GIP-TRIAD News Letter

Global Innovation Joint-Degree Program (International Joint Degree Master’s Program in Agro-Biomedical Science in Food and Health; common name is GIP-TRIAD) aims to regularly publish the GIP-TRIAD Newsletter to share the latest information and developments related to the program. The scope of this newsletter is to report on the recent activities of both students enrolled in the program and the related teaching faculty. We hope that this newsletter provides readers with an interesting and informative glimpse into our innovative degree program.

GIP-TRIAD Newsletter 2018 Vol.1
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Vol. 1 Mar. 2018 NEW!

Activities

  • University of Tsukuba team visits University of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Sciences Agro
  • GIP-TRIAD holds farewell party for the 1st semester
  • GIP-TRIAD students arrive in Taiwan
  • Preparing the GIP-TRIAD promotional video
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GIP-TRIAD Newsletter 2017 Vol.3
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Vol. 3 Nov. 2017

Activities

  • Launch of the International Joint Degree Master’s Program in Agro-Biomedical Science in Food and Health (GIP-TRIAD)
  • University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux Sciences Agro and INRA Nouvelle-Aquitaine-Bordeaux Centre visited University of Tsukuba
  • University of Tsukuba holds Fall Study Abroad Fair
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GIP-TRIAD Newsletter 2017 Vol.2
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Vol. 2 Jul. 2017

Activities

  • Visit to INRA Bordeaux Center and University of Bordeaux (UB) by Prof. Hiroshi Ezura and Assist. Prof. Yoshihiro Okabe
  • Briefing on the DDP majoring in Agro-Bioresources Science and Technology at the UT Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • Visit to Tsukuba-Plant Innovation Research Center (T-PIRC) by Ms. Camile Cholet
  • Visit to UB by Prof. Yoshito Kumagai (Director of the GIP-TRIAD Preparation Office)
  • Fusion of Field and Laboratory Studies (Taiwan)
  • Visit to NTU by Prof. Caroline Fern Benton, UT Vice President and Executive Director for Global Affairs and UT-NTU Alumni Association Meeting
  • Since Apr. 2017, Distance Learning Courses began among UT, NTU and Kyoto University (KU).
  • Construction of a New Distance Learning Course in Agro-Bioresources at NTU College of BioResources and Agriculture and Activities to Promote the Campus-in-Campus (CiC) Program
  • Introducing DDP and GIP-TRIAD at the UT-NTU Student Exchange Project
  • Publication of the Special Talk among Mr. Sadaharu Oh, Prof. Hua-Wei Lin and Prof. Kyosuke Nagata in the UT Magazine, "Tsuku Comm"
  • Visit to National Taiwan University (NTU) by Prof. Yoshito Kumagai (Director of GIP-TRIAD Preparation Office)
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GIP-TRIAD Newsletter 2017 Vol.1
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Vol. 1 Mar. 2017

Activities

  • Visit to University of Bordeaux by UT President Nagata
  • Holding the student workshop, “Transdisciplinary Studies in the Making: Tsukuba-Bordeaux Student Workshop on Humanities and Social Sciences”
  • Visit to UT by UB Prof. Laure Béven and the 1st GFS-DDP graduate is produced
  • GFS-DDP Monsanto Scholarship Student Study Abroad Report
  • Visit to UT by UB Prof. Dominique Rolin
    : Meeting with faculty responsible for UB-UT student exchanges
  • : Intensive Course
  • : Viewing the Kumagai Lab and GIP-TRIAD-related facilities
  • : Exchanging opinions on student exchanges
  • NTU-UT International Study Group
  • Signing of Doctoral DDP Partnership Agreement between NTU College of Bioresources and Agriculture and UT Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Holding of a Kick-off Mini-Symposium
  • Visit to NTU by UT Vice President for Education, Prof. Makoto Ito
  • UT-NTU Alumni Association Meeting and Social Gathering & Explanation of UT Entrance Requirements
  • Meeting with UT students studying at NTU

Relevant Information about Studying Abroad

  • “Innovation Internship 100”
  • “Monsanto Scholarship system for the Cultivation of Professionals Aspiring for Sustainable Agriculture”
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GIP-TRIAD Newsletter 2016 Vol.5
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Vol. 5 Dec. 2016

Activities

  • TGSW 2016 - International Bio-Entrepreneurship Training
  • TGSW2016 - GLidD (Growth & Learning identication powered by Instructional Design)
  • 5th International Conference for Global Innovation Joint-Degree Program
  • TGSW 2016 - Bordeaux Cafe
  • Taiwan Culture Week
  • October Entrance: Exchange Student Orientation
    (Master’s Program in Agro-bioresources Science and Technology)
  • Dr. Robert Habib, head of the international department of French Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), visits the University of Tsukuba’s Gene Research Center
  • Preparations at the College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University for distance learning using materials from UT’s Life and Environmental Sciences Research and Biological Resources courses
  • Global Food Security Course - Double Degree Program (DDP) between UT and NTU
  • Study abroad career support seminar planned by UT student in Bordeaux
  • Distance learning programs among National Taiwan University, Kyoto University and University of Tsukuba
  • Study Abroad Fair 2016 in Tsukuba, Taiwan, and Bordeaux
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GIP-TRIAD Newsletter 2016 Vol.4
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Vol. 4 Sept. 2016

Activities

  • Students from College of Agro-Biological Resource Sciences Participated in Bordeaux Summer School 2016
  • Visit to University of Bordeaux and Université Bordeaux Montaigne by Prof. Teruo Higashi
  • Awards Ceremony for “Monsanto Scholarship System for the Cultivation of Professionals Aspiring for Sustainable Agriculture” / Dialogue between Students and CEO of Monsanto Japan
  • Mini-Symposium among National Taiwan University, Kyoto University, and University of Tsukuba
  • Information Session on Double Degree and Joint Degree Programs for Students of Agro-Biological Resource Sciences at University of Tsukuba
  • Open Campus for Prospective Undergraduate Students at University of Tsukuba
  • Information Session for Studying in Japan
  • Summer Research Program 2016 at University of Tsukuba
  • Information Session for Undergraduate Students on Double Degree Programs, Joint Degree Program (GIP-TRIAD), and Course Jukebox
  • NTU Summer Program +N1

Relevant Information about Studying Abroad

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GIP-TRIAD Newsletter 2016 Vol.3
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Vol. 3 May. 2016

Activities

  • Visit to University of Bordeaux and other institutions in Bordeaux by Prof. Saburo Aoki
  • A Soirée on Victoire campus in University of Bordeaux for introducing Japanese Culture
  • Visit to University of Bordeaux by Assoc. Prof. Mizuki Oka
  • Orientation of Summer School Programs held in University of Bordeaux and National Taiwan University
  • Visit to University of Tsukuba by Bordeaux Judo Team
  • Meeting on Jukebox in NTU
  • Visit to NTU by Prof. Toshiharu Enomae, College of Agro-Biological Resource Sciences
  • International Medical Science Training Course
  • Visit to Taiwan by President Kyosuke Nagata and Vice President Caroline Fern Benton
  • Visit to Interchange Association by a party of Senior High School at Sakado

Relevant Information about Studying Abroad

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GIP-TRIAD Newsletter 2016 Vol.2
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Vol. 2 Mar. 2016

Activities

【 At University of Bordeaux 】

  • The 4th International Conference for Global Innovation Joint-Degree Program
  • Interview for University of Bordeaux's Homepag
  • Site Visit to INRA-Bordeaux’s Chateâu Couhins
  • Double Degree Program Global Food Security Course
    Arrival of Inaugural Class Member Mr. Masaki Asachi
  • Site Visit to the Japan-France Joint Laboratory by Prof. Yuichi Yamaoka, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences

【 At University of Tsukuba 】

  • Visit to University of Tsukuba by the Embassy Attaché to the French Ministry of Science and Technology
  • Joint Symposium between University of Tsukuba and University of Bordeaux:
    "Toward the Synthetic Biology in Bordeaux and Tsukuba"

【 At National Taiwan University 】

  • Study Abroad Information Fair for National Taiwan University
  • The 1st NTU-UT Joint Mini-symposium on Entrepreneurship Training
  • Visit to the The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Taipei
  • Inauguration Ceremony for the University of Tsukuba Taiwan Alumni Association

【 Other Information 】

  • Information from Monsanto Japan

Relevant Information about Studying Abroad

  • Innovation Internship 100
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GIP-TRIAD Newsletter Vol.1
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Vol. 1 Jan. 2016

Activities

  • The Third International Conference for
    Global Innovation Joint-Degree Program (GIP-TRIAD)

【 Faculty and Student Exchange 】

  • National Taiwan University Summer Program

【 Tsukuba Global Science Week 2015 】

  • University of Tsukuba Overseas Alumni Conference
  • NTU Lounge & Imaging Science Café for Biology and Medicine
  • Student Research Presentation Competition
  • Tunis-Taiwan-Bordeaux Joint Workshop

【 Other Recent Activities and Notifications 】

  • Long-distance Learning through Simultaneous Teleconferencing
  • Visit to the Bordeaux Office by the First Secretary of the
    the Japanese Consulate in France
  • Relocation of the UT Bordeaux Liaison Office to University of
    Bordeaux’s Victoire Campus
  • Study Abroad in France Fair
  • International Week at University of Bordeaux
  • The 12th Solanaceae Conference (SOL2015)
  • Towards the Establishment of the “Monsanto Scholarship System for the
    Cultivation of Professionals Aspiring for Sustainable Agriculture”

Relevant Information about Studying Abroad

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GIP-TRIAD Newsletter Vol.1
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Vol. 1 Sept. 2015

Activities

【 Faculty and Student Exchange 】

  • BACT Summer Program in Taiwan
  • Summer Research Program (UT)

【 DDP/JDP Agreement-Related 】

  • Signing of Agreement for Double Degree Program between UT and NTU
  • UT Delegation visit to Bordeaux
  • Completion of University-level Agreement between NTU and UB.

Relevant Information about Studying Abroad

Event Information

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