The Hiroshima University International Student Center will be holding a forum. Below are the details of the forum and the program which is scheduled to take place. Everyone is welcome to participate.



Theme: What it means to be a "friendly" university



Date and Time: Monday, March 27, 2006 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.



Venue: Hiroshima University Central Library, Library Hall



Free admission - no pre-registration necessary.



Sponsor: International Student Center



Outline: The newly settled on "Hiroshima University NEW Internationalization Strategy ~aiming to be a world-class research university~" holds as one of its new pillars the advancement of an internationalized campus. In order to build a university which is friendly to the people of the world and one which is frequented by many people, we would like to discuss information from the following viewpoints: what kind of university satisfies the needs and expectations of international students and foreign researchers? And what kind of continuous improvement is feasible to turn that university which satisfies students' needs into a reality?



Program:



1:00-1:10 Opening speech from the Head of the International Student Center, Professor Shinichiro Tawata



1:10-1:30 "The Making of a Friendly University in America"

(Planned Speaker: Head of the International Office at the University of California, Berkeley)



1:30-1:50 "The Making of a Friendly University in Australia"

(Planned Speaker: Representative from the International Office at Monash University)



1:50-2:00 Question and Answer



2:15-3:10 Panel Discussion 1 (Hiroshima University Campus Through the Eyes of a Foreigner)

Panelists: (planned) Foreign staff of Hiroshima University, foreign researchers, international students)



3:10-3:50 Panel Discussion 2 (The Voice of Japanese who Know

About Abroad)

Panelists: (planned) Staff with study abroad experience, Japanese students



3:50-4:40 Open Discussion "What is Necessary Now to Create a Friendly Campus?"



4:40-4:45 Closing Speech



* Forum will be held in Japanese and English



For more information, please contact the International Student Exchange Group.



TEL: 082-424-6184 OR 6182



E-mail: ryugaku-group@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Attn: Kotake or Yamada