- Business overview
- Main Schedule
- Program Call
- (Decision) Programs selected for FY2015
- (Reference) Programs selected in FY2014
- Contact Information
Business overview
In an increasingly globalized and interdependent society, with the aim of fostering human resources who possess an international perspective and can contribute to the revitalization of the Kyoto area, and promoting overseas study for students, the City of Kyoto and the University Consortium Kyoto are collaborating to provide development support grants of up to 300,000 yen to the overseas study dispatch program implementing bodies (departments, laboratories, seminars) of member universities, junior colleges, and graduate schools of the University Consortium Kyoto that provide overseas study dispatch programs to their affiliated students, junior college students, and graduate students that “contribute to the revitalization of the Kyoto area.”
★Please see the bottom of the page for the application form.
Kyoto City Collaborative Project
Support amount: up to 300,000 yen
The grant funds have usage restrictions and can only be used for program development. Proof of payment is required. Expenses unrelated to the selected project cannot be paid as indirect expenses (administrative expenses). In addition, unless the project is unavoidably cancelled due to natural disasters or other reasons, you may be required to repay the grant funds.
Main Schedule
- Business briefing
- March 28, 2015 (Sat) 15:00 – (During the results presentation) Completed
April 17, 2015 (Fri) 15:00 – 16:00 Completed
Location: Campus Plaza Kyoto - Application period
- April 1st (Sun) to July 4th (Sat), 2015 Completed
- Notification of results from document screening
- mid-July 2015 Completed
- Development Cost Settlement Report
- Deadline: Monday, February 29, 2016
- Program Implementation Report
- Within one month after implementation (deadline: end of March 2017)
FY2015 “Overseas Study Dispatch Program Development Support Project” Project Briefing
*Please download the “Application Form” from the program application materials and bring it with you to the information session.
- schedule
- April 17, 2015 (Friday) 15:00 – 16:00 Completed
- venue
- Campus Plaza Kyoto
- Target audience
- Faculty and staff of member universities and junior colleges of the Kyoto University Consortium, which is planning to develop overseas study programs.
*This project is intended to support the program development of member universities and junior colleges of this foundation, therefore students and those from non-member institutions are not eligible to participate. - Application destination
- Please send an email to kokusai-ml■consortium.or.jp (replace ■ with @) specifying ① your name, ② your affiliated organization/department, and ③ the date you wish to participate.
Program Call
Applications for the FY2015 “Overseas Study Dispatch Program Development Support Project” will be accepted according to the following guidelines. An information session will also be held; please register in advance to attend.
- period
- April 1st (Wed) to July 4th (Sat), 2015 Completed
- Adopted
- Around 10 items
- method
- (1) By registered mail or in person:
Please fill in the required information and submit the application form to the address below.
600-8216 Kyoto University Consortium, International Affairs Department
Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(2) By email
Please send your application form as a PDF to kokusai-ml■consortium.or.jp. (Please replace ■ with @ when sending.) - Materials
- FY2015 “Overseas Study Program Development Support Project” Application Guidelines [Details here]
FY2015 “Overseas Study Program Development Support Project” Application Form [Download here]
FY2015 “Overseas Study Program Development Support Project” Application Form Sample [Download here]
FY2015 “Overseas Study Program Development Support Project” Notes on preparing the application form for FY2015 “Overseas Study Program Development Support Project” [Details here]
“Overseas Study Program Development Support Project” from the perspective of Kyoto City revitalization [Download here] - Other materials
- FY2015 “Overseas Study Program Development Support Project” Development Expense Settlement Report [Download here]
FY2015 “Overseas Study Program Development Support Project” Program Implementation Report [Download here]
(Decision) Programs selected for FY2015
*Applicable policy area: This refers to the theme of the development program selected from the 27 policy areas of “Regarding the Revitalization of the Kyoto City Area,” which is a policy of Kyoto City.
| number | Application Program Name | Relevant policy area | University/Organization Name | full name |
| 1 | National Taiwan University Spring School | 6. Culture, 11. Universities, 12. Internationalization | Kyoto University International Exchange Promotion Organization | Junko Kawai , Taro Iemoto, Tatsutomo Han |
| 2 | Kyoto Prefectural University, Faculty of Letters, International Kyoto Studies Program: “World Heritage City Training” | 6. Culture, 11. Universities, 12. Internationalization, 20. Walkable city, 22. Landscape | Kyoto Prefectural University Faculty of Letters Department of European and American Languages and Cultures | Natsumi Deguchi |
| 3 | Faculty of Bioenvironmental Sciences: Fieldwork in Mongolia | 1. Environment, 8. Industry and Commerce, 10. Agriculture and Forestry, 12. Internationalization, 25. Roads and Green Spaces | Kyoto Gakuen University, Faculty of Bioenvironmental Sciences | Mr. Shizuka Oshiro |
| 4 | Promoting Japan and Kyoto through the practice of Japanese language education. | 9. Tourism (stimulating demand for visits to Japan and Tokyo from Japanese language learners), 12. Internationalization (examining the possibilities of disseminating information in Japanese) |
Kyoto Sangyo University, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Department of Asian Languages | Mr. Toshiyuki Imanishi |
| 5 | Educational Policy in Italy (Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Policy Science, 2nd Year Seminar) | 6. Culture, 11. Universities, 12. Internationalization, 18. School Education (EU’s multilingualism) | Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Policy Science | Yoh Tabayashi |
| 6 | Kyoto x Taiwan Art Exchange Project | 3. Youth Development and Participation (Nurturing young artists and curators), 6. Culture (Cultivating culture through mutual exchange between young Japanese and Taiwanese artists in Kyoto), 12. Internationalization (Promoting young Kyoto artists overseas and attracting young artists through the development of overseas study programs) |
Kyoto University of Art and Design, Department of Art Production | Ms. Rika Yamashita |
| 7 | A training program exploring historical heritage from the Japanese colonial era remaining in Taiwan —a comparison with industrial heritage remaining in Kyoto— |
6. Culture, 22. Landscape, 23. Architecture | Kyoto Women’s University, Faculty of Letters | Mr. Mitsuhiro Sakaguchi |
| 8 | Kyoto Culture Department, Kyoto Culture English Communication Course, Autumn Language and Culture Training Program (Thailand) | 6. Culture (Traditional Culture), 9. Tourism (Serving Foreign Tourists), 12. Internationalization (Promoting Kyoto Culture to the World) | Kyoto Sangyo University, Faculty of Culture | Shigeo Uematsu |
| 9 | Overseas training for developing global talent | 1. Environment, 2. Human Rights, 6. Culture, 9. Tourism, 12. Internationalization, 19. Lifelong Learning | Kyoto Kohka Women’s Junior College, Department of Life Design | Takashi Morigiwa |
| 10 | A program exploring the possibilities of art, inspired by Australian early childhood education. | 5. Safety of citizens’ lives, 13. Childcare support, 18. School education | Kyoto University of Art and Design, Faculty of Arts, Department of Children’s Art | Chikato Hirano |
(Reference) Programs selected in FY2014
*Applicable policy area: This refers to the theme of the development program selected from the 27 policy areas of “Regarding the Revitalization of the Kyoto City Area,” which is a policy of Kyoto City.
| number | Application Program Name | Relevant policy area | University/Organization Name | full name |
| 1 | Develop the ability to communicate with the world in English, especially if you’re a science or engineering student. | 1. Environment, 12. Internationalization, 11. University | Doshisha University, Faculty of Science and Engineering | Akira Hayashida |
| 2 | Kamikubo Seminar Sakhalin Project | 11. Universities, 12. Internationalization | Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Policy Science | Makoto Kamikubo |
| 3 | Practical Global Experience in Chiang Mai | 4. Civic life and community, 9. Tourism, 12. Internationalization | Kyoto Sangyo University International Exchange Center | Mr. Hitoshi Osaka |
| 4 | An experiential overseas learning program for regional nature conservation activities, aiming for coexistence with local nature. | 1. Environment, 4. Civic Life and Community, 12. Internationalization, 27. Water for Daily Life | Ryukoku University, Faculty of Policy Studies | Kim Hong-sil |
| 5 | Global Talent Development and Overseas IT Experience Program | 8. Industry and Commerce, 9. Tourism | Doshisha University, Faculty of Science and Engineering | Takashi Tsuchiya |
| 6 | Overseas Environmental Studies: North America Program | 1. Environment, 11. Universities, 12. Internationalization, 15. Community Welfare, 20. Walkable Cities, 21. Land Use and Urban Function Arrangement, 27. Water for Daily Life | Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Science and Engineering | Yasuhiro Shiomi |
| 7 | Overseas Environmental Study: Malaysia/Singapore Program | 1. Environment, 6. Culture, 8. Industry and Commerce, 9. Tourism, 11. Universities, 12. Internationalization, 23. Buildings, 26. Firefighting and Disaster Prevention, 27. Water for Daily Life | Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Science and Engineering | Shinya Uchida |
| The following are the results of the second round of applications. | ||||
| 8 | Learning from Italian education | 12. Internationalization, 14. Welfare for people with disabilities, 18. School education | Kyoto Bunkyo University Faculty of Clinical Psychology Department of Educational and Welfare Psychology | Masayoshi Kameoka |
| 9 | Teaching experience in Australian schools | 18. School education, 6. Culture | Kyoto Kohka Women’s University, Faculty of Career Development, Department of Career Development | Carolyn Wright |
| 10 | Top design for the construction of an East Asian circular economy | 1.Environment | Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Policy Science | Mr. Zhou Weisheng |
Contact Information
Kyoto University Consortium, International Affairs Department
Tel: 075-353-9164 Fax: 075-353-9101 Address
Campus Plaza Kyoto, Shio-koji-dori, Nishinotoin-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216, Japan
*Office hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9:00-17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)
