Chuo’s International Residence    

Nurturing cosmopolitan sense through interchanges with foreign students

A look at the value of Chuo University’s International Residence system

留学生との交流で育む国際感覚

―中央大学国際寮の価値を探る―

Colleges in Japan have a system of “studying abroad in a dormitory”. They run dormitories to provide opportunities for foreign and Japanese students to live together and interact with each other to improve language skills and deepen international understanding. Chuo University also has what it calls “International Residences” at two locations, Tamadaira in Hino and Ichinomiya in Tama, both in western Tokyo. It operates them in line with its program to foster global persons. The Tamadaira residence was built in 2011 and the Seiseki-Sakuragaoka residence, as the latter is called, was opened in April 2012. Hakumon Herald presents articles featuring Chuo’s International Residence system with priority on its purposes and track records. (Editors)

 日本の大学には“寮内留学”という制度がある。海外からの留学生と日本人学生を共同生活させる寮をつくり、学生同士を交流させることで語学力の向上や国際理解を深める場にしようというわけだ。中央大学にもグローバル人材育成の観点に沿った国際寮が、東京・日野市多摩平と多摩市一ノ宮の2か所にある。前者の「多摩平寮」は2011年に建設され、後者の「聖蹟桜ヶ丘寮」は20124月にオープンした。白門ヘラルドは、この国際寮についての目的、実績などについて取材した。(編集部)