日本語
On Saturday, September 25, the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) held the “Kakehashi Project,” a program to promote a bridge, or international understanding between Japan and North America. A total of 17 students from the Faculty of Engineering and 18 university students from Guam Community College and the University of Central Florida in the United States participated in the online exchange on the theme of climate change and the environment.
At the beginning, each school gave a presentation on their university and local culture, as well as examples of recent disasters that are thought to have been caused by extreme weather. After that, the students were mixed and divided into six groups. Prior to this day, the students calculated their individual carbon footprints, and they used this data in their groups to compare their amounts of CO2. There were big differences in the amounts of CO2 used in Japan, the US, and Guam, so the group conversations were very interesting. The students postulated ways of reducing their own emissions and exchanged information about what local companies and governments are already doing. Every student actively participated and exchanged opinions, and it was a very fulfilling international exchange.
