Last 18 January 2012, the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) expressed its interest in joining the COllaboration for Network-eNabled Education, Culture, Technology and science’s (CONNECT) Sustainability Science Course, realizing the importance of participating in online international lectures.
The Sustainability Science Course, which is delivered by the Hokkaido University in Japan, is part of UNESCO Jakarta’s Comprehensive Programme to Enhance Technology, Engineering and Science Education in Asia (COMPETENCE) Project, which aims to provide a sustainability education model among higher educational and governmental institutions. The course covers comprehensive sustainability framework on resource use (energy, food, materials, water, etc.), economy, human capital, institution and social capital.
“To enable the CBSUA to participate in said online course, the Philippine Research, Education and Government Information Network (PREGINET) sought the authorization of the Bicol Consortium for Agriculture Resources Research and Development (BCARRD) to use their videoconferencing facility,” said PREGINET Multimedia Engineer Alvin M. de Gracia.
University participants will receive subject course via video conference, whereas, other participants may follow the lecture via live streaming. The Sustainability Science Course will be broadcasted from January to February 2012. Below is the Philippine time schedule for the online lecture:
|
No |
Date |
Time (GMT+8) |
Theme |
Lecturer |
Sub-theme |
|
1 |
Jan 19, 2012 (Thu) |
11:30-13:00 |
Introduction | Prof. Motoyoshi Ikeda, Hokkaido University | Overview of the current status, generation equity |
| Concept of sustainability science | |||||
|
2 |
Jan 24, 2012 (Tue) |
11:30-13:00 |
Water resources management | Prof. Sulmin Gumiri, the University of Palangka Raya | Hydrology and water resources, water resource management and water issues |
| Water management in sanitation | |||||
| Water resources for ecosystem and food security | |||||
|
3 |
Jan 25, 2012 (Wed) |
11:30-13:00 |
Energy | Prof. Rowlands, Swinburne University of Technology | Nuclear energy; Solar energy; Wind, Water, Geothermal |
|
4 |
Jan 26, 2012 (Tue) |
11:30-13:00 |
Health and well-being | Dr. Zainal Abidin Sanusi, Universiti Sains Malaysia | Key issues in health and well-being |
| Challenges in developing countries | |||||
| Environment and health sciences in developed countries | |||||
|
5 |
Jan 30, 2012 (Mon) |
11:30-13:00 |
Food security | Anthony R. Chittenden, Hokkaido University | Introduction (What is food security?) |
| Improvement of productivity and land management | |||||
| Fisheries and ocean governance | |||||
| Safety, availability and consumption | |||||
|
6 |
Jan 31, 2012 (Tue) |
09:00-10:30 |
Natural resources management | Dr. Gaku Ishimura, Hokkaido University | General concept of natural resources, Tragedy of commons |
| Dr. Dwikorita Karnawati | Case study carried for Indonesia, Impact assessment and evaluation | ||||
|
7 |
Feb 1, 2012 (Wed) |
11:30-13:00 |
Climate change | Prof. Young-Shin Park, Chosun University | Global climate change and public policy, Climate change and conflict, International relationship and global change |
| Climate change and mechanism | |||||
| Impacts of climate change | |||||
|
8 |
Feb 6, 2012 (Thu) |
11:30-13:00 |
Loss of biodiversity | Prof. Masahide Kaeriyama, Hokkaido University | Concept of biodiversity, Biomass and diversity in marine ecosystems with their services |
| Geographic pattern of terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity | |||||
|
9 |
Feb 9, 2012 (Thu) |
10:00-11:30 |
Concluding ideas and additional themes | Prof. Motoyoshi Ikeda, Hokkaido University | Global climate change and public policy, Climate change and conflict, International relationship and global change |
| Governance for environmental sustainability | |||||
| Cultural value conservation |
