01-03-2019
Outline of the Programme
Collaborating with local municipalities in the Niigata prefecture, the University of Niigata Prefecture (UNP) has housed students from universities located in Niigata, to jointly hold 6 rounds of Summer Seminars in the past years.
Based on its central theme — “Globalization and Local Development”, the Seminar aims to provide participating students with extraordinary opportunities to experience and learn, through special lectures, field trips, and group works. Students are expected to present their ideas for local competence. We hope that all these activities contribute to cross-cultural interactions among the students, expand participants’ horizon and enhance their potential as future leaders in the global arena.
This year (2019), carrying on the theme of “Foods of Niigata — Impressing the World” from last year, the UNP invites 3 students from OMU to gather at Niigata during the summer. Their goal is to discuss and propose their ideas in creating and rediscovering local potentials via special lectures, field trips, and group works.
As the venue of field trips, the cities of Niigata, Agano, Tsubame and Sanjo are richly endowed with agricultural produces, fomented cuisines and kitchen utensils. Their unique food culture, nurtured by its abundant natural resources, makes it a valuable site for people to understand its local nature, history and culture through food.
Against the backdrop of the coming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, participants will hold in-depth discussions on how the city can bring the best of these attractive points to invigorate its community. It is very important for students to share and compare the challenges and solutions in their countries with those of Niigata. This would help them come up with novel ideas to solve the problems and further enhance local charms.
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Languages
The orientation and daily instructions on activities and schedules will be provided in both Japanese and English. Special lectures and field trips will be basically delivered in Japanese, however, interpretation in English might be provided depending on the participants’ Japanese proficiency. The participants may use any languages they feel comfortable with for group works and other activities.
For all exchange programs at OMU, a language score of B1 is required (The results of only the exams accepted by ÖSYM are valid).
Costs
The University of Niigata Prefecture will bear all the relevant costs of accommodation (during the Aug 5th - Aug 9th period), domestic transportation, field trips as well as cultural exchanges in Niigata. However, the travel expenses to Niigata and meals during the program have to be covered by the participants individually.
Application and Contact
Applicants should submit their application forms to Mr. Birol Kurt at the International Relations Office (birol.kurt@omu.tr).
Deadline for application: May 24, 2019
For details of the program, please contact the following email: gyoumu@unii.ac.jp
(Language support available in English and Japanese)