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PROGRAM

The JIGE project offers the following five virtual learning spaces
to put a new phase of global education into practice.

Blended Mobility Project

COIL/Virtual Exchange

3-5WEEKS COLLABORATION

  • Students from different countries /
    regions and Japanese local students learn together
  • Learn various skills
    (field analysis and etc)
    through COIL

ON-SITE/
Immersive Experience

STUDY ABROAD PARTNER

  • On-site immersive learning

SHARING/FEEDBACK

ONLINE FINAL PRESENTATION

  • Post-program learning
  • After-returning from the study abroad program,
    there will be a reflection session to review their own learning in-person and online

ATELIER MCP PROGRAM

  • Atelier signifies where online activities that allow a large number of
    people to work on various tasks with design thinking will be realized
  • Meet and learn with peers from around the world in this virtual space!
  • Implement interactive tasks using the Metaverse
  • Install a special page on JV-Campus, “Atelier Rooms for Collaborative Learning”

Implement Multilateral COIL courses in five rooms with a different theme.

  • Design Thinking
  • Art&Entertainment
  • Well-being
  • Sustainability
  • Skills for Society5.0

MCP PREP MODULE

PREP-ROOM is a space on the JV-Campus Atelier site where module lineups are available to improve English and Japanese communication skills required to take MCP modules.

JAPANESE PREP-ROOM

Design and start operation of "Japanese PREP-ROOM" in 2024: This course is designed for learners (CEFR A2-B1 level) who have not yet reached the B2 level of Japanese, and is offered as a preparatory course for participating in the "Business Japanese Communication," "Japanese Communication for COIL," "Academic Discussion in Japanese," and many other programs (implemented in Japanese) in the Blended Mobility Project.

ENGLISH PREP-ROOM

The "English PREP-ROOM" will gradually begin in late 2024! This module allows students to practice COIL-type co-curricular learning and active participation in EMI classes with the cooperation of overseas collaborative partners such as Portland State University. These schools have MATESOL and other studies that are well-developed in their master's degree programs. Some of the modules will be shared with the high school students and will be expanded as a high school-university collaborative program in the future.

BM INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

  • Explanation of the company and its business

    Explaining the company and its business, presenting documents and slides through screen sharing.

  • Job experience
    (group work / individual work)

    Receive feedback from the company after experiencing the job

  • Office Tours

    Live / recorded streaming

  • Social gathering and chatting time

    Covering the "lack of communication" that is a disadvantage of online internships

  • Joint internship for Japanese students and overseas students
    (international students)

    Participation in pairs/groups matched based on characteristics and majors

  • On-site Experience Program

    Offer company visits or short-term experience program
    (during study abroad or post-study abroad visits for Japanese students)

JIGE Campus Community(J-CC)&
Japan Virtual Campus(JV-Campus)

JIGE Campus Community (J-CC) is a platform specially set up by JIGE for students from JIGE's overseas partner universities and domestic students from the three universities. On J-CC, students can form groups by campus, year, specialization, activities, hobbies, etc., and interact with each other before, during, and after their stay in Japan, wherever they may be. Students taking courses through the JV-Campus will be able to study together in the JIGE Campus Community space even if they are not in the same place physically and will be able to connect with each other outside of their courses as a community.
Combining JV-Campus and J-CC together solves the problem of provision of one-directional content offerings (since JV-Campus by itself is mostly used for on-demand type educational content). By creating a flow line from JV-Campus to J-CC, it is possible to promote the interactive nature of learning and by getting them connected, it is possible to provide an environment where there is psychological support for students when they go to study abroad. The website can also be accessed from smartphones. Japanese language support will also be provided, making the service more accessible to people, for example, Japanese students who are not yet familiar with the English interface and university faculty and staff.

Learn more about JV-Campus

JIGE Campus Community(J-CC)

ONLINE PLATFORM

Who is eligible?

Domestic students affiliated with Kansai University, Chiba University, and Tohoku University
Students from JIGE-related overseas partner universities

  • Grouping

    Grouping

    Campus, grade, major, hobbies, etc.

  • Borderless exchange

    Borderless exchange

    Co-learning without place and time restrictions

  • Interactive learning

    Interactive learning

    Connection with JV-Campus

  • Smartphone-compatible

    Smartphone-compatible

    PC, tablet or smartphone
    Accessible on any device

  • Language availability on its Interface

    Language availability on its Interface

    Interface language settings: English and Japanese are available

Capacity Building

The capacity-building training programs offered by JIGE will
include the following quality assurance programs

Quality Assurance and Pre-Training of Instructors

Teachers in charge of COIL/VE courses (Main Facilitator; MF) of Atelier for Learning MCP will attend a capacity-building training program provided by JIGE and obtain COIL MF certification.

List of course content for the training program (as of April, 2024)

Basic knowledge of International Education
  1. Global trends regarding changes in the global environment for higher education and the transformation of higher education

  2. Macro trends related to international student mobility (policy trends at the national level) and strategies and practices at the university (institutional) level

  3. Management and administration (strategic initiatives and evaluation) of internationalization and international exchange (international student exchange) at the university (institutional) level

  4. Establishment and improvement of international education programs that contribute to the development of global human resources (citizens)

Basics of Instructional Design and Experiences
  1. Training to design training contents (in-person training, e-Learning, etc.) scientifically based on the theory of instructional design, not on random ideas or intuition

  2. Basics and experience in ICT-enhanced education

Basics of Foreign Language Learning and Teaching
  1. Theories of efficient language acquisition methods based on academic research into how people acquire languages other than their native language

  2. Theories and practices related to intercultural communication (skills)

  3. Knowledge on evaluation of learning effectiveness in language acquisition, etc.