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When, what and where?
The 5th Japanese-German Youth Summit will take place from 14th to 17th August, in Tokyo. The Youth Summit is a conference held by about 200 Japanese, German and international students and young people under the motto "Create our future". Conference topics will be discussed in small groups of approx. 10-12 students under these four categories: - A) Education
- B) Social System / Society
- C) Environment & Technology
- D) Lifestyle
Results will be presented to the public and media. Topics will be worked out by interested young people, in particular voluntary group leaders. This year's topics can be found here. Participation- Participants: About 200 Japanese, German and international students and young people, generally between 18 and 30 years of age.
- Fees: 20,000 Yen (included in Youth Week fees) to be transferred after admission.
Friendship Fee Option: 2 or more friends who apply together will get a fee discount per person
(2 to 4 friends = 1,000 Yen discount per person, 5 to 9 friends = 1,500 Yen discount per person, 10 or more friends = 2,000 Yen discount per person) after admission.
Invite your Japanese friends!
| | Single Fee
| Friendship Fees for groups (fee per person)
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| 1 person | 2-4 friends | 5-9 friends
| 10 or more friends
| Youth Week
| 45,000 Yen | 43,000 Yen | 42,000 Yen | 40,000 Yen | only Youth Summit
| 20,000 Yen
| 19,000 Yen | 18,500 Yen | 18,000 Yen
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- Fees do include group transportation in Tokyo, accommodation in single rooms for 5 nights (13th to 17th August) and meals at Yoyogi NYC, group entrance fees, program parties and insurance.
Note: Japanese young people can choose to apply either for the Youth Week or for the Youth Summit, all other students and young people can only apply for the Youth Week. There can be no pro rata reduction for participants living in Tokyo. All participants will stay in NYC accommodation facilities to make the most of the cultural exchange and group experience. Fees do not include travel/flight costs to Tokyo.
What else?
- Conference languages: Japanese, German and English.
Note: Participants should have basic foreign language skills in at least one of the above languages as experience tells that all of the above languages will be used on occasion. Main Youth Summit language will be English, followed by Japanese and German. This flagship event brings together program partner representatives and participants from across the world.
- Dress code: Casual; business casual for receptions and presentation to the public.
- Organization: Youth Summit content is worked out voluntarily and topics are proposed by interested young people. Youth Week content is mainly fixed.
Staff leaders and group leaders for either Youth Summit or Youth Week wanted!
Join us as a volunteer!!
How to join us as a volunteer?
Get extra benefits and special access by joining our staff!
Space for staff participation as a volunteer is on a first come, first appointed basis!
- About some former Youth Summits
1st Japanese-German Youth Summit 2005 in Tokyo
4th German-Japanese Youth Summit 2008 in Berlin
Questions?
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Support and (recent) program partners
German Embassy Tokyo / Embassy of Japan in Berlin
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA)
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany (BMBF) Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB)
The Japan Foundation
Robert Bosch Stiftung
Goethe Institute
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) National Olympic Memorial Youth Center (NYC)
Daimler AG, Google Inc., TEPCO and other corporations plus DIHKJ AIESEC
United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)
Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
Japanese-German Society Tochigi, Japanese-German Society Tokyo and others Association of German-Japanese Societies (VDJG) Patronage: Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan, Federal Minister of Education and Research (BMBF) The Youth Week in Tokyo and Youth Summit are parts of the program "Hallo Japan"
Hallo Japan / Hallo Deutschland were awarded as UNESCO ESD World Decade projects 2008/2009 UNESCO ESD (Education for Sustainable Development)
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