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2012 U21 Undergraduate Research Conference: Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan

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The 2012 Undergraduate Research conference will take the theme “Connecting to the Future” and welcomes students from all disciplines to consider how their studies relate to this topic.

This year the research conference will be hosted by Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan from Sunday 1 July to Thursday 5 July 2012.  As the URC 2012 is a student-led Conference it will be organized and operated by a Student Volunteer Group from Waseda, under the guidance of the Center for International Education and the International Office.

Schedule

Sunday 1 July: Participants’ Arrival, hotel check-in and conference registration

Monday 2 July: Excursion and Welcome Dinner

Tuesday 3 July: Conference begins

Thursday 5 July: Conference closes and Farewell Dinner

Friday 6 July: Participants depart

Accommodation

 All student participants will have accommodation in the Sakura Hotel, located near the 2nd largest train station in Tokyo and moderately close to Waseda University

Accommodation fee: Approximately US$55-65 per person per night, including wired internet connection and breakfast.

**UNSW will cover the accommodation costs for selected students. Selected students will also receive a $500 travel scholarship**

Eligibiltiy

Each U21 member university can nominate up to three outstanding undergraduate students. One student is to be nominated for an oral presentation, another is to be nominated for a poster presentation, and the other may be nominated to either category.

Participants should ideally be students who are in undergraduate programmes at a member university when the conference is held. However, students who graduate from universities immediately before the conference or who are in graduate programmes may be considered upon request from individual universities.

How To Apply
 
UNSW students who wish to apply for this program must complete the GEP_Outgoing_UNSW applicationv2 and return to advisor4globaled@unsw.edu.au by March 10th 2012. Successful applications will be notified 2-4 weeks after the deadline and will be required to register for the conference by mid-May 2012.
 
*UNSW students participating in this program may also be covered by UNSW insurance*
For information about Universitas 21 please go to: http://www.universitas21.com/about
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