Call for Participation: Overseas Study Program: University of Glasgow in February 2015 by SGU project

This program is designed to promote research exchanges between the professors, researchers and students of the university of Glasgow and Kyoto University, will be held in Glasgow, UK. This is open to Kyoto University regular graduate students working in the field of Global Economy (Business History & Industry Policy Studies). The official language of instruction and communication is English, therefore it is assumed that all participants have the required English language skills.
If you wish to participate in this program, please refer to the following details on eligibility requirements.

 

Dates	February 15 to February 22, 2015
Program overview	This program will be conducted over four days at the University of Glasgow and the related facilities and will comprise several activities; Join existing classes for graduate students (“Global Economy” etc.), make presentation in a workshop, or conduct field research, etc. The finalized schedule will be given in the orientation session.
Eligibility	Kyoto University regular students (Graduate Students only)
Precondition for participation	The participants are supposed to attend the orientation session which will be held during the second week of January, 2015 (The selected applicants will be notified of the date, time and venue of the session after the selection).
Language proficiency standard	English, TOEFL iBT 68 / IELTS 5.5 or above
Number of participants	10
Necessary expenditure and subsidies	The participants will be subsidized the expense of flights and accommodation by Kyoto University. Each must be responsible for expenses such as overseas travelers’ personal accident insurance, domestic/foreign transportation, meal and excess baggage charge etc.
Credit	None
Recommended pre-departure course	None. The participants is highly encouraged to prepare and study in advance. Recommended book list will be provided in the orientation session. Relevant sites：http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/globaleconomy/
Period for acceptance	December 12 to December 23, 2014
Notification of selection outcomes	We’ll notify the applicants of the results by 24 December via e-mail or phone.

Notes for application 

• In principle, cancellation after submitting is prohibited. Applicants are required to bear the costs incurred due to personal reasons. All such costs should be covered by the applicants.
• This program starts / finishes at Kansai International Airport, it is unacceptable to join/leave in the middle of the program, applicants should stay the whole way.
• The participants will be subsidized the expense of flights and accommodation by Kyoto University. All arrangements must be made through the university, no refunds will be provided for tickets and other costs already incurred by applicants. The personal information you provide in the application may be shared with travel agent and other third parties for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements.
• Applicants selected for the program must attend orientation session to gain information on procedures and important advice. You will be notified of the dates, times and venues of the session after you have been selected. Please be sure to attend.
• Each participant is responsible for taking out travel insurance designated by Kyoto University at their own expense.
• Applicants should apply for visa on their own responsibility in case of necessary.
• The participants are required to submit the report paper after returning to Japan.

 

Applications and inquiries

Tokiko Ikeda (a staff in charge of this program at the office of School of Economics)
E-mail: ikeda.tokiko.8c@kyoto-u.ac.jp *Please try to contact again if you don’t receive any reply within 2 business days.
Telephone: +81-(0)75-753-3476
Office of the Graduate School of Economics, 2nd floor, Faculty of Law and Economics East Bldg. Yoshida Campus, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan　

 Download application forms here

• (Form 1) Program Application
• (Form 2) Certification of Language Proficiency