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Issue no. 2 | 2021

Harvard University

online courses via Edx
BY MUHAMAD AFIQ BIN MOHAMAD JAAFAR
4TH YEAR B.A EAST ASIA STUDIES

While the world is still facing the Covid-19 pandemic, it
does not stop a person from seeking new knowledge. Online discussion among others learner around the world
Therefore, Harvard University has created opportunities for
As the duration of Harvard online courses is 9 weeks, it
those who want to keep learning and pursue their passion
gives learners more freedom to study at their own pace.
for self-development by offering online courses via Edx.
With its easy access, students had a smooth time with their
lessons. The most beneficial part is the courses come with a
With that in mind, on 30th of March, five Global Network
Harvard University e-certificate that can be useful to verify a
Club (GNC) members signed up for Harvard online courses.
student’s achievement and increase job prospects.
Harvard offers more than 1,800 courses in a variety of
subject areas such as Art & Design, Business, Computer
Science, Education & Teaching, Health & Medicine,
Humanities, Social Sciences, and more.

From our side, the students have chose courses that will
benefit them in the future, in particular courses such as
“Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print,” “Seat in
Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections,
Interest Groups, and the Media,” “Introduction to Artificial
Intelligence with Python,” “John Snow and the Cholera
One of Harvard Online Courses, Japanese Books: From Manuscript
Outbreak of 1854,” and “U.S. Public Policy: Social,
to Print
Economic, and Foreign Policies.”

From 13th of January until 4th February, five GNC members
Tohoku University
- Mary Wong Jia Mei, Mohd Faiq Saifullah Bin Amat Kassim,
Nur Farah Syaliza Binti Hashim, Seah Ka Yew and Siti Japanese Programme
BY MOHD FAIQ SAIFULLAH
Fatimah Bt Abdul Alim under the Faculty of Arts and Social
4TH YEAR B.A. HISTORY
Sciences - joined a Japanese language virtual programme
held by Tohoku University, Japan. It was an intensive
Humanities which focused on trends and life careers in
Japanese programme which was equivalent to a pre-
Japan that will help students to further their studies in
intermediate level, with many hands-on activities to practice
Japan in the future. This Japanese online course has given
the Japanese language.
the students a platform to improve their Japanese language
skills even though the world is facing a Covid-19 pandemic.
This programme focuses on improving students' Japanese
Furthermore, having a third language widens the options of
language skills mainly in speaking, grammar, vocabulary,
a student's career path, while developing global
and Kanji at a higher level and their understanding of
relationships and cultural awareness.
Japanese culture. In addition, the programme allows
students to learn about a variety of traditional Japanese
cultural elements such as Yokai, supernatural creatures of
Japanese folklore, history, dance and Japanese painting
both in theory and actual practice. TUJP gives a picture to
our students about real Japan from home.

Despite the pandemic situation, our students were able to
create wonderful memories with students from Tohoku
University. Tohoku buddies created plenty of events with
international students to strengthen our global friendships.
Students were also given insights about Specialized
Presentation by Faiq Saifullah during TUJP

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