[Announcement] Global PBL (Project-Based Learning) - Shibaura Institute of Technology
2018-06-19
Global PBL at SIT in December 2018
Global PBL is an extraordinary program for students from across Japan and around the world. Students from Japan and overseas partner universities working as tag teams will discuss and solve problems presented by Japanese corporations and organizations. SIT encourages students to be engaged in acquiring problem solving capabilities, systems thinking, and systems management skills through this problem solving experience.
Companies who join this program will come into contact with fresh ideas by working with these young people. This will also allow them the potential to develop human resources for their businesses.
NEW!! 2018 PBL flyer GEN Download 
Number of participants: 80 students including 40 from overseas and 40 from Japan
Date: Wednesday, December 5 through Saturday, December 15 (Please discuss withy our advisor, lectures whether you could attend this project during the semester and mid-term exam period)
Place: SIT Omiya Campus, Saitama Pref.
Accommodation: Hotel Metropolitan Saitama-Shintoshin, Hotel Sunvalley Nasu
Estimated expenses: About JPY 125,000
Estimated expenses include: session fee, all accommodation fee, round-trip transportation fee from Hotel Metropolitan Saitama-Shintoshin to Omiya campus, round-trip transportation fee on the field trip, and general meals for lunch and supper during your stay.
Participants need to be
- able to attend ALL DAYS of the program (Incl. Nasu Field Trip)
- in the third grade of undergraduate or higher studies. The program is open to students in any major. Foreign students currently studying in Japan are also welcome
- willing to communicate in English and ready to brush up their communication skills
Important Dates:
NTHU Application deadline: 5pm Aug 1st, 2018
*Students must be nominated by NTHU for the further procedure*
Host U Application deadline: Sep 1st, 2018
Application Procedure
Step 1 - Finish On-line Application Form (Click)
Step 2 - Prepare Documents
(1) NTHU Application Form (Download)
(2) #1-7 documents in SIT Application Form Guidline (Excel) (Download)
Step 3 - Email
- Please email PDF (#2, 3, 5, 6), JPEG (#7) and Excel (#1, 4) files to dga@my.nthu.edu.tw
- Kindly state email subject and name the file " Global PBL_your name_2/3/5/6 " seperately. (Should be total 6 files, ONE Excel, ONE JEPG and Four PDF files)
Step 4 - Hand In
- Please bring the hard copy of (1) NTHU Application Form to the DGA office (Room 111, General Building)
All steps above should been finished by 5pm Aug 1st, 2018
*Students must be nominated by NTHU for the further procedure**
Internal nomination procedure will be finished by Aug 20th.
NOTE: Only NTHU nominated students should prepare the requirements (#8-9 as medical checkup, E-ticket and insurance) by Nov 10th after getting nominated results from NTHU coordinator.
Contact Information
Division of General Affairs, Office of Global Affairs
Phone:03-5715131#33428
E-mail: dga@my.nthu.edu.tw
Attention: Tess Wu
The rights and obligations of NTHU nominated students
1. You need to make sure you can attend full classes
2. You could get the tuition free or dicounted as announced above since host U is one of NTHU partner universities
3. Please turn in one report (around 250-500 words) after the event ends
QA and reminder
- Short-term exchange students could NOT register this program/project but degree students from NTHU partner universities COULD
- The Seniors should turn in the screenshot of NTHU graduate registeration or delay graduate certificate as the proof of identification
- The Juniors should seize the chances to attend summer/winter school
