2012 US-China International Youth Festival
“Think Global, Act Local”
July 1-29, Xian & Beijing, China
3-Day Youth Summit
…to tackle global issues with elite peers and high-profile experts
3-Week Service Learning
…to gain hands-on experience in influencing Chinese young minds
2-Day Xian Tour and 1-Day Beijing Tour
…to immerse in an ancient and modern Chinese culture and scenery
To win a full-package grant up to $2,000 or to get an early-bird registration rate (before April 30), apply now at http://eactus.com. Grants will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
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More background information about the IYF
The first US-China International Youth Festival (IYF) was held between July 12, 2011 and August 6, 2011 in China. IYF was initiated and hosted by Education Association for China Tomorrow (EACT), one US 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization. Through the Global Development Youth Summit, volunteer teaching, and cultural immersion programs, IYF provided an excellent platform for youths from all over the world to exchange ideas and perspectives on mutual understanding, self-improvement, youth entrepreneurship and career development, climate and environmental sustainability issues, and the realization of the Eight Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations.
The first IYF was officially included in “UN’s International Year of Youth” (From August 12, 2010 to August 11, 2011) which gained plenty supports from related governmental agencies as well as a good number of organizations and individuals from US, China and many other countries. Participating parties include the US Embassy in Beijing, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, UN-Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Dream Corps International, Civic Concepts International, and several renowned universities and institutions. Other supporting organizations include the US State Department’s “100,000 Strong Initiative,” American Congressmen, the governments of Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia, the Chinese Embassy in the United States, the Department of Education, International Monetary Fund, top-ranked universities like Harvard, Yale and Cornell, and many overseas Chinese groups.
STARTALK Chinese Language and Culture Teacher Program
Bryant University is accepting applications for STARTALK Chinese Language and Culture Teacher Program for summer 2012. This three-week summer program provides vigorous professional development on Chinese language and culture for current and prospective K-12 teachers. [Download flyer]
Dates and Time:
July 9-28, 9:00a.m.-3:30p.m. (Monday to Friday and July 28; no activities on July 14, 15, 21 and 22)
Location:
Bryant University, Smithfield, Rhode Island
The program offers two tracks:
Language Track for current and prospective Chinese language teachers from public, private and heritage schools. During the first week, participants will receive intensive training on language teaching methodology, strategies, standards, contents, and technology. During the second and third week, participants will be asked to observe master teachers and teach several practice classes with middle and high school students in the morning and participate in cultural workshops and activities in the afternoon.
Culture Track for teachers of social studies, history, arts, literature, science and other subject areas who are interested in incorporating Chinese culture and language contents into their curriculum. This track will focus on providing participants with knowledge and classroom activities about Chinese culture and history. At the same time, participants will spend half of the time learning basic language skills that will enable them to conduct daily conversations in Chinese and better understand Chinese culture through the language.
Program features
· 3 graduate credits (optional) with discount tuition
· Certificate of 100 professional development credit hours
· Lectures and seminars by renowned scholars
· Workshops by experienced teachers to share lesson plans and activities
· Various cultural activities, including calligraphy, painting, traditional music, folk dance, martial arts, and Taiji
· Field trips to the Peabody Essex Museum (Ying Yu Tang and China exhibits), Boston Chinatown, and Newport Mansions in Rhode Island
· Practice classes with middle and high school students
· Eligibility to participate in a two-week optional subsidized study trip to China at additional cost
· Campus dorms available for free for participants who live 30 miles away from Bryant campus (first come first served)
· Breakfast and lunch provided
Application
Previous experience of related teaching is not required. The program fee is $150 (non-refundable). A deposit of $200 is required (refundable only after full attendance of the program). Seats are limited and filled quickly. Please apply early. The application deadline is May 15. Online and paper applications are available here.
For questions, please contact:
Mr. Kongli Liu
Assistant Director for Academic Programs
U.S.-China Institute, Bryant University
Tel: 401-232-6566
Email: kliu1@bryant.edu
From previous participants:
“It’s a very intense, rewarding, educational program well worth the time and commitment.”
“I intend to highly recommend this program to my colleagues. I also hope to return next year with many of my colleagues.”
“History, arts, language, and cultural information made this a very well balanced program.”
“Hands on, excellent opportunity to refine your teaching skills, networking.”
“I think the overall quality of the program was outstanding. The speakers, activities, and the contents were exceptional.”
Apply for the East Asia Institute Fellows Program 2012-2013
The East Asia Institute (EAI) based in Seoul, South Korea, invites applications for its Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia. Funded by the Japan Foundation, the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange of Taiwan, and YBM/KIS, an education institute of Korea, the Fellows Program targets East Asia specialists with cutting-edge expertise in political science, international relations, and sociology for an international exchange program with the goal of encouraging interdisciplinary research with a comparative perspective in the study of East Asia. The EAI Fellows present seminars and lectures, based on an unpublished article on current issues submitted solely for the purpose of the Fellows Program, at two or more Partner Institutions in East Asia.
Program: The Program is designed to give the Fellows the flexibility required to bring out the best of their expertise in seminars and lectures. Fellows choose the subjects of their articles, seminars, and lectures within the broadly defined themes of peace, governance, and development in East Asia in order to make the visitation an integral part of their on-going research. Fellows are free to decide how they will divide their time among two or more Partner Institutions, giving a seminar and a lecture apiece at each of the sites chosen. The Partner Institutions are the East Asia Institute in Seoul, Fudan University in Shanghai, Keio University in Tokyo, Peking University in Beijing, and National Taiwan University in Taipei.
Eligibility: The EAI Fellows Program is intended for tenured, tenure-track, and untenured East Asia specialized professors based in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and other non-Asian regions, conducting research in the fields of political science, international relations, and sociology.
Selection Process: The EAI will select up to five Fellows in 2012. The representatives of the Partner Institutions plus an Advisor based in the United States select EAI Fellows through an annual competition.
Support: The program provides funds ranging from USD 8,000 to 10,000 for each of the Fellows. The grant covers an honorarium for the article, seminar, and lecture as well as the cost of ground transportation, round-trip economy-class international air flight, hotel accommodation, meals, and a per diem for a total of three-week stay in East Asia (see comments on Application Forms).
Application: For further details and instructions on how to apply, please download a booklet titled “Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia” available online at Fellows Program or e-mail fellowships@eai.or.kr for assistance. All application materials must be type-written and in English.
Deadline: Applications for fellowships must be received no later than July 16, 2012. The results of the competition will be announced by the end of August, 2012, by both e-mail and letter.
For further inquiry, please contact Young-Hwan Shin (Mr.), Executive Director, at fellowships@eai.or.kr.
Comparative Theology: Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies Graduate Essay Award
2012 Graduate Student Essay Competition
In order to encourage the participation of interested graduate students in the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies, the Society is continuing its annual graduate student essay award competition this spring.
We are now accepting any essays written by graduate students for one of their classes related to the area of Buddhist-Christian studies. Faculty members are asked to encourage those students who have written excellent papers to submit those papers for consideration.
To submit a paper, students themselves should e-mail it to Glenn Willis at willisg@bc.edu. Together with the submission, students should include a cover letter that lists the following: student’s name, program, institution, e-mail address, the course for which the paper was prepared, and the professor of that course. The deadline for submission is May 30, 2012.
The winner of the competition will receive a $500 award, and must present the paper during the annual meeting of the society for Buddhist-Christian Studies in Chicago, IL, Nov. 17-20, 2012.
Please do not hesitate to contact Glenn Willis at the e-mail address above with any questions. Thank you!
Extended Deadline for the 64th Japan-America Student Conference
Attention Students: The deadline for applications to the 64th JASC has been extended to March 15th. So there are no applications from Boston University. Since we have a long tradition of both sending students to JASC and funding their participation in the conference, it would be a shame to not have a representative to this summer’s conference.
From July 25th to August 19th 2012, the 64th Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) will bring together 72 Japanese and U.S. students of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The two delegations will study, work, live, and travel together as a group, visiting Dallas TX, Madison WI, Berkeley, CA and Seattle, WA.
This year, the 64th JASC will explore the theme: Share in the Present, Connect for the Future: Strengthen Ties to Inspire Change. Student delegates will join Roundtables to discuss related topics, supported by student leaders of JASC, the 64th JASC Executive Committee. Roundtables are comprised of equal numbers of delegates from each country.
This year’s roundtables include:
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Post-Crisis Reconstruction
Environment and Technology
Cultural Innovation and the Arts
Cooperative Security in the 21st Century
Personal and National Identity
Business and Ethics in the Modern World
Human Rights and Responsibility
Interested students can get directly in touch with Dan Jodarski at djodarski@iscdc.org or 202-289-9088.
For more information, please visit http://iscdc.org/jasc/2012/.
Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies, Deadline Extended
The Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies has reopened for new applications for Fall 2012 and Academic Year 2012-13 and welcomes new applications from undergraduates until April 9th. The language prerequisite is four semesters of Japanese, or equivalent proficiency. Courses receive Boston University credit and financial aid packages can be used toward the program. A single semester at KCJS covers a full year of Japanese language training and non-language courses are designed to make full use of the local environment. A particularly well-received aspect of the program is the Community Involvement Project that helps students interact significantly with people in Kyoto in areas related to their own interests or professional ambitions. This has even led to future employment opportunities for some graduates.
For application and additional information, including a video and student responses to the program, please visit the program website.
For additional information about the program, feel free to contact BU faculty members Sarah Frederick (sfred@bu.edu) or Mariko Henstock (henstock@bu.edu), both of whom have first hand knowledge of the program and the curriculum.
For general advice or information on the application process as well as BU study abroad procedures, please contact Deborah Miller (millerda@bu.edu) in International Programs.
Please be aware that the KCJS has a summer program in Advanced and Classical Japanese that is also open to graduate students. This is an intensive six-week program for advanced Japanese students (equivalent of BU LJ304 prerequisite), or those wishing to learn classical Japanese grammar. It is a very well received program featuring very small classes and intense instruction. Both homestays and apartments are available.More information is can be found here.
The application deadline has passed, but keep the program in mind for the future!
Embassy of Japan Summer Intern Program
The Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) at the Embassy of Japan in Washington DC is happy to announce that the application period for the Summer 2012 JICC Intern Program will open Monday, February 13th. For detailed information on the program and how to apply, please visit the website.
If you have any questions, please email Shanti Shoji, Cultural Affairs Coordinator and Intern Coordinator, at shanti.shoji@ws.mofa.go.jp.
Humanistic Buddhist Monastic Life Program in Taiwan
The Woodenfish Project’s tenth year of the “Humanistic Buddhist Monastic Life Program” (HBMLP) in Taiwan will run from July 15th to August 12th, 2012.
Over the past nine years, the Woodenfish Project has offered undergraduate and graduate students the rare opportunity to extend their learning beyond the classroom, by experiencing authentic monastic life at Fo Guang Shan monastery in Taiwan. Dozens of Woodenfish alumni have continued on to pursue graduate studies in related fields.
For the past three summers, Woodenfish has also been offering another program, “Buddhism in China”, to bring scholars, graduates and upper-level undergraduates to the historical sacred mountains and famous temples of China. This program provides a great opportunity for scholars and students in Chinese studies to experience firsthand the development of religious culture in China.
Students with an emphasis on the fields of Buddhism and Chinese culture or language are strongly encouraged to apply. There will be a rolling admissions process for both programs, with the same final application deadline of April 15th, 2012.
If you have questions, please contact the program coordinators at woodenfishproject@gmail.com or write to Dr. Yifa, Director of the Woodenfish Project, at yifa@uwest.edu.
Call for Applications: Religious Violence Summer Program at Columbia University
The Hertog Global Strategy Initiative seeks talented undergraduate and graduate students for its 2012 seminar on the History and Future of Religious Violence and Apocalyptic Movements. The seminar will take place over ten weeks, from May 29 through August 2, 2012, at Columbia University. It begins with two weeks of “total immersion” training on global religious violence. Following, there are seven weeks during which students conduct original research and collaborate on team projects. The class reconvenes in the first week of August for students to present their research and participate in a crisis simulation exercise. Participants then have four weeks to write an article-length paper based on their summer research. Students taking the course for credit will receive eight points, the equivalent of two semester-long courses at Columbia.
The 2012 Hertog Global Strategy Initiative will be taught by Matthew Connelly, Professor of History at Columbia University, and Monica Toft, director of the Belfer Center’s Initiative on Religion in International Affairs at Harvard University. They will be assisted in the classroom by a number of experts in the field, including world-class scholars, journalists and top government officials.
For more information about the program, scholarships, and summer housing in New York City, visit http://globalstrategy.columbia.edu.
Please direct any further questions to globalstrategy@columbia.edu or 212-854-9854
Application Deadline: March 16, 2012
Wharton Asia Economic Review: Call for Submissions
The Wharton Asia Economic Review i (WAER) s now seeking submissions for the Spring 2012 issue. Please view the call for submissions here.
The Wharton Asia Economic Review is an undergraduate academic journal of the Wharton China Business Society at the University of Pennsylvania. WAER is committed to providing thoughtful analyses of how social, economic, political, and international changes affect business and commerce throughout Asia, and how Asia, in turn, affects the business world.
The deadline for submission is March 2, 2012. Submissions should be emailed as Word documents and citations should be formatted in the APA style. Please email your submissions to contact.waer@gmail.com.
For more information about WAER, please visit www.whartonchina.com/journal.