KYUDAI NEWS KYUSHU UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAGAZINE Spring 2013 No.24

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The “Japan University Fair in Egypt 2012” was held in Cairo on Thursday, November 1st, 2012 and in Alexandria on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012. A total of 1,885 high school students, university students and parents visited the two venues (Cairo: 1,403, Alexandria: 482). Fourteen universities from Japan, including Kyushu University, participated in the fair, displaying and distributing brochures and materials. The University of Tsukuba, Kyoto University, Ritsumeikan University and Kyushu University, the Embassy of Japan in Egypt, the Japan Student Services Organization, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the Japan Foundation, the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), and the Ministry of Higher Education of Egypt all set up booths. Visitors came one after another to the booths to inquire about majors, entrance examinations and support systems, including scholarships. In two seminar rooms, set up beside the main hall, there were explanations about studying in Japan and scholarship opportunities, as well as mock lectures delivered by participating universities, which were attended by many enthusiastic students.This was the first time such a large-scale event on studying in Japan was held in Egypt. Local TV stations and Japanese media organizations based in Egypt came to report on the event, indicating a keen interest.Even being the first-time, it achieved much greater success than had been expected, evidence of strong interest among Egyptian students to study in Japan. Kyushu University has already established the Cairo Office in Egypt, which will continue to disseminate and collect information, and host the fair again next year.The Fall 2012 Opening Ceremony held at the Memorial Auditorium on Hakozaki Campus on Monday, October 1st, 2012. A total of 339 students entered the university as new students, including 13 undergraduate students (International Undergraduate Program *1), 100 master’s course students, 148 doctor’s course students, and 78 students in the two short-term study programs for international students (JTW *2 and JLCC *3).Until last year, the entrance ceremonies for the International Undergraduate Program, the various graduate schools and the two short-term study programs for international students were held separately. This year was the first joint ceremony. As approximately 90% of the new students entering in the fall semester are international students, the entire ceremony was conducted in English.At the ceremony, President Arikawa delivered a welcoming address for the new students, which was followed by greetings from Consul-General Ms. Holdenson of the Australian Consulate-General in Fukuoka, who was there as a representative of the guests. She said that she hopes every student would appreciate Japanese tradition and culture, and build new friendships.Lastly, three student representatives gave speeches expressing their ambitions for student life, and the ceremony was a big hit.*1 In this course, students can obtain a bachelor’s degree by taking classes in English. The School of Engineering and the School of Agriculture launched English-only classes in October 2010.*2 Japan in Today’s World Program (JTW) : This is a ten-month short-term study course for international undergraduate students. Classes on Japanese politics, economy and culture are all conducted in English. *3 Japanese Language and Culture Course (JLCC) : This course is designed to allow undergraduate students, who major in Japanese language and Japanese studies, in Asian and Western universities to stay in Japan for one year, where they can improve their Japanese language proficiency and deepen their understanding of Japanese society and culture.26Kyudai News No.24Many students at the Kyushu University boothDirector Safwat, Coiro OfficeScene from the ceremony (Wang Chen of the School of Engineering giving a speech)Japan University Fair-Egypt 2012Fall 2012 Opening CeremonyTopics 4Topics 5TopicsKYUDAI NEWS No. 24

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