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The five ecological campuses
Matsumoto Campus
Matsumoto Campus
3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
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The Matsumoto campus is located in Matsumoto city and is home of the main headquarters, the Faculty of Arts, Economics, and Science, the Law school, School of General Education and the Shinshu University Co-op main office.
Shinshu University states in its principals that it highly values the Shinshu area’s rich nature, and as an education objective it is committed to fostering human resources who value the treasures of the natural environment.
Based on these principals and objectives, Matsumoto campus has established and developed an ecological campus as a basis of practical environment education to foster ecologically-minded students through the work of students, faculties and co-op staff.
In October 2007, the campus was certified according to ISO 14001 - the International Environment Management system standard.This certification is also granted to the Division of Natural Sciences for Mountain Environment at the Institute of Mountain Science.
The School of Medicine campus and the University Hospital in Matsumoto are currently in the process of establishing an ecological campus and will be certified according to ISO 14001 in 2009.

Ecological activities through the production and consumption of locally-grown food.(Student volunteer group "Douraku-Mura" and University Co-op )
(ISO Environmental management student committee - leaders to establish and develop ecological campuses )
Research of the actual rate of waste separation accomplishment by ISO Environment Management Student Committee
(ISO Environmental management student committee - leaders to establish and develop ecological campuses )
Meeting about eco bag design by the ISO Environment Management Student Committee
The Shinshu University Co-op also organizes environmental activities by cooperating with the university. The Co-op shop has an exclusive corner for environmental books. At the Co-op cafeteria the student volunteer group ‘Douraku-mura’ prepares a salad bar with fresh vegetables harvested in the local area. This promotes ecological activities through dietary education, and helps promote the production and consumption of locally-grown food.
The Matsumoto campus environmental ISO student committee promotes activities to accomplish zero emissions on the campus by plotting out standards to separate renewable resources from waste applied over all ecological campuses and researching the actual rate of waste separation accomplishment.
An educational DVD made by the student committee is used in ecological guidance for all students of the university.
Furthermore it is in charge of the design of ecobags given to new students in the first semester. Ecobags are presented to all new students every April with a passion for the environment by the Matsumoto campus ISO student committee.