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2017.07.04（Tue）

Spring 2017 AIU Study Abroad Fair a Success!

The Cafeteria Annex was packed for the Spring 2017 AIU Study Abroad Fair, with students representing 46 partner universities from 23 countries volunteering to recruit new students to study abroad.

Exchange students and returnees representing partner schools in North America share their experiences with future study abroad students

It was a very sunny day in the middle of Japan’s rainy season called tsuyu and the temperature inside climbed over 30℃ (88°F) in the venue. In spite of the heat, more than 150 students visited the fair’s four hours to talk with the enthusiastic volunteers.

Student representatives from Australia and New Zealand kept upbeat despite the heat.

All Akita International University students are required to study abroad for a year at one of our partner universities. The biannual study abroad fair is their best opportunity to get information about their options. Exchange students from our partners, as well as AIU students who have returned, pass out pamphlets and promotional goods supplied by our partners, and talk about their own personal experiences to encourage others to follow in their footsteps.

A volunteer from Western Washigton University, in the US, shows off digital materials she prepared for the fair.

Continuing from last fall’s fair, we had great support from AIU Festival Committee members for the venue decoration. Thanks to their great help, the fair venue became a festive place!

Volunteer exchange students and returnees from partner universities in Asia show off their promotional materials and decorations.

Thank you to all of our volunteer students and partner universities who made this fair a success!

Center for International Affairs

Volunteer exchange students and returnees from Europe in one of the rare lulls in activity.

Participating Universities

Asia

Brunei

Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong

Korea

Seoul National University

Singapore

Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore

Taiwan

Fu Jen Catholic University
National Chengchi University

Thailand

Chulalongkorn University

Europe

Czech

Masaryk University

Finland

University of Tampere

France

Toulouse Business School

Germany

University of Passau

Italy

University of Turin

Lithuania

Vytautas Magnus University

Netherlands

HAN University of Applied Sciences
University of Leiden

Norway

University of Oslo

Spain

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Sweden

Linnaeus University

Switzerland

Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur

UK

The University of Sheffield
University of Aberdeen
University of East Anglia
University of Essex
University of Leeds

North America

Canada

University of Manitoba

USA

Beloit College
George Mason University
Gonzaga University
San Francisco State University
St. Mary’s College of California
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Hawaii, Manoa
University of Kentucky
University of Oregon
Ursinus College
Washington & Jefferson College
Western Washington University
The College of William & Mary
Winona State University