カテゴリー: Bonn-topics

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Outline

The program was established on the joint initiative of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the University of Tsukuba. It aims to support personnel exchange at excellent research done at University of Tsukuba and at German universities and research institutes. Through this program, the University of Tsukuba wants to promote its long-term cooperation with German educational and research institution, create new partnerships and reinforce existing ones.

Applications for the University of Tsukuba-DAAD Partnership Program for FY2022 are now open.

For details, please refer to the Staff and Faculty website of the University of Tsukuba or the following application guidelines.

The Japanese representative applying for this program must submit to the University of Tsukuba, and the German representative must apply to DAAD via the DAAD portal.

Please make sure that the application plans of both parties match.

Application Guideline Tsukuba DAAD Partnership programme2022-2023
Form1_Abstract(Tsukuba-DAAD )2022_日独共通レジュメ
Form2_Tsukuba-DAAD　Application Form_R4
Form3_Project description_日独共通レジュメ
Form4_Project planning overview＿日独共通レジュメ
Guide to Results-oriented Project Planning and Monitoring (RoM)

Schedule

*Please note that this schedule is subject to changes in some years.

FAQ

過去の採択課題

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On April 16, 2018, Prof. Keiichi Aizawa of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and also the Director of the university’s Bonn Office held a briefing session on campus (A203, Humanities & Social Sciences Building) for students who wish to study abroad at our partner universities in Germany and other European institutions. About 30 people attended the session. Director Aizawa provided information about studying in our partner universities in Germany, while a staff from the Center for Education of Global Communication (CEGLOC) gave information on summer seminars offered at Bayreuth University in Germany. In addition, scholarship information and application procedures were discussed by staff of the Student Exchange Division. Dean Saburo Aoki of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences also provided encouraging words about experiencing Europe as well as measures to deal with crisis adequately.

For students who are thinking of studying abroad, the session was useful to inform them not only of the procedures necessary for study abroad, but also the practical aspects such as the required language skills, managing risks on-site, among others.

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The 7th Japanese-German Interpreter Training Seminar was held in Ludwigshafen on February 24-26, 2018. Organized by the University of Tsukuba Bonn Office since 2011, the training seminar provides a platform for diligent study by facilitating the networking of Japanese-German Interpreters as well as those who are interested in interpreting. For the past two years, the event has been supported by the Japanese Culture Institute in Cologne (The Japan Foundation).

The 25 participants ranged from freelance Japanese-German interpreters, lecturers of the Master’s Course in Japanese, German and English Interpretation at the University of Heidelberg, to staff of the Japanese Embassy of Germany, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japanese-German Center Berlin, and also including students aiming to become interpreters. The participants practiced consecutive interpretation of speeches with “the decreasing birthrate and aging of the population” as the main topic apart from conducting voluntary speeches among themselves. They also engaged in the interpretation of a debate between Prof. Dr. Aizawa of the Bonn Office and Dr. Asa-Bettine Wuthenow, lecturer of the University of Heidelberg’s Japanology Research Institute.The seminar aimed not only to train interpreters but also to deepen appreciation for the duties and teamwork of interpreters, by promoting constructive mutual feedback regarding the interpreting performance of the participants. Moreover, it enabled networking among interpreters in Germany, while also contributing largely to the mutual understanding of Japanese-German interpreters and the further exchange of diplomacy, culture, and skills between Japan and Germany.

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Between July and August of 2018 the University of Bonn will hold summer schools in the three fields of German Language and Cultural Studies, Development Policy and Intellectual Property. The participation cost of the Development Policy and Intellectual Property courses is 760€. The cost of the German Language and Cultural Studies courses is 775€ (each excluding travel, accomodation and dinner expenses). For further information please refer to the following websites of the University of Bonn:

German Language and Cultural Studies
Development Policy
Intellectual Property

Students considering participating, please contact us via the contact form of the Bonn Office.

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In July of 2018, the University of Hamburg will hold a Summer School in the three fields of Climate Change, Health Economics, and Physics. Apart from english-taught classes for each major, the program includes extracurricular activities like toures in the city of Hamburg and museum visits. It also offers the possibility of taking German Linguistics classes. It is intended for students of the master or doctor courses. Participation costs €2.900 (€950 if one chooses to organize accommodation themselves. In any case travel expenses are not included). For further information please refer to the following websites of the University of Hamburg:

Because it is possible for students of our unviersity to get a discount fare, please contact the Bonn Office via the contact form if you consider participating.

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The University of Tsukuba held presentation sessions at seven international schools in Germany and other neighboring countries from November 7 to December 4, 2017.

Overall, a total of about 160 students with their guardians attended the presentations. The University of Tsukuba held a presentation in Frankfurt and then, together with Waseda University, visited four schools in Munich, Brussels, Paris, and London; then two schools in Düsseldorf and Amsterdam jointly with Sophia University. Presentations focused on overviews about the university, the entrance examination system for students graduating from international high schools and the special entrance examination for the International Baccalaureate Program. Discussions and lively interactions would usually follow the presentation sessions.

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The University of Tsukuba Alumni Meeting was held in Dusseldorf, Germany on November 28.

Dusseldorf has one of the largest Japanese populations in Europe. More than 40 people including graduates living in Germany and neighboring countries, German students who have experience of studying at the University of Tsukuba, and students of the University of Tsukuba who are currently studying in Germany gathered to attend the meeting.

The meeting started with an opening speech by Bonn Office Director Keiichi Aizawa. He expressed his hope that current students will take this opportunity to connect with graduates who are actively working overseas. He also said that he hopes the meeting will lead to internship opportunities for students in the future.

The meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere, and both Japanese and German students deepened exchange beyond generations.

Ahead of the meeting, six students in the University of Cologne and Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, who are planning to study at the University of Tsukuba, received an explanation on the necessary procedures and tips on campus life.

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JANET FORUM 2017 was held at the University of Freiburg in Germany on November 23. Vice President for Global Affairs Benton Caroline F., Director Osamu Ohneda of the Office of Global Initiatives, Bonn Office Director Keiichi Aizawa attended the forum from the University of Tsukuba.

The Japan Academic Network in Europe (JANET) is an organization intended to be a network among Japanese universities in Northern Europe.

Following last year’s success, JANET FORUM 2017 was organized by Nagoya University and hosted by the University of Freiburg. More than 70 officials from academic institutes in Japan and Europe gathered in the forum, delivered lectures and exchanged opinions on the academic exchange between the nations.

During a presentation session at the forum, Vice President Benton Caroline F. drew attendees’ attention by her talk on the university’s advanced research studies.

The University of Tsukuba has played an important role in organizing JANET FORUM. It aims to further promote academic exchange between Japan and Europe through the forum.

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On October 5, 2017, Prof. Dr. Michael Hoch, Rector of the University of Bonn, made a courtesy visit to President Kyosuke Nagata.

Bonn, the academic capital of Germany, has its university, as well as the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) located there. The JSPS Bonn Center and the Bonn Office of the University of Tsukuba were also established there.

The Universities of Bonn and Tsukuba concluded a university-wide agreement in 2011, resulting in an active research and academic exchange program under the “Transnational European and East Asian Culture and History” or TEACH Program, a dual degree program for graduate students in the Master’s Program of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The delegation of 11 faculty and staff members from the University of Bonn, included the Rector, the Vice President of International Affairs, and Dean of the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences. They held discussions with President Nagata and Vice President Caroline Benton (Global Affairs) concerning the promotion of further collaborative research and student exchange in the fields of medicine and life sciences. They also extended an invitation to the 200th-anniversary celebration of the University of Bonn scheduled in 2018.

The delegation also toured the Algae Biomass and Energy System (ABES) Research and Development Center and the International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), two strategic research institutes of the University of Tsukuba.

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On October 2, 2017, Mayor Thomas Eiskirch of Bochum City, Germany, together with Prof. Dr. Uta Hohn of Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, and Gregory Rall of the Bochum Economic Development Corporation visited President Kyosuke Nagata.

Bochum City, located in the Ruhr region of Germany, was once known for coal mining but has been reborn as an academic city with the closing of coal mines in the 1970s. There are many things in common with Tsukuba Science City such as the population size and the focus on scientific research. After a visit to the University of Tsukuba, the delegation also visited Tsukuba City Hall and held discussions with Mayor Tatsuo Igarashi on issues concerning the aging population and falling birthrate, childcare, regional revitalization, etc.

In 2007, the University of Tsukuba concluded a department-level agreement with Bochum University in the field of information systems in urban planning, and subsequently in 2016, a university-wide agreement to exchange students and researchers. Furthermore, in Bochum City, the exchanges have gone beyond universities. Cyberdyne Care · Robotics, Inc., a European base for developing HAL robot suits, was established in Bochum. Through this visit, further expansion of exchanges is expected.