Deadline: January 14, 2027 by 11:59 PM  

Technos International Week for 2027: June TBD

 

With support from the Tanaka Memorial Foundation, each year Bates sends one faculty member and two students for two weeks of international exchange at Technos College in Tokyo, Japan. In the summer of 2026, Xeta Devlin ’29, Enos Zaah ’29 and Anderson Moss-Weaver, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, represented Bates. The opportunity is meant for scholars and students new to Japanese culture. The guidelines state that participants should have limited previous travel experience in Japan and little exposure to Japanese language: this is truly a gateway, cultural exchange venture.

All expenses are covered, including a small stipend. Students and faculty work together on a modest project during the trip to present upon return to Bates; the faculty member is asked to provide a presentation while there to faculty and students at Technos College. Once the Bates faculty member is selected, they assist in choosing the student fellows.

Previous recent participants include, Assistant Professor Anderson West-Weaver (2026), Associate Professor Carolina González Valencia (2025),  Professor Jennifer Hamilton (2024),  Assistant Dean Edili Lopez (2023), Professors Kirk Read (2019), Mia Liu (2018), Bill Matthews (2017), Anita Charles (2016), Ali Akhtar (2015), John Baughman (2014), Mara Tieken (2013), and Nancy Koven (2012).

Information on Technos International Week may be found on the website:
bates.edu/academics/student-research/summer-grants-summary/technos-international-week-in-japan/

To read the complete guidelines on Technos International Week 2026, please click here.

TO APPLY: Faculty interested in participating should complete this brief webform explaining:

1) basis of your interest in the exchange;
2) benefits of this exchange for your growth as a researcher and/or teacher;
3) possible ideas for a small project to work on with students and present upon return.

Reporting Requirements. Within two weeks of returning from Technos International Week, a brief report is required from the faculty member.  The report should be 1-2 pages in length, and should highlight how this experience enriched the goals set forth in the original proposal. Photos of the experience are also encouraged. Please send any reports electronically to Edili Lopez at elopez2@bates.edu. 

Want to see more? Check out this video!

Jennifer Hamilton, Professor of Anthropology; Eduardo Mazariegos Mancia ’27; and Julia Oliver ’25 represented Bates in the summer of 2024.