The 29th Summer School Program in 2016 Begins
The 29th Summer School Program in 2016 kicked off on June 29. The Summer School Program is a campus-wide program conducted under the supervision of the Gifu University Head Office for Glocalization (GHOGL), and the International Student Center is responsible for organizing and carrying out individual educational programs of the School.
The Summer School Program opens every year for the international students coming from Gifu University's partner universities overseas. The program includes a Japanese language classes and many Japanese culture experience activities such as pottery-making in Toki City, four-day homestay in Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture and watching live Sumo bouts in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. In addition, a workshop of traditional "Noh" masked dance drama and "Kyogen" short comic drama, and a star festival party are hosted by the International Student Center. The participants of the Summer School Program can enjoy all these traditional Japanese events and activities to their fullest.
The participants of the Summer School Program stay at the off-campus Extracurricular Seminar House (accommodation-cum-training facility) of Gifu University.
Gifu University student tutors also stay at the House and help the participants adjust themselves to life in Japan for about a month.
On June 29, the International Student Center held an orientation, an opening ceremony and a welcome party for eight participants. They are: two from Kasetsart University, Thailand, three from Northern Kentucky University, U.S.A. and three from Mokpo University, South Korea.
Dr. Fumiaki Suzuki, Executive Director for International Affairs and Public Relations and Director of GHOGL, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. In the welcome party, international students from three universities, Kasetsart University, Northern Kentucky University and Mokpo University, who are studying at Gifu University, and the Gifu University students planning to study in these universities joined the party. They soon opened up to one another in a friendly atmosphere and enjoyed conversations.
On June 30, the Japanese language classes started. It is hoped that every participant of the 29th Summer School Program in 2016 has a lot of fun and creates a special memory of their own while they are at Gifu University.