AFLSP@KU Enrichment Program 2021
AFLSP@KU Committee
Kyoto University

Oct 2021

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1 / 15AFLSP@KU Enrichment Program 2nd Stage (after Oct 2019)
BXAI Summer Program (2w)

Month

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Leadership Assessment & Coaching (0.5d)

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Pre-QE

Certificate

QE

Monthly Seminars (8x2h=16h)

Service Learning (a 3-days trip in Japan)

Special Lecture A (6h)Special Lecture B (6h)24

Lecture(s) on East Asia or International Relations (2 credits)

Experience-based Learning (optional, self-propose), Gathering (Orientation, Casual, etc)Activities with Japanese: Pre-QE/QE, Lectures, Learning and Gatherings
Activities with Alumni: Pre-QE/QE, Service Learning, Lectures, Gatherings
Japanese language is optional but strongly encouraged.
Note: BXAI Summer Program is provided by BXAI.

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Update in 2021
Online programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Details are explained in the following slides in red color.

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Certificate of completion
Proof of the completion of the high-quality AFLSP@KU
Issued for who complete/passed the following programs:
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Orientation in the same year of the enrollment
Monthly Seminars (16h or more, mainly the 1st year)
BXAI Summer Program (provided by BXAI)Special Lectures and Selected Seminars (6h/y × 2y)
2-credits Lecture on intl. relations (Asia-focused) orcomparative studies of cross-cultural issues in CJKService Learning (2nd year)
Leadership Assessment & Coaching (2nd year)
Pre-QE & QE (end of each year)(Optional but strongly recommended) Experience-based
Learning, casual gathering, Japanese language, etc

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4 / 151. Orientation
About BXAI
https://www.bxai.org/who-we-are/about-us/about-bxai/

About Kyoto University
https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/about/profile/ideals/

Program introduction
Meet with committee members and alumni online
Please submit a “Commitment Plan” (A4, 1 page) to ouroffice with the following content in one week.
Your Name
Why you are here with AFLSP@KU (your thinking)
How you will commit to AFLSP@KU (in the 1st year,the 2nd year, and in the future)

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5 / 152. Monthly Seminar
Purpose: Help understand the diversity, identify issues,
communicate with others and execute
Eight times × 2h = 16h (Usually 10am-12am, Sat)
Duty to scholars in the 1st year; recommended to 2nd year
Usually two presentations each time.
Each presentation consists of report for research (at least
half time), culture/social activities and thinking on issues
in East Asia or intl. relations (same as Pre-QE/QE).
Others shall think together with the speaker and discuss
after the presentation.
Online only (provided by Microsoft Teams)

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3. BXAI Summer Program (provided by BXAI)
To be decided (It was an virtual event in 2021).

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4. Special Lectures and Selected Seminars
Purpose: Help understand the diversity and consider
issues relevant to East Asia.
6h/year × 2 years
Special Lectures are lectures/seminars specially designedfor AFLSP (usually 6h/year and mandatory).
Special Seminars are selected seminars not speciallydesigned for but closely related to AFLSP (optional).
Who missed a Special Lecture (with a strong reason) cantake a Special Seminar or to propose an alternativeseminar (approval by the committee is required).

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5. 2-credits Lecture
2-credits Lecture(s) provided by Kyoto University
On intl. relations (Asia-focused) or comparative studiesof cross-cultural issues in East Asia (China, Japan, Korea)
Should select one from the list provided by AFLSP@KU,or propose one and get the approval by the committee
before the lecture registration.

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6. Service Learning (SL)
Purpose: Discover culture diversity, communicate withothers, identify issues and propose appropriate solutions.
Content: A 3-days study trip in Japan
Mainly for 2nd year scholars
Submit an individual research paper on East Asia or intl.
relations after the trip.
Who missed it (with a strong reason) can propose anExperience-Based Learning as alternative (requires theapproval by the committee).
Not possible unless the pandemic finishes.

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7. Leadership Assessment & Coaching
Purpose: Help discover and develop oneself
A half day event
Mainly for 2nd year scholars

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8. Pre-QE & QE (Qualification Examination)
1st year: Pre-QE, 2nd year: QE
Winter for who enrolled in April and Summer for October
All scholars are required to join the final presentation
Who failed Pre-QE may lose the scholarship (e.g., GPA
shall meet the minimum requirement by BXAI.)
Evaluation by annual activities with the following criteria
Quality of research (evaluated by supervisor)
Academic performance (by board members, including
GPA, research achievement, presentation ability, etc)
Bird’s view on issues in the world (Asia preferred)
Sociality (culture, intl. relation, communication etc)
Leadership (self-leadership, group leadership, etc)

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9. Experience-Based Learning (EBL)
Optional but recommended.
Purpose: same as SL, thus can be an alternative of SL
Maximum funding: 50,000 Yen × 10 scholars a year
(tentative, depending on the budget and #proposals)
Submit your proposal at least one month before departure
Can be combined with a business trip (e.g., presentation
at a conference) or national/oversea internship
Submit an individual research paper on East Asia or intl.
relations after the trip.
Must argue in your application why it is safe during thetrip from COVID-19 etc.

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13 / 15AFLSP@KU Management and Offline Support
Led by an Executive Vice-President of Kyoto University.
Committee consists of 10 members from different
graduate schools including four core members.
Office/Coordinator: Intl. Education and Student Mobility
Division, TEL: 075-753-5408, FAX: 075-753-5680, Email:
AFLSP@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

AFLSP@KU Online Resource
WWW

www.aflsp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Wikiwww.aflsp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/wiki/

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Additional information
Schedule in 2021 (tentative, until March 2022)
Monthly Seminar (10am–12pm, Sat): April 24, May 22,June 26, July 24, Oct 23, Nov 20, Dec 18, Jan 15.
QE/Pre-QE (1:30pm–6:00pm): Aug 4 (Summer, done)
and Feb 5 (Winter)
Special Lectures: to-be-announced
Leadership Training: July 10 (done)
Service Learning: seems not possible this year.
For the latest information, check the official website.

Username/Password of the Wiki will be sent via email.

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