2011 Summer Course on Global Environmental Leaders Education Program for Designing a Low Carbon Society initiated by Hiroshima University was held successfully from August 4 to 14, attracting 43 students and 23 faculties from 13 countries.
The theme of Summer Course 2011 was “DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A LOW CARBON WORLD: Preparing Professionals for Policy and Planning Instruments for Green Innovation”. The courses include research tops on green revolution and green growth; energy supply, transportation and energy tools; technology roadmap for green revolution, research and development policy for green revolution, green investment and international corporation case study etc. The participants also had a technical visit to Industrial Zone for Wind Corp. Solar Corp in Baoding City. Through course learning and panel discussion, the participants could have a better understanding on the basic knowledge and recent progress of green revolution as well as a better master of the policy and planning tools for green revolution.
The successful holding of the course is a new trial of international cooperation in students training which proved to be a further step for internationalization.