Message on behalf of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Greetings from The Chinese University of Hong Kong! We are pleased to let you know that our Summer Undergraduate Research Programme (SURP) 2018 is now open for applications.

SURP 2018 will take place from 24 June to 19 August 2018. Students participating in the programme will conduct a research project under the supervision of a CUHK faculty member for eight weeks. Some 80 research projects are offered in various academic disciplines. The details are available on the new SURP website. Application is open till 28 February 2018.

Should you have any enquiries on SURP, please do not hesitate to contact us at surp_oal@cuhk.edu.hk. Thank you.

Dear Students, message on behalf of University of Birmingham!

Further information for BISS 2018 is now available on our website at www.birmingham.ac.uk/biss and our online applications will officially open in January.

Thank you.

Dear Students, for more information please visit: https://helsinginyliopisto.creamailer.fi/email/5a37ac87d4cd2

Dear Students, message from Hokkaido University.

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[EDIT] Please note that Hokkaido University will no longer be a partner university to FASS. Hence, FASS students interested in the programme are required to pay tuition fees to Hokkaido University.

If you have any other questions, see the attached pamphlet for the contact email.

Thank you.

This message is sent on behalf of Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan.

KGU’s Intensive Japanese Language and Culture Study Program for 2018

The 2018 Winter program will be held from February 7 to 27.

Students can benefit from studying with our faculty and staff in our beautiful campus, and a chance to stay with a host family to learn more about the local culture. Every year, more than a hundred students from our partner institutions all over the world take part in the program, and enjoy learning the Japanese language while taking part in various hands-on cultural experiences such as calligraphy, flower arrangement, Japanese archery, and more!

Short program website: http://www.kwansei.ac.jp/c_ciec/c_ciec_008226.html

The syllabus for each level can also be found on the website.

Online application deadline (extended!): November 30

Please see our website for more information and share these with your students.

If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at the Center for Japanese Language Education: cjle_jimu@kwansei.ac.jp

Application for TUFS Short Stay Winter Program 2018 (from January 11 to February 7, 2018) is now open till September 30, 2017.

TUFS is very pleased to inform that TUFS Short Stay Winter Program 2018 – Japanese Language & Cultural Studies will be held from  January 11 to February 7, 2018 in Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. This four-week intensive program is aimed at learners of the Japanese language who are currently enrolled in universities. They offer General Japanese course, which is designed to be practical ones providing the learners hands-on exposure to everyday Japanese language commonly used in Japanese education, culture, and society.

Please visit the web site below for further details regarding the course description, admission procedure, scholarship, and etc. The program schedule and program leaflet can also be downloaded from the same web site.

(English)  http://www.tufs.ac.jp/english/intlaffairs/exchange_in/sswp.html

(Japanese) http://www.tufs.ac.jp/intlaffairs/exchange_in/sswp.html

(Frequently Asked Questions) http://www.tufs.ac.jp/english/intlaffairs/exchange_in/ss_faq.html

Thank you.

The EU Centre together with its partners in the Jean Monnet Network on Challenges to Multiculturalism and Multilateralism (JMN-CMM) are supporting the 2017 AEI-ASEM Summer School on “Cultural Pluralism in Asia and Europe” (from 24 July to 11 August).

The UBC Arts VSP is ideal for students interested in opportunities to meet internationally-minded people, travel, practice English, and explore Vancouver while receiving world-class academic instruction.

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We are offering the following packages:

June 2017 (Application Deadline Extended – March 15)

Package D – International Finance, Trade and Politics

July-August 2017 (Application Deadline – March 31^st)

Package A – The World of Manga and Anime: From Writing to Theory

Package B – Global Journalism, Culture and Communications: Practice and Principles

Package C – The English Language in a Globalized World

Package D – International Finance, Trade and Politics

Package E – Environmental Economics and Geographies of the Global Economy

Package G – Computational Linguistics: From Search Engines to Social Media

Package H – From Stage to Screen: how Vancouver ‘plays’ to a Global Audience

We are also offering a course led by the UBC Faculty of Land Food Systems:

Package D – Eat. Write. Here: Food Literature and Food Literacy in Vancouver

Should you have any questions about applying to the UBC Arts VSP, please email to: arts.vsp@ubc.ca

Thank you.

The VU Amsterdam Summer School offers interactive small-scale courses (max. 25 participants) in a wide range of fields. One of these fields is Law. We offer several courses that might be interesting for you as a student.

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Interested? Take a look at the flyer for more information or check website: www.amsterdamsummerschool.nl.

Any questions or suggestions, please contact the coordinators at amsterdamsummerschool@vu.nl.

Thank you.