Purpose of Community Exchange

UoA students are willing to interact with a local community in Aizuwakamatsu.

Office for Strategy of International Programs (OSIP) is to offering the supporting opportunities of activities among international students and local community for deepen the global and cross-cultural understanding. We believe this activities would help to revitalize the local community.

In addition, having a precious and valuable time cannot be experienced only in our campus life, it is also great opportunity to deepen understanding of the culture and tradition of Aizu region.

Contents of Activities

Activities which should be contributed to the revitalization of the local community and to deepen global and cross-cultural for both students and local people.

The content of the activities is up to the organizers and we hope that it will be fruitful and continuous for both the local community and students

Examples of Past Activities

  • Visiting elementary school in Aizuwakamatsu city and introduce of home country by our international student (both in English and Japanese)
  • Agricultural life style Experience
  • Local traditional craft making Experience, and so on..

Unacceptable requests

  • Main purpose is the profit (Commercial activities)
  • Using students as a labor
  • Violation of public order and morality
  • Related to specific religions and political organizations
  • Exclusion of a particular country or race
  • Others;determine the activities in a apropriate

Notes for preparing the application

  • Participants are chosen depend on the student's avarability,