University Daily Kansan / Tuesdav. March 26, 1991
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KU, Japan exchange program to be completed this summer
Mary Elizabeth Debicki encourages students to go to Japa
At least 11 students from KU planning to attend institute
By Nedra Beth Randolph Kansan staff writer
"The people of Hiratsuka want to show us the hospitality in Japan that Kansas people showed them while they were here," she said. "We want to see the friendships grow between the two communities."
Debicki said she was worried for a while that the summer program to Japan might not be filled. The program needs 10 students to make the trip, and up to 30 can go. The program now has 11 students enrolled, and Debicki said she would like to see more students enroll.
The office has extended the enrollment deadline, until the end of April.
"Students should realize that this program offers so much more in a short period of time than if they went on their own or read a book about it," she said. "It's a much better way to go in-depth to observe a culture."
The first student exchange between Lawrence and its Japanese sister city, Hiratsuka, will be complete this summer.
began recruiting only last fall. Most programs have at least a full year to recruit.
Nancy Mitchell, assistant director of study abroad, said one of the reasons so few students had signed up for the program was that the office of study abroad
"Those who have applied are very eager to go." Mitchell said. "And they will have the time of their lives."
Another reason some students may have been reluctant to sign up was that the original cost of the program was $3,200, she said.
Kevin Gangel, Louisburg senior,
said he signed up for the Summer
Institute in Japan because the semes-
sional course offered by these pro-
grams did not fit his schedule.
"That was just too much for most KU students," Mitchell said. "After we reduced the price to $2,650, it made it comparable to other summer programs. There were more applications after the price was reduced."
"I hope to go to Japan to teach English at a university after I graduate," he said. "This will give me a chance to experience Japon before I commit a year and two of my life. I learn all I can about the country."
The exchange will culminate when the Inaugural KU Summer Institute in Japan is conducted at Kamagawa University in Hiratsuka, Japan.
Mary Elizabeth Debicki, director of study abroad, said the people of Hiratsuka were awaiting the arrival of KU students this summer.
There will be an informational meeting about the Summer Institute in Japan at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Purpose room in McColm Hall.
The first part of the exchange occurred when 23 students from Kanagawa University came to the University of Kansas on Feb. 18 to study English and learn about culture or states or weeks. The Japanese student will leave Lawrence and return to Japan on Saturday.
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