The Minnesota State University in Akita, Japan, offers American students the opportunity to study Japanese language and culture, and other general studies alongside their Japanese peers. MSUM -A has converted to a semester system beginning fall 1998. Contact the Office of International Programs, 236-2956. Students interested in astronomy may learn to use the planetarium equipment and present programs. The site is used by MSUM classes as a laboratory for field work and astronomy.
Additional facilities are available to student groups for meetings.
Trails at the Buffalo River Site are open for hikes in the summer and cross country skiing in the winter. Return to Top of Page National Student Exchange Minnesota State University Moorhead holds membership in the National Student Exchange, a cooperative relationship among more than 150 colleges and universities in the United States and its territories. Through the NSE, students may spend up to one full year in residence at a participating college as an exchange student. The largest single benefit of the NSE is the privilege of paying tuition at the home university or at in-state rates at the host university. Students wishing to participate in the exchange for the following year should meet a February 1 deadline.