Kyushu University Summer Program - UMAP Leaders Program - is open to students from UMAP (University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific) member countries/territories with the backing of the UMAP and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Kyushu University launched this summer program in 2001 as the first attempt by Japanese national universities, and its second season will be convened 1 July to 9 August 2002.
Australia Japan Philippines Brunei Republic of Korea Russia Cambodia Laos Samoa Canada Malaysia Singapore Chile Mexico Sri Lanka People's Republic of China Mongolia Taiwan Fiji Myanmar Thailand Guam Nepal USA Hong Kong New Zealand Vietnam Indonesia Papua New Guinea
Studying Asia in an era of Information Technology and Globalization
6 weeks (1 JULY 2002 - 9 AUGUST 2002)
30 students maximum
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS or GRADUATE STUDENTS OF NATURAL SCIENCE COURSES enrolled at universities in UMAP member countries/territories. For the details of eligibility, please refer to the on-line prospectus at http://www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/umap/home.htm
This summer program consists of Humanities & Social Science Track (HST) and Natural Science Track (NST), and provides all the participating students with unique study opportunity. Each track is combined with Japanese Language Courses (JLC), and all participating students will learn Japanese language at morning classes. HST students will take courses chosen from a range of elective Asian Studies Courses for the afternoon classes. All the courses in Asian Studies Courses (ASC) will be lectured by eminent professors from overseas universities. NST students will attend Laboratory Work (LW) at various research institutes in Kyushu University, which will be selected according to the student's study plan.
The following Asian Studies Courses will be offered to HST students as electives. All courses will be lectured by eminent professors who lead Asian studies in the world. This ensures that students have substantial study opportunities to approach aspects of globalization of Asia from various directions.
All the Asian Studies Courses are open to Kyushu University students, and AS204, AS205 and AS206 will offer credits to students who fulfilled the requirements of a course. This is extremely valuable opportunity for Kyushu University students that they can study under those eminent professorsb and with students from overseas universities here at Kyushu University. Registration for a course will be accepted in June 2002 at the International Student Exchange Division.
AS201: Death in the Japanese Literary Tradition
Instructor: Noel J. Pinnington, Professor, University of Arizona
AS202: Japan and the Asia-Pacific in Modern Times
Instructor: See Heng Teow, Professor, National University of Singapore
AS203: Globalization in China Today
Instructor: Steven W. Lewis, Professor, Rice University
AS204: The Oceanic Revolution: Iberians in the Pacific
Instructor: Sean Retana Vallely, Spanish Association for Pacific Studies
AS205: Japan the real, Japan the imagined
Instructor: Patrick Caddeau, Professor, Amherst College
AS206: Government and Politics in Japan
Instructor: Ian Neary, Professor, University of Essex
NST students will spend afternoon classes in the laboratory of the relevant research institute to study natural science subjects or to do research under guidance of teaching staff of Kyushu University. Fields of research range over Architecture, Electrical Information Engineering, Material Science & Engineering, Earth Resources Engineering, Energy Science, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and various other natural science subjects.
Admission to this course will be decided after careful screening of candidates' research plan and in consultation with the professor of the relevant faculty.
Beginners and intermediate level classes will be offered. Each class has less than 10 students. Beginners classes aim to improve students' Japanese language ability to the level that they can cope with various aspects experienced during the homestay and in their daily life in Japan. In intermediate classes, students will learn how to give a presentation in Japanese or debate on various subjects relating to Japanese society or culture. Some field study trips will be included in the JLC.
JLC: 2 credits (60h); ASC: 2 credits/course (30h); LW: 3 credits
Kyushu University measures the credits of each student's workload by means of the UCTS (UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme) and forwards them to the home universities.
Courses on the KUSP are short-term intensive courses and the time to be spent learning after students' arrival is rather limited. To break this time and distance barrier, the KUSP is utilizing an on-line educational tool, which enables teachers and students to correspond on-line. Teachers will be able to give a course orientation to students before meeting at the first class and it helps students know what they will study and what they need to prepare beforehand. Teachers will also give assuagements or instructions to students during the course session.
KUSP students will be informed of the instructions of the online educational tool and issued a password.
- Farming work experience at terraced paddy fields in Nishi-Arita
- Study trip to world heritage sites
- Tea ceremony
- Junior high school tour in Fukuoka City
- Special lecture meeting
Exemption of tuition and application fees for the participating students will be subject to the terms of tuition waiver in an Agreement of Student Exchange maintained between the home university and Kyushu University.
Eligible Students may apply for a scholarship offered by the Association of International Education, Japan (AIEJ).
Detailed condition of the financial support is available at the on-line prospectus.
To provide a variety of living circumstances in Japan, two types of accommodation will be arranged: boarding house for the first 4 weeks and homestay for the second 2 weeks. Boarding Houses are located within 40 minute commuting distance to the university. Each room is for twin use and equipped with beds, bedclothes, desks, chairs, bookshelves, wardrobes, air conditioner, refrigerator and telephone. Homestay will be arranged in Koga City, a neighboring city of Fukuoka.
http://www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/umap/home.htm
Yoshie Takahara
International Student Exchange Division, Kyushu University
e-mail:yoshie@isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp