The event is now concluded.  Thank you to all who participated


Join the online festival between University of Tsukuba and Ohio State University

We are thrilled to announce a special collaborative event between the University of Tsukuba and the Ohio State University! This unique online festival will take place at the end of July and promises to be an enriching experience for everyone involved.


Remo is now Live!

https://live.remo.co/e/osu-tu-festival-1

The festival has been finished. Thank you for attending.


Event Details

ISS Summer Festival

Date: July 27th - 29th, 2024

Live Event: 9 pm to 11 pm (JST) /  8 am to 10 am (EDT)

Asynchronous Booth Available: ~9 am, 27th to ~11am, 30th (JST) / ~8 pm, 26th to ~10 pm, 29th (EDT)
Location: Online
Participants: Students and faculty from both UT and OSU

Fully Online

The event is fully online.

Join this special opportunity from your home.
This year we will be using remo.

Enjoy Diverse Cultures

Experience different cultures that you normally can't.

Win a Trip to Ohio/Tsukuba

Join the festival and attend the daily quiz sessions about the festival during Live Event Time. Get high scores throughout the three days and win an invaluable chance to visit the counter university.



Floor Plan

We will hold four simultaneous events!
You can switch between the events freely.


Program (Main Stage)

Saturday 27 

 

8 AM EDT, 9 PM JST (15 minutes) 

Greetings from the Organizing Committee  

Explanation and Overview of the Event 

 

9 AM EDT, 10 PM JST 

Talk Event (Watanabe Rio & Therese Hession) 

Theme: A view on the career of a female Pro-Athlete and academic, Inclusion in Golf

 

9:45 AM EDT, 10:45 PM JST 

Quiz (sharing the Kahoot screen in the main stage)

Sunday 28

 

8 AM EDT, 9 PM JST (15 minutes) 

Greetings from the Organizing Committee  

Explanation and Overview of the Event 

 

9 AM EDT, 10 PM JST 

Talk Event  (Natsuki, Nodoka, Haruki, Shoichiro) 

Theme: Space exploration for the future / International student experience in OSU

 

9:45 AM EDT, 10:45 PM JST 

Quiz (sharing the Kahoot screen in the main stage)

Monday 29 

 

8 AM EDT, 9 PM JST (15 minutes) 

Greetings from the Organizing Committee  

Explanation and Overview of the Event

 

9 AM EDT, 10 PM JST 

Virtual Campus tour in Minecraft 

Theme: Tsukuba in Blocks, Ohio in Blocks 

 

9:45 AM EDT, 10:45 PM JST 

Quiz (sharing the Kahoot screen in the main stage)



Register for the event!

Don't forget to check out our guidelines for visitors!


Joining as an Exhibitor

Be an exhibitor and have your own virtual booth in the festival.

We will contact the exhibitor with information on how to set up their booth in the festival.
Exhibitors can setup an asynchronous booth which visitors can visit at any time, or a synchronous booth which target real time interaction with the visitors during the live event time.
Exhibitors are welcome from the University of Tsukuba and Ohio State University. Clubs and student groups, as well as individuals, are welcome to apply.

 

Exhibitor recruitment has been closed.


How to join?

We will share a link to the online event URL near the actual date. 
The tool we are using is called remo. It can run on your browser, using a computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone!

See more info about remo below: