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This page is written by IGPAS students what they learned after their coming to Japan.
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First of all, congratulation that you have passed the IGPAS entrance examination and completed initial registration. But your "real" life actually has just begun. You may face many problems that you probably didn't predict before. This is the main purpose behind the making of this page, i.e., to help you adapt smoothly with Japan "atmosphere" of life and education. Assuming that you were in the period of ONE WEEK before your coming to Japan, and you also maintain a good communication with our professor, or tutor (one former student member), or DIRECT (direct@mail.sci.tohoku.ac.jp), then you are ready to read any information contained in this page.
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(by Nugraha, 2008.10.15)
Tutor is a student who will assist international students new to Japan to get accustomed to their new surroundings as smoothly as possible. Usually the tutor will be chosen by faculty member or our professor, but some students can also propose themselves to be a tutor. Tutors will give assistance in various matters such as study and daily life. Students eligible to be the tutors are graduate students or research students within one year of their admission in our group. We will get some information about our tutor before coming to Japan, so it is helpful if we contact he/she first.
(by Nugraha, 2008.10.19)
When you arrive at the domitory, you must ask the certificate of living in the dormitory, which you will use in many places such as Ward Office, bank account, post office, and DIRECT.
At your dormitory you may find some arrangements (bed sets) those are not free to use, i.e you have to pay some rental cost. We recommend you to purchase the new bed sets from the beginning of your stay and it will cost around 10000 yen at the Aramaki Shop Center.
Another important thing, you must check the whole status (window glasses are not broken, bulbs, basin accessories are OK, etc.) of your room in the presence of dormitory authority or on the other hand you may report immediately whenever you find any faults in your room arrangements.
(by Mahbub, 2008.10.18)
After your arrival in Sendai you will be sent at some places mentioned in the above section in order to make your alien registration card and health insurance card, Bank account, Postal account, etc. in where the respective authority will register your name in Katakana (Japanese characters). In order to prevent troubles you should write-up your name correctly in Katakana by a Japanese person who is a good English speaker. You may find him/her at your departmental administration office or at DIRECT. Otherwise your name would be registered in different accent and spelled at different places.
(by Mahbub, 2008.10.18)
