Name: Arlina Phelia (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Institute Technology Bandung)
The Program Time Table
Arriving at the campus we went straight to the meeting room on the 3rd floor at the main building of FOE, where the orientation activities for international students who participated in student exchange program for 1 month, for this activity followed by students from ITB (5 people) and UGM (20 people). After the orientation activities are completed, we are directly divided to the laboratory and the professors. For ITB students, divided into 4 laboratories.
On Campus Activities
We were placed in Miyuki Dormitory, about 10 minutes to campus by bicycle, and in dormitory also has been prepared bikes as our vehicle everyday. Mrs. Aya Yoshinaga and Mrs. Yatoghe Santomi, representing Ehime University who explained the rules during the exchange program.
Lab Work (Molecular Ecology Lab)
Visiting the Molecular Ecology laboratory with Sensei Kozo Watanabe who was discussing with the students about the dengeu project, which some tools used in laboratories such as PCR, RNA, DNA, cooling equipment, and others.
Field work (Taking water sample, analyzing water quality,measuring velocity water and depth, tracking area with GPS) in Hijikawa River Uchiko Japan.
Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge
Kurushima-Keikyo Bdirge is one of the connecting bridges between Shikoku Island and Honsu. This bridge consists of 3 parts with 6 towers and 4 anchorages.
An honor to meet the Dean of Faculty of Engineering
All exchange students in this program (ITB and UGM) got the chance to meet the dean of Faculty of Engineering, and handed the plaque to him.
University Festival with Friends
Ehime University conducts the annual event of Ehime Festival and this year is the 67th year held for 2 days 11-12 November. The festival features drama theater for children, students extracurricular performances such as (Gymnastic, Band, Theater, and others), as well as Ehime student bazaars.
Farewell Party with Lab. Molecular Ecology and Friends of PPI
We were given the opportunity to follow farewell party with friends Ehime University and friends from Indonesia.
Off Campus Activities
We were given the opportunity to visit the oldest Theater in Uchiko namely Kabuki Uchiko-za Theater, where the theater was built from 1916 and still solid until now with Sensei Kozo and Student’s Lab. Also, we had the chance to visit to some of the sights around Matsuyama city such as a Matsuyama Castle, Shiroyama Park, Ehime Shopping Center, Sogo Koen, Dogo Onsen, Dogo Park, Bansuoi, wearing japanese “Kimono”, and others. We visited to the tractor-making plant for the farm and its gallery in Ehime, Matsuyama with students of ITB and UGM.
Transportation in Ehime, Matsuyama
Ehime transportation such as Bike, Car, Motor, Bus, and Train.
Food in Ehime, Matsuyama
Some of the food and drinks were encountered at Ehime, Matsuyama. We taste excellent food such as Soba, Udon, Kare, Higiriyaki, Mikan, Shrimp, Sushi, and the food at the Ehime University Cafeteria.
