Manners Guide for Off-Campus Educational Activities: Ensuring Smooth Practical Training and Social Research
Upon entering university, you will have increasing opportunities to participate in educational activities outside the campus, such as research and practical training. These off-campus activities are valuable learning experiences and, at the same time, important occasions where you represent Hiroshima University.
This video series highlights key points about the essential manners required when conducting practical training, interviews, or social surveys at off-campus facilities. Manners are not just rules or superficial behaviors--they are mutual understandings that help build good relationships and prevent unnecessary misunderstandings.
This knowledge will be highly beneficial not only during your time as a student but also in your future professional life. Please use this video series as a guide to become someone who is thoughtful and respectful toward new acquaintances and your surroundings.
| Title | Outline |
1.『The Importance of Manners and Appropriate Personal Conduct During Off-Campus Research and Training Activities』
（Approx. 3 min. 30 sec.） |
This video explains its purpose and importance, highlighting the value of proper manners during off-campus activities by comparing good and bad examples. |
2.『Clothing and Personal Grooming Checklist for Visiting Partner Organizations』
（Approx. 5 min.） |
This video explains the importance of choosing appropriate attire based on the context of the visiting site, and emphasizes the most crucial aspect of grooming--cleanliness--through specific examples. |
3.『Basic Greeting Etiquette』
（Approx. 5 min.） |
This video explains how greetings shape first impressions and how essential they are in building trust, using specific examples. |
4.『Rules to Follow when Visiting a Practical Training Site』
（Approx. 5 min.） |
This video emphasizes that internship and interview sites are professional workplaces with rules that must be followed. It also explains two particularly important concepts: Hō-Ren-Sō (Report, Communicate, Consult) and Confidentiality. |
5.『Using Keigo (Formal Japanese) and Listening Respectfully』
（Approx. 5 min.） |
This video explains the complexity of Japanese honorifics (Keigo), the even greater importance of choosing words that show respect for others, and the proper posture when listening. |
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*If you wish to view from off-campus networks, please use a VPN. ( It will be available from off-campus after mid-August, 2025.)
*This video series is available only to students, faculty and staff of Hiroshima University. Do not reproduce the contents without permission or post on personal social networking sites.
CONTACT
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Mail：gsyugakukm-group＊office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp（Please convert "*" to "@" when sending e-mail.）
