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Chiba University (Program VII- Landscape Design Workshop)
Chiba JAPAN
Chiba University is a comprehensive university founded in 1949. It hosts approximately 14,200 undergraduate and graduate students and is ranked high both in terms of size and quality among national universities in Japan. There are currently 10 undergraduate schools and 11 graduate schools at Chiba University.
As the University Charter “Always Aim Higher” express, Chiba University aims to foster students with a broad vision, who are able to engage sincerely in all endeavors required by life in global society. To achieve this goal the university has been actively enhancing its liberal arts program and has been promoting the internationalization of its curriculum.
Chiba University has been awarded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan the status of “super global university”, a name given to educational institutions considered to be at the front line of the globalization of Japanese society.
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1-33, Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8522 Japan
Tel
+81-43-290-2199
Fax
N/A
Website
◆UMAP Contact Person
·Name
Ms. Chie Yoshimi
·Organization/Office
Foreign Student Support Section of International Student Division, Department of Student Affairs
·E-mail
csp@chiba-u.jp
◆Program Information
"Landscape Design Workshop"
Purpose:
Intensive landscape design workshop aimed at revitalizing cities and regions and creating a sustainable environment by investigating open spaces and vacant houses in Matsudo or a similar city. In this project, participants will learn how to plan and design the landscape to solve issues in local communities through practical fieldwork at sites designed with the community in mind. Through this work, students will be able to develop their own skills and sense of community design. Also the students will experience Japanese culture through communication with local people as well as cross cultural design collaboration of students from different cultural backgrounds.
Topics:
Special Lecture about the history and current situation of the site
First impression Haiku Map making through vistiting the site area
Team building and site investion (interview, observation, collecting data, etc.)
Walking for making a district plan
Brushing Up of the District Plan Site Design Concept
Midterm Presentation of District Plan & Site Design Concept
Design work
Improvement of site design
Presentation Critique from the teachers
Refurbishment of the draft planning and design proposal
Presentation to Local community of the project site
< Option > According to the requests from the community and our conditions, some parts of the program schedule will be changed to participate a festival held in the local community. Participants may be able to have a chance to join the activity and communicate with local people through the event.
Purpose:
Intensive landscape design workshop aimed at revitalizing cities and regions and creating a sustainable environment by investigating open spaces and vacant houses in Matsudo or a similar city. In this project, participants will learn how to plan and design the landscape to solve issues in local communities through practical fieldwork at sites designed with the community in mind. Through this work, students will be able to develop their own skills and sense of community design. Also the students will experience Japanese culture through communication with local people as well as cross cultural design collaboration of students from different cultural backgrounds.
Topics:
Special Lecture about the history and current situation of the site
First impression Haiku Map making through vistiting the site area
Team building and site investion (interview, observation, collecting data, etc.)
Walking for making a district plan
Brushing Up of the District Plan Site Design Concept
Midterm Presentation of District Plan & Site Design Concept
Design work
Improvement of site design
Presentation Critique from the teachers
Refurbishment of the draft planning and design proposal
Presentation to Local community of the project site
< Option > According to the requests from the community and our conditions, some parts of the program schedule will be changed to participate a festival held in the local community. Participants may be able to have a chance to join the activity and communicate with local people through the event.
·Degree Level
Every participant must be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in an institution of higher education that has concluded an inter university agreement with Chiba University or has a possibility of concluding an agreement in the near future.
·Language of Instruction
English
·Requirements (Language Proficiency, etc)
Students must have the ability to communicate and understand lectures in English
·Number of credits to Transfer
University Credits:
Each course generally consists of 30 academic hours of classes and 2 credit will be awarded.
UCTS:
N/A
·Teaching Hours (Weekly)
Around 25 hours
·Independent Study Hours (weekly)
Around 10 hours
·Student's Total Workload (weekly)
For example, if you complete a total of 30 hours of lectures, workshops, discussions or field studies successfully, 2 credits will be granted at the end of the program
·Program Fee
JPY 120,000- (2 credits / 30 hours of classes) per person.
The fees include tuition, admission, field studies, school supplies and educational materials.
The fees include tuition, admission, field studies, school supplies and educational materials.
·Accomodation Fee
On Campus:
N/A
Off Campus:
It depends on the accommodation type, season or location. Around 4,000JPY to 10,000JPY per night
·Medical / Health Insurance Fee
Participants are required to purchase appropriate overseas travel insurance during their stay in Japan.
·Assistance for Visa Application
Applicants may need a short term visitor visa to enter in Japan, depending on their nationality.
·Other Fees
The program fees don't include flights, accommodation, travel insurance, transportation, meals and other living expenses.
·Any service or assistance
Orientation and campus tour
◆Program Schedule
Length:
1 week
From:
23 August 2018
To:
29 August 2018
◆Application Period for the university
From:
Please contact us and ask about the program details by three months before the preferred date.
Until (Deadline):
Please contact us and ask about the program details by three months before the preferred date.
◆Others
*The minimum number of participants is approximately 15.
If the program fails to meet the minimum enrollment requirement, it will be cancelled.
If the program fails to meet the minimum enrollment requirement, it will be cancelled.
Application Submission Deadline to UMAP-IS: 8 May 2018
