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#1. Request for dissemination of information regarding a survey on the childcare environment for foreign faculty members and international students.
#2. Lunch Networking Event for Female Researchers and Female Students [Repost]
#3. Call for presenters for research presentations in English [Repost]
Hello. This is Nagahori from the Office for Supporting Female Researchers. With the increase in foreign faculty, researchers, and international students at the university, the number of consultations regarding "childcare (especially those related to nursery school enrollment)" has increased university-wide. Therefore, we have decided to conduct a "Survey on the Childcare Environment of Foreign Faculty and International Students" in collaboration with the International Affairs Headquarters. This survey will help us to provide better support for foreign researchers and international students at Hokkaido University, so we would appreciate it if you would forward the following text to foreigners around you and help us spread the word.
☆SG-FResHU Support (https://freshu.ist.hokudai.ac.jp/archives/4319/), We are also recruiting for the Science and Engineering Support Caravan Team!
#1. Request for dissemination of information regarding a survey on the childcare environment for foreign faculty members and international students.
**Call for Responses: Questionnaire of Child-rearing Environment **
Support Office for Female Researchers is conducting a web questionnaire on the Child-rearing Environment of International Researchers and Students. Could you take a few minutes to fill out the questionnaire regarding your family and child-rearing experience in Japan from the URL below?
The information you give here will help us to provide better support for the families of international researchers and students at Hokkaido University. Appreciate your cooperation in advance.
- Questionnaire URL: https://goo.gl/5Vc4Tx
- Target: International researchers, teachers, and students in Hokkaido University
- Time Required: About 5 to 15 minutes
- Dead Line: Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
- Contact information:
Support Office for Female Researchers in Hokkaido University
Tel: 011-706-3625 / E-mail: freshu@synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp
#2. Lunch networking event for female researchers and female students
"There are few female mentors around me, so it's difficult to envision my future."
"How do you think about life events? I'd like to hear from people who have actually gone through them."
To all female students interested in a career as a researcher, and to all female researchers who want to enrich both their research and their personal lives, why not join us for a casual chat over lunch (free of charge)?
Take a break from your daily studies and experiments, and relax while thinking about your life and future.
You're sure to find lots of helpful hints. Please join us!
We are pleased to welcome Associate Professor Yoko Mitani from our university's Northern Biosphere Field Science Center, who will speak about the balance between research and childcare, time management strategies, and other aspects of a researcher's life beyond just research.
| Date and Time | 5/31 (Tue) 11:45-12:45 (Doors open 11:30) |
|---|---|
| Place | Faculty House "Enreisou", 2nd Floor, Conference Room 2 |
| Message | 20 minutes for topic introduction + 40 minutes for free talk |
| Target | Female teachers, researchers, and students |
| deadline | 5 / 19 (tree) |
| Other Information | Lunch is included (free of charge). |
| Applications | Application form |
| Contact Us | freshu@synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp |
ご質問等、お気軽にご連絡ください。
3. Call for presenters for "Research Presentations in English" - Dates and times will be arranged to suit your preferences.
This is a skills-building seminar led by a native English-speaking instructor. During the seminar, presenters will give their research presentations in English, followed by a Q&A session and advice from the instructor. For those considering presenting at an international conference, this is an excellent rehearsal to receive appropriate guidance from a native speaker before the actual event. Even participants who are not presenters can practice their Q&A skills, and simply observing and listening to the instructor's guidance will be very educational.
The seminar will be held primarily in the conference room of the Women Researchers Support Office, but you can also participate from your own PC as it will be conducted via a video conferencing system such as Skype. The instructor will be participating online from Tokyo.
The event is scheduled to accommodate those who wish to present, so please let us know your preferred date first. Once the presenters and the date and time are decided, we will also begin recruiting attendees.
If you want to learn about giving presentations in English and improve your English discussion skills through Q&A, please join us.
| Time | Generally, the workday is from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. Please bring your own lunch. |
|---|---|
| Place | Women Researchers Support Room (North 12, West 7), bring your own PC. |
| Message | Each person will have approximately 40 minutes (20 minutes for presentation, 20 minutes for Q&A and advice from the instructor). The number of presentations and the content of the presentations will vary. |
| Eligible persons | Presenters: Female faculty members and researchers Attendees: Female faculty members, researchers, and graduate students |
| Submission for presentation | If you would like to give a presentation, please first specify your preferred date.web formPlease let us know. |
FResHU-info Back Issues: https://freshu.ist.hokudai.ac.jp/category/freshu-info-log/
Office for Supporting Female Researchers (FResHU)
Hokkaido University Central Campus, General Research Building No. 2, 1st Floor (Intercom number 115), Kita 12-jo Nishi 7-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo City
TEL: 011-706-3625
E-mail: freshu@synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp
