Global Education Open Seminar Series ‘Neoliberal Dreams, Human Rights Discourse, and Globalization：The Making of Iranian Sexual, Religious, and Political Refugees’
Center for International Education is holding a session of Global Education Open Seminar Series, ‘Neoliberal Dreams, Human Rights Discourse, and Globalization：The Making of Iranian Sexual, Religious, and Political Refugees’.
Anyone interested from the community is welcome to join this event. Please see the poster for the detail.
【Date/Time】 June 30th (Fri), 2023, 18:10 – 19:40
【Speaker】 Dr. Navid Fozi-Abivard（Bridgewater State University, USA）
【Theme】Neoliberal Dreams, Human Rights Discourse, and Globalization：The Making of Iranian Sexual, Religious, and Political Refugees
【Language】English
【Venue】Lounge, Center for International Education bldg., Kurokami North Campus
(★MAP: E6)
https://ewww.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/en/about/access/campus/
※No registration required!
For Inquiries: E-mail: glc@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp (International Students Office, KU)
2023 Spring Japanese Language Courses for Beginners Schedules & Application
Applications for Spring 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
- May 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, & 25 @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 10 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: Thursday, May 11
★Step 1(Spring)
- Mondays &Thursdays from May 29 to July 10 @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 10 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: Thursday, May 25
★Step 2（Spring）
- Mondays &Thursdays from July 20 to August 31 @13:00-14:00 *Office Hour: 14:00-15:00
- Entry level (Kumamoto University Japanese Level: K1, for those who know Hiragana & Katakana and easy phrases, or took pre-session and step1 course)
- Course capacity of 10 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: Thursday, May 25
Inquiries: International Student Office (Kurokami North Campus)
EMAIL: gji-ryugaku*jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp Please change * to @
‘english-TALKmon’ for AY2023
Center for International Education is holding ‘english-TALKmon’, a free conversation session for all Kumamoto University students to improve their English conversation and communication skills.
Students, including international students, can talk freely with each other in English on different themes and topics each time. All levels of English are welcome!
If you wish to join, please come to the Lounge on the 1st floor of the Center for International Education Building on the day.College of Cross-Cultural and Multidisciplinary Studies presents ‘english-TALKmon’ for the first term term, according to the schedule attached. Prior registration is not required.
【AY2023 english-TALKmon flyer】
令和5年度春学期の日本語クラス案内 Japaneses Classes Guidebook for Spring 2023
English follows Japanese.
熊本大学のみなさま
いよいよ、令和5年度春学期の「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年度前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。
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 Spring 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
Fall 2022 Completion Ceremony for the Intensive Japanese Program & Closing Ceremony for the Short-Term Exchange Program
令和5年2月21日（火）に、熊本大学黒髪北キャンパスの多言語文化総合教育棟交流ラウンジにて、令和4年度後期の熊本大学日本語研修コース 修了式・短期留学プログラム閉講式を行いました。 今回はコロナ後初の対面での閉講式となり、今期でプログラム期間を終了した日本語研修コース生2名と短期留学プログラム生23名が出席しました。日本式の式典に少し緊張した面持ちでしたが、和やかな雰囲気の中式典が始まり、副学長からのご挨拶のあと、日本語研修コース生と短期留学プログラム生代表から、学修経験とたくさんの思い出がつまった日本語での代表謝辞がありました。少し気温は冷たかったですが、暖かな日差しの中、笑顔で集合写真をとり、無事に式を執り行うことができました。
The lounge at the Center for International Education was held the “Completion Ceremony for the “Fall 2022 Intensive Japanese Program & Closing Ceremony for the Short-Term Exchange Program” on Tuesday, February 21. As this event was the first face-to-face ceremony after the new corona pandemic, there were two Japanese Intensive course students and twenty-three University Short-Term Exchange Program students attended. Although the students had a little nervous expression on their faces for the Japanese style ceremony, the ceremony started in a cozy atmosphere. After the Congratulatory Address from Vice President, we had messages of gratitude with full of learning experiences and memories from a student representative from the Japanese Intensive Course and Short-Term Exchange Program. It was cold on that day; however, we could take group pictures with smiles in warm spring sunlight and had completed the ceremony.
Global Education Open Seminar Series -The Renegotiation of “Civilization and Enlightenment” through Popular Media during the Meiji Period-
Center for International Education is holding a session of Global Education Open Seminar Series, ‘The Renegotiation of “Civilization and Enlightenment” through Popular Media during the 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 15th (Wed), 2023, 16:30 – 18:00（JST）
■Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Alistair Swale（University of Canterbury, New Zealand）
■Theme: The Renegotiation of “Civilization and Enlightenment” through Popular Media during the Meiji Period
■Registration: Please register here or via QR code
■Registration Deadline: Feb 13th (Mon), 2023, 17:00（JST）
■For Inquiries: E-mail: glc@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp (International Students Office, KU)
International Student Symposium was held！
On Saturday, December 17, 2022, the International Student Symposium was held at Kumamoto City International Center in person and online. There were 35 participants including international students studying at universities in Kumamoto and Japanese high school students. Under the theme of “Hot news topics in my country”, 6 international students (from Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Germany, China and Swiss) including 2 KU students gave presentations about hot topics in their countries in Japanese.
An international student from Indonesia talked about a big earthquake which occurred in Indonesia in November 2022 and other recent natural disasters in the country. When the earthquake happened, people in the country fell into confusion and it is said that there seemed to be some reasons in terms of infrastructure why the damage was so severe. Now people prepare for bigger natural disasters in the future, she said, and she was praying for the people’s safety.
Another student from Switzerland gave a presentation about the invasion of Ukraine by Russia that has started since February, focusing on the difficulty of being the permanently neutral power. Regarding the weapons made in Switzerland, she explained that there happened to be a quarrel between Switzerland and the Government of Germany, which is the country imports the weapons. As a citizen of Switzerland, she said Switzerland shouldn’t have made weapons because Swiss is a Permanent Neutral Country and should pray for world peace. She felt sad that the country thinks only about its own safety.
All presentations were very interesting and they made the participants think critically. The symposium became a very good opportunity to share the news of the world.
Global Education Open Seminar Series –Following Dreams through Making Films : Bridging Kumamoto and the World-
Center for International Education is holding a session of Global Education Open Seminar Series, ‘～Following Dreams through Making Films : Bridging Kumamoto and the World～’.
Anyone interested from the community is welcome to join this event. Please see the poster for the detail.
◆Date/Time: December 16th (Fri), 2022, 6:10 PM – 7:40 PM
◆Method: Hybrid(In-Person/Zoom)
◆Venue: Lounge, Center for International Education bldg., Kurokami North Campus
◆Speaker: Ms. Mari Miyamoto(Producer etc.), Mr. Takuma Matsuda(Filmmaker)
◆Theme: ‘Following Dreams through Making Films : Bridging Kumamoto and the World’
◆Registration: Please register here or via QR code
◆Registration Deadline: December 12th (Mon), 2022
◆For Inquiries: E-mail: glc@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp (International Students Office, KU)
