

The activities of nurturing human resources of the ecologically-minded which started from the Faculty of Engineering have spread to all five Shinshu University campuses. Each campus has been certified according to ISO14001, and establishes and develops a distinct ecological campus to promote nurturing human resources of the ecologically-minded. (The School of Medicine campus and the University Hospital in Matsumoto will be certified according to ISO 14001 in 2009.)
1998 | 4 | The Faculty of Engineering set up the department of Environmental Science and Technology. The environment-conscious engineer education program started. |
2001 | 4 | The education program started operation over all departments of the Faculty of Engineering. |
2001 | 5 | Faculty of Engineering was certified according to ISO 14001 (the first time for a national university and graduate school). |
2001 | 8 | Trial environmental management internships began. |
2002 | 4 | The Department of Environmental Science and Technology, a Division of Science and Technology graduate schools started. |
2003 | 8 | Environmental management internships officially began. |
2004 | 4 | The control of chemical materials and contamination prevention instruction began using an advanced system to control drugs and chemicals. |
2004 | 7 | The program was adopted as the 2004 Distinctive University Education Support Program by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. |
2005 | 12 | Faculty of Education was certified according to ISO 14001. (2005.12 University schools were certified according to ISO 14001). |
2006 | 4 | Faculty of Engineering won the Prize for Excellent College in the 2006 Global Environment Awards. |
2006 | 6 | The first ISO 14001 Environmental Management Student Committee national conference was held. |
2006 | 6 | Received the ‘Award for Environmental Linkage’ at the 4th Japan Environmental Management Activity Awards. |
2006 | 11 | Faculty of Agriculture was certified according to ISO 14001. |
2006 | 12 | Faculty of Textile Science & Technology was certified according to ISO 14001. |
2007 | 10 | Matsumoto campus was certified according to ISO 14001. |
2008 | 10 | ‘One day International conference on Environmental Education in Universities and Colleges’ was held at the Matsumoto campus. |
