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Dear Colleagues, Apologies for the cross-posting! We are current accepting applications for our Summer 2019 programs. Would you be willing to send this information to any interested faculty or student? -------------------------------------------------------------------- Students from all disciplines and universities are invited to apply to Gustolab International's summer programs in Japan and Vietnam. *CRITICAL STUDIES ON FOOD SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN JAPAN - SUMMER 2019* This program is based in Osaka “the food capital of Japan”. Osaka, one of the worlds’ major urban centers, becomes a laboratory for exploring the food cultures and systems of contemporary Japan and their increasing role in markets, restaurants and cuisines across the world. Japanese cuisine, or Washoku, offers invaluable opportunities to think about the intersection of the modern and traditional, local and global, rural and urban, nature and society, taste and waste, our future and sustainability. Students engage in transdisciplinary and multisensual learning experiences. Lectures are augmented through training in culinary techniques -- intensive cooking sessions -- as well as field studies in wholesale markets, a soy sauce distillery, sake brewery, and a small-scale farming village as well as historical temples in Nara and Kyoto. Lectures also present information on Japan’s role in global conversations regarding the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and in fighting global warming. The program is designed, promoted, and managed by Gustolab International: Food Systems and Sustainability and is hosted by Osaka Shoin Women’s University, one of the first liberal arts women’s colleges established in Osaka and now running the nation’s first food studies program since 2015. DURATION: 4-week Full Immersion Program (with homestays) WHEN: May 26 – June 23, 2019 WHERE: Osaka, Japan COURSES OFFERED - The Story of Food: Osaka in an Age of Tourists, Global Markets, Rising Oceans and Local Champions (3 credits) - Culinary Practices and the Sensible World, From History and Politics to Tastes, Textures and Aromas (3 credits) - Japanese Language for Food and Business (1-2 credits) *CRITICAL STUDIES ON FOOD SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN VIETNAM PROGRAM - SUMMER 2019* Vietnam is an extraordinary country, filled with a remarkable history and culture, and a visual feast for the eyes. This program makes extensive use of the whole country as a site. Students will encounter and visit more of the country and its features than most travelers, and certainly more than most Vietnamese. We will study at museums, historic and religious sites, markets, restaurants, and farms as part of regular site visits. Students will learn sufficient Vietnamese to travel independently and to converse on food related topics. We will interview experts in the Vietnamese food industry, from growers to chefs, as well as experts on the crisis of rice production, food security, and food quality. All site visits are in support of the courses and includes encouragement to practice Vietnamese conversation. The program is designed, promoted and managed by Gustolab International: Food Systems and Sustainability. DURATION: 4-week Full Immersion Program WHEN: June 30 - July 27, 2019 WHERE: Multiple locations in Vietnam, including Sapa and Mai Chau in the north, Danang, Hoi An, and Hue in central Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City in the south. COURSES OFFERED • Food Systems in Vietnam (3 credits) • Vietnam, Conflict, Contradiction and Change (3 credits) • Vietnamese Language for Food and Business (3 credits) Read more about the programs and courses at: www.gustolab.com <http://www.gustolab.com/summer-%20programs-in-vietnam-italy-japan/#tab-id-3> Our programs, based in current research in Food Systems and Sustainability, provide experiential learning opportunities and access to local peoples and professionals, including chefs. For more information or to request an application, please write to [log in to unmask] Thank you, Salem [image: GLI Gustolab International] <http://www.gustolab.com> SALEM PAULOS Media, Outreach and Projects coordinator [log in to unmask] 7, Piazza dell'Orologio Rome, Italy 00186 Office phone +39 06 83087975 / +39 06 68804073 Fax +39 06 92912046 www.gustolab.com facebook <https://www.facebook.com/GustolabInstitute> twitter <https://twitter.com/gustolabinst> instagram <https://instagram.com/glinstitute> linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/company/gustolab-institute-center-for-food-and-culture> youtube <https://www.youtube.com/user/GustolabInstitute/videos> Join our mailing list! <https://share.hsforms.com/1VMJAN8njRjmQ_zoy8vZGWQ2loha> Testimonials from our past students <http://www.gustolab.com/what-alumni-say/> Testimonials from faculty <http://www.gustolab.com/what-our-faculty-say/> Our research initiatives <http://www.gustolab.com/research-inititatives-2/>