ブックタイトルa-history-of-international-exchanges00

概要

a-history-of-international-exchanges00

- 92 -with Miyazaki is very important to us, which Sunchon must treasure.I believe that the experience of international exchange in one’s youth canbe a great asset in his or her life. It will give them an opportunity to enjoy asmooth communication, to understand foreign cultures, and to get enoughnourishment to live together. The nourishment will, in turn, give them achance to grow. The exchanges among teachers of two universities will surelybe a stimulus and an encouragement to each other.In 2004, I started my new post at Sunchon National University. Sincethen, I have visited Miyazaki several times with a plenty of good memories. Igot a good impression of Miyazaki local food and Miyazaki shochu ‘Hyakunenno Kodoku,’ whose name I like, though I don’t drink much. By the way, I alsolike Japanese sake ‘Jozen Mizu no gotoshi.’I am deeply grateful that I could be involved in many exchange-relatedjobs, such as leading Sunchon students to Miyazaki or presenting papers onJapanese language education. I want to express my gratitude again to theteachers of University of Miyazaki for their great kindness. I also want themto keep carrying out the active exchanges with us.I hope the exchange between our two universities will become more active,and I wish those who are involved in international exchange programs goodhealth and happiness.～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～(2) Yeungnam University (Daegu, Korea)(ⅰ) The start of exchange and the conclusion of an exchange agreementThe exchange between the Civil Engeering Department of the Faculty ofTechnology of Yeungnam University (hereafter YU) and the EnvironmentEngineering Department of Faculty of Technology of MU started in 1988, oneyear before the conclusion of the agreement with the Department of CivilEngineering of Faculty of Technology of SNU. In 1989, the then Dean Fujimotowith Associate professor Baku Yokota and Assistant Mitsuhiro Sezaki took 20senior MU students of the Civil Engineering Department to YU. In January1996, MU and YU concluded an agreement. Since then, many exchangeprograms of students and teachers have been carried out. In six years after theconclusion of the agreement, MU accepted 8 students (graduates andundergraduates) from YU, one of whom finished the latter period of doctoral