The University of Tokyo
Graduate Program for Mechanical Systems Innovation (GMSI)World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program Co-designing Future Society (WINGS CFS)World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program
Quantum Science and Technology Fellowship Program (WINGS Q-STEP)World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program in Gerontology (WINGS GLAFS)
World‐leading Innovative Graduate Study program for Materials Research, Information, and Technology (MERIT‐WINGS)World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program on Global Leadership for Social Design and Management(WINGS-GSDM)

2024 UTokyo - NTHU Summer Camp– Call for Participation –The Graduate Program for Mechanical Systems Innovation (GMSI), the World-leading Innovative Graduate Study
Program Co-designing Future Society (WINGS CFS), the World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program
Quantum Science and Technology Fellowship Program (WINGS Q-STEP), the World-leading Innovative Graduate
Study Program in Gerontology (WINGS GLAFS), the World‐leading Innovative Graduate Study program forMaterials Research, Information, and Technology (MERIT‐WINGS), and the World-leading Innovative Graduate
Study Program on Global Leadership for Social Design and Management (WINGS-GSDM) at The University ofTokyo (UTokyo) will jointly hold a Summer Camp with National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. By gathering
together PhD students from various countries studying Mechanical Systems Innovation, Social Design
Management and related fields, the Summer Camp aims to widen the research perspective of the participants andfacilitate international communication by developing international networks among young researchers. We invite
PhD students from departments/universities related to GMSI and WINGS programs to join the camp.

Outline of the 2024 Summer Camp
Dates:

Sunday, July 28 to Thursday, August 1, 2024

Place:National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) Hsinchu, Taiwan

Sessions*:1) Self-introduction
2) Research presentation and discussion3) Team meeting to propose an international research project*Further details will be notified to the participants prior to the camp.

Tentative agenda:

4Jul 28
Jul 29

Break
fast

Lunch

3Excursion

Jul 30

Break
fast

Team Meeting

Lunch

2Team Meeting

Jul 31

Break
fast

Team Meeting

Lunch

1 pm

Final Presentation

Aug 1

Break
fast

Company visit

Lunch

12Sun.

11Mon.

10Tue.

9Wed.

8Thu.

7 am

Travel to the Taipei airport

56789

Travel to Hsinchu via TaipeiOpening

T eamMeetingAward Ceremony& Closing

BanquetReturn to Tokyo

Expected participants: Approximately 20 PhD students from the University of Tokyo, 10 from outside Japan and20PhD students from National Tsing Hua University are expected to attend the Camp. Professors, researchers,and staff of UTokyo will also attend.
The camp will be conducted entirely in English.

Conditions (Non-UTokyo students):
Round-trip discounted economy-class air ticket, accommodation (a hotel room shared with another participant),
breakfast, lunch from July 29 to August 1, and dinner on July 31(banquet) will be provided by UTokyo.
Support of international airfare by the invitee is very much welcome.
Other expenses (transportation in Taiwan and other meals) will not be covered.
Conditions (UTokyo WINGS-CFS Students):
Round-trip discounted economy-class air ticket, accommodation (a hotel room shared with another participant),
breakfast, lunch for 29 July -1 August, and the dinner on July 31 (banquet) will be provided.
Other expenses will be not covered.
* UT students who are not affiliated with WINGS-CFS need to consult with your own program about expenses.

Qualifications for participation: To be eligible for admission to this Camp, you musta) be a MSc or PhD course student engaged in research in a field related to GMSI, WINGS CFS, WINGS
Q-STEP, WINGS GLAFS, MERIT-WINGS, WINGS-GSDM (see https://gmsi.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/,
https://cfs.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/, https://sites.google.com/g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/q-step/, http://www.glafs.utokyo.ac.jp/
https://www.merit.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/merit/, https://gsdm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/gsdm2.0/wings-gsdm/, for theresearch activities)b) be a member of a laboratory, department or organization related to GMSI, WINGS CFS, WINGS QSTEP, WINGS GLAFS, MERIT-WINGS or WINGS-GSDM, or a member invited by the organizingmembers,c) have a will to attend all the activities during the camp,d) be able to actively participate in discussions in English,Credits (UTokyo students): certificated as 3799-148 Engineering Competency III –Summer Camp- (2 cr.) for
GSDM Comprehensive Coursework, Problem solving core (The UTAS registration is required after completing theregistration to the Summer Camp.)

Application for participation to the summer camp:
Application form

https://forms.gle/HphhQTVRBWwddQUi7

Please prepare a self-introduction slide and abstract (1 page) using the templates(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/oi5fsbvb67z39msv0q4k6/h?rlkey=7r7ztux5f7q69fef4mueybibd&dl=0) andupload them.

Questions: office@gmsi.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Note that we will select participants from the applicants satisfying the above qualifications whilst considering thediversity.

Agreement:
You need to agree with the following to apply for the Summer camp:
Use of photographs taken during the Summer camp:
The programs of the University of Tokyo use a wide variety of materials to convey educational information andnews on the activities of the sponsoring programs to the public through the website and documents such as reports
and publicity materials issued by the program. I consent to the use of images of myself taken/captured during theSummer Camp for the academic or educational activities of the programs.
Non-disclosure of information obtained from participants in the Summer camp:
Whether during or after completion of the Summer camp, I shall not, without the University of Tokyo’ s priorwritten consent, leak to a third party, or use for any purpose other than for the Summer camp, knowledge orinformation about the summer camp participants as may be learned during the Summer camp, unless suchknowledge or information can be verified as being in the public domain, being already known by me, or having
been obtained from a third party without confidentiality obligations.
In regard to deliverables that are created during the term of the Summer camp, or deliverables that are created after
completion of the Summer camp by using the knowledge or information which was learned or obtained during theSummer camp, I agree that any intellectual property rights shall belong to, or shall be transferred to, the Universityof Tokyo unless stipulated otherwise.

We look forward to your application.