【APPLICATION CLOSED】(For Foreign High School Students from Overseas) "Hiroshima Junior International Forum" Call for Participation

印刷用ページを表示する掲載日2019年4月11日

This forum will be the fourth held, participants will learn the realities of radiation exposure, listen to an atomic bombing survivor’s testimony and tour places such as the peace memorial museum and have a discussion about world peace and will announce the result as the “Hiroshima Declaration”.

Come and join our event to exchange opinions with youth from overseas, make new friends and further mutual understanding, and spread a message of peace around the world!

※ Free to participate.
.You need to apply and be selected to participate

Aｐｐlication was closed.

Outline

(1) Sponsor: Hiroshima Prefectural Government

(2) Dates: August 20 (Tuesday) to 23 (Friday), 2019

(3) Location: International Conference Center Hiroshima, etc.
(1-5 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Pref.)

(4) Theme: What can we do to bring about international peace?
(Initiatives for the abolition of nuclear weapons, reconstruction and peacebuilding)

(5) Schedule (tentative):

Date	Program Details
August 19 (Monday)	Overseas participants arrive in Hiroshima
August 20 (Tuesday)	Orientation, tour of Peace Memorial Museum, visit the Cenotaph, hear a lecture from an atomic bombing survivor
August 20 (Tuesday)	Keynote Speech, Workshop “Teambuilding,” ,Group discussion, Welcome Reception
August 21 (Wednesday)	Group discussion
August 22 (Thursday)	Tour of Hiroshima Prefecture (Miyajima)
August 22 (Thursday)	Summary of Group Discussion and Draft Declaration
August 23 (Friday)	Preparation for the Debriefing Session and Declaration
August 23 (Friday)	Debriefing Session and Present Hiroshima Declaration * Open to the general public
August 24 (Saturday)	Overseas Participants leave Hiroshima

(6) Number of participants:

・Foreign high school students from overseas 20 people

[Countries (or Regions) invited to participate]

Category Details	Quota	Countries (Regions)
・Invitations to places with friendship agreements	(3)	Sichuan, China; Hawaii, USA; Guanajuato, Mexico
・Invitations to overseas Kenjinkai	(1)	Bolivia
・Invitations to countries/regions with high numbers of international students from highest to lowest. *Not including China, America, and Guanajuato due to their friendship agreements.	(16)	Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Philippines, Mongolia, Laos, Sri Lanka
Data on the number of international students is according to a study on international student university enrollment by the Japan Student Services Organization of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Applications from Hawaii(USA) and Peru shall be limited to Hiroshima Kenjinkai members. *Applicants from Sichuan and Guanajuato shall be limited to those recommended by each government

(Reference) Other participants

・Foreign high school students living in Japan 20 people

[Countries (or regions) invited to participate] other than the countries in the chart above

・International students enrolled at a university* in Hiroshima: 20 people
*"University" includes: universities, junior colleges, technical colleges, Japanese language schools, and vocational schools

・Japanese High school students: 45 people

(7) Participation fees:　Free

(8) Costs covered by sponsor:

Costs details	Participant	Chaperone
Transit from home to lodging facility (Round trip: Plane tickets, bus, train tickets) including travel insurance Not including any transit or lodging costs incurred while traveling from home to the nearest international airport.	○	×
Lodging in Hiroshima City: 5 nights (August 19 to 23)	○	○
Meetings, documents, tours (admission fees, charter bus costs, etc.), Welcome reception, Meals during the program *The cost of various fees will be calculated by the Hiroshima Prefectural Government.	○	○

* ○：Covered 　×：Not Covered

*If participants are able to travel by themselves between an airport in their country and Japan, then it is not necessary to have a chaperone accompany them.

Application

(1) Application period: Applications must be received by May 31 (Friday), 2019. Aｐｐlication was closed.

(2) Requirements for application:

  ・Youth under 18 years old (preferably high school students)
  ・Have not previously participated in this forum
・Be highly interested in realizing international peace (the abolition of nuclear weapons)
・Actively participate in English discussions
・Join in group activities according to the program
・Must attend the entire program unless there are unavoidable circumstances
  ・Be highly motivated to make use of the experiences of this program to participate in international exchanges and local activities
・ If there is no accompanying chaperone, the participant is able to travel alone from a local domestic airport to an airport in Japan

(3) How to apply:

   ・The following documents must be submitted to the address below (in 14) by post or e-mail.
    -Application Form
    -Recommendation Letter by the Principal of your school (with letterhead)

* Please contact us at the address below as soon as possible if there are any changes to your application.

*E-mail Address: h-jif@pref.hiroshima.jp

・You can download the application form from the Hiroshima Prefectural Government’s website.
* The office will carefully manage any personal information submitted, and will use such information only within the objectives of this program.

Selection process:

(1) Selection of participants:

After an examination of the application documents, participants will be chosen. The results of the selection will be sent to all applicants.

(2) Revocation of participant status:

Even after being selected, if a chosen participant at any time performs an action unbecoming of a participant or if a serious health issue arises, his/her status as a participant may be revoked.