2012.06.18

UNAIの枠組みで明治大学、立教大学および国際大学が大学間連携プログラムを発表

国連アカデミック・インパクト（UNAI）の枠組みで新たな取り組みが、2012年6月18日、都内で発表されました。UNAIメンバーである明治大学、立教大学、国際大学の3大学が、国際協力の分野で活躍できる人材の育成プログラムを共同で立ち上げます。その第一歩として、この夏、ディスカッションやプレゼンテーション実習を通して国際協力をテーマに英語で学ぶ授業が実施されます。国連が取り組む課題に関心を持ち、幅広い国際問題について意見を交わす中で、学生がグローバルな教養を身に付けることが期待されます。

In keeping with the UNAI’s mission to “generate a global movement of minds to promote a new culture of intellectual social responsibility,” on 18 June 2012, UNIC Tokyo and members of the media saw three Japanese UNAI participating universities – Meiji University, Rikkyo University and the International University of Japan (IUJ) – pledge to collaborate and develop a world-class education programme that trains global leaders.

After the agreement on “nurturing international cooperation personnel” was signed by President Kenichi Fukumiya from Meiji University, President Tomoya Yoshioka from Rikkyo University and President Masakatsu Mori from IUJ,  Ms. Mari Yamashita, Director of the United Nations Information Centre, offered words of encouragement on behalf of the UNAI network in Japan.  “It is our hope to see more students getting interested in UN issues through this programme,” says Ms. Yamashita and she proposed some ideas in which students could get involved to learn more about the UN.   These ideas include participating in Model UN activities, promoting UN issues on the occasion of UN Day (24 October) and working as interns at UNIC Tokyo. 

As part of the agreement, the three universities have jointly developed a nine-day summer intensive English programme for the undergraduate students from Meiji and Rikkyo to learn English at IUJ, a university that accommodates many graduate students from all over the world with courses conducted in English.  The programme will aim to motivate and train students for the global needs of tomorrow.　With the universities’ reputation for success, it is expected that this new arrangement will be a positive force for the future.