Application Guideline for
Gifu University・Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati・Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Collaborative Video Making Program 2021
“Create one video together!”1.

Introduction
Gifu University launched four joint degree programs (master’s and PhD) with theIndian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG, India) and the Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia (UKM, Malaysia) in April 2019 to advance internationalization and enhance its
educational and research strengths. The programs require students to study at overseas
partner universities and the standard period (term) of the programs are 2 and 3 years formaster’s and PhD, respectively. The purpose of the Collaborative Video Making Programis to inspire participants to get more familiarized with Gifu University. We hope that theparticipants of this program will become a “bridge” among three institutions, and play animportant role in building a strong partnership in years to come.
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OutlineIn this program, students from Gifu University (2 students), IITG (1 student) andUKM (1 student) work in a group to shoot videos on themes related to their daily life intheir respective countries by using their smartphones. The video contents are then edited
by a video editing company into a single video piece. The completed videos will bepresented and evaluated at webinar held in November 2021.
In this program, conversations and coordination by group members are done inEnglish. The aim of this program is to raise students’ interest in international exchange,and help them improve their communication skills and power of thinking. We hope thattaking part in this program become an invaluable asset to all participants. The guidanceon video filming techniques will be provided by a video editing company called, “140Element” (https://www.140element.com/).
Through this program, you can “communicate” with people overseas through theinternet, “work” together towards the same goal (theme), jointly “create” videos withpeople overseas, and “experience” a shared sense of accomplishments in creating one
piece of work. Your joining of this program will remain one of the most unforgettable
experiences in your life. We hope that the program will inspire you to take your first stride1

into the global community.
3. Rules○Eligibility- All students from GU, IITG and UKM are welcome to apply.
- No entry fee is required.
- A student who wants to participate MUST have a smartphone with recording function
and communication devices (PC, etc.) that allow him/her to join discussions via Zoom.
○Shooting Rules and Video Editing Flow
We will ask you to use your smartphone's video recording function to take video
clips. Filming using other equipment is prohibited as it would result in differences in theresolution and quality of the video, thus, will not be deemed fair.
Instructions for filming methods (video recording lectures) will be provided by thevideo editing company, “140 Element.” The company will provide guidance forindividual groups according to their themes and proposed projects. Participants will begiven instructions from the company regarding how to take a video which may best suit
the themes of each group. During a shooting, unauthorized and illegal filming isprohibited,

andguidance/supervision/confirmationofthefilming

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beprovided/conducted by the supervisors in each group to ensure that personal information
is not violated during filming.
Group leaders send all video clips taken by each member to the video editing
company for editing. A group leader can confirm the video only once before the video is
considered to be a finished product. The presentation at the end of November 2021 will
begin with explanations for themes, purposes and contents of the video, and conclude
with a projection of works on the screen. Video works will be evaluated by university
officials and business representatives.

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○Schedule- Selected participants will receive an email from 6th Aug. (Fri) onward.
- You will be asked your availability for the initial meeting (via Zoom), please respondby 11th Aug. (Wed).
○Notes- If you fail to meet the deadlines set in this program, you may be denied participation inthis program or the instruction provided in this program.
- You will be required to submit a signed “Letter of Consent for the Use of Portrait Right,Copyright, and Personal Information” in order to participate.
- Please pay enough attentions while making a video of people or filming in public places.
Participants must obtain all the necessary permissions for filming on their own by“Participant Release Form”.
- Copyrights of final products are transferred to Gifu University Organization for
Promotion of Glocalization (GU-GLOCAL).
○Application-Please submit the Application form by email to kokusaik@gifu-u.ac.jp (GU-GLOCAL)- Deadline: 17:00 (JST), 4th Aug. (Wed), 2021
4. Contact/Inquiry
About the Program and post-application process at Gifu University; kokusaik@gifuu.ac.jp
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