Japan-US University Collaboration for Future Generation who can contribute to Reconstruction and Revitalization
Exchange Program
The Hamadori region of Fukushima Prefecture and the Tri-Cities region of the United States (where the Hanford Site is located) share the common challenge of overcoming issues arising from nuclear development and rebuilding and sustaining their local communities.
Higher education institutions in both regions will work together to establish a COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) implementation system and build a mechanism to steadily connect online exchanges to real-world exchanges.
Exchange Program
Hanford Training in the United States
(Tri-Cities area, Washington)
The training will be conducted at partner schools Washington State University Tri-Cities (WSUTC) and Columbia Basin College (CBC) in the Tri-Cities region of Washington State (where the Hanford Site is located), in the U.S. Participating students will attend lectures on local issues, including social and environmental problems, facing the Hanford Site area, and will visit local facilities and museums to directly observe and experience the recovery efforts.
The program will include visits to the Hanford Site's historical archives and museums, environmental remediation project sites, and research and industrial facilities using cutting-edge technology, such as the LIGO Gravitational Wave Observatory. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in local community activities, deepen exchanges with local residents through homestays, and further improve their intercultural understanding and practical English skills by working on joint projects and discussions with local students in the multicultural educational environment of the United States.
FY2024
Exchange Program
Summer Inbound Program
(Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Hamadori)
This inbound program brings students from the U.S. to Japan and visits Nagasaki, Hiroshima, and the Hamadori region of Fukushima Prefecture with Japanese students to learn how each region views important historical events of the past and what efforts are being made in the present.
Specific places to be visited will include the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Fukushima, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, as well as facilities related to the history, culture, and environment of the region, such as Aquamarine Fukushima and Iwaki Coal Fossil Museum Horuru.
During the training, students from both countries will hold joint workshops and discussions to seek solutions to local issues. They will also have the opportunity to learn practical and sustainable methods for regional revitalization through interactions with local residents and experts actually involved in reconstruction. Participating students will respect diverse values and cultural backgrounds and acquire the ability to view regional issues from an international perspective.
Through this training, participating students are expected to not only deepen cultural exchange between Japan and the United States, but also to grow into global talent that can proactively engage with local issues and create sustainable solutions.
