Global PBL AIMS program “International PBL Program in ASEAN Countries” Ritsumeikan University

Ritsumeikan University’s “International PBL Program in ASEAN Countries” is an education program focusing on “international problem/project-based learning” which looks to provide necessary “multi-dimensional thinking skills” (technical thinking, business thinking, system design thinking) by accepting students from a variety of countries and regions to work collectively to solve policy and social issues such as Asian welfare, urban planning and development which ASEAN countries have been facing.

This program has been created on the basis of academic collaboration with partner institutions and Ritsumeikan University as one of the “FY2013 Inter-University Exchange Project” by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) to promote student exchange with partner institutions in ASEAN Countries under AIMS program (ASEAN International Mobility for Students program).

Tuition Waiver and JASSO Scholarship is available.

Program Structure

1. Period of exchange: 1 semester or 2 semesters (AY2018 Spring or Spring/Fall)
2. Term dates for the academic year: Spring (April 1 – July 31), Fall (September 26 –January 31)
3. Faculty available for incoming international students: College of Policy Science (Osaka-Ibaraki Campus),
   College of International Relations (Kyoto Kinugasa Campus). The students who belong to College of
   Policy Science can also take courses at College of Business Administration.
4. Example of courses offered (AY2017): International PBL Seminar 1, Sustainable Urban Policy II, Strategic
   Marketing, Cross-Cultural Management Research, International Industries (Osaka-Ibaraki Campus),
5. Global Simulation Gaming, Japanese Society, Japanese Politics, Geography of Japan and Kyoto, Asia
   Pacific Relations, Theme Studies (Managing CSR), Media in World Politics (Kyoto Kinugasa Campus)
   ・Language of Instruction: English
   ・Housing option: off campus dormitory or apartments (Osaka-Ibaraki Campus), off campus dormitory
   (Kyoto Kinugasa Campus)

Requirements:
1. Motivation Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
3. Academic transcript
4. TOEFL or IELTS, with minimum score of: TOEFL 550, IELTS 6,5, iBT 100

Please submit the requirements above to the International Relation Office ITB, Jalan Ganesha No. 17, Bandung due to 29 September 2017, at 14.00 WIB, for further selection process.