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NEWS & EVENTS

Global Education Open Seminar Series – ‘Fin de Siècle’ Japan: Decadence and Youth Culture in the Late Meiji Period

Center for International Education is holding a session of Global Education Open Seminar Series – ‘Fin de Siècle’ Japan: Decadence and Youth Culture in the Late Meiji Period.  Anyone interested from the community is welcome to join this event. Please see the poster for the detail.

*This event will be held online via Zoom. Zoom login ID and password will be sent to you by email after the registration.

 

Date/Time: Feb 14th (Wed), 2024, 16:30 – 18:00(JST)

Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Alistair Swale(University of Canterbury, New Zealand)

Theme: Fin de Siècle’ Japan: Decadence and Youth Culture in the Late Meiji Period

Registration: Please register here or via QR code

Registration Deadline: Feb 8th (Thu), 2024, 23:59(JST)

For Inquiries: E-mail: glc@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp (International Students Office, KU)

 

 

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Global Education Open Seminar Series: Join us for a film screening “IMPRISONING A GENERATION” with the director ZELDA EDMUNDS

Center for International Education is holding a session of Global Education Open Seminar Series: Join us for a film screening “IMPRISONING A GENERATION” with the director ZELDA EDMUNDS. Anyone interested from the community is welcome to join this event. Please see the flyer for the detail.

 

Date/Time: January 19th (Fri), 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM (Screening 50 min/ Conversation 40 min)

Speaker: Ms. Zelda Edmunds (Director and Producer as well as Creative Director of Anemoia Projects)

Theme: “IMPRISONING A GENERATION” The stories of four young Palestinians who have been detained and imprisoned by the Israeli military detention system.  

* Admission is free

* No registration required

For Inquiries: E-mail: glc@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp (International Students Office, KU)

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【Report】Open Seminar “Palestine -Current situation facing Palestinians including Gaza and issues facing society” was held

On Friday, November 24, 2023, an open seminar was held in a hybrid format in the lounge of the Center for International Education Building at Kumamoto University, with 125 participants (40 face-to-face and 85 online).

 

The theme of this seminar was about Palestinian society and the current situation.  It was organized by Dr. Joshua Rickard, Associate Professor, Project Faculty at Kumamoto University’s Center for International Education, because of strong requests from the community to know more about the situation. Although the content of the lecture was about a complex social and political situation in the Middle East, Dr. Rickard’s explain it “in the simplest way possible” and the interpreters’ careful attention to detail allowed the audience understand.

 

Dr. Rickard discussed the history of the Middle East and the various situations that Palestinians live in. The violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories since October 7 caused far more deaths in a short time than other periods in the past. This has caused concern by many people in Japan. Dr. Rickard explained that this is by no means an isolated incident, nor is it “just a religious conflict” or “just a battle between ethnic groups” as reported by the media, but a combination of various factors, including decades of division and people living under military occupation without rights or citizenship.

 

During the final Q&A session, many questions were asked by those in the audience and those participating online. When asked, “We are far away from the Palestinian people, what can we do for them now?”, Dr. Rickard replied. “It is important for people to learn about this and other issues going on around the world, even if there is nothing they can do about it. Being aware is the most important point.”   Although it was only an hour and a half, it was a valuable time to learn many things and to think about the situations of the Palestinian people.

 

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‘Global Kitchen’ for AY2023

The Center for International Education is holding its first “Global Kitchen” of AY2023. Let’s learn to cook traditional foods from international students in English! One coin includes a lesson and food. Let’s learn how each country’s cooking methods are, and after cooking, all participants can enjoy the food, talk in English, and deepen cross-cultural exchanges. (International students who will serve as instructors will cook and participants will observe.)

The first session will be held on December 7, and a total of four sessions are planned.

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■Date: December 7, 2023 (Thursday)/ December 19, 2023 (Tuesday)/

             January 11, 2024 (Thursday)/ January 23, 2024 (Tuesday)                    

■Time: 12:00-14:00          ※If you have classes, you do not need to stay for the entire 2 hours.

■Venue: Lounge, Center for International Education bldg., Kurokami North Campus

■Language: English

■Fee: 500 Yen for each event (including lesson and food)

■Registration: Please register here or via QR code

■Registration Deadline for the first session: November 30, 2023 (Thursday)       * 1 week before each event day

■Capacity: 20 persons per session *First-come-first-served basis

Please bring your own beverages.

 

   

 

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Global Education Open Seminar Series -Palestine: Current situation facing Palestinians including Gaza and issues facing society-

Given the current violence and suffering among Palestinians and Israelis, there is renewed interest in the social and political situations in the Middle East. This talk will address the recent history in the region and some of the causes for the current situation, as well as a disccussion about the possible prospects. There will be Q&A at the end of the talk.

The talk will be held in English with Japanese interpretation

The event is hybrid and will be in person as well as on Zoom

The Event is Free and Open to Public but Resigtration is Required

 

 

Please register herehttps://bit.ly/3MCsVZ

 

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2023 Fall Japanese Language Courses for Beginners Schedules & Application

Applications for Fall 2023 Japanese Language Course for Beginners (JLCB) are now open!

These courses are for Kumamoto University student/faculty/researchers or their spouses.

*If you are a spouse and has no student ID or guest ID yet, please contact from the inquiry form first.

Inquiry form  (←Click here to apply for a guest ID)

 

Presession

  • November 8, 9, 13, 15, 16 & 20      @13:00-14:00 *Office Hour: 14:00-15:00
  • Entry level (Kumamoto University Japanese Level: K1, for those who have never learned Japanese)
  • Course capacity of 15 people. *If the applicant number exceeds, participants will be selected by a lottery.

Please check the details on the flyer and schedule carefully.

Application form (←Click here to apply)

Application Deadline: Tuesday, October 31

 

Step 1(Fall)

  • Mondays &Thursdays from November 27 to January 25 @13:00-14:00 *Office Hour: 14:00-15:00
  • Entry level (Kumamoto University Japanese Level: K1, for those who know Hiragana & Katakana or have joined the pre-session)
  • Course capacity of 15 people. *If the applicant number exceeds, participants will be selected by a lottery.

Please check the details on the flyer and schedule carefully.

Application form (←Click here to apply)

Application Deadline: Monday, November 20

 

Inquiries: International Student Office (Kurokami North Campus)

 TEL: 096-342-2092 

EMAIL:  gji-ryugaku*jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp   Please change * to @

 

flyer_JLC for B 2023FL

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Holding of Interdisciplinary International Symposium on Contemporary Global Issues 2023 – Realizing Digital Society (Notice)

Center for International Education is holding a symposium on the theme of ” Realizing Digital Society” as follows.

 The symposium will feature panel discussions by our multinational faculties and guest lecturers, as well as presentations by the students, including those in the Global Leader Course, so that you can experience the diverse education and activities our Center offers.

Please see our HP for more details. We look forward to your participation.

・Date and Time:  December 9, Sat, 2023,  1:00 PM ~ 5:30 PM

・Venue:  In-Person / Online(Zoom)

・Language:  English

・Fee:  Free of charge

・How to apply  Please register at the URL below or through the QR code on the poster. If you wish to register online, we will inform you of your Zoom login information Zoom login information.

   URL: https://tinyurl.com/k5ws538j

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令和5年度秋学期の日本語クラス案内 Japaneses Classes Guidebook for Fall 2023

English follows Japanese.

 

熊本大学のみなさま

 

いよいよ、令和5年度秋学期の「日本語クラス案内」が発行されました!お待たせいたしました。

令和5年度後学期に日本語クラスの受講をお考えの皆様は、以下URLを確認し、「日本語クラス案内」をダウンロードしてください。日本語クラスを熊本大学で学びたい人は、必ず内容を確認してください。

 

多言語文化総合教育センター>多言語文化教育分野

 

学生区分や日本語レベルで受講できる科目が異なります。

単位が必要な学生と、聴講の学生で受講できる時間割コードも異なりますのでご注意ください。

 

その他ご質問は、直接黒髪北キャンパスの日本語教員に尋ねるか、問い合わせフォームでお尋ねください。

 

国際教育課人材教育チーム(多言語文化総合教育棟内 1F)

 Email: gji-ryugaku*jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp *は@に替えてください。

                  Tel: 096-342-2092

 

 

 

Dear everyone of Kumamoto University,

 

Finally, we would like to announce that “Japanese classes guidebook” is now issued!  Thank you all for waiting.

If you wish to take Japanese language classes in Fall 2023, please check the URL below and download the guidebook. Please be sure to read it if you wish to learn Japanese language at Kumamoto University.

 

https://www.c3.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/en/center/japanese/

 

The classes will be differed by your student status and your Japanese language level.

 

Also, the class code will be different depends on whether you have an eligible student status for a class credit or not.

 

If you have further questions, you can visit the Japanese language instructors at the North Kurokami Campus or use the Web inquiry form attached to this page.

 

Global Education Division at the Center for International Education.

 Email: gji-ryugaku*jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp  Please change *to @

  Tel: 096-342-2092

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