Sustainability in Education and Science: Which Innovation for a Sustainable Development?

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September 18, 2012 2iE Ouagadougou, « Salle Raibaud »

Scope

The Special Coordinated Training Program for Sustainability Leaders and Sustainability ‘Meisters’ program (StraSS) is focused on training talented young people to be the sustainability leaders of the near future. As a community of Asian and African universities, the StraSS Alliance provides an environment for sharing educational resources among participating institutes in an effort to foster leaders capable of contributing to a sustainable society.

The goal of the 2012 StraSS Alliance symposium is to discuss the present and future situation of sustainability sciences and education.

Sessions

Three distinct sessions will provide ample opportunity for stimulating conversations on the challenges impeding sustainability sciences and education for a sustainable society. We welcome presentations from all universities, related to these fields:

Session1: StraSS program (presentation, partners and achievement)

Session 2: Sustainability education; case study in Asia and Africa

Session 3: Sustainability science: a focus on energy, water, agriculture and eco-materials

Registration If you are willing to participate in this symposium please contact:

Reine DAGBO, reine.dagbo@2ie-edu.org or +226 50 49 28 00

Registration is free

Practical Information Venue The Symposium will be held at “Salle Raibaud”, 2iE Ouagadougou Conference Language English will be the official language of the workshop and translation service will not be available.

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Time Title of Presentation Speaker Organization

8 : 00 – 8: 15 Registration Organizing

committee

8: 15 – 8: 30 Opening Ceremony Mr Giniès (General

Manager of 2iE) and Prof.

N. Tanaka (Director of

CENSUS, Center for

Sustainability)

2iE, HU

Session 1 : introduction to StraSS program

8:30 – 9: 00 Brief introduction of each affiliate universities (5 mn each) Representatives 2iE, HU, UNPAR,

ZJU, NCKU

9: 00 – 9:30 StraSS : presentation of the program (Special Coordinated Training Program

for Sustainability Leaders and Sustainability ‘Meisters’ program)

Prof. N. Tanaka HU

9:30 – 10: 00 Coffee Break

Strass Alliance members Hokkaido University: Japan (HU) Zhejiang University: China (ZJU) University of Palangka Raya: Indonesia (UNPAR) National Cheng Kung University: Taiwan (NCKU) 2iE, International institute for water and environmental engineering, Burkina Faso

Session 2: Sustainability Education Chairman: Prof. N. Tanaka

10:00 – 10:25 Overview of StraSS education and activities at Hokkaido University (Japan) Dr. G. Ishimura HU

10:25 – 10:50 Community empowerment program in University Gadjah Mada (Indonesia) Dr Suadi UGM

10:50 - 11:15 Sustainability education in UNPAR (Indonesia) Prof. S. Gumiri UNPAR

11:15 – 11:40 Sustainable Development as a driver in education programs at 2iE (Burkina) Prof. A. Bagré 2iE

Time Title of Presentation Speaker Organization

11:40 – 12:05 Concluding remarks by the chairman Prof. N. Tanaka HU

12:05-13:30 Break

Session 3: Sustainability Science Chairman: Prof. S. Gumiri

13:30 – 14:00 Introduction: Research and sustainable development in the South: major

issues Dr H. Karambiri

2iE

14:00 – 15:00 Eco construction:

Waste and building materials

Sustainable materials for construction

Dr F. Tsobnang

Prof. Yang

NCKU

2iE

15:00 – 16:00

Energy:

Energy efficiency in buildings

The concept of Flexy Energy

Dr Y. Coulibaly

Dr Y. Azoumah

2iE

2iE

16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break

16:15 – 17:15

Water:

Water issues and solutions

Water and sustainable sanitation

Dr M. Guizani

Dr M. Sou

HU

2iE

17:15 – 18:15

Agriculture

Sustainable agriculture in China

Suplemental irrigation from small individual basins

Prof. Ye

Sévère Fossi

ZJU

2iE

18:15 – 18:25 Concluding remarks by the chairman Prof. S. Gumiri UNPAR

18:25 – 18:35 Closing remarks Prof. N. Tanaka and Dr

Karambiri

HU; 2iE

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