[Report] A TUFS students have started the exchange program at Univ. of Pretoria

Emi Mizuno, a third-year student of School of Japan Studies, began her exchange program on Feb.2024, at University of Pretoria. Emi will study at the department of humanities for one year. Here is the messages from Emi.

Message from Emi

Hello. I’m Emi Mizuno. I belong to the School of Japan Studies. I will be a senior student from this April.

I will study at the Faculty of Humanities in University of Pretoria from this February to December for two semesters. In this first semester, I will take three modules: Education, Zulu, Setswana. Since my major in Japan is Japanese Language and Japanese Teaching, I would like to compare the language education in Japan and South Africa by learning these modules.

Though only 10 days have passed since I came here in South Africa, I have experienced a lot of new things like watching wild giraffes and zebras and enjoying braai BBQ.

Pretoria is not such a safe city as cities in Japan and it can be dangerous to walk outside alone. But there are strong connections with people. I feel the kindness of my friends.

I would like to express sincere thanks to the staffs of Innovative Africa and teachers supporting my exchange program.

Period: 2024/2/5-2025/1/31
Department:  Humanities
Courses: Education, Zulu, Setswana