Program Overview

Introduction to the University Program

The university program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in agricultural sciences and bioagricultural sciences. The program is divided into several departments, including the School of Agricultural Sciences and the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences.

School of Agricultural Sciences

The School of Agricultural Sciences offers a wide range of programs, including:

• 3 academic departments:
  • Biological and Environmental Science
  • Resource Biology Science
  • Applied Life Science
• Education program
• Various exemption systems and scholarship support

Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences

The Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences offers a range of programs, including:

• 4 areas of specialization:
  • Forest and Environmental Resources Sciences
  • Plant Production Science
  • Animal Science
  • Applied Life Science
• Cutting-edge research
• Various exemption systems and scholarship support

International Exchange and Study Abroad

The university offers various international exchange and study abroad programs, including:

• Overseas student exchange program
• Joint degree program
• Asian Satellite Campus College
• International research speed dating
• Global expansion (Australia)
• Global expansion (America)

Forest and Environmental Resources Sciences

The Forest and Environmental Resources Sciences program aims to contribute to the realization of a sustainable and circular society by exploring the conservation and regeneration of forests and other land environments, as well as the management, production, and utilization of biological resources.

Objectives

The program's objectives include:

• Exploring the structure and function of land environments, such as forests
• Developing theories, methods, and technologies for the conservation, improvement, and regeneration of land environments and the management of biological resources
• Elucidating the properties and functions of wood resources and developing new utilization technologies

Research Areas

The program's research areas include:

• Ecological conservation and restoration of forests and other land environments
• Management and utilization of biological resources
• Development of new technologies for the utilization of wood resources

Faculty Members

The program has a number of faculty members with expertise in various areas, including:

• Soil science
• Plant ecology
• Forest ecology
• Wood science
• Environmental science

Research Areas

The university's research areas include:

• Soil sphere material cycle
• Plant-soil system
• Forest hydrology and sediment control
• Forest ecology
• Forest protection
• Forest resource management
• Forest chemistry
• Circular resource utilization
• Wood physics
• Wood engineering
• Biological system engineering

Faculty Members

The university has a number of faculty members with expertise in various areas, including:

• Prof. Watanabe Akira (Soil sphere material cycle)
• Assoc. Prof. Tanigawa Tko (Plant-soil system)
• Prof. Gomi Takashi (Forest hydrology and sediment control)
• Prof. Tomaru Nobuhiko (Forest ecology)
• Prof. Kajimura Tsuneo (Forest protection)
• Prof. Yamamoto Kazuki (Forest resource management)
• Prof. Fukushima Kazuhiko (Forest chemistry)
• Assoc. Prof. Imai Takashi (Circular resource utilization)
• Prof. Yamamoto Hiroyuki (Wood physics)
• Prof. Yamazaki Mariko (Wood engineering)
• Prof. Tsuchikawa Satoshi (Biological system engineering)