Primary School Strikes Back

At the beginning of our Japanese adventure Maekawa-san gave me two tickets to the temporary exhibition in Kyushu National Museum. The end date had been approaching soon, so I took Jamie and Devon to check it out!

School Festival

November 8, 2017 M

School festivals are quite a big event in the academic life.

We went to an elementary school!

November 4, 2017 M

We went to an elementary school in Sasebo! They had an international festival. Honestly it looked very anime-like, so I’d assume it’s just a typical school.

Calligraphy Class

October 30, 2017 M

Our teacher, Shioda-sensei (who is also full of surprises) gave us nice kanji to assign to our names.

Museums

October 28, 2017 Daja

We went to a few museums today and actually saw a foot bath.

Japanese Shampoo and Dreads

October 24, 2017 Devon

Since we got here I’ve been trying to get this peach shampoo out of my hair.

Rice Harvest and Communist Propaganda

October 23, 2017 M

We went rice harvesting!

Motivation Is Invaluable (Hasami Pottery)

October 20, 2017 Devon

So recently the Nagasaki International University (NIU) foreign student gang was taken out to try our hand in arts and crafts.

Student Tea Ceremony Event | Fall 2017

October 20, 2017 NIU Global

Nagasaki International University held its annual student tea ceremony event this evening with students performing for members of the NIU and local community. Tea ceremony is a vital part of NIU's founding principles, which celebrate the spirit of hospitality. All NIU students are able to take classes in the Nagasaki Chin Shin Ryu style of tea ceremony and gain official certification as they progress. Today was a chance for third-year students to share what they have learned over the past two and a half years. Thank you to everyone who came and supported our students.

2017 Global Leadership Forum

October 19, 2017 NIU Global

Nagasaki International University hosted the 4th annual Global Leadership Forum on 14 October 2017. This year's guest speaker was Justin Hunt, CEO of the Nagasaki-based education company Poodll.

Mr. Hunt discussed his experience of arriving in Japan as a language teacher to becoming the CEO of his own company. He told the audience about how he learned from failure early in his career to overcome the challenges of running a successful company. He also gave advice about how students can develop the skills and experience necessary to start their own companies in whatever field they choose.