{"id":4784,"date":"2018-10-02T15:24:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T06:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.c3.kumamoto-u.ac.jp\/?p=4784\/"},"modified":"2018-10-02T15:24:43","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T06:24:43","slug":"kumamoto-university-2019-spring-program-recruiting-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.c3.kumamoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/4784\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumamoto University 2019 Spring Program: Recruiting participants"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0The Spring Program offered by the College of Cross-Cultural and Multidisciplinary Studies at Kumamoto University was created to provide international students who have an interest in studying abroad in Japan with a chance to experience life as an international student at Kumamoto University.<\/p>\n

English Course Theme: Groundwater and Environmental Sustainability
\n *The English Course will be conducted entirely in English.<\/p>\n

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Dates<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

English Course:\u00a0 Tuesday, February 26 \u2013 Thursday, March 7 2019 (10 days)<\/p>\n

Program Participants<\/strong><\/span>
\n English Course: 80 students<\/p>\n

Eligibility<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u30fbParticipants must be undergraduate students currently enrolled at a university with which Kumamoto University has an agreement for academic or student exchange.<\/p>\n

\u30fbEnglish language proficiency equal to or greater than IELTS level 5.<\/p>\n

\u30fbParticipants who have been in our Summer Program or Spring Program before are excluded.<\/p>\n

\u30fbParticipants must obtain travelers insurance in their home countries prior to departing for Japan.<\/p>\n

\u30fbWe will cancel the Spring Program if the minimum of 20 participants are not gathered.<\/p>\n

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Day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Time<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Content<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a02\/26<\/td>\n\n

PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Arrive in Kumamoto, have dinner with Japanese Students<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a02\/27\u00a0<\/td>\n\n

AM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Campus Tour & Orientation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lectures: \u00a0\u201cAso Caldera\u201d<\/p>\n

Classroom Lectures & Welcome Party<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a02\/28<\/td>\n\n

All Day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Study trip to Volcanic Mt. Aso<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a03\/1\u00a0<\/td>\n\n

AM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lectures: \u00a0\u201cMinamata Disease\u201d , \u201cAmazing Water\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Japanese cultural experience: Yukata Dressing & Tea Ceremony<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a03\/2<\/td>\n\n

All Day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Study Trip to Minamata<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a03\/3<\/td>\n\n

All Day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Free time (Optional: Home Visit with Japanese Family)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a03\/4\u00a0<\/td>\n\n

AM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lectures: \u00a0\u201cJapanese Politics\u201d , \u201cJapanese Sweets “Wagashi”<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Japanese cultural experience:\u00a0 Wagashi Making<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a03\/5\u00a0<\/td>\n\n

AM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lectures: \u00a0\u201cJapanese Myths and Legends\u201d,<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Modernization of Japan\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Japanese cultural experience: \u00a0traditional calligraphy<\/p>\n

Presentations and exchange event with high school students<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a03\/6\u00a0<\/td>\n\n

AM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Study Trip to Kumamoto Castle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Closing ceremony and farewell party<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a03\/7<\/td>\n\n

All Day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Return home<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Comments from Past Participants
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\u25cf\u201cI did a lot of new things and had a great experience\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u25cf\u201cI made a lot of great memories. I want to go back to Kumamoto.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u25cf\u201cI had a lot of fun! Thank you very much.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Program Fee<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Participation fee (Required):\u00a0 100,000 Japanese Yen
\n \u25cb includes registration, class fees, accommodation, field trip fees, and breakfast.
\n \u00d7 Does not include the cost of transportation to or from Japan, the cost of transportation within Japan, the cost of meals (other than breakfast) during the program, or bank transfer fees.<\/p>\n

\n How to pay<\/strong><\/span>
\n \u00a0 The Participation Fee must be paid in advance via bank transfer, in general from the home university by December 7, 2018.\u00a0 Payment details will be announced after participant selection.<\/p>\n

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Scholarship<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Participants in the English Course of the Spring Program may apply for a scholarship of 80,000 Japanese Yen, provided by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) . To be eligible for the scholarship, students must meet the following 3 conditions:<\/p>\n

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