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Mitsui Educational Foundation Tour

Eligibility:

To be eligible, applicants must be:

  • an Australian citizen, and
  • enrolled as a full-time student in at least their second year of a bachelor degree at a Monash Campus in Australia.

Selection criteria

Students will be selected on the following criteria:

  • must have achieved a credit average in past studies,
  • can clearly demonstrate a keen interest in learning broadly about Japan, and could most benefit from the Mitsui Educational Foundation (MEF) experience,
  • will act as an outstanding ambassador for Monash University and Australia whilst participating in the tour.

Note: study of Japan or Japanese is not required to be eligible for the tour. One applicant from Monash University will be selected for the tour.

Tour of Japan

21 day tour providing a balanced experience or corporate, traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.All transport, accommodation, insurance and transfer costs are borne by MEF. Students are only responsible for incidental expenses such as snacks, souvenirs and phone calls.

The tour includes visits to Japan's capital Tokyo, ancient capitals Kyoto and Nara and Hiroshima and is fully chaperoned by a Japanese-speaking tour leader and tour guides.

Tour dates: November 24 2008 to December 16 2008

Weekend with Mitsui Prospective Employees

Participants will have the opportunity for cultural exchange through spending a weekend with fourth year Japanese university students who have been recruited as graduates to commence work with Mitsui the following year.

Home stay

For three days, participants stay with a Japanese family, allowing a first hand experience of everyday Japanese life -  one of the most rewarding aspects of the tour.

Upon returning to Australia, the student is required to provide a 4,000 word report on his or her impressions of Japan and provide a presentation based on this report to the MEF Trustees and Mitsui staff at head office in Sydney in Mid-February. Other than this, the selected students is in no way obligated to Mitsui or the Foundation on their return to Australia.

Participants become an automatic member of the 270-member MEF Alumni Association which has chapters in each state/territory of Australia.

Applications

Applications for 2008 are closed. 

Applications must be submitted to the Coursework Scholarships Unit by mail or by handing it in to any Monash Student Service desk.

Mailing address only:
Coursework Scholarships Unit
Student Administration and Systems
Building 3C Clayton Campus
Monash University, VIC 3800