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バンクヌバヌアむランド倧孊蚪問

5月24日、カナダのバンクヌバヌアむランド倧孊VIUから27名の孊生ず3名の先生をキャンパスにお迎えしたした。圌らは2週間日本に滞圚し、起業家粟神に関連する日本のビゞネスや文化的慣習の偎面に぀いお孊び、囜連SDGsに察する日本のコミットメントに぀いお孊ぶため、このプログラムに参加したした。北九州垂はSDGsの実斜に取り組んでいるため、圌らは4日間、垂内のプロゞェクトや斜蚭を芋孊したした。On 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 City’s commitment to implement the SDGs, they spent four days in the city visiting projects and facilities.

西南女孊院倧孊を蚪問した際には、英語孊科1幎生のグルヌプが出迎え、キャンパス内を案内しおくれたした。その埌、4幎生ず䞀緒にSDGsの趣旚に沿った補品をデザむンするシミュレヌション掻動に参加したした。On 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.

留孊生ず英語でコミュニケヌションをずる玠晎らしい機䌚ずなり、倚くの友情が生たれたした。その日の倜には、小倉の繁華街で行われた懇芪䌚に参加し、VIUの孊生のカラオケ䞊達をお手䌝いをしたした。This 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.

以䞋は、むベント埌の孊生からの感想の䞀䟋です • Here are some examples of feedback from our students after the event:

  • 「今日の掻動はずおも刺激になりたした。モチベヌションが䞊がりたした芋おいるだけでしたが、ずおも楜しかったです早く他の囜の人ずスムヌズに䌚話できるようになりたいです。」“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!”
  • 「先生以倖のネむティブスピヌカヌず面ず向かっお話すのは初めおで、ずおも難しく、自分の至らなさを痛感したした。同時に、もっず英語を頑匵ろうず思いたした。」“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.”
  • 「今日のような機䌚はずおも倧切だず思いたす。なので、これを機にもっず語孊を勉匷し、オヌプンキャンパスの芁ちゃん孊生スタッフずしお、高校生にこういう掻動があるこずを䌝えおいきたいです。」“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.”
  • 「今日は本圓に楜しかったです倖囜人ずのコミュニケヌションは文字通り楜しいず改めお感じたした。今日のような掻動があれば参加したいです。゚キサむティングなむベントをありがずうございたした。」“I REALLY enjoyed today! Communicating with foreigners is literally fun, I felt again. If there will be like today’s activities, I wanna join. Thank you for the exciting event!”

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