College of Education＞Internationalization＞AELC
▎Introduction：
Asia Education Leader (AEL) Course is to nurture internationally minded educational professionals (IMEP) who have international perspective and are able to address educational challenges in contemporary East Asia. Specifically, it nurtures (1) Education researchers capable of undertaking comparative analysis of educational issues in East Asia; (2) Teacher leaders who are practicing educators capable of engaging with researchers, policymakers and other practitioners; and (3) Education administrators with the knowledge and skills required to collaborate with partners across the region.
AEL Course is set up by consensus among, and its summer/winter courses are hosted in rotation by, six partner institutes of five universities in East Asia. They are
– Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University (TU), Sendai, Japan
– College of Education, National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taipei, Taiwan
– College of Education, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Taipei, Taiwan
– Department of Education, Korea University (KU), Seoul, Korea
– School of Education Science and School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University (NNU), Nanjing, China
▎Courses:
1. All classes in the Summer and Winter Courses are conducted in English. In-person or online depends on the host university. The whole course lasts about 3 weeks.
2. AEL Course Joint Certificate of Completion will be awarded, upon application, to those who have earned at least 12 credits.
3. Among the 12 credits, at least 6 credits should be earned from subjects held not in-home university, at least 2 credits are from K-P, A-P and S-P subjects respectively.
4. For students who joined AEL Course in 2014-2016 and need P credits: credits of K-P, A-P or S-P subjects can be recognized as P credits as well as K, A, S credits.
▎Time: each winter break (Jan-Feb) and summer break (Jul-Aug).
▎Fees and subsidies:
Registration and tuition fees are waived, while airfare, accommodation, and insurance are self-financed. Participating students can apply for study abroad subsidies.
▎Contact: Ms. Limin MA (7982 / lydiama@ntnu.edu.tw)
Further info: https://www.sed.tohoku.ac.jp/ireo/aelc/