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Global Environment and Sustainability-YNU Spring Program 2023



Call for Applications

This is a three-day program at intervals designed for university students who are willing to do their research at the Graduate Schools of Yokohama National University (YNU). This program will provide participants lectures on advanced research at YNU, as well as deepen their understanding of Japanese culture and society. The main topic for this year is the Global Environment and Sustainability.The program will be held online and is mainly for the students from our partner universities in Asia, however, we are also open to considering applicants from other universities.You will also have opportunities to interact with YNU students through various activities. Admission guidance for future studies at YNU is available as well.Don’t miss this chance to be a part of our Spring Program!

  • Duration

Tuesdays, December 13 and December 20, 2022 and January 10, 2023 (3 days)

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  • Program

Seminar on the Global Environment and Sustainability●Keynote Lecture“A new normal between human and biosphere toward the post pandemic -30 by 30 challenge for nature conservation​”– Prof. Hiroyuki Matsuda, Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University●Lecture“Planetary boundaries: What are the limits for biodiversity, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources?”– Prof. Miguel Clüsener-Godt, Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University●Lecture“Social communication for creating a better future Sustainability trends in education and business in Japan” – Haruto Irie, College of Urban Sciences, Yokohama National University●Lecture“Thirty years of activities towards a sustainable future” – Yutaka Itadani, Zarina Badavamova, AEON Environmental Foundation

Lecture on Japanese culture– Assoc. Prof. Kenji Hasegawa, International Strategy Organization, Yokohama National University

Others“How the life is at YNU” by student groupsAdmission GuidanceInformation session on job hunting in JapanA Virtual Tour to Japan

Program Details


  • Eligibility

Undergraduate and graduate studentsNote: This program is mainly for the students from our partner universities, however, we are also open to considering applicants from other universities. In the case there are a large number of applicants, a selection may be made.


  • Venue

Online (Zoom)


  • Language

Mainly English/some Japanese– The applicants must be able to communicate in English.– Japanese language ability is advantageous, but not required.


  • Program Fee

JPY4,000(Tax free/If the applicant is in Japan, tax will be added to the program fee.)Note: This cost includes tuition, course material, and online excursion fees.


  • Cancellation Policy

The program fee once paid will never be refunded under any circumstances.


  • Certificate of Completion

An Open Badge(Digital Credentials) will be issued as a Certificate of Completion.Note: There will be no diplomas for this program.


  • How to apply

Application Form for YNU Spring Program 2023Deadline：12:00p.m. (JST), November 28, 2022


  • Contact

International Students SectionAddress: 79-8, Tokiwadai, Hodogayaku,Yokohama 240-8501 JAPANE-mail: kokusai.shien[at]ynu.ac.jp

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International M.A. and Ph.D. Programs in Economics

My name is Tsunao Okumura, the Dean of the Department of Economics at Yokohama National

University in Japan. I am sending this message to our partner universities in order to promote our All-English PhD Program in Economics. I hope you will kindly pass the following information to your

students and faculty members who are interested in PhD study in economics in Japan.The Department of Economics, Yokohama National University will launch a Data Analytics path in theInternational PhD Program in Economics in October 2023, to offer an integrated education in modernempirical economics and data science. All lectures are given in English in the program.We are currently applying for the continued designation as an International Priority Graduate Programby the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (MEXT). If approved by MEXT, we will be able tocontinue offering MEXT scholarships (University Recommendation) to a few incoming students we selectfrom among those who pass the entrance exam. Compared to the Embassy Recommendation MEXTscholarship, the University Recommendation MEXT scholarship is less known, and hence, few apply. Infact, we often have had some MEXT scholarships left over because too few applied in the past. For thosewho are interested, we make the admission and scholarship facts available on the following page.

In order to encourage more to apply, we have established a new policy of giving preferential treatment tograduates of YNU’s academic exchange partner universities, the university-wide or the departmental, inselecting candidates for the MEXT scholarship from among those who pass the entrance exam.The graduate school individually assesses the eligibility of some applicants before accepting applicationfees and formal applications. The eligibility assessment period for these applicants is September 26 to 30,2022.For other applicants, the application period is October 18 to November 7, 2022.For furtherinformation on admission, please visit the program’s web site at



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