Support Association for International Students of the University of Aizu(SAISUA)
AY 2016 Activity Report
１２SAISUA provides scholarship and subsidy for National Health Insurance to international students
with financial difficulty. Further, we have implemented campus activities and exchange activities at local
elementary school so that the international students will not be isolated on campus or in the community,and can spend a fun college life in Aizu.
SAISUA Livelihood Support Project≪Livelihood Support≫
Scholarship：1st semester – three students (35,000 yen × 6 months)
2nd semester – three students (35,000 yen × 6 months)* Breakdown：two Sri Lankan, one American, one Chinese,one Cameroonian, one Nepalese
The students awarded the scholarship by SAISUA are required tojoin the following international activities.
・Introducing their countries at elementary school・Providing campus tour for visitors
・Introducing international activities at school festival
・Volunteering in each activity planned and operated by OSIP, etc.

SAISUA Events（Campus and Local Exchange Activity）≪Welcome Party≫
Day/Year：May, 25, 2016
October 26, 2016
Location：UoA Student Hall 2nd floor ”Keyaki”
Welcome Party was held in collaboration between SAISUA andCenter for Globalization on May 25 in order to welcome newinternational students who enrolled in April and new faculty
members. Including Chairperson Oka, Regent Tei (GeneralManager of Center for Globalization) and Associate Professor Julian
Villegas (SAISUA President), total 64 people joined and deepened afriendly relationship with each other.
In the second Welcome party held on October 26, there were 72

participants including international students (Vietnam, Nigeria, China, Taiwan and Iran), and Japanese
students, faculty and staff members who are interested in international exchange.
The parties held in spring and fall became a great opportunity for the participants to interact and build a close
relationship with each other by exchanging their contact information, etc.
≪UoA College Festival “Soshosai”≫
Day/Year：October 8, 9, 2016
Location：UoA campus
SAISUA served “Sri Lankan Curry” in AY 2016 Soshosai as well as AY
2015. Sri Lankan students at UoA thoroughly cooperated with us not only
for cooking and serving the curry but also for preparing the ingredientsand cleaning.
The curry booth was always full of people for two days, and around 180 bowls were sold, which broke the sales
record of AY 2015. The booth exhibition at the festival is not just a place where students, faculty and staff
members can socialize, but also a great chance to show people that the students play a significant role in thefestival.
≪International Talk≫
Day/Year：February 23, 2017
Location：North Lunge of Research Quadrangles
International Talk was held in collaboration between SAISUA and Centerfor Globalization in February.
Japanese and international students experienced one of the Japanesecultures, “Origami” in this activity. When the international students were struggling with Origami, theJapanese students kindly gave them the tips, which promoted their friendly relationship. International Talk
is an important activity for UoA students to understand different culture and acquire knowledge about Japanand Aizu.