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Liaison Tomohiro Morimoto
Submission Date Dec. 20, 2012
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Hokkaido University
ER-5: Sustainability Course Identification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Maki Komatsu
coordinator
office for a sustainable campus
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Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:
No

A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:

The institution does not have a definition in the form of statement, but uses a set of keywords as reference. It is developed by a committee which does not include at least three faculty members who teach courses in different departments".
Keywords:
Environment, Rural Development, Sustainable Urbanization, Cultural Diversity, Sustainable Consumption, Gender Equality, Health Promotion


Has the institution identified its sustainability-focused and sustainability-related course offerings?:
Yes

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:

The Working Group of STARS International Pilot has identified, by examining course discription, those courses which exclusively focus on one or more of the above-mentioned keyword issue/subject as "Sustainability-focused", and those courses which deal with one or more of above-mentioned keywords issue/subject as an important component or standpoint of the course as "sustainability-related". Both the number of both sustainability focused/related courses and total number of courses are based on the syllabus, and therefore one course can be counted multiple times depending on the semester or the enrollment year/department.


Does the institution make its sustainability course inventory publicly available online?:
No

The website URL where the sustainability course inventory is posted:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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