The Japan Foundation is currently calling for participation for in the Intellectual Exchange Programme between　Japan and Europe in Alsace as follows.

Call for Participants
Intellectual Exchange Programme between Japan and Europe in Alsace　Japanese Study Seminar: Everyday Life and Culture

Dates：Monday, September 21 – Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Venue：Centre Européen d’Etudes Japonaises d’AlsaceExternal (Kientzheim, France)
Language：Japanese (no interpretation)
Deadline for applications: July 15 (Wed.), 2015
Details in English

Outline
The Japan Foundation and Centre Européen d’Etudes Japonaises d’Alsace (CEEJA) has carried out a series of seminars since 2007, with an aim to encourage networking among young researchers on Japan in Europe and further promote Japanese studies in Europe. Participants will join a two-day intensive workshop in the cozy and intimate atmosphere of CEEJA’s facility in Kientzheim where they will present and discuss their current research projects with fellow participants and guest mentors from Japan. The theme of this year’s seminar will be “Everyday Life and Culture (日常生活文化).”We are calling for applications from young researchers in Europe specializing in politics, history, sociology, literature, arts, language, philosophy, economics, architecture, religion, etc.

Mentors
Professor Kenji Sato, at the University of Tokyo, is specialized in historical sociology.
Professor Naomi Miyamoto, at Ritsumeikan University, is specialized in sociology.

Participants
1.Number of presenters: approximately 10 participants
2.Presentation
　(1)Each presenter is to make 20-min presentation on their research theme.
　(2)One can make a presentation that has already been presented elsewhere.
　(3)Each presentation is to be followed by the mentors’ comments and discussions in JAPANESE.
3.Papers: prior to the seminar, all participants are expected to submit their papers, in Japanese or English, which will be edited and compiled for publication after the seminar.

Contact Us
　The Japan Foundation Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange Department, Europe, Middle East and Africa Section
　Tel: +81-(0)3-5369-6071
　Person in charge: Yui Ishikawa (Ms.)
　Email: oca＠jpf.go.jp(When sending an e-mail, please enter a half-width character "@" instead of a full-width character "@.")