Japan-Russia Intercollegiate Cooperative Project for Nurturing Leaders in Disaster and Radiation Health Sciences. | Nagasaki University and Fukushima Medical University

NEWS

2018/03/08
We received the report of “Dispatch to St. Petersburg” by students.
2018/02/12
Professor Jacques Lochard (Vice-chair of the International Commission on Radiological Protection) was awarded by the Ministry of Environment and Fukushima Prefecture
2018/02/04
Management Committee Meeting for the Establishment of Double Degree Program between North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Fukushima Medical University and Nagasaki University

Summary

Fostering leaders in the fields of disaster and radiation exposure medicine through collaboration among Japanese and Russian universities

Through collaboration among Japanese and Russian universities, we aim to foster experts in disaster and radiation medical sciences in Japan, Russian, and around the world. The Russian Federation experienced the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, while Japan witnessed the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011. Globally, we do not have a sufficient number of experts in the fields of disaster and radiation medical sciences. This is a joint effort among Russia’s North-Western State Medical University, university and research institutions in the Republic of Belarus, and Nagasaki University and Fukushima Medical University in Japan to resolve this shortage.

[Forecast of exchange students]
Year	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Outbound students	6	10	10	10	10
Inbound students	0	10	10	10	10

Summary of the exchange program

Students from Nagasaki University and Fukushima Medical University’s disaster and radiation medical sciences double degree (master’s degree) program will travel to North-Western State Medical University. There, they will attend lectures on subjects such as Medical Biostatistics and Radiation Biology, and transfer all credits earned to their home institutions.

In addition, Nagasaki University and Fukushima Medical University will admit students from North-Western State Medical University and other institutions. These students will attend lectures on risk communication, radiation health effects, and other subjects for transfer credit. Furthermore, under this structure, Russian students participating in field training at Nagasaki University, the Kawauchi Village Revitalization Site, and Fukushima Medical University will be eligible for a double degree at the end of their studies.

Overview of qualities and talents fostered by this program

Nagasaki University, Fukushima Medical University, and North-Western State Medical University aim to incorporate the lessons learned from Chernobyl and Fukushima to foster students with the following qualities:

Our students are capable of carrying out treatments, including nuclear disaster medicine, starting from disaster-prevention planning through dealing with radioactive disasters.
Our students engage in risk communication, health guidance, and other tasks, starting before a disaster occurs and continuing throughout the disaster cycle, including convergence and revitalization efforts.
Our students know how to procure scientific evidence and draft international guidelines for use by international institutions and expert committees.

Overview of qualities and talents fostered by this program

Features

Double degree with North-Western State Medical University

In light of the Russian Federation’s Chernobyl nuclear disaster and Japan’s nuclear bombings and the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, this program seeks to capitalize on the insights accumulated by experts at North-Western State Medical University, Nagasaki University, and Fukushima Medical University. By applying these insights to talent fosterage, we can foster experts in disaster and radiation medical sciences, not only in Japan and Russia, but globally. This is the greatest benefit of this program.

Process of mutual accreditation, results management, and degree conferment

We approve credits based on lecture attendances, reports, and written exams.
We adopt UMAP’s UCTS credit transfer system.
We add recap lectures lasting 1–2 hours at the end of lectures to arrive at UCTS1-equivalent lecture hours. This applies to subjects involved in credit transfer.
We manage results based on students’ grade point averages (GPA).
We add a program summary and capabilities gained after graduation to the students’ diplomas.

Enhancement of educational system to ensure high quality education and to adapt to the exchange program

All lectures will be conducted in English. Professor Jacques Lochard, from Nagasaki University (Vice Chairman of the International Commission on Radiological Protection), and domestic and international experts from institutions such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) will be joining us.
We will enhance our Japanese faculty members’ expertise by employing faculty members with work experience at the World Health Organization (WHO).
We will share our discoveries about education in English through regular mutual FD.
We will improve our educational structure through consortium discussions.

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