March 20, 2013
Graduate School of Media and Governance: New Course in the Master's and Doctoral Programs
Call for Applications for the "Global Environmental System Leaders Program"
The new Master's and Doctoral Programs course, the "Global Environmental System Leaders Program (GESL)," is now accepting applications for Research Assistants (RAs).
The Graduate School of Media and Governance is recruiting Research Assistants (RAs) for this course from students enrolling in the Master's and Doctoral Programs in April 2013, according to the schedule below. For details, please attend the Professional Development Course Guidance session on April 3.
<RA Recruitment and Selection Schedule>
Monday, April 8, 2013, 3:00 p.m. Application form ( Form 1 (24KB).zip , Form 2 (23KB).zip , Form 3 (24KB).zip ) submission deadline (Strictly enforced)
[Submission location: Academic Affairs Office counter, 1st floor, Building A]
Monday, April 8, 2013, by 8:00 p.m. Notification of document screening results (Successful applicants will be notified by email)
Tuesday, April 9, 2013. RA recruitment interviews (Interview times will be provided in the notification email for successful document screening applicants)
Tuesday, April 9, 2013, by 8:00 p.m. Final results notification (Successful applicants will be notified by email)
Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 6th period (from 6:00 p.m.). General guidance session for all current GESL course students (Mandatory attendance)
- Course Overview -
The "Global Environmental System Leaders Program," jointly offered by the Graduate School of Media and Governance and the Graduate School of Science and Technology at Keio University, brings together top-tier faculty and students from Japan and abroad. With participation from industry, academia, and government, we will establish and develop an integrated Master's and Doctoral degree program with globally recognized quality assurance that transcends disciplinary boundaries. This program aims to guide outstanding students to become globally active leaders equipped with a broad perspective and originality.
The GESL course is a new graduate program designed to cultivate "Global Environmental System Leaders." These leaders will possess the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary to spearhead the sustainable maintenance, restoration, and improvement of the global environment, and will be capable of designing and building technological and social systems on a global scale.
The GESL course features the following three distinctive educational and research components .
● Feature 1 International Training Subjects : Master's students for three months and doctoral students for six months can study abroad at partner and affiliated institutions (such as the University of Cambridge, Princeton University, and Tampere University of Technology). This allows them to cultivate the research and practical skills needed to lead the realization of global environmental systems in an international setting. Financial support for travel and living expenses is provided for this study abroad.
● Feature 2 International Industry-Academia- NPO Collaborative Research Supervision System : We organize an International Industry-Academia-NPO Collaborative Research Supervision System composed of faculty from the Graduate School of Science and Technology and the Graduate School of Media and Governance, researchers from overseas partner institutions, and staff from internship host companies serving as external examiners. By using remote collaboration systems with overseas partners, students can receive research guidance that is consistently international and connected to industry.
● Feature 3 RA System : This system aims to foster young researchers who will shape the future and to promote their career development. Approximately 80% of students who enroll in our graduate schools and choose the GESL course are hired as RAs. About half of these RAs are selected from applicants who applied for the position during the entrance examination application process, with the results announced at the same time as the admission results. Additional recruitment will also take place after enrollment.
* For details on admissions: https://www.sfc.keio.ac.jp/admissions/graduate/index.html
Posted by: Global Environmental System Leaders Program (GESL) Office