Summer Institute FAQ
The following is an information sheet, for your reference, based on questions that
we received from participants in the Summer Institute last year.

<Students from overseas>
1. Is it possible to change the fixed schedule?
No. This project is run under funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture,Sports, Science and Technology, so you must arrive in Tokyo from your residence onJuly 31 (Sunday) and depart from Tokyo on August 6 (Saturday) or August 7(Sunday).

2. I would like to attend another symposium that will be held in Tokyo on August 9(Monday). Is this possible?
We cannot grant permission. If you do want to join that symposium, you may doso, but in accordance with Ministry rules, you will have to pay your own returnairfare. This is also the case if you visit Japan before July 31 (Sunday) on otherbusiness. In this instance, too, you will have to pay your arrival airfareindividually.

3. I want to come to Tokyo from a place other than the location of my university. Is
this all right?
In principle, you are regarded as coming from the location of your university.
Nevertheless, you may be allowed to come from another place, provided the airfare
between your desired departure/arrival place and Tokyo is not higher than theairfare between the location of your university and Tokyo. In such an instance,
please consult us beforehand.

4. Shall I arrange air travel by myself?
The Summer Institute Secretariat will arrange your air travel. Once you havepassed the selection process, you will receive a registration form from the1designated tourist agency. If you make any changes to the registration form after
your air ticket is issued, any charges will have to be paid by yourself.
*Please confirm expire date of your passport. You are responsible for procedure ofyou passport and Visa yourself.

5. Will I share my hotel room with somebody else? Does the hotel room have anInternet connection?
You will be given a single room. If you bring your computer with you, you will beable to use Internet without trouble. If necessary, please ask for a connection cableat the hotel front desk.

6. Will somebody meet me at the airport?
Attendants are not available. A map showing the route from the airport to yourhotel will be sent to you beforehand. Your living expenses will be presented to you
at lunch time on August 1 (Monday), the first day of the seminar, so you should
prepare enough Japanese yen to pay for your travel from the airport to the hotel.

7. Can I walk from the hotel to the university campus?
Yes you can. It takes about 20 minutes on foot. On the first day of the seminar,(Monday, August１), our staff will escort you from the hotel to the campus. After
that, you are requested to go to the campus yourself.

8. Where will we go on the excursion? Will there be free time during the excursion?
We are currently negotiating for a destination. Last year, we visited the Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry of Japan and SONY corporate headquarters.
Because of the tight schedule, you may not have any free time.

9. Will I have time to spare to do sightseeing outside of the seminar and theexcursion?
We are not preparing anything other than the set events. You may make use of2

resource acquisition time on August 6 (Saturday) for your own purposes.

10. May I visit the library of Waseda University?
You may browse books and materials there. However, you will have to file anadmission request with the library in advance. If you wish to visit the library,please inform us. For the library hours, please see http://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/.

<Students of Waseda University>
11.I am a graduate student of Waseda University. Due to a schedule conflict, I
would like to attend the seminar only on the day that I will be giving my report. Is
this possible?
In principle, it is not. Since the week-long seminar is a unit program, the selection
process will give priority to individuals who are able to attend the seminar for theentire week over those who cannot attend each day of the seminar.

12. If I will not be reporting at the seminar, can I still attend lectures given byguest professors from overseas?
Yes, you can. Masters students can also listen to these lectures. However, in either
case, applicants are asked to check in with the GIARI Secretariat beforehand(GIARI-Staff@list.waseda.jp).

13. Can I join in the excursion only?
Regrettably, you cannot.

<Topics common to both>
14. Can I use PowerPoint slides in my presentation? Do I have to use PowerPointslides?
If you wish to use PowerPoint, bring PPT data saved in USB flash memory withyou. Of course, you can give a presentation without using PowerPoint.

315. How can I make a photocopy of documents to distribute?
We will upload the materials you give us beforehand to a website for internal use,
and will ask you to download these materials. If you would like to prepare
additional materials, you will need to make photocopies of them yourself.

16. The deadline (July 20July 18) for advance submission of the paper is too earlyfor me. Is it definitely necessary to submit the paper by that deadline?
The submitted papers are given to commentators for their review, so we need toask you to strictly observe the deadline. Submission of your paper on time is aprerequisite for applying for the seminar.

17. How will the final outcomes of the seminar be treated?
After the end of the program, you will be asked to submit your final paper to theSecretariat by September 1stIn addition, excellent papers that have passed a peer review by the editing
committee will be compiled into an issue of Asian Regional Integration Review.

If you use an outcome written for this program in another academic journal orpublication, we ask you to make sure to give credit to this program in theacknowledgement.

*Sample acknowledgement:This study was supported by the Waseda University Global COE Program, “GlobalInstitute for Asian Regional Integration” (FY2007-FY2011).

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