International Student Symposium was held online
On Friday, February 18, 2022 International Students Symposium hosted by the Kumamoto Student Exchanges Promotion Conference was held online. There were 50 participants, including international students attending universities in Kumamoto, high school students and the local residents.
Under the theme of “Folk tales from around the world”, 6 international students (from Estonia, Zambia, China and Thailand) including 2 KU students gave presentations about their folktales in Japanese or English. A Japanese university student provided interpretation support for a presenter who speak in English.
An international student from Thailand introduced the folklore of “Mae Nak”. Mae Nak is a pregnant woman that died while her husband is sent to war, and appears in this world becoming a vengeful ghost. He also introduced a movie about “Mae Nak” which depicts her as a ghost that expands her arms and attacks humans. In response to a question “What are you scared of Japanese ghosts?”, he commented “Japanese horror is not scary to me. I think a scary thing is different depending on the culture.” It seems they had a lively exchange of opinions on the theme of “What is the scariest story in own country?” etc. among the participants.
Participants offered comments about the symposium, such as “I found that how interesting it is to experience different culture and way of thinking,” and “I’ve learned a lot of from the symposium.” And it was a productive event where participants can feel close to other countries. The Kumamoto Student Exchanges Promotion Conference will continue to provide International students, Japanese students, high school students and local residents with more opportunities for them to experience global interaction in the future.
Global Education Open Seminar Series ‘Dreaming of Japan: Western Understandings of Japan Through Netflix’
Center for International Education is holding a session of Global Education Open Seminar Series, ‘Dreaming of Japan: Western Understandings of Japan Through Netflix’. 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: March 28th (Mon), 2022, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM (JST)
Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Chiyoko King-O’Riain (Maynooth University, Ireland)
Theme: Dreaming of Japan: Western Understandings of Japan Through Netflix
Language: English
Registration: Please register here or via QR code
Registration Deadline: March 23rd (Wed), 2022, 5 PM (JST)
For Inquiries: E-mail: glc@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp (International Students Office, KU)
Open Seminar Dr. Rebecca King-O’Riain
Applications for Japanese Language Courses for Beginners (JLCB) in February & March
Applications for 2021 Fall semester Japanese Language Courses for Beginners (JLCB) in February & March will start from Tuesday, Feb. 15!
These courses are for Kumamoto University students/faculty/researchers or their spouses.
このコースは熊本大学の学生、教員、研究者、またその配偶者を対象としたものです。
Please check the details on the flyer and schedule carefully.
※Moodle course
※Moodleにログインするには、熊大IDとPWが必要です。
*To log in to the application on the Moodle, you are required to have KU ID & password.
学生や研究者の配偶者の場合は、問合せフォームから先にご連絡ください。
If you are a spouse of KU student/researcher, please contact via the inquiry form first.
申込み締切/Application Deadline:
後半１ Later half 1 (Online)： 2月10日（木）午後5時Thursday, February 10th 5P.M.
後半２ Later half 2 (Online)： 2月25日（金）午後5時Friday, February 25th 5P.M.
Inquiries: Center for International Education
Kumamoto University (International Student Office)
International Student Symposium will be held (Online)
Kumamoto Student Exchanges Conference will hold the International Student Symposium.
International Student will give a presentation about their country. This year’s theme is “Folk tales from around the world”.
We are looking forward to your application.
◆Date: Friday, 18th February, 2022, 13:00～15:00
◆Method: Online (Zoom)
◆Participants: International Students, Japanese Students, High School Students, ordinary people
◆Fee: Free of charge
◆How to apply: Please go to here or scan the QR code below
*If you are unable to access the application form, please contact “glc@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp”.
◆Deadline: Sunday, 13th February, 2022
◆Contact: Center for International Education, Kumamoto University
TEL: 096-234-2091
Email: glc@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
The Kumamoto Student Exchanges Promotion Conference held Welcome Party (Autumn)
On Saturday November 27th, 2021 Welcome Party (Autumn) for International Students in Kumamoto Prefecture was held online. The party was hosted by the Kumamoto Student Exchanges Promotion Conference which strives to familiarize newly arrived international students with Kumamoto and is carrying out various activities throughout the year.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the international students still cannot enter Japan, so it was held remotely via Zoom this year. Around 60 international and Japanese university students joined the party.
This time student supporters prepared online quiz and bingo games about Japanese history and culture which helped most of the participants to deepen a relationship with each other.
Participants offered comments about the event, such as “I’m glad that I joined this event. I also appreciated the host for letting us stay a bit longer to have a free talk.” and “I hope that there will be more activities like this in the future!”
The Kumamoto Student Exchanges Promotion Conference will continue to provide International students, Japanese students and local residents with more opportunities for them to experience global interaction in the future.
International Multidisciplinary Symposium on Contemporary Global Issues 2021 ‘Sustainable Post-Pandemic World’
Center for International Education is holding a symposium on the theme of “Sustainable Post-Pandemic World” 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.
We look forward to your participation.
【Date/Time】December 11th (Sat), 2021, 09:30-17:30 (JP Time)
【Implementation Method】Online (Zoom)
【Capacity】250 participants
【Fee】Free of charge
【Language】English・Japanese
【Application】Please register here or via QR code,
*Application deadline: December 5th (Sun), 2021
【For Inquiries】E-mail: glc@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp (International Students Office, KU)
【お知らせ：12/24(水)〜 】Online Learning Commons (and JLPTべんきょうかい) with Japanese Students
留学生（りゅうがくせい）の皆様（みなさま） 留学生就職推進室（りゅうがくせいしゅうしょくすいしんしつ、Career Development Program Office） からのお知（し）らせです。 CDP+Kでは、留学生のための「にほんごLearning Commons（日本語交流教室、にほんごこうりゅうきょうしつ）」を開催（かいさい）しています。 11/24〜12/3まで、zoomを利用（りよう）して、オンラインで日本人学生（にほんじんがくせい）と JLPTの受験（受験）のための勉強（べんきょう）をサポートしますので、ぜひ参加（さんか）してください。 ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ 開催日（かいさいび）： 11月24日（水）16:30～18:00 11月25日（木）16:30～18:00 11月26日（金）16:30～18:00 12月 1日（水）16:30～18:00 12月 2日（木）16:30～18:00 12月 4日（金）16:30～18:00 （通常の会話交流学習も行なっています。） 時 間（じかん） ：16:30〜18:00（都合（つごう）のよい日（ひ）、時間（じかん）に いつでも参加（さんか）できます。） 参加方法（さんかほうほう）： ・まず、以下（いか）の登録（とうろく）リンクから、zoomミーティングに登録（とうろく）してください。 ・登録完了（とうろくかんりょう）のメール（参加（さんか）のためのリンクとパスコード）が届（とど）きます。 ・開催時間内（かいさいじかんない）に、登録完了（とうろくかんりょう）メールの 「ここをクリックして参加（さんか）」をクリックし、パスコードを入力（にゅうりょく）すると 参加（さんか）できます。 ・一度（いちど）登録（とうろく）すると、開催日（かいさいび）の全（すべ）ての日程（にってい）に 参加（さんか）ができます。 （いつでも、何時（なんじ）からでも参加（さんか）ができます。 都合（つごう）によって途中（とちゅう）で抜（ぬ）けることもできます。） 参加登録（さんかとうろく）↓ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvce2qqjwiHNbZ4K-CvacLYFN1HFV4dzWu ※登録方法（とうろくほうほう）が分（わ）からない、zoomに参加（さんか）できない、 その他（ほか）のご質問（しつもん）がある場合（ばあい）は、 CDP+Kラーニングコモンズ担当（たんとう）の宮本（si-miyamoto@kumamoto-u.ac.jp）まで ご連絡（れんらく）ください。 たくさんの日本人学生（にほんじんがくせい）が待（ま）っています。 ぜひ、登録（とうろく）とご参加（さんか）をお待（ま）ちしています！ *************** To all international students, This is an announcement for online Nihongo Learning Commons 2021 (from CDP+K, Career Development Program, +Kumamoto), about the opening schedule in November. We had started the activity from Friday, 5th. in November. If you are interested in learning and speaking Japanese with Kumamoto University students, please join our online activity with zoom called “Nihongo Learning Commons”. There is a opening schedule at our CDP+K homepage. https://cdpk.kumamoto-u.ac.jp (The schedule is in the middle of the top page, so please scroll it down to the ”Event” calendar. ) If you have not registered for the activity, please fill in the following form to participate in the zoom meeting. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvce2qqjwiHNbZ4K-CvacLYFN1HFV4dzWu If you have never studied Japanese before, please don’t hesitate to join us. We will support your learning with easy Japanese and some English! Many Kumamoto Univ. Japanese students, called GSA; Global Student Assistant, are waiting for your participation. We hope you enjoy the activity and meeting with us!
Nihongo Learning Commons 2021 日本語ラーニングコモンズ2021
To all international students, This is an announcement for online Nihongo Learning Commons 2021 (from CDP+K, Career Development Program, +Kumamoto), about the opening schedule in November. We had started the activity from Friday, 5th. in November. If you are interested in learning and speaking Japanese with Kumamoto University students, please join our online activity with zoom called “Nihongo Learning Commons”. Please refer to the attached file for the schedule or check our CDP+K homepage. https://cdpk.kumamoto-u.ac.jp (The schedule is in the middle of the top page, so please scroll it down to the ”Event” calendar. ) If you have not registered for the activity, please fill in the following form to participate in the zoom meeting. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvce2qqjwiHNbZ4K-CvacLYFN1HFV4dzWu If you have never studied Japanese before, please don’t hesitate to join us. We will support your learning with easy Japanese and some English! Many Kumamoto Univ. Japanese students, called GSA; Global Student Assistant, are waiting for your participation. We hope you enjoy the activity and meeting with us!
Faculty of CDP+K, Career Development Program + Kumamoto
