11月13日,第10回となる留学生ホームカミングデイをオンラインにて開催しました。本イベントは昨年よりオンライン開催となり,今年は国内外から留学生同窓生,留学生,在学中の留学生約70名が参加しました。
第一部では,山崎光悦学長からの歓迎のビデオメッセージに続き,本学卒業生であり金沢大学タイ同窓会会長でもあるパッサコーン・キティヨドム氏による基調講演がありました。基調講演では,パッサコーン氏の金沢大学での経験や卒業後のキャリアパス,ご自身の立ち上げられた新事業が紹介され,ポジティブ思考や安全地帯から踏み出すことの大切さ,ネットワーキングを重視すること,奉仕に重きを置いたギブアンドテイクの重要性といった後輩たちへのメッセージで締めくくられました。
続く第二部は,各国同窓会・留学生会ごとにミーティングが開催され,今年度は,中国,タイ,インドネシア,ロシア,バングラデシュ出身の在学生が先輩を招待するかたちで各ミーティングを運営し,同国出身の同窓生同士の交流を深めました。また,そうした同窓会を有さない国・地域の同窓生は,本学が主催するオープンチャットルームに参加し,当時の恩師らと懐かしい思い出を語り合いました。
The 10th International Student Homecoming Day Took Place Online
On November 13th, the 10th International Homecoming Day took place online. This event has been held online since last year and was attended by more than 70 participants including international alumni and current international students both from Japan and abroad.
At the first session featured a video message by President Koetsu Yamazaki, followed by a keynote speech by Dr. Pastsakorn Kitiyodom, one of the successful alumni of Kanazawa University alumnus and current chairman KU Thai Alumni Association. In his keynote speech, Dr. Pastsakorn introduced his experience at Kanazawa University, his career path after graduation, and the new business he has just launched. The speech was concluded with a warm message for the younger students: the importance of positive thinking, getting out of comfort zone, networking, and voluntary action of giving back to others.
The second session was consisted with individual meetings of KU overseas alumni associations and student association. This year, current students from China, Indonesia, Thailand, Russia, and Bangladesh organized each meeting by inviting their OBs and OGs, and deepened exchanges among alumni from those countries. In addition, there was an open chat room hosted by Kanazawa University which is open to any participants from all over the world. In this chat room participants shared their current situation as well as nostalgic memories with their former lecturers.