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The University of Zambia - Hokkaido University, Japan
International Veterinary and Conservation Medicine Education Program(IVCMEP)TYPE B : ONLINE COURSE

Application Guideline 2024

Table of contents
1.

Introduction12.

Program Overview

2

3.

Maximum Number of Students

44.

Application Qualifications

4

5.

Required Documents

56.

Student Selection

5

7.

Handling of Personal Information

5

8.

Contact

5

1. Introduction
This program is a student exchange program among Hokkaido University (HU), theUniversity of Zambia (UNZA) and other African universities with following features.
lPromotion of Conservation Medicine
This program is based on the concept of One Health, which considers environmental changes causedby human activities and associated health problems as issues not only for humans but also foranimals, ecosystems, and the entire planet.

lOpen for all fields of students
The practice of conservation medicine requires collaboration among diverse specialties as well asinternational perspectives. We offer a curriculum that allows students from many academic fields toparticipate.

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Advanced learning of conservation medicinelJapan has experienced rapid economic growth followed by environmental and health crises and has
subsequently overcome most of them with social countermeasures, science, and technology. Training
and lectures to learn from the history and current advancing technologies regarding health andenvironmental management are offered in this programme.

Promoting cross-cultural understanding and collaborationl

We will also strive to foster an understanding of African and Japanese culture, with the aim ofdeveloping human resources who will contribute to building friendly international partnerships
between Zambia and Japan, and ultimately between Africa and Japan.

2. Program Overview
Type A: Learning in Japan (4 students)
2 weeks in Hokkaido, Japan（from UNZA）*post-graduate

Pretraining

SpecialLectures

Fieldvisit

Labrotation

Type B: Online Auditor (10 students)

Posttraining

4 months on demand lectures
Student interaction
betweenZambia and JapanSending（from HU）
*post-graduate

PretrainingType A: Learning in Zambia (8 students)
2 weeks in Zambia
JICA
SelfField visit
short
designedinternactivity
Type B: Online Auditor (10 students)

Posttrain
ing

IVCMEP Cer tif icate

Receiving

4 months on demand lectures

NOTE1)

Applicants will be assigned to either Type A(travel) or B(online) in the selectionprocess.

2)

Both students of Type A and B are eligible to be entitled with IVCMEP certification.

3)

Students who will complete Type B in 2024 will be prioritized in the student
selection for IVCMEP2024 as students who can travel to Japan.

Type A： Learning in Japan(applicable for UNZA students)

[Partner Universities]① Pre-training【Term】3 days in total before trip
【Activities】•Japanese language and culture•

On-line workshop with students and lecturers at Hokkaido University*Offered as a 0.5-credit exercise as a common graduate school course "SubSaharan Intercultural Studies I”② Learning in Japan【Term】2 weeks in July 2024 (scheduled in July 14-30, subject to change)【Activities】•Participation in special seminars and intensive lectures at HokkaidoUniversity•

Laboratory rotations and thematic research based at Hokkaido University•

Field exercises on wildlife and eco-system conservation•

Field exercises on environmental management in mining industry*Offered as a two-credit exercise as a common graduate school course"International Veterinary and Conservation Medicine Education Program I &II”
③ Follow-up training【Term】2 days in total after the trip
【Activities】•Achievement presentation•

On-line workshop with students and faculties at Hokkaido University•

Field exercise on conservation medicine in Zambia with Japanese students
in August.

*Offered as a 0.5-credit exercise as a common graduate school course "SubSaharan Intercultural Studies I”
Type B：Online Special Auditor① Pre-training【Term】3 days to be determined in June to July 2024
【Activities】•Japanese language and culture•

On-line workshop with students and lecturers at Hokkaido University*Offered as a 0.5-credit exercise as a common graduate school course "SubSaharan Intercultural Studies I”

[Partner Universities]② Online lecture【Term】July to October in 2024
【Activities】•On demand lectures provided by Hokkaido University (Free design)ØChemical Hazard Control Expert CourseØSpecial lectures on Conservation Medicine

ØSpecial lectures on Zoonosis Control

ØSpecial lectures on Remediation of Environmental Contamination*For details, see Syllabus for IVCMEP2024 Online on our website*Offered as a two-credit exercise as a common graduate school course"International Veterinary and Conservation Medicine Education Program I &II”
③ Follow-up training【Term】 2 days to be determined in August-September 2024
【Activities】•On-line workshop with students and faculty at Hokkaido University*Offered as a 0.5-credit exercise as a common graduate school course "SubSaharan Intercultural Studies II”

3. Maximum Number of Students•

Type A Learning in Japan：4 students•

Type B Online Special Auditor : 10 students

4. Application Qualifications
Master’s and doctoral students of any academic fields of humanities. Students fromfollowing universities are NOT required to pay any fee for taking this online course
under our MOU.
University of ZambiaUniversity of Namibia
Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural resources
Johannesburg University

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5. Required Documents
First, submit initial application at https://forms.gle/DnVLtxVBzCTgKVhi7

Submit these documents by e-file to IVCMEP@vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp by April 10th, 2024.
① Application form 【Form 1】(with your signature / scanned PDF)
② Curriculum Vitae 【Form 2】(with your signature / scanned PDF)
③ Recommendation letter from the supervisor at the home institution (with signatureby your supervisor / scanned PDF)
④ Photograph(Taken within three months of the date of application. 3cm×2.4cm / JPEG or PDF)
⑤ Official document that proves your nationality (e.g. Photocopy of passport orNational Registration Card / scanned PDF)

6. Student Selection
Four students will be assigned to Type A, while others will be offered to join in TypeB.

7. Handling of Personal Information
Personal information provided in the submitted documents will be used only forthis selection process and will not be used for any other purpose.

8. Contact
Hokkaido University IVCMEP Central Office
Location: S408, Kita 18, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, JAPAN
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
Mail to:

IVCMEP@vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp
The latest information is available from our website.
https://africa.vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp/en/

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