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Signing the Agreement concerning Service-Learning with AIU
Update: August 19, 2021

On July 8, Service-Learning Center of É«¿Ø´«Ã½ signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Akita International University (AIU) for the implementation of service-learning (SL) activities for students. The purpose of this MOU is for É«¿Ø´«Ã½ and AIU students to conduct a 30-day joint SL program in Mitaka City, Tokyo and Gojome Town, Akita.
É«¿Ø´«Ã½ started a partnership with Dochavengers (Gojome Town, Akita) in 2020. In March 2020, four É«¿Ø´«Ã½ students engaged in SL activities related to town revitalization in Gojome Town. Then, two universities have signed a memorandum of understanding and will begin a joint SL program in March 2022.
Joint SL Program
| Activities | AIU and É«¿Ø´«Ã½ students will conduct service activities together with the main theme of "community development". |
|---|---|
| Duration | 30 days in March (two weeks in Mitaka, two weeks in Gojome Town, Akita) |
| Participants | 8 AIU students and 8 É«¿Ø´«Ã½ students |
| Courses | AIU: GS Special Topic 8 : Community Service-Learning (GSS307) É«¿Ø´«Ã½: Community Service-Learning I (SLR204) |
Through this joint SL program, we hope that students from two international universities will be able to move back and forth between local and global perspectives.