12. University of Tsukuba (National) Study Area: Agriculture

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12. University of Tsukuba (National) Study area: Agriculture

1. Basic Information Fields of Study Specific research fields 1. Veterinary/Animal Husbandry 4.Animal Science 5.Irrigation, On-Farm Water Development and Management 2. Irrigation, Water and Soil 6.Agro-machinery Management 7.Soil Science 8.Rural Infrastructure Development 9.Rural Community Development 3. Rural Development 10.Agriculture Extension 11.Agriculture Cooperatives 4. Agricultural Economics 13.Agriculture Economics 14.Horticulture 15.Entomology 5. Horticulture 16.Pomology 17.Landscape 6. Plant Protection/Genetic and 18.Plant Protection Plant breeding 19.Genetic and Plant Breeding 20.Food Processing 21.Quality Control 22.Agronomy 23.Agriculture 24.Agriculture Research Development 7. Others 25.Applied Research and Extension 26.Agriculture Chemistry 27.Forestry and Natural Resources 28.Natural Resource Management 29.Food and Nutrition Science 30.Agriculture Engineering 1-1. Graduate School Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences URL of Graduate School http://www.life.tsukuba.ac.jp/~g30/agriculturalresearch.html Professional Training Program in International Agricultural Research 1-2. Program Name Master's Program in Agro-bioresources Science and Technology Master of Agricultural Science, Master of Bioresource Engineering, 1-3. Degrees Master of Biotechnological Science, Master of Arts 1-4. Status Research Student (12months)→Graduate School Student(2years) 1-5.Credits and years needed 30 credits, for graduation 2 years

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Class: 19/19 (Classes in English/ All classes) 1-6. Classes taught in English Text: All English TOEFL ITP:510 PBT: 510 TOEIC:615 IELTS 5.5 1-7. Desirable English level

1-8. Prior Inquiry From Must/Ideal/Not mandatory/Unnecessary Applicants Contact: Ms. Kimiko Shinoda [email protected] (Before submission of AF) Aim of Education: The aim of this program is to develop capacity and leadership through on-the-job training (OJT), especially by the collaborative internship at the international research institutes with CIGR. Admission Policy: The University of Tsukuba seeks students who are interested to study in the area of agriculture, food processing, agricultural 1-9. Message for Applicants economics, applied biochemistry and aim to develop leading edge technology to solve the current problems of agricultural research throughout the world. Course outline: To complete the course, a total of 30 credits from various subjects and a dissertation are required. Supervision for the Master’s thesis is conducted by the members of the program who have experiences and research in relevant areas.

Availability/ 1-10.Additional Information Note Number Japanese language Level: Beginner’s level Required attendance of Japanese class: Twice a week （1） Necessity of Japanese ※ No prior knowledge of Japanese is Not necessary language for “study” required, but participants are expected to study Japanese after coming to Japan for just “Japanese life”. You can also learn Japanese character “Kanji” as your request. （2） Availability of Japanese Free Japanese lessons available, Tutor Not Available language class system available Foreign Students China, Ghana, Kenya, Indonesia, Thailand, （1） Number of foreign students 117 Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bolivia, enrolled in past 3years Nigeria, Syria, South Africa, Mongol, Vietnam,

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Paraguay (Totally 86 countries and regions) （2） Number of PEACE participants currently 3 3rd batch (3) enrolled （3） Number of female/male at 143/311 We have many female professors as well the Graduate School Facility Information （1） Dormitory available for Both of single rooms and rooms for family are Available PEACE participants available （2） Prayers room or Mosque Not Available Some professors are Moslem. （3） Halal food available in Available cafeteria Others （1） Turtor system Available Every student will be supported by tutor Foreign professors are supporting this （2） English counseling Available course

２．Features of University

Our university was established in October 1973, due to the relocation of its antecedent, the Tokyo University of Education, to the Tsukuba area. As the first comprehensive university in Japan to be established under a country-wide university reform plan, the University has featured "Openness" with "New Systems for Education and Research" under a "New University Administration." The university reform plays a major role in our continuing effort for improvement. We are striving to create a unique, active, and internationally competitive university with superlative education and research facilities. The University of Tsukuba aims to establish free exchange and close relationships in both basic and applied sciences with educational and research organizations and academic communities in Japan and overseas. While developing these relationships, we intend to pursue education and research to cultivate men and women with creative intelligence and rich human qualities. The University of Tsukuba endeavors to contribute to the progress of science and culture. Formerly, Japanese universities tended to remain cloistered in their own narrow, specialized fields, creating polarization, stagnation in education and research and alienation from their communities. The University of Tsukuba has decided to function as a university which is open to all within and outside of Japan. Toward this end, the university has made it its goal to develop an organization better suiting the functions and administration with a new concept of education and research highly international in character, rich in diversity and flexibility and capable of dealing sensitively with the changes occurring in contemporary society.

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To realize this, it has vested in its staff and administrative authorities the powers necessary to carry out these responsibilities. The University of Tsukuba aims to be an open university in all aspects and we are a frontrunner in the university reform in Japan. Our fundamental principle is to create a flexible education and research structure as well as a university system to meet the needs of the next generation. We aspire to be a comprehensive university, continuously meeting new challenges and developing new areas. The foremost mission of a university is to provide an environment that allows future leaders to realize their potential in full. The University of Tsukuba gives students the opportunity develop their individuality and skills through an education that is backed by cutting-edge research. Toward this end, we set the following goals. 1.We aim to actively expand interdisciplinary and integrative approaches to education research, further specialized expertise and produce distinguished research. 2.We aim to provide an environment that allows future leaders to realize their potential in full and gives them the opportunity to develop their individuality and skills through education that is backed by cutting-edge research. 3.As the core of Tsukuba Science City with its concentration of scientific research institutes, we aim to promote collaboration among industry, academia and government, and actively contribute to society while continuing to strengthen our education and research capacity. 4.Promotion of basic and applied researches with scientific and social values, and researches contributing to the inheritance of science and culture to the next generation 5.Our university has links with countries and regions all over the world and we aim to become a university with high international reputation and influence by actively promoting world-class education and research activities and collaborative interaction. 6.We take the initiative in university reform through collaborative work between staff and faculty members and valuing their individuality and abilities.

Tsukuba is one of the top ranked universities in Japan The University of Tsukuba is consistently ranked in Japan's top 10 universities, and in the top 200 worldwide (QS Worldwide rankings). The University has produced three Nobel prize winning scientists. We have particular strengths in the natural sciences, while our School of Social and International Studies was ranked #1 in Japan in 2010 by Toyokeizai (Eastern Economics) magazine.

Tsukuba science city is Japan's top academic environment Tsukuba was created to become Japan's science and technology city. Currently, over 200 private research organizations and approximately 60 public research organizations call Tsukuba home. Approximately half of Japan's research funding is spent in Tsukuba, and over 15,000 PhD scientists are employed in the city. The city was recently named as Japan's robotics and nanotechnology hub, with new research facilities planned.

Tsukuba is just 45 minutes from central Tokyo The Tsukuba Express runs from Tsukuba center to Akihabara in central Tokyo. The trains operate on three different schedules - local trains take 56 minutes, while express trains take only 45

University of Tsukuba minutes. Tsukuba is one of Japan's youngest and most rapidly developing cities. Since the completion of the Tsukuba express, and the increased convenience of visiting Tokyo which that brings, Tsukuba has seen a huge amount of development. In 2011 the city hall moved to Kenkyu-gakuen, near the new areas mall, and a huge number of new shopping and residential areas are being developed. Tsukuba's population is young by national standards, mainly due to the large concentration of educational and research institutes in the city.

Tsukuba has an internationally diverse, welcoming and friendly citizenry Approximately 7,500 of Tsukuba's 220,000 residents hail from overseas, with around 2000 of these studying or working at the University. The percentage of foreign residents is one of the highest for any Japanese city, making Tsukuba a friendly, welcoming place for international students. The city provides a wide range of services in English, including residents services, a weekly legal consultation, lists of medical care facilities which provide multilingual support, and also cultural and educational activities helping Japanese and non-Japanese residents meet. There are over 1-70 residents subscribed to the "News for Tsukuba residents" Facebook page, while the International Student Association (TISA) is one of the biggest student clubs in the university.

３．Features of Graduate School

The aim of this program is to develop capacity and leadership through on-the-job training (OJT), especially by the collaborative internship at the international research institutes with CIGR. The University of Tsukuba seeks students who are interested to study in the area of agriculture, food processing, agricultural economics, applied biochemistry and aim to develop leading edge technology to solve the current problems of agricultural research throughout the world. To complete the course, a total of 30 credits from various subjects and a dissertation are required. Supervision for the Master’s thesis is

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Chairman's Message Professor Suminori Tokunaga, Chairman of the Master's Program in Agro-bioresources Science and Technology

We would like to welcome international students to take the opportunity to study in the Professional Training Program in International Agricultural Research, Master's Program in Agro-bioresources Science and Technology. The aim of this program is human resource development through on-the-job training (OJT) in agricultural sectors. The training will be done with collaborative internship at the international research institutes under CIGR, oriented toward professionals with inter-disciplinary expertise in the advanced scientific fields of food, environment and bio-resources utilization. This course shares subjects developed in collaboration with JICA, and partner universities including the preparatory and depth subjects. To complete the course, a total of 30 credits from various subjects covering field of agricultural productions, management, biotechnology and forest resources and a dissertation are required. Supervision for the master's thesis is conducted by the members of our Master's Program having appropriate experiences and research records, which is helpful for the students to complete the master's course successfully. Graduate students in this program can master the basics of advanced agricultural research from long-term internship at international agricultural research institutes and partner universities. Master's Program curriculum includes subjects developed under the collaboration with the partner universities in Asia, the Pacific and Africa. At this moment we have e-learning course works with nine leading Universities in Asia. In addition, Agricultural and Forest Research Center, University of Tsukuba provides the internship facilities on campus.

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４．Features of the Program and Curriculum in each Field of Study

Research Students (kenkyusei) will proceed the following things before entering the Master course: 1. Adaptation to a lifestyle of Japan 2. Improvement in communication skill 3. Acquisition of fundamental Japanese 4. Improvement in the basic scholarship on the area of your research field 5. Setup of your research task by a periodical arrangement with your supervisor

Master Course Professional Training Program in International Agricultural Research

Basic Subject Matter (1unit from the following two subjects) (A1) Year Class Subject No. Subject Matter Unit usually Semester scheduling classroom Staffs type taken Writing Scientific Papers in English for Students of Agro- Autumn IBASbuil 01AB002 A 1 2 Mon5 D.Taylor bioresources Science and a,b ding F506 Technology Basic Study on Agro- bioresources Science and Autumn IBASbuil M.Nakajima 01AB003 C 1 1 Wed.1,2 Tecnology for International a,b ding F106 ( ) Students

Program Common Subject Matter (Compulsory) (C1) Year Class Subject No. Subject Matter Unit usually Semester scheduling classroom Staffs type taken R.Shigeno Rural Development Policy and Autumn IBASbuil 01AB767 A 2 1 Fri.3,4 S.Tachibana Planning a,b ding F106 ( ) Overview of Agricultural T. Takigawa Situation of Some Asian and 2 ( ) African Countries Autumn 01AB755 Special Research Work I F 2 1 unscheduled ( ) a,b

01AB756 Special Research Work II F 3 2 Annual unscheduled ( )

A.Tajima 01AB757 Special Research Work III G 6 2 Annual unscheduled ( )

Program Elective Subject Matter (D1) Year Class Subject No. Subject Matter Unit usually Semester scheduling classroom Staffs type taken 01AB758 Capacity Development A 1 Empowerment for Rural 01AB759 Enterprenouring Activity in A 1 Rural Areas 01AB760 Gender in Rural Development A 1

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Program Elective Subject Matter (D1) Year Class Subject No. Subject Matter Unit usually Semester scheduling classroom Staffs type taken H. Hayashi N. Fukuda M. Kato S.Maruyama IBASbuil 01AB764 Farming Systems A 2 2 T.Takigawa ding F106 R.Noguchi Y.Sekozawa D.Mizuta N.Ishikawa T.Higashi Y.Adachi K.Miyamaonto Conservation of Soil and Water IBASbuil 01AB765 A 2 2 K.Nasahara(Nishid Resources ding F106 a） M.Shimada K.Tamura H.Ezura H.Aoyagi T.Fujimura H.Matsumoto IBASbuil 01AB768 Basic Plant Biotechnology A 2 2 K. Nomura ding F106 S.Sugaya S.Yoshida C.Matsukura E. Shimizu Y.Kainou H.Uchiyama S.Cho Environmental Management IBASbuil 01AB769 A 2 2 H.Honda Technology ding F106 N.Nomura N.Shimizu K.Yamaji H. Isoda H.Miyazaki Appropriate Use of genetic IBASbuil 01AB770 A 2 2 R.Oosawa Resources ding F106 A.Tajima Y.Yamaoka

Conservation and Sustainable IBASbuil 01AB771 A 1 2 K.Watanabe Use of Biological Diversity ding F106

Ethics, Legal and Social IBASbuil 01AB772 Implication on Science and A 1 2 K.Watanabe ding F106 Technology

Introduction to Sustainabile IBASbuil 01AB773 A 2 2 T. Ahamed Agriculture in Rural Areas ding F106

IBASbuil 01AB774 Concept of Sustainability Index A 2 2 T. Ahamed ding F106

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５．Academic Schedule

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６．Facilities

Affordable accommodation and living costs Every incoming international student is guaranteed university accommodation for the first year of their time in Tsukuba. Our dormitories are excellent value for money - prices start at approximately 14,000 yen per month (~US$200), excluding utilities. The campus has a wide variety of dining and other facilities available for student, while the area surrounding the university offers many low-cost possibilities for dining and recreation. After the first year, many students move out of university accommodation into a private apartment. Local estate agents offer a huge variety of rental accommodations, often with only small deposits, and low monthly rents.

Excellent student support and Japanese language training Tsukuba's student support is second to none. We have a large student support section providing catering, accommodation and a wide variety of other services, and also a vibrant International Student Center located in the heart of the campus, which provides services specific to incoming international students, such as visa and registration support, scholarship information, living information and support, multi-lingual counseling and support as well as providing Japanese language and cultural training to all registered students. We also have on-campus medical support at the University medical center which provides very low-cost medical care to all students and staff.

International Student Center http://www.intersc.tsukuba.ac.jp/ The center provides systematic and comprehensive services for international students of the University of Tsukuba, teaching of Japanese and related subjects, and consultation on academic and everyday matters. It also pursues research required for carrying out the above services. The center also contributes to the educational advancement of Japanese students wishing to study abroad by offering

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University Health Center http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/organization/centers/uhc/ The health center provides health examination, medical treatment, health consultations (in the

University of Tsukuba domains of internal medicine, orthopedics, psychiatry, dentistry) and first-aid assistance to students and faculty. While contributing to the promotion of health after graduation and during employment, and to the prevention of health problems, it also provides psychiatric and mental health counseling for students.

Gene Research Center http://www.gene.tsukuba.ac.jp/indexE.html The center manages laboratory equipment and systems for recombinant DNA experiments and provides them for gene technologies and applied research and education. It also promotes further development of life science and education.

Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (Life Science Center of TARA) http://www.tara.tsukuba.ac.jp/indexENGLISH.html The center carries out advanced academic research to open up new interdisciplinary academic fields through its association with research institutes in Japan and abroad and is premised on returning research outcomes to society.

Agricultural and Forestry Research http://www.nourin.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/index_e.html Center Major functions of Agricultural and Forestry Research Center are to offer classes on agricultural practice and to conduct experiments on agriculture and forestry.

The Alliance for Research on North Africa (ARENA) http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/organization/centers/arena/ With linking North Africa's unique and various potentials with Japan's advanced science and technology, the ARENA aims to enhance academic research on North Africa and Islamic cultural areas, and develop a new academic field of "North African Studies." The research fields of the ARENA include

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Bioscience, Environment and Energy, Humanities and Social Sciences, and ICT and Innovation. The ARENA promotes interdisciplinary and comprehensive research on the area studies, with combining the four research fields.

The university has some of the best sports facilities in Japan The University of Tsukuba has some of the best sports facilities in Japan. Our sports science department has numerous internationally recognized staff members. For example, our gymnastics coach, Prof Sawao Kato, has won 12 Olympic medals, including 8 gold medals, our head judo coach, Prof Hirotaka Okada, is a two-time world champion, and won a bronze medal at the Olympics. Our Kendo coach, Prof Kunihide Koda, is a former world champion and holds the highest rank awarded in Kendo (8th dan). We have sent over 60 athletes to the Olympics.

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７．List of faculty members (supervisors) capable of guiding Afghan participants in English

Please see the attached file (Annex) for the list of faculty members.