Short-Term Exchange Student Hosting Program

We host Thai exchange students from the Faculty of Nursing at Chiang Mai University and Korean exchange students from Chosun Nursing College. In the CMU hosting program, our students host the Thai students in their homes, allowing the Thai students to experience both student life in Japan and engage in student exchange. In both the CMU and CNC hosting programs, students attend lectures and nursing practice on campus and have exchanges with MPNU students in their classes.

Chaing Mai Hosting Program

Hosting Program, Chiang Mai University, Faculty of Nursing (Thailand)

This program welcoming nursing students from the Faculty of Nursing in Chiang Mai University (CMU) provides our students with opportunities for international exchange and intercultural understanding. It also gives the exchange students the chance to experience Japanese culture and lifestyle, as the Thai students are hosted by our students. This program started as a training program at CMU in 2006 and has been a mutual exchange program since 2008.

During the summer break, our MPNU students then travel to CMU for a short-term exchange program , in which many of our MPNU host students reunite with their CMU guests.

This May, we were able to welcome five students and one staff member after being unable to do so for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The week-long program included lectures and classes on nursing practice, as well as site visits to hospitals and healthcare facilities to learn about medical treatment, emergency care, and health promotion. Through interactions with the local community and homestays with our students, the CMU exchange students were able to experience Japanese life and customs firsthand.