University of (Fukui Prefecture)

Solving School Problems Practically and Aiming for Cultivating Teacher's Competency

◇ University overview ◇ Outline and characteristics of the course ◇ Accommodations for Teacher Training Students ○ Characteristics and history Overseas Student House ○ Characteristics of the program The term of residence: 1 year from October 2021 to The University of Fukui has four schools: the School of Engaging Collaboratively and Continuously in School Problems, and September 2022. Education, the School of Medical Science, the School of Cultivating Professional Capacities through Reflective Practical Competency. ※Students must live in a private apartment during Engineering, and the School of Global and Community October 2022 to March 2023. ○ Number of students to be accepted: 5 Studies. It also has four Graduate Schools: the United ○ Number of rooms Graduate School of Professional Development of ○ Outline of the course ・ Couple room: 2 Teachers, University of Fukui, Women’s University ・ education ・ Family room: 2 and Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University (hereafter referred - Language Center Intensive Japanese Program: Intensive Japanese to United Graduate School of PDT), School of Medical Term: October, 2021 – March, 2022 Program Completion ○ Monthly rent Sciences, the Graduate School of Engineering, and the Outline: Students will take 6 months intensive Ceremony ・ Couple room: 14,600 JPY/month Professional Graduate School of Global and Community Japanese classes. ・ Family room: 17,400 JPY/month Management. (Utilities and Internet service are excluded) Fukui Prefecture is situated in the central part of - Supplementary Japanese Courses: ・ Accommodation fee: 20,000 JPY and is blessed with both natural beauty and rich Term: April, 2022 - March, 2023 ・ Monthly administrative fee: 3,000 JPY/month cultural heritage. Facing the , Fukui played Outline: For those who wish to continue with ○ Facilities an important role in ancient times as a gateway to and Japanese education can take Japanese ・ Room Facilities: Mini-kitchen, refrigerator, cupboard, from continental Asian countries, and it still retains language classes for international students. dining table, unit bath, toilet, bed, desk, chair, chest, many relics that reflect its long history and tradition. desk lamp, book shelf, air conditioner. ・ Specialized training Fukui is a beautiful place which changes its appearance ・ Common Facilities: washing machine, dryer - Term: April, 2022 - March, 2023 in each season. 〈Round Table〉 (100 JPY per use) 【Bunkyo Campus】 - Weekly tutorial sessions with your supervisor. Practitioners and ・ No smoking on the premises. ・Practical training, participatory subjects such as researchers from ○ Information for daily life field trips and regional exchanges different regions and Overseas Student House is - Visit Compulsory Education School occupations come located within 7mins walk - Various events are held under the support of from the campus. It takes 3mins On the way to together to share campus the local government and volunteer groups. their practices. to the closest train station by walk. ○ International exchange ・ Others There are supermarket, convenience store, Supervisors, Japanese students and international students will bank, and post office near by. ・ Number of international students participate in the weekly meeting run by United Graduate School of PDT ◇ Contact AY 2020： 174 to support the development of teachers’ expertise. AY 2019： 241 Address : 3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui-shi AY 2018： 236 Fukui 910-8507, Japan ◇ Follow-up for graduates Department : International Affairs Division ・ Number of Teacher Training Students University of Fukui has established 17 Alumni Branches around the world TEL : +81-776-27-8406 AY 2020： 3 to promote stronger alumni networks. The alumni magazine, Kokoro-net, FAX : +81-776-27-9715 AY 2019： 1 is published annually to maintain and foster mutual interactions with UF E-mail : [email protected] AY 2018： 3 graduates. URL : https://www.u-fukui.ac.jp/eng/ University of Fukui （No.20）

◇ Course Description, Number of students to be accepted, Qualifications and, etc.

Name of United Graduate School of Professional Development of Teachers, University of department Fukui, Nara Women's University and Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University

Number of Qualification and requirement for students, Course code Name of adviser E-mail Teaching field（s） Course description Language students to be number of students in past 5 years accepted

This course, designed specifically for school Syoichi YANAGISAWA Teacher education, teachers, is offered by instructors of the 20001 [email protected] (Professor) Lifelong learning Professional Development of Teachers Program in the Graduate School of Education, University of Fukui. In order for teachers to acquire expertise, it Teacher education, is important that teachers put them in a practice- - Those who have teaching experience at preschool, Yuu KIMURA 20002 [email protected] Educational methodology, reflection-reconstruction cycle and that they elementary school, junior high school, and high school in (Associate Professor) Educational psychology reframe school as a learning community. their home country. Taking that into consideration, University of - Since the students will be involved with Japanese Fukui adopts "school-based method" before other education, applicants must have either enough Japanese universities in the world, and offers practical language proficiency or willingness to acquire Japanese Mai KISHINO Teacher education, 20003 [email protected] teacher education. Our objective is to be a language in the given period. (Associate Professor) Infant education graduate school where teachers work - Applicants must have willingness to contribute to cooperatively with their colleagues to solve English, education and teacher education in their home country 5 problems at school. When a problem occurs at the Japanese after completing the program. Yoshiko HANBARA Teacher education, classroom, for example, instructors at University of - Applicants must have willingness to devote themselves 20004 [email protected] (Associate Professor) Language education Fukui and teachers at affiliated schools work to teacher and educational research exchange between together to tackle the problem, reflect the Japan and their home country after completing the process, work on a research report, and deepen program. the understanding in a roundtable conference with Teacher education, Miku SASAHARA other universities. (Bhutan 3, Australia 1, Columbia 1, India 1, Cambodia 3, 20005 [email protected] Psychology of handicapped (Associate Professor) There are instructors in various fields. Students Democratic Republic of the Congo 1, Guatemala 1, children can receive multi-disciplinary research instruction Myanmar 1, Malaysia 2: Total 14) from team teaching in the program. International students are expected to visit the Teacher education, Masato KOSAKA actual classroom at affiliated schools with UF 20006 [email protected] Mathematics and Science Senior Assistant Professor instructors, do research on classroom teaching, education and receive training at affiliated schools.