Agriculture, and Clean Winter school in Energies in Yamagata and Miyagi Prefecture Japan 2019

Objectives 東北 日本 The program consists of: Participants: • Developing a system of international seminars 1. Lectures given by specialists from universi- on global issues among the partner ties, research institutes on multiple elds universities. ranging from forestry, agriculture, eective Yamagata University, Japan

use of resources and application of technol- • Understanding the different point of views ogy in cold environments. involved in attaining sustainable development. Leibniz University Hannover, Balance between economic growth and 2. Visit a Clean Energy Power Plantation in Germany environment. Yamagata, a Restoration Park in Miyagi and • Understanding the link between field research coastal forests in both prefectures. Chiang Mai University, and its application. Thailand 3. Group discussion among students about the • Building a cross-cultural bridge that will topics presented in the program. contribute to develop a youth network among

students. 4. Presentations by students of the participat- of Agriculture, Vietnam • Promote students exchange among the ing universities to outline their focus of participating Universities. research.

• Motivate students about the importance of 5. Cultural events and visit to historical sites understanding local as well as global issues. representative of northeastern Japan.

Yamagata University Faculty of Agriculture

Prof. Dr. M. Larry Lopez C. phone: (+81)-235-28-2961 email: [email protected] homepage: https://www.tr.yamagata-u.ac.jp/~larry/pro le.html Schedule 04. MARCH | Mon February 25-08 08:10 Move to JRE (Japan Renewable Energy) 12:30 Lunch 25. FEBRUARY | Mon | Mon 13:30 Preparation of group presentations 09:20 Departure from Hotel 16:00 Group presentations 11:00 Explanation of Zenpoji 28. FEBRUARY | ur 18:30 Farewell party 12:00 Lunch 08:00 Breakfast 14:30 Sake brewery Oyama 05. MARCH | Tue 09:30 Snow sampling (hole +sampler) 16:00 Walk back to Tsuruoka 06:00 Departure of ai and 12:00 Lunch Vietnamese students 13:00 Analyzing snow 26. FEBRUARY | Tues ------continued Winter school with German students------15:00 Snowball ght 09:00 Move to Yamagata University Research Forest (YURF) 09:00 Move to Mogami rver 18:30 Dinner 12:00 Lunch 12:00 Lunch (Bento) 20:00 Discussion of snow measurements 14:30 Snow sampling 13:00 Forest Research Center 18:00 Welcome party 14:30 Presentations at Yamagata University 20:00 YURF research presentation 1. MARCH | Fri 16:00 Move to

07:30 Breakfast +Cleaning of the facility 27. FEBRUARY Wed| 06. MARCH | Wed 09:30 Departure (by foot or cross country skiing) 08:00 Breakfast 09:00 Move the coastal forest (Ishinomaki) 12:00 lunch 09:30 Hiking slope and snow sampling (hole +sampler) 12:00 Lunch 13:00 Visit Tsuruoka Biomass Power Plant 12:00 Lunch 15:00 Boats tour Matsushima 14:45 Visit Recycling Center 13:00 Free time 17:00 free time 16:30 Back at YU Campus 15:00 Analyzing snow chemistry

18:00 Dinner 2. MARCH | Sat 07. MARCH | urs 19:30 Presentations by students 09:30 Move to Coastal forest 09:30 Move to Miyagi restoration Park 11:30 Frozen Waterfall 14:00 Nikka whiskey tour 12:20 Lunch at Sakata Port 16:00 Free time 13:30 Somaro teahouse (Maiko dance) 18:00 Farewell Party 15:30 Pick up by host families

3. MARCH | Sun 08. MARCH | Fri ------free day with host families------09:00 Departure to Tokyo