{"id":1298,"date":"2021-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eikei.dev.db-force.net\/english\/news\/1298\/"},"modified":"2021-03-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T15:00:00","slug":"details_00167","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/news\/1298\/","title":{"rendered":"Count Down for the inauguration of EUH!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Eikei University’s official Instagram, we had a countdown every five days from 50 days before the opening.<\/p>\n

We would like to introduce messages from faculty members!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

50 more days!<\/h2>\n
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We held Eikei Online Meeting for new students of Eikei Univerisity of Hiroshima Academic Year 2021! We hope you enjoyed it and it could be any help to your preparation.
\nIt\u2019s 50 days to the inauguration of the university! We will count down every 5 day posting about campus, messages from faculty members,etc. Come take a look.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

45 more days!<\/h2>\n
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Message from Yasui-sensei<\/p>\n

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All freshers and supporters of the newly-born Eikei University of Hiroshima (EUH)<\/p>\n

I cannot wait! 
\nI cannot wait to see you, I cannot wait to connect with you, and I cannot wait to draw an ideal picture of the new university with you. 
\nConnecting and drawing we will do there all day. Connecting means creating a system. Drawing an ideal connection means design. The Department of Social System Design, EUH, is for that. 
\nIt is one and only department all over the world to deliver change makers to co-design social systems.
\nApril 1, 2021. EUH starts as one social system. The designers are you all. We start to connect with all at the city, in Japan, and over the world.
\nWe will count down together every day for 45 days until the EUH opens. We open EUH to craft together optimal social systems to make Japan and the world happier than today\uff0e<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

40 more days!<\/h2>\n
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Message from Taguchi-sensei
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\nThink before you speak. Read before you think. \u2014 Fran Lebowitz<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve decided to pass on this nice bit of teacherly advice to the first class of Eikei University. It\u2019s true: you can rarely come up with interesting ideas all by yourself. Instead, these often come from dialogue, and reading is one of the best methods for engaging in deep dialogues. Even better, by reading, you can interact with various conversation partners across space and time. So I\u2019d encourage you to try to find one book that really catches you and read through it before you join Eikei. I\u2019m looking forward to reading, thinking, and having interesting conversations with you all!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

35 more days!<\/h2>\n
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Message from Tsuchimoto-sensei
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\nWelcome to Eikei University of Hiroshima. Our campus network EikeiNet is now ready for Eikei People!<\/p>\n

Btw, can you read this?
\n33 35 20 64 61 79 73 20 74 6F 20 67 6F 21 0A
\n*Hint: ASCII<\/p>\n

To challengers, Eikei University of Hiroshima will open in 35 days. We, as challengers, are now preparing for it.<\/p>\n

The university is not a place for you just to receive some kinds of services. The university is the place for us, students, faculty members and staffs to build the new knowledge and new society. What do you want to do? Faculty members and staffs want to support your aspiration.<\/p>\n

There is no precedent, we are free to start anything, that\u2019s Eikei University. But we will also face some problems after Eikei opens. Let\u2019s enjoy them and solve them together! We all are looking forward to seeing you. See you at Eikei in 35 days!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

30 more days\uff01<\/h2>\n
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Message from Seko-sensei
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\nLet\u2019s celebrate our diversity together!
\nWe shall all be a part of colorful Eikei culture soon.<\/p>\n

We are looking forward to welcoming the founding class of Eikei University of Hiroshima in 30 days! It is truly exciting that we will establish this university with very rich diversities among students, faculty, and staff members. Inclusion and equity shall be the cornerstones of Eikei culture \u2013 and we are preparing the day to welcome you soon.<\/p>\n

It is often said that diversity and inclusive culture boosts innovation and creates better outcomes. EUH shall be such a special place soon with you all. For our international students joining us in Autumn 2021, rest assured we will warm up this place to welcome you too!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

25 more days\uff01<\/h2>\n
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We held placement test for “Intensive English Program(IEP)” <\/span><\/p>\n

IEP will be provided in the initial half of the first year to develop English proficiency to the level which enables students to take courses in liberal arts subjects in English after that.<\/span>
\nStudents are divided into small classes based on their level (beginner, intermediate, advanced), practicing their listening, writing, reading, speaking, and presentation skills in an English-only environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

20 more days\uff01<\/h2>\n
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We are accelerating various preparations for the inauguration of the University and getting ready for our founding students to arrive.<\/p>\n

20 days until the EUH opens\uff01<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

15 more days\uff01<\/h2>\n
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Message from Kayukawa-sensei<\/p>\n

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Welcome to Eikei University of Hiroshima.<\/p>\n

Ten years have passed since the occurrence of the Great East Japan Earthquake and one year has passed since that of the COVID-19 pandemic. What knowledge and skills do you need in order to survive this time of turmoil? Find out the clues of them through your learning at Eikei University of Hiroshima!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

10 more days\uff01<\/h2>\n
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Message from Uesugi-sensei
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\nThe day when you enter Eikei University of Hiroshima is just around the corner!  Are you well-prepared?
\nYour new university life will start with Intensive English Program (IEP) next month.  You are supposed to take exclusively English classes for the first 6 months.  IEP will definitely offer you a chance to be \u201cfully immersed in English.\u201d 
\nThe lecturers are composed of diverse nationalities except Japanese bilingual lecturers.  Some of them do not speak Japanese, which will surely give you a great chance to explore diverse cultures.  
\nThe main purpose of IEP is to develop your English proficiency into the level in which you can take any subject in English in the following quarters after going through this program.
\nI hope you will step out of your own world, move forward, and grow into a person who can play an active role globally in the world, using English as a means of global communication.  Another language you acquire will thoroughly change your view of the world.  As you understand other cultures, you will be able to broaden your own perspectives. 
\nTry various things that you can while you are at Eikei University of Hiroshima.  Any experience which may result in failure will help you develop into a well-rounded person. 
\nNow, let’s row out into a new ocean of knowledge and excitement together!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

5 more days\uff01<\/h2>\n
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Message from Soda-sensei
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\nWelcome to Eikei University of Hiroshima.<\/p>\n

Now it’s time to start a new challenge. Are you ready?<\/p>\n

Eikei University is a platform for Social Innovation. You will practice social system design based on this place. In practice, you will surely hit a number of walls. And you will have to do a lot of trial and error. However, we believe that learning experience in this place will be a valuable asset to you.<\/p>\n

Let’s challenge while having fun! We all are looking forward to seeing you. See you at Eikei in 5 days!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1299,"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-1298","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-15 12:41:49","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}