名古屋大学留学生会
Nagoya University International Student Association (NUFSA)
Academic Year 2022 Activity Reportcompiled by ANDRIUSKAITE Agne
1. About NUFSA
Nagoya University International Student Association(NUFSA) is a diverse student-led organization foundedby Nagoya University in 1985. Our primary objective isto bring together all international students enrolled in
Nagoya University and visiting scholars. Our mission isto create a sense of community by facilitating
intellectual, cultural, and social exchanges amonginternational students, domestic students, faculty, andstaff. We also foster understanding of diverse culturesand help to develop a cosmopolitan outlook among foreign
students, and between foreign students and Japanese students. Finally, we serve as
support to incoming international students in adjusting to their new cultural setting inNagoya and creating opportunities for networking.
1.1 Name
NUFSA is short for Nagoya University International Student Association (名古屋大学留学生会). It originally stood for Nagoya University Foreign Student Association.
However, in 2015, it was decided that the association would be renamed to Nagoya
University International Student Association (while keeping its initial abbreviation –NUFSA) to embrace the global and international student base of Nagoya University.
1.2. Current executive Board
President: Karl Raymond dela Cruz Roque (Philippines)
Vice President: Felicia Cindy Halim (Indonesia)
Secretary: Agne Andriuskaite (Lithuania)
Treasurer: Ngo Gia Linh (Vietnam)
2. Membership
NUFSA membership is free of charge and can be granted to any students (foreignand Japanese) enrolled in Nagoya University, regardless of their nationality, major,schools, degrees, etc. To join the group and participate in creating events or to bring new
ideas, all is necessary to do is contact us via email or Instagram.

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3. The structure of our activities
3.1. Weekly meetings
NUFSA members have meetings every week. This year, the weekly meeting is held
every Tuesday from 12:10 to 12:45. During meetings, members discuss potential
activities and plan them out together. The minutes of meetings are written down andshared online by the secretary every week.
3.2. Event planning
Since NUFSA has many members, we usually divide the projects/events among us.
When preparing for an event, there is usually 1-2 leader(s) and a few other members
who work as a team to brainstorm and plan out all the activities. Event teams share
their progress with everyone during weekly meetings, where they can get ideas andfeedback from other members.
3.3. Teams
Besides the temporary event planning teams, we have Social Media and Human
Resources teams that remain more or less constant through the year (the heads of theseteams change each semester).
••Social Media Team is responsible for promoting our events and projects on
Instagram and Facebook.
Human Resource Team is responsible for recruiting new members and internal(members-only) events.

4. Support and collaborations
NUFSA is receiving support from various organizations. We are financially
supported by Nagoya University Foreign Student Support Association, and we regularly
receive technical or organizational support from Nagoya University Global Engagement
Center. We also collaborate with volunteer groups (ACE, YWCA, Tomodachi-kai) for
organizing activities such as bazaars, welcome parties, etc.
4.1. Japanese Course for Family
NUFSA has been a collaborator of Japanese Language & Culture course for foreign
students’ family members since this program started in 1987. We continue to participate
in their events.
4.2. Model United Nations (MUN)
NUFSA also actively supports NUMUN, a conference where students act as arepresentative of countries all around the world to solve real world global issues. In2

2022, the issues discussed were “Mental Healthduring COVID-19 Pandemic,” “Gender Inequality,”and “Efficient use of Nuclear Energy.” More than 60
participants came, ranging from high school students
to graduate students, coming from Kansai, Okayama,
Aichi, and Tokyo.

5. 2021 Activities
5.1. (February) “愛してるかなぁ…?”“愛してるかなぁ…?” (eng. “Maybe I do love…?”)
was a Valentine Day-inspired online event where
several members of NUFSA (the love cupids) wereanswering questions submitted by students,
concerning love and relationships. Someparticipants also engaged in the discussion, which
made this event a good opportunity for everyone
involved to reflect on and share thoughts about theintricacies and health of relationships.

5.2. (May) Welcome Party with ACE
NUFSA x ACE Spring Welcome Party or Sports
Events was held face-to-face again after two years.
The purpose of the event was to welcome both newinternational and Japanese students to Nagoya
University, to introduce students to Japanese andother countries’ traditional games, and to promotecultural exchange. Around 80 people joined and we
all had wonderful times enjoying the sports andmeeting new friends!
5.3. (May) Back to School SnapSA
SnapSA is an online photo contest series that westarted during COVID-19, each time offering a
specific topic for picture submissions. This year we
asked for a “back to school” shot – a photo taken
during the first month of spring semester. We
shared the winner’s picture on our Instagram
account and rewarded them with a cup of coffee.
Since we repost all the submissions on ourInstagram stories as we get them, we feel this3contest is a simple yet effective way for students to see the visual experiences of other
NU students, as well as to share their own.
5.4. (June) Mental Health Q&A
Mental Health Q&A session has
already become a staple of NUFSA’s
annual online events. For this occasion, weask students to submit their questions orconcerns via online form, which can coveranything from motivation and studying todifficult relationships. During the event
qualified counsellors from NU answer
those questions, and sometimes it turns
into discussions between counsellors andparticipating students.
This event is a safe space to ask foradvice, since the questions might besubmitted anonymously, and students
don’t need to give their personal
information to participate.
5.5. (July) Meidai’s Got Talent Season 2 with COFSA
Meidai’s Got Talent is a contest where
NU students get to show off their skills
and hobbies live. This year we had 10
amazing contestants and got to enjoy manymusical performances, including not only
singing and dancing, but also playing
shakuhachi (bamboo flute) and electone.
During the event, judges (a selection ofstudents and professors) give comments
after each performance, but the final
decision on who is the winner is made by
the audience. This year, the electone
performance won!
5.6. (July) Water Weekend EventNUFSA Water Weekend Event (WWE)was an event we organized whereparticipants teamed up to play competitive
wet games. This event was held at Kawana
Park on Saturday, July 9th, with thepurpose to engage students bonding
through fun wet sport activities during thehot summer in Nagoya. We were able topromote the spirit of teamwork and4

camaraderie while having so much fun! We plan to do this again next year, as it is areally good way to keep cool during the hot days.

5.7. (October) Welcome Party with ACE
Our fall semester Welcome Party was anopportunity for students to gather in a more
informal setting and have an actual party.
We started the night with several dance
performances and proceeded with everyone
joining the dance floor. Dim lighting andloud music made it easy for students todance out all the stress of a newly started
semester.

5.8. (October) Halloween Movie Night
Halloween Movie Night was a filmshowing event held at the GEC Lounge on
the 28th of October. Aside from the frights
the participants experienced during the film,
the participants were also able to bond withother students over their love or interest infilm. The 'Best Costume Award' also
prompted participants to dress up andexpress themselves freely in the Halloween
tradition. It was a thrilling event for thoselooking for a spooky escapade.

5.9. (November) Thanksgiving
To commemorate Thanksgiving Day inJapan and to show our gratitude to ourprofessors in our university, we gather
messages of students to their professors andpersonally send it to them. However, wedidn’t get anyone to fill in the form this year.
We did the same event last year, and we got
a lot of participants, and our professors werevery happy! Perhaps everyone was busy
during this time – thus we plan to do thisagain next year, only making the message
collection period earlier, to give everyone thechance to write a message.

55.10. (November) Board Game NightNUFSA Board Game Night was a
traditional event that we held annually. Thistime, after 2 years of Covid-19, we finally got
to hold the event in person. It is wherestudents of Nagoya University interact andenjoy with each other through board games
and chitchatting. All the board games wereprepared by our members and we were happy
to have received some good feedback from theparticipants. This time we gathered atAmenity House. We hope that we continue
this annual tradition in the future as well.

5.11. (December) NUFSANTAAThis year we organized a new event –NUFSANTAA – an opportunity to surprisefriends with Christmas presents. Students
ordered gifts (cookies, pocky sticks, chocolate)
for their friends, then we prepared them andcontacted the recipients without mentioning
who is the person sending the gift.
Sometimes presents were anonymous,
though most people got to know who their
Surprise Santa was when retrieving the gift.
We saw many happy faces during this event,so we might repeat it next year as well!

6. Our contacts
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nufsajp/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nufsa.nagoya_university/
Email: nufsa.nagoya@gmail.com

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