The Gifu University Organization for Promotion of Glocalization (GU-GLOCAL) is hosting a short-term inbound program called the "Winter School Program¹⁾ 2024" from Thursday, December 5 through Friday, December 20, 2024. This year marks the eighth program since its launch. Gifu University (GU) is accepting six students from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG, India) and two students from the National University of Malaysia (UKM, Malaysia) this year. IITG and UKM are GU's two overseas partner universities. The Joint Degree Programs (JDP) have been jointly implemented for students between Japan and IITG, and UKM respectively.

The theme of this year's winter school program is "Studying science of Japanese food." The students were given an opportunity to visit Japanese companies, interact with Japanese students, engage in research activities, and experience Japanese culture during this two-week-long program.

The students took part in the "Gifu-JDP Symposium" held on Friday, December 6. They attended special lectures on corporate Japan, visited some major Japanese companies, held talks with GU students and senior high school students within Gifu City, analyzed Koji (malted rice) with special device, and carried out experiments on some Japanese foods and cooking methods.

They also studied Japanese culture and Japanese by attending Japanese classes, participating in a juni-hitoe (twelve-layered kimono) workshop, and experiencing vinegar brewery and tea plantation in Yaotsu Town, the eastern part of Gifu Prefecture. On the final day of the program (Friday, December 20), the students make a presentation on their experiences and achievements while studying at GU and living in Japan at "Accomplishment Reports and Closing Ceremony."

• 1) Winter School Program has been supported by the Inter-University Exchange Project of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

Please access the link below for the details of JDP.

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  Students arriving at GU

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  Experiencing juni-hitoe (twelve-layered kimono)

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  Students engaging in material analysis

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  Students engaging in making sweet sake (non-alcoholic)

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