YOUTEX 2019
YOUTEX or commonly known as Youth Excursion is an annual event in Asia organized by the International Global Network in Tokyo, Japan. The enthusiasm of participants who take part in the selection is increasing from year to year. YOUTEX has produced a large number of alumni scattered throughout Asia with the hope that this activity can increase knowledge and open new perspectives in viewing civilizations in other countries. The theme of YOUTEX 2019 is in line with the objective of this activity, namely, “Enhance The Knowledge Of Japan's Advancement And Historical Value”.
Previously Youtex has been implemented in various countries in Asia such as Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Turkey, Thailand, and Japan. Before being declared a delegator, the prospective delegator must write a motivation letter and within a few days the announcement will be made via e-mail for the prospective Youtex 2019 delegate. Rifki Fardian Damanhari and Adimas Yahya Kurniawan from the 1 S2016 Management Study Program managed to become delegates at the Youtex 2019 event held in the city. Tokyo, Japan.
The Youtex event itself lasted for four days from 20 – 23 November 2019 and was attended by 75 delegates from various countries in Asia. With the first series of events, namely a welcoming session as a welcome and motivation to burn the enthusiasm of the delegators and group games to build relationships among delegators. Then the next day followed by a university visit conducted at Tokyo University and Waseda University to introduce the university and inform what scholarships can be taken to study there. The day was closed with a city challenge in the Shibuya and Shinjuku areas to explore Japanese culture. Then, on the last day of the activity, the delegates visited the largest waste management company in Japan called the Inceranation Plant, where the delegates learned how to process waste from upstream to downstream and provide benefits for the Japanese population. Furthermore, the company visited was the Panasonic Centre, one of the largest technology companies in Japan, the delegates learned about how an invention can be implemented in everyday life, and the end of the last day of this activity was closed with an international symposium and focus group discussion on how to increase technological knowledge. and cultural values in Japan.
From this Youtex event, delegates from the Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Airlangga got a lot of experience, one of which was building new perspectives on cultural differences in Japan and Indonesia, as well as how technology is collaborated with culture so that it becomes a new culture that can answer various problems in a civilization. .
