A program that leverages collaboration with the local community for a quarter of a century

Background

In line with the revision of the curriculum, “the period of Integrated Study” was established to enable each school to develop its own distinctive educational activities and to implement cross-cutting and integrated studies in areas such as international understanding, foreign language conversation, information, the environment, welfare and health. As a result, classes for international understanding have become increasingly popular in local elementary and junior high schools. In addition, the number of educational initiatives for international understanding at local elementary and junior high schools has been increasing, and teachers involved in these initiatives have shown a growing interest in intercultural exchange.

Features

The Center for International Education and Exchange recognizes that cooperation in local school education is important.

The Center for International Education and Exchange not only sends international students, but also comments and advises on a more desirable exchange program, schedules the meeting so that international students and school officials can meet in advance.

Purpose

• Deepening the international understanding of the younger generation
• Providing opportunities for international students to interact with children and students attending Japanese schools

Embodiments

• Cooperate with the Board of Education of neighboring cities and towns for smooth operation
• International students interested in the program register at IRIS
• Dispatching international students to requests from local elementary, junior high and high schools
• Coordinating pre-meetings between the school and international students
• Each school submits a report After the program

Inquiry

• Information Room for International Students (IRIS)
• Tel: 06-6879-7076
• Email: iris [at] ciee.osaka-u.ac.jp