This document discusses the international relationship between Sweden and Japan, focusing on education, life, and culture. It summarizes several meetings and seminars held in Sweden and Japan between 2013-2018. Key topics included outdoor education methods in Sweden, comparisons of life satisfaction and work-life balance between the two countries, and plans for future teacher exchange programs and collaborative projects between Swedish and Japanese universities. Destinations for visiting outdoor and preschool education programs in Sweden are also listed. The overall aim is to further develop the relationship and opportunities for cultural and educational exchange between Sweden and Japan.

1. Thinking about Sweden – Japan 2018
The International Relationship between Sweden and
Japan about Education, Life and Culture
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The 2nd meeting in Stockholm（2013.9.17, 22:00-23:30）
Stockholm Akita pref.
in Japan

2. MY INTERESTS
THE REASON WHY I HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF MY
INTERESTS OF SWEDEN
Outdoor Education: Teaching method and a way to motivate children
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Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University
Prof., Ph.D.in Pyschology.
Kazuki Nishiura
nishiura@mgu.ac.jp

3. Project
Date クライアント
22/Nov/2008 TIP WEEKS
Honda Memorial Kindergarten in Tokai University：
Let’s Science!
One of project learnings getting from Nordic creativity method
5 years: 15 children 4 years: 19 children Total 34 children
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4. Outdoor Education Seminar in Sendai-city
at Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University(19, August, 2010)
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5. Thinking about Better Life
Through comparison of Sweden with Japan
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6. Sweden（rank 3）, Japan（rank
2）
Educational achievement（High school graduation from 25 to 64
years）、Pisa’s score, Years for compulsory education
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Both Sweden and Japan keep higher level than other countries,
but both countries have things they are good or bad at.

7. The findings of the better life index
• Sweden is higher than Japan in Environment,
Health, Life Satisfaction, and Work Life Balance.
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We can have a lot to learn from Sweden.
Index Sweden(Rank) Japan(Rank)
Environment 1 24
Education 3 2
Health 7 29
Life Satisfaction 10 27
Safety 27 1
Work Life Balance 6 34

8. Destinations to visit for teacher training in 2013
• Linköping and Norrköping
– Outdoor and Preschool
Education
• Göteborg
– Norredsskolan
– Snäckebergets preschool and
Primary school
• Malmö
– SEA-U, Marine center
• Helsingborg
– Nature school
• Hylteburk
– Erias Fries School
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9. Swedish Oversea Seminar with Japanese university students
Erias Fries Skolan in Hylteburk on 21st Feb, 2013 9

10. Nature School in Helsingborg
Children learn a sense of distance
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11. Distinctive Outdoor Education in Göteborg
Norredsskolan
Outdoor classroom
（スネッケベルゲッツ・プリスクールと小学
校）
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12. Towards 2018:
For the further development, we can...
• have a plan for teacher training
seminar with IKEA Japan in 2014.
– Exchange students and preschool
teachers between Linköping and
Our university
• Ask all people to produce
international collaborative
animation between Swedish and
Japanese
– For example, Nils Holgerssons is a
very famous charactor in Swedish
and Japanese people. And the
president who had produced it, is
eager to produce a new one again.
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13. TACK SÅ MYCKET!
Kazuki Nishiura
nishiura@mgu.ac.jp
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