Opening ceremony for 2014 1st semester Intensive Japanese Course and Short-Term Exchange Program held
The opening ceremony for the 2014 1st semester Intensive Japanese Course (offered by the Center for Globalization) and Short-Term Exchange Program (offered by Kumamoto University) was held at the University Hall on April 4.
President Taniguchi gave a warm congratulatory speech, encouraging newly enrolled international students to make a lot of Japanese and non-Japanese friends, keep in good shape and enjoy their lives in Kumamoto.
Five international students from Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, U.K., Bulgaria, and Republic of Cape Verde were newly enrolled in the Intensive Japanese Course this semester. They will receive language training at the Center for Globalization for six months in preparation for upcoming graduate courses.
A total of 25 international students (nine from China, two from Taiwan, 13 from Korea, and one from France) were newly enrolled in the Short-Term Exchange Program this semester. As undergraduates, students participating in this program will take classes offered by the Center for Globalization as well as specialized subjects and liberal arts subjects based on their individual Japanese proficiency level and interests.
