[IS] International Session-I

[W-03] 10-day Student Mobility Restored under COVID-19: Case of Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University

○Kazuki Nishimura¹, Naofumi Komata², Yasutaka Ueda³, Sachiko Nakano³, Akira Baba³ (1. Niigata University, faculty of Engineering (student), 2. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 3. Niigata University, faculty of Engineering)

Keywords:Student Mobility, COVID-19, Students’ Learning, Off-campus Activities

Niigata University restarted a 10-day outbound student mobility program in Thailand like before the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2023. Two students selected from an open call, Student A and Student B, tackled experiential learning on science and technology contributing to solving social issues related to the SDGs in Thailand through off-campus activities such as visits to JICA and a company involved in global business in addition to on-campus activities like laboratory experience at Chulalongkorn University. While Student A completed all activities as planned, Student B was not able to engage in the laboratory experience enough due to COVID-19 infection. This paper aims to outline the result of the 10-day program including the response to the COVID-19 infection of the participating student, then discuss findings that can be useful for further programs, by eliciting factors of learnings that the participants gained through the program.