What’s TSSP?
TSSP is designed for undergraduates majoring science and engineering. It aims to provide students with insight on what world society needs based on advanced science and technology in the future and how they can contribute to society. Program participants will have an opportunity to experience lectures with facility/laboratory visits followed by a final presentation based on group work. Topics covered in this program are:
Spintronics – Computer Vision in Robotics – Robotics – Neutrinos – Carbon Nanotube – Modern
Physical Chemistry – The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and more. (Topics are subject to change.) In addition to exploring advanced science and technology, there will be Japanese language classes and field trips to historical sites, as well as workshops in Japanese traditional culture. Students will also have many opportunities to interact with Tohoku University students.
ACCOMMODATION
Each student will stay in a furnished bedroom with a unit bathroom at a hotel located in a convenient area. Breakfast is not included but is available upon request (¥800/meal). Participants will need to pay accommodation fees at the end of the program directly to the hotel (¥61,100 total).
MEDICAL INSURANCE
Summer program participants are required to buy travel insurance in their own country BEFORE coming to Japan. Students will be solely responsible for any accidents that occur while staying in Japan. Their insurance must cover death and medical care expenses not only due to accidental bodily injury but also for sickness.
VISAS
Those who need a visa to enter Japan should indicate this on their application forms. Tohoku University will provide an invitation letter to admitted students. Passport holders of certain countries do not need a visa to enter Japan for periods of less than 90 days.
Required documents:
1. Applicant’s portrait photo (4 cm x 3 cm)
2. Transcript from the previous academic year in English
3. Photocopy of passport (page with applicant’s photo)
4. Personal Statement (300-500 words/reasons for applying)
5. Copy of English language ability certificate and scores
6. Application Form for Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Scholarship with hand-written signature (if applicable)
What’s TUJP?
This summer intensive program provides students of our partner institutions with an opportunity to discover Japan through diverse learning experiences in English. The program offers intensive Japanese language classes for both beginner and pre-intermediate learners, topical seminars about Japanese culture and society, various cultural workshops, and field trips including a homestay experience.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES
This course is designed to improve your communication skills efficiently, focusing on a variety of interesting topics in everyday life. Our qualified teachers offer well-structured classes in a friendly environment.
LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
TUJP offers a wide variety of lectures and hands-on workshops that explore Japan and its culture.
– Comparative Japanese Studies
– Governmental Policy in Japan
– Education in Japan
– Japanese Art History
– Disaster Risk Prevention
– Japanese Pop Culture
– Japanese Law and Society
PROJECT WORK
Students will be divided into groups and work on an assigned task together. They will present their results on the final day of the program. This is a great opportunity to learn how to collaborate with international students and develop presentation skills. (This year’s theme will be announced separately.)
– Tea Ceremony (Sado)
– Flower Arrangement (Kado)
– Aikido
– Karate
– Japanese Drum (Wadaiko)
– Other Interactive Sessions etc.
Required documents:
1. Applicant’s portrait photo (4 cm x 3 cm)
2. Transcript from the previous academic year in English
3. Photocopy of passport (page with applicant’s photo)
4. Personal Statement (300-500 words/reasons for applying)
5. Copy of English language ability certificate and scores
6. Application Form for Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Scholarship with hand-written signature (if applicable)
ACCOMMODATION
The university-contracted off-campus accommodations (hotel) will be a 20-min. walk from Kawauchi Campus, where most classes and activities will be held during the program. Each student will be assigned a furnished bedroom with a unit bathroom. Breakfast is not included but available upon request (¥800/meal).
Participants will need to pay accommodation fees at the end of the program directly to the hotel (¥74,800 in total).
MEDICAL INSURANCE
Summer program participants are required to buy travel insurance in their own country BEFORE coming to Japan. Students will be solely responsible for any accidents that occur while staying in Japan. Their insurance must cover death and medical care expenses not only due to accidental bodily injury but also for sickness.
VISAS
Those who need a visa to enter Japan should indicate this on their application forms. Tohoku University will provide an invitation letter to admitted students. Passport holders of certain countries do not need a visa to enter Japan for periods of less than 90 days.
Attachments:
Application Form for the JASSO Scholarship 2016
JASSO scholarship informaiton_Tohoku2016
Please send all documents above in 2 COPIES to Kantor Urusan International UGM (Bulaksumur, F13) no later than March 21, 2016
the applicants will be nominated by Universitas Gadjah Mada
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