ENGLISH
VERSION2018 Summer Program
English Course
英語コース

Japanese Course
日本語コース

7.18 ~ 7.27

7.31 ~ 8.9

http://www.c3.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/en/4027/

Welcome to Kumamoto University
National Japanese
University

Established 1887
with historic faculty including
Natsume Soseki and Lafcadio
Hearn

Competitive world-classuniversity

SelectedCutting Edge
ResearchTop Global
University

in medicine, engineering andsocial sciencesby the Ministry of Education

Kumamoto University Summer Program
The Summer Program offered by the College of Cross-Cultural and Multidisciplinary Studies at Kumamoto
University was created to provide international students from partner universities who have an interest in
studying abroad in Japan with a chance to experience life as an international student at Kumamoto University.

English Course Schedule*
1

7/18

Arrive in Japan

Dinner with Japanese Students

2
3

7/19

Campus Tour & Orientation

Classroom Lectures & Welcome Party

7/20

Classroom Lectures

Cultural Experience: Japanese Sweets

4

7/21

Study Trip to Volcanic Mt. Aso

5

7/22

Kumamoto City Exploration (Free Time)

6

7/23

Classroom Lectures

Study Trip to Reigando/Sword Museum

7

7/24

Cultural Experience: Calligraphy

International Exchange Activity

8

7/25

Classroom Lectures

International Exchange Activity

97/26

Study Trip to Kumamoto Castle

Closing Ceremony, Farewell Party

107/27

Depart from Kumamoto

Japanese Course Schedule*
1

7/31

Arrive in Japan

Dinner with Japanese Students

28/1

Campus Tour & Orientation

38/2

Japanese Classes

Japanese Class & Welcome Party
Cultural Experience: Yukata & TeaCeremony

48/3

Japanese Class

58/4

Kumamoto University Summer Festa

68/5

Study Trip to Volcanic Mt. Aso

78/6

88/7

98/8

108/9

Japanese Classes

International Exchange Activity

Study Trip to Kumamoto Castle

Study Trip: Historoic Yamaga Town (traditional dance and onsen)
Japanese Classes

Group Presentations, Closing Ceremony
Depart from Kumamoto＊Program contents are subject to change.

Program Application & Fees
Eligibility✓ Undergraduate students who have completed atleast one semester of college or university.
✓ English language proficiency equal to or greaterthan IELTS level 5 (English Course only)

PHOTO✓ Japanese language proficiency equal to or greaterthan JLPT N3 (Japanese Course only).
✓ You are ineligible if you have previously attended asummer or spring program at Kumamoto University

Participation Fee
Participation Fee: 100,000 Japanese Yen○ includes accommodation, class fees, field trip fees,and breakfast.
× Does not include the cost of transportation to orfrom Japan, the cost of transportation within Japan, thecost of most meals (other than breakfast) during theprogram, or bank transfer fees.
＊Program fees do not cover travelers insurance forparticipants. Students must purchase their own
travelers insurance before arriving in Japan.

ScholarshipStudents from the following countries who have a GPAof 2.3 or more (based on the JASSO GPA scale) may beeligible to receive a scholarship worth 80,000 Yen:
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand,Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Nepal, Cambodia＊Please note that the number of scholarships
available is limited. Scholarships will be awarded
based on the recommendation of your home university.

How to pay: Participation fee must be payed inadvance via bank transfer by June 8, 2018. Details will
be announced after participant selection.

Application
Applications are to be submitted to your university’s
international office. Direct applications to Kumamoto
University are not accepted.
Application Deadline: May 11, 2018

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Selection
Participation in this program is limited to 45 students
for each course. If the number of applicants exceeds
45, a selection will be held based on therecommendation of your home university, and theresults will be announced to the international office ofyour university on May 18, 2018.
If you decided to withdraw from the program after
selection, please inform us by June 1, 2018.
(E-mail: coe@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp).

Kumamoto University熊本大学
College ofグローバル教育カレッジ
Cross-Cultural and Multidisciplinary Studies
熊本大学
グローバル教育カレッジ☎☎+81-96-342-2091+81-96-32-2091
 coe@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
coe@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp