Our students in Sawasdee Thailand Virtual Program 2021 by Mahidol University in Thailand

Six students in Kanazawa University’s First Step Program organized by Organization of Global Affairs participated together with other five students from Malaysia and Indonesia in the virtual exchange program “Sawasdee Thailand Virtual Program 2021” by Mahidol University from 1st March 12th March 2021.

This program was efficiently combined with online archived lectures and live courses focusing Thai culture and history, ethnologic and political relations, additionally also the virtual cultural experiences on Thai boxing, Thai cooking and traditional Thai dance. Many discussions and workings in pairs and groups developed students’ collaborative social skills and communication skill in the situation far from Japan.

Much more students from Kanazawa will surely join in this program from now on. Working with students from various countries, they will break free of the habits and cultural norms they are accustomed to. This program would bring them novel views.