Akiko Ueda Nagoya University Japan 3Hs in Higher Education Akiko Ueda Nagoya University Japan

Balancing 3Hs Head knowledge Heart attitude feeling Hands skills

Current situation More emphasis on head and hands Head knowledge Heart attitude feeling Hands skills

Relevance of 3Hs in higher education Development Studies (interdisciplinary area of social science) dealing with poverty, inequality, environmental sustainability, etc. Need to feel for the people who are struggling with managing their livelihood. Need to look at the world from the people’s perspectives.

Relevance of 3Hs in higher education Natural Science “Love human beings as a human, before you love science as a scientist” Scientists must inform the society both the positive and the negative aspects of technology, he/she has discovered and developed. Prof Toshihide Maskawa (Nobel Prise Physics 2008)

To develop “heart” and balancing 3Hs Field Study Programmes in Bhutan For 2 weeks. In collaboration with the College of Natural Resources. Meeting people at the different levels in the society, from “dasho” to farmers. To find out what people think important for life and happiness.

Reflection of one student “Rejoice”: “Jealousy is a big problem for many people. Even if you succeed in something, unless you are able to rejoice for someone’s success, you will not have a true happiness.”

Reflection of one student Interactions with students of CNR: Altruistic behaviour CNR students collected some money among themselves and faculty members and offered to two old women who had a difficult lives in the village. →　“In Japan, even when I saw a homeless person on the street, I do not feel anything particularly. But in Bhutan, people always care each other.” →　“realized that if you find happiness in helping people, you can increase your own happiness by extending your helping hands to others.”

Reflection of one student With a hotel staff in Lobesa “On the day I was leaving Lobesa, I gave my hair clip to a hotel staff who took care of me a lot during my stay. Then, she offered her watch in return. I was ashamed by my behaviour, because the hair clip was the one I bought in a 100 yen shop and I did not feel anything by losing it. In contrast, the watch she offered to me must have been very important for her. I really felt that my mind is very small comparing to hers. I tried to look for something which can reciprocate her, and, before I realised, I was offering my necklace which was my favourite. And I felt tremendous happiness, which was much bigger happiness I experienced before.” Realised that what I learned in Bhutan is true.

Reflection of one student Changes happened inside myself: expression of altruism “Everyone behaves in altruistic way, so it was easier for me to do the same.” “Starting reflecting my past behaviour whether I was selfish or not, and felt ashamed of some of the past behaviours.” “Realised that prioritising the happiness of people around me (to my own desire and interest), and finding happiness in other’s happiness is the essence of living together in harmony with others.”

“What I experienced and learned in Bhutan triggered my determination not to take selfish behaviour any more.” “The experiences in Bhutan will stop me feeling jealous about other people.”