{"id":11857,"date":"2017-10-27T14:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T05:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/?post_type=student-bulletin&#038;p=11857"},"modified":"2021-04-15T16:16:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T07:16:15","slug":"2017-10-27-11857","status":"publish","type":"student-bulletin","link":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/student-bulletin\/2017-10-27-11857\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Application: GraSPP Policy Challenge 2017 (A2 Intensive Case Study \u2013 GraSPP Policy Challenge I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/81be9c5cfbadae041ec69f17aea18fb7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/81be9c5cfbadae041ec69f17aea18fb7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"398\" class=\"wp-image-11860 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/81be9c5cfbadae041ec69f17aea18fb7.jpg 960w, https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/81be9c5cfbadae041ec69f17aea18fb7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/81be9c5cfbadae041ec69f17aea18fb7-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">-Apply, collaborate internationally and go to New York!!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">GraSPP Policy Challenge<\/span>\uff08<span lang=\"EN-US\">GPC<\/span>\uff09<span lang=\"EN-US\">is a new initiative at GraSPP, in which Japanese and international students collaborate and seek to improve their team-building and policy-making skills. Participants are tasked with responding to pressing real-world policy challenges as a group, and with designing policies and proposals in response to those challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">All GraSPP students are strongly encouraged to apply. Finalist groups will be ultimately invited to present at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/en\/international-exchange\/gppn\/annual-conferences\/\">GPPN Student Conference<\/a>\u00a0hosted by<span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sipa.columbia.edu\/\">SIPA, Columbia University, New York<\/a><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>in February 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>GPPN partners and their student groups will develop creative technology and policy solutions to challenges around the <span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-development-goals\/\"><b>UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/b><\/a><\/span>. Students would be invited to produce either short applied concept papers or applied projects. Students from each partner university will have the opportunity to apply to present a project\/idea before the deans and students from GPPN schools, as well as special invited guests.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">You will be tasked to develop creative solutions around the below core<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-development-goals\/\">Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/a><\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/health\/\"><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\">SDG 3<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">: Good Health &amp; Well-Being <\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/energy\/\"><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\">SDG 7<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">: Affordable &amp; Clean Energy <\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/cities\/\">SDG 11<\/a>:<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Sustainable Cities &amp; Communities<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <i>&#8211; making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable <\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-consumption-production\/\">SDG 12<\/a>:<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Responsible Consumption &amp; Production <\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8211; ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns to encourage innovation across sectors (e.g. water, energy, food, ending hunger, nutrition, extractive industries, transport systems, climate change, etc.) <\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/climate-change-2\/\">SDG 13<\/a>:<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Climate Action<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> &#8211; taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts <\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/peace-justice\/\">SDG 16<\/a>:<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Peace, Justice &amp; Strong Institutions<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> &#8211; promoting just, peaceful and inclusive societies<\/span><\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">&lt;Application&gt;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Application-Guideline_GraSPP-Policy-Challenge-2017-2.pdf\">Application Guideline<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Please apply individually through <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/O5bc5i1WDe9LetXb2\">the online form<\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">by<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>1 November<\/b>. Each student will be assigned into a group considering the themes and nationality etc. Announcement of the working groups will be made by 6 November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">&lt;Credits&gt;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">You can register this initiative as a Case Study course<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201dGraSPP Policy Challenge I\u201d<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">in A2 term.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Those who submit a policy proposal or prototype of quality by the deadline (31st January) will earn 2 credits.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">*For more information on the course, please check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Syllabus-GraSPP-Policy-Challenge-I-2017.pdf\">the course syllabus<\/a>.<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/60275ab58ebd7cd921d15fb49998721b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/60275ab58ebd7cd921d15fb49998721b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"456\" class=\"wp-image-11863 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/60275ab58ebd7cd921d15fb49998721b.jpg 960w, https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/60275ab58ebd7cd921d15fb49998721b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/60275ab58ebd7cd921d15fb49998721b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<p><span face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Contact: GraSPP International Affairs Office:<\/span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"mailto:intl_application@pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intl_application@pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","student-bulletin-cat":[60,72,76,77],"student-bulletin-tag":[203,204],"class_list":["post-11857","student-bulletin","type-student-bulletin","status-publish","hentry","student-bulletin-cat-course","student-bulletin-cat-event","student-bulletin-cat-gppn","student-bulletin-cat-conference","student-bulletin-tag-test","student-bulletin-tag-test2"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/student-bulletin\/11857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/student-bulletin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/student-bulletin"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"student-bulletin-cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/student-bulletin-cat?post=11857"},{"taxonomy":"student-bulletin-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/student-bulletin-tag?post=11857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}