NEWS

　Shinshu University held introductory briefings on September 19th and 26th to welcome 48 international students from all over the world. The students are currently studying Japanese language and culture on the Shinshu University student exchange programs.

　Global Education Center's professors and staff welcomed all the newcomers and provided essential guidance about life and studying at Shinshu University, including information about Japanese Language Courses and the newly introduced coeducational program for both International and Japanese Students. The new students also learned about traffic safety and were given contact information for emergencies.

　The newly arrived international students from the U.S.A., Australia, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, China, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Belgium and Belarus are excited to be embarking on their new life at Shinshu University, though perhaps also a little anxious.

　Our current international students are from the following partner universities. (The numbers indicate how many students are from each institute.)

Oklahoma State University (U.S.A): 1
Southern Oregon University (U.S.A): 4
California State University, Chico (U.S.A): 2
California State University, Sacramento (U.S.A): 2
Curtin University (Australia): 1
Zuyd University (the Netherlands): 2
University of Warsaw (Poland): 1
Far Eastern Federal University (Russia): 1
Tongji University（China): 1
Agricultural University of Hebei Province (China): 1
Lanzhou University (China): 1
Beijing University of technology (China): 1
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University（China): 1
Beijing Foreign Studies University（China): 1　
Shandong University（China): 1
Donghua University（China): 1
University of International Business and Economics (China):２
Kangwon National University (Korea): 1
Catholic University of Korea (Korea):1
Soongsil University (Korea):２
Konkuk University（Korea）:２
Dankook University（Korea）:４
Sejong University（Korea): 1
Kwangwoon University（Korea）:２
Kasetsart University（Thailand): 1
Naresuan University (Thailand): 1
Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology （Thailand): 1
Siam University (Thailand): 1
FPT University (Vietnam):４
Udayana University (Indonesia): 1

　In addition, we have two Japan Studies students (Nikkensei) from:
KU Leuven (Belgium): 1
Belarusian State University (Belarus): 1

　There will be many opportunities to meet our international students both on and off campus and everybody is warmly invited to give them their encouragement and support, or just to start a little chat.