Cultural Exchange Program for Students
From Russian Universities
July 1 – July 17, 2019
Kanazawa UniversityOverview
Cultural Exchange Program for Students from Russian Universities is the specially developed
program by Kanazawa University as part of the Inter-University Exchange Project.
This program offers the unique experience to learn about eco-entrepreneurships in UNESCO’s
Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve. Participants will learn about the natural resources in rural
mountain areas and regional issues of Biosphere Reserves, as well as experience the traditional lifestyleby making community-services activities. At the end of the course all students need to present theirown models of eco-entrepreneurship. Besides, during all courses participants will conduct the survey
towards the regional sustainable development by using the UN’s 2030 agenda to achieve Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 8 and Goal 15, with all its targets. This program will
also offer lectures on survival Japanese language.
Detailed program schedule will be provided after the acceptance notification.

Dates
The program will start on July 1 (Mon.) and end on July 17 (Wed.), 2019.

Number of Students
Approximately 15 students

Scholarships and Fees
Each participant in this program will receive a scholarship of 80,000 JPY, and will be provided a roundtrip flight ticket to and from Japan arranged by Kanazawa University. If a participant arranges
his/her air ticket by themselves, the person must bear its costs.
Participants will be responsible for accommodation fees, meals, domestic transportation, and otherpersonal expenses through the program. The estimated living expenses during the program areapproximately 80,000 JPY. Actual expenses may vary depending on the student's lifestyle and extra
activities.

Eligibility
Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements. They must
1. be currently enrolled in the undergraduate program at universities in Russia,
2. be interested in natural and socio-cultural studies (ecology, biology, geography etc.),
3. be willing to contribute for the regional sustainable development of the home country and be
familiar with the concept of Biosphere Reserves and Sustainable Development,
4. be interested in Japanese culture and language,
5. be proficient in English in order to understand lectures,
6. go back to their home universities and continue their education after finishing the program,
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7. be able to obtain appropriate visa status in Japan,
8. be in good health.

Application Procedure
Step 1: Fill out the application form and prepare the additional documents below.
- An official or unofficial transcript from your home institution (PDF format)- Your ID photo (4cm*3cm) in JPEG or other digital format- A photocopy of the ID page of your passport (PDF format)
Step 2: Submit the completed application materials to the international office of your home institution.
Note that we only accept applications through your home institution. Applications fromindividual students will not be processed.
Step 3: Your home institution will send the application materials by the following deadline:

Application Deadline: March 21(Thu), 2019
Notification of AcceptanceKanazawa University will notify the acceptance to the international office of your home institution byMay 2019.

Grading System and Credit Transfer
Kanazawa University will deliver a "Certificate of Completion" to the student who has completed thisprogram. Your home institution may certify the credits as your home institution course, based on thecertificate of completion.

Visa
Depending on his/her nationality, participants in the program may be required to obtain a “TemporaryVisit (Tourist)”. The procedure for obtaining visa will be notified after the acceptance notification. For
more information, please see the link below:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/

Housing
Participants will stay in a student dormitory on Kakuma campus of Kanazawa University. During thefield trip, participants will stay in the accommodations arranged by Kanazawa University.
○For inquiry, please contact:
Lin TANG (Ms.), Mitsuko Tsukamoto (Ms.)
International Student Exchange DivisionInternational Relations Department
Kanazawa University
Address: Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192 JAPANE-mail: st-exch@adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
FAX: +81-76-234-4043
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