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Program
Russia Cultural Exchange Program ～Winter Russia; Kazan, St. Petersburg～
Theme
Experiencing diversity and multicultural coexistence in Russian societies
Number of students
32 students (Undergraduate and Graduate)
City
Kazan and St. Petersburg
Period of stay
10 days in February/March 2021
Outline
We are considering starting the first part of the program in July 2020, as online. The online course is comprised of five lectures (60 min each) on Russian language and culture. It also offers online exchange with Russian students, provided by Kazan Federal University and Saint Petersburg State University. The second part as the real students' exchanges will be in February/March 2021.
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Inbound.01
Program
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Course for 6 Russian Universities
Theme
Learning Cultural and Natural Diversity from UNESCO Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve
Number of students
30 students (Undergraduate and Graduate)
Outline
Distance learning about UNESCO Biosphere Reserves will be provided for 30 students who wish to participate in the program from 6 Russian universities (Moscow State University, St.Petersburg State University, Kazan Federal University, Altai State University, Irkutsk State University and Far Eastern Federal University), as well as a beginner's class in Japanese language.
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Inbound.02
Program
Intensive Japanese Language Course for Kazan Federal University
Theme
Japanese intensive course to learn about traditional culture of Kanazawa
Number of students
18 students (Undergraduate and Graduate)
Outline
We are going to provide an intesive Japanese learning classes in July for the Kazan Federal University and introduce the traditional culture of Kanazawa.
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Outbound
Program
Russia Cultural Exchange Program 〜Moscow, Kazan, St. Petersburg～
Theme
Preservation of natural and cultural diversity in big cities, for the sustainable urban development
Number of students
50 students (Undergraduate and Graduate)
City
Moscow, Kazan, St. Petersburg
Period of stay
2 weeks (26 August – 10 September)
Outline
As a next step of our 2018 program to promote sustainable development, we decided to include the development of Big Cities, and show the relationship between the urban development and its influence for the nature preservation. In summer 2019, Kanazawa University sent 50 students to the Moscow State University, Saint Petersburg State University and Kazan Federal Universities. Students also visited the three big cities of Russia, such as Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Kazan, and visited the surrounding natural reserves inside the cities. They learned about the "Preservation of natural and cultural diversity in big cities, for the sustainable urban development" and visited World Heritage sites, National parks and Cultural Spots. In this program, we made students exchange as well, and communicate with local people, with maximum outdoor activities.
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Inbound.01
Program
Cutural Exchnage Program on UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
Theme
Eco-entrepreneurships in the UNESCO Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve
Number of students
16 students (Moscow State University, St.Petersburg State University, Kazan Federal University, Altai State University, Irkutsk State University)
Outline
This program offered the unique experience to learn about eco-entrepreneurships in UNESCO’s Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve. Participants learned about the natural resources in rural mountain areas and regional issues of Biosphere Reserves, as well as experienced the traditional lifestyle by making community-services activities. At the end of the course all students presented their own models of eco-entrepreneurship. Besides, during all courses participants conducted the survey towards the regional sustainable development by using the UN’s 2030 agenda to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 8 and Goal 15, with all its targets. This program also offered lectures on survival Japanese language.
Inbound.02
Program
Intensive Japanese Language Course for Kazan Federal University
Theme
Learning urban sustainability from the Gardens and Tea Ceremonies
Number of students
14 students
Outline
In this educational program students learned about the cultural diversity of Kanazawa city, Tea ceremonies and preservation of the gardens as cultural treasure of the city. At the end of the program students presented their experince during the symposium organized by the United Nations University, Insititue for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, Operating Unit Ishikawa Kanazawa.
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Program
Russia Cultural Exchange Program 〜Experiential learning in biosphere reserves～
Theme
Cross-Cultural and Natural Exchange in Biosphere Reserve areas of Russia
Number of students
50 students (Undergraduate and Graduate)
City
Kazan, Barnaul, Vladivostok, Irkutsk
Biosphere Reserves
Volga-Kama BR, Baykalskii BR, Far East Marine BR
Period of stay
2 weeks for each East course (8/7-8/19) and West course (8/22-9/3)
Outline
This program is a unique educational exchange program, which chose Biosphere Reserves as the field destination for cultural and natural learning. Biosphere Reserve (BR) is the natural site designated by the UNESCO’s “Man and Biosphere Program (MAB)”, to promote the unique platform for capacity building and education, networking and sharing information-knowledge-experience on bio-cultural diversity, climate change and sustainable development. We sent 50 students to four Russian partner universities and visited three main Russian BRs and several National Parks. Due to the economic instability, most of those areas are facing ecological and population migration issues. Those issues are very similar with Japanese rural areas. This course provided the opportunity to experience the cross-cultural similarities of Japanese and Russian Biosphere Regions, and educate the youth to act towards regional issues of both countries.
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Inbound
Program
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Course for 6 Russian Universities
Theme
Learning about Suatinablde developmnet inside the UNESCO Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve
Number of students
14 students
Outline
The UNESCO Bisophere Reserve program was specially developed by Kanazawa University as part of an Inter-University Exchange Project and provides regional cultural exchange in Ishikawa Prefecture including field trips to Mt.Hakusan. Participants learned about rural lifestyles and regional issues inside Biosphere Reserves. They also made the comparative analysis between the Russian and Japanese rural areas, and provided suggetsion on how to achieve the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the end of the course all participnats made the presentation in the Intartional Forum on ""University Education with multi-stakeholders in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves , Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Eurasia
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Outbound
Program 1
Cross-cultural Experience in Irkutsk ～Shamanism in Siberia～
Program 2
Winter Russia Cultural Exchange Program 〜Kazan and St. Petersburg～
Number of students
29 students (Undergraduate and Graduate)
City
Irkutsk, Kazan, St. Petersburg
Period of stay
Irkutsk course 6 days (8/29-9/3), Kazan course 12 days (3/10-3/21)
Outline
In 2017 Kanazawa University send nine students to Irkutsk, and offered them cross-cultural experiences in Russia. They learned the history and present situation of shamanism in Siberia and considered the cultural influence on Japanese folk belief. During the second program, we send 20 bachelor students to Kazan and St. Petersburg. They had series of lectures and student exchange at Kazan Federal University, and visited UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Syllabus of the Exchange Program for Kanazawa University Students
Cross-cultural Experience in Irkutsk ～Shamanism in Siberia～
Winter Russia Cultural Exchange Program 〜Kazan and St. Petersburg～
Inbound
Program
Cultural Exchange Program to experience traditional culture of Kanazawa
Number of students
6 students
Universities
Kazan Federal Univerity, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Irkutsk State University
Outline
At the museum, students learned about Kanazawa's lifestyle and customs, and experienced old-fashioned daily necessities. They also took a small number of Japanese lectures using our original Japanese teaching materials that introduce the culture of Kanazawa. At Gokayama Camp, they interacted with local students through local performing arts and experienced gold leaf pasting and Japanese sweets making. After visiting Nikki Co., Ltd. Kanazawa Seisakusho and watching a DVD and visiting the factory, they learned about the history of Nikkiso and the inlay of Kaga.
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