Info Session - Japan 2025-01-14

00:50:46
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8x4yS2PwYA

摘要

TLDRJapan Greater Tokyo Area 2025 Summer Abroad program offers students a unique chance to earn academic credits through an immersive experience in Japan. The program facilitates learning about Japanese culture and conflict resolution while providing logistical support, including accommodations and field trips. Students are encouraged to engage fully both academically and culturally during the four-week course, which emphasizes the importance of community and personal growth.

心得

  • 🌍 2025 Japan summer abroad program emphasizes cultural immersion.
  • 📝 Earn a full UFT credit in four weeks over an intensive academic course.
  • 🤝 Small class sizes enhance learning and community building.
  • 📚 Mandatory field trips connect academic content with real-world applications.
  • 💡 On-site coordinators provide essential support for students.
  • 💰 Financial aid options available to alleviate costs.
  • ✈️ Students manage their own travel arrangements and accommodations.
  • 🗓️ Application deadline is February 3, 2025, at 4 PM.
  • 🤔 First-year students are welcome to apply if they meet criteria.
  • 🎓 Alumni and non-UFT students can also join the program.

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  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    Tervetuloa Japanin kesäopiskelun tuntiperheen tietosessioon. Aloitetaan maan tunnustamisesta ja uutisten esittelyistä. Esitelty on ohjelmajohtaja Loren Alam, professori Bob Thompson ja ohjaaja Joo, jotka selventävät ohjelman yksityiskohtia.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:10:00

    Kesäopiskelu tarjoaa laajan valikoiman mahdollisuuksia. Ohjelma on ollut käytössä vuodesta 1972 ja tarjoaa opiskelijoille mahdollisuuden suorittaa 4 kurssin opintopisteet 3–4 viikossa, keskittyen intensiiviseen oppimiseen.

  • 00:10:00 - 00:15:00

    Opiskelijat voivat matkustaa luokkatovereidensa kanssa ja oppia japanilaisesta kulttuurista. Kustannuksista ja opiskelijoiden kokouksista on palautetta, että kesäopiskelu on edistänyt globaalia kansalaisuutta ja itseluottamusta.

  • 00:15:00 - 00:20:00

    Vuoden 2025 ohjelma Japanissa on toinen kerta, kun ohjelmaa tarjotaan, ja sille on tullut paljon hakemuksia. Kurssit tarjoavat mahdollisuuden pienissä ryhmissä opiskeluun, laajennettua kenttätyötä ja kulttuurikohtaamisiin.

  • 00:20:00 - 00:25:00

    Professori Bob Thompson esitteli kurssin rakenteen, kalenterin ja kenttäretket. Kenttämatka on tärkeä osa oppimisprosessia, tarjoten käytännön kokemusta käytännön työskentelystä Japanissa. Kenttämatkojen suunnittelu vei aikaa, mutta ohjelma on rikastuttava oppimiskokemus.

  • 00:25:00 - 00:30:00

    Leon, entinen osallistuja ohjelmasta, jakoi kokemuksiaan, korostaen opiskelijoiden välisiä suhteita ja osallistumista kulttuurimatkoihin. Hän painotti myös jännitystä ja mahdollisuuksia oppia ensikäden kulttuurista ja ympäristöstä.

  • 00:30:00 - 00:35:00

    Logistiset asiakirjat, mukaan lukien majoitukset, kuljetukset ja ruokailut, on jo käsitelty kaikille osallistujille. Kaikki ekskursiot tukevat akateemista oppimista ja sisältävät ohjausta kuljetusmahdollisuuksista.

  • 00:35:00 - 00:40:00

    Käynnissä olevista haasteista huolimatta UFT ongelmana on mahdollisuus saada taloudellista apua. Oppilaitos tarjoaa tarpeeseen perustuvia apurahoja ja ei-toimeen tulevia apurahoja opiskelijoille.

  • 00:40:00 - 00:45:00

    Kaikkien opiskelijoiden tulee huolehtia omasta viisumistaan, ja ohjelmaan hyväksytyille annetaan tarvittavat asiakirjat. Ohjelman yhteydessä on tarjolla lisää resursseja, jotka keskittyvät monimuotoisuuden ja saavutettavuuden vaatimuksiin.

  • 00:45:00 - 00:50:46

    Lopuksi jaettiin tietoa ohjelman kustannuksista, niiden käsittelystä ja mahdollisuuksista saada apurahoja. Jatkamme oppilaiden tukemista ja voimme tarjota heille lisätietoja ohjelmasta.

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视频问答

  • What is the duration of the Japan Summer Abroad program?

    The program runs from May 10 to June 7, 2025.

  • How many credits can students earn during the program?

    Participants can earn a full UFT course credit within 4 weeks.

  • What kind of support will students have while abroad?

    Students will have on-site coordinators and UFT instructors for academic and non-academic support.

  • Is there an application fee for the program?

    Yes, there is an application fee of $210.

  • What is the minimum CGPA required to apply?

    A minimum CGPA of 1.75 is required at the time of application.

  • What type of accommodations will be provided?

    Students will stay in single rooms at a hotel close to public transportation.

  • Are field trips included in the program?

    Yes, academic field trips are an integral part of the program.

  • What is the application deadline?

    The application deadline is February 3, 2025, at 4:00 PM.

  • Can first-year students apply?

    Yes, first-year students can apply as long as they meet credit requirements.

  • What financial aid options are available?

    Financial aid, including needs-based and merit-based awards, is available for students.

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  • 00:00:00
    [Music]
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    welcome everyone welcome to the Japan
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    greater Tokyo area 2025 summer abroad
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    information session I am so delighted
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    that you are joining us today I would
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    like to start with the land
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    acknowledgement we wish to acknowledge
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    this land on which the University of
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    Tanto operates for thousands of years it
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    has been the traditional land of the h
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    vandad the senica and the Miss sagas of
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    the credit today this meeting place is
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    still the home to many indigenous people
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    from across totle Island and we are
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    grateful to have the opportunity to work
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    on this
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    land my name is Loren Alam welcome to
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    everyone joining us today I'm the
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    director of the professional
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    International programs here at gft
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    specifically happy and delighted to be
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    leading the summer abroad program joined
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    today uh by Professor Bob Thompson who
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    is going to be a 2025 summer abro Japan
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    instructor thank you Bob for joining us
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    and at the back end um we have Joo who
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    is our Frontline advisor and summer Brad
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    program officer also the on-site staff
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    for 2024 who is going to be providing
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    support and assistance to you at the
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    back end last but not the least Leon
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    Leon's a
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    2024 Japan summer abroad participant and
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    he's going to be sharing insights with
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    you so without further Ado let me go
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    through the agenda so we're going to
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    start with Summer Brad overview I will
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    be going through summer Brad programs
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    what does it mean to be on a summer Brad
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    program for those who may be new to
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    Summer Brad and then we'll talk to the
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    Japan programs I will be in inviting the
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    instructor and our part participants to
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    share their experiences and provide you
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    with insights on this program uh you'll
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    then find out how to apply the
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    logistical details and also next steps
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    would be discussed uh because this is a
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    webinar you'll notice that this is not a
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    zoom meeting format you would definitely
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    be uh able to ask questions using the
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    Q&A function so make sure at any point
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    in time if you have any questions type
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    them under the Q&A
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    functionality and uh Jo at the back end
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    or instructor or on will be happy to
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    provide you with guidance this session
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    is being recorded and once the recording
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    is uh edited we will be uploading the
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    video on our Su Brad website uh in one
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    week's time and any student who is
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    registered for this info session will be
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    receiving a link to the recorded video
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    as well uh last and not the least a Q&A
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    for those who may have additional
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    questions please feel free to stick
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    around at the end we'll be happy to
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    assist you or we will provide you with
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    contact information so you can reach out
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    to us and book an separate advising
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    appointment as
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    needed so what summer abroad as you can
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    see from the screen we are extremely
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    fortunate to be providing you with a
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    wide range of different opportunities
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    for you to consider for 2025 when you're
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    on your our website you'll notice
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    there's so many different options and
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    Japan is just one of the rarest options
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    the summer abroad program at the
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    University of Toronto started in
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    1972 so it's been around for a very long
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    time and started in Sienna and Italy
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    it's still continuing and every single
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    year we try to see how can we make this
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    better and make it an awesome
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    undergraduate experience for our UFT
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    students so summer BR is very different
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    from our different other International
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    opportunities offered to the University
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    of Toronto as part of a summer abroad
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    participant you complete a full year
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    credit a full your UFT credit within 3
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    to four weeks for Japan specifically
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    it's four weeks okay do keep in mind a
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    program uh a su program is quite
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    intensive um and it's an academically
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    enriching program uh you're able to
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    focus on one particular course over that
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    intensive uh duration of the program a
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    course that you normally would complete
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    over say 8 months from September to
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    April you're condensing it into four
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    weeks so keep that in mind the
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    environment the culture around you when
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    you're BR is essentially your living
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    classroom and your textbook you're going
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    to be taught by UFT instructors in some
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    cases you have access to guest lectures
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    and experts on the ground and you also
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    have onsite support with you we
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    understand for some students it may be a
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    new opportunity to travel maybe you
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    haven't really traveled yourself in the
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    past so this is an opportunity for you
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    to travel with your classmates to a
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    location be immersed in the culture and
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    the academic component and come back
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    hopefully in Rich with a number of
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    various different pieces of information
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    and memories um students have provided
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    feedback and they have confirmed that
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    these experiences
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    to help them become Global Citizens it
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    has helped them in boosting their
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    self-confidence in which their career
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    opportunities maybe you've taught about
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    um even doing your Master's or graduate
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    studies abroad or maybe you've taught
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    about working abroad so this provides
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    you with those particular helpful
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    insights and lifelong friendships I've
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    heard so many stories with students come
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    back to us even during our reunion event
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    and say that they've remain in touch
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    they've kept in touch with their peers
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    from sometimes 20 or 30 years ago so
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    summer abroad has so many benefits uh
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    it's a wonderful opportunity and it's
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    there for you to consider keep in mind
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    that it is primarily an academic
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    experience it's not a travel program of
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    course you have access to traveling over
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    the weekend but your primary focus is
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    going to be academics so we want to
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    ensure students who are selected and
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    applying for somewh abroad is applying
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    to really get to know the content better
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    and you're doing it because you're
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    interested in the knowledge you would
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    gain so a little bit uh on the sumary
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    abroad as an overview you would uh be
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    now learning a little bit more about the
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    2025 Jama Japan program this is the
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    second year we're going to be offering
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    this particular program and it's going
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    to be based in the created Tokyo area in
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    Japan the classes are going to be small
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    something a little bit new for
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    2025 is we are going to be offering two
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    sections so last year was a first year
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    launching the Japan program and was
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    really very well received we had an
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    overwhelming number of applications so
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    we're responding to that request and
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    demand so we're going to be offering two
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    sections and uh Bob's going to talk a
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    little bit about how that's going to
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    work out so the two sections uh will be
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    happening at the same time concurrently
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    and the program dates are May 10th to
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    June 7 that's when the program is going
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    to run the course is an industrial
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    relations and Human Resources course and
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    the classes usually will run Monday to
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    Friday do note that Friday is usually
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    for field trips and these are academic
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    mandatory field trips that will help you
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    understand your course content so much
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    more better uh there are other program
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    activities such as City walks welcomes
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    and farewell um activities that really
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    will help ensure that the group uh gets
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    to know each other really well and
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    you're really able to build a community
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    over the four weeks again reminder we
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    want to make sure you understand it is
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    primarily an academic program happening
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    in the summer so this is a little bit of
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    um snapshot of the greater to cure area
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    if you're not familiar uh with the map
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    of Japan uh why the greater Toyo area or
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    as I like to call it the GTA but in
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    Japan it's a vibrant
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    metropolitan area uh there's so much
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    cultural diversity that you'll encounter
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    just but walking through and exploring
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    the Region's cultural Delights I don't
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    think I even have to mention it for
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    those who are really into Japanese food
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    you'll be able to experience it uh
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    there's a rich history and last but not
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    the least a real access to Cutting Edge
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    technology while you're there um I am
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    now going to uh open up the flow to
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    Professor Bob Thompson uh Bob to tell us
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    a little bit more about the course uh a
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    little bit more about the activities and
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    please go ahead and share your Insight
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    the floor is yours thanks line and
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    thanks to all who put this together the
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    summer broad is uh great for support and
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    appreciate you putting this together to
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    promote our event and Tokyo it was so
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    wonderful last year for me to have that
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    experience that I feel lucky again to do
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    it in the double cohort this year and um
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    so I'm going to tell you in the next few
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    slides I think I'll describe just a
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    little bit about me and my perspective
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    on going to Japan and of course you'll
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    be interested to know uh sort of the
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    format of the course and then
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    specifically you might have questions
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    about the field trip and a bit more
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    about logistics and as lorine mentioned
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    and Joe's in the back there uh you can
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    ask questions you know through the um
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    Q&A and we'll answer them and once I'm
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    finished talking I can answer some of
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    them as well but um a little bit about
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    me I've got an engineering degree I've
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    got a couple mbas and law degree I'm a
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    lawyer and uh I have a masters in Law
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    related to conflict resolution so my
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    story is I've worked in a lot of big
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    corporations and resolving conflict and
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    uh dealing with legal issues obviously
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    but also people issues and sometimes
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    more process driven or operations issues
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    as well in uh grow Grocery and auto and
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    uh you know assembly and warehousing
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    that kind of thing so my skill that I
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    think I can bring to the course and to
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    Japan is how to resolve conflict and
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    that's sort of my focus once we're
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    through the course we'll hopefully have
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    developed your skills to understand how
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    to mediate or address or work with
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    issues and we're going to do that
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    through the lens of the Japanese culture
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    which is why we're there and I've been
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    to Japan um I guess maybe more than a
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    dozen times uh my spouse is from there
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    and I just I I don't speak the language
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    I understand some of the culture and I'm
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    learning each time I go so that's
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    something we'll do together is get a
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    sense of uh how Japan situates their
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    workplaces their culture and their
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    governance and we'll do that through
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    different U field trips and um I think
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    maybe the next slide well there's a few
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    photos of me there but this is the
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    format of the course itself and uh we're
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    ambitious and this is uh with the
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    suggestion of Lorraine and Joe and
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    others that we uh doubled up our field
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    trip numbers because there's so much to
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    see um and so I still want to do it in a
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    measured way but each week we'll have
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    two field trips uh and uh that will
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    relate to what we're studying in the
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    week and relate to those things I
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    mentioned culture governance a
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    government workplace issues and just the
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    general ethos of the uh of this great
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    nation and culture and so you'll see um
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    these are my proposed uh field trips
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    it's complicated and I need the help of
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    the summer abroad office to set these up
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    because you know Japan has a long list
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    of rules and bureaucracy and uh you know
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    important uh sort of uh components to
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    follow so that we have to make sure and
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    it takes some time to arrange these but
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    this is my hope for what we'll do and as
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    you can see in a five-day week we'll
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    start off by going to class and then
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    we'll go on a field trip and we're doing
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    this each of the four weeks we're there
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    and then we'll have two more intense
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    classes afterwards based on the
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    learnings of the course and then the
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    last day of the week we will go on
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    another trip again related to the
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    content and so if you're looking at this
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    slide these are the first three weeks
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    and you can see that um we'll do
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    something cultural by hopefully if
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    you're willing to dress up in a kimono
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    is one of my favorite things to do and
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    have a true tea ceremony and visit one
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    of the most iconic temples in Tokyo at
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    the end of that week hopefully we'll be
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    able to arrange a trip to a automotive
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    assembly Factory and hoping it's the one
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    south of uh Tokyo and
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    Yokohama but one way or the other we're
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    going to to get to a manufacturing
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    facility and uh the next week you can
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    see the hope is to visit the government
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    um buildings uh the diet and um and also
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    the iconic market and as well as a
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    shrine and at the end of that week we'll
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    do another visit to a workplace after
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    all my topic is about workplace conflict
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    so we'll look at um perhaps uh a
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    warehousing logistic situation or
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    perhaps a beverage manufacturer we're
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    working on that and uh we'll see the the
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    um the exchange the financial sort of
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    sector uh in a visit uh in the third
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    week and uh and some government
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    buildings and a tour of the local
  • 00:13:39
    government again governance is a part of
  • 00:13:40
    our story because law is a part of you
  • 00:13:42
    know workplace issues and you can see
  • 00:13:45
    also before we flip to the next slide
  • 00:13:47
    that um we have two cohorts as Lorraine
  • 00:13:49
    was mentioning and uh the proposed way
  • 00:13:52
    that I have uh to approach it you saw in
  • 00:13:54
    our slide that one of our classes starts
  • 00:13:55
    just before 9:00 a.m. for 3 hours the
  • 00:13:58
    next one will happen just just after
  • 00:13:59
    lunch probably around 1 for another 3
  • 00:14:01
    hours so one cohort will be in the
  • 00:14:03
    morning and the other in the afternoon
  • 00:14:05
    and to make it fair after two weeks of
  • 00:14:08
    that we'll flip the cohorts so we are
  • 00:14:10
    sharing the morning class and the
  • 00:14:12
    afternoon class between those two
  • 00:14:13
    cohorts now maybe just I can get you to
  • 00:14:15
    flip to the next slide because that's
  • 00:14:17
    the fourth and final week in it's the
  • 00:14:20
    first week of June as you know we uh
  • 00:14:22
    will end the classes on Friday June 6th
  • 00:14:25
    but I think the idea is that the program
  • 00:14:27
    will end and people will start flying
  • 00:14:29
    off to their homes on the 7th or Beyond
  • 00:14:32
    and so um we'd like to do a couple
  • 00:14:34
    things and uh I there's a I'm a big film
  • 00:14:37
    buff by the way and so um I've selected
  • 00:14:39
    one of the most popular films of the
  • 00:14:42
    world not just of Japan and we'll look
  • 00:14:44
    at it early in the week and then we'll
  • 00:14:46
    visit the um sort of uh display related
  • 00:14:49
    to the director who's quite famous and
  • 00:14:51
    we'll add into that perhaps a visit to
  • 00:14:53
    another workplace I've got friends over
  • 00:14:55
    there and they've invited us to see uh
  • 00:14:58
    their children's family agency so I'm
  • 00:15:01
    hoping that I'm going to be able to
  • 00:15:02
    arrange that of course depending on
  • 00:15:04
    everything about field trips and
  • 00:15:05
    arrangements and finally we'll do a nice
  • 00:15:08
    trip and I'm suggesting that could be
  • 00:15:10
    Mount Fuji if we can make that happen
  • 00:15:12
    it's a little bit of a distance but I
  • 00:15:13
    think we can make it work um and again
  • 00:15:16
    we'll have to reach out to our tour
  • 00:15:17
    company to make sure that date works and
  • 00:15:19
    as you know these things could change in
  • 00:15:21
    fact maybe I could get you to flip Joe
  • 00:15:22
    to the uh next slide I um I want to just
  • 00:15:25
    sort of outline and manage expectations
  • 00:15:28
    about field trips especially in Japan uh
  • 00:15:30
    you know uh there's a lot of things that
  • 00:15:32
    can happen we were very lucky to um have
  • 00:15:35
    them come together and I expect the same
  • 00:15:36
    thing will happen this year but uh but I
  • 00:15:39
    do suggest that when it comes to field
  • 00:15:40
    trips you want to make sure uh your
  • 00:15:42
    expectations are uh managed you know
  • 00:15:45
    that there's needs to be flexibility and
  • 00:15:47
    sometimes we have to change the
  • 00:15:49
    destination of the schedule based on
  • 00:15:50
    certain needs and that might be related
  • 00:15:52
    as you can see on the slide here to
  • 00:15:54
    cultural norms or uh you know how we
  • 00:15:56
    book things in Japan sometimes they have
  • 00:15:58
    rules about when you can start booking
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    and the size of groups and the age of
  • 00:16:02
    them and how many tour guides we need
  • 00:16:04
    and uh so uh we'll have to just sort of
  • 00:16:06
    navigate that so that what I just showed
  • 00:16:08
    you uh as a list of sort of our
  • 00:16:10
    structure of the course is a draft and
  • 00:16:13
    so you want to make sure you stay
  • 00:16:15
    apprised and uh and I have posted a
  • 00:16:18
    course outline uh I think it's going to
  • 00:16:20
    be updated soon on our summer abroad
  • 00:16:22
    website and it outlines sort of the
  • 00:16:24
    structure of the course and again
  • 00:16:26
    mentions those field trips and the
  • 00:16:27
    Articles we read Rel related to those
  • 00:16:30
    experiences in fact I don't think I'm
  • 00:16:32
    showing that today I don't have it um
  • 00:16:34
    but I just want you to know that when it
  • 00:16:35
    comes to my deliverables for the course
  • 00:16:37
    they're measured and um and intended
  • 00:16:40
    obviously to uh educate you and get you
  • 00:16:42
    to learn about our topic about resolving
  • 00:16:44
    conflict in Japanese workplaces but also
  • 00:16:47
    in a way that's uh digestible I am I
  • 00:16:50
    have an assignment related to well I
  • 00:16:53
    have a quiz obviously related to some of
  • 00:16:55
    our readings and I have um an assignment
  • 00:16:57
    related to your own personal field trip
  • 00:16:59
    that you'll present to us in the class
  • 00:17:01
    you're going to also uh analyze a uh
  • 00:17:05
    academic article and share that with the
  • 00:17:07
    class as well and I have a paper a
  • 00:17:09
    manageable one that's due towards the
  • 00:17:11
    end just after we're done uh in June and
  • 00:17:14
    uh so those are the things I'm expecting
  • 00:17:16
    and I expect interaction in the
  • 00:17:18
    classroom and we have uh simulations
  • 00:17:20
    where we'll build those skills of
  • 00:17:22
    resolving conflict and scenarios related
  • 00:17:25
    to Japanese culture that we'll deal with
  • 00:17:28
    and so I think it'll be a memorable
  • 00:17:30
    experience for people is the goal and uh
  • 00:17:33
    and I like to be interactive and I like
  • 00:17:35
    it when people get along and that's one
  • 00:17:37
    of our goals is to resolve conflict and
  • 00:17:39
    we'll do that in the classroom and um
  • 00:17:42
    I'm excited about the experience and I
  • 00:17:43
    think Joe that's the end of my photos
  • 00:17:45
    and oh I have one thing here quick thing
  • 00:17:47
    about just who I am like I said I've
  • 00:17:49
    been to Japan a lot of times and uh I'm
  • 00:17:51
    kind of an I guess I'm an urban person
  • 00:17:53
    I'm not that active uh but as I
  • 00:17:55
    mentioned I like pop culture I like
  • 00:17:57
    certain things like food for for sure
  • 00:17:59
    and uh so here's I'm going to show you
  • 00:18:01
    quickly some of my 10 favorite things to
  • 00:18:03
    do in Japan and uh so I like the family
  • 00:18:06
    restaurants because they have this drink
  • 00:18:08
    bar thing where you can have unlimited
  • 00:18:09
    coffee and soft drinks I um I do have
  • 00:18:13
    relatives over there through my spouse
  • 00:18:15
    and uh so socializing with her friends
  • 00:18:18
    uh is fun for me uh because it makes it
  • 00:18:20
    feel real with the local person um
  • 00:18:22
    there's a place uh that sells um very
  • 00:18:26
    affordable well everywhere is kind of
  • 00:18:27
    affordable right now with uh Japanese
  • 00:18:30
    currency but um but I do like um mitsuya
  • 00:18:33
    uh is a place that sells these gesi rice
  • 00:18:36
    dishes and you can have them any time
  • 00:18:38
    especially when you're jet lag hungry
  • 00:18:40
    you can go in these 24-hour places I do
  • 00:18:42
    a lot of shopping I'll just sort of skip
  • 00:18:43
    through some of that uh I'm getting a
  • 00:18:45
    little older now but I like the cycling
  • 00:18:47
    you can rent bikes and go along the
  • 00:18:49
    river path that's fun I do Drive uh to
  • 00:18:52
    relatives along Countryside roads and I
  • 00:18:54
    find that's there's a beauty to that
  • 00:18:56
    with the rice patties Etc and one of the
  • 00:18:59
    things I love to do I don't drink as
  • 00:19:01
    much milk as I used to but the milk in
  • 00:19:03
    Japan is excellent and that's true about
  • 00:19:05
    England New Zealand a few other places
  • 00:19:07
    as well but um they have these milk bars
  • 00:19:10
    a few of them across Tokyo and uh I like
  • 00:19:13
    to drink as much milk as possible I
  • 00:19:15
    drink so much that I try to shock the
  • 00:19:17
    person selling the milk so they sell
  • 00:19:19
    them in bottles you have to drink them
  • 00:19:21
    in front of them and I can usually get
  • 00:19:23
    up to around seven8 or even 10 and uh
  • 00:19:26
    they're shocked with just how much again
  • 00:19:28
    I only get the opportunity to do it once
  • 00:19:30
    a year once every few years so I indulge
  • 00:19:33
    anyway I'm sure you'll have your own
  • 00:19:35
    list maybe all of you or some of you
  • 00:19:37
    have been the Japan before and you can
  • 00:19:39
    know it's excellent but it's it truly is
  • 00:19:41
    there as a culture to serve uh
  • 00:19:45
    themselves obviously but also us as
  • 00:19:47
    tourists as long as we have some
  • 00:19:49
    understanding of their cultural needs
  • 00:19:50
    and we show respect um I think that's
  • 00:19:53
    the dynamic they're looking for and uh I
  • 00:19:55
    hope to promote that in the course
  • 00:19:57
    anyway look forward to uh those who are
  • 00:20:00
    eligible and who come to the course and
  • 00:20:02
    to present it in a way that is uh
  • 00:20:05
    longlasting thanks Ling thank you Bob
  • 00:20:09
    that's perfect perfect overview of the
  • 00:20:11
    program and the Japanese culture as well
  • 00:20:16
    um I do want to just say for those who
  • 00:20:19
    have questions please type your
  • 00:20:21
    questions under the Q&A and you'll be
  • 00:20:23
    able to respond accordingly if you would
  • 00:20:26
    like to um speak um and and verbally
  • 00:20:29
    articulate your questions please wait
  • 00:20:31
    until the end and we will open up the
  • 00:20:34
    floor for anyone who would like to have
  • 00:20:36
    a discussion instead um moving on to
  • 00:20:39
    student experiences so I I want to make
  • 00:20:43
    sure you have an opportunity to hear
  • 00:20:45
    from a past participant I always say
  • 00:20:47
    there's so much value and so much
  • 00:20:48
    Insight that studens and us as well as
  • 00:20:51
    staff can learn from those who've been
  • 00:20:53
    in the pur Cort so I open up the floor
  • 00:20:56
    to Leon Leon take it away tell us tell
  • 00:20:58
    us about your experience um share with
  • 00:21:00
    us any tips to anyone who may be
  • 00:21:03
    thinking about going abroad next summer
  • 00:21:05
    thanks luring uh yeah so uh hi everyone
  • 00:21:08
    my name is Leon I am a third-year rman
  • 00:21:10
    Commerce student and I did the uh
  • 00:21:12
    Summers abroad program just uh last year
  • 00:21:16
    and like Professor uh Thompson has said
  • 00:21:19
    uh this course is on um conflict
  • 00:21:22
    resolutions and uh I find that with his
  • 00:21:25
    class in particular with the simulations
  • 00:21:27
    it has been uh incredible experience CU
  • 00:21:30
    it's not something that you really get
  • 00:21:31
    to do uh at UFT with a regular course
  • 00:21:35
    but also the fact that you know you're
  • 00:21:36
    learning about a culture that you're
  • 00:21:38
    immersed in I think that is one of the
  • 00:21:40
    key points um that Summers AB brought
  • 00:21:42
    bring that just makes the overall
  • 00:21:44
    experience so much better and for me I
  • 00:21:47
    actually did another one in in South
  • 00:21:49
    Korea in my first year and I have to say
  • 00:21:51
    with these experiences has um gotten me
  • 00:21:54
    a lot more perspective and you know
  • 00:21:56
    through the pictures you can see that
  • 00:21:58
    you know all these places that I went to
  • 00:21:59
    are with the people I met you know for
  • 00:22:01
    the first time but you know to this day
  • 00:22:03
    we still hang out so one of the biggest
  • 00:22:05
    things I think for Summers abro is
  • 00:22:07
    meeting the people and being able to
  • 00:22:09
    explore um you know learn alongside them
  • 00:22:11
    for four months it's not an opportunity
  • 00:22:13
    you usually get at UFT um just given how
  • 00:22:17
    academically intense everything is but
  • 00:22:19
    with Summers of broad courses in
  • 00:22:21
    particular because you're just focused
  • 00:22:22
    on one course uh you have a lot more
  • 00:22:24
    opportunities to explore and actually
  • 00:22:26
    hang out with the people um that you are
  • 00:22:28
    you know learning with and uh for me uh
  • 00:22:32
    I think Japan has always been a very
  • 00:22:34
    special program in a sense that it has
  • 00:22:36
    been very different from my South Korean
  • 00:22:38
    experience uh the people I've met and
  • 00:22:40
    the things that we've done uh has just
  • 00:22:42
    been incredible and you know like luring
  • 00:22:44
    said uh Japan is you know an incredible
  • 00:22:47
    country with so much more offerings and
  • 00:22:48
    with the course that you learn you can
  • 00:22:50
    directly see how that's translated with
  • 00:22:52
    the people that you know you meet on the
  • 00:22:54
    streets or to the restaurants that you
  • 00:22:55
    go to or to whatever activities that
  • 00:22:57
    you're um you you're going to attend to
  • 00:23:00
    you can actually see some of the lessons
  • 00:23:02
    being applied because you actually try
  • 00:23:04
    and understand uh where sort of their
  • 00:23:07
    culture and their perspective is from
  • 00:23:09
    and how their workplace is because you
  • 00:23:11
    are going into their workplace um I
  • 00:23:15
    think yeah just some highlights with it
  • 00:23:16
    you know Japan has some amazing uh
  • 00:23:18
    destinations and I guess I should say
  • 00:23:20
    one thing in regards to the academics um
  • 00:23:24
    like Professor Thompson said like it's
  • 00:23:26
    balanced I don't think it's intensive in
  • 00:23:29
    any way but you do have to put in the
  • 00:23:32
    work it's again not not a tourist you
  • 00:23:35
    know sort of vacation for you there is
  • 00:23:37
    work to be done but all of the works are
  • 00:23:39
    incredibly manageable in my opinion and
  • 00:23:41
    as long as you stay on top of it uh
  • 00:23:43
    you'll be fine and know with Japan a big
  • 00:23:46
    part of this course is also the cultural
  • 00:23:48
    exploration right so you going out you
  • 00:23:49
    know just seeing sites even where going
  • 00:23:52
    to even like a karaoke bar and you see
  • 00:23:55
    something different it's like hey that's
  • 00:23:56
    different from like North American like
  • 00:23:58
    that's something that you can directly
  • 00:23:59
    learn about and you know have applied to
  • 00:24:02
    in class um yeah I'll keep this brief um
  • 00:24:05
    but I guess one just one advice if I
  • 00:24:08
    could give to all of you and so else to
  • 00:24:11
    my past self is you know if if you're on
  • 00:24:13
    the fence of doing this whether you know
  • 00:24:15
    you're you're scared about a new
  • 00:24:16
    environment or you're scared about you
  • 00:24:18
    know meeting new people or or any of
  • 00:24:20
    that anxiety um I would say take a leap
  • 00:24:23
    of faith um it's not every day that you
  • 00:24:26
    have an opportunity to go abroad
  • 00:24:28
    uh for a month and uh it's not every day
  • 00:24:31
    that you are able to meet people from
  • 00:24:33
    different programs I know for me you
  • 00:24:35
    know rman is an incredibly isolating
  • 00:24:37
    sort of bubble um and being able to
  • 00:24:40
    interact with people outside of my major
  • 00:24:42
    has definitely made my perspective a lot
  • 00:24:44
    more Broad and has shown me a lot more
  • 00:24:46
    things that I otherwise wouldn't you
  • 00:24:48
    know along with the experience itself uh
  • 00:24:50
    being in a global sort of sense it has
  • 00:24:52
    helped me uh so much with whether that
  • 00:24:55
    be Employments or whether that be
  • 00:24:57
    projects or just
  • 00:24:58
    you know on a personal level has made me
  • 00:25:01
    a lot more well balanced to
  • 00:25:02
    understanding other people and I think
  • 00:25:04
    the class definitely gives you an extra
  • 00:25:06
    o in that um perspective So
  • 00:25:10
    yeah thank you Leon um thank you for
  • 00:25:13
    sharing your experiences and those are
  • 00:25:15
    great insights Leon it's it's so helpful
  • 00:25:18
    to hear from a past participant and um
  • 00:25:21
    definitely relevant for those who are
  • 00:25:23
    thinking should you should you not I
  • 00:25:26
    would also urge you definitely apply and
  • 00:25:30
    um try to incorporate that as part of
  • 00:25:33
    your UF experience there's nothing but
  • 00:25:36
    benefits you would derive out of these
  • 00:25:39
    experiences so I'm going to move uh
  • 00:25:41
    ahead um and tell you a little bit more
  • 00:25:44
    about the Practical elements of applying
  • 00:25:46
    but uh leor and Bob are in the back end
  • 00:25:49
    so if you have questions for either of
  • 00:25:51
    them feel free to use our chat
  • 00:25:54
    functionality so let's talk a little bit
  • 00:25:56
    about the logistical Det details or what
  • 00:25:59
    happens during the 2025 Japan um summer
  • 00:26:02
    abroad session we are very fortunate to
  • 00:26:04
    be collaborating with K University in
  • 00:26:07
    Japan again and they are happy to host
  • 00:26:10
    our two costs again this particular uh
  • 00:26:13
    summer to keep in mind our classrooms
  • 00:26:15
    are going to be based on the hiyoshi
  • 00:26:17
    campus this is very very close to where
  • 00:26:20
    the students are going to be staying the
  • 00:26:22
    facilities are amazing and students will
  • 00:26:25
    have um access to being on that
  • 00:26:28
    particular campus you'll also have
  • 00:26:30
    access to an on-site coordinator we want
  • 00:26:32
    to make sure you're well supported and
  • 00:26:35
    we happy to share there'll be two onsite
  • 00:26:37
    coordinators who will be available to
  • 00:26:39
    provide you with non-academic support
  • 00:26:42
    make sure you're transitioning well
  • 00:26:44
    you're able to ask questions about um
  • 00:26:47
    the culture or any aspect of being uh on
  • 00:26:51
    a summer Brad opportunity and they would
  • 00:26:53
    be your contact and they'll help you L
  • 00:26:56
    with K University uh your instructor or
  • 00:26:59
    navigate any concerns uh when you're
  • 00:27:02
    abroad there are so many different types
  • 00:27:05
    of program activities as part of the
  • 00:27:07
    Japan program I think you've heard about
  • 00:27:08
    them already and just to recap uh
  • 00:27:11
    welcome activities walking tours
  • 00:27:13
    anything and everything that we can
  • 00:27:15
    think of that we can make sure we are
  • 00:27:17
    able to schedule into your info uh
  • 00:27:20
    program schedule we will make it Happ we
  • 00:27:22
    want to make sure it's a really well
  • 00:27:24
    balanced we want to make sure you have
  • 00:27:26
    opportunities to meet other students
  • 00:27:29
    within the program but we also want to
  • 00:27:30
    make sure that you have opportunities to
  • 00:27:33
    really rest and reflect on your learning
  • 00:27:36
    as well as your own free time as well so
  • 00:27:40
    let's talk a little bit about about
  • 00:27:41
    accommodations students are going to be
  • 00:27:43
    staying very close to public
  • 00:27:45
    transportation in Japan and for those
  • 00:27:47
    who are familiar with Japan you know
  • 00:27:49
    that's very important don't worry it's
  • 00:27:51
    about 15 minutes commute uh to your
  • 00:27:54
    classroom uh at K University and on the
  • 00:27:57
    first day nor your on-site staff will
  • 00:28:00
    help you um navigate that journey and
  • 00:28:03
    show how show you how to use a local
  • 00:28:05
    Transportation it's very easy and easy
  • 00:28:09
    uh for individuals after your first day
  • 00:28:11
    your accommodations would be single
  • 00:28:13
    rooms you're going to be based in a
  • 00:28:15
    hotel we've actually explored a number
  • 00:28:17
    of different uh accommodations in Japan
  • 00:28:20
    and we wanted to make sure they'll be
  • 00:28:22
    safe um and they would be suitable and
  • 00:28:24
    close to your learning environment so if
  • 00:28:27
    you selected uh it's a hotel for the
  • 00:28:29
    students it was the best one possible
  • 00:28:32
    within reasonable budget it'll be clean
  • 00:28:34
    it'll include Wi-Fi and you'll be able
  • 00:28:37
    to make sure that you're having a
  • 00:28:38
    comfortable stay during the four weeks
  • 00:28:41
    in
  • 00:28:41
    Japan the breakfast is available and
  • 00:28:44
    included already uh in the cost so you
  • 00:28:47
    have access to that you don't have to
  • 00:28:49
    worry about breakfast early in the
  • 00:28:50
    morning it's already there provided in
  • 00:28:51
    your hotel uh in addition to that
  • 00:28:53
    students are expected to budget
  • 00:28:55
    approximately $700 Canadian dollar for
  • 00:28:58
    lunches and other uh dinner expenses um
  • 00:29:02
    in terms of flight um be Ted uh do any
  • 00:29:05
    gr flights for any of our summer abroad
  • 00:29:07
    programs anymore students would be
  • 00:29:09
    booking their own travel arrangements so
  • 00:29:12
    if for example if you're traveling or
  • 00:29:15
    planning to travel from to Toronto to uh
  • 00:29:18
    Japan and you're planning to fly back to
  • 00:29:21
    Toronto we will be sharing a recommended
  • 00:29:25
    flight once you're admitted students who
  • 00:29:28
    traveling from Toronto they would
  • 00:29:29
    generally be on the recommended flight
  • 00:29:31
    and you'll meet your peers normally on
  • 00:29:34
    that recommended flight but we did want
  • 00:29:36
    to provide that as an option because we
  • 00:29:39
    have heard that some students may be um
  • 00:29:43
    preferring to take different flight
  • 00:29:45
    paths because maybe they think about
  • 00:29:47
    going home and then from home and it may
  • 00:29:50
    be in Alberta maybe you're flying from
  • 00:29:52
    BC or from another different country you
  • 00:29:55
    have the flexibility to arrange your own
  • 00:29:58
    flight details as long as you're there
  • 00:30:00
    on the first day of the start of the
  • 00:30:02
    program when we checking you into the
  • 00:30:04
    hotel uh that'll be fine so travel from
  • 00:30:07
    the airport to the hotel is also very
  • 00:30:09
    straightforward and we'll provide you
  • 00:30:11
    lots of instructions and guidance once
  • 00:30:14
    you're admitted let's talk a little bit
  • 00:30:16
    about eligibility into just generally
  • 00:30:18
    summer abroad uh for you to be admitted
  • 00:30:21
    into a summer Brad program uh you have
  • 00:30:24
    to complete uh at least a full ter so
  • 00:30:28
    4.0 credits need to be completed before
  • 00:30:31
    your program starts and your minimum
  • 00:30:33
    cgpa needs to be at least
  • 00:30:36
    1.75 at the time of application if
  • 00:30:38
    you're a first year student naturally
  • 00:30:40
    your cgba may not be available or
  • 00:30:44
    visible on the system so don't worry
  • 00:30:46
    about it you can still apply on your
  • 00:30:48
    application you need to outline uh that
  • 00:30:51
    you plan to complete the 4.0 full
  • 00:30:53
    credits by the end of the April month
  • 00:30:56
    and that uh show some kind of proof of
  • 00:30:59
    how you're doing in your current courses
  • 00:31:01
    and we'll definitely take that into
  • 00:31:03
    consideration as Leon mentioned he did
  • 00:31:04
    travel after this first year so you do
  • 00:31:06
    know that first years do participate in
  • 00:31:08
    suar Opportunities one tip I would share
  • 00:31:12
    uh about the Japan program it has been
  • 00:31:16
    quite a competitive program so we don't
  • 00:31:19
    admit on a first Comfort serve basis we
  • 00:31:21
    review all the applications on a very
  • 00:31:23
    holistic basis so when you're applying
  • 00:31:26
    for the Japan program I want to hear
  • 00:31:28
    from you why you want to be part of this
  • 00:31:32
    particular course how does this course
  • 00:31:35
    and the academic uh learning components
  • 00:31:38
    align with your personal and academic
  • 00:31:40
    goals so make sure that you're very
  • 00:31:43
    clear about that and articulating that
  • 00:31:44
    really well in your application we don't
  • 00:31:47
    look at cgpa but we really take a
  • 00:31:49
    comprehensive look as why you're looking
  • 00:31:52
    to be part of this particular cohort and
  • 00:31:55
    how you plan to contribute back into the
  • 00:31:57
    learning as as well so um if there are
  • 00:32:00
    spots available then the program the
  • 00:32:03
    Japan program would be open to students
  • 00:32:06
    uh who are non-des or UFT alums as well
  • 00:32:10
    the program generally in Sumer abroad is
  • 00:32:12
    also open to uh professional faculty or
  • 00:32:16
    graduate students generally broadly as
  • 00:32:18
    well students from other North American
  • 00:32:21
    universities are able to apply they
  • 00:32:24
    would need to submit a letter of
  • 00:32:26
    permission and we have instructions to
  • 00:32:29
    that effect on our website so let's talk
  • 00:32:31
    a little bit about the application
  • 00:32:33
    application is already online and we've
  • 00:32:36
    started to receive quite a few
  • 00:32:37
    applications for Japan already which is
  • 00:32:39
    fantastic response been amazing so keep
  • 00:32:42
    them coming if you're thinking about
  • 00:32:43
    apply don't hesitate do that now
  • 00:32:46
    application deadline is February the 3rd
  • 00:32:49
    at 400 p.m. so it's coming along pretty
  • 00:32:51
    quickly so don't waste time don't wait
  • 00:32:55
    until the last minute if possible
  • 00:32:58
    because you would have so many other
  • 00:33:00
    priorities potentially around the first
  • 00:33:02
    week of February so just uh review your
  • 00:33:05
    subad applications now instead of doing
  • 00:33:07
    it at a later date there is an
  • 00:33:09
    application fee
  • 00:33:11
    $210 so there is a separate application
  • 00:33:14
    fee for each destination um students
  • 00:33:17
    sometimes will ask us and I think it's
  • 00:33:19
    very smart to think about those um they
  • 00:33:22
    may think about applying to two sumary
  • 00:33:24
    abroad programs and it could be because
  • 00:33:27
    maybe actually be thinking about doing
  • 00:33:29
    two which is absolutely possible so you
  • 00:33:32
    may be thinking about doing maybe Japan
  • 00:33:34
    in the May term and doing a second one
  • 00:33:37
    maybe Italy in August and that's
  • 00:33:40
    absolutely possible that we've had so
  • 00:33:42
    many students do it uh you would just be
  • 00:33:44
    submitting two separate applications and
  • 00:33:47
    do not that it means two separate
  • 00:33:49
    application fees for each okay if you're
  • 00:33:53
    not admitted into a summer Brad program
  • 00:33:56
    we will refund $100 of the application
  • 00:33:59
    fee back to you which we think is fair
  • 00:34:02
    again going over the admission criteria
  • 00:34:05
    not on a first comfor Sur basis we
  • 00:34:07
    review it on a holistic basis we review
  • 00:34:10
    on a number of different factors
  • 00:34:12
    including academic record over the 12
  • 00:34:15
    last 12 months we want to make sure
  • 00:34:16
    you're doing well uh relevance of the
  • 00:34:19
    course to this particular Japan program
  • 00:34:21
    will be something we'll keep in mind uh
  • 00:34:24
    make sure you actually put some um
  • 00:34:27
    importance and time on completing a
  • 00:34:29
    personal statement which is part of your
  • 00:34:31
    application and the fourth item which is
  • 00:34:34
    new for 2025 there is an online recorded
  • 00:34:37
    video component it's actually a really
  • 00:34:40
    straightforward uh process and students
  • 00:34:44
    who've completed it has given me really
  • 00:34:45
    good feedback it is a way for you to
  • 00:34:49
    share with us your um self response on
  • 00:34:54
    why you would like to be part of Summer
  • 00:34:56
    abroad so the question s are very
  • 00:34:58
    general they usually will be asking you
  • 00:35:01
    why you looking to do this program or to
  • 00:35:03
    that particular effect you're not
  • 00:35:05
    looking for perfect answers so if you're
  • 00:35:08
    a little bit nervous about doing it um
  • 00:35:11
    don't be uh nervous you don't have to
  • 00:35:15
    really prepare or try uh to memorize a
  • 00:35:20
    response that's not what we looking for
  • 00:35:22
    just be a true self uh pretend you're
  • 00:35:25
    having a discussion with me or just a
  • 00:35:27
    conversation with me and um just record
  • 00:35:30
    your response as if you're sharing with
  • 00:35:32
    another individual why you would like to
  • 00:35:34
    be doing this particular program this
  • 00:35:36
    summer okay so long as you yourself
  • 00:35:39
    that's that's going to be perfect that's
  • 00:35:40
    what we really want to hear from
  • 00:35:42
    students so a little bit uh more
  • 00:35:45
    information on the application when you
  • 00:35:47
    actually are log on to our website and
  • 00:35:49
    the login button is on the top right and
  • 00:35:51
    corner of our web page you will be
  • 00:35:54
    directed to this particular sumb portal
  • 00:35:57
    and looks like this it's uh very much
  • 00:36:00
    self um guided and the leftand Navigator
  • 00:36:04
    will walk you through the different
  • 00:36:06
    steps it will talk you through the
  • 00:36:09
    things you need to know and also ask you
  • 00:36:12
    to confirm a couple of pieces of
  • 00:36:14
    information relating to your application
  • 00:36:18
    once you've completed the application it
  • 00:36:20
    will then direct you to one complete the
  • 00:36:25
    applica or submit the application fee to
  • 00:36:27
    $10 and you'll also get an email link to
  • 00:36:31
    complete the online recorded interview
  • 00:36:33
    and at the end step three last but don't
  • 00:36:36
    forget hit
  • 00:36:38
    submit okay so decisions are usually
  • 00:36:42
    released uh late February to early March
  • 00:36:45
    for Japan we're going to try to release
  • 00:36:47
    decisions uh as early as possible we
  • 00:36:51
    want to make sure that you are uh aware
  • 00:36:53
    and notified if you've been selected for
  • 00:36:56
    this particular program note that
  • 00:36:58
    admission into summer abroad naturally
  • 00:37:00
    is conditional upon the government of
  • 00:37:02
    Canada allowing travel outside
  • 00:37:04
    Canada once you receive uh an offer uh
  • 00:37:07
    to for example the Japan program you'll
  • 00:37:10
    have one week to decide if you would
  • 00:37:12
    like to accept the offer and you do this
  • 00:37:15
    by paying your non-refundable $11,000
  • 00:37:18
    deposit and you make the payment online
  • 00:37:20
    as well if you decline the offer though
  • 00:37:24
    note that you will not get your
  • 00:37:25
    application feedback okay okay and
  • 00:37:28
    remaining fees for Japan is du1 May uh
  • 00:37:31
    march to 26 March 26th
  • 00:37:34
    2025 so uh let's talk a little bit about
  • 00:37:37
    cost because that's extremely important
  • 00:37:40
    and uh usually plays a role on uh
  • 00:37:43
    students decision to apply the
  • 00:37:46
    information regarding the relevant cost
  • 00:37:48
    is also published on our website once
  • 00:37:51
    you're on the Japan program website so
  • 00:37:54
    if you want actually on your mobile it
  • 00:37:56
    looks a little bit different
  • 00:37:58
    and my tip to students especially if
  • 00:37:59
    you're new to the Sam abroad program is
  • 00:38:02
    to log in um or explore a Sam Brad web
  • 00:38:06
    pages on a laptop first uh because when
  • 00:38:09
    you're on your mobile noticed um it it
  • 00:38:11
    is definitely uh possible for you to
  • 00:38:14
    view the content but your Navigators
  • 00:38:16
    look a little bit different and I
  • 00:38:17
    noticed that sometimes students will
  • 00:38:19
    miss pertinent information because of
  • 00:38:21
    the way it's laid out on your mobile on
  • 00:38:23
    your tablet on your or your iPhone so go
  • 00:38:27
    on to your uh um the web page using a
  • 00:38:30
    laptop or computer and you'll notice
  • 00:38:32
    it'll look something like this on the
  • 00:38:34
    left hand side it will have different
  • 00:38:36
    sections that you can click and explore
  • 00:38:38
    so if you click on cost it'll look
  • 00:38:40
    something like this and there will be
  • 00:38:42
    blue sections that will be for domestic
  • 00:38:45
    students and for international students
  • 00:38:48
    so if you pay domestic tuition fees to
  • 00:38:51
    the University of Toronto click on the
  • 00:38:53
    domestic bar and if you pay
  • 00:38:55
    international tution fees now you click
  • 00:38:57
    on the international students bar uh So
  • 00:39:01
    based on which um fees you pay you'll
  • 00:39:04
    either be uh paying the domestic
  • 00:39:07
    students program fees which is on the
  • 00:39:09
    left hand side or the international
  • 00:39:11
    students fee for Sumer abroad which is
  • 00:39:14
    here outlined on the right hand side I
  • 00:39:16
    just want to explain what the different
  • 00:39:18
    fees mean so we have broken the sum
  • 00:39:21
    abroad fees for you into two categories
  • 00:39:25
    the category on the top which is
  • 00:39:27
    outlined in red its fees paid to the
  • 00:39:31
    Sumer abroad uh office or the University
  • 00:39:33
    of Toronto these consist of application
  • 00:39:36
    fee course fee incidental fee field trip
  • 00:39:40
    fees and accommodation so these relate
  • 00:39:42
    to the mandatory components of your Su
  • 00:39:44
    abroad program okay the one the fees on
  • 00:39:47
    the bottom which we call additional cost
  • 00:39:50
    are estimates uh we want to make sure
  • 00:39:53
    that you are aware of these additional
  • 00:39:56
    fees um and also Al to note that they
  • 00:39:58
    actually range because they're impacted
  • 00:40:01
    by your own preferences and your own
  • 00:40:03
    decisions on certain items for example
  • 00:40:05
    air is an estimate it's based on your
  • 00:40:08
    round trip from uh Toronto to Japan so
  • 00:40:12
    depending on where you plan to travel
  • 00:40:15
    from it impacts the fees the meals also
  • 00:40:19
    tend to be an estimate really depending
  • 00:40:20
    on if you plan to eat high price Sushi
  • 00:40:24
    uh every single time then budget
  • 00:40:26
    accordingly but if you're able to make
  • 00:40:28
    sure that uh you are uh careful about uh
  • 00:40:32
    where you eat uh and you are planning
  • 00:40:36
    accordingly that would be the estimate
  • 00:40:38
    that we've provided you at the end at
  • 00:40:40
    the bottom you'll see approximate total
  • 00:40:42
    program cost and that's the amount that
  • 00:40:44
    we want to make sure you're aware as you
  • 00:40:47
    consider different program opportunities
  • 00:40:49
    so we know that sometimes uh finances
  • 00:40:52
    may be a concern for students and a
  • 00:40:55
    large percentage of EFT students are on
  • 00:40:58
    financial aid so I always make it a
  • 00:41:01
    point to make sure that students are
  • 00:41:02
    aware that there is a significant amount
  • 00:41:05
    of resources financial resources
  • 00:41:08
    available to UFT students and um if you
  • 00:41:12
    have any questions or concerns do reach
  • 00:41:14
    out to us we never want finances to be a
  • 00:41:16
    barrier to you when you're thinking
  • 00:41:18
    about somewhere abroad we do have um
  • 00:41:21
    summer Brad awards that are available to
  • 00:41:23
    all our participants and our summer Brad
  • 00:41:27
    awards are broken down into two groups
  • 00:41:30
    one is a needs-based award for students
  • 00:41:33
    who have demonstrated Financial need and
  • 00:41:36
    that would uh be something you can apply
  • 00:41:39
    already on the sum Brad website and it's
  • 00:41:41
    integrated as part of your sum abroad
  • 00:41:43
    application it is for domestic students
  • 00:41:46
    so if you meet the criteria that's
  • 00:41:48
    indicated on the screen to complete the
  • 00:41:52
    sumary abroad um award application and
  • 00:41:55
    we'll definitely uh make sure that you
  • 00:41:58
    are considered for the diverse Awards
  • 00:42:01
    the awards value diff so they could
  • 00:42:04
    range uh usually from 2,500 to 7,000
  • 00:42:07
    based one on the program that you're
  • 00:42:08
    applying to and second is based on your
  • 00:42:11
    own personal need what I would share is
  • 00:42:14
    last year in 2024 we granted through
  • 00:42:17
    woodsworth uh college alone $400,000 to
  • 00:42:21
    some abroad participants so we try to
  • 00:42:23
    make sure that funding is made available
  • 00:42:26
    to those who
  • 00:42:27
    needed the other category of awards is
  • 00:42:30
    Merit based Awards um these tend to be
  • 00:42:33
    smaller so they tend to be a little bit
  • 00:42:35
    more competitive but if you are looking
  • 00:42:38
    into Merit based Awards the award
  • 00:42:41
    criteria on our website as well uh you
  • 00:42:43
    do have to complete a separate
  • 00:42:45
    supplemental application for merit based
  • 00:42:48
    wordss uh the link is on the summer Brad
  • 00:42:51
    portal so when you log into the Sumer
  • 00:42:53
    Brad award um application section you
  • 00:42:56
    will see a link to the Merit based
  • 00:42:58
    Awards so that's something for you to
  • 00:43:01
    consider as well I also did a separate
  • 00:43:03
    session on financing somewh brought
  • 00:43:06
    opportunity so if you would like to
  • 00:43:08
    receive more information or you want to
  • 00:43:10
    learn a little bit more I urge you to
  • 00:43:12
    view my separate um video so start
  • 00:43:15
    budgeting now it's never too early final
  • 00:43:19
    payment for Japan program is due on
  • 00:43:21
    March 26 so make sure you have a good
  • 00:43:23
    financial plan in mind uh explore all
  • 00:43:27
    different opportunities uh talk to your
  • 00:43:29
    registral office uh talk to your
  • 00:43:31
    department whichever it may be to see if
  • 00:43:33
    there additional financial aid available
  • 00:43:36
    or different types of awards yet you
  • 00:43:38
    could apply for and be eligible for if
  • 00:43:42
    you're an oap student and OSAP is for
  • 00:43:45
    domestic students uh who are based in
  • 00:43:48
    Toronto then OSAP fund um maybe open to
  • 00:43:52
    you you definitely would be able to uh
  • 00:43:55
    apply for oap information on our website
  • 00:43:57
    for that as well do note that oap funds
  • 00:44:00
    for domestic students are not usually
  • 00:44:02
    released until closer to the start of
  • 00:44:04
    the program and you can't defer your
  • 00:44:07
    fees uh on that basis so just plan
  • 00:44:10
    accordingly and be aware of it cie which
  • 00:44:14
    is a different unit from our uh summer
  • 00:44:17
    broad woodw uh office cie also is able
  • 00:44:20
    to offer you funding for some abroad and
  • 00:44:23
    they've been very generous in the past
  • 00:44:25
    so make sure you're look into the IE
  • 00:44:29
    award plus Awards and also applying for
  • 00:44:32
    that if you're specifically an
  • 00:44:34
    international student who has Financial
  • 00:44:37
    need I would uh definitely recommend you
  • 00:44:40
    exploring the I award plus that's
  • 00:44:43
    offered through cie because those are
  • 00:44:45
    open to International students with
  • 00:44:47
    financial needs as well so um next slide
  • 00:44:51
    is on visas and insurance because that's
  • 00:44:54
    a practical element that you need to be
  • 00:44:56
    aware of students are responsible for
  • 00:44:58
    arranging your own visa and if required
  • 00:45:01
    we would be providing you supporting
  • 00:45:03
    documents as well this is all done after
  • 00:45:06
    you admitted for Japan the Canadian uh
  • 00:45:10
    citizens usually uh would require just
  • 00:45:12
    your travel Document which is your
  • 00:45:14
    passport valid for the duration of this
  • 00:45:17
    day okay International students at
  • 00:45:21
    students who don't have the Canadian
  • 00:45:23
    citizenship definitely check with your
  • 00:45:26
    uh the Japanese Embassy and consulate
  • 00:45:28
    for requirements and we normally will
  • 00:45:30
    provide links to that effect once you
  • 00:45:32
    are admitted uh to the particular
  • 00:45:34
    program uh wherever possible especially
  • 00:45:37
    if you do need to apply for Visa apply
  • 00:45:40
    from Toronto uh we work very closely
  • 00:45:43
    with the local embassies so we'll be
  • 00:45:45
    able to guide you through the various um
  • 00:45:48
    documents from where if you're applying
  • 00:45:51
    from Toronto if you plan to go back home
  • 00:45:53
    to a different country and you have to
  • 00:45:56
    apply uh from your home country of
  • 00:45:58
    course we'll provide you with the
  • 00:46:00
    documents but we may not be able to
  • 00:46:02
    provide you with the same level of
  • 00:46:04
    support for the Visas in the same way
  • 00:46:07
    okay uh last piece but extremely
  • 00:46:10
    relevant Equity diversity inclusion and
  • 00:46:13
    accessibility resources Su Brad has been
  • 00:46:16
    putting together a large number of EDI
  • 00:46:21
    related resources and making sure the
  • 00:46:24
    information is relevant and easily
  • 00:46:27
    accessible to students who are thinking
  • 00:46:28
    about exploring some abroad
  • 00:46:30
    opportunities so I urge you to review it
  • 00:46:33
    if you have any quiries uh if there are
  • 00:46:36
    specific needs you would like to discuss
  • 00:46:38
    do book at advising appointment V
  • 00:46:42
    Venture who is our edia staff uh she's
  • 00:46:46
    focused on diversity and inclusion
  • 00:46:48
    there's a QR code on the screen scan it
  • 00:46:51
    book an appointment with her and she'll
  • 00:46:53
    be happy to guide you through the
  • 00:46:54
    various resources
  • 00:46:57
    uh if any of the resources um that uh
  • 00:47:00
    are published on the website um is
  • 00:47:03
    confusing or you're not sure about it to
  • 00:47:05
    reach us uh reach out to us and uh let
  • 00:47:08
    us know and we'll be happy to help uh
  • 00:47:11
    there are two specific uh EDI resources
  • 00:47:14
    or groups of EDI resources I would like
  • 00:47:16
    you to be aware of one is for the
  • 00:47:18
    different student communities and you'll
  • 00:47:20
    see that on the top of our page when you
  • 00:47:22
    click on EDI and accessibility you'll be
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    able to see a link or tab that says EDI
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    resources for diverse student
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    communities so read through it we are
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    also building a site specific ETI
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    resources as well and you'll see one uh
  • 00:47:38
    on our website for the different
  • 00:47:40
    countries to refer to those tons of
  • 00:47:43
    information and resources and I think
  • 00:47:45
    students will find it very very
  • 00:47:47
    helpful for those uh who require
  • 00:47:50
    academic accommodations and these may be
  • 00:47:53
    extra time to complete assignments and I
  • 00:47:55
    registered with the UFT accessibility
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    services do note that we would be asking
  • 00:48:01
    you to upload letters of accommodation
  • 00:48:04
    within 7 days of being admitted to
  • 00:48:06
    Summer abroad so if you're thinking
  • 00:48:08
    about summer abroad and your registered
  • 00:48:10
    accessibility office start to have a
  • 00:48:13
    conversation with your accessibility
  • 00:48:15
    advisor let them know you're thinking
  • 00:48:17
    about uh applying for somewhere abroad
  • 00:48:19
    so that you can start updating your lect
  • 00:48:21
    there of accommodation for these
  • 00:48:22
    activities if you have any questions
  • 00:48:24
    again do not hesitate to reach out to us
  • 00:48:27
    we want to make sure we are on this
  • 00:48:29
    journey with you and we are working with
  • 00:48:31
    you um as you think through your
  • 00:48:33
    different options
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    okay so um oh Ed a word this is
  • 00:48:40
    definitely something I would like to
  • 00:48:41
    highlight very proud uh that we offer
  • 00:48:44
    this every year this would be our third
  • 00:48:45
    year offering uh the Sumer Brad
  • 00:48:48
    inclusion diversity and Excellence award
  • 00:48:51
    we provide four uh students with this
  • 00:48:54
    particular award and it's to recognize
  • 00:48:57
    are excellent awesome students we know
  • 00:48:59
    that we have students who are
  • 00:49:01
    contributing to the advancement of EDI a
  • 00:49:05
    and we want to make sure we are able to
  • 00:49:07
    provide them with additional funds so if
  • 00:49:09
    you've actually uh maybe started an
  • 00:49:12
    initiative to advance EDI in um
  • 00:49:15
    activities or projects do submit an
  • 00:49:18
    application for this we would love to
  • 00:49:20
    hear more about uh your initiatives and
  • 00:49:22
    your contributions preference is given
  • 00:49:24
    to blacks uh and IND or and our
  • 00:49:27
    indigenous students okay and these are
  • 00:49:29
    valued at
  • 00:49:31
    $5,000 each so this is um takes me to
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    the end of my presentation today
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    reminded to subscribe to the summary
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    which is our new e newsletter if you
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    haven't done so drop in have a chat with
  • 00:49:45
    our awesome summer broad ambassadors
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    learn a little bit more from them about
  • 00:49:50
    their
  • 00:49:51
    experiences and an awesome way to
  • 00:49:53
    connect with us is to engage with us on
  • 00:49:56
    our Instagram account so if you haven't
  • 00:49:58
    done so follow us on our UFT abroad
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    account our website has tons of
  • 00:50:05
    information don't forget to review all
  • 00:50:08
    the links we have so many student
  • 00:50:10
    stories posted on it as well so explore
  • 00:50:12
    those read and learn through those and
  • 00:50:16
    uh if you're ever on the Samar abroad um
  • 00:50:20
    uh kind of building or area we are based
  • 00:50:24
    at woodswood College on the third floor
  • 00:50:26
    we would love to meet students so if
  • 00:50:28
    you're any ever around our office drop
  • 00:50:32
    by our office hours come chat with us
  • 00:50:35
    book an
  • 00:50:36
    appointment uh and we'll be happy to
  • 00:50:38
    guide you through the process
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