2022 CA+inD Summer Short-term Exchange Program – Multimodal Global Leaders Development through Asian-Model Dentistry Consortium
On July 25th – August 5th, 2022, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry held the 2022 CA+inD Summer Short-term Exchange Program - Multimodal Global Leaders Development through Asian-Model Dentistry Consortium. This program is part of the CAMPUS Asia Plus Program. CAMPUS Asia Plus Program is the part of Inter-University Exchange Project established by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT).
The aims of this program to nurture multimodal global leaders, that is, individuals who are capable of selecting and applying knowledge and skills acquired from a multitude of perspectives, in a manner appropriate to the needs of education, research, health care, industry, and government, while also understanding how these different contexts interact.
This is the first offline short-exchange program after three years online programs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 9 participants from Yonsei University, Korea (5 students) and The University of Hong Kong, Hong (4 students).
The student attended the lectures, campus tour, and live tour hospital during the program. Despite education, they also experienced cultural programs such as making Tanabata Decoration and field trips around Sendai. In addition, the students enjoyed interaction time with Tohoku University’s students at the TUIDSO event.
▲Lecture from Prof Nobuhiro Takahashi
▲Tanabata Decoration Event
▲Visit in Nikka whiskey
▲Awarding certificate
▲Interaction with international and Japanese student in TUIDSO event