On-site GW Introduction

Course Summary

This course is offered for students enrolling “Onsite Group Work”, to provide essential background knowledge and information for the field visits in “On-site Group Work”.


Students should enrol both On-site Group Work and On-site Group Work Introduction in the same semester.


【Information for 2026 program】

Theme: Climate actions and clean energy transition in the European Union – collaboration and co-creation toward carbon neutral society.


There will be a guidance session on the 17th April at 1:10 pm.

Students wishing to take this course must attend the guidance session, which includes overviews for the course and students’ survey for screening.
The Zoom URL link will be sent to the students enrolled in On-site Group Work Introduction.


On-site group work introduction schedule (2026)
16 May Introduction, Show and Tell, Group discussions (Imadegawa campus)
5 Jun Regional environmental governance (online)
13 Jun Campus Tour, Carbon footprint (Imadegawa campus)
26 Jun European energy issues (online)
10 Jul Introduction to the European Union (online)
18 Jul Campus tour, Student presentations, Travel information. (Kyotanabe Campus)
X Jul Tour of TIC, Heating technology and development (Daikin Technology and Innovation Center, Osaka)

The classes are composed of: face-to-face lectures, online lectures, and students’ discussion sessions. Face-to-face lectures will be held at 3-4 lecture period on Saturday in Imadegawa campus, Kyotanabe campus, or Daikin TIC Center. Online lectures are held on Friday normally at the 3rd lecture period. In addition to the schedule in the table above, there will be three students’ discussion sessions, the time for which will be decided among the participants.