2026年7月28日～8月3日に、大学院サステイナビリティ学教育プログラム(GPSS)「国際実践教育演習」がベトナムで開講されました。
茨城大学からは修士学生2名(人文社会科学研究科1名、教育学研究科1名)、教員2名が参加しました。2025年度は学部生対象のiOP(internship Off-campus Program)として実施したため、大学院サステイナビリティ学教育プログラム(GPSS)「国際実践教育演習」としては2019、2023年度以来の実施となりました。
このうち、7月31日～8月2日には、ハノイの南東、紅河の河口部に位置するニンビン省のスゥアントゥイ国立公園 (Xuan Thuy National Park: XTNP)周辺での演習となりました。本演習は、日越大学気候変動・開発プログラム(MCCD)の演習科目”Interdisciplinary fieldwork on climate change”と共同実施しました。日越大学からはMCCD修士学生7名、教員2名が参加しました。
XTNPは、東南アジアで最初にラムサール条約湿地に登録され、豊かな生態系、特にヘラサギなどの水鳥の重要な生息地になっています。しかし、気候変動、ツーリズムの振興、エビ・貝類の養殖といった経済活動と環境保全のあり方が課題となっています。そこで、A)気候変動による土地利用変化、B)生態系（マングローブ）への影響とその保全、C)農業・養殖業への影響と持続可能な生活様式、という3つのテーマについて日越混成グループでフィールド調査を行いました。
8月3日には再びハノイの日越大学ミーディン・キャンパスに戻り、調査結果に関する発表と議論を行いました。大きなトラブルもなく、8月4日早朝には全員無事に帰国しました。
今回の演習に当たってはニンビン省、日越大学、茨城大学など多くの皆様にご協力頂きました。御礼申し上げます。
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GPSS “Fieldwork on Sustainability (International)” Held in Vietnam, 2026
From July 28 to August 3, 2026, “Fieldwork on Sustainability (International),” a course offered by the Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS), was conducted in Vietnam.
Two master’s students from Ibaraki University—one from the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences and one from the Graduate School of Education—participated in the program, together with two faculty members. In 2025, a similar program was conducted as an iOP (Internship Off-campus Program) for undergraduate students. Therefore, this was the first GPSS “Fieldwork on Sustainability (International)” since the programs conducted in 2019 and 2023.
From July 31 to August 2, the participants conducted fieldwork in and around Xuan Thuy National Park (XTNP) in Ninh Binh Province, located southeast of Hanoi at the mouth of the Red River. The fieldwork was jointly conducted with “Interdisciplinary Fieldwork on Climate Change,” a course offered by the Master’s Program in Climate Change and Development (MCCD) at Vietnam Japan University (VJU). 7 MCCD master’s students and two faculty members from VJU participated in the joint fieldwork.
XTNP was the first wetland in Southeast Asia to be designated as a Ramsar site. It has a rich ecosystem and provides an important habitat for waterbirds, including spoonbills. At the same time, the area faces challenges in balancing environmental conservation with climate change and economic activities such as tourism development and shrimp and shellfish aquaculture.
To explore these issues, the Japanese and Vietnamese students formed mixed groups and conducted field surveys on three themes: (A) land-use changes associated with climate change; (B) impacts on ecosystems, particularly mangroves, and their conservation; and (C) impacts on agriculture and aquaculture and sustainable livelihoods.
On August 3, the participants returned to the My Dinh Campus of Vietnam Japan University in Hanoi, where they presented their fieldwork findings and discussed the results. The program was completed without any major problems, and all participants safely returned to Japan in the early morning of August 4.
This program was made possible through the generous support and cooperation of many individuals and organizations, including Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam Japan University, and Ibaraki University. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who contributed to the successful implementation of the program.
