GDP Student Life
- GDP Student Association (GDPSA)
- Okayama University Media 岡山大学メディア OTD
- Class Experience
- Clubs and Circles
- Global Study Lounge
- L-cafe
- Part-Time Jobs（アルバイト）
- Japanese Student Interviews
- International Student Interviews
GDP Student Association (GDPSA)
GDPSA is a student-run organization that aims to help GDP students. The organization is divided into three distinct committees: Student Aid Committee, Events Committee and Public Relations (PR) Committee. The Student Aid Committee focuses on supporting the students in many ways, including handling an opinion box and arranging language partners between Japanese students and international students. The Events Committee plans all events, including welcoming parties for incoming students and special holiday events. The PR Committee is in charge of relaying information through GDPSA’s social media accounts.
Okayama University Media 岡山大学メディア OTD
Okayama University Media is an application that helps Okayama University students stay up to date with current events. Its purpose is to deliver valuable information to Okayama University students and help them maximize their potential.
Download the app and read 「岡大生図鑑」インタビュー企画 (Japanese only) to learn more about students from GDP and other faculties.
https://app.okayama-univ.com/
Look for GDP students on OTD 「岡大生リレーインタビュー 企画！」!
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Class Experience
Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Class: Career Workshop II offered by Professor Takayuki Yoshioka in term 4, 2020
Reported by: PRIYA Made Dayita (Indonesia) – Joined GDP in October, 2019
We listened to different people from Ryobi Holdings (Ryobi Bus) every week and made itineraries with different plans for day trips, overnight stays, or longer vacation visits. We visited Shinjo and made posters about the place for promotion for the Setouchi Tourism Booklet.
Cultural Diversity and Communities
Coming soon!
Transdisciplinary Sciences
Class: Laboratory in Environmental Ecology 2-1 and 2-2 offered by Faculty of Agriculture in term 3 and 4, 2020
Reported by: NURAGA Made Nuryawatipatni Sukma (Indonesia) – Joined GDP in October, 2018
It was a class that I took for the course practicum credit, so I was together with other Japanese students who are studying in the Environmental Ecology course. In the class, we learned about the ecological properties of the forest ecosystem, physiological properties of tree species, and management systems of forests. Sometimes the lecture was held in the classroom and sometimes we went out to the forest for direct examination/research.
The forest that we visited is called Handayama forest, which is located behind the campus area. If you see the spot where the landslide happened in 2018, that’s it. We gathered there at 2pm, and we started doing the experiment. Some of the activities that we did included measuring trees height, diameter, marking the trees with numbers, collecting the trees’ species name, cutting tree branches, and even doing tree cutting as part of the forest management system. These activities would be useful for those who are planning to write their senior project about forest management. From what I know, the tree plots that are studied every year are different, and the data that we collected can be useful for understanding the development and growth of the forest so that the forest can be managed better in the future.
Clubs and Circles
There are several clubs and circles that GDP students can join, ranging from sports and hobbies to other extracurricular activities. There are many clubs and circles that welcome international students as well.
Global Study Lounge
The Global Study Lounge is an area shared by GDP students and G-Course students for individual and group study sessions and events. There are also rooms allocated for more private meetings.
L-cafe
L-cafe is a space where Japanese students and international students can interact outside of class hours. L-cafe has an array of books and magazines that can help students learn more about languages they are interested in. There are several events held in L-cafe that encourage students to converse in different languages and make new friends.
L-cafe frequently hires several international students to work part time as language facilitators. Students who can speak English or other languages fluently can help university students who want to improve their language proficiency. GDP students teach several languages such as French, Chinese, Indonesian and Koreans.
Two GDP students worked as staff members at L-cafe for the Open Campus in August, 2019.
Left: NAKAGAKI Akira (Japan, Graduated from Frankfurt International School, Germany) – Joined GDP in October, 2017
Right: VIZCONDE Nicole Angeline Robles (Philippines) – Joined GDP in October, 2018
Part-Time Jobs （アルバイト）
Most university students do part-time jobs, known as “arubaito” in Japan. Some GDP students found a fun part-time job where they could help grow something that Okayama is famous for. Watch the video to find out what it was like!
Reporter: TOCHIKA Otomi (Hawaii) – Joined GDP in October, 2020
Japanese Student Interviews
Japanese laws and university documents often separate “Japanese students” and “international students”. However, this separation does not apply to GDP. Find out why this is and why students decided to choose GDP. Discover the diversity of “Japanese students” at GDP!
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Contributors
– Yuna (Japan, Australia, Singapore)
– Aiko (Malaysia, Japan)
– Tsukasa (Japan, Australia)
– Karin (Japan, USA)
– Genki (Japan, Netherland, Belgium, Germany)
– Rakan (Japan, Jordan)
– Mikina (Japan, Thailand)
– Lorenz (Japan, Sweden)
– Kokoro (Japan, USA)
International Student Interviews
Discover the diversity of “international students” at GDP. Find out what they think about GDP and what advice they give for incoming students!
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Contributors
– An (Vietnam)
– Nava (Cambodia)
– Mattie (Philippines)
– Rose (South Africa)
– Kris (Indonesia)
– Thun (Thailand)
– Myia (USA)
