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APIEL also organized activities that have horizontal links with different fi eld
exercise units, including joint presentation meetings that involve a variety of
fi eld exercise units, the Coca-Cola Young Environmental Leaders Summit Unit
(Tables 1.1 , 1.2 , 1.3 , and 1.4 ), as well as student sessions in workshops and international symposia that help deepen discussions with domestic and international
experts. Through these joint activities, it is possible for participants to share not
only the lessons learned from their own fi eldwork, but also to learn other
approaches to several types of environmental issues. Teaching staff, in particular,
join most final presentation meetings, participate in field exercise units, and
further develop their own educational skills. In this way, APIEL is also directing
its energies into developing new educational methods that will nurture a more
comprehensive range of human resources. The details of compulsory fi eld exercises are covered in Chaps. 4 – 7 (Thailand Unit, Oasis Unit, GPRD Unit, and
Cambodia Unit).
1.3.3 Elective Courses: Enabling Interdisciplinary and
Specialized Approaches
APIEL offers a group of elective courses based on the specialty of GPSS and UE.
This has the advantages of both the interdisciplinary approach toward sustainability
science provided by GPSS and the specialized knowledge of environmental engineering provided by UE. Students learn about a broad range of environmental issues
in Asia regardless of their major fi eld of study. All APIEL elective courses are
offered in English. Although each course is single-discipline oriented, the overall
selection of a group of courses takes interdisciplinary elements into account. To
date, the following courses have been offered by GPSS and UE:
1.3.3.1 Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS)
Sustainability Perspectives in Environmental Issues; Strategies for Global
Sustainability; Introduction to Natural Environmental Studies; Residential
Environment; Environmental Economics, Environmental Business; Business and
Finance for Sustainable Development; Innovation and Sustainability; Environmental Sustainability; Urban Sustainability in Relation to the Water Sector;
Sustainable Health and Environment; Sustainability Education; Frontier of
Sustainability Science; Environmental Sustainability, Concepts and Methodologies
of Sustainability Science; Planning and Design and for Sustainability; Advanced
Concepts and Methodologies of Sustainability Science; Management and Policy
Studies of Sustainability; Sustainability of Resources; Planning and Design for
Sustainability.
T. Akiyama et al.
APIEL also organized activities that have horizontal links with different fi eld
exercise units, including joint presentation meetings that involve a variety of
fi eld exercise units, the Coca-Cola Young Environmental Leaders Summit Unit
(Tables 1.1 , 1.2 , 1.3 , and 1.4 ), as well as student sessions in workshops and international symposia that help deepen discussions with domestic and international
experts. Through these joint activities, it is possible for participants to share not
only the lessons learned from their own fi eldwork, but also to learn other
approaches to several types of environmental issues. Teaching staff, in particular,
join most final presentation meetings, participate in field exercise units, and
further develop their own educational skills. In this way, APIEL is also directing
its energies into developing new educational methods that will nurture a more
comprehensive range of human resources. The details of compulsory fi eld exercises are covered in Chaps. 4 – 7 (Thailand Unit, Oasis Unit, GPRD Unit, and
Cambodia Unit).
1.3.3 Elective Courses: Enabling Interdisciplinary and
Specialized Approaches
APIEL offers a group of elective courses based on the specialty of GPSS and UE.
This has the advantages of both the interdisciplinary approach toward sustainability
science provided by GPSS and the specialized knowledge of environmental engineering provided by UE. Students learn about a broad range of environmental issues
in Asia regardless of their major fi eld of study. All APIEL elective courses are
offered in English. Although each course is single-discipline oriented, the overall
selection of a group of courses takes interdisciplinary elements into account. To
date, the following courses have been offered by GPSS and UE:
1.3.3.1 Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS)
Sustainability Perspectives in Environmental Issues; Strategies for Global
Sustainability; Introduction to Natural Environmental Studies; Residential
Environment; Environmental Economics, Environmental Business; Business and
Finance for Sustainable Development; Innovation and Sustainability; Environmental Sustainability; Urban Sustainability in Relation to the Water Sector;
Sustainable Health and Environment; Sustainability Education; Frontier of
Sustainability Science; Environmental Sustainability, Concepts and Methodologies
of Sustainability Science; Planning and Design and for Sustainability; Advanced
Concepts and Methodologies of Sustainability Science; Management and Policy
Studies of Sustainability; Sustainability of Resources; Planning and Design for
Sustainability.
T. Akiyama et al.