Support Association for International Students of the University of Aizu
(SAISUA)12
AY 2015 Activity Report (Draft)

SAISUA offers a scholarship program and financial support covering part of the national

health insurance for new international students just enrolled at the University of Aizu.
SAISUA also encourages international students to interact with UoA students and locals
through activities on campus and at local elementary schools, etc. to help them lead enjoyable
lives in Aizu.
SAISUA Scholarship Program≪Scholarship Program≫
Scholarships:

First Term- 2 students (@¥35,000×6 months)

Second Term- 3 students (@¥35,000×6 months)*Recipients: From Nigeria: 1 student, Sri Lanka: 2 students,Vietnam: 1 student, Taiwan: 1 student

SAISUA scholarship recipients are required to join some UoA school eventsand /or local events like those listed below to promote international exchanges;･Vists to local elementary schools to introduce their home countries･Serving as a campus tour guide for visitors･Introduction of international exchange activities, etc. at the UoA campus festival･Volunteering in the activities planned by the UoA Center for Strategy of Int’l Programs (CSIP)SAISUA events (on campus and in the local communities)≪Welcome Hour (welcome party and social mixer)≫
Dates: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Place: Keyaki Restaurant, 2F, UoA Student Hall
“Welcome Hour” jointly hosted by SAISUA and the Center forGlobalization was held on May 13 (Wednesday), 2015, to welcome newinternational students and faculty members who joined the UoA inApril.
56 students, faculty, and administrative staff members had a goodtime to develop their friendship at the party with University President
Oka, Vice-university President Tei (Director of the Center forGlobalization), and SAISUA President Rockell.
A total of 45 people attended the 2nd Welcome Hour held on
November 18, 2015, including international students from Vietnam,
Nigeria, China, Taiwan and Russia as well as Japanese students, faculty members andadministrative staff who are interested in international activities.
These two parties in spring and fall offered participants a great opportunity to deepen
friendship between new and old members, and some of them exchanged their contact information.

≪Activities at the UoA Campus Festival “Sosho-sai≫Dates: Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11, 2015
Location: Snack stand (outside) and flea market sites(Administration Complex Lobby)
At the UoA campus festival “Sosho-sai”, SAISUA sold a “Sri LankanCurry”. All of the five students from Sri Lanka in the UoA cooperated
in cooking the “Sri Lankan Curry”.
Together with the Sri Lankan students, Japanese and international
students from Vietnam and China were of great help in selling curryand running the SAISUA stand.
The curry was very popular and sold out within 30 minutes on bothdays. A lot of visitors requested for more curry next year. Running thestand at the campus festival promotes communication amongstudents, faculty and administration staff members related toSAISUA. It also provides a very good opportunity for visitors to take aglimpse of part of activities of our international students.
≪International Talk≫
Dates: Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Tuesday, February 16 and Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Location: Research Quadrangles Conference Room 128 (Dec.)
Research Quadrangles Lecture Room S8 (Feb.)
Three sessions of the International Talk were held in December andFebruary, cosponsored by SAISUA and the Office for Strategy ofInternational Programs (OSIP) of the Center for Globalization.
In the December session, Japanese students who had studied abroad
told about their experiences, and international students introduced
their own culture. At the tea party following their presentations, theparticipants enjoyed sharing their experiences related to internationalexchange.
For the sessions of the International Talk in February, Mr. Takao
Aoyama, the director of Aizu Wakamatsu International Association was invited to provide alecture on “Aizu gaku (Aizu-logy)”. Japanese as well as international students deepened theirknowledge of “Aizu,” where the UoA is located. After the lecture, international students gained
firsthand experience of calligraphy with Japanese students giving them advice.
The International Talk has become an important opportunity for UoA students to deepen not
only their international understanding but also their knowledge of Aizu and Japan.
SAISUA also supported various other international exchange activities organized by theOSIP, international students’ visit to local elementary schools, for example.