Hello,

York is able to send up to four graduate or senior undergraduate students 
to Taiwan for a one-week study trip sponsored by the Taiwan government. 
Applications are due at the York Centre for Asian Research by April 18 at 
3:30 pm. The details are below. We'd appreciate your help in circulating 
this notice as widely as possible, as it is a great opportunity for our 
students.

Thanks,

Susan Henders
Director, York Centre for Asian Research

SHORT NOTICE OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADUATE AND SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Study Trip to Taiwan: Young Leaders Delegation

Applications are invited from York University students for a week-long 
study visit to Taiwan departing May 22, 2012. The visit will focus on 
introducing students to Taiwan and its the challenges in a context of 
global political and economic change. The study trip is sponsored by the 
government of Taiwan and is open to both graduate (preferred) and  senior 
undergraduates (3rd or 4th year). Ideally, applicants should have some 
prior knowledge of Asia, such as through a university course. All 
applicants must hold valid Canadian passports with expiry dates no less 
than six months before the departure date.

Applications must be received by the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) 
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include the applicant's: (1) CV; (2) transcript; (3) a letter of 
recommendation from a faculty member, sent directly to YCAR by the faculty 
member; (4) a cover letter briefly explaining the reason for the 
applicant's interest in the study trip; and (5) a 200-250 word abstract of 
a paper on the study trip theme: "Taiwan in changing global political and 
economic order". 

Successful applicants will be required to submit a short paper (a minimum 
of 1,500 words) on this topic to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office 
in Toronto at least one week before the delegation departure date. 

Further information is available below.

Departure Date: May 22, 2012 very early in the morning (check-in at 
Pearson late on the evening of May 21, 2012) 

Duration of Stay: 1 week 

Costs: The Taiwan government will provide the delegation participants with 
airfare between Toronto and Taipei (Eva Airlines economy class), travel 
cancellation insurance, lodging in Taiwan (hotel and all meals), and 
ground transportation in Taiwan. The delegation participants will be 
responsible for their own medical insurance, ground transport to and from 
Pearson International Airport, and pocket money. 
6.  Delegation composition: 1 professor and 12 students (up to 4 from York 
University). The delegation will be assigned an officer from the Ministry 
of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan, who will accompany the delegation in Taiwan 
during the study trip.
      Programme: The delegation will meet with representatives of the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and visit other government institutes in 
Taiwan, such as Mainland Affairs Council, to gain a basic understanding of 
Taiwan's economic and political developments.
      Please contact Professor Susan Henders, YCAR Director, 
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