Tobitate! (Leap for Tomorrow) Study Abroad Initiative which led by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) and Center for International Youth Exchange(CENTERYE) will support the online youth exchange event “Let’s make friends over the world.”

■Outline of the event
[Schedule & Location]
Date: July 3rd (Saturday), 2021
Time: 19:30 – 21:30(JST)
Location: Online (Zoom)　

[Participation Fee]
Free

[Number of Participants]
Participants of Japan: more than 300 people
Participants from abroad: around 100 people

[Topics]
All participants are required to make a one page presentation about yourself(about 1-2min). Please share about yourself and the youth cultures of your country.
You can exchange SNS accounts with the members in your breakout room but not mandatory.

[Program Contents]
19:15-19:30　Zoom open
19:30-19:35　Opening
19:35-20:05　Presentations from 5 countries
20:05-20:50　Breakout session
20:50-21:20　Guest Talk from a famous comedian
21:20-21:25　Closing
21:25-21:30　Photo session

■Participants wanted
[Criteria of participation]
Age: High school students or older, preferably from teens to twenties. *As the main Japanese participants are high school students, people as close in age as possible are preferred.
Fluent in English
Able to participate online in all programs.
Have online communication system (PC, internet)
Able to use Zoom without any problems.
Able to participate with the camera turned on in an environment with a stable internet connection.
Willing to share your SNS accounts to people in your breakout room. (Not mandatory but strongly recommended)

[How to apply]
Please click here to open an application form.

[Application deadline]
June 24th, 2021 (JST)

■Contact Information]
The Administration Team from the Center for International Youth Exchange
TEL: +81-3-3249-0767
URL: https://centerye.org/cms/
E-Mail: youth_exchange@centerye.org