2024.7.13
2024 GWY Summer Seminar – Japanese language, culture in Gifu, living together in multiculture
1. Project aim
Providing students from University of UOW College Hong Kong with Japanese language learning class, studying culture in Gifu and local industries will end up sending advantages of Gifu from Hong Kong and promote friendship and amity between the two counties.
Facilitate Japanese learning skill of the students majoring Japanese language
Developing mutual understanding and friendship through visiting university and primary school
Promotion of Gifu prefecture’s culture and tourism through exchange activities in municipalities of Gifu
2. Exchange Institution
UOW College Hong Kong
3. Implementation guideline
Date : Sunday June 23 to Saturday July 6
Students : UOW College Hong Kong majoring Japanese 1 to 4th grade
GWY : introduction of Ogaki city, introduction of GWY activities, roundtable conference
Visit to University : Gifu university, a lecture by vice president Oyabu on Life and Economy, exchange with the students
Gifu prefectural government : Youth and Statistics Section of Gifu prefecture government : courtesy call, outline of prefectural politics
Japanese language lesson : Japanese language class by language instructor
Courtesy call to Mayor of Ogaki city
Home stay : June Friday 28 June Sunday 30 : Learn Japanese life style through living together with family members
Lecture on Haiku : Haiku class, reading of Haiku
Multiculturism forum : Explanations about World cultural heritage of each participant from 7 countries living in Gifu
Japanese language speech
Visit to school : Ogaki Kita primary school, introduction of Hong Kong, activities of Kita primary school
Visit to college : Ogaki Women’s Junior college
Lecture on Japanese culture appreciation : tea ceremony, Bon dancing at Gujo, making of hand towel, meeting with Gujo Hachiman international exchange association
Outline of Takayama city: the cite of a former Samurai residence, visit to Hidanosato, experience Japanese culture