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There will be an information session for students interested in participating in the new Semester in Japan exchange program with Kanazawa University.
When: 15 October (Thurs), 4-5 pm
Where: Staff Common Room, BPB 4th floor (follow the smell of coffee)
Who: Anyone interested in going on the 1 semester exchange program to Japan
As the deadline for applications to the program will be 14 November, it is strongly recommended that all interested students attend. The information session will address issues related to eligibility, the transfer of credits to your degree program, expenses, housing, coursework available in Kanazawa, application procedures and any questions you might have. Application forms will also be distributed at the info session. If you are unable to attend you should ask a friend to take notes for you and/or make arrangements with the SIJ coordinator to discuss your application.
For further information contact: yearinjapan@anu.edu.au
As the attached indicates (click on the pretty picture), we will be holding an information session for all students interested in participating in the Japan Centre’s Year in Japan program from 2-3 pm in the Staff Common Room (BPB 4th floor) on Thursday April 2nd. In addition to a short talk by the coordinators of the program several recent participants of the program will be on hand to answer questions and talk about their own experiences. Anyone interested in participating is strongly urged to attend.
Melinda Heal & Pineapple on a Stick
Melinda Heal, a double degree Visual Arts and Asian Studies student, writes to us from the midpoint of her Year in Japan at Kyoto Seika Arts University about her life in Japan, with photos included for those all you skeptics out there. More of Melinda’s photos can be seen on her flickr page.
“What’s this thing you call Year-in-Japan really like?”, I hear you ask. True, it may be that we come here for academic pursuits but being here is also one big cultural experience.
My name is Melinda and I am currently studying on the Year-in-Japan program in Kyoto. As an ANU double degree student taking Visual Arts and Asian Studies, I have had the amazing opportunity of studying at Kyoto Seika Arts University in the north of Kyoto since April until next February.
Classes have been great and to learn new things in a new environment in Japanese has been so valuable but learning outside the classroom has also been a blast! From learning how to make takoyaki (octopus balls), how to eat zaru-soba (cold noodles), how to behave in a Japanese home, how to use underground bicycle parking…I am constantly amazed and in awe of all that is the Japanese lifestyle and culture.
