OGGs Subjects
Introductory Subjects
Introduction to the International SDGs
| Subject | Introduction to the International SDGs |
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| Instructor | Satoru Kato |
| Schedule | 5/August/2025-8/August/2025 |
| Venue | Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education, S1 |
| Summary | This course will focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are international goals for a sustainable and better world by 2030, as stated in the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” unanimously adopted by member countries at the UN Summit in September 2015. SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) are the international goals for a sustainable and better world by 2030. The SDGs cover a wide range of global issues, from the environment, resources, energy, health and sanitation, to education, labor, industry, human rights, and the realization of fairness, all of which require the cooperation of the entire global community. The lecture will start with the flow from MDGs to SDGs, the position of SDGs in CSV management, and the essence of inclusive. The lecture will be followed by an introduction to the differences in the current status of the SDGs between Japan and other countries, and an exercise on how we can tackle them. We will also discuss ESG investment, energy issues, and environmental ethics. |
| Credit | 1 (Recommended) |
| Target | Undergraduate |
OGGs Basic Subjects
SDGs Seminar: International Colearning PBL for Problem Solving (Object Theater)
| Subject | SDGs Seminar: International Colearning PBL for Problem Solving (Object Theater) |
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| Instructor | Hirofumi Kato, Takeshi Tanemura, Noriyuki Sawa |
| Schedule | 25/August/2025-29/August/2025 |
| Venue | Clark Memoria Hall |
| Summary | The program aims to develop the ability of students to identify and set specific issues and to consider solutions by themselves through PBL based on SDG topics that aim to solve various problems faced by an increasingly diverse and complex international society. In addition, international students from all over the world are expected to participate in the PBL and work together to develop their international collaboration skills. In this course, we invite Mr. Noriyuki Sawa, a world-renowned Puppetry Artist, Theatre Director living in the Czech Republic, to explore the expression of global issues in a non-verbal form through the creation of object theater, in which objects (objects) are made to perform in a theatrical manner. |
| Credit | 1 (Selective Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *4th year undergraduates who are eligible to use the early registration system. |
| Introduction Video |
SDGs Seminar: International Colearning PBL for Problem Solving (Presentation)
| Subject | SDGs Seminar: International Colearning PBL for Problem Solving (Presentation) |
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| Instructor | Okazaki Taichiro, Watanabe Norihiro, Negishi Junjiro, Maria Stefanie DWIYANTI |
| Schedule | 30/June/2025-4/July/2025 |
| Venue | Clark Memoria Hall |
| Summary | The program aims to develop the ability of students to identify and set specific issues and to consider solutions by themselves through PBL based on SDG topics that aim to solve various problems faced by an increasingly diverse and complex international society. In addition, international students from all over the world are expected to participate in the PBL and work together to develop their international collaboration skills. In this course, students will present global issues and proposed solutions using imitation papers and PowerPoint presentations. Students will work in groups to create presentations that focus on language expression. |
| Credit | 1 (Selective Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *4th year undergraduates who are eligible to use the early registration system. |
| Introduction Video |
Introduction to SDGs: Awareness of Glocal Issues and International Collaboration
| Subject | Introduction to SDGs: Awareness of Glocal Issues and International Collaboration |
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| Instructor | NEGISHI Junjiro Negishi, John Richard BOWER, Takahiko Arima, Yasumasa Tojo, Takuro Shinano, Maria Stefanie DWIYANTI, Michitaka Hattori, Kenta Sugai, Jorge Garcia MOLINOS, Norihiro Watanabe, Taro Mori, Takeo Ohgane, Vasudevan Pillai BIJU |
| Schedule | 7/July/2025-17/July/2025 |
| Venue | Hokkaido University Centennial Hall |
| Summary | Based on the characteristics of the OGGs Program, an educational program implemented in collaboration with partner universities in three regions, students will recognize the unique challenges in each region and understand the existence of common global challenges. In addition, they will learn about the current status and future direction of efforts to solve these issues. Lectures will provide an opportunity for students to think about how to solve global issues through international collaboration toward the realization of the SDGs and global sustainability. |
| Credit | 2 (Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *4th year undergraduates who are eligible to use the early registration system. |
PARE Subjects
SDGs Field study: Summer School in Japan (PARE)(Completed in AY2024)
| Subject | SDGs Field study: Summer School in Japan (PARE) |
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| Instructor | Junjiro Negishi、Hajime Matsushima、Tsubasa Otake、Ryo Takeda 、Takashi Inoue、John Bower Richard、Yo Toma、Maria Dwiyanti Stafanie、Takahiko Arima |
| Schedule | 22/July/2024~2/August/2024 |
| Venue | Student Communication Station 214(2F)、Hokkaido Area |
| Summary | The global population is expanding at the bottom of the wealth pyramid. Increased poverty leads to urbanization with enhanced human activity, which in turn causes resource depletion, greater environmental impacts, increased food shortages and deterioration of public sanitation, resulting in more poverty. This course will focus on the linkages between human activities and the environment in the above PARE (Populations-Activities-Resources-Environments) chain. Students discuss and propose solutions to issues related to PARE that are covered in the “SDGs Internship/Field study: Summer School in Japan (PARE) ” course. The main objective is for students to improve their ability to discuss with other students from different countries, cultures and disciplines/fields in English, and to better organize and summarize their ideas. |
| Credit | 2 (Selective Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *4th year undergraduates who are eligible to use the early registration system. |
SDGs Field study: Spring School in ASEAN (PARE)
| Subject | SDGs Field study: Spring School in ASEAN (PARE) |
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| Instructor | Junjiro Negishi, Hajime Matsushima, Tsubasa Otake, Ryo Takeda, Takashi Inoue, John Bower Richard |
| Schedule | February/2026 |
| Venue | Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia) |
| Summary | This course consists of lectures and practical training. It’s held in Indonesia or Thailand in February or March as a spring school. In AY2025, this course will be held at Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia. The goal is to acquire the ability to grasp and purify the actual situation of various problems in ASEAN (sanitation/nutritional conditions, environmental problems, fossil energy/metal/water, land, and marine resource use) and to propose solutions. In the lectures, students will learn about the local conditions, survey methods, resource management, field survey/sample acquisition methods, and sample analysis methods. Practical exercises also include sample acquisition, analysis and interpretation. It takes about two weeks, including days to move between Japan and Indonesia or Thailand and days off. The schedule gives enough time for preparation and review. It may be useful for the students who wish to engage in research or technology development related to the sustainable use of fossil energy, metals, water, land, and marine resources as researchers and engineers in the future. |
| Credit | 2 (Selective Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *4th year undergraduates who are eligible to use the early registration system. |
SDGs Overseas University Seminar
| Subject | SDGs Overseas University Seminar |
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| Instructor | ー |
| Schedule | All year round |
| Venue | One of PARE partner universities（IPB University,Universitas Gadjah Mada,Institut Teknologi Bandung,Kasetsart University,Chulalongkorn University,Mahidol University, Thammasat University) |
| Summary | Students attend lectures at a PARE partner university (Please check the available classes when you are going abroad ), and credits are recognized by Hokkaido Univeristy based on the classes you have chosen. |
| Credit | more than 2 (Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *Those completed OGGs Basic Program |
SDGs Advanced Field Study: Independent Research Experience on PARE（PARE）
| Subject | SDGs Advanced Field Study: Independent Research Experience on PARE（PARE） |
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| Instructor | John Richard Bower, Hajime Matsushima, Ryo Takeda, Junjiro Negishi, MARIA STEFANIE DWIYANTI, Takahiko Arima, Tsubasa Otake, Yo Toma, Tatsufumi Okino |
| Schedule | All year round |
| Venue | One of PARE partner universities（IPB University,Universitas Gadjah Mada,Institut Teknologi Bandung,Kasetsart University,Chulalongkorn University,Mahidol University,Thammasat University) |
| Summary | In the future, as a researcher or engineer, students will participate in projects at universities or companies other than their home country for a certain period of time in order to develop research and technologies that contribute to the sustainable use of various resources such as fossil energy, metals, water, land, and oceans that take human health and the environment into consideration, and acquire practical and applicable skills to utilize the knowledge and abilities gained in the OGGs PARE Basic Subjects in their own specialized fields. |
| Credit | 2 (Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *Those completed OGGs Basic Program |
NJE３ Subjects
SDGs Field study: Design School in Northern Region (NJE3)
| Subject | SDGs Field study: Design School in Northern Region (NJE3) |
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| Instructor | Taro Mori, Norihiro Watanabe |
| Schedule | 22/July/2025-25/July/2025 |
| Venue | Hokkaido University Sapporo Campus |
| Summary | The OGGs-NJE3 course aims to develop experts who can be expected to play an active role in the Northern Region by acquiring cross-disciplinary knowledge and expertise in specific fields in order to solve important issues in the northern region. In this SDGs Internship/Field study, you can learn about regional development and Building Environmental Design directly related to the issues of the cold northern region through classes collaboration with the faculty member from partner universities. This year, Professor Ivo MARTINAC, an expert in building energy field from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, will be invited to conduct study tours and workshops. |
| Credit | 2 (Selective Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *4th year undergraduates who are eligible to use the early registration system. |
SDGs Field study: Past and Present of Hokkaido-History of Ishikari and Sorachi- (NJE3)
| Subject | SDGs Field study: Past and Present of Hokkaido-History of Ishikari and Sorachi- (NJE3) |
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| Instructor | Itsuji Tangiku |
| Schedule | 3/September/2025-10/September/2025 |
| Venue | Museums in Hokkaido |
| Summary | Sapporo city and the suburban area hold a lot of traces of indigenous people’s life and several museums which exhibit and preserve historic remains and historical sources. You can learn the history of indigenous people and emigration, settlement, and reclamation of Japanese people (Wajin), and also traces of the achievement of economic development in the prewar and post war time in the central area of Hokkaido through to observe historical resources including remains and documents. You can learn through above mentioned activity by explanation and guidance in English under the cooperation of visiting museums. You can understand the outline of the history of Hokkaido through learning the history of Sapporo and central area of Hokkaido. This course offers the basic knowledge to become a mediator between Hokkaido and participants’ mother country continuously in future. |
| Credit | 2 (Selective Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *4th year undergraduates who are eligible to use the early registration system. |
SDGs Field study: Arctic Exercise: Environment and Society on the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land in the Arctic Region(NJE3) (Completed in AY2024)
| Subject | SDGs Field study: Arctic Exercise: Environment and Society on the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land in the Arctic Region(NJE3) |
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| Instructor | UTO Shotaro, OHNISHI Fujio,Irene ALABIA |
| Schedule | August 11-22/2024(every other year) |
| Venue | University of Alaska, Fairbanks (Tentative) |
| Summary | This practicum, in collaboration with the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), will consist of a summer or winter stay in Alaska, lectures and fieldwork in English, fieldwork in Fairbanks and the surrounding area, and group work on a mini research project. The goals of the course are as follows. Students will deepen their understanding of the Arctic environment, including the atmosphere, oceans, land surfaces, and ecosystems, as well as the lifestyle and societies of the arctic region and ethnic minorities. Students will form groups and work together with members from different fields and cultural backgrounds to discover and solve problems. *This course is scheduled to be offered every other year after the 2024 academic year. |
| Credit | 2 (Selective Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *4th year undergraduates who are eligible to use the early registration system. |
SDGs Field study: History, Language and Art in Northern Region（NJE3）
| Subject | SDGs Field study: History, Language and Art in Northern Region（NJE3） |
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| Instructor | Kenta Sugai, Hirofumi Kato, Daisuke Adachi |
| Schedule | 16/September/2025-19/September/2025 (Common Lecture), 18/November/2025-25/November/2025 (Field Study) |
| Venue | Hokkaido University Sapporo Campus (Common Lecture), Bulgaria (Field Study) |
| Summary | Through joint lectures conducted in cooperation with partner universities, students will learn about the history, language, and art of the Northern Region and Slavic countries. |
| Credit | 2 (Selective Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *4th year undergraduates who are eligible to use the early registration system. |
SDGs Field study: Regional Design in North（NJE3）
| Subject | SDGs Field study: Regional Design in North（NJE3） |
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| Instructor | Taro Mori, Norihiro Watanabe |
| Schedule | 16/September/2025-19/September/2025 (Common Lecture), 19/September/2025-29/September/2025 (Field Study) |
| Venue | Hokkaido University Sapporo Campus (Common Lecture), Finland and Sweden (Field Study) |
| Summary | Students will attend interdisciplinary lectures on the northern region across disciplines at the University of Helsinki, Finland. After that, students will engage in independent study in the host laboratory to deepen their own specialty and interests. |
| Credit | 2 (Selective Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *4th year undergraduates who are eligible to use the early registration system. |
SDGs Overseas University Seminar
| Subject | SDGs Overseas University Seminar |
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| Instructor | – |
| Schedule | All year round |
| Venue | One of NJE3 partner universities |
| Summary | Students attend lectures at a NJE3 partner university and acquire expertise in their own specialized fields or the fields of laboratories where the internship program is offered. Credits are recognized by Hokkaido University based on the classes you have chosen. |
| Credit | 2 (Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course, Doctor’s course student *Those completed OGGs Basic Program |
SDGs Advanced Field Study: Special Seminar on Northern Region Studies（NJE3）
| Subject | SDGs Advanced Field Study: Special Seminar on Northern Region Studies（NJE3） |
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| Instructor | Taro Mori, Manabu Sengoku, Hirofumi Kato, Fujio Ohnishi, Kenta Sugai, Itsuji Tangiku, Daisuke Adachi, Norihiro Watanabe, Hideyuki Saito |
| Schedule | All year round |
| Venue | One of NJE3 partner universities |
| Summary | The northern region faces diverse challenges such as global environmental change, cultural diversity, and living conditions unique to the northern region. In addition, there are today’s universal issues facing the global community, such as resource development and international population movements. The purpose of this course is to cultivate a comprehensive and multifaceted perspective on the various issues facing the northern regions, utilizing a variety of educational methods such as fieldwork, internships, and thesis instruction. The objective is to provide internship and thesis guidance to students who have acquired basic knowledge and expertise in the fields of “environmental assessment,” “cultural diversity,” “regional resource development,” and “disaster prevention and management |
| Credit | 2 (Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *Those completed OGGs Basic Program |
STSI Subjects
SDGs Field study: Short-term Independent Research Experience on STSI in India (STSI)
| Subject | SDGs Field study: Short-term Independent Research Experience on STSI in India (STSI) |
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| Instructor | Yutaka Tabe, Takashi Matsumoto, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Kosuke Takahashi, Takeo Ogane, Vasudevan P. Biju |
| Schedule | August to March (1 month +) |
| Venue | One of STSI partner universities |
| Summary | In this field study, students enter the host laboratory of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) alone and conduct research and survey activities to solve problems by setting specific themes. The purpose of this internship is for students with limited research experience to acquire international teamwork research skills by participating as a member in a teamwork research project. Through discussions in English with the research group’s supervisor and leader students, students will develop a foundation of international research skills. |
| Credit | 2 (Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student *4th year undergraduates who are eligible to use the early registration system. |
Fundamental learning of Japanese language and culture_In person/Online （STSI）
| Subject | Fundamental learning of Japanese language and culture_in person/online （STSI） |
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| Instructor | Yutaka Tabe, Maki Nishiya (IAY) |
| Schedule | In person: 2/June/2025~6/June/2025 Online: 23/June/2025~27/June/2025 |
| Venue | in-person: Student Communication Station 214 |
| Summary | In this class, you will learn the basics of Japanese language and culture to adapt smoothly in the learning environment in Japan in order to pursue collaborative research with Japanese people. The basics and applications of Japanese required for daily life and science and technology activities in Japan will be taught with the practice. In addition, this class expects the students to deepen their understanding of the cultures of Japan and the basic knowledge necessary for promoting exchanges with Japan. |
| Credit | 1 (Recommended) |
| Target | Undergraduate |
Introduction to Indian culture and society
| Subject | Introduction to Indian Culture and Society（STSI） |
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| Instructor | Kosuke Takahashi, Rathore Takako |
| Schedule | 9/June/2025-20/June/2025 |
| Venue | Student Communication Station 214 |
| Summary | In this class, you will learn the basics of Indian language and culture with the goal of staying in India for a long time. The basics and applications of Hindi required for daily life and science and technology activities in India will be taught with the practice. In addition, this class expects the students to deepen their understanding of the diverse cultures of India and the basic knowledge and technological structure necessary for promoting exchanges between Japan and India, as well as future developments. |
| Credit | 1 (Recommended) |
| Target | Undergraduate |
SDGs Overseas University Seminar
| Subject | SDGs Overseas University Seminar |
|---|---|
| Instructor | – |
| Schedule | All year round |
| Venue | One of STSI partner universities |
| Summary | Students attend lectures at a STSI partner university and acquire expertise in their own specialized fields or the fields of laboratories where the internship program is offered. Credits are recognized by Hokkaido University based on the classes you have chosen. |
| Credit | more than 2 (Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course, Doctor’s course student |
SDGs Advanced Field Study: Long-term Independent Research Experience on STSI (STSI)
| Subject | SDGs Advanced Field Study: Long-term Independent Research Experience on STSI (STSI) |
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| Instructor | Yutaka Tabe, Takashi Matsumoto, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Kosuke Takahashi, Takeo Ogane, Vasudevan P. Biju |
| Schedule | All year round |
| Venue | One of STSI partner universities |
| Summary | Students will set a specific theme and conduct research and survey activities to solve the problem. The purpose of this training is for students with a certain level of research experience to participate as leaders in a teamwork research project and improve their international teamwork research skills through lectures and field study on the current status of STSI construction efforts in the field. |
| Credit | 2 (Compulsory) |
| Target | Master’s course、Doctor’s course student |
