Having been selected for the“Multicultural Campus Project Toward Social Impact”, funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Saitama University is committed to addressing the diverse challenges associated with Internationalization at Home in local communities. While preserving traditional culture and heritage, the university endeavors to contribute to the creation of a society grounded in diversity and inclusion.

This symposium is the second in a three-part series on international students’ long-term settlement in local communities. Building on the first symposium, it will explore retention initiatives, cross-sector collaboration, successful practices, and sustainable frameworks for multicultural inclusion.

【Part 1】
MC：Tokunori Ishizaka, Professor, Education and Student Services Bureau /Director,　Career Center

Opening Remarks
Takaomi Shigehara, President, Saitama University
Motohiro Ono, Governor of Saitama Prefecture (Video Message)

Project Overview
Susumu Nonaka, Director, Center for Multicultural Collaborative Learning / Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saitama University

Keynote Addresses
How International Students Develop a Sense of Belonging to Local Companies and Communities
Yumi Kishida, Representative Secretary, Council of International Student Advisors of National Universities (COISAN) / Associate Professor, Faculty of Frontier Engineering, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University
Sharing Case Studies on the Recruitment and Retention of Foreign Talent
Masahiro Tsukamoto, President and Representative Director, Harmony For Co., Ltd.

Q&A Session

———–Break———–

【Part 2】
Moderator : Shinichi Nakamoto, Senior Professor, International Office, Saitama University

Panel Discussion
~Panelists~
Yumi Kishida
Masahiro Tsukamoto
Lee Juseong, Staff, Quality Control Center, RIKEN KEIKI Co., Ltd.
Naoki Wakabayashi, President and Representative Director, Nissaku Co., Ltd.
Naritoshi Yamamoto, President and Representative Director, Yamamoto Koki Co., Ltd.
Hideki Iso, Associate Director, Employment and Human Resources Strategy Division, Saitama Prefectural Government
Wei Ronghao, Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Master’s Program), Saitama University

Closing Address
Motoi Ihara, Vice-President (International Affairs and Global Education) / Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saitama University

Contact Information :Center for Multicultural Collaborative Learning, Saitama University
E-mail : mccsu[at]gr.saitama-u.ac.jp
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