AUN/SEED-Net Short-term Study Program in Japan

AUN/SEED-Net Short-term Study Program in Japan

Overview
It is essential for AUN/SEED-Net students to conduct high quality doctoral thesis research of international standard and to complete doctoral degrees within three years. The AUN/SEED-Net Project thus provides thesis research assistance for AUN/SEED-Net students through the joint thesis research supervision from Japanese Supporting Universities. To facilitate this assistance, Collaborative Research Program has been introduced, in which each Host Institution, in consultation with Japanese Supporting Universities identifies a few well-defined and focused Collaborative Research Themes (or research umbrellas), each of which is a sub-area of research defined by several key words leading to a number of interrelated and progressively conducted possible thesis research topics. Then some of those research themes/topics will be carried out by AUN/SEED-Net students under joint supervision of Host Institutions and Japanese Supporting Universities, while other research topics are encouraged to be carried out by graduate students of Member Institutions as well.

The Short-Term Study Program in Japan aims to provide such support for students in the Doctoral Degree Sandwich Program. During three years of scholarship period, students can visit their Japanese co-advisors once or twice, for a total duration of eight months to receive thesis research supervision.

Objectives

1. To carry out joint thesis research supervision by Japanese co-advisors in Japan.
2. To ensure high quality of doctoral theses (which will lead to a good number of publications in reputable international refereed journals) and to ensure the completion of the degree within three years.
3. To enhance the research collaboration between Host Institutions and Japanese Supporting Universities

Eligible Applicants
Doctoral Degree Sandwich students of AUN/SEED-Net who are in good health both physically and mentally

Period of study in Japan
For Doctoral Degree Sandwich Students who enrolled in and after JFY2008 (or from April 2008 onwards)

1. During three (3) years of scholarship period, students are eligible to make Short-term Study in Japan once or twice, for a total duration of eight (8) months.
2. In case students choose to make Short-term Study in Japan twice, it is required that one of the two times must be less than one (1) month.
3. The number of study and duration of each time will be specified upon commencement of doctoral study based on the consultation between advisors at Host Institutions and Coadvisors at Japanese Supporting Universities.
4. The departure date to Japan for a study less than one (1) month should be within the period between April 20, 2011 and January 15, 2012, while the departure date to Japan for a study from one (1) month to eight (8) months should be within the period between July 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012.

Submission Deadline of the Application Forms
Application Form for Short-term Study Program in Japan, with a covering letter signed by Head of Department, or Dean, or the Representative of the respective Host Institution, in either hard or soft copy (PDF or JPEG format), should be submitted to the Secretariat according to the deadlines scheduled as follows:

• All short trips must be completed not later than 15 February 2012.
• Students are eligible for one or two study trips with total period in Japan shorter than 8 months

http://www.seed-net.org/download/SSJP_2011_gl.pdf

http://www.seed-net.org/download/SSJP_2011_fm.doc

AUN/SEED-Net Project
(Short-term Study Program in Japan)
Faculty of Engineering Bld 2,
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
Tel: (66 2) 2186419, 2186420
E-mail: prog@aun-seed.net