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Reports on the 2007 International University-Exchange Seminar To Japanese Page

The Japan Student Services Organization, in cooperation with Japanese universities, holds this seminar to promote exchanges among universities and colleges in the world. Invited to this seminar are students and faculty members of universities in Asia and surrounding regions. They are to engage in discussions with their Japanese counterparts, exchanging information in specialized fields and promoting mutual friendship. The seminar lasts about two weeks.

This page gives detailed information on the seminars held in 2007.

 

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Kagawa University
"A student exchange seminar toward the establishment of Japan-ASEAN medical cooperation"

 

Group photo at the opening ceremony

Group photo at the opening ceremony

 

Overseas university University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD)
Location Brunei Darussalam (Bandar Seri Begawan)
Seminar period Dec.12 – 25, 2007
No. of participants From Kagawa University: 10 faculty members, 17 students
From UBD: 2 faculty members, 8 students
Seminar detail The seminar, held by the medical departments of both universities, was aimed at studying ways to establish the system of medical cooperation between Japan and Brunei in the future through debates, medical training programs and cultural exchanges. Based on this model, both universities aim to help establish medical cooperation between Japan and ASEAN. Dignitaries invited to the opening ceremony included Brunei’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Dato Adnan Buntar in the hope that medical education will progress in both Japan and Brunei..
The eight UBD students took part in such activities as clinical practice, basic medical research, and the seminar. They also observed anatomical practice and studied emergency medical operations at night. Debates were centered on medical situations in Japan and Brunei, especially ethical problems over clinical practice, with both faculty members and students participating. In addition to such medical discussions, UBD students, Kagawa University students and local people deepened their friendship through such activities as home stay programs and a trip to Goshikinuma local sightseeing spot.
The seminar provided the UBD students with an opportunity to have a first-hand experience on Japan’s advanced medical techniques. For the Japanese students, it was an occasion to be inspired by the enthusiasm and dedication of the Brunei students.

 

  At the opening ceremonyGroup photo in town tourExperiencing a Japanese culture (Sanuki udon noodle making)

 

  A student examines a baby carefullyA group photo taken during the medical practiceA student embraces a baby

 

 

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LEFT: At the opening ceremony

CENTER: Group photo in town tour

RIGHT: Experiencing a Japanese culture (Sanuki udon noodle making)

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At medical practice

 

 

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Prefectural University of Hiroshima
"Fusion of Japan-China Cultures by Passage through the Sea—History and Culture of the Seto Inland Sea"

A group photo at the opening ceremony (Prefectural University of Hiroshima)

A group photo at the opening ceremony

 

Overseas university Xi’an Jiaotong University
Location Xi’an, China
Seminar period Oct.11 – Oct.20, 2007
No. of participants Prefectural University of Hiroshima: 6 faculty members, 29 students
Xi’an Jiaotong University: 2 faculty members, 10 students
Seminar detail Ancient cultures from eastern Asia, including China, were brought to Japan by “the passage through the sea.” These Asian cultures that reached Kyushu, the westernmost part of Japan, then traveled through the Seto Inland Sea to the current Kinki region, once the political center of Japan, greatly contributing to the formation and development of Japanese cultures in the areas.
This seminar was focused on the histories and cultures of coastal regions of Hiroshima Prefecture, located in the center of the inland sea, particularly such areas as Miyajima (Hatsukaichi City), Tomo (Fukuyama City), and Onomichi that long prospered as major port towns in the inland sea. Special attention was paid to the fusion of Japanese and Chinese cultures, explained in lectures and via on-site learning. Through this seminar and by experiencing Japanese cultures first-hand, those students from Xi’an Jiaotong University promoted exchanges with Prefectural University of Hiroshima students and local residents.
The seminar was made up of the following: (1) Lecture, (2) On-site study (Miyajima, Tomo/Fukuyama, Onomichi), (3) Japanese culture experience, and (4) Students exchanges. The lecture section included students from both universities sitting together in regular classes and presentation of master’s dissertations by graduate students. Prefectural University of Hiroshima students accompanied their Chinese counterparts in the on-site study. The Japanese culture experience had been planned by students who practice the tea ceremony and koto Japanese zither music. As a whole, the seminar was successful in deepening the mutual understanding of the students of both universities.

 

Japanese culture experience: Tea ceremony A group photo in the tea room

Visiting the libraryPresentation of the results of the seminar


For further details, open the following homepage of Prefectural University of Hiroshima (in Japanese).
http://www.pu-hiroshima.ac.jp./news/20071127_631.html

 

 

 

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