PRESENTATION FOR APAN

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PRESENTATION FOR APAN

• Some Program Ideas
• for the New International Exchange Center
• at Mie University
• Makiko Hanami, Ph.D.
• July 5, 2004

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Concept

• The new organization must function to connect
  people and keep them in network. They are the
  most important resource for international
  exchange.

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Connecting faculties

• Connecting five faculties (Humanities, Education,
  Engineering, Medicine, Bio-resources) of Mie
  University for the purpose of university-wide
  international exchange.

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The university --- local communites

• Connecting the university with local communities
  dealing with multi-cultural issues/problems.

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Mie University
Overseas partner universities
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Connecting international studentspast, present
future

• Prospective students
• In-coming students
• Registered students
• Alumni

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Program Ideas

• (Japanese) language education partnership
• International student database
• Elementary school teacher training follow-up
  program
• Volunteer work and cross-cultural communication
  training

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1) (Japanese) language education partnership

• Mie University offers teaching materials and
  methodology to the partner universities with a
  Japanese language education program.

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2) International student database

• Interantional students associated with Mie
  University in the past, present and future are
  linked and accessed through the database for
  orientation, research, guidance, events,
  aftercare and reunion.

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3) Elementary School teachaer training follow-up
program

• The teacher training program for developing
  countries continues after study at Mie University
  linking teachers home schools, home government,
  Mie University, and non-government organizations
  (NGO) in Mie.

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4) Volunteer work and cross-cultural
communication training

• Japanese students experience overseas language
  training, volunteer work in developing countries,
  on campus for international students and
  visitors, and/or in local communities, takes
  courses on cross-cultural communication and get
  credited.