Status of the Foreign Students -Jan 30, 1995
Kobe University
The International Student Center (ISC, Ryugaku-sei Center) of Kobe
University (078-803-0035/0036) has been inquiring into the safety
status of foreign students, after the earthquake, which has been named
Hyogo-Ken Nambu Erthquake (Southern Hyogo Earthquake). According to
the Staff of the ISC, the status of all the foreign students at Kobe
University has been confirmed by Fri, 27 Jan 95. Unfortunately, seven
foreign students were killed in the earthquake and one was injured.
All the other 544 students have been confirmed to be safe.
We greatly appreciate the cooperation of many friends all over the
world. We are grateful to all the people who have contacted the ISC
and/or the task force members (K.Ebina, T.Samura, & K.Taruma:
earthquake-post@kobe-u.ac.jp).
The deceased foreign students (7):
Cao, Xuan (f) China AGR research student
Chen, Yi Chuen (f) China SCI graduate student
Fu, Jian Houng (m) China ENG research student
Khin Thet Swe (f) Myanmar CCS research student
Mu, Zhi Bin (m) China GST research student
Wai, Moe, Lwin (f) Myanmar CCS research student
Wu, Jie (f) China BUS full-time student
The number of the injured foreign students: 1
The number of the foreign students who have been confirmed to be safe: 544
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CCS = Fac. of Cross Cultural Studies
BUS = Fac. of Business Administration / Grad. Sch. of Business Administration
SCI = Fac. of Science / Grad. Sch. of Science
ENG = Fac. of Engineering / Grad. Sch. of Engineering
AGR = Fac. of Agriculture / Grad. Sch. of Agriculture
GST = Grad. Sch. of Science and Technology
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