Promoting International Student Exchange Initiatives Online at Osaka University : For the Development of Global Human Resources under SDGs Framework

オンライン　ニ　オケル　オオサカ　ダイガク　ノ　コクサイ　ガクセイ　コウリュウ　ノ　トリクミ　SDGs　ノ　ジッセン　デ　グローバル　ジンザイ　イクセイ　ニ　ムケテ

Li, Ming

エンクトゥル, アリウナ

Enkhtur, Ariunaa

張, 希西

Zhang, Xixi

Center For Education In Liberal Arts And Sciences, Osaka University

オオサカ　ダイガク　ゼンガク　キョウイク　スイシン　キコウ

グローバル人材育成

SDGs

オンライン

新型コロナウイルス感染症

Student exchange

Global human resource

SDGs

Online

COVID-19

Over the last two years, the COVID-19’s massive disruption on international exchange and global partnership at Japanese higher education institutions have been pushing educators to examine their way of delivering education, conducting research, and engaging global and local communities. As a global university rooted in deep local culture, Osaka University aims to promote SDGs both domestically and globally. The Center for Global Initiatives implemented an innovative student exchange program—video contest and student forum—with three main goals: 1. To promote student exchange with overseas partner universities 2. To encourage students to take active roles in promoting sustainable development, and 3. To foster innovative thinking and digital skills. The program, implemented in celebration of Osaka University’s 90th anniversary and Osaka University of Foreign Studies’ 100th anniversary, consisted of a student video contest and virtual online forum. Both events brought together diverse students worldwide under the theme of “3 Minutes of Inspiration for Sustainable Development”. This paper will introduce this program as a case of Osaka University’s effort to promote international collaboration at student level. We will present some of the program results and identify the main challenges and future possibilities. We hope our example will be helpful for international educators in their efforts to promote global human resources in the era of digital skills by taking advantage of SDGs framework.

エンクトゥル, アリウナ

張, 希西