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World Balloon Championship - Saga

World Balloon Championship - Saga Saga hosts Asia’s largest hot air balloon race and festival. Almost 60 km’s from Fukuoka City, would you dare to journey to and from saga, a route spotted with hills, by bike!? Well, that’s what two 2nd years from IUPE did on 28th November 2016. This international b…

ISU AUTUMN PHOTO CONTEST - 2015

There is an alluring and curious beauty that autumn offers as the leaves change into brave colours of red, orange, or yellow, before it surrenders to nature’s coldness and fall away. As nature takes our breath away, what better way to spend time than having an outing with friends? This year’s Autumn…

Sonali on why she chose Kyushu University

Sonali Batra, a 4th-year undergraduate student at Kyushu University was interviewed by The Times of India, a popular daily newspaper in India. She recently took part as a panelist in the Indo-Japan Education Summit 2015 in New Delhi and Hyderabad to share her experience about being an international…

International Job Fair for Foreign Students in Tokyo and Osaka

This is a job fair for foreign students studying in Japan who will be graduating universities or postgraduate schools by March 2016. Prior registration necessary. Dates/Time/Venue: Mar. 14 (Sat.), 15 (Sun.) 11:00-17:00 Akihabara UDX (4-14-1 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) Mar. 28 (Sat.) 11:00-17:00 My…

Ceramics & Porcelain Fair

Tags: culture

This is an annual event exhibiting unique handworks by potters and artists from around Japan. Quilt Week in Fukuoka 2015 and National Food Fair will be held simultaneously. Dates/Time: Mar. 18 (Wed.) - 22 (Sun.) 10:00-18:00 Venue: Marinemesse Fukuoka (7-1 Okihama-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka) Fee: adva…

SAKURA TANGO FESTIVAL in Fukuoka

Why not try something differnt this holidays? This festival consists of a four day workshop and milongas. Enjoy the beauty of tango during the cherry blossom season! Dates: Mar. 26 (Thu.) - 30 (Mon.) Venue: Tiempo Hall (Daimyo 11511 Bldg. 3F, 1-15-11 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka), Nishitetsu Hall (Solar…

Moon & Star Watching in Kashi Higashi

The universe never ceases to amaze us. Grab this oppurtunity to be further marvel at is beauty. See a total lunar eclipse and stars through a telescope. Storytelling about the stars shown on the screen will also be performed. No application needed. Free of charge. In case of rain or cloudy weather,…

Presentation Zen

Ever had to sit through or more likely sleep through a presentation during class? Ever felt strung out thinking about the presentation that you had to make the following day? I’m pretty sure almost everyone of us has been through situations like this and the first step towards nailing a great presen…

High school students visit Kyudai

Recently, high school students from the Fukuoka International School had visited Kyushu University to experience the environment and work culture. This visiting group of students and teachers were briefed about Kyudai’s admission process, student life and about our IUPE, by our 4th-year students Mar…

Itoshima International Tourism Ambassadors from Kyushu University

We are proud to inform that Itoshima city has now appointed 19 international students from Kyushu University as Itoshima International Tourism Ambassadors to promote Itoshima tourism by joining local events and attending a series of workshops. Two students, May (standing, third from the right) and M…