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2020 Training Course for Multilingual Supporter during Natural Disaster

２０２０年　災害時語学サポーター養成研修の受講者を募集します

2020/08/05 Wednesday Announcements, Seminars and Events

The training course for “Multilingual Supporter during Natural Disasters” (災害 時 語 学 サ ポ ー タ ー Saigai-ji Gogaku Supporter), who will fulfill the important role of giving “security” to foreign citizens by assisting in verbal and written translations of information on disasters,etc. in Multilingual Support Centers installed in evacuation centers in case of a large-scale disaster.

  1. Date

1st workshop: September 13, 2020 (Sunday) – 10am to 4pm

2nd workshop: October 11, 2020 (Sunday) – 10am to 4pm

3rd workshop: November 8, 2020 (Sunday) – 10am to 4pm

Map training: December 13, 2020 (Sunday) – 1 pm to 4:30 pm

* You will need to participate in all of the workshops mentioned above and register as a Saigai Partner (Multilingual Supporter during Disasters) of the Mie International Exchange Foundation (MIEF) after the course ends.

  1. Place

Event information area on the third floor of UST Tsu (Tsu-shi Hadokoro-cho 700) and other rooms within the establishment.

* Some classes may be taken online depending on the coronavirus situation.

  1. Target audience * regardless of nationality
  • Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, English, Vietnamese and Tagalog: people who can do verbal and written translations in these languages.
  • Simple Japanese (basic): people who are interested in helping foreigners during disasters.
  1. Capacity

40 people (5 to 10 for each language)

  1. Participation Fee

Free

  1. How to register

  • For registration by email or fax, write in this order: the class (language) of interest, organization you belong to, name, address, phone, email and other details.
  • Click here to open the flyer.
  1. Registration deadline

Registration is until September 9, 2020 (Wednesday)

* If vacancies are filled, there is a possibility that registrations may be closed before the deadline.

Contact Information

Mie International Exchange Foundation (Mie-len Kokusai Kouryu Zaidan)

Contact: Uehara or Tsutsui

Address: 〒514-0009 Tsu-shi Hadokoro-cho 700 – UST Tsu 3F

Tel: 059-223-5006 (office hours: only on weekdays, from 9 am to 5 pm)

FAX: 059-223-5007

E-mail: mief@mief.or.jp

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Come visit MieMu “MieMu Waku-Waku♪ Summer” this 2020 summer vacation!

2020/08/05 Wednesday Announcements, Seminars and Events

2020年　夏休みはMieMuへ！「MieMu わくわく♪サマー」を開催します

The General Museum of Mie (MieMu) will hold the event “MieMu Waku Waku Summer” during the summer holiday.  Take classes with experts and tutors from the museum and gain experience with crafts and fossil games at this special event (there will be no translators)!

There will also be the special exhibition “War and Mie” (Senso to Mie – 戦争と三重) until August 30 (Sunday), and the thematic exhibition “Where are the whales” (Kujira ha iru ka !? – クジラはいるか！？), Between August 1 (Saturday) and November 29 (Sunday).  Have a fun day at MieMu.

  • Classes and workshops
  1. Make sea turtles with microplastic

Details: Think about how microplastics can impact the lives of sea turtles, and draw a picture of turtles with microplastic collage.

Date: August 1 and 2 (Saturday and Sunday), sessions at 10 am and 1:30 pm (each session will last about 1 hour and 30 minutes)

Target Audience: anyone can participate!  Children who have not yet entered shogakko must be accompanied by their parents.

  1. Woodblock prints (Ukiyo-e Hanga – 浮世絵版画)

Details: Listen to explanations of Tokaido Gojusan Tsuginouchi Shono’s “ukiyo-e” prints (東海道五十三次 「庄 野」) and make some prints.

Date: August 15 (Saturday), sessions at 10am and 1:30 pm (each session will last about 1 hour)

Target audience: from shogakko students and older

  1. Make bird molds

Details: Learn the difference between the shape and length of the birds’ wings and build molds of flying birds.

Date: August 11 (Saturday), sessions at 10am and 1:30 pm (each session will last about 1 hour)

Target audience: from shogakko students and older

  1. Make transparent soaps and finish off the coronavirus

Details: Learn about the secrets of a soap, which is very effective in preventing coronavirus, and make your own soap.

Date: August 22 (Saturday), sessions at 10am, 11am, 1pm and 2pm (each session will last about 1 hour)

Target audience: anyone can participate!  Children who have not yet entered the shogakko must be accompanied by their parents.

  1. Make whale molds

Details: Learn about the function of the whale whiskers and what they eat, and build whale molds.

Date: August 23 (Sunday), sessions at 10am, 11am, 1pm and 2pm (each session will last about 1 hour)

Target audience: anyone can participate!  Children who have not yet entered the shogakko must be accompanied by their parents.

Each session of the items mentioned above has a maximum capacity of 12 people, and the participation fee is free.  Registration by clicking here (in Japanese only).

  • Break lumps of minerals and gain fossils

Details: Remove trilobite fossils from nodules (piece of stone).  Participants will be able to take the trilobites home!

Date:
July 26 (Sunday), sessions at 11am, 12pm, 3pm (each session will last about 30 minutes)

August 9 (Sunday), sessions at 10am, 11am, 1pm and 2pm (each session will last about 30 minutes)

August 16 (Sunday), sessions at 10am, 11am, 1pm and 2pm (each session will last about 30 minutes)

Target audience: anyone can participate!  Children who have not yet entered the shogakko must be accompanied by their parents.

Capacity: 10 persons each session

Participation fee: ¥1.100 (including taxes)

Register by clicking here (in Japanese only)

Reference:

Homepage of Mie Prefecture Office (Mie Kencho)
https://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/TOPICS/m0013700229.htm

Homepage of Mie General Museum (MieMu)
https://www.bunka.pref.mie.lg.jp/MieMu/index.shtm

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