About Toyo University The International Residence AI-House HUB-4 Is Now Open
Develop a Global Awareness While Living in Japan
The International Residence AI-House HUB-4 Is Now Open
In January 2022, the international residence that facilitates student growth through learning and interaction, AI-House HUB-4, opened at Toyo University’s Akabanedai Campus. Both domestic and international Toyo Students can live at AI-House-HUB-4. Exchange students will also stay at AI-House HUB-4.
Toyo University hopes students will gain the ability to coexist with people from all over the world through making friends, experiencing different cultures, and living together at AI-House HUB-4. This is the passion behind the concept of AI-House HUB-4.
In this article, Vice President Kazuo Takahashi (responsible for international affairs) explains the appeal of AI-House HUB-4.
●You can see more information about AI-House HUB-4 on the website
https://toyo.749.cc/aihouse/
 There are two yards that get a lot of sunlight. Here, students can do light exercise, hold events, or enjoy talking with friends while relaxing on the wooden deck. The sections protruding into the yard are study rooms installed on each floor. |
 Each floor has four shared kitchens that differ in size and can be used by anyone. Here, students can experience cultural exchange through cooking and sharing food with each other. |
 The standard rooms are based on white colors, and include a closet, shelves installed on the walls, and a storage space suspended from the ceiling. Each room has a bed, desk, air conditioner and refrigerator. |
 There are glass-walled study rooms that face the yard and multi-purpose rooms on each floor where students can watch films or conduct presentations. Tatami mats and flooring spaces are installed throughout the residence to provide residents with places to interact casually on a daily basis. |
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Message from the Vice President Toyo University Vice President |
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●Enhance Cross-Cultural Understanding Through Daily Life
AI-House HUB-4 is Toyo's second international dormitory (after the International House (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)), and it has a capacity of around 300 students. The concept is “a place for coexistence” where domestic students and international students live together. The residence features many communal living spaces and learning and multi-purpose rooms that anyone can use. A global environment that can be said to be a microcosm of international society is available to students as soon as they step out of their room. At AI-House HUB-4, students can enjoy diverse cross-cultural exchange through daily life.
●A Multitude of Educational Programs and Events
RAs (Resident Assistants) support all aspects of residents’ daily life and plan to organize a variety of events and seminars conducted by outside lecturers. We hope that providing opportunities for mutual exchange will help facilitate natural communication between residents. Such opportunities include international students introducing the cuisine and culture of their home country in the shared kitchen, and domestic students sharing the culture, customs, and traditions of their hometowns and giving advice about living in Tokyo.
●What You Can Learn in a Global Community
To create and maintain a high-quality community, it is important to create a comfortable living environment with respect for the rules. Any time people with different lifestyles and cultures live together, there is the possibility of friction. However, I hope that residents will gain the ability to understand different cultures, as well as identify and solve problems. At the same time, I want students to enjoy the AI-House HUB-4 environment where they can develop the critical thinking skills required to succeed in a global society.
Life at AI-House HUB-4 provides a stimulating experience beyond studying overseas. Students can experience diverse cross-cultural exchange through their daily lives. I hope that students can make use of their time at AI-House HUB-4 for the next stage in their lives and become global citizens that play active roles on the world stage.
INFORMATION
Five-story building, 288 standard rooms, 4 barrier-free rooms
Facilities include: Dining hall, shared kitchen, music studio, multi-purpose studio, and shared study rooms
●24-Hour Security
Resident managers live on-site and security guards are on duty in the evening. In the event of an emergency or sudden illness, you can rest assured that the resident managers and RAs will take care of you.
Male and female floors are separated and residents are not allowed to enter the opposite sex’s floors.
●Nutritious Breakfast and Dinner are Provided
The AI-House Global Dining Hall features a well-balanced menu developed by a nutritionist. Delicious meals are served twice a day (breakfast and dinner) Monday through Friday during the semester. Vegetarian and Halal options are available.
○Access
・8 minutes on foot from the West Exit of JR Akabane Station
・10 minutes on foot from Exit 2 of Akabane-iwabuchi Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line
○Fees
・Initial moving-in fee: 50,000 JPY (paid only when moving in)
・Single-occupancy bedroom: 96,000 JPY per month
・Barrier-free bedroom: 108,000 JPY per month
(Utilities, Wi-Fi and two meals a day included. Rental of bedding available for an additional 2,300 JPY per month)
○Period of Stay
1 semester minimum; 4 semesters maximum
(Additional 4 semesters allowed if hired as an RA)
(There are no language or study abroad intention requirements to apply for the AI-House.
It is expected that half the residents will be Japanese students and half will be international students.)