The University of Tokyo
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This program will be implemented as a “Global Liberal Arts Courses” offered by the Center for Global Education. Recruitment and selection for this program will take place during the 2024 S semester, and its implementation will span the S Semester and A Semesters of 2024. Participating students are required to register for the designated course in 2024 A Semester.
[Date] This program includes the following:
- Kick-off and orientation: The event will last for 2-3 hours and will take place between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm on Friday, August 2.
- Visit to Seoul during August 27 – 30.
- Lecture and student-led online preparatory meetings in September to November
- Participation in the Tokyo Forum which will be held on November 21-24
(For more details, please refer to the attached sheet.)
[Venue] Seoul, Tokyo, and Online
[Capacity] Ten undergraduate and graduate students
[Expenses] The Tokyo Forum Secretariat will cover the cost of airfare and accommodation for the visit to Seoul from Tuesday, August 27 to Friday, August 30, as well as meals that are included in the program (some of which will be provided at the accommodation). All other expenses are the responsibility of the participating students.
[Scholarships] N/A
(About Tokyo Forum）
Tokyo Forum is an annual international conference, which is co-hosted by the University of Tokyo and Chey Institute for Advanced Studies. This forum shall provide a meeting place of people, including, but not limited to, those in academia, government, business, NPOs, from all over the world. The two institutions will cooperate to encourage the participants to freely shape and sharpen information and opinions on the solutions to the problems faced by the current world and on the shape of the world and human society in the future.
https://www.tokyoforum.tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/index.html
- An applicant must be enrolled in a regular course of a College, Faculty, or Graduate school of UTokyo at the time of application, and will continue to be enrolled in a regular course of the College, Faculty, or Graduate school throughout the program (Those who are on temporary leave from the University or those who will lose one’s student status due to graduation, etc. during the time of the program are not eligible to apply).
- Students who are expected to be eligible for Global Liberal Arts Courses in 2024 A Semester.
＊Details of regular course students who are eligible for the Global Liberal Arts Courses:
Undergraduate students in Senior Division, graduate students, and those in the fourth semester of the Junior Division
- Students must apply for this program with the understanding that if they are not eligible for Global Liberal Arts Courses in the 2024 A Semester, they will not be able to register for or receive credit for the course.
- Students who are applying for this program must consult with the relevant section of the College, Faculty, or Graduate School with which they will be affiliated during the program in order to receive explanations on the points to be noted concerning the program and write down the affiliation, department, the name of the person from whom you received the explanation, and the date you received the explanation in the designated section on UTAS application form, and fully understand the points before submitting their application. Application without the confirmation here will not be accepted. Follow the instructions from the relevant section of the College, Faculty, or Graduate School that you are scheduled to belong to at the time of the program and receive the explanation well in advance of the deadline since requests in a short notice may not be addressed for good reasons such as other duties. Also, please note that there could be specific regulations regarding the program.
- Application Guidelines
- Attached Sheet
- Written Oath
12:00 (NOON), Friday, July 19, 2024
Apply from the “Overseas Study” tab on the Academic Affairs System website (UTAS). Please follow the application procedures below. Also, please refer to “Applying for Study Abroad Programs via UTAS” .
(1)Make sure to complete the online application via UTAS before the deadline. The electronic application system will be closed after the application deadline.
(2)Please check and follow the instruction indicated on UTAS application form.
(3)Please upload completed "Written Oath", academic transcripts from institutions other than UTokyo (applicable to those who obtained degree from institution of higher education other than UTokyo.), and copy of pages from your passport showing your personal information (applicable to those who have a passport ) when applying.
(1)UTokyo will review the application documents and select students to nominate. The International Education Promotion Group of UTokyo will then nominate those who have passed the selection.
(2)Notification of the selection results will be made via e-mail to you and the relevant office of your College, Faculty or Graduate school.
International Education Promotion Group of UTokyo Administration Bureau
global.edu.adm[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
