Undergraduate major programs provide students with specialized knowledge and skills they can apply to the real world. While enrolled in these programs, students make decisions on their future careers or choose to continue studying for a graduate degree. A comprehensive, interdisciplinary educational approach should be adopted so that students have the opportunity to develop an expertise in their chosen major areas of study, such as law, economics, or engineering, in addition to a holistic view of environmental conservation.

1. Early undergraduate programs incorporating environmental education
2. Educational opportunities that will enable students to gain an environmental perspective on putting what they have learned into practice outside the classroom
3. Training that enhances the students’ ability to detect problems, ability to plan ahead and take action, as well as think outside the box

Curriculum for engineering or science majors that equips students with a knowledge of environmental assessment so they will be able to evaluate the environmental performance of the technologies that shape our lives; learning opportunities for law or economics majors that foster an ability to act not only with a short-term perspective on human welfare but also with a long-term perspective on the environmental externalities associated with the finite nature of natural resources and economic activities; role-playing activities and workshops that foster a holistic view of the environment, society and economy; corporate internships that provide students with opportunities to experience product/service development; joint fieldwork programs with relevant nonprofit or government organizations to develop problem-solving abilities; opportunities to interact with students from other Asian countries.

Graduate programs provide students with opportunities to develop the skills they will need to chart a course for sustainable development as future corporate managers or policymakers. Students pursuing an advanced degree can be given the opportunity to look at their chosen area of study through a lens of sustainable development that will continue to focus their attention on the environment in their lives beyond the classroom walls.

1. Programs that develop T-shaped skills by promoting a deeper understanding of environmental conservation and sustainability from a bird’s eye perspective
2. Programs that develop the communicative and social skills needed for consensus building as well as entrepreneurship and leadership skills necessary to meet new challenges

--Minor programs and practicals open to all students, regardless of their major, designed to develop entrepreneurship, business innovation, and management abilities.

--Minor programs that enable law majors to acquire the specialized knowledge and skills needed to meet the challenges of environmental conservation and sustainable development, such as in-depth understanding of environmental laws as well as the ability to take a comprehensive and panoramic view of major global trends.

--Problem-solving field work and internship programs that provide expertise, leadership skills and the motivation to take initiative in solving environmental problems.