Japan Seminar on Technology for Sustainability 2022
（JSTS 2022）

Application Guidelines（For overseas students）
Theme:“Realization of a Super-Smart Society and Clean Energy that Leads to Social Happiness“
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the goals of the international community,adopted at the United Nations Summit (September 2015), that set a universal goal of realizing asustainable society that “leaves no one behind”. With 2030 as the target year, international targets
have been set in 17 fields, including poverty, education, energy, climate change, and industry. Inorder to utilize the free-thinking of young people, who are the next generation leaders to achieve
the SDGs, we will recruit participants from Universities of Technology, Colleges of National
Institute of Technology (KOSEN) in Japan, and overseas, to learn the basics of the SDGs, andalso to collaborate via lectures, group work, on-site inspections, presentations, while aiming todevelop human resources who can contribute to the realization of a super smart society and clean
energy.
1.

Date
From Monday, September 12, 2022 to Friday, September 16, 2022
Access to JSTS 2022 on the first day starts at 12:30 pm JSTStart time on the first day is 1:00 pm JST

End time on the last day is 5:30 pm JST

Please refer to “Time schedule for JSTS 2022 “on the last page.
2.

How to participate
Online（Zoom/Slack）
Participants from outside Japan will take part in the seminar online.

3.

Language in use
English4.

Eligibility criteria
Applicants should be over 18 years of age at the time of application, should bewilling to communicate in English and will be able to attend the whole schedule.

5.

Numbers of participants
Overseas: 15/KOSEN: 30
Nagaoka/Toyohashi Universities of Technology: 20

6.

How to apply?
The application is available on JSTS 2022 website
URL https://www.kagoshima-ct.ac.jp/jsts2022/

7.

Details(１) Submission of pre-assignments
Each participant needs to make a short self-introduction video (approx. 2minutes) discussing a type of energy that they are interested in and submit it to
the steering committee by August 19, 2022. Details on how to submit the video
will be emailed on Thursday, June 30, 2022.
(２) Application process①

Applicants should submit the application form latest by Friday, June 17, 2022.

②

Each applicant will receive a participation notice on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

③

Submit a short self-introduction video by Friday, August 19, 2022.

④

Each individual shares their video with their group, enabling them to get to knoweach other in preparation for JSTS 2022.

⑤

JSTS 2022 is to be held from
Monday, September 12, 2022 to Friday September 16 , 2022.
(３) Important notices①

Online participants will be responsible for communication fees in order to attend
the seminar. They must participate from home or their school as a rule.

②

This seminar is scheduled to be held on-site, but depending on the status of thespread of the new coronavirus, the time schedule may be altered.

③Advance notification will be required to the steering committee by email if
participants will not be able to attend the whole schedule due to time differences.

Contact
National Institute of Technology, Kagoshima College
JSTS Steering Committee office
Address: 1460-1 Shinko, Hayato-cho, Kirishima-city, Kagoshima, 8995193, Japan
Tel : +81-995-42-9014/FAX：+81-995-43-2584
Email：istsjsts@kosen-k.go.jp
JSTS 2022 website for more details
URL https://www.kagoshima-ct.ac.jp/jsts2022/