• Division of International Affairs (DIA) is the on-campus administrative organization to support International students, foreign researchers and the Japanese students who wish to study abroad.

    Each section of the Division (International Planning Section and International Exchange Section) deals with the following administrative duties as shown in the table below.

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    • Sections Contents of Duties Campus
      International Planning Section
      • Planning international academic/student exchange activities
      • Providing administrative support for Steering Committee for International Affairs
      • Processing academic agreement with partner universities
      • Managing International Exchange Funds
      • Handling communication with overseas to foster international cooperation
      • Conducting surveys on international academic activities
      • Promoting information transmission about DIA and developing database
      • Processing paperwork for the business trip of DIA staff
      • Providing administrative support for the staff of the Center
      • Managing budgets for international students
      • Handling administrative affairs to further internationalization concerning:
        • Recruitment of new international students
        • Management of communication with partner universities and development of relationship with new universities
        • Fund raising for international activities
      • Providing support for international students mainly on:
        • Development of alumni associations for international students
        • Translation of domestic documents in English
        • Other related matters for promoting internationalization of the University
      Shinkura Campus
      International Exchange Section
      • Processing paperwork for the admission of new international students and foreign researchers
      • Assisting Japanese students to study abroad
      • Providing welfare support and aftercare for international students, including matters relating to scholarships
      • Helping international students with paperwork for their visa
      • Managing meetings for the matters relating to international students
      • Managing the list of international students and issuing some certificates for them
      • Dealing with status change of international students
      • Managing International Houses
      • Managing meetings for Steering Committee for the Council of International Student Exchange in Tokushima
      Jousanjima Campus
      Support Room for International Students
      • Assisting the Center's advising and counseling services
      • Providing scholarship and event information
      • Consulting about the students' life and study
      Kuramoto Campus
      International House
      (Kitajima Town)
      • Assisting the management of International House
      • Conducting initial orientation for new residents and explanation about how to leave the dormitory
      • Collecting room charge for the dormitory
      • Providing guidance for daily-life affairs
      • Conducting checkup and maintenance for the facility
      Kitajima Town