Global internship (G.ecbo) Program Office

2019-2020 Global Explorers to Cross Borders

Global Internship (G.ecbo) Program -Overseas-

Application Guide

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1. About the G.ecbo Program

G.ecbo Program is a special graduate school education program conducted with a central focus on overseas internship aiming to foster practical-minded researchers and academic-minded specialists who are actively involved in the global community. The Program dispatches graduate school students for 1-2 months as interns to a variety of institutions that deal with multidisciplinary issues in target areas. The host institutions include international organizations, education and/or research institutes, government organizations, NGOs, development consulting companies, etc.

Apart from this Program, several programs, so-called “Specialized ECBO Programs”, also offer overseas internship to students in particular graduate schools. Prominent among them are ECBO Program and Overseas Joint Research Program in Graduate School of Engineering, and i-ECBO Program in Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation. For more details,

please refer to our program website （https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/gecbo）.

2. Program Organization and Trainings to be Pursued

This Program adopts “Sandwich-type” education, which consists of preparatory training, overseas internship, and follow-up education, in order to make the internship experiences more fruitful in a long term perspective. The concrete organization of the Program is shown in Table 1 below. Basically for those who plan to apply for these Programs, they are required to pursue 1) Core subjects and 2) Specialized subjects, and to attend 3) the Risk Management Seminar before departure. They are also to present their outcomes and lessons learnt in 4) the Post-internship Debriefing Meeting.

Table 1: Organization and Types of Training in G.ecbo and Specialized ECBO Program

Program

Preparatory Training Overseas/Domestic

Internship

Follow-up

Education

Preparatory

Core

Subjects

Specialized

Subjects

Risk

Management

Seminar

On-site

Training/

Research

Activity

On-site Mid-term/

Final Presentation

Post-

Internship

Presentation

G.ecbo/ i-ECBO

◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ○ ◎

Other Specialized

ECBO △ ◎ ◎ ◎ ○ ◎

◎: Mandatory ○: Highly Recommended △: Optional

*Discuss specialized subjects to be pursued with your academic adviser.

However, management of core and specialized subjects differs depending on the graduate

schools. Besides, the training is organized individually in each of the specialized ECBO Programs. For more details, please contact Student Support Office of your graduate school or the G.ecbo office prior to your application.

G.ecbo Program

For all graduate students

Specialized ECBO Program

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① Core subjects Various courses are arranged before and after the internship in core subject. At a preparatory

stage some courses are provided to develop a basic capacity, such as problem mining/solving ability and communication skills for smooth implementation of activities on-site. Other courses are conducted after the internship as aiming to reflect your activities during the internship and to deepen such on-site experiences into practical knowledge and theories. The following table (Table 2) shows commencement time and requirement of each course according to the Programs.

Table 2: Core subjects in the G.ecbo Programs (As of March 2019)

Type of Courses

Commencement G.ecbo/ i-ECBO

Other Specialized

ECBO Title of Course

Seminar

type

（regular

course）

Before

Internship Compulsory Optional

Developing Designing Ability

（Spring）

Or Alternative Subject Recommended

by Graduate School*1

Other Courses

(Mostly no Credited)

Before Internship

Compulsory Optional G.ecbo English presentation training *2

Before Internship

Recommended

Recommended

Advanced English I (regular course) and voluntary English training courses offered by FLARE, *3 Graduate Writing I and Graduate Writing II offered by IDEC, etc.

After Internship

Compulsory Optional Post-Internship Presentation

*1 Please refer to page 5 of this application guide. If you can’t manage to take the course, please consult the program office prior to your application.

*2 G.ecbo/i-ECBO Program offers English presentation training course using PPT. According to English proficiency, 2 or 3 presentations are required prior to internship and 1 presentation afterwards.

*3 For more details, please visit the Institute for Foreign Language Research and Education (FLARE) website at http://www.flare.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/.

② Specialized Subjects Specialized subjects are the courses to be pursued before internship aiming to develop

specialized knowledge and skills necessary for assigned internship activities. The courses required vary according to applicant’s specialization and type of activities engaged in host institution in mind. It is, therefore, advised to decide these courses in careful consultation with your academic advisor and/or faculty in charge of the institute.

For the students in Graduate School for International Development and Corporation (IDEC), most of the required courses are instructed already. Please refer to the page 6 of this application guide.

③ Other Other than the things mentioned above, participants are required to attend the Risk Management

Seminar that provides you information on safety measures abroad including on overseas traveler’s insurance.

In some graduate schools you may obtain credit for the internship through this program. For the actual procedure, please contact the Student Support Office of your graduate school or G.ecbo office.

For doctoral course participants, all courses, except G.ecbo English presentation training and the Post-internship Presentation are optional on the assumption that required knowledge and skills have already been acquired in the master’s course.

3. Host institutions and companies for overseas and domestic internship for FY 2019

Please refer to Annex attached herewith.

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4. Selection

・Closing date and time for application: 12：00 (Noon) on Monday, October 21st, 2019

・Documents to be submitted:

①Application form for the G.ecbo Overseas Internship Program

※Please note that there is a different application form for

domestic internship.

（Form 1 *; This form needs

to be sent by e-mail as well.）

②Purpose of application

(Either in English or Japanese; 1 or 2 pages in A4 sheets)

（Form 2 *; This form needs to

be sent by e-mail as well.）

③A copy of certificate of English proficiency examination （TOEIC®, TOEFL®, etc.）

④Academic advisor’s approval of your application for G.ecbo

Program

（Form 3*）

⑤Proof of Payment for “Comprehensive Insurance for Students

Lives Coupled with PAS For International Students (Inbound

Futai-Gakuso)”

（Bank receipt， etc.）

*Form 1, 2, 3 can be retrieved from G.ecbo Website as follows.

G.ecbo website top page > Application Guide > G.ecbo/i-ECBO Internship

・Interview: Thursday November 7th, Friday November 8

th, Monday November 11

th 2019

(to be advised)

*Basically conducted in English.

・Announcement of Result: Thursday, November 14th, 2019 (to be advised)

・Internship Guidance: Mid November, 2019 (to be advised)

《NOTE》 Selection by the Program merely means acquisition of recommendation by the

University. The final decision will still be made by the host institution after considering the match

between students’ interests and the institution’s capacity. Besides, the Program executive

committee may conclude to turn down the dispatch of interns under certain circumstances, such

as the occurrence of a serious threat to security in your host country, or if the development of

candidate is assessed to be insufficient after pre-internship training.

・Criteria for selection: (Applicants will be evaluate the following items comprehensively.)

Screening of Application documents：

Writing Ability，Persuasiveness，Clear objectives，Novelty of ideas

Interview：

Communication skill, Attitude, Activeness, Sociality, Individuality, Consciousness

5. Financial Support and Obligation (refer to the page 7)

・For those students who are selected for overseas internship, the Program supports their travel

expenses to and from host country, inclusive of an economy-class round air ticket.

・Other costs, such as a commission for visa acquisition, an insurance premium, and other living

expenses during internship are basically participants’ responsibility. However, those students who

are evaluated excellent in the selection will be recommended to an available external scholarship.

For those students who are excellent, but didn't meet its criteria, equivalent financial support will

be provided from the Program.

・Expenses for research and domestic movement on-site should be borne by the participants.

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・Participants may be determined incapable and suspended from the Program if serious dereliction

of obligations, such as absence from guidance, preparatory training and/or follow-up education, or

failure and long delay to submit necessary documents and/or assignments, occurs frequently in

the process. The participants may be requested to return all the financial support in the worst case.

6. Purchase of Insurances

・All the program participants are required to purchase “Comprehensive Insurance for Students

Lives Coupled with PAS For International Students (Inbound Futai-Gakuso)”. Please make sure

you have bought this insurance when you submit your application.

(After selection) In order to minimize the risks during a stay abroad for internship, students are also required to purchase overseas traveler’s insurance that the University has made a comprehensive contract for this purpose.

【Reception counter】 Student Services Group (Student Plaza 3F)

7. Important Notice

・A period of internship will be decided by mutual agreement between a host institution and a

participant. Once a schedule is fixed, you are not allowed to change it unless an inevitable incident

occurs, such as illness, rapid deterioration of security around a host institution, etc.

・Some participants may be approached to apply for another scholarship program in parallel after

the selection. If agreed, the candidates will be requested to prepare another application for it.

8. Inquiries & Submission of Applications All applications should be submitted to:

G.ecbo Program Office (Student Plaza 2F)

E-mail: gecbo@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

or,

i-ECBO Program Office

(1st Floor, Support Office, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation)

E-mail: gecbo@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

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G.ecbo 事前コア科目『能力開発特論』および代替科目一覧

Core Subjects “Developing Designing Ability” and Alternative Subject Recommended by Graduate

School

所属 / 研究科

Affiliation / Graduate School

授業科目名

Subject Name

大学院国際協力研究科

Graduate School for International Development

and Cooperation

能力開発特論 （前期）

Developing Designing Ability (Spring)

大学院文学研究科

Graduate School of Letters

日本文化論基礎演習 （前期）

Seminar on Regional Culture in Japan (Spring)

大学院教育学研究科

Graduate School of Education

Decision Making Analysis in Education

（前期・集中 / Spring・Intensive）

大学院理学研究科

Graduate School of Science

グローバル対策セミナーA （前期）

またはグローバル対策セミナーB （後期）

English Seminar for Globalization A (Spring)

or English Seminar for Globalization B (Fall)

大学院先端物質科学研究科

Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of

Matter

コミュニケーション能力開発 （前期）

Lecture on Developing Communication Skills (Spring)

※英語でのディベートを希望する学生は，国際協力研究科開設の

「能力開発特論」を授業すること。

Those who wishing to have English debating exercises

should take “Developing Designing Ability” course provided

by IDEC.

大学院工学研究科

Graduate School of Engineering

MOT とベンチャービジネス論 （前期）

MOT and Venture Business (Spring)

大学院総合科学研究科

Graduate School of Integrated Arts and

Sciences （該当科目なし/ Not Applicable）

※IDEC 開講「能力開発特論」を必修とする

Students should take “Developing Designing Ability” course

provided by IDEC.

大学院社会科学研究科

Graduate School of Social Sciences

大学院統合生命科学研究科

Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life

大学院医科系科学研究科

Graduate School of Biomedical and Health

Sciences

English Rhetoric & Writing （前期 / Spring）

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【Classes and Credits to be obtained for IDEC students】

For those IDEC students who wish to participate in either G.ecbo or i-ECBO Program, they are required to take at least one course from each category listed in the table below. For other training course, students are also recommended to take either of the courses related to improvement of English ability.

《G.ecbo Internship Program Core Subjects》

Category of Courses

Methods of taking course

Title of Courses

Lectures Optional

Compulsory (at least 1 course)

Peacebuilding （Fall）

International Environmental Cooperation Studies

（Spring）

Subject recommended by Academic Advisor *1

PBL (Problem-Based

Learning)

Optional Compulsory

(at least 1 course)

Development Technology （Spring）

Fundamental Theory of Practice in International

Cooperation in EducationⅠ（1Term），Ⅱ（2Term）

Practical Seminar on International Cooperation Project (Spring)

Subject recommended by Academic Advisor *2

Seminar Compulsory Developing Designing Ability （Spring） *3

Other training course

（no credit）

Compulsory G.ecbo English Presentation Training *4

Recommended

Advanced English I (regular course) and voluntary English training courses offered by FLARE, *5 Graduate Writing I and Graduate Writing II offered by IDEC, etc.

Compulsory Post-internship Presentation

*1 To Academic Advisor: Please recommend a subject which gives compulsory knowledge and/or

foster of qualities and abilities that intern student should have in advance to conduct internship. *2 To Academic Advisor: Please recommend a subject which helps to develop student’s ability to

tackle complex issues and find a solution. (Problem Based Learning (PBL) style subject is preferable.)

*3 Graduate School Common Subject. Please refer to the university syllabus. If you can’t manage to take the course, please consult the G.ecbo/i-ECBO office prior to your application.

*4 G.ecbo/i-ECBO Program offers English presentation training course using PPT. According to English proficiency, 2 or 3 presentations are required prior to internship.

*5 For more details, please visit the Institute for Foreign Language Research and Education (FLARE) website at http://www.flare.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/.

In IDEC you can obtain credit for the internship in this Program. For the actual procedure, please

refer the syllabus of the course, contact the Student Support Office of IDEC, or G.ecbo or i-ECBO office.

For doctoral course participants, all courses except G.ecbo English Presentation Training and the Post-internship Presentation are optional on the assumption that required knowledge and skills have already been acquired in the master’s course.

1. G.ecbo : Open for all the graduate school students As of October 1, 2019

Country to beDispatched

Host institute Field Theme Period Number Language AccommodationLocation ofInstitution

Note

China Central South UniversityResource earth scienceMineralogy

Metal resources 2-3 weeks 2 students EnglishGuest Hotel of theUniversity

HunanProvince

Cambodia Cambodian Mekong University

Japanese Language Education,Japanese Culture, Arts, MusicEducation, Sport Education,※To be decided by consideringthe student's specialization

Japanese Language Education,Designing Curriculum, or Specialcourses (Music Education, SportEducation, Classical Japanese Dance,Abacus, Calligraphy, MathematicsEducation, Nutrition, Agronomics, ITPrograming, Accounting, Biology,Mechanical Engineering, etc. )

2-12 months 4-5 studentsJapanese(JLPT N1 orN2 certificate isrequired), English

Dormitory/hostel incampus

Phnom Penh

Interns are expected to teach students as amember of a teacher of CMU. Deepen researchsubjects of internship students throughteaching and interaction with students. Wewelcome interns who can teach using thepiano.

PhilippinesNon-profit CorporationIMAGINUS　(Philippine Office)

To be decided afterscreening

a few students English35,000 yen / month*including breakfast

Coordinate fee: 30,000 yen/monthTransportation fee in the activity will be paid

Nepal FORWARDDevelopment science, Socialsystem sciences for environment,agriculture and forestry

Sustainable regional development,Social system related to environment,Agriculture, forestry and livelihood ofthe community people, Climate changeand Disaster Risk Management, NaturalResource Management, Gender andSocial Inclusion

1-2months in Summer andWinter※Prior consultationrequired during monsoonperiod.

2-3 studentsEnglish, Nepalese(preffered)

Approx. US$15 -25/night

ChitwanWhen you go out to the field, you will berenting a vehicle and you will be responsible forit.Leased vehicle： \4,000 - 5,000/day

RussiaTomsk State PedagogicalUniversity

Information Science, Physics, Physics About 1 - 2 months 2 students EnglishStudent residence, hotel(arranged by TSPU)

Tomsk

For exchange students we always findaccomodation. And since it's a student visa,there are passport requirements and namelythe passport should be valid at least 18 monthsfrom the supposed date of entry.https://www.tspu.edu.ru/en/

The Republic ofZambia

Department of Literature andLanguages, School ofHumanities and Social Sciences,The University of Zambia

Japanese Language Education

Theme of internship will be onJapanese Language Education.Regarding research themes, ForeignLanguage Education in general or otherareas may be possible but it is subjectto discussion with the Department incharge at UNZA prior to the selectionin Japan.

1-2months (except theperiod from the beginningof October to the end ofDecember)

1-2 students English and Japanese

Accommodation will beavailable if his/herinternship period is fixedwell in advance (about 2months before)

Lusaka

Intern students are expected to teachJapanese or to assist learners' practices inUNZA's Japanese Language Open Class, thus itis preferable if the students are pursuing apost graduate course in Japanese LanguageEducation or have an experience in teachingJapanese Language. http:www.unza.zmNative Japanese speaker, in principle.

(Not yetconfirmed)

Association of Medical Doctorsof Asia (AMDA) VolunteerCenter

Peace building throughhumanitarian effort in health care

Assistant of project coordination andmanagement, Assistance for refugeesand disaster victims

Summer or Winter a few studentsVaried according tothe countries posted

http://amda.or.jp/Prior consultation required.[Contact] Associate Prof. Yamane tyamane@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Laos, Cambodia,Philippines

IC Net Limited Business, Tourism, EducationTourism development, Marketing, Socialbuisiness, Fostering Japanese-language education, Ecotourism

More than 1 month

Approx. 2students foreach hostinstitution,depending on theperiod

English, preferablyLocal language

Guest house, hotel orDormitory (Approx.\2,000-6,000/night)

Laos,Cambodia,Philippines

Admission fee is required (80,000yen for 2months, except for tax).[Support contents]Offering informations before departure,Orientation(Skype), Airport pickup, Rentalmobile phone, Quick Lao lesson, Transportationbetween accommodation and office,Cousultation, Support of visa extension, finalreport and emergency.

to be determined JICA officesInternational cooperation,Development aid

To be decided according to the regionaloffice posted

To be decided accordingto the regional officeposted

Varied according tothe countries posted※Fluency in Japaneseis required for theInternship Programme(ex. JLPT N1level).

Those who are interested should appry onlinethrough JICA internship website.http://www.jica.go.jp/recruit/intern/

Thai UNESCAP About 3months a few students English Hotel BangkokThose who are interested should appry onlinethrough UNESCAP internship website.http://www.unescap.org/jobs/internships/

: The Program will just recommend candidates to the institutions after selection. The host institute/organization also have their own screenings afterwards.

　　※Inquiry：G.ecbo　office < gecbo@hiroshima-u.ac.jp >　

List of Host Institutions for AY 2019 Internship

Community Development, Education Development, Global Human ResourseDevelopment, Vocational Technical Training, Social Business, Market

Survey, Tourism