Support Association for International Students of the University of Aizu (SAISUA)
AY 2008 Activity Report

SAISUA provides scholarship and support for students with financial difficulty. Further, wehave offered livelihood support service such as opening Japanese class. In addition, campus andlocal 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：6 Sri Lankan, 2 Chinese, 2 Korean＜Message for the students＞
We are glad to be selected as a SAISUA scholarship student.
This scholarship will support our life in Aizu and research at theUniversity. We highly appreciate receiving the scholarship thistime.

（２）Partial subsidy for National Health Insurance：
13 students（@10,000 yen）
* Breakdown：3 Chinese/ Sri Lankan, 2 Korean/ Taiwanese,
1 Indian/ Hungarian/ Bangladeshi（３）Support for living expenses：1 student（@21,000 yen）
* Breakdown：1 Sri Lankan≪Japanese Class≫
Day/Time：From May 13, 2008 to July 16, 2008 (10 lessons in thefirst semester)Class hour：From 6:10 PM to 7:40 PMLocation：Research Quadrangles Lounge on 2nd floor, Lounge forInternational ExchangeParticipant：International students and faculty members, andfamily members
Classes by four different levels (all 10 lessons) were held in collaboration with OSIP. In total, 45 newpeople from the US, Russia, China, Columbia, Korea, Vietnam, Egypt, Sri Lanka, etc. joined the classes.

SAISUA Events（Campus and Local Exchange Activity）≪Happy Hour（Welcome Party）≫
Day/Time： May 14, 2008 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PMOctober 23, 2008 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location：Keyaki, 2nd floor of Student Hall

The party was jointly hosted by SAISUA and OSIP in Ketyaki towelcome new international students and faculty members, and they deepened their friendship there.
≪International Talk≫
Day/Time：The 5th - June 5, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
The 6th - July 17, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
The 7th - December 18, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Location：Conference Room on 2nd floor of Research Quadrangles,
LoungeInternational Talk was co-hosted by SAISUA and OSIP, andstudents 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.
≪Experience Projects in Aizu≫①Takasato-machi

Day/Time：September 6, 2008
Location：Takasato-machi, Kitakata City
In collaboration between Kitakata International Association,
OSIP and SAISUA, the experience project was implemented. In
this project, UoA international students visited Takasato-machi
and experienced harvest of summer vegetables, making soba
(Japanese buckwheat noodle) and park golf with local elementaryschool students.
Around 40 people participated in this event, including 15
international students from China, Sri Lanka, Korea andHungary, faculty and staff members, the local elementary school
students and the volunteer members.

②Ski Activities

Day/Time：January 10 and 24, 2009
Location：Inawashiro-machi
Ski activities were jointly offered by OSIP and Inawashiro
International Association. 20 international students fromVietnam, Korea and China joined the activity, and there was atotal of 40 people including student assistants, faculty and staff members.
On January 10, the students tried cross-country through the instruction by the instructors and the local
sport-club association members. Most of the students enjoyed
winter sports for the first time in their life. On January 24, theyexperienced Alpen skiing in ski area in Inawashiro and socializedwith the local people.