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。
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
Web Open Campus 2021 “Summer Festa” was held by Center for International Education
Web Open Campus 2021 event “Summer Festa” was held on 21 August on Zoom. It was organized by the Center for International Education (KU).
This year, we planned the event which high school students can exchange through the roundtable with Global Leader Course Students at KU. 47 students from each prefecture in Kyushu joined the event. The Global Leader Course students offered a simple introduction and guidance to participants in regard to an entrance exam, the multidisciplinary studies class, study abroad experience and the Global Leader Course program.
Afterwards, the participants offered comments about the event, for example “The feeling that I want to go the Kumamoto University as GLC student is getting stronger.” and “I was able to picture college life concretely because I heard the real opinion from the GLC students”
Kumamoto University’s Global Youth Campus project will continue to offer more opportunities for high school students to experience global education and interaction with international students.
Opening Ceremony of AP-SixERS Takes Place in Bangkok, Thailand
On August 21st, 2017, Kanazawa University and SUN/SixERS (Six National Universities International Education and Research System) hosted the Opening Ceremony for SixERS ASEAN Platform (AP-SixERS) in Bangkok, Thailand. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Shigeki Kobayashi, Head of the Cultural Public Relations Department at the Embassy of Japan in Thailand, Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti, Executive Director of ASEAN University Network, and approximately 100 participants from government agencies, partner institutions in Thailand, and Japanese businesses located in Bangkok, all of whom celebrated the opening of the new office.
This office is the third joint office established by SUN/SixERS, a consortium of six national universities, Chiba University, Niigata University, Kanazawa University, Okayama University, Nagasaki University and Kumamoto University, after the Asian Platform (Changchun, China) was established in November 2014 and European Platform (Leiden, Netherland) was established in August 2016. The purpose of the joint offices is to promote exchanges with excellent universities around the globe, particularly with those in the regions of strategic importance.
After the ceremony, there was a tour of the KX Building where the office is, after which the Memorial Party for the Opening Ceremony of AP-SixERS took place. At the Party, the Vice-President for International Affairs at Kumamoto University, Prof. Kazuki Takashima, gave a short presentation to introduce Kumamoto University.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Presentation by Dr. Kazuki Takashima
Kumamoto University International Students Interact Local High School Students
On January 28, ten researchers from the Graduate School of Science and Technology at Kumamoto University visited Dai-Ni High School, a local high school in Kumamoto which has been designated as a “Super Science High School” by the Japanese government.
The researchers listened as students of Dai-Ni High School presented their research topics in English, and then asked questions about the scientific process and results of each topic.
The high school students and researchers overcame challenging language barriers to enjoy scientific communication in English. Kumamoto University’s Global Youth Campus looks to continue providing opportunities for local exchange between the university’s international students and the young local community.
Kumamoto University International Students Interact with High School Students in English
New Courses in English Opened for the Short – Term Exchange Program 2015
The College of Cross-Cultural and Multidisciplinary Studies has launched new ‘Global Courses’ taught in English for the students attending the university’s Short-Term Exchange Program.
The courses are mostly related to humanities and the social sciences, which enable international students who are not confident enough to earn credits in courses offered in Japanese to understand Japanese society and culture deeply and efficiently, and improve their communication skills through interactions with the classmates from all over the world, including local students.
Joshua Rickard Ph.D. teaches ‘Anthropology of Violence’
Kumamoto University students learn alongside international students
I-Chun Chen Ph.D. teaches ’Japanese Women’
Inquiries: International Students Office
gji-ryugaku@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
University of Mbuji-Mayi (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Rector Pays a Courtesy Visit to President Harada
On July 27, 2015, Professor Tumba Ghislain Disashi, M.D., Ph.D., and Rector of the University of Mbuji-Mayi (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa) paid a courtesy call to President Shinji Harada.
The University of Mbuji-Mayi is located in Mbuji-Mayi, the capital of East Kasai Province in the middle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Half of its 1,800 students are medical students.
Rector Disashi studied at the Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Kumamoto University from 1992 to 1997, and obtained a doctoral degree. This visit was realized in accordance with Rector Disashi’s strong desire to deepen relations with his alma mater, as a first step to promote inter-university exchange activities focusing on student exchange with Japanese universities.
During the visit, President Harada and Rector Disashi exchanged opinions regarding future exchange programs for researchers and students, and agreed to develop exchange activities between the two universities.
Prior to the courtesy call, Rector Disashi visited Honjo Campus and met with Professor Yasuharu Nishimura, Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences. They discussed student exchange programs in the life science field. Rector Disashi also visited facilities such as the Department of Medical Engineering Center of Kumamoto University Hospital, the Center for AIDS Research and the Institute of Pulsed Power Science.
Rector Disashi was surprised to see how much Kumamoto University had transformed since his last visit almost 20 years ago, and he expressed a strong interest in its attractive education and research environment. He said he hopes to build a good relationship with Kumamoto University in order to develop future high-level educators in Mbuji-Mayi.
Rector Disashi and President Harada
Rector Disashi and Professor Yasuharu Nishimura, Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences
