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Apply, collaborate internationally and go to Europe!
<Information Session will be held on Tuesday, 1 October, 12:20-12:50 at SMBC Academia Hall. (jointly conducted with GPC info session)> We are excited to offer you the unique opportunity to apply for our new course, GraSPP Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fieldwork, a Case Study course providing innovative training and international collaboration exploring ways to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. As part of the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda, having specialized knowledge and hands-on experience on how to meet the SDGs is in high demand from government agencies, international organizations, private companies and social sector at every scale. The UN 2030 Agenda and SDG partnerships truly represent a global effort from the public and private sectors, at the international and local level, to respond to the most challenging questions of our time. GraSPP SDG Fieldwork is intended to provide the students with the chance of interacting with relevant International Organizations, NGOs, Japanese and foreign government officials, business organisations, in order to enhance their understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals in their practical and organisational challenges. The course also aims at developing the students’ professionalism, ability to communicate in complex environments, internationalisation, and networking. Students (a maximum of eight divided in two teams) will undergo training in a short series of meetings, while they formulate their projects. Each student will develop a part of a collective project together with his/her team, identifying relevant target institutions in Europe. The projects should aim at analysing, discussing, and proposing policies for the advancement of one or more SDG goals. Finally, each team will submit a video, and each student will submit an individual report. Why apply? ---Participants of SDGs Fieldwork will also benefit from: A multidisciplinary approach to SDG implementation and a multicultural experience Development of a diverse profile in a highly demanded field by recruiters in a wide variety of sectors Access to a network of globally trained professionals Critical skills to work in the public sector, multilateral institutions, international NGOs and multinational companies Structure : This course is centred on a series of discussion sessions with senior officials, management staff and experts in government agencies, international organizations, global business entities, NGOs, and research institutions mostly located in Europe. Students are required to prepare such sessions while working on their project (as team and as individuals responsible for particular parts of the team project). In order to successfully complete the course, students are required to: Attend all the regular meetings / preparation to be held from 30 October . Attend the field trip in Europe in mid-January (Dates and location to be confirmed) Work on the production of a concrete public policy project addressing at least one SDG, which shall yield the following deliverable: Individual Report (3-page) 3-5 minute video illustrating your project (by group) Schedule : <TBC> The field workshop is tentatively scheduled to take place in the middle of January 2020 to visit selected countries in Europe. 1 October: Info session 14 October: Application deadline 15 - 17 October: Document Screening 18 October: Result of Document Screening & Announcement for Interviews 23 October: Interviews By 28 October: Result & Confirmation of Participation From 28 October: Regular ongoing meetings / preparations Mid-January 2020: SDGs Fieldwork in Europe (Dates and location to be confirmed) 3 February : Final Repport Submission Eligibility : Any Master /Doctoral degree student enrolled in GraSPP is eligible. Selected candidates will be those with a strong international vocation/aspiration, ability to work in a team, strong ethical profile, highly developed communication skills, and high proficiency in English. Professional experience is preferred, but not strictly necessary. How to Apply and Selection : Application Guideline Course Syllabus Students need to submit a proposal, letter of motivation (both maximum 1,000 words) and CV to GraSPP Office (intl_application@pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp) and cc: Prof. Orsi (orsi@pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp). The proposal should contain the student’s reflection on SDGs (even a particular one), sustainable development, global governance, and its challenges. The application deadline is 14 October 2019. The interviews of the short-listed candidates will be conducted on 23 October as needed. (TBC) Note : Students willing to take this course need to pass a pre-registration screening to be held before the A2 registration period. To help students better understand the objective and procedure, an information session will be held in early October. The total number of students allowed to participate will be limited to a maximum of eight due to the nature of the course involving a series of intensive on-site discussions. Any Questions? Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding the course. Coordinator: Aoi Ohno, GraSPP Office (intl_application@pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp)申し訳ありません、このコンテンツはただ今 英語 のみです。 For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.
Do you have a proposed solution to an important public policy problem? Can you apply your analytical skills to solve a policy issue? Do you want to showcase your idea during an international conference? Do you want to meet creative students from all around the world?
Apply, collaborate internationally and go to London!
<Information Session will be held on Tuesday, 1 October, 12:20-12:50 at SMBC Academia Hall, International Academic Research Bldg.>GraSPP Policy Challenge (GPC) offers the unique opportunity to students from diverse background to collaborate and seek to improve their teambuilding and policy-making skills. Participants are tasked with responding to pressing real-world policy challenges as a group, and with designing policies and proposals in response to those challenges.
All students from GraSPP/STIG/GSDM are strongly encouraged to apply. Finalist groups will be ultimately invited to present at the GPPN Student Conference* at London School of Economics and Political Sciences in February to March 2020. Theme The theme for GPC 2019 is ‘Inequality’. This broad theme can be interpreted from many different perspectives: as well as wealth or income inequality we also witness inequality of societal outcomes and of opportunities; gender, ethnic and religious inequality; inequality resulting from the climate emergency; resource inequality; inequality between global regions but also within nation states (geographically and societally); inequality of rights; inequality of access to food, healthcare, technology and education; and inequality of personal safety. Any of these inequalities, and many others in addition, would fit within the scope of the theme of the conference. The Challenge In this context, we invite students to identify an important policy challenge in any field related to inequality and in any regional, international or national context. Proposals can incorporate public, private or hybrid approaches as appropriate. We are looking for student presentations on public policy proposals that demonstrate: A precise identification and analysis of an important and pressing public policy problem; this precise analysis of the problem will need to be clear prior to discussion of any possible solutions A strong use of analytics and empirics and how these can be applied to inform a solution to the public policy problem identified An astute understanding of how policy solutions can be implemented given the interests of the policy actors in the chosen context A clear awareness of when similar solutions have been tried in the past, why they were successful or how they can be amended in order to be successful in the future.Application
Application Guideline for GPC 2019
Please read carefully the guideline, form a group* of 4-5 members with different background and apply through the online form: https://forms.gle/gafVQknrwEERzPTV7 by 9 October. You may also apply individually and leave GraSPP to find your teammates. Announcement of the groups and advisors will be made by 11 October.
Eligibility
a) 4-5 Master's students who are currently enrolled in GraSPP, STIG or/and GSDM
*PhD students are also welcome to join the project but not allowed to participate in the GPPN Conference in London.
b) Students from diverse background including at least one Japanese and preferably with STIG or/and GSDM students
Credits
You can register this initiative as a Case Study course “GraSPP Policy Challenge – Global Innovative Public Policy Solutions” (5140735 / PhD: 5179003) in A2 term. Those who complete all the requirements will earn 2 credits. (Grades: Pass/fail)
* Course registration for A2 term is required separately to earn credits. For more information, please check the course syllabus. This course can be taken repeatedly and counted as up to 4 credits.
Contact
Aoi Ohno, Coordinator, GraSPP Office: intl_application@pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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PhD candidate Quentin Verspieren published an article co-authored with Prof Hideaki SHIROYAMA in the peer-reviewed academic journal Space Policy (Elsevier).申し訳ありません、このコンテンツはただ今 英語 のみです。 For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.
Date & Time: Friday, September 27, 2019 14:00-15:00 (JST) Venue: Seminar Room B, 12th Floor, International Academic Research Building, the University of Tokyo (map), through Skype Language: English Registration: Not required