1. Center for International Exchange
Kanazawa Medical University
Center for International Exchange
September 21, 2010

2. Overview Goal/aims/objectives Members Organization Work descriptions5.
index.html

3. Why the “Center” is necessary - why not an office only (since 1985) -
Increase in the work
Office work + Educational work
✓Review of programs
✓New programs/projects
Motivation toward development
Trendy “globalization”

4. To build an effective hub for KMU int’l affairs. Aims:
Goal:
To build an effective hub for KMU int’l affairs.
Aims:
In educational activities
To develop human resources who practice medicine
with global views.
To develop medical education programs
through interaction with international universities.
In research activities
-To develop human resources who construct global
networks aiming at contribution toward
the advancement of medical science.

5. Objectives:
To develop and participate in exchange programs.
To assist KMU students to study abroad.
To help international students, researchers,
staff and their families live comfortably
while visiting KMU.
4. To help KMU employees become global-oriented.

6. CIE members one physician.....neurosurgeon four language teachers
Faculty
one physician.....neurosurgeon
four language teachers
3 English teachers+ 1 German teacher
one general education teacher
Office staff
one senior clerk and one junior clerk

7. Organization chart KMU Board Chairperson President
　　　　　Committee of Int’l Exchange
head and 14 members
Center for International Exchange
Director, Associate drts, Assistant dtr, Instructors,
Office staff

8. Relationship with the Int’l Committee
CIE’s role to the committee 1. Proposing new programs 2. Reviewing and giving feedback on KMU sponsored programs 3. Reporting on CIE sponsored programs/projects

9. What are we doing? 1/4 Section 1: Overseas learning for the undergrads
- Medical studies..... Akai, MD
　Vermont (summer）
- Medical clerkships..... Akai, MD
　　Vermont (spring), Mercer, Texas A&M, Hawaii, 　　　
　　　　Magdeburg?
- Language courses.....Shibuya, PhD
　　　　Sonoma, CAPE Hawaii

10. What are we doing? 2/4
Section 2: Assisting English presentations - Proofreading services General Eng grammar, words, etc. - Seminars on English presentation skills

11. What are we doing? 3/4 Section 3
Helping enrolled international people and
their families
as of Sept. 2010
N=16 : 11 from China, 2 from Vietnam,
1 from Bangladesh, 1 from Thailand,
1 from Russia
( 4 families + 12 individuals )
( 10 graduates + 5 researchers + 1 trainee)

12. What are we doing? 4/4 Section 4: On-campus globalization
- English lessons for KMU employees
- Regular get-together meetings
- Publicity:
website
CIE section in quarterly KMU newsletters

13. Kanazawa Medical University
Japan Sea
Opened April 1st, 1972
Kanazawa Medical University