令和５年５月22日から26日まで、チェンマイ大学看護学部3年生5名と引率のPiyanut Xuto准教授を看護学科にお迎えし、研修を実施しました。

研修は初日のオリエンテーションや医学部附属病院見学から始まり、幸町キャンパスのインターナショナルオフィス訪問および日本文化研修、さらに訪問看護ステーション「あした」や三木町地域包括支援センター（介護予防事業見学）、消防署見学等を実施しました。また、幾つかの看護学科の授業に参加し、最終日の報告会と修了式には、多くの香川大学看護学科生が詰めかけました。この際には国の違いを超えてともに熱心に看護学を学ぶ学生の姿を見ることが出来ました。

チェンマイ大学は香川大学のもっとも重要な協定校の一つであり、以前から学生がお互いに訪問し親密な交流活動を繰り広げていましたが、2019年末から始まったコロナ禍によって、対面での交流を停止せざるを得ませんでした。それでも遠隔での交流が継続していましたが、この度ようやく、対面での相互学生交流が再開できたことを、関係者一同大変喜んでいます。今後ますます交流の輪を広がると期待しています。

From May 22nd to 26th, 2023, the School of Nursing at Kagawa University hosted five third-year students and Associate Professor Piyanut Xuto from the Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

The program commenced with an orientation and a tour of the Kagawa University Hospital on the first day, followed by a visit to the International Office at the Saiwaicho Campus. CMU students explored the cultural and natural wonders of Kagawa through field trips. They visited the nursing station "Ashita," the Mikimachi Regional Comprehensive Support Center (providing preventive care services), and a local fire station. They participated in several nursing classes at Kagawa University. Notably, many nursing students from Kagawa University attended the report session and the closing ceremony on the final day. The sight of students enthusiastically studying nursing together, disregarding national differences, was heartening.
 
Chiang Mai University holds a special place as one of Kagawa University's most important partner universities, with students frequently visiting each other to engage in enriching exchange activities. However, the COVID-19 pandemic brought all face-to-face exchanges to a standstill in 2020. Despite this, remote discussions continued to foster international relationships. We are now delighted that the mutual student exchange program has been successfully conducted in person for the first time since the pandemic. We hope that these exchange activities will continue to grow in the future.