We have so far signed academic exchange agreements with the University of Newcastle, Australia, South Seattle Community College, the USA, Dalian University, China and Chang Shin College, South Korea. Our first exchange program was with the University of Newcastle. As of this date of 2007 we have so far accepted 21 students from Newcastle and sent 26 students from Ube since 1991. The program started based on the exchange agreement signed in the previous year between Ube Frontier College (former Ube College) and the University of Newcastle. Having added Ube Frontier University as a new member to the program in 2003, we now strive to improve our service both in quality and quantity for exchange students.
Therefore, we do hope that exchange students from our affiliated institutions make good use of their stay in Ube not only as a chance to improve their ability of the Japanese language but also as an opportunity to understand Japanese lifestyles and ways of thinking. Any student with this kind of attitude will be always welcomed to the City of Ube as well as to our institutions.
Ube is a modern city on Japan's Inland Sea. Contrary to many images of Japan, buses, trains and public places in this area are seldom crowded. The most important differences between Ube and foreign countries involve language. While older people’s language is sprinkled with dialect, the language of the young is close to the way young people in Tokyo speak. While Ube is modern, traditional Japan is all around. For example, in the City of Hagi, less than an hour's drive away, old Japan has been preserved.
Here in this region of Japan, overseas students will be greatly favored in the program. They will not only experience various aspects of Japanese cultures but also will be endowed with financial aid and support, which will be explained next.
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Newcastle and Seattle students in Ube
Ube students in Newcastle
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