Fees
***Different rules may apply for Students of Ritsumeikan, including Asian Pacific University. Please check with your own school academic office or e-mail to the address at the very bottom, administrative office for the Kyoto seminar to confirm about the details regarding seminar(s).
| Service charge | 50,000 yen for 1 seminar (inclusive of 10,000 yen registration
fee) 70,000 yen for 2 seminars (inclusive of10,000 yen registration fee) |
The service charge covers the following
- general administration
- printing costs
- on-the-ground logistical support
- welcome party
- a certificate of completion
Airfares, travel expenses, accommodation, insurance and other living expenses
are not included in the service charges.
Please note that the registration fee is not refundable.
The service charge is fully refundable (less international bank transfer
fees and the registration fee) by 15 January 2009. Thereafter, the registration
fee and service charge will only be refunded if the Seminars have been cancelled
or you have been refused enrolment.
Course Credit
The Kyoto and Tokyo Seminars are not-for-credit courses. Students receive a Certificate of Completion upon completing the course requirements.
However, some Australian law schools provide course credit for participation in the Seminars. Thus:
* The Australian National University provides course credit
for postgraduate students participating in the Kyoto Seminar.
* The University of Sydney expects to offers credit to LLB
students (who must enrol in both Seminars) and LLM students (who may enrol
in either or both Seminars).
For more information, please contact the following course coordinators: Kent Anderson (ANU: andersonk@law.anu.edu.au), Luke Nottage (University of Sydney: lukenottage@gmail.com)) or Leon Wolff (UNSW: leon.wolff@unsw.edu.au).
Law students at other law schools may apply for cross-institutional enrolment
at any of the above institutions in order to receive course credit for attending
the Kyoto and Tokyo Seminars. Please check with your home university whether
you are entitled to enrol cross-institutionally and the procedures for doing
so.
Application Procedure
A completed application form must be submitted to Secretariat for the Kyoto/Tokyo
Seminar, Ritsumeikan University School of Law by email
(kyo-smr@st.ritsumei.ac.jp).
Upon accepting your application, we will provide you with account details
for transferring the program fee.
The application deadline for the 2009 seminars: December 15, 2008.
The payment deadline for the 2009 seminars :December 20, 2008.
Late applications will only be accepted at the discretion of the Secretariat and only if places are still available.
Please fill in Application Form (Word 2003) and send the application form by email to Secretariat for Kyoto/Tokyo Seminar, Ritsumeikan University. Please indicate "Kyoto/Tokyo Seminar application" as the title of your email.
*Before sending an email, please ensure that a completed application form is attached. If you cannot open Application Form (Word 2003), please refer to Application Form (PDF) and write information required to fill in an application form in the body of your email.
*Japanese nationals can apply for the Kyoto and Tokyo Seminars using the Application Form in Japanese. Please access Japanese page.