Applications Open for 2024 International Student Conferences!
Hello! On behalf of听, we would like to share an opportunity with your students at University of Colorado, Boulder to participate in an academic and cross-cultural exchange conference this upcoming summer. We would greatly appreciate it if you would share the enclosed information and attached graphics with your students.
ISC facilitates three academic and cultural exchange programs organized by university students in the U.S., Japan, Korea, and China. Our conferences distinguish themselves from other programs in that they are entirely student-led: students manage the logistics and implementation of each annual gathering. At the end of each Conference, delegates elect an Elective Committee tasked with planning and executing the next conference.听
Our programs are premised on the belief that students are not passive observers of international diplomacy but rather are concerned citizens charged with the responsibility of guiding the direction of the world as leaders in U.S.-Asia relations.
Who Can Apply?
- Full-time undergraduate & graduate university students.
- Students graduating before the conference start date are eligible
- Students accepted to enter university/graduate school in the fall are eligible
- All majors of study are accepted.
- As the official language of the Conference is English, no prior experience in Japanese/Korean/Chinese language or studies is required.
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The Japan-America Student Conference
The听听is a student-led exchange program initiated in 1934 by university students concerned about the breakdown of bilateral relations before the Second World War. Today, an equal number of students from the U.S. and Japan are competitively selected each year to spend one summer month together, studying and analyzing Japan-U.S. relations while visiting three diverse regions in the host country.听
The听听will occur from听August 3rd to August 24th, 2024,in听Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Washington, DC. JASC 76 will convene with the theme: 鈥淰isions: Perspectives reflected from the past - together understanding, contributing for the future.鈥 Applications are OPEN until听December 24, 2023. Apply听!
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The Korea-America Student Conference
The听听is a student-led academic conference that was established in 2008 with the goal of supporting the deep bilateral relationship between the U.S. and South Korea. This conference brings together up to 30 students studying in the United States and the Republic of Korea for an academically rigorous, three-week-long summer program, during which students live, travel, and conduct original, peer-reviewed research together. KASC is unique among ISC conferences in its two-country model, in which students travel to both the U.S. and South Korea each year.听
The听听will travel to听New York City, Washington, DC, and Seoul, South Korea,听from听June 23rd to July 11th, 2024! The KASC 17 Executive Committee chose the theme: 鈥淓mbracing Complexity: Navigating the Intersections in Global Diplomacy for a Shared Tomorrow.鈥 Applications are OPEN! Apply by听December 23, 2023听at听!
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The China-America Student Conference
The听听(ChASC) is a 2-week academic and cultural interchange program that brings together an equal number of students representing the United States of America and China for off-the-record discussions on the future of the bilateral relationship. ChASC was established in 2020, making it the newest of the ISC conferences.听
The 4th听听will convene from听June 3rd to June 15th听in听Chicago and Washington, DC! ChASC 4 will focus on the theme, 鈥淔rom Reflection to Connection: Lessons from the Past, Visions For the Future鈥 and welcomes American students, Chinese students, and Chinese students studying in the United States! Please apply by听December 31, 2023,听at听!听