Study Tour Shift

shift is the 2018 installment of the study tours organized by study association inter-/actief/ of the university of twente. study tours are organized every two years, with previous destinations including the singapore, malaysia, indonesia, the united states, brazil, india and china. during a study tour, the participants visit companies, universities and undertake cultural trips in the destination countries. in preparation of the study tour, the participants take courses and perform research within the scope of shift’s theme; cyber physical infrastructure. shift will leave for japan and south korea in the fall of 2018. japan japan is the third largest national economy in the world. they have a large industrial sector, famous for its motor vehicles and electronics. they rank second among the most innovative countries in the world and are a world leader in fundamental scientific research. as a highly technological and innovative country, japan is at the forefront the developments regardin