
5æ24æ¥ãã«ããã®ãã³ã¯ãŒããŒã¢ã€ã©ã³ã倧åŠïŒVIUïŒãã27åã®åŠçãš3åã®å çããã£ã³ãã¹ã«ãè¿ãããŸããã圌ãã¯2é±éæ¥æ¬ã«æ»åšããèµ·æ¥å®¶ç²Ÿç¥ã«é¢é£ããæ¥æ¬ã®ããžãã¹ãæåçæ £ç¿ã®åŽé¢ã«ã€ããŠåŠã³ãåœé£SDGsã«å¯Ÿããæ¥æ¬ã®ã³ãããã¡ã³ãã«ã€ããŠåŠã¶ããããã®ããã°ã©ã ã«åå ããŸãããåä¹å·åžã¯SDGsã®å®æœã«åãçµãã§ããããã圌ãã¯4æ¥éãåžå ã®ãããžã§ã¯ããæœèšãèŠåŠããŸãããOn May 24, we hosted 27 students and 3 teachers from Vancouver Island University (VIU) in Canada on our campus. They were in Japan for two weeks to attend a field school to learn about aspects of Japanese business and cultural practices as they relate to entrepreneurship, and to learn about Japanese commitments to the UN SDGs. Because of Kitakyushu Cityâs commitment to implement the SDGs, they spent four days in the city visiting projects and facilities.
西å女åŠé¢å€§åŠã蚪åããéã«ã¯ãè±èªåŠç§1幎çã®ã°ã«ãŒããåºè¿ãããã£ã³ãã¹å ãæ¡å ããŠãããŸããããã®åŸã4幎çãšäžç·ã«SDGsã®è¶£æšã«æ²¿ã£ã補åããã¶ã€ã³ããã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³æŽ»åã«åå ããŸãããOn their visit to Seinan Jo Gakuin University, they were met by a group of Department of English Year 1 students who took them on a tour of the campus. Following that, they joined our Year 4 students to take part in a simulation activity to design products that match the aims of the SDGs.
çåŠçãšè±èªã§ã³ãã¥ãã±ãŒã·ã§ã³ããšãçŽ æŽãããæ©äŒãšãªããå€ãã®åæ ãçãŸããŸããããã®æ¥ã®å€ã«ã¯ãå°åã®ç¹è¯è¡ã§è¡ãããæèŠªäŒã«åå ããVIUã®åŠçã®ã«ã©ãªã±äžéããæäŒããããŸãããThis was a wonderful opportunity for our students to communicate with foreign students in English, and many friendships were formed. That evening, some of them joined a social gathering in downtown Kokura where they helped the VIU students to improve their karaoke skills.
以äžã¯ãã€ãã³ãåŸã®åŠçããã®ææ³ã®äžäŸã§ã ⢠Here are some examples of feedback from our students after the event:
- ã仿¥ã®æŽ»åã¯ãšãŠãåºæ¿ã«ãªããŸãããã¢ãããŒã·ã§ã³ãäžãããŸããïŒèŠãŠããã ãã§ãããããšãŠã楜ããã£ãã§ãïŒæ©ãä»ã®åœã®äººãšã¹ã ãŒãºã«äŒè©±ã§ããããã«ãªãããã§ããã“Today’s activities were very stimulating for me. I feel more motivated now! Although I only watched, I felt like I had a great time! I hope I can converse smoothly with people from other countries soon!â
- ãå ç以å€ã®ãã€ãã£ãã¹ããŒã«ãŒãšé¢ãšåãã£ãŠè©±ãã®ã¯åããŠã§ããšãŠãé£ãããèªåã®è³ããªããçæããŸãããåæã«ããã£ãšè±èªãé 匵ãããšæããŸãããã“It was my first time speaking face-to-face with a native speaker other than my teacher, and it was very difficult, which made me realize my own shortcomings. At the same time, it made me want to work harder at English.â
- ã仿¥ã®ãããªæ©äŒã¯ãšãŠã倧åã ãšæããŸãããªã®ã§ããããæ©ã«ãã£ãšèªåŠãå匷ãããªãŒãã³ãã£ã³ãã¹ã®èŠã¡ããïŒåŠçã¹ã¿ããïŒãšããŠã髿 ¡çã«ããããæŽ»åãããããšãäŒããŠããããã§ããã“I think that an opportunity like today is very important. So, I would like to take this opportunity to study the language more and, as Kaname-chan team member at the open campus, I would like to tell high school students that there are activities like this.â
- ã仿¥ã¯æ¬åœã«æ¥œããã£ãã§ãïŒå€åœäººãšã®ã³ãã¥ãã±ãŒã·ã§ã³ã¯æåéãæ¥œãããšæ¹ããŠæããŸããã仿¥ã®ãããªæŽ»åãããã°åå ãããã§ãããšããµã€ãã£ã³ã°ãªã€ãã³ããããããšãããããŸãããã“I REALLY enjoyed today! Communicating with foreigners is literally fun, I felt again. If there will be like todayâs activities, I wanna join. Thank you for the exciting event!”

























