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Mie University

Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan

Nagoya

Tsu

Fisheries Research Laboratory

Experimental Forest

Experimental Farm

Training Ship Base

Mie Univeristy

Mie Prefecture

TokyoNagoya

OsakaNagoya

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Private Univ.Yokkaichi UniversitySuzuka International Univ.Suzuka Univ. of Medical ScienceMie Chukyo Univ.Kougakukan Univ.

○名古屋市

■○中部国際空港

○Kuwana（Clam）

○Yokkaichi（Oil Industial Complex）

○Suzuka（Honda）●津市

Mie University○Matussak（Beef）

○Ise（Ise Grand Shrine）○Toba（Pearl）

○Owase

○Kumano

○Iga（Mtsuo Basho）

○Nabari

Mie Prefecture

伊勢志摩国立公園

World HeritageKumano Kodo

State Univ.　　　　　　　　　　　Mie Prefectural College of Nursing

○Kameyama（SHARP）

・The Cradle of Tourism and Modern Commerce

・Agriculture, Fisheries and Industries

・First Aquaculture of Pearl

(Mikimoto)National Univ.　　　　　　　　　Mie University（Tsu City)

Population　　

1.87 million　　　　　　　

Prefectural Capital

Tsu City　　　　　　

Ise Shima National Park

Central Japan International Airport

Tsu city

Nagoya

40 minutes by Ferry FromInternational Airport

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Ise Grand Shrine

Attractive Mie

Kumano-Kodo

Matsusaka Beef

Suzuka Circuit

Ninja

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Mie has long been called “Umashi-kuni”,meaning both “land of Beauty”and “land of Delicious”.Mie offers a wide range ofseafood and mountain –product specialities.

Especially Matsusaka-Beef is world famous for its high quality.

You are sure to smack your lipsover this marbled meat(Shimofuri), the exquisite mixture of lean and fat. Mie University

Iga district of Mie is the birthplace ofNinja.(professional spy in feudal Japan, highly

trained in stealth and secrecy.

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Suzuka Circuit

Suzuka Circuit belonging Honda Co. is very famous of its F1 GP and Moto GP not only in Japan but also in the world.

Mie also produced Kokichi Mikimoto,the founder of cultured pearls.He has made it possible for many women to ornament with pearls.

Ise Jingu is one of the oldest shrines.It is full of a mythical atmosphere and solemn air.

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Mie　prefecture is blessed with an excellent natural environment.The Shima Peninsula has a beautiful coastline, deeply indented.(Rias coastline)This area was registered as a national park in 1946.You can enjoy wonderful landscapes there.

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Mie, Nara and Wakayama　prefectures have “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, and the Cultural Landscape that Surround Them. On this July 1st, this place was registered as the World Heritage.

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The great haiku poet Basho Matuso was born in Iga, Mie in the Edo Period.This year, in 2004 we celebratethe 360th anniversary of Basho’s birth.Haiku is Japanese original poem style expressing sense of seasons andfeelings in short 17 letters.

Bird’s Eye View of Mie University

Bioresources

Medicine

Engineering

Humanities and Social Science

Education

Pacific Ocean (Ise Bay）

Root 23

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Faculties Faculty of Education

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Engineering

Attached Schools

University Hospital

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Faculty of Humanities andSocila Sciences

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Bioresources

Attached Schools

University Hospital

Humanities

Socila Sciences

Training Course for School TeachersCourse for Information Science EducationCourse for Continued EducationCourse for Human Development Science

School of Medicine

School of Nursing

Department of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Electrical andElectronic EngineeringDepartment of Chemistry for MaterialsDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Information EngineeringDepartment of Physics Engineering

Department of SustainableResource Science

Department of Enxironmental Science and Technology

Department of Life Science

Faculty of Engineering

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Creation development research center

Center for International Exchange

Life science research support center

Integrated information processing center

Higher education creation Development Center

School School cooperation cooperation and and education education research research facilitiesfacilities

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●Japanese education and　 Japanese culture training●International, common 　　education in English●Understanding the different　 culture and different culture●Communications education●Study abroad dispatch●Overseas language 　　study training●International inter ship●Educational data base

●Foreign researcher's acceptance●The international student'sacceptance and dispatch●Foreign researcher and international studentdrinking. Shisetand lodgings●Management, management,and equipment of equipment● The volunteer's organizingand management●Cooperation with local society●Construction of crisis-management●International student data bas

International, educational section

International service section

Center for International Exchange

2005October 1Inauguration

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International field of inquiry

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The research that G international and no crossing (Transnational)by field crossing (Trans disciplinary) loop is timely is done.

International field of inquiry

Comprehensive Disaster Support Science I & II

SOI　Asia　Project

Investigation after Condominium of the Indian Ocean

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　SOI ASIA Project utilizes satellite based Internet to provide Internet environments in a less expensive, easy to deploy, and more feasible way for the universities located in the regions where Internet environments are insufficiently developed; conducts research and development of the necessary technology for IT human resource development in Asia while using the environments; and proposes, through field experiments, a new educational methodology for universities in Japan as well as educational institutions abroad.

SOI　Asia　Project

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Asia 12 countryAsia 12 country26 places26 places

University and University and research laboratoriesresearch laboratories

This project is supported by several ministries of Japanese government, and ran mainly by WIDE Project, AI3 (Asian Internet Interconnection Initiatives) Project, Keio University and Asia-SEED Institute. The official lecture providing partners include Tokyo University of Fisheries and Marine Science, Agricultural Department of Tohoku University, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Keio University and WIDE Project.

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Network Configuration Network Configuration Network Configuration Network Configuration

Network Configuration

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Other various education programs

Sharing of archive lecture

Real-time lecture in Asian region

Human Resource Development Programs

Partnership with Universities and Curriculum Development

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PTSD ＆　National　Disasters

PopularThere is feedback.

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Criticism training and simulation

Against long-term PTSD. Help by Ppingtatti

　In March of　SOI ･･･

About those who cover the disaster main point

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Comprehensive Disaster Support Science I & IIComprehensive Disaster Support Science I & II‐‐TransTrans--disciplinary Collaboration & Researchdisciplinary Collaboration & Research‐‐

(Integrated disaster support science& research for field uniting(Integrated disaster support science& research for field unitingtype)type)　　　　　　　　　　　　 (7(7//8 limit on Monday) 8 limit on Monday) twounitstwounits/semester Spring&/semester Spring&Fall 2006 (two units of each semester)(& latter term of the firsFall 2006 (two units of each semester)(& latter term of the first t term of fiscal year 2006)term of fiscal year 2006)

This is a seminar in English regarding the topics of This is a seminar in English regarding the topics of comprehensive disaster support. In this seminar, students will comprehensive disaster support. In this seminar, students will learn the basics of natural disasters and how professionals in learn the basics of natural disasters and how professionals in

various fields can collaborate with each other in order to provivarious fields can collaborate with each other in order to provide de more comprehensive disaster support. Teaching methods will more comprehensive disaster support. Teaching methods will

include lecture, discussion, groupinclude lecture, discussion, group--work, and studentwork, and student’’s s presentation. presentation.

The seminarThe seminar’’s purposes are to: 1) learn the basics of natural s purposes are to: 1) learn the basics of natural disasters and comprehensive disaster support, 2) broaden the disasters and comprehensive disaster support, 2) broaden the

studentsstudents’’ perspective through discussion with various perspective through discussion with various professionals, 3) increase English competency through lecture, professionals, 3) increase English competency through lecture,

discussion, and presentation in English, 4) increase discussion, and presentation in English, 4) increase international sense and understanding through learning about international sense and understanding through learning about

disasters and related cultural issues in foreign countries, and disasters and related cultural issues in foreign countries, and 5) 5) facilitate crossfacilitate cross--cultural exchange and mutual understandingcultural exchange and mutual understanding. .

Course Syllabus(Fall Semester 2006) syllabus(latter term of 2006)

The 1st Introduction&Orientation(Nakagawa)Time second Comprehensive Disaster Support‐Theory(Nakagawa) integrated disaster support?Time third Ecology&State of the World(Nakagawa) global environment time fourth Community Disaster Preparation&Network(Kawaguchi) regional disaster prevention and Discussion&Preparation reg of times network Kawaguchi fifth. Announcement..discussion..preparation..Nakagawa..student..announcement..discussion..student..announcement..discussion..disaster..support..actually..inside and outside the country..Nakagawa..large-scale..disaster..region..health..medical treatment..system. Caring (listening II) time 14 Student Presentation&Discussion student announcement, the 15th time of discussion Student Presentation&Discussionstudent announcement, and discussion of mind to time construction Sakurai tenth Trauma&PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) (Nakagawa) trauma and time 11 Psychological Care&Support for Disaster Victims I(Nakagawa) disaster victim to time 12 Psychological Care&Support for Disaster Victims II(Nakagawa) disaster victim of mind

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Investigation after Condominium of the Indian Ocean

Sumatra coast earthquake

Mie UniversityHearing investigation

Struck situation map

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Tapping touch

Drawing

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From Mie to the world:

Mission of Mie University

Rooted in the community, we produce distinctive results of education and research which can be pride of the world In the harmonized coexistence of nature and humanity

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