Support Association for International Students of the University of Aizu (SAISUA)
AY 2009 Activity Report
SAISUA provides scholarship and support for students with financial difficulty. Further, we have offered
livelihood support service such as opening Japanese class. In addition, campus and local exchange activities were
held so that the international students would not be isolated on campus or in the community, and could spend a
fun college life in Aizu.

SAISUA Livelihood Support Project≪ Livelihood Support≫（１）Scholarship：1st semester – 4 students
2nd semester – 6 students (20,000 yen × 6 months)* Breakdown：4 Chinese, 2 Sri Lankan, 2 Bulgarian（２）Partial subsidy for National Health Insurance：11 students(10,000 yen)
* Breakdown：6 Chinese, 3 Sri Lankan, 1 Russian, 1 Vietnamese（３）Support for living expenses：1 student (40,000 yen)
* Breakdown：1 Sri Lankan≪Japanese Class≫
Day/Time：＜1st semester＞ May 19, 2009 – July 22, 2009
＊All 20 lessons (6:10 PM – 7:40 PM)＜2nd semester＞ October 13, 2009 – December 22, 2009
＊All 20 lessons (6:10 PM – 7:40 PM)
Location ： Research Quadrangles Lounge on 2nd floor, Lounge forInternational Exchange
Participant ： International students and faculty members, and family
members
In collaboration with OSIP, Japanese Class (All 40 lessons) by four different
levels was offered. In total, 50 International students and faculty members
from USA, Russia, China, Columbia, Korea, Vietnam, Egypt, Sri Lanka, etc. joined the class.

SAISUA Events（Campus and Local Exchange Activity）≪Welcome Hour（Welcome Party）≫
Day/Time： May 13, 2009 6:00 PM - 7:00PM
November 11, 2009 6:00 PM - 7:00PM
Location：Keyaki, 2nd floor of Student Hall

The party was jointly hosted by SAISUA and OSIP in Ketyaki to welcome new international students and faculty
members, and they deepened their friendship there.
≪International Talk≫
Day/Time：The 8th - May 19 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
The 9th -January 21 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
The 10th- March 23 3:00 PM – 4:30 PMLocation：Conference Room on 2nd floor of Research Quadrangles, Lounge
International Talk was co-hosted by SAISUA and OSIP, and students
who had joined a short-term study abroad program reported the program and international students introduced
their countries, which built a deep friendship between them.
≪Coffee Hour（UAISO）≫
Day/Time：December 15, 2009 11:00 AM – 12 :00 PM
Location：Conference Room on 2nd floor of Research Quadrangles, Lounge
In cooperation with SAISUA and OSIP, "UAISO (University of Aizu
International Student Organization)" was established. “Coffee Hour” washeld as the first event of UAISO, 18 international students joined the event.
The students talked about various things such as UAISO activities in thefuture and came up with ideas to boost this organization.
≪Cross Cultural Exchange in Elementary School≫
Day/Time：December 18, 2009 12:00 PM – 13:00 PM
Location：Kinkyo Elementary School
The event was held with a purpose of understanding each country
between UoA students and local elementary school students throughcultural exchange. A total of 6 international students from China, Vietnam,
Bulgaria and El Salvador introduced how to greet and dancein their countries, which further deepened their friendship.
The elementary school students seriously paid attention to a story about
the difference of daily life between Japan and their countries while having
school lunch.