Show Japanese Opportunities By Dona Beirman Contributing Writer A first years year's budget of about 15 million has been awarded to cooperating cooperating cooperating cooper cooper- colleges and universities in Utah for those interested in gaining insight into Japanese culture The programs are specialized and available to qualified applicants at and other Utah colleges and universities according to Alan director of the Center for International Studies More than has been allotted to upgrade programs of current current current cur cur- rent Japanese language culture and computer assisted language learning Several opportunities are available for students and staff Internship placements in Japanese industry are available to 30 students undergraduate and graduate Students must have advanced Japanese language skills They will willbe willbe willbe be placed in a variety of Japanese companies for periods of four to six months The KOBE Study Aboard program program program pro pro- gram is available to 25 undergraduate students interested in Japan but with little or no experience in the language culture or prior visits Students in past summer programs programs programs pro pro- grams have received tuition grants and program subsidies Courses will focus on Japans Japan's culture society economy business and industry Studies will also include a broad context context context con con- text of Asia and the Pacific Rim A project involving science news information is underway News will focus on tech high-tech research conducted conduct conduct- ed in Japan and will be via satellite to US U.S. companies and research labora labora- tories Workshops are available for business business business busi busi- ness and industry executives These sessions focus on keeping up to date on the latest developments in Japan Research funds will be allocated to Utah scientists and engineers to facilitate cooperation with Japanese scientists involved in similar research Funds are expected to total nearly reported Research proposals for projects and study missions to Japan are being accepted at any time Amounts range from about to for each project There is a high interest in proposals dealing with Japanese approach to the creation and management management management manage manage- ment of new technologies The deadline deadline deadline dead dead- line is open For grant details see the UCON or Japan Center homes pages at or ucon The center also has other programs programs programs pro pro- grams involving Asian studies Information is available at the Center of International Studies on Redwood campus These programs will be administered by the Utah Asian Studies Consortium Center for U.S. U.S.- Japan Cooperation in Industry and Technology Japan Center at Weber State University Continued on Page 5 Japanese Opportunities Continued from Page 2 Also Als the Hiroshima University of Economics has an opening for a US U.S. professor with a PhD Ph.D. or ABD ADD of economics who can teach Japanese A contract is for two to four years Both the U.S. Japan Center at URL and Dean Collin Collinwood wood at Utah State have additional addition addition- University al information encourages those interested interested interested inter inter- ested to apply for any of these opportunities He said while many of the programs require a language efficiency in Japanese the KOBE study is flexible and students will be beable beable beable able to converse in English |