The best way to enjoy any new experience is to be prepared. With that in mind, Welcome Week offers new international students the chance to learn about life in Sendai and at Tohoku University through a series of workshops and tours.
These will be held over three days on two different campuses from September 26 - 30. Highlights include campus and city tours, information about student clubs, circles and volunteer activities, as well as conversational Japanese language lessons.
All sessions will be held in English except the library and city tours, which have English and Japanese options. Here are the details:
| September 26 Thu. @Aobayama Campus |
12:00-13:00 13:00-14:00 14:00-15:00 15:00-16:00 16:00-17:00 |
Lunch with TU students at cafeteria Aobayama campus tour Introduction to extracurricular activities Garbage & traffic rules workshop Introduction to "Life in Sendai" |
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| September 28 Sat. @Kawauchi Campus |
9:00-12:00 12:10-13:00 13:15-16:00 |
Survival Japanese for greeting, shopping & eating out, encountering emergencies Disaster Mitigation Action Card Game® Workshop Lunch & city tour with Japanese students |
| September 30 Mon. @Kawauchi Campus |
12:00-13:00 13:00-14:00 14:00-15:00 15:00-16:00 |
Lunch with TU students at cafeteria Kawauchi campus tour Library tour Introduction to "Life in Sendai" |
17:00〜 Orientation  Kawauchi campus |
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| September 26 Thu. @Aobayama Campus |
12:00-13:00 Lunch with TU students at cafeteria 13:00-14:00 Aobayama campus tour 14:00-15:00 Introduction to extracurricular activities 15:00-16:00 Garbage & traffic rules workshop 16:00-17:00 Introduction to "Life in Sendai" |
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| September 28 Sat. @Kawauchi Campus |
9:00-12:00 Survival Japanese for greeting, shopping & eating out, encountering emergencies 12:10-13:00 Disaster Mitigation Action Card Game® Workshop 13:15-16:00 Lunch & city tour with Japanese students |
| September 30 Mon. @Kawauchi Campus |
12:00-13:00 Lunch with TU students at cafeteria 13:00-14:00 Kawauchi campus tour 14:00-15:00 Library tour 15:00-16:00 Introduction to "Life in Sendai" 17:00〜 Orientation Kawauchi campus |
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Students can select as many or as few sessions as they like, but there are limited spots which will be assigned on a first come first served basis.
Many of these sessions will be led by students and staff who remember what it was like to be a new student in an unfamiliar city. It's a good opportunity to not just hear about their experiences, but to make new friends as well.
A great new adventure is about to start. Let us help you get ready for it.
Contact:
Associate Professor Rumi WatanabeGlobal Learning Center
Email: welcome_week
grp.tohoku.ac.jp