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Do not keep your troubles to yourself! Please talk about them.
Visit the Counseling Center for International Students and discuss your feelings with someone who cares.

CIER Center has a Counseling Service on each of the three primary campuses of Aramaki, Showa, and Kiryu. Our staff members will help international students who have troubles and worries caused by living and studying in a foreign country. Various kinds of consultations are available. Many of our staff can speak English and are experienced at helping students get through a variety of problems that might confront them.

• Concerns about studying, including inquiries on techniques for studying Japanese or how to conduct everyday studying.
• How to make an appointment or see a doctor for personal health care issues such as influenza, insomnia, pregnancy, or anxiety over medical procedures.
• How to make career decisions concerning employment or pursuit of further education.
• Whether to return to your homeland or stay in Japan
• Emotional issues such as homesickness, depression, isolation, culture shock, and relationship problems.
• Feel free to visit the Counseling Center,whenever you feel that you have no one to ask for help or when you just want to talk with someone.
• See the section below to learn how to contact us.

Consultations are held on all three of the primary campuses of Aramaki, Showa, and Kiryu. If you need to make an appointment, please contact Sylvain Bergeron at the following e-mail address: bergeron@gunma-u.ac.jp. Mr. Bergeron will respond as soon as possible.

Locations:

• On the Aramaki Campus, the Counseling Center is located within the Center for International Students on the 3rd Floor of the Student Hall.
• On the Showa Campus, the Counseling Center is located in the International Exchange Lounge on the 7th Floor of the General Research Building.
• On the Kiryu Campus, the Counseling Center is located on the 2nd Floor of the Administrative Building.

[Privacy Protection Policy]

Each consultation will be kept strictly confidential. Students do not have to worry about confidentiality. You can visit any Counseling Center on any campus. (i.e., a student from the Showa Campus can visit the Counseling Center on the Aramaki Campus.)

[Consultations via E-mail]

If you cannot come to the Counseling Center during the designated hours, you can consult via e-mail. Consulting staff members will respond to you as soon as possible.

[Consultations in Places Other than the Counseling Center for International Education and Reseach]

For issues concerning physical health, our staff works in liaison with the General Health Support Center and with Gunma University Hospital. For emotional issues, our staff works with the General Student Consultation Room (“Gakusei Sodan Shitsu”)

• The General Health Support Center is located on the north side of the Administration Building.
  · Internal Medicine (Tel: 027-220-7160)
  · Psychiatry (Tel: 027-220-7162)
  · Nurse (Tel: 027-220-7161)
  · Front Desk (Tel: 027-220-7163)
• The General Student Consultation Room (“Gakusei Sodan Shitsu”) the Aramaki Campus is located in the General Education GB Building (Tel: 027-220-7140)
• The General Student Consultation Room (“Gakusei Sodan Shitsu”) the Kiryu Campus is located on the 2nd floor of the Engineering Hall (Tel: 027-730-1042).
• Career Support Office - for consultations on employment opportunities (Tel: 027-220-7647)
• Gunma University Hospital

• The Maebashi International Association provides consultations in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese.
• • The Kiryu International Exchange Association provides consultations in English and Spanish.

The following are links to websites that may be useful with regard to the life of international students studying at Gunma University.

• Gunma University:
  http://www.gunma-u.ac.jp/
• Immigration Service: For information regarding residence status.
  http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/
• Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO): For information regarding Examination for Japanese University Admission (EJU) for International Students (EJU), scholarships, etc.
  http://www.jasso.go.jp/
• MAEBASHI Living Guide: Useful information for getting started with your life in Maebashi. (Information is available in Japanese, English, Portuguese Spanish, & Chinese)
  http://www.mcity-guide.jp/
• Study in Japan Comprehensive Guide: Useful information for those planning to study in Japan and for those who have already completed their studies in Japan.
  http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/jp/index.html
• Gunma Prefecture information: You can access the following categories of information on this site.
  http://www.pref.gunma.jp
  “About Gunma”:
  
  • Overview of Gunma Prefecture
  • Climate
  • Population/Area/City, Towns, villages
  • Nature
  • Industry
  • Culture
  • International Exchange
  • Traffic access information
  “Tourist Gunma”:
  
  • News
  • About Gunma
  • “Onsen”
  • Food
  • Sightseeing
  • Traffic access information
  “Living Guide”:
  
  • News
  • Video
  • Contents on living guides
• Maebashi city
  http://www.city.maebashi.gunma.jp/
  
  • Introducing Maebashi
  • The City of Water
  • The City of Greenery
  • The City of Poetry
  • Data about Maebashi
• Kiryu city
  http://www.city.kiryu.gunma.jp/
  
  • An Introduction to our City
  • Where we are and How to find us
  • “Lights, Camera, Action!” Kiryu is a prime location for film makers!
  • Sightseeing information
  • • Information for Foreign Residents, etc.
• Ota city
  http://www.city.ota.gunma.jp/
  
  • Outline of Ota City
  • Ota Informa
  • Consultation Counter
  • Japanese Language Course

• Guidelines on Crisis Management Actions for citizens of Ota City
• Map of Emergency relief zones in Ota City (PDF 8.9 MB)
• How to Properly Separate and Dispose of Household Trash etc.