The main focus of the school was "interdepartmental" , by which the school attempted to bridge gaps between the established disciplines in the main five branches of engineering such as Earth Resources Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Urban and Environmental Engineering, Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, and Maritime Engineering. In recent years since COP3 in Kyoto, there has been a large shift in society, and the definition of progress has changed from "rapid economic growth" to "economic development coupled with environmental concerns".

Our graduate school has tried to develop seeds for new industrial areas, to develop renewable energy such as geothermal energy, and to study ways for protecting the earth's environment. Because of this, we decided to recognize the graduate school with the new aim of educating students to be capable of overcoming the earth's environmental problems; Global Warming, Energy Security, Ground Water and Soil Contamination and Waste Disposal; and thus contributing to the developing countries in a sustainable way. The recognized school began operating in the year of 2002. In the new structure, the school has been organized into five advanced departments: Earth Resources, Civil and Structural, Urban and Environmental, Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear, Maritime Engineering and Environmental Engineering.
The aim of each department is to educate Earth Environmental Engineering and train students in depth in their respective specialties, at the same time, the departments try to work together within the school to foster wide views and flexible minds in the students. For this purpose, the graduate school provides education on several levels, with some common lectures on Environmental Engineering for all students and interdepartmental seminars as well as departmental specialty courses.

The objective of the recognized school can be summarized as "the establishment of a new interdisciplinary field by merging the studies of energy and environmental engineering and the education of engineers who understand the common needs of society".

The special program called "International Special Course on Environmental Systems Engineering" has been founded in a spirit of international cooperation toward the solution on the Earth's Environmental Problems, as we transfer toward the next generation. Due to the international nature of the program, the language used in all educational and research activities shall be English. In our graduate school, many stu-dents from all over the world study with Japanese students. Most graduate students from our graduate school will play an active part in government and academic organizations as well as in the industrial world. We welcome you to take advantage of this opportunity.

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