Doshisha U
Got U
Q&A Final Presentation

Outline• Purpose of the Project• Details of Project Implementation• Acquirement of Competencies through the Project• Global Vision• Respect for Diversity• Intercultural Understanding• Future expected results or Ripple Effect• What we achieved in the program

Purpose of the Project• Increase the foreign students in Doshisha University• Provide a tangible output for them to refer to
BeforeEnrollment

StudentConcerns

Guide(This project)Appeal tointernational
students

Project Implementation
Ideacreation

Workshops

Meetings

Checking

SubmissionDelivery

Workshops
Workshops

Project Implementation
Idea creation (What, Why and How?)

Concerns ofInternationalstudents
Providing atangibleproduct• In otheruniversities• In Doshisha• Easy access• Useful• Inexpensive
PamphletPamphlet • Relatively easy to make

Where to eat
in campus?

How to get aphone?

How to effectively and affordably
relay information?

Pamphlet – timely, can easily be
published online

Concerns ofinternational students• Life within Doshisha

What we did
Gather student
concerns (Ministryof JapanGuidebook)• School Facilities• School Services• Life in Japan

Categorize
concerns• Registering a phone number• Travel• Apartment

Compile into apamphlet

Project implementation
1. June 28th – first workshop: sharing flow and impression for planning
2. October – Plan briefing session: Doshisha U Got U
3. November - Discussion with ISTC and OIS
1.ISTC: General pamphlet design

2.OIS: Pamphlet contents

Projectimplementation
1. December – Discussion withTeachers, Midterm
presentation
2. January – Submit revised
version of first draft
3. February – Revising drafts
4. March 3 – Submit the finaldraft

Project implementation scheduleDesign
preparation

Contents
preparation

FinalrevisionsPamphlet output

CoverPamphlet output

InsidePamphlet output

Back pageAcquirement of Competencies through the Project
Global Vision• Goal: increase international students in Doshisha

Accessibility/Information

AppealLearning procedures
held in Japan

Awareness

Workshop 5

Acquirement of Competencies through the Project
Respect for Diversity• Group work = group ideas
Group ideas

Brainstorming

Diversity, Initiative,
Teamwork

Results with a"Shared Goal"
Workshop: logical fulfillment ofgoal, meeting individual preferenceswith the goal

Acquirement of Competencies through theProject
Cultural Understanding
MakingcontentsDiscussionNoAllregulations
satisfied?

Workshop: Groupwork
on each stepYes

Results with anunderstanding ofcultural norms

Future expected results• Pamphlet design• Pamphlet contents

Guidance

Appeal tointernationalstudents• Post the pamphlet in university pages• Distribute near offices e. g. international students• Promote the pamphlet during orientations• Include pamphlet with the documents distributed during enrolment• Let student tutors know about the pamphlet

What we achieved from theprogram• University-wide project implementation despite limited time• Co-learning, acquirement of competencies among the members• Closer collaboration with university offices• Cooperate with companies outside the university

Improving the experience of futureinternational students at Doshisha University

Thank you for yourattention!