Theme : “Biodiversity and Renovation”
Schedule : August 1 (Tue) to 6 (Sun), 2017
Host Country: Japan
Participating Universities:
Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Tsinghua University (China),
Universitas Indonesia (Indonesia), WASEDA University (Japan), Korea University (South Korea), University of Malaya (Malaysia), Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Vietnam)
Participants: A total of 64 undergraduate or graduate students selected from the above 8 universities (8 students by each university)
Venue: Tokyo, Miyagi Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture (Japan)
Organizer: AEON Environmental Foundation
Nominal Support:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Japan Committee for United Nations Decade on Biodiversity（UNDB-J）, International Research Institute of Disaster Science at Tohoku University, Research Institute of Environmental Science at Tohoku University, The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd., China Youth Daily, The Chosun Ilbo (South Korea), Tuoi Tre News (Vietnam)
Cooperation:
Ministry of the Environment of Japan, Waseda University, Kanda University of International Studies
Main Program:
August 1 (Tuesday) Move to Japan, Visit to the next-generation ecostore “Smart AEON” (AEON Mall Makuhari Shintoshin)
August 2 (Wednesday) Opening Ceremony (Waseda University Okuma Auditorium)
August 3 (Thursday) Oyster farm visit (Minamisanriku-cho), Morinogakko visit(Higashimatsuyama-shi)
August 4 (Friday) Tree planting activities (Watari-cho), fieldwork with International Research Institute of Disaster Science at Tohoku University, lectures by specialists (Sendai-shi)
August 5 (Saturday) Sessions on Japanese traditions and culture
August 6 (Sunday) Presentation of results and closing ceremony (Kanda University of International Studies)
