IdeasXChange 2016 Meet & Greet with Peter Klein

Greetings from the Consulate General of Japan:
The Application Guide and Forms are now available for the Government of Japan’s, 2016 MEXT Japanese Studies Scholarship. Further details and links to the application documents are available on the Consulate General of Japan’s website: http://www.vancouver.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/en/culture/mext.htm.
The Japanese Studies Scholarship is aimed at undergraduate students attending university, who are interested in deepening their knowledge of Japanese language, culture and affairs.
Applicants should be:

• Born between April 2, 1986 and April 1, 1998 (for the 2016 scholarship year).
• Ideally, currently enrolled in the 2nd or 3rd year of a full-time university or have completed at least one full academic year of university studies (by April 2016 for the 2016 scholarship year).
• Undergraduate students at a foreign (non-Japanese) university, majoring in Japanese language or fields related to Japanese culture, at the time of arriving in Japan and returning to the same foreign university, after completion of the scholarship, to complete a bachelor’s degree program. (Students transferring from one college/university to another, after completing the scholarship, are not eligible.).
• Proficient enough in Japanese language ability to receive education taught in Japanese at a Japanese university, and have studied Japanese language at a university for at least one year, as of April 2016.

The term of the scholarship is approximately one year, beginning in October 2016. Allowance is approximately 117,000 yen per month. Flight transportation from the recipients country of nationality to Japan and return is also covered. Terms subject to change.
Application forms may be submitted until Friday, March 4, 2016 to the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver. Selected applicants will be asked to attend an interview and Japanese language examination at the Consulate on Thursday, March 10, 2016 (Date subject to change).
Questions can be directed to jet@vc.mofa.go.jp or 604-684-5868.
 
Sincerely,
Steve Chevalier
Information and Culture Section/
JET Programme Coordinator
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Consulate General of Japan
900-1177 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 2K9
604-684-5868/education@vc.mofa.go.jp

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Operation Groundswell is a non-profit organization that runs international volunteering programs, focusing on social justice issues and working alongside local activists, organizations, and communities. We are looking for globally conscious and socially active students who want to spend their summer exploring some of the most complex and beautiful countries in the world!
If you’re into cultural exchange, meaningful community service, and off-the-beaten path adventure, apply by December 17^th to secure an interview for one of your top choice programs! 
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Summer programs are open in the following countries and regions:
India – Education or Gender Rights
Southeast Asia – Conservation or Youth Empowerment
Middle East – Human Rights
Ghana – Global Health
Tanzania – Social Innovation
Uganda: Development or Youth Empowerment
Guatemala – Fair Trade Justice or Peace & Conflict
Peru – Environment
Can’t travel in the summer? Join us for our alternative breaks in the winter and spring!

Submissions for the 2016 edition of the UBC Journal of Political Studies (JPS) are now open to current undergraduate students in any discipline.
The JPS is one of Canada’s premier undergraduate research journals. We are a blind peer- and faculty-reviewed journal that has been publishing the best of undergraduate political science work at UBC for 18 years. We publish articles across all subfields of political science, including but not limited to political theory, comparative politics, public policy, international relations, and Canadian studies.
The Journal is seeking high-quality papers written for upper-level UBC courses. To be competitive, papers should have received grades of 80% or higher. We welcome high-quality, relevant papers that were not written for course credit or that were written for courses outside of Political Science Students can submit up to two original, previously un-published submissions until December 23rd.
More detailed submissions information can be retrieved at our website, www.ubcjps.com, which also hosts digitized copies of the Journal that demonstrate the quality and variety of articles published in previous years.
Inquiries can be directed to Editor-in-Chief, Parmida Esmaeilpour, at editor.ubcpssa@gmail.com.
NOTE to busy students: If in doubt, just submit! If your paper meets the criteria, it has a good chance of being competitive in the peer- and faculty-review process. While we recommend incorporating edits given to you by your professor, this is by no means necessary. Trained editors will work with authors to polish their writing before publication.
Don’t miss this opportunity to get published early in your academic career!