Information of Interdisciplinary Workshop for Leading Students 2018 (IW4LS)
Purpose
The purpose of the IW4LS workshop is to stimulate interdisciplinary exchange and strengthen future collaboration between students, faculty and staff from the leading programs at Nagoya University, Waseda University, Toyohashi University of Technology and University of Tsukuba. Besides an information exchange meeting and the introduction of the leading program from each university, students will work and discuss in groups to imagine what the future will look like in 20 years from now.
Event Outline
Date: 2018/4/6 (Fri)- 4/7 (Sat)
Venue: Empowerment Studio at University of Tsukuba and Research Building B
Participation fee: As information exchange fee,
Student 3,000 JPY，Faculty and Staff 5,500 JPY (including lunch fee for staffs)
# Representatives from each university should pay on arrival at the reception desk.
Targeted student: about 15 students from each university
IW4LS 2018 Leaflet
Schedule
For Students
4/6 (Fri)
14:30-15:00 Reception (@ Empowerment Studio)
15:00-15:10 Greetings from host university and explanation of the schedule
15:10-15:50 Introduction of each Leading program (7 min each)
15:50-16:00 Break time
16:10-17:00 Tour of the EMP facilities
17:00-19:45 Group work and facility guidance
20:00 End – Move to the accommodation
4/7 (Sat)
09:00-12:00 Group work (Mock-up creation, etc.)
12:00-13:00 Lunch (@ The 3rd Area Cafeteria)
13:00-13:50 Group Work Summarize (Prepare presentations, etc.)
13:50-14:10 Move to Research Building B Room RB0110
14:10-15:10 Presentation (14 min presentation (50%) and Q&A (50%), 4 teams)
15:10-15:20 Break
15:20-16:20 Presentation (14 min presentation (50%) and Q&A (50%), 4 teams)
16:20-16:25 Closing
16:25-16:30 Commemorative photo
16:40-19:00 Information exchange meeting – Commendation (@ Marhaban)
For Faculty Members
4/7 (Sat)
12:00-12:30 Reception (@ Empowerment Studio)
12:30-13:30 Lunch meeting (@ Research Building B)
13:30-14:00 Tour of the EMP facilities (@ Empowerment Studio)
14:10-15:10 Presentation (14 min presentation (50%) and Q&A (50%), 4 teams)
15:10-15:20 Break
15:20-16:20 Presentation (14 min presentation (50%) and Q&A (50%), 4 teams) teams)
16:20-16:25 Closing
16:25-16:30 Commemorative photo
16:40-19:00 Information exchange meeting – Commendation (@ Marhaban)
Theme of Group work
A lot of things seen in science fiction have been realized since our childhood. How do we imagine the future in 20 years from now? What will we create to change people’s lives?
We will try to come up with answer to these questions and consider future lifestyle, devices, services, and systems. Each team will create prototypes using cardboard etc., and present their future world in form of a play in the final presentation.
Tools for Group works
The IW4LS-2018 organizers prepare the following items for each team:
Accommodation
Idea usage
– Easel pad
– Post-it (75 x 75 mm, 75 x 127 mm)
– Water-based pen 8 colors (1 set)
Materials
– Cardboard
– Styrofoam (various types of plate and column)
– PP sheets each color
– Colored drawing paper
– Bamboo trees
– Straw
Tools
– 2 cutter AL type
– 1 cutter mat (A3 size)
– 2 scissors
– 2 curing tapes
– 2 craft tapes
– 1 styrol cutter
– 1 bond for woodworking (net 180 g)
– 1 glue for polystyrene
– 2 cello tape
– Glue stick (mainly for papers)
# Equipment such as laser cutter, UV printer cannot be used.
Accommodation
The IW4LS-2018 organizers reserved Tsukuba Kenshu Center as accommodation place after the group work on 4/6. There is no need to arrange for accommodation individually.
Tsukuba Research Center: http://www.meikei.or.jp/~center/eindex.htm
[Tsukuba Kenshu Center]
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Details of the room: http://www.meikei.or.jp/~center/esingleroomannnai.html |
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Details of the room: http://www.meikei.or.jp/~center/esingleroomannnai.html |
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Be sure to check out by 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, April 7th, to get together with your teammates and go to the EMP studio with them following EMP students. We recommend you to take a bus leaving at “Tsukuba Medical Center Mae” bus stop at 8:43 a.m. |
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Check-in time: until midnight, Check-out time: until 10:00 a.m |
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Dinner and breakfast are not included in the accommodation fee. The Tsukuba Kenshu Center provides breakfast but you need to make a reservation when you check in and to pay extra money for breakfast. In addition, you can get a dinner/breakfast at a convenience store (nearest one is “Family Mart”) or a restaurant. We will provide you the map of restaurants around the Tsukuba Kenshu Center when you check in for the workshop. |
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Please pay the accommodation fee (3,700 yen) in cash by yourself. |
Access
To Empowerment Studio
Take the Tsukuba Express from Akihabara Station to Tsukuba Station.
From bus stop 6 at the Tsukuba Center, take the bus bound for “Tsukuba Daigaku Chuo” (筑波大学中央) or “the University Loop-line On-campus Bus” [Tsukuba Daigaku Junkan Bus] (clockwise) (筑波大学循環バス 右回り)to “Dai-San Area Mae”. From bus stop “Dai-san Area Mae” (第三エリア前) , 3 minutes walk to Empowerment studio.
Map: http://www.emp.tsukuba.ac.jp/access_en/
To Accommodation
From bus stop “Dai-san Area Mae” (第三エリア前) , take the bus bound for “Tsukuba Center” (つくばセンター) or “Tsuchiura Station” (土浦駅) . Get off at “Tsukuba Medical Center Mae” (メディカルセンター前) . From the bus stop to accommodation is about 10 minutes on foot.
Map: http://www.meikei.or.jp/~center/emap02.htm
[Travel expenses cost in Tsukuba]
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Fri. April 6th |
“Tsukuba Center” bus stop（Tsukuba station）→Dai-San Area Mae bus stop（University of Tsukuba） |
270 yen |
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Fri. April 6th |
Dai-San Area Mae bus stop（University of Tsukuba）→Tsukuba Medical Center Mae（Tsukuba Kenshu Center） |
270 yen |
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Sat. April 7th |
Tsukuba Medical Center Mae（Tsukuba Kenshu Center）→Dai-San Area Mae bus stop（University of Tsukuba） |
270 yen |
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Sat. April 7th |
Dai-San Area Mae bus stop（University of Tsukuba）→“Tsukuba Center” bus stop（Tsukuba station） |
270 yen |
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Total |
1,080 yen |
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Contact Us
IW4LS-2018 Organizers, Leading Graduate School Education Promotion Organization,
University of Tsukuba, 3rd Area Building A 2nd Floor 3A218
1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8573
Phone: 029-853-8740
E-mail: iw4ls@emp.tsukuba.ac.jp
Others
– Use campus cafeterias and shops to get lunch.
– Prepare slides in English for each leading program introduction. Introduction will be conducted in English by students.
– Updated information will be posted on this website.