March 2023

International Offices

Newsletter#1NAIST
INTERNATIONAL
STAGE
2023.2.28

The International Student Affairs Section (ISAS) and the Center for International Students
and Scholars (CISS) hosted the NAIST International Stage at Millennium Hall.NAIST has
held the International Friendship Meeting every year to deepen friendship between
international students and researchers, faculty and staff, and guests from the various
international exchange organizations that offer support to the NAIST international
community. However, since the 2020 academic year, this event has not been held due tothe COVID-19 pandemic.As an alternative, this year we held the NAIST International Stage,
which mostly consists of performances by international students.

NAIST participated in theIkoma InternationalFriendship Festa

Event ReportOctober 2022 - March 2023

OctoberOne-day Excursion to Kyoto for International
Students October 16, 2022

Ikoma City Hall organized the Ikoma
International Friendship Festa at BelleTerrasse Ikoma and Takemaru Hall on
October 30th, in cooperation with the Ikoma
International Friendship and Communication
Association (Ikoryu) and NAIST.

A one-day excursion to Kyoto for international students was held on
Sunday, October 16, to offer an opportunity for students to deepen
their knowledge of Japanese history and culture, and to develop theirrelationships with each other.

Ikoma City Hall contacted Ikoryu and NAISTin the beginning of 2022 to discuss holding
an internationally-themed festival or event
for Ikoma citizens. After months ofpreparation, the contents of the event weredecided and activities that allowed for NAIST
international students to experience
Japanese culture and meet new people wereincluded in the event.
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Sentan Nursery Room Children's Hour October 27, 2022
A Sentan Nursery Room Children's Hour was held by the Center forInternational Students and Scholars (CISS) and the Gender Equality
Promotion Office on October 27th so that international students,
researchers and their families can gather on campus to talk, exchange
information and let children play together.
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N o ve m be r
On-campus Yoga Lesson November 7, 2022
An on-campus yoga lesson was held for international students onNovember 7th in English. Ms. Mika Takada of the International Student
Affairs Section, who previously taught yoga, instructed the students forone hour and this was followed by a talk session where international
students could get to know each other.
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NAIST participated in the "Experience
Japan Exhibition (EJE) 2022" online

On Saturday, November 19th, NAIST
participated in the Japan study abroad fair"Experience Japan Exhibition (EJE) 2022". Thisis the largest study abroad fair for Japan heldin London, England, and was held online forthe 3rd year in a row.
Ambassador of the Designate of theEuropean Union to Japan visited to NAIST

Book reading and culture event at the north branchof the Ikoma Library November 12, 2022
A book reading and culture event with NAIST Malaysian students washeld in cooperation with the north branch of the Ikoma Library onNovember 12th at the north community center ISTA Habataki.
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Ja n u a r y
New Year's event January 6, 2023

Mr. Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador of the
Designate of the European Union (EU) toJapan visited to NAIST on December 13, 2022.

On January 6th, the International Student Affairs Section (ISAS)
and CISS hosted the annual Japanese New Year's event for NAIST
international and Japanese students, and their families.
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2nd book reading and culture event at the northbranch of the Ikoma Library February 12, 2023
The 2nd book reading and culture event was held in cooperation
with the north branch of the Ikoma Library on February 12th at thenorth community center ISTA Habataki introducing Jamaica andJamaican culture.

Administrative Staff Training Session for
Services in English

On December 20th, Robert King (UEA) of theCenter for International Students andScholars (CISS) led the Administrative Staff
Training Session for Services in English heldat the Nara Women's University (NWU)
Collaboration Center.

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2nd On-campus Yoga Lesson February 22, 2023

The 2nd on-campus yoga lesson was held for both Japanese andinternational students and our staff on February 22nd in English. Ms.
Mika Takada of the International Student Affairs Section once again
instructed the students and staff for about 45minutes and this wasfollowed by a get-to-know session where international students andstaff moved around and got to know each other.
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March
Sentan Nursery Room Children's Hour March 24, 2023
Overseas SD training program debriefingsession
NAIST's 2022 Overseas Staff Development
Training Program debriefing session was heldon February 17th, with 25 attendees wholistened to the participants' experiences. This
year an administrative staff member
participated in a program with Hawaii Tokai
International College (HTIC) from November
28th to December 9th. In the training
program, the trainee conducted research onthemes she chose individually throughlectures and interviews with local staff, andpresented her findings on the final day of theprogram.

iThe Sentan Nursery Room, the sports ground and the basketballcourt were opened up by the Center for International Students andScholars (CISS) on March 24th so families on campus could get
together and children could have fun playing together.
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InA digital signage has been set up
next to the entrance!
It transmits news concerning the international offices, event announcements and event
report photos for international students. Please check it out when you come to the office.

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS

Overseas FD training program 2022
debriefing session

NAIST’s Overseas Faculty Development
Training Program 2022 debriefing session
was held online on March 8th. The program
has been held online for the past two years
due to the spread of covid-19 virus, but thisyear we were able to send three faculty
members abroad.

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institutions from28

countries/regions as of April 3, 2023

International partner list
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
International Affairs Division TEL: 0743-72-6246/6245
Division for Global Education TEL: 0743-72-6243
International student Affairs Section TEL: 0743-72-5087/5909
Center for International Students and Scholars (CISS) TEL: 0743-72-6240