December19The event was held at Chuo Ward Tsukuda Junior High School on Friday,1As collaborators in the first-year class "Comprehensive Learning," international students from our university participated and interacted with the students of the school. This was at the request of Tsukuda Junior High School, and while there were foreigners participating from outside our university, there were also exchange students from the Faculty of Marine Life Sciences and international students from the Master's Program in the Graduate School.2name participated.

　In class, international students1Name and6Approximately 100 students were divided into groups and discussed the topic of "difficulties they have faced in terms of language, religion, lifestyle, etc. while living in Japan." At first, the students looked nervous, but gradually they seemed to open up, listening intently to what the international students had to say and proactively asking questions about things that interested them. By the end, the conversation had flowed and it was a very lively exchange event.

　After the event, the students commented, "It was a short time, but it was fun," "It was a valuable time to learn about different countries," "I learned a lot," and "Thank you for telling me about the convenient and inconvenient things about Japan." The international students also enjoyed the valuable time they had experiencing a Japanese junior high school class and interacting with the students.

State of exchange