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Jul 15, 2025
- For Students
Learn About MICE While the World Expo Is Underway — Seminar Sept. 11–13, 2025
Call for Participants
The MICE Seminar will be held from September 11 to 13, 2025 (Thursday to Saturday), offering insights into the operation of international conferences and related activities.
Recommended for those who...
- are interested in planning and managing events
- aspire to work in international fields in the future
- seek a rare behind-the-scenes experience at a major facility
MICE (*1) is a collective term referring to international conferences, academic meetings, and similar events. These are expected to generate various benefits for the host city, including significant economic impact, the creation of business opportunities and innovation, and the enhancement of the city's brand and competitiveness.
The seminar will kick off with a visit to the World Precision Casting Congress in Kobe, followed by tours of Kobe Airport and various MICE-related facilities in Osaka.
Through structured lectures and workshops led by experienced instructors from Japan Convention Services, Inc. (*2), participants will explore the business opportunities and regional impact generated by MICE.
Discover how international conferences are run - We invite you to join us!
（*1） MICE…Meeting, Incentive Travel, Convention and Exhibition/Event
This acronym-based term refers to business events organized by public, private, and academic sectors under themes related to business, politics, or academia.
（*2）Japan Convention Services, Inc.
is a company that provides comprehensive communication services in the MICE field. Their operations include planning, management, and secretariat support for international conferences and academic meetings, as well as simultaneous interpretation, staffing, administrative services, and facility management.
This seminar is part of the OSIP (Osaka Social Impact Project), which has been adopted under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's initiative to support social impact through university internationalization.
It will be joinly held by Kansai University as part of an extracurricular multicultural collaobrative learning project.
MICE SEMINAR
1. OVERVIEW
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DATE |
September 11, 2025 (Thu) - September 13, 2025 (Sat) * Refer to the information below for the daily schedule |
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VENUE |
Osaka Metroplitan University, I-site Namba, etc. |
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ELIGIBILITY |
1. Undergraduate and Graduate Students from OMU, OCU and OPU |
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CAPACITY |
20 If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, selection will be based on the motivation statements. |
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REGISTRATION FEE |
Free |
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PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS |
1. Participation in all seminars is mandatory. 2. Completion of the participant questionnaire is required. 3. Participants must travel to each venue on your own. |
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BENEFIT |
1. Certificate of completion awarded to all program participants by Japan Convention Services, Inc. 2. Exemption from the first round of application screening for April 2027 recruitment (for current third-year students only) |
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APPLICATION |
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APPLICATION DEADLINE |
August 8, 2025 (Fri) Applications may close earlier once capacity is reached. |
２． SCHEDULE
【DAY 1】 SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 (Thu)
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10：30 |
Assembly & Roll Call |
Kobe International Conference Center |
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10:45 - 12:00 |
Overview of the Conference & Site Visit |
Kobe International Conference Center |
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12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch Break Trasnfer to Kobe Airport |
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13：30 - 16：30 |
Site Visit |
Kobe Airport |
* Lunch will be provided only on this day.
* Participants are responsible for transportation fee.
1. Round trip between home and Kobe International Conference Center (nearest station: Shimin Hiroba on the Port Liner)
2. Round trip between Kobe International Conference Center and Kobe Airport
【DAY 2】 SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 (Fri)
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10：30 |
Assembly & Roll Call |
Osaka International Convention Center |
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10:30 - 12:00 |
Lecture |
Overview of MICE |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch Break (on own) |
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13：00 - 16：30 |
Site Visit |
Osaka International Conference Center * Special Conference Room, Main Hall RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka * Banquet Halls and Guest Rooms |
* Participants are responsible for transportation fee.
Round trip between home and Osaka International Convention Center (nearest station: Nakanoshima Station)
【DAY 3】 SEPTEMBER 13, 2025 (Sat)
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10：30 |
Assembly & Roll Call |
Osaka Metropolitan University "I-site Namba" |
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10:30 - 12:30 |
Workshop |
Group Work |
| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch Break (on own) |
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13:30 - 15：30 |
Workshop |
Group work |
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14：45～16：15 |
Workshop |
Presentation and Evaluation |
* Participants are responsible for transportation fee.
Round trip between home and I-site Namba
【ORGANIZER】
Center for Advanced Education in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sciences and Global Education
Osaka Metropolitan University
【JOINTLY ORGANIZED BY】
Japan Convention Services, Inc.
【CONTACT】
Fledge office, Center for Advanced Education in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
E-mail：gr-idec-fledge@omu.ac.jp TEL：072-254-8265 or 072-247-6110
