiyama, Keisuke Hanaki, and Takashi Mino
T. Akiyama ()
Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences,
The University of Tokyo, Environmental Studies Building 334, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha,
Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8563, Japan
e-mail: akiyama@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
K. Hanaki
Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo,
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
e-mail: hanaki@env.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
T. Mino
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo,
5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8563, Japan
e-mail: mino@mw.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp