November 12, 2021
The students of GE E6 Foreign Language course from the Bachelor of Science in Statistics program conduct a collaborative online lecture with a Resource person from Yamagata University. In this event, students will learn about Japanese culture, ceremonies and festivals, and other Japanese things. Hence, this program is dubbed “Discover Japan”. The program is also part of the collaborative activity between Samar State University and Yamagata University, in which an MOU and MOA are inked sometime in 2018, sustaining its collaboration since then.
For this year, the invited Resource Person is Dr. Freddy Yu, a Professor, and In-charge of International Students learning about Japanese culture, events, and festivals at Yamagata University. Dr. Yu was once an international student from Taiwan which he availed of a scholarship grant in Japan, finished his master’s program, and land a lecturer’s job at Yamagata University. He earned his doctorate degree from one of the prestigious universities in the United States. He is now a Japanese citizen, married with two kids.
This year’s GE E6 class is composed of 39 students but only 25 participated in the event. The class Representative Ms. Edmalyn Aguilar secured approval from the Dean for the use of CAS Amphitheater. Students residing in Catbalogan and nearby can come to SSU to attend the event as a group with only one LCD projector screen set up at the CAS Amphitheater. Others can join the virtual event via Zoom using their mobile phones and other gadgets. There were around 17 students who came to SSU while there were around 10 participants in the Zoom room.
