2022.11.28
令和4年10月18日（火）、ラーニングコモンズで短期留学生のためのウェルカムパーティを実施しました。学生60名、長期留学生が1名、マレーシアからの短期留学生が7名、台湾からの短期留学生が2名参加し、日本語や英語を交えつつ、グループワークで楽しく交流しました。
 国際交流部あいさつ |
この企画は、10月から新しく宇部高専に来たマレーシアと台湾の短期留学生に、学校に慣れてもらうこと、日本人学生や他の留学生との今後の国際交流のきっかけを作ることを目的として、学生会国際交流部が主催したものです。
 ゲームを通して国際交流 |
 折り紙を教える学生 |
イベントでは、留学生に折り紙を日本人学生が英語で教え、グループごとに折った数を競ったりして、交流を楽しみました。低学年から高学年まで幅広く参加し、多くの学生でラーニングコモンズがいっぱいになる中、次第に会話が弾み、お互いに打ち解けていました。
最後には、グループ対抗で日本に関するクイズを英語で出題し、各班留学生と日本人学生が協力しながら挑戦。活動後には、留学生と仲良くなり、写真を撮ったりインスタグラムを交換したりするなど、とても有意義な時間を過ごす事ができました。
 留学生との集合写真 |
国際交流部では、短期・長期留学生や日本人学生によるクリスマスパーティや、日本の文化を体験するイベントを企画運営していくことにしています。英語だけではなく日本語も適宜使いながら交流していますので、興味のある学生は思いきって参加してみてください。とても良い経験ができると思います。
AHMAD FAIZ BIN NORAZAM（制御情報工学科三谷研究室）
My name is Faiz, and I am one of the many students that had received an invitation for an internship and cultural exchange in Japan. Going to Japan is one of my dreams ever since I was young, and it had come true. When arriving at Shin-Yamaguchi station, Hatamura-Sensei and Mitani-Sensei greeted us with a smile they were very kind. The next day they held a welcome party for all the exchange students. The welcome party was amazing and fun.
At the welcome party we had 3 sessions, the icebreaking session, Origami session and Cultural Quiz session. All the students were divided into groups, where each group had one exchange student. During the icebreaking session all the exchange students had to introduce themselves in English as well as the Ube College students. During this session we were given a list of mission where we had to complete, some of the missions was searching for similar hobby play rock paper scissors and many more. The missions were fun, and I get to know more about the other students.
During the Origami session we were given origami papers. Each group were given the same time to make the most origami creations. Even though it was a race to see which team can make the most, I was doing it slowly with Kotaro-san, a student which was in my group. He showed me step by step on how to make an origami crane. My other groupmates were making origami hearts, flowers, and animals. It was amazing and fun.
During the Cultural Quiz session, they asked us many things about the Japanese culture in Yamaguchi. Such as the local specialty food, which was Kawara Soba. Besides just answering the correct answer, the other group members tried their best to explain all the answers the in English. One of the cultures I learned was about Shrimps and why Japanese people eat them. One of the reasons was because it is a symbol of longevity. I learned so much about Japanese culture during this session, especially Yamaguchi’s culture.
This welcome party was an amazing experience, and now it makes me even more motivated to do my best in my studies. Learning new things and making new connections is an amazing experience. Finally, it is important to always ask questions and be curious about new things.