From 2021:8 to 22:14 on Sunday, August 30, 15, at the "Hokkaido Summer Institute (HSI)" of Hokkaido University, a virtual online tour "Hokkaido University Virtual Tour" in English by a group of current students To hold.This is the first attempt to tour Hokkaido University using English, and not only international students but also high school students who want to enter Hokkaido University in the future and want to fly abroad, and those who are studying English for overseas travel can participate.

 Every summer, Hokkaido University invites first-class researchers from overseas universities to hold HSI to study cutting-edge research with students from all over the world.It is the largest summer school in Japan, with 2019 courses offered in 137 before the Corona disaster, with 210 invited faculty members and a total of about 4,600 people (including about 660 participants from overseas).

 During the period, various student exchange events will be held for the purpose of having participants enjoy Hokkaido University and Hokkaido, but acceptance from overseas was stopped in 2020 and online classes were held in 2021, so it is not possible to come to Japan. It is continuing.Therefore, this time, HSI official student volunteer group "HSI Team OMOTENASHI" planned a virtual tour using YouTube Live.

 This time, not only HSI participating international students who cannot come to Japan, but also high school students, students from other universities who want to attend a summer school in Hokkaido in the summer, and people who are interested in Hokkaido University can participate.Use simple English so that there are many international students and it will be an opportunity for high school students to study English.

 On the day of the event, in the wide and beautiful campus that became a hot topic at the Tokyo Olympics, we will connect broadcasts from famous places on campus and places that students usually use, and convey the charm of the university from the perspective of current students.In addition, the chat function is used to accept questions from domestic and overseas participants in real time.

 Participation fee is free, and the number of applicants is 500.Those who wish to participate will apply from the dedicated form by 8:22 on Sunday, August 12nd.

Reference: [Hokkaido University] A virtual online tour by Hokkaido University students will be held at the largest summer school in Japan!

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