Fulfilling basic human needs and assuring the self-sustainable recovery from environmental pollution and disasters in Asian Megacities have been the major challenges for several decades, and the situation still needs more improvement. Against such a background, Kyoto University has launched a new Global Center Of Excellence (GCOE) Program entitled "Global Center for Education and Research on Human Security Engineering for Asian Megacities" since 2008 fiscal year. The purpose of this GCOE program is to establish the discipline of "Urban Human Security Engineering" and to provide education for next-generation researchers and high-level practitioners for human security in Asia.
One of the characteristics of this GCOE program is to implement area-specific research and education. The program set up 7 overseas bases, and Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), National University of Singapore (NUS), and Institute of Technology Bandung are the overseas bases of this program.
The symposium aims to deepen the understanding of urban human security engineering and develop its policy and implementation. In addition, the symposium will contribute to strengthen a broad range of human security network between ASEAN countries through the distinguished speakers who are invited from the countries.
Fulfilling basic human needs and assuring the self-sustainable recovery from environmental pollution and disasters in Asian Megacities have been the major challenges for several decades, and the situation still needs more improvement. Against such a background, Kyoto University has launched a new Global Center Of Excellence (GCOE) Program entitled "Global Center for Education and Research on Human Security Engineering for Asian Megacities" since 2008 fiscal year. The purpose of this GCOE program is to establish the discipline of "Urban Human Security Engineering" and to provide education for next-generation researchers and high-level practitioners for human security in Asia. 
One of the characteristics of this GCOE program is to implement area-specific research and education. The program set up 7 overseas bases, and Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), National University of Singapore (NUS), and Institute of Technology Bandung are the overseas bases of this program.
The symposium aims to deepen the understanding of urban human security engineering and develop its policy and implementation. In addition, the symposium will contribute to strengthen a broad range of human security network between ASEAN countries through the distinguished speakers who are invited from the countries.