Spring 2016: Program Overview (Application Closed)
Schedule : February 4 -18, 2016
| 4 (Thu) | 5 (Fri) | 6 (Sat) | 7 (Sun) | 8 (Mon) | 9 (Tue) | 10 (Wed) | |
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| 8:45 - 9:00 | Housing Check-in |
Orientation | Field Trip | Holiday | Morning Meeting | ||
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Japanese 1 | Japanese 3 | Japanese 5 | ||||
| 10:45 - 12:15 | Placement Test | Japanese 2 | Japanese 4 | Japanese 6 | |||
| Lunch break | |||||||
| 13:15 - 14:45 | Campus Guidance | Laboratory Visit / Specialized Lecture |
Cultural Excursion | Japanese Company Visit |
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| 15:00 -16:30 | Welcome Party | ||||||
| 11 (Thu) | 12 (Fri) | 13 (Sat) / 14 (Sun) | 15 (Mon) | 16 (Tue) | 17 (Wed) | 18 (Thu) | |
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| 8:45 - 9:00 | Morning Meeting | Home Stay / Holiday |
Morning Meeting | Housing Check-out |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 | Japanese 7 | Japanese 9 | Japanese 11 | Japanese 13 | Japanese 15 | ||
| 10:45 - 12:15 | Japanese 8 | Japanese 10 | Japanese 12 | Japanese 14 | Final Exam | ||
| Lunch break | |||||||
| 13:15 - 14:45 | Career Exploration Workshop | Social Event with NU Students | Laboratory Visit / Specialized Lecture | Self Study | Closing Ceremony | ||
| 15:00 -16:30 | Farewell Party | ||||||
About the Program
Subject-Specific Classes
Classes emphasize intermediate and advanced Japanese-language vocabulary and grammar. After the program, participants should be better prepared for reading about and speaking in Japanese about topics in their academic field of study either at their home institution or at a Japanese university.
Laboratory Visits
Participants will visit laboratories at Nagoya University and speak to students and faculty about their research.
Institute of Innovation for Future Society: http://www.coi.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en
Disaster Mitigation Research Center: http://www.gensai.nagoya-u.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/2015/large/gensaikan-en-150320.pdf
Career Seminar and Japanese Company Visit
A professional career counsellor will advise participants about finding a job and working in Japan. Participants will also tour a Toyota Motors factory.
Toyota plant tour & Toyota Kaikan Museum: https://www.toyota.co.jp/en/about_toyota/facility/toyota_kaikan/plant_tour/
Cultural Workshops
Participants will join workshops on traditional tea ceremony and flower arranging.
Full Access to Nagoya University Facilities
Participants will have access to all Nagoya University facilities, including libraries.
Nagoya University Library: http://www.nul.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index_e.html
Social Events with Nagoya University Students
Participants will meet and talk to Nagoya University students.
Optional Activities
Excursions
NUSTEP will organize short trips for participants to well-known sites inside and outside of Nagoya.
Optional Weekend Homestay
To improve their Japanese conversation skills and to learn about daily life in Japan, participants may participate in a homestay for a weekend with a Japanese family.
Free Time
On days with no classes, participants are free to do whatever they wish. In addition to cultural activities and sightseeing, Nagoya offers shopping for both modern and traditional items. Nagoya Station is a transportation hub so participants can conveniently access trains to Tokyo and Kyoto.