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Stories of Study Abroad Experience

Here is a record of the experiences of TUFS students who has studied in Africa and experiences of the students from our African partner universities to study at TUFS from 2016 to 2020.
In the complete edition, the first half (in Japanese) contains 20 articles of TUFS students’ experiences. The second half (in English) contains six articles about the experiences of TUFS students and six articles about the experiences of students from partner universities in Africa. If you are planning to study in Japan, please refer to it.

Below is the English version extracted from the complete edition.
Inbetween Africa and Japan

Number of sending student

IAfP TUFS	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Number	0	1	5

2022

◆ Ayu Hirakawa

University of Zambia　[Zambia]
2023.2.15 ～2023.6.23

Ayu Hirakawa, a third-year of the School of International area studies African major at TUFS, started her exchange program at the University of Zambia from 15th Feb. 2023.

Message from Ayu

Hello, my name is Ayu Hirakawa, a third-year student in the school of international and area studies.
From February 2023, I started an exchange program at University of Zambia. My major is Africa, so I have learned about Africa, but I didn’t know real life of them. In this exchange program, I’d like to see real life in Zambia. In addition, I will learn economics and development studies with students who carry Zambia on their shoulders at university. It is helpful to think about future of Africa. Thorough this experience, I’d like to see and understand deeply about developing countries.
Thank you for all people who support this exchange program.

Message from Hidetora

Hello. My name is Hidetora Miyata. I am a third year student in the school of international and area studies. I am currently on a study abroad program at a university in Rwanda, a country located in Africa. There, I will learn about peace-building and conflict.
In the faculty I belong, many refugees from other african countries exist. Interacting and studying with those students, I would like to improve my ability to invent realistic and effective way to solve conflicts.
Furthermore, while my stay, I would like to consider what I should do for Africa in the future through internship and interaction with local people.
Lastly, I would like to express my gratitude to the Inter-University Exchange Project for their support in helping me to make this study abroad possible.
Related Article of Hidetora

◆ Naosuke Tanaka/Yuma Hagino

University of Pretoria　[South Africa]
2022.7.18 ～

Naosuke Tanaka, a third-year student in the Hindi Department, and Yuma Hagino, a third-year student in the Africa Department, started an exchange program at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, on July 25.

They will stay in the Faculty of Humanities for about one year. They plan to study international relations and some of South Africa’s 11 official languages. The University of Pretoria has 23 faculties and is the largest research university in South Africa. Prof. Gairoonisa Paleker, who was invited by the African Studies Center at TUFS, is also a professor at the university. We hope that their year will be fruitful through lectures, interaction with local people, and activities outside the university.

We have received messages from Naosuke and Yuma, who will start the program today.

Messege from Naosuke

Hello everyone. I’m Naosuke Tanaka, a third year student in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures. I am currently in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa. I am studying abroad at the University of Pretoria, which is a partner university of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. At the University of Pretoria, I plan to study Northern Sotho, Afrikaans, and Zulu, which are not offered at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. The dormitory has international students from various countries such as France, Germany, Spain and Sweden, so I think it will be the best experience to learn about many cultures.
Finally, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Tokyo University of Foreign Studies for its support in Africa. We look forward to working with you in the future. Related Article of Naosuke

Message from Yuma

Hello, my name is Yuma Haigno and I belong to the School of International area studies African major 3rd grade. From the July 2022, I come to the University of Pretorira, South Africa as an exchange student from TUFS. I have been anxious and excited to come to Africa where I’ ve been studying from the 1st year. In this University, there are a number of international students who come from the various countries. They help me a lot in many cases in the daily life. In this program, I will take French, International Relations and Criminology. I want to utilize my knowledges that I learn in TUFS and I will get new, unexperienced learning in here. Furthermore, I want to visit the landscapes in Africa as far as possible to see the dynamics of African directly. My program time is limited, thus I want to use it effectively, I hope that this program will be the valuable resource in my future.
Finally, I want to appreciate for those who help my study program. Related Articles of Yuma

◆ Ilyas Hirose

University of Zambia　[Zambia]
2022.7.8 ～2022.12.23

Ilyas Hirose, a third-year French language student at the TUFS, started his exchange program at the University of Zambia from 11th July 2022.
Ilyas will study at the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies in the Faculty of Natural Science for about six months. The department includes Dr. Godfrey Hampwaye, who was invited by African Studies Center at TUFS and we are sure that it will be a stimulating 6 months of learning for the students.

Here is the message from Ilyas who has just arrived in Zambia.

Message from Ilyas

Hello everyone, my name is Ilyas Hirose, a third-year student in the school of international and area studies.
I am currently on a study abroad program in Zambia, a country located in southern Africa. I am assigned to the Department of Geography and Environment Studies at
the University of Zambia, our partner university, where I will study environmental planning and natural resource management. As environmental issues are being discussed as global issues, I hope to gain a more flexible perspective by studying cross-border issues in an African country far away from Japan, which is experiencing remarkable economic growth. Also, I did not know much about Zambia before coming here, but I would like to learn a lot about the culture and history of this country as well as my own major through my study abroad program.
Lastly, I would like to express my gratitude to the Inter-University Exchange Project for their support in helping me to make this study abroad possible.
Related Articles of Ilyas

2021

◆ Rei Fukushima

Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences　[Rwanda]
2021.9.4 ～ 2022.8.28

Mr. Rei Fukushima, a 3rd year student of the Mongolian Language Department, started his exchange program at the Protestant Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (PIASS) in Rwanda on October 5th.

He will stay at PIASS for about one year.

On his arrival, Henri and Thembo, who were studying at our university until the end of July this year, came to welcome him (check this article).

We hope that the personal connection between PIASS and TUFS will continue to develop and strengthen.
Related Articles of Rei