Archive for 2020

The last two online promotion events in FY 2020 for the Future Global Leadership undergraduate courses (hereafter, FGL) were conducted on March 30 and 31, 2021 for high school students in China and Indonesia. In both events “FGL Student Ambassadors,” who are current students of the FGL, shared their experiences at Tohoku University, and also assisted the course explanation in the local language.

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Yumiko Watanabe, Specially Appointed Professor and Coordinator of the FGL program

Global Learning Center

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Ten students have been awarded the Tohoku University Global Leader certificate for Winter 2021. At the ceremony - held in-person at Katahira campus on February 5 - President Hideo Ohno congratulated the students on their commitment to internationalization, even during a pandemic that has severely restricted interaction and mobility.

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Student Exchange Division
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The "Tohoku University Japanese Program (TUJP) Online-2" was held from January 13 to February 2, 2021. Following TUJP-1 Online, held in December 2020, TUJP-2 Online was attended by 11 students with intermediate to advanced Japanese language skills from five partner universities in Malaysia, China, Korea and Germany.

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Incoming Student Exchange Section
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On January 13, 2021, the second term of the online short program "Tohoku University Japanese Program (TUJP) Online" started. The second term of TUJP Online is a three-week program that runs until February 2nd and targets students with intermediate to advanced Japanese language levels. In addition to improving practical Japanese language skills, it will also provide specialized courses that will help students feel closer to Tohoku University as a future study destination.

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Incoming Student Exchange Section
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The Online Apartment Information Seminar for International Students, held on December 10(Thu), 2020, was aimed at international students who will be leaving student housing and renting apartments in Sendai for the first time.

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International Support Office
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The "Tohoku University Japanese Program (TUJP) Online-1" was held from December 1 to 14, 2020. The theme of "TUJP Online" is "Discover "Real" Japan from Home" and TUJP Online-1 consisted of Japanese language classes on the theme of virtual study abroad, specialized subject classes, problem-solving classes, Japanese culture classes, and exchange events with Tohoku University students.

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Incoming Student Exchange Section
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Of the 29 students who enrolled in the Future Global Leadership (FGL) program in October 2020, 7 students so far have traveled to Japan and started their lives in Sendai (as of December 15). Those students arrived in Sendai after passing through PCR tests and quarantine at hotels for 2 weeks. They are participating in hybrid lectures (online and onsite at the same time) at Kawauchi campus.

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Future Global Leadership Office
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On December 1, 2020, the first online short program, "Tohoku University Japanese Program (TUJP) Online," began its first phase. TUJP, which started in 2013, enables students to study Japanese language and culture, take classes in specialized subjects, experience the culture of the Tohoku region, and interact with Tohoku University students. The first day of the program, an orientation was held and the two-week program started with a video tour of Tohoku University's campus and friendly self-introductions.

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Incoming Student Exchange Section
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Since 2017, Tohoku University Global Learning Center has been implementing the “SANKO Project” in collaboration with Miyagi Prefecture Sendai Daisan High School (hereby “Sanko”), which is one of the SSHs (Super Science High Schools) in Japan. In this project, the second-grade students in Sanko STEM-specialized classes prepare English presentations on their research topics, and TU international students give feedback in English as senior researchers. Until last year, TU students visited Sanko to give guidance face-to-face, but this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, seven feedback sessions were held online instead.

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Shota Hayashi, Assistant Professor Global Learning Center
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The Tohoku University Global Learning Center conducts online classes using Jamboard, Google's digital whiteboard (55-inch touch panel).

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Future Global Leadership Office
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Two online promotion events for the Future Global Leadership undergraduate courses (hereafter, FGL) were conducted on October 15, 2020 for reputable high schools in Vietnam and Indonesia, where many students apply for FGL every year.

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Yumiko Watanabe, Specially Appointed Professor and Coordinator of the FGL program

Global Learning Center

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Tohoku University is a member of APRU, a consortium of prestigious universities in the Pacific Rim area, and participates in the online APRU Virtual Student Exchange Program (APRU-VSE) as a pilot member.

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Incoming Student Exchange Section
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Tohoku University welcomed 29 new international undergraduates to the Future Global Leadership (FGL) program at an entrance ceremony on September 28.

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Future Global Leadership Office
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Twelve students have been awarded the Tohoku University Global Leader certificate for Summer 2020.

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Student Exchange Division
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The final workshop of the basic seminar on entrepreneurship and VR/AR was held in Kawauchi on August 13th. Students experienced every step in starting a business while learning about VR/AR with a local IT company.

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Yumiko Watanabe, Specially Appointed Professor and Coordinator of the FGL program

Global Learning Center

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We developed a new online pre-enrollment education program, which enables a smooth start at the university, for future FGL students from various curriculums around the world.

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Yumiko Watanabe, Specially Appointed Professor and Coordinator of the FGL program

Global Learning Center

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Online promotion events for the Future Global Leadership undergraduate courses (hereafter, FGL) were conducted in July and August 2020 for reputable high schools and organizations in Indonesia and Thailand, where many students apply for FGL every year.

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Yumiko Watanabe, Specially Appointed Professor and Coordinator of the FGL program

Global Learning Center

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The Online Apartment Information Seminar for International Students, held on July 8(Wed.), 2020, was aimed at international students who will be leaving student housing and renting apartments in Sendai for the first time.

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International Support Office
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On February 18, 2020 the Global Learning Center welcomed 49 students from three Canadian universities (University of Toronto, University of Ottawa, and Carleton University) as part of a KAKEHASHI Project exchange program for promoting understanding of Japan run by the Japan International Cooperation Center. The exchange program was implemented by 14 Tohoku University students. In the morning, the visitors divided into small groups and went on campus tours, conducted in English by the TU students. After lunch, the TU students gave presentations on Japanese culture in pairs and answered questions. Through these activities the participating students were able to actively engage with each other. The TU students in this exchange program are scheduled to visit Canada in March. We hope that this project will create deeper ties between Japan and Canada, creating a bridge between the two countries.

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Rumi Watanabe, Associate Professor
Yukiko Shimmi, Senior Assistant Professor
Global Learning Center, Institute for Excellence in Higher Education
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Eight students have been awarded the Tohoku University Global Leader certificate for Winter 2020.

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Student Exchange Division
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