If you are a pre-university student in the UK, and you are interested in making friends from Japan and learning Japanese culture, while also attending lectures at top UK universities delivered by academics and professionals and learning crucial team work and presentation skills through participating in the UCL Grand Challenge Workshop, then why not register for the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2025?!

This is a prestigious, annual summer school programme that was established in 2015. The programme brings together students visiting from high schools across Japan with pre-university students from the UK.

The programme takes place across various locations, including the Rikkyo School in England, the University of Cambridge, and UCL.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the programme! The theme is “Space for the Future”, focusing on how we can shape our future with the most advanced science and technology.

This year’s programme will run from Saturday 26th July – Sunday 3rd August 2025. Please note that some dates are optional, and full details can be found on the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge website.

The programme is now taking applications from UK students, so if you know anyone you think might be interested, please share the information with them!

For more information, visit the UCL-Youth Challenge official website: UCL-Japan Youth Challenge - Summer school programme