Japanese Internships

from Eric Hyer, Asian Studies Coordinator


Two Internships available with Bloomberg in Japan. One position prefers Japanese language experience, the other requires it.

Company: Bloomberg L.P.
Position: Bloomberg is looking for Print News Summer Interns (Tokyo office)
Salary: Paid Intern
Ad Expires: March 30, 2010
Job ID: 1151766
Website: http://www.bloomberg.com

Description:
The Company

Few organizations can keep up with the fast-paced, 24/7 nature of
today's media coverage; even fewer can claim to have helped shape it.
Bloomberg has long been a leading source of data and news and presents
one of the most challenging environments in financial journalism.
Bloomberg offers a unique opportunity to produce real-time stories
that shape the markets and our world.

The Role

Bloomberg News summer interns will gain hands-on experience reporting
and writing for the print/ news wire department of the world's largest
real-time financial news service. Working with Bloomberg's 2,300
journalists in 132 news bureaus around the world, interns will
contribute to coverage of financial markets, companies and economies.
Successful applicants will produce breaking news stories under
deadline pressure. Responsibilities may also include monitoring other
media and writing spot features. This is a paid 10 weeks internship
program based in our Tokyo office this summer.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Communications Studies/Mass Comms or any
equivalent experience is required - Interest in financial markets,
companies and economies - Prior reporting experience is essential -
Prior experience working in a real-time news environment is desirable
- Ability to work within a team under deadline pressure - Fluency in
English and Japanese is preferred - Applicants must be available to
work for 10 weeks program in Jul/Aug 2010

Please APPLY online at
http://careers.bloomberg.com/hire/jobs/job25156.html

Beijing Study Abroad Summer 2010

All IR majors should have received this email a couple of weeks ago, but in case some didn't...

The Kennedy Center has initiated a new study abroad program in Beijing (summer 2010 term) to serve the interests of IR and Asian Studies majors. Below are the details of the program. If you are interested and have any questions please contact the International Relations or Asian Studies faculty advisors.

Beijing China Summer Term Study Abroad
Summer Term 2010

Program Details

The People’s Republic of China is emerging as one of the world’s leading economic and military powers. It has a rich history and Beijing is the historical and contemporary cultural and political capitol of China. The focus of the program is contemporary Chinese foreign relations and culture. The program emphasizes international relations, Asian Studies, political science and history. Although designed for students that haven’t studied Chinese or are at the intermediate level. Advanced Chinese language students can be accommodated through independent study. Course offered can be counted toward the IR, Political Science, and Asian Studies majors. Language credit can be arranged through the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages.

Course Offerings
• Asian 330R Sino-American Relations (3hrs.)
• Asian 330R Politics and Culture (3 hrs.)
• Chinese language (beginning, intermediate, independent study) (3-4 hrs)

Where do Students Live?
Students live in the newly constructed international students dorms at the Chinese Foreign Affairs University located near the center of Beijing.

Semester/Dates
June 21-August 9, 2010
Application deadline is 29 January 2010

How Much Does This Cost?
• Estimated $3800-4200
• Includes LDS, undergraduate tuition (increased cost for graduate and non-LDS students).
• Does not include airfare, personal expenses, or most meals

Interested Students Should Contact:
Director: Eric Hyer is a member of the Political Science Department and specializes in Chinese politics. He has lived for many years in Taiwan and China and from 1995-1996 was a Fulbright Scholar at China Foreign Affairs University.
Director Contact Information: 209 HRCB, Tel: 422-4699, Email: eric_hyer@byu.edu

Undergraduate Research Opportunity

from Eric Hyer:

Central Washington University, the National Science Foundation, the Center for Historical Environment and Socioeconomic Development of Northwest China at Shaanxi Normal University, and the Northwest Socioeconomic Development Research Center of Northwest University would like to announce the call for applications for the 2010 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program entitled “Great Western Development, Rural Peasants, and Water Policy across China’s Loess Plateau.” This unique program in social science research will be conducted in Ellensburg, WA, and in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, China in the summer of 2010. Twelve highly-qualified undergraduates and a team of faculty mentors will undertake collaborative research on how economic development and societal change is impacting China’s already precarious environmental position across the Yellow River loess plateau. The six-week program will be conducted between June 21 and August 1, 2010.

The program’s primary objective is to mentor students through the complete process of designing a research agenda and performing primary research in the social sciences at an international field site. It includes a unique combination of close mentoring, student/faculty teamwork, multidisciplinary research, and international field experience. Student participation will be encouraged from all fields of the social sciences, including sociology, anthropology, geography, environmental studies, economics, political science, Asian studies, history, and land/resource management. Juniors and non-graduating seniors are particularly encouraged to apply. Graduate students are not eligible. Applicants are limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

Faculty mentors include Richard Mack (economics), Hong Xiao (sociology), Roberta Soltz (biology), and James Cook (Asian studies) of Central Washington University.

Costs of participation (travel, room, board), including the payment of a significant research stipend, will be paid by the program. Student participants are only responsible for their travel to/from Central Washington University.

Deadline for applications is February 15, 2010. Additional information and application forms can be found at http://www.cwu.edu/~nsfreu. Central Washington University is an EEO/AA/Title IX Institution/TDD.

Study Abroad in India

Dear All,

The BYU Study Abroad Program in INDIA is now receiving applications from students interested in a language-centered and research-intensive program in the port city of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh State).

We have a full-time Telugu language instructor; three full-time Indian academic advisors (all professors at Andhra University); five part-time translators; a program physician; and a staff of three cooks and a washerman.

Students write 30-50 page reports that we will submit for publication in book form to a university press, much like the publication process for students in the Guatemala program.

Please do let your students know. I am happy to answer any questions.

Thanks,

Charles W. Nuckolls
Professor, Department of Anthropology
&
Director, India Program

Looking for an Overseas Experience Next Summer?

From Scott Cooper in the Political Science Department and a member of the IR Committee of the Whole:

IR students,

As you’re making plans for future study, please consider London Study Abroad in Winter or Spring 2010. The BYU center in London accepts about 45 students per semester and has its own facilities—two townhouses in a cool part of town that have been converted into dorms, classroom space, common areas, and faculty apartments. Students take 4 classes in Winter (or 2 in Spring), but the real highlight is being able to get course credit while living in one of the most interesting cities on the planet. Classes are tied in with field trips in London itself, as well as to sites around Britain (and, in Winter, Paris).

I’ll be teaching Intro International Relations (Poli Sci 170, Winter) and British History & Politics (ES 336, Winter & Spring) and would really like to have a strong contingent of IR-interested students along. London is a great place to talk about stuff like balance of power politics, causes of the great wars, the origins of democracy and rule of law, and Britain’s occasionally difficult relationships with the EU. It’s also of course a great place to take classes on Shakespeare, classical civilization, and world religions.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me (scott_cooper@byu.edu) or the Kennedy Center’s international study office (isp@byu.edu). And remember to tell your parents you’re going mostly for the classes.

Prof. Cooper
762 Kimball Tower
scott_cooper@byu.edu

Undergrad research opportunity

From Eric Hyer, in the Political Science Department. (He is also the Asian Studies Major Coordinator):

Please beware that any study at other universities or programs must be approved by BYU prior to leaving or there is the risk the credits may not transfer back to BYU when you are done. Check with the Advisement Center for details.

With that caveat...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES PROGRAM

GREAT WESTERN DEVELOPMENT, RURAL PEASANTS, AND WATER POLICY ACROSS CHINA’S LOESS PLATEAU

Central Washington University and the National Science Foundation (NSF), in cooperation with the Center for Historical Environment and Socioeconomic Development of Shaanxi Normal University, the Northwest Socioeconomic Development Research Center at Northwest University of China, and the Qinghai University for Nationalities announce the call for applications for the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates
(REU) program GREAT WESTERN DEVELOPMENT, RURAL PEASANTS, AND WATER POLICY ACROSS CHINA’S LOESS PLATEAU for summer 2009. This unique program in social science research will be conducted in Ellensburg, WA, Gansu, Qinghai, and Shaanxi provinces of China in the summer of 2009.
Twelve highly-qualified undergraduates and a team of faculty mentors will undertake collaborative research on how economic development and societal change is impacting China’s already precarious environmental position across the Yellow River loess plateau. The seven-week program will be conducted between June 16 and August 4, 2009.

The program’s primary objective is to mentor students through the complete process of designing a research agenda and performing primary research in the social sciences at an international field site. It includes a unique combination of close mentoring, student/faculty teamwork, multidisciplinary research, and international field experience. Student participation will be encouraged from all fields of the social sciences including sociology, anthropology, geography, environmental studies, economics, political science, Asia-Pacific studies, history, and land/resource management. Juniors and non-graduating seniors are particularly encouraged to apply. Graduate students are not eligible. Applicants are limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

Faculty mentors include Richard Mack (economics), Hong Xiao (sociology), and James Cook (Asian Studies) of Central Washington University, and Roberta Soltz (biology). We will also be working with a large team of Chinese researchers and students.

Costs of participation (travel, room, board), including the payment of a significant research stipend, will be paid by the program. Student participants are responsible for their travel to/from Central Washington University, passport and visa fees, and personal incidentals.

Deadline for applications is April 20, 2009. Additional information and application forms can be found at http://www.cwu.edu/~studyabroad/faculty-led.html. Central Washington University is an EEO/AA/Title IX Institution/TDD.

Design Your Internship Abroad

Friday, 30 January
10:00 a.m.
257 HRCB
Name your price to travel abroad.
Intern abroad this summer.

For more information on existing internships see http://kennedy.byu.edu/isp.

India Study Abroad

from Charles W. Nuckolls in the anthropology department:

The brand new INDIA STUDY ABROAD program is now avaiable for applications. Please do pass the word to your students. The program will emphasize language learning and research, with opportunities across the discplines -- from anthropology, political science, and sociolgy, to international business, development, and the arts. The students will be located in Visakhapatnam, a coastal city of 2 million residents and home to four major universities. I will direct the program, in conjunction with my local colleague, Professor M. V. Krishnayya (Andhra University.)

The program will run from August 1st to December 1st, 2009. Applications are due by February 15th.

BYU IR International Study Opportunities

I sent this email to all the majors last month. (Actually, Noelani Porter in the advisement center sent it out). It is worth reposting here.

Dear International Relations Majors:

Just a quick email to inform you of some opportunities to study and receive IR credit for classes taken while residing abroad.

The Kennedy Center offers numerous leads on internships and sponsors a variety of study abroad opportunities. Unfortunately, the international relations content is uneven and the coursework is usually suitable only for credit in one of the major’s specializations. We are working on ways for our majors to take classes at universities in other countries that will count as the direct equivalent of the courses listed in our MAP.

One opportunity is already in place. This is direct enrollment at Cambridge University in England for the summer. Enrollment is open to all majors, and that includes IR majors. More detail on this program is available at the following web address - http://kennedy.byu.edu/isp/isp.php?id=246.

A second opportunity is in the planning stages for Spring Term of 2010 and will involve a Study Abroad experience at the Foreign Affair College in Beijing. This will be a BYU sponsored study abroad program directed by BYU faculty, but at least some of the instruction will be provided by the Foreign Affairs College, which trains all of China’s diplomatic corp. The primary focus of this program would be on international relations, though it will be open to all majors for enrollment.

A third possibility is Korea University’s International Summer Campus which runs for six weeks during July and August each year. Many of the courses taught there are direct equivalents of courses required for the major. More information on this program is available at http://isc.korea.ac.kr/v4/src/program/course.php. The program is rather costly compared to equivalent coursework at BYU, but we are exploring the possibility of an agreement that might allow BYU students to pay BYU tuition. If you are interested in this last option, please contact me before enrolling as BYU has rather strict rules on approving course substitutions from other universities BEFORE taking the classes.

If you are interested in any of these options and have questions, please to not hesitate to contact me. I can be reached via email at kerk_phillips@byu.edu, via telephone at 422-1866 or 422-5928, or during my office hours on Tuesday & Thursday from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. in 215 HRCB.