This article examines how the international exchange students' consciousness is influenced by attending the lectures of entrepreneurs introduced in the internship course for international exchange students at Hiroshima University. This internship course has been developed since 2003, and this course has provided international student interns with the opportunities to work at local companies and local municipal office. The student interns have highly valued their internship experience which has affected their future career. Since 2009 the lecture series of entrepreneurs have been incorporated into the course content so that exchange students have opportunities to directly hear the actual voices of working people. This lecture series have provided the new opportunities to know the diverse dimensions of work life and organizations outside the university and to find connection between academic learning and practical knowledge.

本稿は、「日本高等教育学会第14回大会」における研究発表『インターンシップと短期交換留学生の意識変容－企業体験者講話の導入－』」（恒松2011）にデータの再分析と加筆・修正を加えたものである。

本研究は、科学研究費補助金（2009-2011年度 課題番号21530881 研究代表者：恒松直美）の助成により行なっている研究の一環である。