Takashi Mino

Takashi Mino is a Project Professor at Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo, with a distinguished career spanning environmental engineering and sustainability science education. After receiving his Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD degrees in Engineering from The University of Tokyo (1978-1983), he has established himself as a leading expert in sustainability education and environmental technologies. His research encompasses diverse areas including education for sustainable development, sustainable water management, microbiology in wastewater systems, and wastewater treatment modeling. As the coordinator of the Graduate Program in Sustainability Science – Global Leadership Initiative, Mino has been instrumental in shaping sustainability education at the university level. His significant contributions include pioneering work on student diversity in sustainability education and environmental leadership capacity building in higher education. He currently leads courses on sustainability science at Tokyo College, including "Sustainability Science – A Key Concept for Future Design," which explores theoretical concepts and practical applications of sustainability science through Japanese perspectives. His published works, including "Environmental Leadership Capacity Building in Higher Education" and "Sustainability Science: Field Methods and Exercises," have significantly influenced the field of sustainability education and environmental management.