International Exchange Event

Language program

Multicultural Café

Deepen your knowledge of international exchange by touching various languages and cultures with international students.

Intercultural Understanding Program

Let's know the world while staying in Japan! !

People from various countries and living in that country of Shimonoseki City University and local people can learn about what is happening around the world, how they live, and historical matters. It is a plan to have people talk to.

1st: The story of New Zealand to listen in English

Dr. Paul Collett from New Zealand (teacher of Shimonoseki City University) spoke in English about the history, culture, people's lives, and the current state of New Zealand.

2nd session: The wind of Africa ☆Talk & Mini Live ~ Shining of Life from Kenya ~ Chiaki Hayakawa and Masaya Onishi's Polepole Caravan 2022

We welcome Chiaki Hayakawa, who is active in Kiberra Slam (Kenya), and we will talk about the children and their families studying at a school built in a slum area in Kenya, and the people who support them while connecting live with Africa. Was. In addition, Masaya Onishi, who has trained in drums in Africa and has been active as a professional musician, was invited to experience African music through guitar and song sessions between Chiaki and Masaya.

Let's learn the essence of Japanese culture! !

This is a project to encourage all students, including international students, to experience Japanese culture with the aim of raising their interest in Japanese culture and having them understand.

1st: A mini-bura trip around the castle town Chofu with Rakugo writer Chiyo Katsura Takechiyo

We welcomed Rakugo artist Chiyo Katsuratake and strolled together with the castle town Chofu, where the festival is held for the first time in three years. We tasted the scenery along the Danku River and toured Memiya Shrine, Mohri House, Gong Yamadera, and Shimonoseki City History Museum. At Gong Yamadera, I also enjoyed the rakugo story of Rakugo writer Chiyo Katsuratake.

2nd session: Let's wear kimono and experience Nihon Buyo in kimono! !

I wore kimonos such as yukata, learned the manners of Japanese clothing, and experienced Nihon Buyo. With the support of the Rotary Club of Shimo-Kansai, the Chikage shop provided Japanese clothing, and under the guidance of Dr. Hidekazu Hanayagi, Yoshihisa Hanayagi, and Chika Hanayagi, I learned manners such as how to quit in Japanese clothes and danced "Hanagasa Ondo".

Study Abroad Experience Presentation

This is a project to have students who have completed their study abroad and have returned to announce their experiences with the aim of having them think about their study abroad experience.

Once in the spring semester and twice in the fall semester, students who returned to Japan after completing the dispatch study abroad gave their experiences. During the spring semester, students who studied abroad in Busan University of Foreign Studies (Korea) and in the fall semester, students who studied abroad in Dong-eui University Korea and Griffith University (Australia).

The Path to Global Career

With the aim of providing students with the opportunity to think concretely about international sensibility and job hunting, what they have learned through international experiences while attending school, how that experience is useful in society, and working adults This is a plan to give a lecture on what you want to convey to your juniors as a member.