ndThe 2
Winter School
ReportOverview of the 2nd Winter School Program
Objectives:
The Winter School Program is implemented as a foothold to realize future international academic collaboration
with partner universities based on mutual academic exchange agreements. This program was created in mind aplatform that can offer educational programs in collaboration between industries and academia.
This program aims to promote the following: (1) the presence of Gifu University to our partner universities’
students, (2) future candidates’ career paths, and (3) understanding of local society and Japanese culture.

Implementation Contents:Participants from our partner universities took part in research work at Gifu University’s laboratory facilities in
the Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences and Faculty of Engineering, tours of regional companies engaged inresearch exchanges, special seminars, and Japanese language & culture experiences.

Program Participants:

Tutors:

8 members(Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) – 6 members,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) – 2 members)

12 members(Japanese students – 6 members,
Indonesian students – 6 members)

In cooperation with:
Faculty members from Applied Biological Sciences and Engineering, International Student Center, HealthAdministration Center, Shinsei Co, Ltd., ON Semiconductor, and Gifu Minami Lions ClubJUNI-HITOE Experience

Opening Ceremony
Courtesy CallCampus TourJUNI-HITOE Experience (Wed., Dec. 7, 2016)
The Winter School participants participated in a layered-kimono wearing
experience sponsored by the university’s International Student Center.
A simple history of layered-kimono wearing explained to students
demonstrated that 12 pieces of carefully folded clothing are worn inlayers and removed like a cicada shedding its layered casings. The
participants had the opportunity to try on the heavily-clad layered
kimono worn by women in the ancient courts.

Japanese CultureExperiences

CHADOExperience

CHADO Experience (Sat., Dec. 10, 2016)

The Gifu Minami Lions Club sponsored a special tea ceremony
for international students “The Experience of Japanese Culture &Tradition.”In the tea room at Inaba Shrine (one of the historic shrines in Gifu City),
students learned how to practice the spirit of tea ceremony and enjoyed
Japanese sweets with “matcha” green tea.

Opening Ceremony and Orientation (Mon., Dec. 5, 2016)

Opening Ceremony andOrientation

On Sunday, December 4th, despite some ﬂight delays, etc, participating
students from India and Malaysia arrived safely and headed straight
towards Gifu University’s out-campus dormitory in preparation for thestart of the Winter School Program the following day. The next day (the5th) marked the opening ceremony in which participants were warmly
received with a welcome message from the Director of GHOGL, Dr.
Fumiaki Suzuki, followed by an orientation to provide participants
information about their schedules and other precautions. At the opening
ceremony, the participants were asked to introduce themselves and givea brief statement about their expectations. They were also introduced totheir respective academic supervisors who attended the ceremony.

JI-KABUKI Excursion (Sun., Dec. 11, 2016)
For Japanese culture experience, the participants went on a day
excursion to Nakatsugawa City in the Tono region. Under Gifu
Prefecture’s protection and revitalization program, the participants
were able to tour and study the history and attraction of local Kabuki
which was rooted in common people’s lives. The participants also had achance to watch a live stage performance and experience the peculiar
atmosphere of local Kabuki and interact with the actors on stage.
Nakatsugawa was one of the old post towns on the ancient Tokaido
Road during the Edo Period (leading to Edo, currently Tokyo), withrest stops in Magome where old townscapes and traditional Japanese
atmosphere still remain in place.

Welcome Party (Mon., Dec. 5, 2016)

Courtesy CallJI-KABUKI Excursion

The Welcome Party held at lunchtime was attended by Gifu University
student tutors who served as safety managers/counselors for theparticipants; other attendees included the participants’ main supervisors,
university support staff, and other program participants.

SHODO Experience (Wed., Dec. 14, 2016)
The International Student Center organized and conducted a Japanesecalligraphy experience for the Winter School participants. While
studying the history of calligraphy, students were able to personallyexperience the feeling of brush writing and spirit of traditional Japaneseculture.

Courtesy Call (Mon., Dec. 5, 2016)
The Winter School participants also paid a special visit to the University
President Hisataka Moriwaki and announced their 3-week participationin the program. President Moriwaki spoke and listened to each individual
participants from IITG and UKM as they briefed him about theirrespective research themes and specializations.

SHODO Experience

Survival Japanese Lesson (Dec. 6-21, 2016)
In “Survival Japanese” class (total of 12 lessons, 90 min/lesson),students learned basic Japanese which is applicable to daily living inJapan. The students participated enthusiastically, knowing minimal
Japanese (such as basic greetings) at the beginning and ended up
speaking wonderfully about their impressions of the Winter School
Program.

Campus Tour (Mon., Dec. 5, 2016)
Healthcare Guidance (Tue., Dec. 6, 2016)The participants received instructions on the location anduse of different campus facilities. They also received anexplanation about health management during their stay inJapan conducted by Dr. Mayumi Yamamoto, Director ofthe Health Administration Center.

Campus Tour
Healthcare
Guidance

12Survival Japanese Lesson

Company Tours
Accomplishment Reports
Closing Ceremony

Laboratory WorkSpecial Seminars

Company Tours
Company Tours(Dec. 8, 13, 2016)

Laboratory Work
Laboratory Work (Dec. 6-21, 2016)
Each participant conducted their individual laboratory work under the directsupervision of the supervisor of their choice.
Participants
Supervisors
Ms. Prachi Tosniwal (IITG)
Prof. Hiroyuki Koyama
Mr. Dharanidaran Jayachandran (IITG)
Prof. Tomoyuki Nakagawa
Ms. Megha Balha (IITG)
Prof. Tohru Mitsunaga
Associate Prof. Yoshikuni Teramoto
Ms. Murchana Changmai (IITG)
Ms. Bhumika Singhal (IITG)
Prof. Takashi Itoh
Mr. Abinash Mahapatro (IITG)
Prof. Yoshinori Itaya
Ms. Fatimah Zahrah binti Mohammad Kamil (UKM) Prof. Akiyoshi Takeno
Mr. Muhammad Johan Iskandar bin Zahari (UKM) Prof. Shoichi Kutsumizu

Special Lecture

Special Lecture (Dec. 7, 9, 15, 19, 2016)
Three special lectures were held for the Winter School participants. AssociateProfessor Takahashi from the Faculty of Engineering and Assistant Professor
Katsuno from the Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences talked about theirresearch related to students’ corporate visits. Associate Professor Lim fromthe Globalization Promotion Oﬃce conducted a special lecture regarding theinternationalization of Japan.
In addition, representatives from both participating universities IITG and UKM,
also conducted special lectures on their respective specialized ﬁelds.

DateLecturer
Dec. 7 Assistant Prof. Nakako KatsunoDec. 9 Associate Prof. Yasuhiro Takahashi
Dec. 15 Associate Prof. Lee Wah Lim
Dec. 19 Prof. Vimal Katiyar (IITG)
Assistant Prof. Pankaj Kalita (IITG)

Associate Prof. Nasharuddin Zainal (UKM)

Title
Quality control and addition of high value in sesame seeds processing
Circuit Design Challenges for Next Generation Large-Scale Integrated (LSI) Circuit
Globalization in Japanese University: a Focus on Gifu University
Sustainable Polymers for food packaging
Investigation of hydrodynamics and heat transfer characteristics with biomass
blends in a pressurized circulating ﬂuidized bed
Pixel, the Smallest Single Component of a Digital Image, and its Applications

3Participants in the Winter School
Program also went on company
tours related to their field of
research for the purpose of better
understanding how research at Gifu University and corporate R&D are related.
After attending the pre-visitation lectures, the participants toured Shinsei Co., Ltd,a sesame processing food maker on Dec. 8 (Thu) and visited ON Semiconductor
company on Dec. 13 (Tue). By observing the actual manufacturing processes
and listening to talks by development engineers, these tours provided a good
opportunity for participants to realize the relation between university researchand corporate R&D.

Accomplishment Reports (Thu., Dec. 22, 2016)
During the Accomplishment Reports, the Winter Schoolparticipants gave a presentation on their Japanese classes andlaboratory work.
(1) Japanese speech: Self-introduction, feedback for
Winter School Program (1-2min)(2) Laboratory Work accomplishment report with PPT(10min)(3) Question and Answer (3min)
Associate Professor Momoko Tsuchiya, the coordinator of survival
Japanese class, gave her comments on the students’ Japanesespeech. And from the research point of view, the academicadvisors and professors who supervised the participants also
provided their comments.

Accomplishment
Reports
ClosingCeremony

Closing Ceremony (Thu., Dec. 22, 2016)
At the closing ceremony, Dr. Fumiaki Suzuki presented the WinterSchool Completion Certificate to each individual participant andthen gave a closing remark.

Farewell Party (Thu., Dec. 22, 2016)
At the farewell party held during lunchtime, supervisors and student
tutors bid their farewell to the participating students. In addition, wewere also honored by the presence of President Moriwaki at theparty who rendered some opening greetings and chatted informallywith the participating students.

Farewell Party

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We look forward to meeting you again somewhere in the near future.

Questionnaire
1. Participants information
MalesFemales
Average age

Gifu-U3524 years old

Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Applied
Biological Science

3. Impression of joining this program as a student supporter (questionnaire for Gifu-U students)

IITG/UKM
Mechanical Engineering(IITG:PhD,B)
Chemistry (UKM: M)
Chemical Engineering (IITG: PhD)
Biotechnology (IITG: M, B)
Chemistry (IITG: PhD)

For students at Gifu University, the Winter School Program has provided a good opportunity for international exchange.
In this academic year, in addition to Japanese students, Indonesian international students also cooperated as “tutors” orstudent supporters.

Persons2
21
21Q. Were you glad to participate as student supporter?
Extremely glad
4

Through this international exchange program, I was able to gain various experiences. I got to know many international students
and received stimulation from people with diﬀerent ways of thinking. As a result, I could gain some personal conﬁdence.

Average of Satisfaction
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

It was a very good experience for me to have the opportunity to live with foreign students. In addition to learning English, I could
experience diﬀerences in culture, food, and lifestyle. Moreover, I got acquainted with foreign countries.

5.00

General Impressions about Winter School

Since there are very few opportunities to experience the sense of “community” with foreigners, this program provided me astimulating everyday experience which I cannot gain in my normal daily life through speaking English and eating foreign food.
However, at the same time, I also experienced diﬃculty in my ability to communicate in English, so I would like to make eﬀort toimprove my communication skills next time.

Survival Japanese Lesson

Would you recommend theWinter School Program tothe people you know?

Company Tour (2 companies)
Pre-seminar for Company Tour (2 seminars)
Special Lecture by partner university professors (3 lectures)

Since I have never visited India or Malaysia myself, I had the chance to meet people from unfamiliar countries and enjoyed it verymuch. Although there were religious limitations in what can be eaten; in this regard, I felt I had made the attempt to draw myself
closer to the foreign culture through cooking rice. For me, it was exciting to know and experience things that I hadn’t known sofar. In reﬂection, I think it would be good for me to communicate more positively and speak more English.

Research Activity (Laboratory work)
Accommodation

No, 0Transportation (Gifu Bus)

Comments from Supervisors

Opening Ceremony and Orientation
Welcome Party

Thank you for choosing our laboratory in this Winter School. I had a good opportunity to take care of Indian studentthat I have never supervised before as a foreigner. According to your attitudes against experimental and discussion, I
could easily understand you would be a great scientist with PhD. Hope our paths will cross again.
Professor Tohru MITSUNAGA

Accomplishment Reports and Closing Ceremony
Farewell Party
Juni-hitoe Traditional Kimono- Wearing

Yes, 8Inaba Shrine CHADO Experience

I was very lucky to have the opportunity to supervise Ms. Fatimah Zahrah. She has come to my laboratory with herpolymer ﬁlms. She studied and analyzed her samples by much technique to deﬁne the polymer surface as she could
within a very short time. I hope that I can meet you someday in the future.
Professor Akiyoshi TAKENO

JI-KABUKI
Magome-juku (Nakatsugawa village)
SHODO Experience

Johan, I hope your experience at our University this time more activates you. If you like, we welcome you here in ourdoctor course, and although you may now feel that our research ﬁelds are slightly diﬀerent from yours, I’m sure thatsoon you see our research ﬁelds in both ionomeric materials and liquid crystalline materials fascinate you.
Professor Shoichi KUTSUMIZU and Associate Professor Yohei MIWA

Special Seminar by Dr. Lim

Have your impressions about Gifu University changed before and after joining the program?

Reasons
YESNo

It was my great pleasure to be supervisor of Ms. Bhumika from IITG. She studied “Eﬀect of DC substrate bias oncarbon nanowall growth in hot-wire CVD process.” She discussed research plan and results with me and carried out
her research with my students including deposition of carbon nanowall samples. This experience was good not onlyfor me but also for my students. I hope she will visit Gifu University again.
Professor Takashi ITOH
Thank you for choosing our lab. It was a great opportunity for us lab members, in particular for your colleague,Kaname. He has obviously developed by collaboration with you! I was really taken by your understanding of theproject. I look forward to seeing you in international conferences or via research papers.
Associate Professor Yoshikuni TERAMOTO*Always knew it was a great place.
*Gifu University is really a nice place to join. We explored so many things there. Really a very
good place.
*Gifu University has tremendous research work going on with cutting-edge research facilities.

3YesNO

5*As I expected

Do you have any plans to pursue master’s and/or doctor’s degrees in Japan in the future?

Reasons
YES

No, 1*As I am already enrolled in a doctor’s degree. But I would like to join my post doc. over there
if I get a chance.
*Yes (If a Post Doc or any other research related enrollment is available for PhD students.)
The work environment is great, moreover certain instruments are readily available whereas
here in India we have to wait for months to operate on one instrument.

Yes, 7NO*Already research scholar.
Satisfaction with Laboratory Work

Satisfaction with Japanese Class
Teachers & ways of teaching

Supervisors instruction
Very Good5Good
3Acceptable
0Laboratory hours
Too many
Appropriate
06Bad0

Very Bad0

Too few
2

Accomplishment report necessary or not
Necessary
6Either is ﬁne
2

Not glad
0Impressions (some excerpts)

2. Satisfaction with the 2nd Winter School Program0.00

Glad2

Not necessary
0Very Good8Good0

Acceptable
0Bad0

Very Bad0

Number of class (90min/1class, a total of 12 classes)
Too many
AppropriateToo few071
Last speech necessary or notNecessary
7Either is ﬁne
1Not necessary
056It was my great pleasure to supervise Mr. Dharanidaran Jayachandran at the Winter School. During the winterschool, he tried to show the physiological function of AOD isozymes in methanol metabolism of the yeast in ourlaboratory. I think that he had very good experience with us in the winter school, and I hope his success as an
excellent scientist in the future.
Professor Tomoyuki NAKAGAWA
It is my pleasure to supervise Mr. Abinash Mahapatro during staying at Gifu-U as a student of Winter School 2016.
As his topic at IITG was relating to biomass energy conversion technology, he was so interested in reaction kinetics
of biomass and coal co-gasiﬁcation studied as a laboratory work at Gifu-U and obtained an excellent result in ashort period. I was impressed with his honest eﬀorts and great talent.
Professor Yoshinori ITAYAAt the Winter School 2016, Ms. Prachi Tosniwal, 6th semester of BSBE of IITG, enjoyed a compact research projectwith me (Hiroyuki Koyama, Professor) and Prof. Yoshiharu Y Yamamoto. She focused 'in planta' reporter assay
system, which is a powerful experimental approach to understand how plants adapt various environment. She showed
excellent performance throughout the project, and we enjoyed guiding her. Excellent experience!
Professor Hiroyuki KOYAMAYour Japanese speeches at the closing ceremony were fantastic! No one believes you studied Japanese language only
18 hours. Well done, everyone! We visited Jikabuki performance and yelled “Mattemashita (I have been waiting foryou)!” to actors a lot. It was very interesting, wasn’t it? We all look forward to seeing you again in Gifu. When you
come back to Gifu University, I will say to you “Mattemashita! ” Bye for now and see you again!
Associate Professor Momoko TSUCHIYA

Comments from Winter School Participants
I have learnt a lot about Japanese culture as well as got some hands on
experience of advanced lab equipment at GIFU university.
I had a great time at Gifu University. All the events were perfectly managed
and executed by the concerned authorities which was commendable. The
research work was also really good. I got to learn a lot new things from thisprogram which was my main motive.
I learnt Japanese. Worked in a lab abroad even if it was for some time.
And I was sponsored for my flight.
As it really helped me in grooming myself on a personal level by providing
me an opportunity to work with people from different cultural backgrounds.
Before being a part of Winter School’16 I was in a doubt of whether I shallbe able to get accustomed to the work, people and lifestyle of Japan but
after my arrival at Gifu University, I felt like it was my second home.
I thoroughly enjoyed my short stay in Gifu.
I expected the tour to be a walk through the Japanese culture and lessof the laboratory work but the schedule was apt and everything had been
included in the 3 weeks duration.
I have fulfilled all my reason to participate for winter school and I am verysatisfied about it.
- I’ve done three hands on lab instruments, have good discussions withmy lab mates and lecturers.
- I’ve learnt a lot of Japanese culture such as CHADO, Jikabuki, andKimono. Not only that, I got the chance to improve my Japanese language.
I got my own Japanese Language text books and senseis are all very
polite and cheerful.
- Classes were fun. Nihongo classes help me to survive in Japan,
they were very helpful.
- I also got the chance to meet a lot of people, from Indonesia, India andJapan. Making new friends and connection.

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