SCORE 2016
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NWU CORE of STEMInternational Summer
Programme

18-27 August2016
Nara Women'sUniversity, Japan

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http://www.narawu.ac.jp/core/grobal/index.html

Looking for something different forsummer 2016? Join us in SCORE, theScience Camp of CORE of STEM at
Nara Women's University! Thissummer, the CORE of STEM
(Collaborative Organization for
Research in women's Education ofScience, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics), teamed up with ourFaculties and KYOUSEI Science Centrefor Life and Nature, offers a fantastic
opportunity for students at ouroverseas partner universities to enjoy aunique experience of studying STEM
subjects in the historical setting ofNara, the ancient capital of Japan.
Students will spend 8 days with 10
home students at NWU, going onfieldwork to nearby world heritage
sites and participating in science
workshops. The programme will also
give you a chance to learn about
different cultures through contacts withother participants from different
countries.

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We will accept FEMALE undergraduate
students at NWU's overseas partner
universities.

B. Credits
NWU will issue 2 credits upon
students' successful completion of theprogramme.
C. The number of places available
We will accept 8-10 students from ouroverseas partner universities.
D. Costs
We will charge no tuition oraccommodation fees. Students,
however, are required to arrange theirown visa to enter Japan, overseas
medical insurance, transport to andfrom Nara, and their day-to-dayexpenses. We will offer a number oftravel grants.
E. Accommodation
We will provide single rooms at anearby hotel. Please note that meals
are not included.
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How to Apply

All applications must be made throughuniversities, NOT by individualstudents. A person in charge at each
university is required to fill out acollective application form and send it
to coreofstem@cc.nara-wu.ac.jp byFriday, 15 April, 2016.

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THU, 18 AUGUSTAFTERNOONEVENING

Arrival

Welcome Party

FRI, 19 AUGUSTInduction

Nigiri-Zumi* Workshop andWalk in Nara-machi*hand-gripped ink sticks

SAT, 20 AUGUST

Lecture: On Nara

Excursion to the World
Heritage Complex in Nara

SUN, 21 AUGUST

Field Trip to Mt. Ohdaigahara Biosphere Researve

MON, 22 AUGUST

Corporate Visit to Shimadzu Corporation

TUE, 23 AUGUST

Field Lecture in Nara Park
‘Where Wild Deer Keep Green
Lawn’Ecology‘Who Keeps the World
Green’

WED, 24 AUGUST

1. Photobiology‘Why Green Looks Green’
2. Food in Nara

Biochemistry‘The Green Molecules’

THU, 25 AUGUST

Plant Physiology
Environmental Remote'How Green Organisms Get and Sensing
Use Light'‘Green Earth from Space’

FRI, 26 AUGUST

Preparation for Presentation

SAT, 27 AUGUST

Departure

Presentation by Students‘Why is the World Green?’

Seminar:Phytoremediation/
Chlorophyll

Farewell Party

Location of Nara
• About an hour journey by train to Kyoto andOsaka• 3 to 4 hours by bullet train to Tokyo

More details will be updated at:
http://www.nara-wu.ac.jp/core/grobal/index.html
For enquiries, please contact:
CORE of STEM
Nara Women’s University
Kitauoya Higashi-machi
Nara, 630-8506
Japan
Phone: +81 (0)742 20 3266
Email: coreofstem@cc.nara-wu.ac.jp