Living Guide

Guidebook for International Students

・Tutors

The Center for International Education and Research can refer international students wanting help learning Japanese to Japanese student volunteers who can offer support.

Remember: these are student volunteers, not Japanese language teachers. They are conversation partners with whom international students can practice the Japanese they learn in class. The volunteers can choose to help international students with their studies by correcting their reports or helping them practice reading from newspapers and textbooks. They can also become friends with international students and discuss a wide range of topics, including lifestyles, studies, and much more. Generally, one volunteer is assigned to each international student, and each pair will coordinate their schedules to meet once or twice a week on campus. (Each session should last from 1-1.5 hours.)

Every Monday during lunchtime, Professor Fukuoka's office is open to anyone interested in this program, including Japanese students who want to become volunteers and international students seeking help from a volunteer. Anyone who is interested can fill out and submit an Application for Japanese Language Study Support at Professor Fukuoka's office. Once you register as a volunteer, you are typically expected to provide support for one year. For an individual consultation, please come to the office during office hours (7th and 8th period on Monday) or make an appointment for another time.

CIER arranges for newly-arrived international students at Mie University to meet their "host families" in cooperation with a volunteer group Homestay in Tsu, established in 1989. The group consists of approximately 130 citizen members, organizing various activities, such as cooking parties and host family programs.

"Second Home" is a program in which the members of the volunteer group invite international students to their home and enjoy getting together on various occasions. The program was named as "Second Home" in the hope that international students would feel at home during their stay with their host families.

<Eligibility for the program>
You are eligible to apply for the "Second Home" program if you are a newly-arrived international student at Mie University (i.e., started your study program from this April) and your study period is more than one year.

<How to apply>
Please fill out an application form below and send it by email as an attachment.

Only electronic applications will be accepted.
Application

Send it to: mailto:ryugaku@ab.mie-u.ac.jp
Deadline: May 27, 2019(Fri) at 12:00p.m.

Homestay in Tsu will contact with you via email by the end of May and you will be introduced to your host family on July 6(Sat). Then you and your host family will plan for further meetings and activities together.

Note: Only a limited number of applicants will be introduced to host families in considering the number of students from each country. If you were not contacted by the group by the end of May, we are very sorry. We appreciate your kind understanding.

Homestay in Tsu Executive Committee

・Note for Returning to Home Country

Please follow the cancellation procedure below before you return to your home country.

・Rental Apartment
・Water
・Electric
・Gas
・Cell Phone
・Internet companies

Cancelling your National Health Insurance

Clear any outstanding health insurance premiums at Tsu City Hall.