KIT International Week is going online this year!
We can’t study abroad because of Covid19. What can we do now?
When can I start studying abroad again? Is there anything I can do now to prepare to go abroad later?
International Week 2020 (in 2021) ONLINE will answer these questions and more!
Most of the informative International Week events will be held online, but we will also be holding an event at an on-campus venue with Covid-19 safety measures.
There is no fee to attend any International Week event, so please register from HERE and actively participate.

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KIT International Week 2020 (in 2021)
Program Details

NOTE: To prevent the spread of COVID19, events may be cancelled if the situation worsens. Updates will be posted on this page.

Monday, Jan.18

International Week Opening / Study Abroad Café [ONLINE]

Time: 12:05 – 12:45
Registration: Registration form
Target audience: KIT students and staff
Language: Japanese

KIT provides a wide variety of study abroad programs ranging from language focused ones open to students from any major, to those that involve specific research laboratories and academic fields. Although most of the study abroad programs were cancelled now, we will provide information on what you CAN do, what and how to get ready now, and how to consult the International Affairs office about studying abroad.
We will also have a student who is currently doing an online exchange program share her experiences.

Tuesday, Jan.19

Online-talk with KIT International Students [ONLINE]

Time: 12:05-12:45
Registration: Registration form
Target audience: KIT students
Language: English/Japanese/Others

This is an online social event in collaboration with members of KITICO, a student volunteer group that provides international student support, and members of Mcafe, an international exchange program held in the Global Commons (located on the first floor of the library). Let’s have fun talking, and making friends with international students!

Wednesday, Jan.20

English Study Abroad Program Report & Information Session [ONLINE]

Time: 12:05-13:30（you may leave at 12:45）
Registration: Registration form
Target audience: KIT undergraduate students
Language: Japanese

Learn about the short-term English study abroad programs held every year at the University of Leeds (UK), the University of Queensland (Australia), and QQEnglish (Cebu, Philippines). This session includes an overview of each program and a discussion of the chance they will be implemented in 2021. Past participants will also share their experiences. If you are interested in participating in one of these programs in the future, please come to this session.

Thursday, Jan.21

LET Lunchtime English Table [ONLINE]

Time: 12:05 – 13:30(you may leave at 12:45)
Registration: Registration form
Target audience: KIT students
Language: English

Join our online Lunchtime English Table! The face-to-face Table has been canceled so far for the 2019-20 academic year.
Would you like to have a casual conversation in English over lunch?
In order to get used to English conversation, it is essential that you speak!
The LET is a fun space where everyone can help each other and have a conversation about something.

Friday, Jan.22

Encountering Differences – The significance and value of studying abroad

※ This event has been postponed. (Date/Time has not been determined.）

Time: 12:05 – 12:45
Venue: 60th Anniversary Hall, 1F
Target audience: KIT students & Staff
Language: Japanese

We will have professors who have conducted research overseas speak from various perspectives about their life and research overseas. Listen to their stories of hardship and success. Learn how valuable and relevant to your future overseas experience can be. The talk will be quite in-depth and honest, let’s hear what they really want to say.

Moderator: Arts and Sciences, Prof. Chie Fukada,
Panelists: Engineering Design, Assoc. Prof. Masashi Yamakawa
　　　　　Design & Architecture, Assoc. Prof. Makoto Muramoto
　　　　　Material Science, Assoc. Prof. Yumi Yoshida

Tuesday, Jan.26

12th Career X English – The Realities of International Work: Kotoba (words) are a bridge between people

※The event in Building 15 has been cancelled. Please join us online.

Time: 12:10 – 13:30
Venue: Bldg. 15, 1F,Room N105
Registration: Registration form
Target audience: KIT students & Staff
Language: Japanese

If you’ve always wanted to work internationally and want to hear what it’s like, from someone who has “been there,” this is a must-see!
The lecturer, who has led businesses in the U.S. and Thailand and is an expert of industrial materials, will talk about the realities of international work.
“How do you overcome language and cultural barriers?
What language do you actually use while you’re working? What can I do to prepare in college?”
Learning from the perspectives of people with first-hand company experience can change your “present.”

Lecturer: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
Managing Executive Officer
Mr. Toshimi Kumazaki

In the latter half of the event, “Monozukuri at Japanese Companies” program participants will report on their experiences. This internship program sends students to Japanese companies in Thailand every year. Learn about the prospects for the 2021-22 academic year.

Other:

Library

Come see the special exhibition: “Food Around the World”.
It will be on display until March 19.

More Info: https://www.lib.kit.ac.jp/topics/desc.php?id=1610417518/