Programe » Master’s Program in Climate Change & Development

1. Overview

Climate change is one of the greatest threats that human beings, especially those living in the Asia-Pacific region have been facing with. Therefore, searching countermeasures for this catastrophe is urgent for the sustainable development, which creates many opportunities in climate change business, such as identifying the nature, analyzing, evaluating, forecasting climate change, its impacts and vulnerability, implementing climate change adaptation and mitigation measures, developing low carbon and highly resilient economy and society in harmony with nature. The Master’s Program in Climate Change and Development (MCCD) aims at training human resources who can grasp and excel in these highly demanding and sustainable job opportunities. 

The Master’s Program in Climate Change and Development (MCCD) at VNU Vietnam Japan University (VJU) aims to:

- Equip students with basic, interdisciplinary knowledge of the nature, tendency, impacts, vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation of climate change in relation to development;

- Equip students with competence and skills to discover, analyze, evaluate, forecast problems related to climate change and development; to propose and create climate change adaptation and mitigation measures for sustainable development;

- Train students to work as scientists/ technologists, managers/ leaders/ policy advisers/consultants on climate change business as well as to propose, implement projects and to participate in international and national forums on climate change and development; 

- Provide students with opportunities to pursue PhD at leading universities in Japan and around the world. 

Duration: 24 months

Training Method: Fulltime

Teaching languages: English and Vietnamese

Location: Vietnam Japan University - My Dinh Campus

2. Career Orientation

The program offers a wide range of career opportunities, such as: 

1) Start-up businesses in climate change; 

2) Experts in science, technology and climate change management for development at enterprises, nature reserves, biosphere reserves, and tourist destinations; 

3) Managers, policy makers, policy advisors in management agencies, consultants on climate change response and development in socio-political, international and non-governmental organizations; 

4) Researchers and lecturers in academia. 

3. Advantages of the Program

- High quality program, based on the curriculum of Ibaraki University, modified to meet the requirements of Vietnam context;

- International academic environment; advanced teaching methods; modern laboratories; practical experience in one of the most vulnerable countries in the world but is a pioneer in response to climate change - Vietnam; learning and practicing the world’s leading technologies to  tackle climate change from Japan; insightful guidance from well-known professors, scientists, excellent managers on climate change business in Vietnam; and minimum 50 percent of lectures from Japan;

- Substantially subsidized tuition fee; full merit-based scholarships for outstanding students;

- Cost of three-month internship in Japan fully covered for 50 percent of students;

- Modern knowledge and skills in multicultural context, especially Japanese language and culture;

- Opportunities to work in Japanese companies or further study at doctorate level at Japanese partner university

4. Japanese Coordinating University

Ibaraki University 

http://www.ibaraki.ac.jp/

Ibaraki University was founded in 1949. Today, the university has developed into a mid-size national university with five undergraduate colleges and four graduate schools.

5. Voice of Professors

GS. TS. Mai Trong Nhuan

Vietnam National University

GS. TS. Kazuyuki Kita

Ibaraki University

6. Program structure 

The curriculum consists of total 64 credits, including core courses of fundamental and professional knowledge as well as elective courses in each specificied field. 

7. Policy of tuition support and Scholarship: Click here

8. Admission information 

Admission capacity: 20 students per intake

Admission requirements   

         University graduation with GPA ≥ 2.5/4.0 in majors specified in the curriculum;

·         Work experience:

- No work experience is required for university graduates with Distinction or higher (GPA ≥ 2.8/4.0).

- 1 year of work experience is required for applicants with university graduates with Credit or Pass (2.5/4.0 ≤ GPA < 2.8/4.0)

·         English proficiency:

- At enrollment time: Level　3/6 (IELTS 4.0 – 4.5) in Vietnamese reference framework for foreign language (Circular No.01/2014/TT-BGDĐT) or equivalent;

- By the end of year 01: Level 4/6 (IELTS 5.0 - 5.5) in Vietnamese reference framework for foreign language (Circular No.01/2014/TT-BGDĐT) or equivalent.

Entrance exam

·         Open admission

·         Entrance exam: document screening and oral test

Deadline for Application submission: July 16th, 2018

Application documents

Visit VJU website for admission guidelines and downloading application documents click here

CONTACT INFORMATION

     Admission Office

            Room 509, 5th Floor, My Dinh Campus

            Luu Huu Phuoc Street, My Dinh 1 Ward, Nam Tu Liem District, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

            Tel: (+84-4) 73 06 60 01 (Ext: 5093)

            Hotline: (+84) 96 69 54 736; (+84) 96 96 38 426

            Email: admission@vju.ac.vn