International Online Symposiumon the Achievements of G-DORM Project
FY 2016 MEXT Inter-University Exchange Project, Type B Program
Co-creative Dormitory-type Group-work for SciTech Students
in Japan and Mekong Countries with Regional Collaboration
Hosted by Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University

Part 1: Tue, March 1, 2022/8:30-10:00 （ASEAN Time）
Part 2: Wed, March 2, 2022/8:30-10:00 （ASEAN Time）
G-DORM project, which has been promoted with four
partner universities in the Mekong countries, aims to"foster global SciTech leaders capable of solving regionalvitalization issues from an integrative standpoint”. In thissymposium, we will review the achievements of the past
five years plus one additional year.
In the first part, we will summarize the achievements ofthis project in English from the viewpoint of international
education, inviting four partner universities in theMekong region. In the second part, we will summarize
the project in Japanese from the viewpoint of regional
cooperation, inviting companies and organizations that
accepted internships.
We look forward to your participation!

Held byYouTube Live
Streaming

About G-DORM Project
G-DORM (Global Dormitory Education) project, developedby the Faculty of Engineering, is an international student
exchange program conducted in collaboration withenterprises related to Niigata.
In this project, students from Niigata University and four
partner universities (Royal University of Phnom Penh,
National University of Laos, Chulalongkorn University, andHanoi University of Science and Technology) form crossacademic year, cross-disciplinary, multinational team, andengage in short, medium, or long-term group-work (GW)
internship. This GW internship, in which students work in
English to solve regional vitalization issues, is a required
course for our exchange program.

【Part 1】 Mar. 1/8:30-10:00 AST【Part 2】 Mar. 2/8:30-10:00 AST

Language: English (no interpretation)

Language: Japanese (no interpretation)

1. Opening remarks

1. Opening remarks

2. Overview of Project

2. Overview of Project

Achievements by Niigata Univ.

Achievements by Niigata Univ.

3. Reports from Partner Universities

3. Presentation by student(s)4. Presentation by student(s)4. Presentation by companies

5. Closing remarks

5. Closing remarks* Please note that the program contents and times are subject to change slightly.
The detailed information will be updated on the following Registration URL.

Registration

Inquiry

Please register from the following URL or QR codeby Friday, February 25, 2022.
We will send you the URL of YouTube live streaming.
URL： https://gdorm1234.wixsite.com/sympo2022

International Education Division, Education Center for Engineering andTechnology, Niigata University
E-mail： g-dorm-j@eng.niigata-u.ac.jp TEL/FAX: +81-25-262-7290/7010
HP： https://www.eng.niigata-u.ac.jp/~g-dorm/index.en.html

Program【Part 1】 8：30-10：00 AST/ 10:30-12:00 JST （Language: English）
MC：Prof. Akira Baba （Vice Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University）
8:30-8:35/10:30-10:35 Opening remarks: Tatsuo Ushiki MD, PhD, President of Niigata University
8:35-8:40/10:35-10:40 Photo Session
8:40-9:10/10:40-11:10 Overview of Project Achievements“The Achievement of 6-year G-DORM Project”
Assoc. Prof. Yasutaka Ueda, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University （G-DORM Program Manager)
9:10-9:30/11:10-11:30 Reports from Partner Universities“The Current Global Education and Impact of G-DORM Program at RUPP”
Dr. Chan Oeurn Chey, Person in Charge of Graduate School of Science,
Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia)“Education in National University of Laos during COVID-19 Situation”
Asst. Prof. Khanthanou Luangxaysana, Computer Engineering and Information Technology
Department, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Laos (Laos)“Academic Activity Management in Pre- and Post-Pandemic Periods”
Assoc. Prof. Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering,
Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)“The current global education at HUST”
Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thi Minh Tu, Vice Dean, School of Biotechnology and Food Technology,
Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Vietnam)
11：30～11：40 Presentation by G-DORM Student“G-DORM Developing Capacity towards Future Global Career”
Mr. Yusei Miyashita, Forth-year student, Faculty of Engineering, NU
11：40～11：55 Q & A Session
11：55～12：00 Closing remarks: Prof. Toshio Suzuki, Dean of Faculty of Engineering,
Niigata University