The Spring Gathering for International Students was held on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, and it was cohosted by the Faculty of Human Sciences and the Faculty of Sport Sciences.
It had been two years since we last held this event in person as previous events were held online due to the ongoing pandemic. A total of 51 people, 35 students and 16 faculty/staff members, participated in the event.
Spring Gathering Schedule
18:30: Welcome Remarks
Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Faculty of Human Sciences, Professor Hiroko TAKENAKA
（Master of Ceremonies）
18:30: Opening Remarks
Senior Dean at Faculty of Human Sciences, Professor Hiroyuki MISHIMA
18:35: Welcome Speech
A Member of Student Committee, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Associate Professor Zenya FUJITA
18:35~19:20: Quiz & Self-introduction
Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Professor Hiroko TAKENAKA
19:25: Closing Speech
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Associate Professor Masaki NISHIDA
As the main event of the gathering, we held a buzzer quiz about the Tokorozawa campus and the attendees themselves, having run a survey for participants and basing some of the questions on the answers received. We made use of Kahoot, a four-choice quiz app. Faculty and staff members also participated in the game together with attending international students to break the ice. Congratulations to Kaz san who won first place!
The attendees were divided into four groups and introduced themselves within their respective groups after the game was over.
As this was a good opportunity for international students to interact directly with each other, they changed groups to meet more people after the first session. Everybody seemed to enjoy meeting new people!
We thank everyone who participated! The next one is scheduled for the fall semester, and we hope to get together and meet fully in person again if the situation allows. We hope you will join us again next time!
