Center's Outline

■Message from the Director

KATAOKA, Yoshimi

The International Center, succeeding the achievements of the Center for International Students established in 1998, has been promoting international exchange projects as the Center for International Exchange since 2007. We have dispatched approximately 300 students overseas annually and accepted more than 240 international students with the cooperation of many related parties. With the globalization of the university due to the increase in students studying abroad and international students studying at Shimane University, we have been faced with the need to tackle new issues, such as collaboration with local globalization projects and reexamination of the university's role in realizing the SDGs.

 

Therefore, in April of 2021, Shimane University changed the name from the Center for International Exchanges to the International Center and started a new organization. The purpose of this center is to contribute to the promotion of internationalization of Shimane University by planning and organizing various projects and providing active support to international students and students who wish to study abroad.

 

Here at the International Center, we are excited to cooperate with the university’s faculties to enhance a better study environment for students and to enrich global interactions within the community.

 

■Duties of the International Center

 Today it is extremely important to promote mutual understanding and friendly relations with foreign countries and establish stable international exchanges with academic institutes overseas. Considering this global situation, the International Center has been offering collaborative international exchanges and world-class education with foreign institutes and local communities in the following ways:

1.  Planning and implementation of internationalization,

2.  Concluding and renewing academic agreements with foreign universities and engaging in international programs,

3.  Offering acceptance and support systems for researchers and students from foreign countries,

4.  Gathering information and conducting research concerning internationalization and education for international students,

5.  Managing the International House for overseas students and researchers,

6.  Promoting international student exchanges within the region, and

7.  Other required duties to accomplish the purposes of the center.

 

■Priority Items in the Forth Medium-Term Objectives and Plan

1.  Expansion of sending students abroad to study.
2.  Increase acceptance of overseas students.

3.  Promote employment of forigen students in the prefectre.

4.  Establishement of overseas alumni associations.