Gifu University
Annual Report on International Relations

2015
vol.1

President's Message
In Period III of the Mid-term Objectives and Plans from 2016 to 2021, Gifu University seeks toestablish ourselves as “a core university for regional revitalization” under our traditional banner of“a place of learning, exploring and contributing”. In order to attain these goals, the university has
declared fundamental strategies in five areas: education, research, globalization, contribution to
the community, and the university hospital. The goals to be achieved during the period are clearly
defined for each area, as can be seen in the Gifu University’s Future Vision for 2025. (See Diagram 1)
Regarding globalization, we intend to reach the “community-based internationalization with its
accomplishment contributing-back to the original community”, but not the “widely conceived while
vaguely defined globalization”. Gifu University’s globalization goals are practical. A Japanesecommunity will be paired with a foreign community to share and jointly recognize target issues in theareas of education, research, or social and economic activities so that the resolution of problems
will benefit both local communities. The term Glocal is frequently heard today, that seems to best
represent the core of globalization that the university is aiming to achieve.

MORIWAKI Hisataka
In collaboration with universities and corporations all over the world, Gifu University will jointly
President, Gifu University
expand its global professional training programs. Our overseas offices and joint laboratories havegained tremendous strengths as our activity centers. Furthermore, a course based on multicultural
harmonization was initiated at the Gifu University campus. Education in mixed classes of Japanese and international students is expanding,while internships are growing both at home and abroad. Overseas training programs, including one for the university’s administrative staffs,
are also expanding, and a program to assist international students seeking employment is launched in collaboration with Gifu Prefecture andprivate sectors.

Table of Contents
Promotion of Internationalization at Gifu University

1

Conclusion of Academic Exchange Agreements

3

Conclusion of Faculty-Level Academic Exchange Agreements

5

Special Lectures by International Researchers

6

Programs Accepting International Students

7

Academic Exchange

9

Cultural Experience11

Sending Gifu University Students Overseas

12With these efforts, we are sure that the glocalization of Gifu University will greatly step up every year. To record such progress, we willcontinue to publish Annual Report on International Relations. Please look forward to the following issues.
Diagram 1

The inaugural issue of Gifu University’s Annual Report on International Relations is now
available from the Gifu University Head Office for Glocalization (GHOGL).
GHOGL opened its doors on April 1, 2015, with the goal of achieving regional
community-based globalization for the university’s Period III of the Mid-term Objectives
and Plans. Backed by Gifu University’s Internationalization Policy and Vision, createdon November 21, 2013, GHOGL will function as a special organization of the university
to promote the university’s basic globalization strategies and various measures aspresented in the Period III of the Mid-term Objectives and Plans, and reinvest the fruitsof these efforts in the local community so as to contribute to glocalization.
GHOGL is a university-wide body made up of multiple divisions. It is headed by the
Executive Director for International Affairs and Public Relations, Vice President who
reports directly to the President. It is responsible for proposing and promoting various
glocalization (genuine globalization) plans, analyzing and evaluating the university’s
globalization work, and conducting institutional research (IR). It carries out its activities
in collaboration with other university organizations such as the International Student
Center and the Health Administration Center (http://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/en/international/
office/guoag.html).
We are confident that the continued publication of this annual report will help track
the gradual progress of the university’s glocalization efforts, which will culminate in its
genuine globalization. We welcome your feedback and opinions.

SUZUKI Fumiaki
Executive Director forInternational Affairs andPublic Relations
Vice President
Director of GHOGL

Gifu University is a comprehensive national university that consists of five faculties,
eight graduate schools, shared research and education support equipment in
the University, and shared facilities across Japan. It also has libraries, university
hospital, and other institutions. As of May 1, 2015, a total of 7,393 students
including 311 international students are registered with our university.
Gifu University is one of the major research-focused universities in the Gifu area,
where high-quality research and education activities are performed in various fields.
In 2013, Gifu University was selected for the “Center of Community” Program (COC
Program) by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT). Under the program, Gifu University has been strengthening the core rolein local communities, a role in which the University brings together a variety ofhuman resources, information and technologies for solving problems. To this end,
Gifu University is pursuing regionally-focused educational, research and community
service initiatives. In 2015, Gifu University was again selected for the “Center ofCommunity for Local Revitalization” Program (COC+ Program), a development typeof COC, and we are actively providing training opportunities for our students tobecome local community-oriented industry leaders in the near future.
Gifu University is located in Gifu City, which is approximately 2 hours awayfrom Tokyo and 1 hour from Osaka and Kyoto by Shinkansen bullet train. It takes
about 20 minutes from Nagoya, and less than 1 hour from the Chubu Centrair
International Airport.
Students enjoy studying in a calm surrounding in the campus which is locatedin the Yanagido district. This district is situated in a serene countryside with richnature, about 30 minutes by bus from Gifu Station.

Number of International Students

Other 26 countries,1 region
17%
Thailand
3%
Korea
5%
Bangladesh
6%

Total

311

China
44 %

(from 33 countries, 1 region)

Viet Nam
6%
Malaysia
8%

Indonesia
10%

Research
Students
and Others
2%

Graduate
2%

Number ofStudents

Total

7,393
Undergraduate
77%

Exchange with the Ministry of
Education, Thailand
Indian Institute ofTechnology Guwahati

Promotion of Internationalization
at Gifu University
On April 1, 2015, Gifu University restructured the former Office for Academic Globalization
into the Head Office for Glocalization (GHOGL) for the purpose of promoting measures related
to internationalization and contributing to the globalization of local communities through theachievements of such measures.
As the features of recent international activities at Gifu University, we have deepened cooperation
with our partner universities and business enterprises mainly in ASEAN and South Asian countries,
and have endeavored to establish and implement human resource development programs throughinternational collaborative educational programs. Gifu University will continue to promote more
effective international exchange activities in accordance with the characteristics of individual
faculties, while establishing Gifu University overseas offices as hubs for international activities by
our faculty members and students, as well as developing joint laboratories with partner universities.
We at GHOGL are positioned as a university-wide organization for planning and institutional
research (IR) related to the glocalization of Gifu University under the leadership of the Executive
Director for International Affairs & Public Relations, Vice President, and intend to promote thefurther internationalization of Gifu University through cooperation with individual faculties.
Academic Year 2015 starts on April 1, 2015 and ends on March 31, 2016
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University of Dhaka

Exchange with Bangladesh andNortheastern India
Gifu University concluded an academic agreement with the
University of Dhaka in Bangladesh in June 2004. In 2015,
the two universities plan to establish a joint laboratory in the
University of Dhaka, anticipating a more enhanced researchexchange among researchers. Gifu University recently held aceremony to bestow the title of Visiting Professor upon Prof.
A.H.M.Nurun Nabi from the University of Dhaka, who graduatedfrom the Graduate School of Applied Biological Sciences (Gifu
University).
I n N o r t h e a ste rn I n dia , Gif u U nive rsit y c o n clu d e d a n
academic exchange agreement with the Indian Institute ofTechnology Guwahati (IITG) in 2015. The two universities
have also discussed, with the Director of the Indian Instituteof Management Shillong (IIMS), the possibility of international
collaborative education among the three universities. Toward
2019, an agreement has been formulated for a joint degree
program with IITG at the graduate level. Prior to the start of thisprogram, a ceremony was held to bestow on Dr. Sahoo Lingarajof IITG, the title of Visiting Professor to Gifu University.
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Gifu University and the Ministry of Education, Thailand, havecontinued their exchange in the field of special needs education,
and an academic exchange agreement was concluded in March2015. Mr. Payom Chinnawong, Deputy Secretary-General of the
Basic Education Commission, Ministry of Education, showeda strong interest in the successful employment of persons withdisabilities at the Gifu University farmland and also in measures
to develop teachers for special needs education in the Faculty of
Education.
The Thai Ministry of Education plans to hold an internationalseminar concerning special needs education in 2017, and iscurrently making preparations for the seminar in collaboration
with Gifu University and Chubu Gakuin University, Japan.

Conclusion of Academic
Exchange Agreements

We at Gifu University have been promoting the establishment of Gifu University overseas offices,aiming at enhanced exchanges with our partner universities. We have also co-establishedjoint research facilities at some partner universities to be used for vigorous research exchange
including research internship programs.

Gifu University has concluded a number of agreements with universities that have faculty-level agreements and actual exchange
activities among students and researchers in more than one section, and with universities that aspire to university-wide student
exchange, thereby supporting vigorous exchanges among students and researchers.
As of March 31, 2016, Gifu University has signed academic exchange agreements with the institutions listed below. (For thelatest information, refer to the Gifu University website.)

Gifu University Shanghai Office (China)
Program Office between Gifu University and Guangxi University (China)
Gifu University Dhaka Office (Bangladesh)
Gifu University Office in Sebelas Maret University (Indonesia)● Joint Research Facilities

China

SwedenLund University

Germany
Lithuania

The University of Erfurt
The University of Bayreuth● Gifu University Overseas Offices

Kaunas University of Technology
Vytautas Magnus University

FranceBogor Agricultural University (Indonesia): natural products chemistry section
Sebelas Maret University (Indonesia): environmental science section
Kasetsart University (Thailand): microorganisms section

Zhejiang University
Guangxi University
University of Electronic Science andTechnology of China
Jiangnan University
China Medical University
Inner Mongolia Agricultual University
Jilin University
Huaqiao University
Tongji University
Inner Mongolia University
Southwest Jiaotong University
Inner Mongolia Normal University

U.S.A.

Paris-Sud University

Hungary

San Diego State University
Northern Kentucky University
The University of Utah
Utah State University
West Virginia University

Korea

University of Pannonia

Gifu

Egypt

Seoul National University of Science andTechnology
Mokpo National University
Korea University

Viet Nam

Benha University

Hanoi University of Scienceand Technology

India

Andalas University
The University of Lampung
Bogor Agricultual University
Gadjah Mada University
Sebelas Maret University

Shivaji University
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Bangladesh
Bangladesh Agricultural University
University of Dhaka

Indonesia
BrazilUniversity of Campinas

ThailandKasetsart University
Chiang Mai University
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
Office of the Basic Education Commission,
Ministry of Education

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Australia
Griffith University
University of Technology, Sydney
The University of Sydney

4Conclusion of Faculty-Level Academic
Exchange Agreements
EuropeSpecial Lectures byInternational Researchers
Acceptance of International Researchers

Composite Faculty ofMaterials Educaton
Center12%
13%
Faculty ofFaculty of Engineering/
Faculty ofRegional Studies
River Basin Research Center
Educaton
12%
13%
6%School ofUnited Graduate School of
Medicine
Agricultural Science
Faculty of Applied
7%
13%
Biological Sciences
Faculty of Engineering
13%
37%
Faculty of Applied
Biological Sciences
17%
Faculty of
Gifu
Engineering
Center for Infrastructure
50%
Asset Management
United Graduate School ofTechnology and Research
Drug Discovery and Medical
Faculty of7%
Information Sciences
Engineering
25%
25%

Asia

United Graduate Schoolof Veterinary Sciences
25%

Faculty of Applied
Biological Sciences
25%
Faculty ofEngineering
25%

Faculty ofRegional Studies
25%
School ofMedicine
25%

North America

Europe17%
North America
9%

Asia
65%

France 5

India 15

Viet Nam 5

Breakdown
U.K. 2

East Timor 4
Bangladesh 4

Thailand 17

Spain 2Australia 3
Sweden 3

206

Malaysia 2
Switzerland 1
Sri Lanka 1
Taiwan 1
Hungary 1
Poland 1
Morocco 1
Korea 1
Iran 1
Nigeria 1

Others 15

Researchers

Egypt 23

Africa9%

Faculty of Applied
Biological Sciences25%

AfricaGermany 10 Canada 9Ghana 8
U.S.A. 11
Myanmar 8

Individual faculties also have concluded a number of academic exchange
agreements for the purpose of facilitating exchange between researchers andstudents. Universities in Asia take up two-thirds of the concluded agreements,
while expansion to North America, Europe and Africa is in progress.
The number of agreements by regions :Asia : 30 North America : 4 Europe : 8 Africa : 4

New Faculty-Level Agreement Concluded in 2015
Faculty of Education
Concluded with Karlsruhe University of Education (Germany) on October 21
Concluded with Shanxi Normal University (China) on December 7
Faculty of Regional Studies
Concluded with University of Arkansas- Fort Smith (U.S.A.) on June 8
Concluded with Université Sciences Humaines et Sociales - Lille 3 (France) on October 1
Faculty of Engineering
Concluded with Bung Hatta University (Indonesia) on July 30
Concluded with Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, State University of Padang(Indonesia) on September 18
Concluded with Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) on December 2
Faculty of Engineering / River Basin Research Center
Concluded with Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Cracow University of Technology(Poland) on Norvember 30
United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences / Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences
Concluded with The College of Basic and Applied Sciences, The University of Ghana(Ghana) on August 20
United Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Concluded with Thuyloi University (Viet Nam) on June 25
Concluded with School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung(Indonesia) on August 11

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China 25

In 2015, a total of 206 international researchersvisited Gifu University. Indonesian researchers
made up the largest share in number, followedb y C h i n e s e , E g y p ti a n , T h a i a n d I n d i a n
researchers. Among the 20 6 internationalr e s e a rc h e r s , 12 4 w e r e f ro m o u r p a r t n e r
universities.
These international researchers visited Gifu
University for various purposes, including joint
research with Gifu University, the provision of
special lectures, and meetings for the promotionof student exchange agreements.

Indonesia 50

Special Lecture by Director Gautam Biswas from the Indian Institute ofTechnology Guwahati (IITG)
On December 15, 2015, Director Gautam Biswas
visited Gifu University from the Indian Institute ofTechnology Guwahati (IITG), which concluded an
academic exchange agreement with Gifu University
in 2015. He provided a special lecture to further
accelerate activities for the planned Joint Degree
Program and other international coop erativeeducation programs with Gifu University. In thisspecial lecture, Director Biswas spoke about his
specialty of computational fluid dynamics and heat
conduction, under the title “Analysis of Free Surface
Flows and Bubble Formation during Film Boiling”.

Lecture Concerning“ Peer-Assisted Teaching ”by Dr. Daisy E. Rotzoll fromthe School of Medicine, University of Leipzig
To promote medical education at Gifu University, the Medical Education
Development Center (MEDC) of Gifu University has invited physicians
and medical education experts who have been active in overseas
medical education including in Thailand, the U.S., Malaysia, Scotland,
the Netherlands, Australia, Taiwan, Canada and Hong Kong as visiting
professors. In 2015, Dr. Daisy E. Rotzoll was invited from the Universityof Leipzig, Germany for her lecture at the 58th Medical Education Seminar& Workshop. She spoke about “Peer-Assisted Teaching”, a method fordelegated education by student-tutors that is undertaken in the Universityof Leipzig.

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Guangxi University and Gifu University Double Degree Program“My major is Application of Biological Sciences at Gifu University. I hope I can learn lots of advanced
technology about molecular biology and understand the atmosphere of scientific research in Japan.
When talking about Gifu University, I want to say this is quite an orderly university, and everywhere isclean. In the spring, cherry blossoms are very impressive.”- by Xian Yunxuan, from Guangxi University, China

Japanese Language & Culture Studies Course“I study at Gifu University on the Japanese Language & Culture Studies Course. This course is aimed
at helping international students study and experience Japanese language and culture more profoundly.
I am finally experiencing Japan after studying the Japanese language for three years in France. I havemade Japanese friends and visited various locations across Japan. Gifu University provides us with anexcellent environment, and I am always moved by the considerateness of students and teachers.”- by Descoust Charles, from Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, France

Programs AcceptingInternational Students
Gifu University has various long- and short-term programs that accept international students. Such programs are provided in responseto the needs of students, and include the Double Degree Program aimed at the acquisition of degrees, the Twinning Program aimed
at the acquisition of credits, exchange programs with partner universities, Summer School, Winter School, and others.

Comments from international students
Gifu University Winter School Program＂I was selected along with 7 other students from India to participate in the Gifu University
Winter School 2015. The moments I spent at Gifu University were some of the best ones in
my life. The winter school was very well organized and the Glocalisation Office ensured that
we feel right at home. We attended Japanese Language Classes, went for industrial tours, andeven visited some of the key places of attractions in and around Gifu. The wadaiko concert andjuni hitoe ceremony were simply breathtaking. We were all amazed by the labs and facilities
available at Gifu University and the level of involvement of under-graduate students in research
projects. We all got a chance to do some cutting-edge research work under the professors at
Gifu University, and make some great new friends along the way. I would like to express mygratitude to Gifu University for fulfilling my long-standing wish to visit Japan, and exposing me to
the rich cultural heritage as well as the technical prowess of this beautiful nation.”- by Dhruv Gupta, Indian Instutute of Technology Guwahati, India

Gifu University Rearing Program for Basin Water Environmental Leaders

Global Environment ＆ Energy Couse(GU-GLEE) Master's Couse“I study about global environmental and energy system in Gifu University. My research is about sialic acidunder supervision of Prof.Koketsu. My hopes and dreams while studying here is to know Japanese culture,
to learn the Japanese language, to meet other people from other countries and to be able to make friends
with a lot of Japanese people and of course to work hard and make Prof.Koketsu proud of me.
Gifu University is a good place to study because all the lecturers are very kind, and they provide
us(foreigners) a Japanese language class which is very helpful in my opinion.”- by Nur Nadia Binti Jasni, from The National University of Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia

Twinning Program“Well, I think that Gifu University is one of the best universities in Japan. It has all the necessary
and sufficient condition for research. Besides, I have many opportunities to exchange with Japanese
students and other students who come from different parts of the world. Sometimes, we have sometrips, and outside activities together. So, I am having a wonderful time at Gifu University. I can saythat this time is one of the memorable time in my life. After completing the master course in Gifu
University, I want to become a teacher at Da Nang University in my country. I want to develop therelationship and partnership between the two universities through student exchange programs,
professional and cultural exchange programs. ”- by Nguyen Hoang Long, from Da Nang University of Technology, Viet Nam

MEXT Scholarship“I am currently a PhD student on the MEXT program studying Veterinary Parasitology. Coming to Gifu
University is one of the best decisions I could have ever made. The professors are very knowledgeable
and this coupled with the top notch equipment and facilities make for effective research. The students
are also very warmhearted. In addition, the greens and mountains surrounding the school is quite
breathtaking. I would definitely recommend Gifu University.”- by Cornelia Appiah-Kwarteng, from The University of Ghana, Ghana＂I am a doctoral student in Science of Biological Environment course under United Graduate
School of Agriculture Science. I came to Gifu University under Basin Water Environment
Leader Scholarship when in master course. My research is about forest watershedmanagement which has been conducted in Gero city from 2013 until now. Studying in Gifu
University, I want to get a lot of experience in experiment skills, social life with Japanese andother foreign students, I want to finish my Ph.D. and return to Indonesia soon to be a lecturer
in the university. Gifu Univesity is a very comfortable place to study and experiment, and avery welcoming place that gives a lot of facilities for international students.”- by Ali Rahmat, from University of Lampung, Indonesia

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Gifu University has aimed for vigorous research exchange,
and more than 20 0 researchers visit the University every
year. “International researchers” refers to those who stay atGifu University for at least 6 months, while “Visitors” refer toresearchers who stay for a shorter term.

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61

206

21

Researchers

International Conferences
and Symposiums

160

At Gifu University, individual faculties have fostered active exchanges
in research and education. To this end, strategic international
symposiums are held with partner universities which are engaged ininternational collaborative educational programs. As a university that
contributes to the regions, Gifu University hosted various large andsmall symposiums in 2015.

99■ International researchers■ From non-partner institutions■ From partner universities■ Visitors■ From non-partner institutions■ From partner universities

Promoting Research
Collaboration
The Faculty of Engineering organized a joint meeting thatwas held at Gifu University for 2 days from November 4.
At this joint meeting, participants from India, Indonesia,
and other countries exchanged opinions concerning global
issues such as the global environment, energy problems.

The 4 th UGSAS-GU Roundtable &Symposium 2015

Sending Teaching and Administrative Staff Overseas
The pie chart on the right indicates the shares of countries to which Gifu University has sent
its teaching and administrative staff overseas. The Faculty of Engineering has sent the largest
number of staff, which is followed by the Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences and the Schoolof Medicine.
GHOGL has overseas training programs for supporting young to middle-level researchers
to experience research at Western universities with a view to enhancing the level of andincreasing the number of teaching and administrative staff engaged in planned international
collaborative educational programs under the Period III of the Mid-term Objectives and Plans.

International Workshop @ Indonesia
The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science and the Graduate
School of Applied Biological Sciences held the 2 nd International
Workshop in Indonesia for 2 days from November 30, with cooperationfrom Sebelas Maret University, one of the partner universities.
This workshop started in 2014 for the purpose of globalization ofuniversities and facilitation of exchanges with local industry.

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643
To
non-partner
institutions
495

Staﬀ

“GHOGL supported
my research visit to
Department of Chemical
Engineering at McMasterU nive rsit y in H a milto n ,Ontario, Canada . Since
March in 2016, I spent three months as a Visiting Professor
and conducted experimental works on “bioactive paper” with Dr.
Robert Pelton, a leading expert on stimuli-responsive microgels
and paper additives. I used the facilities of Biointerfaces Institute,which was recently established for understanding the interface
where materials meetbiology. I really realized that I came to the right place.
I had an opportunity to co-supervise a smart summer student
as well, with Dr. Carlos Fillipe, Chair of the Department, andcontinue the collaboration after returning to Japan. The researchleave will definitely be a turning point in my career.”“My research interests are focused on the ecology ofevolution in inter- and intra- species interactions. Morerecently I have been interested in the proximate and ultimate
causes of insect behavior, and doing behavioral researchwith fruit flies and paper wasps at Department of Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology in University of Michigan, USA. I
faced many difficulties in my living abroad, but my researchexperience in the US reassure me that I should try new
things while fashioning a career as a principal investigator.”

Yoshikuni Teramoto, Associate Professor
Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences

Tomoko Okamoto, Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences

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International Cooperation

For 3 days from August 25, the United Graduate School of Agricultural Scienceand the Graduate School of Applied Biological Sciences hosted the International
Consortium of Universities in South and Southeast Asia for the Doctoral
Education in Agricultural Science and Biotechnology (IC-GU12: 14 participating
universities from 7 countries in South and Southeast Asia), and the 4th UGSASGU Roundtable & Promoting Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Symposium
2015, where 3 other universities also participated as observers.
In the IC-GU12, participants discussed educational collaboration toward thefuture, while study tours were organized to the laboratories of local firms thatproactively accept international students from Gifu University.

To partner
universities
148

staff exchanged

Based on the ideals, “Learning, Exploring, and Contributing”, Gifu University
has advanced proactive international cooperation aimed at social contribution
and effective human resource development from a global perspective. The
University intends to continue its cooperation in the expert dispatch programs
and international trainee acceptance programs of the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA). It also seeks to build enhanced international
networks with overseas universities and related institutions, thereby promoting
the internationalization of research and education, while aiming to be a university
open to the world.

Project for Capacit y Development of theFaculty of Engineering , Science andTechnology (CADEFEST)

Acceptance of JICA Knowledge Co-Creation
Program (Young Leaders) for African Countries(french) / Local Governance Course
The trainees studied the theme, “Seismic Environment in Gifu Prefecture
where Gifu University is Located, and Academia-Government Cooperation
concerning Disaster Prevention and Mitigation”, at the Faculty of Engineeringon October 26.

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Sending Gifu University Students Overseas

Cultural Experience
書道

The Administrative Office and individual faculties of Gifu University have various systems to support the overseas experiencesof the students, including student exchanges with partner universities, Summer School programs, presentations at academic
conventions, and research internship programs.

Countries / Regions Accepting
Gifu University Students
Korea 10鵜飼

Gifu University provides international students with
opportunities for studying Japanese culture.
（ http://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/en/international/prospective/photo_gallery.html）

十二単

着付

Thailand 9

India 4
Canada 3
China 3Germany 3
Hungary 3(excluding private trips)

Malaysia 3
Croatia 2
New Zealand 2

A total of 131 Japanese students studied Indonesia 11
overseas in 2015. Their destinations aremostly the United States, Australia andEurope. But the number of Japanese
students studying in ASEAN countries isalso rising in recent years in proportion
to a large numb er of internatio nal
U.S.A. 27
students studying at Gifu University,
most of who are from Asia, particularly
from ASEAN nations.

131

Others 8

Students

Breakdown
U.K. 1
Netherlands 1
Switzerland 1
Spain 1
France 1
Viet Nam 1
Myanmar 1
Mongolia 1

Australia 42

郡上踊り

能狂言

Gifu University operates programs for teaching Japanese language, society and culture to international students at the International
Student Center and other facilities. In addition, the University provides the students with opportunities for experiencing various Japanesecultures with cooperation from local communities. They include: Nohgaku (Noh & Kyogen) Workshop, Juni-Hitoe (layered kimono)
wearing experience, Ukai (cormorant fishing) on the Nagara River, Gujo Odori dance experience, Kakizome (calligraphy) and Mochi (ricecake) making in the New Year, cherry blossom viewing, climbing Mt. Kinka, persimmon picking in Ono town, and other experiences.
▲ Short-term study at the University of Sydney (Australia)

Gifu University also arranges a number ofactivities for international students.

Ski seminar 2015

Many Gifu University students visit and study atpartner universities every year in language training
courses, research presentations, laboratory internshipprograms, etc.

In the ski seminar in 2015, a total of 24 international
students from China, Viet Nam, Thailand, Indonesia,
Guatemala, Bangladesh and Kenya joined and enjoyedtheir first skiing experience in the nearby ski resort.

▼ Taking a walk in the streets ofMagome, the former post town
on the old Nakasendo way
from the Edo period▲ S ho r t-term stu dy at the S eoul N atio nal
University of Science and Technology (Korea)

Study tours 2015
In 2015, tours to Nagano Prefecture and to
Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture were organized.
The participants enjoyed Tenryu River rafting,visited the factory of Hyakusogan (natural herb
medicine), walked on the ancient Magome trail,and experienced Science World.

11▲ Visit to the factory of Hyakusogan, a
traditional gastrointestinal herbal medicine
originated in this region and is loved bymany across the country for ages.

▲ Short-term study at Griffith University (Australia)▲ Short-term study at Northern Kentucky University (U.S.A.)

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Access Map
To Yamagata

Gifu Kanjo Sen

ExtracurricularSeminar HouseTo Ogaki

Chusetsu
BridgeNagara Bridge

Ukai Bridge

Nagara River
Kinka Bridge
To SekiOnawaba
BridgeMt. Kinka

Nagara River
Kagashima Bridge
To Mizuho

Meitetsu
Gifu Station
To Maibara /Osaka
JR Nishi-Gifu Station

Gifu University
Satellite Campus

JR Gifu
StationTo SekiTo Takayama /ToyamaAﬃliated Elementary
and Junior High Schools,
Faculty of Education

To Inuyama

To Ogaki
To Hashima

To Nagoya

Edited by : Gifu University Head Office for Glocalization(GHOGL)
1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, Gifu 501-1193, JAPAN
Phone : +81-58-293-3351

Fax : +81-58-293-2143

E-mail : int_exch@gifu-u.ac.jp
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