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July 15, 2016

[SSJ: 9469] Kamenori Earth Youth Summit 2017 in Hong Kong - Now Accepting Applications

From: The Kamenori Earth Youth Summit
Date: 2016/07/15

Thank you for your support of the Kamenori Foundation.
We would like to inform you the Kamenori Foundation is now accepting
applications
for the Kamenori Earth Youth Summit 2017 [KEYS2017] in Hong Kong.

The Kamenori Earth Youth Summit [KEYS] is a conference for youth from
different
Asian countries with the purpose of nurturing future leaders in Asia.
Through this conference, KEYS aims to promote mutual understanding among
the Asian countries and foster global perspectives and partnerships
by exploring developmental and environmental issues in Asia.
Students from Asian and Japanese university as well as Asian students
currently
studying in Japan share concerns for the future of Asia and hope to resolve
the issues through collaboration with others.

The Kamenori Earth Youth Summit will take place in August, 2017 and
students bring together to share team-coordinated research presentations.
The official language will be English.

◆Theme: Current issues and prospects for tomorrow’s Asia - Towards “One
Asia”-

◆Aims:
- Nurture Asian leaders for Asia
- Promote mutual understanding among the participants from Japan and the
other Asian countries
- Discuss issues around Asia and foster global perspectives and
partnerships between participants

◆Date*: August 16th (Wed) - 21st (Mon), 2017 (six days)
[Departure from Japan: 15th Aug. / Arrival in Japan: 22nd Aug.]
(* The schedule is subject to change.)

◆Venue: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/

◆Participants: Approximately 30 university undergraduate students
- University undergraduate students who attend Japanese universities
and have nationalities from Japan or other Asian countries and
regions,
- University undergraduate students from Asian universities

◆Application period:
- 1st closing day: Friday, August 12th 2016
- 2nd closing day: Friday, September 23rd 2016

◆Selection:
- 1st Selection: Application document selection. Results will be
notified
by the last part of August for the applicants of 1st closing day /
by 3rd October for the applicants of 2nd closing day.
- 2nd Selection: Presentation/Interview will be held from 8th Oct. to
10th
Oct. 2016 in Tokyo. Detailed information of 2nd selection will be
provided
with the results of the 1st selection.


For further details, please visit our website.

KEYS website:
http://www.kamenori.jp/keys_eng.html [English page]
http://www.kamenori.jp/keys_jp.html [Japanese page]

Application Guideline:

http://www.kamenori.jp/pdf/keys2017/KEYS2017Program_guideline_Modified.pdf

Details of past KEYS conference

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Attention to KEYS - 2017, The Kamenori Foundation
Address: 2-11-211, Wakaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0011
E-mail: kamenori.keys@gmail.com
TEL:03-3234-1694(9:30-17:30) / FAX: 03-3234-1603

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The Kamenori Foundation [URL:http://www.kamenori.jp/]
The Kamenori Foundation was established under the supervision of the
Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in April 2006.
The foundation became a public interest incorporated foundation in April,
2011.
Our foundation aims to foster friendly relations and mutual understanding
through exchange between the youth of Japan and the youths of other
countries
in Asia and Oceania.
We are committed to nurturing future leaders who can work as bridges
between countries.
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