On Air: Info from Fukuoka Prefecture/2012.4.09(Mon)/13:55～

Fukuoka International Student Support Center Introduction

Do you know about the Fukuoka International Student Support Center?

Fukuoka ranks 3^rd in the nation for the number of study abroad students it has. There are currently over 9,000 of them and, that number keeps on growing! In 2008, Fukuoka Prefecture, universities, economic interests and government bodies came together to form the Fukuoka Prefecture International Student Support Center. The Center works to support bright students from all over the world and offer them a place learn and grow.

The Fukuoka International Student Support Center is in the Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation’s Kokusai Hiroba, located on the 3^rd floor of ACROS Fukuoka, in Tenjin, in the Chuo Ward of Fukuoka City. It is open year-round, every day from 10 AM until 7 PM, excluding year-end special holiday schedules, and looks forward to help international students anytime! Today’s announcement introduces the types of activities the center is involved with.

To begin, it disperses information. On its homepage you will find a variety of news, including information on “Fukuoka Study Abroad Fair” events being held in sister cities such as Hanoi in Vietnam, Delhi in India, and Bangkok in Thailand, in hopes that even more top-level foreign students will come and study in Fukuoka Prefecture.

Also, the Fukuoka International Student Support Center provides daily living support. For example, it assists foreign students with finding part-time work free of charge, and provides a variety of other consultation services. Not only that, but it also is involved with advancing exchange activities. In cooperation with the Fukuoka Overseas Students Association, international students work with other international students, or in cooperation with the citizens of Fukuoka, to further exchange.

The Center is also involved with career hunting support. They hold seminars on career hunting in Japan, as well as hold interview meetings where companies and students can meet one another. There are other events related to job placement as well.

Another area the Center is involved with is follow-up. After overseas students return to their respective countries, it works to follow-up and establish, maintain and grow further ties between them, their home countries and Fukuoka. 

Lastly, today’s announcement introduces the Center’s Nihon Bunka-Juku a series of Japanese culture lectures. Nihon Bunka-Juku seeks to promote deeper understanding of Japanese culture and society by hosting top leaders from a variety of fields to come, speak and exchange knowledge through lecture and discussion. These sessions are held every 4^th Saturday of the month.

For more information, please contact the Fukuoka International Student Support Center by phone at 092-725-9201.

Or, you can visit their homepage at www.fissc.net.

Fukuoka Prefecture supports international students studying in Fukuoka!

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