7月22日,23日に平成28年度前期(第4期)官民協働海外留学支援制度(トビタテ!留学JAPAN日本代表プログラム)学内説明会を開催しました。これは,本学の日本人学生に同制度について情報提供をすることにより,海外留学への関心を高めるとともに,先輩の体験談やアドバイスを聞く機会を設け,同制度への応募を促進することを目的としたものです。説明会には,計65名が参加し,参加者たちは真剣な面持ちで耳を傾けていました。
同制度は,文部科学省が若者の留学を官民共同で応援し,日本の産業界が求めるグローバル人材を育成することを目的に平成26年度から始まった給付型奨学金制度です。同プログラムの選考に合格した学生は,事前研修?事後研修に参加し,留学中に手厚い奨学金(月額12~20万円),渡航費,研修参加費,授業料などの支援を受けることができます。本学では,第1期~第3期で計14名の合格者を出しています。
On July 22 and 23, Kanazawa University held briefing sessions on “FY2016 The 4th Japan Public-Private Partnership Student Study Abroad Program: TOBITATE! Young Ambassador Program.” The sessions were organized to raise awareness of study abroad, and to encourage application for the scholarship. The session included the detailed explanation of the scholarship and the previous successful applicants told their experience and gave advises. Sixty-five audiences were eagerly listening to the presentation.
“Japan Public-Private Partnership Student Study Abroad Program: TOBITATE! Young Ambassador Program,” was established by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in JAPAN) in 2014 with the funds of Japanese companies, and aims to promote study abroad opportunities and develop Japanese students’ abilities to become future leaders sought by industries. The successful applicants receive the support from MEXT such as monthly stipend (?120,000 ~ ?200,000), travel expense for study abroad, travel expense for prior and follow-up workshops, and tuition fee. Kanazawa University has produced 14 successful candidates of this program since 2014(from the 1st to 3rd program).