SIGLOC-online (Socially Innovative Global Online Classroom: Online) – Osaka Metropolitan University Japan

●Program Outline:

As a school selected for the FY 2018 Inter-University Exchange Project of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, Osaka Metropolitan University – OMU – (formerly Osaka City University) is implementing a Program to Develop Collaborative Social Innovators that uses Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL).
In this program, OMU offers Socially Innovative Global Classroom (SIGLOC) which is a collaborative educational program with overseas students.

OMU has conducted entirely online programs entitled SIGLOC-online to provide the opportunity of international education unaffected by COVID-19 since March 2020.

●Purpose of the SIGLOC Program:

The purpose of this program is to cultivate social innovators.
Social innovation refers to solving social problems through new products, services and systems. By collaborating with students from other countries, the program will cultivate the ability to “discover issues” and the ability to “find solutions”, and train people who possess the ability to “implement those solutions”.

Why not join the program and learn online with students from all over the world?

“SIGLOC-online” is a three-week intensive course, hosted by Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan, in which students from different countries around the world work online, share their experiences, exchange opinions from different perspectives, and collaborate to create solutions to social issues.

All university students around the world are welcome!
The participation fee is free of charge.

This program aims to yield people who are self-motivated, creative problem-solvers that find solutions to issues that involve, but are not limited to, the government, NPOs or corporations in the future.

We are recruiting students to participate in this SIGLOC-online program.

Application for the 20th SIGLOC-online is NOW OPEN!

Join us for the intensive collaborative online educational program with overseas students!
We are looking forward to “meeting” you online!

More about the program: http://www.coil.osaka-cu.ac.jp/en/blog/sigloc-online/

Characteristics of the SIGLOC-online

● ICT tools for SIGLOC-online: Zoom, Slack and Google Drive
● 100% online (All students/instructors will participate remotely from their own places during the entire period)
● Collaborative and active learning with multi-national participants (students from two countries or more per group)
● Interaction with other participants in every session whether synchronously or asynchronously
● Conferral of a Certificate of Completion to the participants who meet the prescribed requirements

Qualification Requirements

● For the SIGLOC-online, undergraduate or graduate students that are currently enrolled in a university except for those in Japan.
● Those who understand the purpose of this program and are enthusiastic about participating.
● Sufficient English communication ability is required for non-native speakers of English.
● Those who can participate throughout the entire program.
● Those who can make use of a PC [not a mobile phone*] to work / study in this program
*A mobile phone does not have enough capacity / functions to work collaboratively with other students.
● Those who can use an unlimited Internet network during the program, or those who can use a pre-paid Internet network and bear its cost for the program.
● Those (students) who can obtain approval to list their university’s faculty member or an advisor from their university as a reference.
● A student under the legal age of his / her country (e.g., 18 years old for Japanese students) needs to obtain the consent of his / her parent(s) or legal guardian.
● Those who can sign the agreement form after carefully reading the application form and the application guidelines.

This program are open for ITS Students with criteria below

• All batch and open for Diploma, S1 & S2 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Commit to follow the regulations from OMU & ITS GE

Here are the documents that you need to prepare to join this program:

1. CV (please make sure you mentioned your birthdate, phone number & email at your cv)
2. Scanned of passport information page (if any)
3. Scanned of ITS Students card (Untuk Maba 2024, boleh melampirkan screenshoot biodata diri dari sim akademik anda)
4. Short motivation letter (maximum 2 pages), please kindly mentioned your name, nrp and courses choices in the opening of your motivation letter.
5. Statement Letter (please download from here http://bit.ly/its-student-exchange , you don’t need to change anything except replace signature of your Head of Dept with your parents signature)

We will not process the incomplete application or late submission of the application

For ITS Students who interested to join this program please kindly submit your application through this form https://its.id/studyabroadITS . All of your documents must be in PDF and collected in 1 (one) .zip/.rar file. If you have finished and submitted your Study Abroad Application form, YOU HAVE TO SEND email to studyabroad@its.ac.id confirming that you have filled out the Study Abroad Application Form and submit it. Please use this subject: “Confirmation Study Abroad Application_UMAP_OMU_NAME_NRP”. The submission deadline extended until 4 February 2025 ( 12.00 WIB). The Interview Session will be held on 6 February 2025.

If you have questions about this program, please send an email to Mr. Ade at studyabroad@its.ac.id with subject : ASK_UMAP_OMU