■What is Share-Project? We, the members of Share-Project is a group of university students, have been providing a workshop for students from all over Japan to study a little more about finance, since year 2000. Our Vision; "Open Academy" We have provided workshops for those undergraduate and postgraduate students who are interested in finance. Not only do we tend to provide the space for "study" but also have provided the space for "interaction" between students. Through this, we aim to achieve our vision; "Open Academy". By achieving this aim, we hope to provide a network regardless of age or occupation. 【Needed Knowledge, when you become a member of the society】 At the workshops, we hope every student to learn something from it. The workshops will be taught to students by the professionals who are currently working at the fields. This will encourage students to think out of what is really needed by us all, in the near future, when we all start to work. 【Interaction between students】 As already stated, we hope to create a new community at which students will be able to communicate with each other regardless of their age or future occupation. Therefore, at the workshops, we split students into groups of 4-6 students, and encourage students to interact. We offer various tasks which will be compete by the groups. 【Students-Alumni, Alumni-Alumni connection】 We will look after every student who has joined our workshops. Every year, we have held "Traffix", where both students and alumni can join. There, we hope new communication will be made. 【History of Share-Project】 It was in year 2000 when our first workshop was held. That time, over 150 students were split into 20 teams, and all groups were first given a lecture and went onto do some course works (We still continue this today). In 2001, we started introducing our own textbooks which we re-write and improve every year. Two years later, in 2003, we tried out a workshop on M&A, which resulted in great success. Since then, the main two workshops offered by us, Share-Project, has been a course on Asset Management and another to tell the work done at Investment Banks and M&A. Every year, new members have came up with new ideas on what to provide for participants, and this year we are hoping to provide a workshop on Venture Capital, and another especially designed for the newcomers to finance. We also hope to offer a short-term work shop in Kansai region, as well as the two normal workshops, which has been held for the last eight years. ■FAQ About Participation Q. How much does it cost to participate in a workshop? A. Taking the workshop held in 2009 as an example, we have asked 3,000 - 5,000JPY from every participants to cover various costs such as hand-made textbooks and the place to hold our workshops. The participation fee may differ depending on which course you take this year. Q. Do I have to have much knowledge about finance? A. Not at all. This year, we plan to provide a workshop for those without much knowledge about finance. However, if you are a keen learner and are willing to study finance, we open our doors for you all! Q. What kind of students participates every year? A. Participants are mainly from the Tokyo region. However, it must be noted that students from various courses and majors, as well as many postgraduate students join our workshop every year. Q. I am a high-school student. Can I participate? A. Unfortunately, we only provide workshops for undergraduate and postgraduate students only. Q. I am currently working. Can I participate? A. Unfortunately, we only provide workshops for undergraduate and postgraduate students only. Q. Can students from outside Tokyo region participate? A. We will be more than welcome for your participation. Every year, we have participants from Kansai and Chubu region. Also, in order for us to relieve your stress on having have to meet up with each other outside the regular lectures; we will put students from the same region into the same group. Q. Will I have to participate in all workshops? A. We expect our participants to attend as much as possible. Also, it is not unusual for group members to meet up outside the regular lectures. About the Events Q. How long are the events? A. If we take year 2009 for example, we held both AM and M&A courses for approximately two months; from the end of August till the early-October. The precise dates for this year's workshop are to be announced later on this web site. Q. What is AM and MA courses? A. In AM course, you, with members of your team, will experience playing a role of a fund manager through an investment case study. You will also be able to develop your financial literacy by learning various techniques. In MA course, you, with members of your team,will experience playing a role of an investment banker though planning a strategy for M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions). You will also be able to learn valuation, the mechanism of M&A in this course. Q. How are the events held? A. Taking year 2009 for example, each day, we had a lecture given to participants by the professionals first, and lead on to group work, where you will have chance to discuss about what we were taught during the lecture.　In the end, each group is expected to make a presentation on tasks which are handed out on that day. Q. Will I be expected to be restricted outside the regular lectures? A. It is not compulsory to meet your group members outside the regular workshops; however most groups tend to meet up in order to finish off the final assessment. Some groups tend not to meet up with each other but make discussions online. Q. Would it be possible to bring back or download all the materials that are used during the lectures? A. Unfortunately, some materials belong not to us, Share-Project, but to corporations who provide you the lecture, therefore, we will not be able to provide you with all the materials.