International Exchange 2016

近畿大学国際交流

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE 2016

E3 [e-cube] KUDOS Kindai bluefin tuna The Village-English, Enjoyment, Education (Center for Data Processing Education) Bio-coke Introduction of Kinki University

Kinki University, also referred to as Kindai, has six campuses around Western Japan and is one of the nations largest universities. Its main campus is located in Osaka and is officially called the Higashiosaka Campus. The university has a total of 14 faculties, eight of which are situated at the Higashiosaka campus. Among the 14 faculties, the Faculty of Business Administration, the Faculty of Applied Sociology and the Faculty of Science and Engineering attract many international students. The Higashiosaka campus is ideally located in that one can reach the business center of Osaka via train in less than fifteen minutes. Moreover, it takes only one hour to Kyoto, Nara or Kobe by train. Therefore, while you study at Kindai during the week, you can easily visit and enjoy many of Japan’s oldest and most historical cities on the weekend. The Higashiosaka campus is rather large (470,000m2 ) for an urban Japanese university. It is a modern university with up-to-date facilities. The Central Library has more than 1.4 million books, including many rare and valuable manuscripts. There is also the Center for Data Processing Education (named KUDOS) where students relax or study using KUDOS’ vast array of computers. One of the great academic achievements of Kinki University is the full-cycle aquaculture method used to farm the endangered Blue- fin tuna. This cutting-edge research allows for a stable supply of this prized fish throughout Japan, and it may someday allow the wild Bluefin stocks to replenish to their natural levels. The Kindai Maguro (tuna) is famous throughout Japan and one of the many areas of research where Kinki University is making a name for itself.

Higashiosaka Campus Nara Campus •Faculty of Law •Faculty of Agriculture •Faculty of Economics Osaka Sayama Campus •Faculty of Business Administration •Faculty of Medicine •Faculty of Science and Engineering Wakayama Campus •Faculty of Architecture •Faculty of Pharmacy •Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science •Faculty of Literature, Arts and Cultural Studies and Technology •Faculty of Applied Sociology Hiroshima Campus •Faculty of International Studies •Faculty of Engineering (From April 2016) Fukuoka Campus •Faculty of Humanity-Oriented Science and Engineering Climate

Though Osaka is not in the southern part of the Japanese archipelago, it is famous for its heat waves in summer. In spring, you can enjoy beautiful cherry blossoms at various locations around Osaka. This beauty perfectly matches the start of the new academic year. June usually opens with so-called “rainy season” with frequent showers and high humid- ity. In summer, everyone must prepare to endure the heat, with temperatures often rising as high as 38°C (100 °F). Autumn is the best season for sightseeing. You can visit temples, shrines, gardens or mountains to view the beautifully colored tree leaves. In winter, it rarely snows and the temperature, though cold, does not often drop below freezing. Sapporo Qualification for Admission for Exchange Students Kyoto Tokyo Hiroshima Fukuoka Osaka •All applicants whose first language is not Japanese must provide proof of Japanese Language Proficiency. We are here in Osaka, the second biggest city in Japan. •Kinki University accepts the Japanese Lan- It has a population of 8.8 million, or guage Proficiency Test (JLPT) as an indica- roughly 7% of the entire population. tion of language proficiency in Japanese. Furthermore, approximately 210,000 (For more information concerning JLPT, see non-Japanese, or 9.7% of all non- http://www.jlpt.jp/e/index/html). Japanese registered in Japan, reside •A JLPT N2 level or equivalent is required to in Osaka enroll directly into undergraduate courses. •Students whose Japanese proficiency has not reached N2 or who have never taken the JLPT must enroll in the Kinki University In- tensive Japanese Program. Within the Inten- sive Japanese Program, students can take Japanese courses as well as some optional subjects that are taught in English.

1 Intensive Japanese Program

Intensive Japanese Program is designed to help students prepare for undergraduate studies at Kinki University. Class sizes are small, so that students can get individual attention.

Admission Requirements

One-year study of Japanese, either at a student’s home university or a language school is desirable. •Exchange students can take Japanese language courses in the Intensive Japanese program as well as courses taught in English. •Exchange students, whose native language is English, or who have a score of 61 on the TOEFL iBT or the equivalent can enroll in any regular courses taught in English regardless of the faculty in which they are enrolled.

Japan Language KU Intensive Proficiency Test Japanese Program If final grades on average for all stubjects is ▲ Major subjects in Faculty 80% above : ❶ JLPT N2 Level 4-5 ▲ Undergraduate Level under 80% : ❷

Intensive Japanese Course ❶ Intensive Japanese Course Level 3 + ❷ + JLPT N3-4 (Intermediate-Upper Optional subjects for international Optional subjects for international Intermediate) exchange students taught in English exchange students taught in English

Intensive Japanese Course Level 2 JLPT N5 or lower + (Lower Intermediate) Optional subjects for internationalexchange students taught in English Climate Semesters First semester Second semester

[ Level 2 ] Students who successfully complete Level 2 at the end of 1st semester will be able to move up to Level 3. [ Level 3 ] Students who successfully receive good final grades (80% on average for all subjects) will be able to take major subjects within their Faculties from the next semester.

Intensive Japanese Course List

Level 1-3 (Lower-Upper Intermediate) Level 4-5 (Advanced)

Grammar Japanese Reading Comprehension Qualification for Admission Conversation Japanese Composition for Exchange Students Composition Conversational Expressions in Japanese Cross Cultural Seminar Academic Reading in Japanese

Kanji & Vocabulary Research Method in Japanese

Introduction to Japan Presentation in Japanese *Students with high Japanese language proficiency, JLPT N2 level or JLPT N1 Preparation General Studies on Japan equivalent can take regular undergraduate courses from the 14 facul- JLPT N2 Preparation JLPT Preparation ties in Japanese.

2 Courses taught in English 2015-2016

Schools Course name Semester Date Credit Schools Course name Semester Date Credit Marketing in English A Spring WED 2 Cultural Diversity in Contemporary Japan Spring 2018 2 Tourism in English Spring WED 2 History of English Spring 2018 2 Management in English Spring FRI 2 Literature in English Spring 2018 2 Economics in English Spring WED 2 Introduction to Interpreting Spring 2018 2 Information Technology in Business in English Spring 2016 2 Introduction to Practical Translation Spring 2018 2 Business Basic Accounting in English Spring 2016 2 ESL Linguistics Spring 2018 2 Administration Business Ethics in English Spring 2016 2 Interpersonal Communication Spring 2018 2 Management in English Fall FRI 2 Asian Geography Spring 2018 2 International Business in English Fall WED 2 Asian Religions and Thoughts Spring 2018 2 Tourism in English Fall WED 2 Negotiation Skills Fall 2018 2 Advanced Accounting in English Fall 2016 2 Globalization and Cultural Interaction Fall 2018 2 Information and Communication Theory in English Fall 2016 2 Model United Nations Fall 2018 2 Economics in English I Spring WED 2 International Human Rights Fall 2018 2 Economics Economics in English II Fall WED 2 Ethnic Issues in the Globalized World Fall 2018 2 English Linguistics A Spring TUE 2 Introduction to NPO/NGO Fall 2018 2 World Cities A Spring MON 2 Media in a Globalized World Fall 2018 2 Introduction to English A Spring FRI 3 Peace Studies Fall 2018 2 Western Cultures Spring TUE 2 Roles of International Organizations Fall 2018 2 Tourism English A Spring WED 2 Kansai Culture Promotion Fall 2018 2 ICT Literacy Spring THU 2 Principles of Language Use Fall 2018 2 Current English A Spring THU 2 Principles of Conversation and Discourse Fall 2018 2 Global Perspectives A Spring THU 2 Media Literacy Fall 2018 2 Topic Discussion A Spring THU 2 Communication in Journalism Fall 2018 2 Communication Study A Spring THU 2 Multicultural Society and Language Fall 2018 2

Seminar in Plastic Arts III A Spring THU • FRI 4 Language and Power Fall 2018 2 Global Issues Spring THU 2 Early English Education Fall 2018 2 Japanese Culture and History A Spring FRI 2 Asian Cultural Heritages Fall 2018 2 Literature, Film Study A Spring FRI 2 East Asian Literatures Fall 2018 2 Arts and Reading Global Issues IA Spring WED 2 Roles of ASEAN Fall 2018 2 Cultural English Linguistics B Fall TUE 2 Community Engagement Spring 2019 2 Studies World Cities B Fall MON 2 International History of International Conflicts Spring 2019 2 Introduction to English B Fall FRI 3 Studies World Religions Spring 2019 2 Asian Cultures Fall TUE 2 North American Cultures and History Spring 2019 2 Tourism English B Fall WED 2 Topics in North American Societies Spring 2019 2 English Literary History Fall WED 2 Oceanian Cultures and History Spring 2019 2 ICT Literacy Fall THU 2 Phonetic Sounds and Pronunciation of English Spring 2019 2 Current English B Fall THU 2 Corporate Society and Communication Spring 2019 2 Global Perspectives B Fall THU 2 Japanese Literature in English Spring 2019 2 Topic Discussion B Fall THU 2 Language and Society Spring 2019 2 Communication Study B Fall THU 2 Language and Mind Spring 2019 2 Critical Thinking Fall THU 2 Structure and Meaning of Language Spring 2019 2 Japanese Culture and History B Fall FRI 2 Korean Politics and Economics Spring 2019 2 Reading Global Issues IB Fall WED 2 Chinese Politics and Economics Spring 2019 2 Introduction to Globalization Spring 2016 2 Southeast Asian Politics and Economics Spring 2019 2 Cross Cultural Understanding Spring 2016 2 Introduction to International Law Fall 2019 2 Travel English Fall 2017 2 Politics and Modern Society Fall 2019 2 English for Tourism Industry Fall 2017 2 Japanese-English Translation Fall 2019 1 Introduction to Tourism Fall 2017 2 English-Japanese Translation Fall 2019 1 Introduction to Language Fall 2017 2 Topics in Oceanian Societies Fall 2019 2 Communication Studies Fall 2017 2 Middle-eastern and African Cultures and History Fall 2019 2 Diversity and Global Perspectives Fall 2017 2 Topics in Middle-eastern and African Societies Fall 2019 2 Introduction to Global Issues Fall 2017 2 Central/South American Cultures and History Fall 2019 2 Introduction to Asia Fall 2017 2 Topics in Central/South American Societies Fall 2019 2 Introduction to Area Studies Fall 2017 2 Structure of the Japanese Language Fall 2019 2 International Politics Spring 2018 2 Communication in Japanese Society Fall 2019 2 International International Business and Trade Spring 2018 2 Applied Linguistics Fall 2019 2 Studies Global Economics and Finance Spring 2018 2 Language Teaching Theories Fall 2019 2 Japanese Companies in a Global Age Spring 2018 2 Second Language Acquisition Fall 2019 2 Management Basics Spring 2018 2 Asian Ethnology Fall 2019 2 Business Writing Spring 2018 1 Contemporary South Asia Fall 2019 2 Advanced Presentation Skills Spring 2018 1 Japanese Culture and History Fall 2019 2 Comparative Culture Spring 2018 2 History of Politics and Diplomacy in Asia and Japan Fall 2019 2 Globalization and Japan Spring 2018 2 Agriculture Plant Biology Spring TUE 2 International Relations Spring 2018 2 Education* Methodology of Teaching English III B Fall THU 2 Topics in Global Issues Spring 2018 2 *Division Semesters: Environment and Society Spring 2018 2 Spring: April to early August Gender and a Globalized World Spring 2018 2 Fall: Mid September to early February in the following year International Development and Cooperation Spring 2018 2

The above courses are subject to change without prior notice.

3 First Semester 2016 Second Semester 2016-2017 (Application Deadline October 31,2015) (Application Deadline March 31, 2016)

Arrival Dates: Late March Arrival Dates: Early September Orientation: Early April Orientation: Early September Semester begins: Early April Semester begins: Mid September Semester ends: Late July Semester ends: Late January Exams: Late July-Early August Exams: Late January-Early February Summer Break: Early August-Mid September Spring Break: February-March 31

Application Procedures

Please complete the required documents and submit them as a PDF file via e-mail. The documents must be also mailed to the Center for International Affairs by the application deadline. Admission decisions will be notified after screening. Kinki University will send those who passed the screening a copy of the letter of admission and certificate of acceptance by mail. All international students must apply for student visa in your home countries.

Required Documents for Application

1 Application Form for Study Abroad at Kinki University 8 Copy of the passport showing your name, passport number, and photo 2 Plan for Study Abroad 9 Application for Certificate of Eligibility (One color-photo 3 Letter of Recommendation shall be pasted on the application form) 4 Official transcript at your school in English 10 4 same photos including the ones pasted on the above two 5 Certificate of registration at your school in English application forms

6 Certificate of Japanese Language Level 11 Arrival Schedule to Japan

7 Medical Assessment

Housing

Note that there is no dormitory for international students at Kinki University. However, Kinki University’s Center for International Af- fairs will help international students to find reasonable housing near campus in cooperation with recommended realtors. Please contact the Center for International Affairs for more information about housing if needed. The University will subsidize part of the housing fee for incoming exchange students.

Insurance

All international students must join the Japanese National Health Insurance after arrival in Japan. In order to receive medical allow- ance, you must pay monthly premium. (Approximately 2,000 yen: the premium depends on the city where you live.) This insurance can cover 70% of medical costs for treatments for sickness and injury when you go to a hospital or a clinic. You can apply for the insurance at the Administration Service Center located near Higashiosaka campus, and receive the Insurance Card. When you have medical *Division treatment for sickness or injury at a hospital or a clinic, you must submit your insurance card to the receptionist, and basically pay only 30% of the medical costs.

*The National Health Insurance does not cover general health examination, immunization, plastic surgery, etc.

4 Support Service for International Students (Buddy system)

A new support service for international students was introduced in 2012. In this service, Japanese students provide international students with assistance in school as well as daily life. When international students have problems (for example, filling out forms in Japa- nese or having difficulty when registering for a course), Japanese students help them.

Friendship Societies of International Students

At Kinki University, there are four friendship societies that provide peer counseling and advice when needed. These friendship societies have been created for (1) Chinese students, (2) Taiwanese students, (3) Korean students and (4) Other international students. Newly arrived international students can learn a great deal from their more experienced peers and members of the friendship societies.

Club Activities

There are many opportunities you can interact with local students in campus. Since Kinki University is such a huge university which over 30,000 students enroll in, it has a large number of club activities to make your campus life more enrich. You will have various opportunities through sports, volunteer work, events, and so much more. The experiences you will have by participating in those activities may change your view of life. It is a great chance to meet new people and learn some different culture !

Estimated Living Expenses (One semester)

Housing ¥ 200,000

Food/Meals ¥ 18,000

Health Insurances ¥ 8,000

Textbooks ¥ 20,000

Mobile Phone ¥ 16,000 〜 28,000

Average Commuting Expenses ¥ 0 〜 35,000

Total ¥ 424,000 〜

The Village E3 [e-cube]

The Village E3 [e-cube] opened on the Higashiosaka Campus in November 2006 as a unique place to learn and brush up English skills. The three Es – English, Enjoyment, and Education – represent the facility’s concept of learning practical English while having fun. Only English is allowed at this first-of-its-kind facility for universities in Japan. Native-English-speaking staff members are on hand for practical conversation, and a variety of activities, mini lectures, and events are held in English. On average, 600 students a day visit the Village. It’s open to the public during spring and summer breaks and on special occasions. In addition, a number of international exchange students enjoy the Village E3 [e-cube] as volunteers, which gives them a wonderful opportunity to make new friends.

5 Voices from international exchange students

Though only about one month has passed since I arrived at Kinki Uni- versity as an international exchange student, I have already experienced a lot of things that have made me feel happy to be here. First, everyone at Kinki University is really kind to me. I felt nervous because it was my first time to attend classes together with Japanese students. However, I have been impressed with the teachers and students, who always talk with me, and who are courteously attentive to me. Second, there are many opportunities to make friends from various other countries. That expands both the scope of my knowledge, my so- cial network, and allows me to have valuable experiences that I would not have if I had stayed in my home country. One important example is when I cooked and sold Korean dishes at the “Fureai Matsuri” (Friendship Hwang Sun Young, Festival) hosted by Higashiosaka city. It was a truly inspiring and unfor- from Kyung Hee University gettable event for me. I am really looking forward to enjoying my stay here for the next year to come.

Korea

This is the first time being an exchange student and again being a part of Kinki’s student body is really good because I can experience more in depth from classes and the student body. Coming 2 years ago, helped me looked at the wide-world of exchange because I talked to quite a few international students that were attending Kinki. Kinki has some really good services set up for students that are exchange students to help with their life in Japan and school life like tutoring with fellow Kinki students that want to become Japanese teachers. This time around I was able to have support from Japanese students that were assigned to help with my adjustment of life and studying at the university. These are services that I was surprised to see this time coming to study abroad again in Japan. I was thankful for it, because I didn’t have to struggle on my own. As well as places on campus to interact with others like the Village E3 [e-cube] and club activities. I also was able to understand more of the culture of Japan and Japanese school life is through the students I made relations with. With the school friendly environment, great services provided, Devyn Lynn Stein, and friendly students makes this a great environment for international students coming to Japan to study. With my international classmates from West Virginia University since our mother tongues are all different, we can all communicate in the same language and create strong friendships; which makes us all USA improve our Japanese skill tremendously. Being a exchange student and using the services to the fullest, makes me feel I know I can learn more in another country than in my mother country. Studying abroad to a different is the best way I feel for others to experience a different culture, that is what I did for coming to Japan twice.

6 Japanese Language & Culture Program

This program aims to provide education about Japanese language and culture for deep understanding of Japan. Students will take four or one -week Japanese language and culture instruction at Kinki University in Osaka, Japan. The length of the program depends on the time of the year, or season, for which it is scheduled. Students have opportunities to meet and interact with Japanese students through club activities/sessions, such as Tea Ceremony, Calligraphy, Flower Arrangement, and Naginata (halberd), etc. and field trip. Students will have valuable experiences to stimulate their interests in Japan by coming in touch with new culture. Living and learning in Japan will enrich your future life.

Program Fee

Summer Session JPY260,000.- per student (4 week program)

Winter Session JPY70,000.- per student (1 week program)

The fee is based on a minimum of 10 students.

1 Nara (1 day trip) The program fee 2 The Instant Ramen Museum & Suntory Yamazaki Distillery (1 day trip) will include The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum conveys the importance of invention and the following discovery through the history of instant noodles, which have become a new food culture. Excursions You can make your original, one and only “Cupnoodles” in the world 3 Morino Sample & Zojirushi Corp. (half day trip) *subject to change At Morino Sample, you can watch craftsmen making food samples, as well as experience making a sample of your own.

Application Deadline

Summer Session February 5th, 2016 Winter Session October 30th, 2016

1 Please send an e-mail to center for international affairs. [email protected]

2 We will send an application form by e-mail.

Please fill out and send the application form to the above E-mail address along with one photo data of 3 your face. (The photo is used for your student ID card.)

7 Introducing Japanese Language Course

The Kinki University Japanese Language Course is a preparatory course that mainly provides Japanese and English language education to international students who want to enter a Japanese university (mainly Kinki University undergraduate schools or graduate schools). As a general rule, students taking the Japanese Language Course are able to use the university’s library or other facilities for study purposes, like general students of the university. This means that this course is ideal for international students wishing to use the campus to prepare for the entrance exams of Kinki University. Students taking the Kinki University Japanese Language Course work towards passing the Kinki University entrance examination for international students, which is offered in November and in February of the following year.

Application Schedule

•Admission to Spring Semester (April 2016)

Application Period For Domestic Applicants November 11 to November 25, 2015

Application Period For Domestic Applicants January 8 to January 21, 2016

•Admission to Fall Semester (September 2016)

Application Period for Overseas and Domestic Applicants April 11 to April 25, 2016

Screening Method

Screening is based on the submitted application documents. When necessary, we will conduct a telephone interview with you and/or your guarantor.

Tuition fees and other expenses (for the 2016 Academic year)

Enrollment fee JPY50,000.-

Tuition fee JPY670,000.- (JPY335,000.- for the Spring semester, JPY335,000.- for the Fall semester)

Student health insurance fee JPY6,500.-

Year total JPY726,500.- (Total at the time of enrollment: JPY391,500.-)

8 Global Partners

Region Country Global Partners Region Country Global Partners Bangladesh Jahangirnagar University Belgium The Higher Education Institution of the Province of Liège China Pharmaceutical University Bulgaria Technical University of Sofia Dalian University of Technology Finland JAMK University of Applied Sciences Hong Kong Baptist University France Ecole de Management de Normandie Hong Kong Shue Yan University Harz University of Applied Sciences China Nanjing Forestry University Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen Germany Peking University Rostock University Shanghai Maritime University University of Applied Science Trier Shenyang Pharmaceutical University Dublin City University Ireland Xi’an University of Technology University College Dublin, National University of Ireland Chitkara University Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati India Italy Jawaharlal Nehru University Europe University of Rome “La Sapienza” Binus University Kosovo University of Prishtina Indonesia Bogor Agricultural University Portuguese Institute for the Ocean and the Atmosphere Portugal Kazakhstan Eurasian National University University of Algarve Busan University of Foreign Studies Romania Transylvania University of Brașov Chonnam National University Universidad Católica San Antonio Spain Hanyang University University of Almeria Honam University Edinburgh College of Art Inha University London Metropolitan University Kookmin University UK University of Nottingham Korea Korea University University of Sussex Kyung Hee University University of Winchester Kyunsung University University of Calgary NFRDI Jeju Fisheries Research Institute Canada University of the Fraser Valley Seoul Theological University University of Prince Edward Island The Cyber University of Korea California State University, Monterey Bay Asia Yonsei University California State University, Long Beach Taylor’s University Chatham University Universiti Malaysia Sabah Chapman University Malaysia University of Malaya North Pacific University Universiti Teknologi Malaysia America Purdue University, Calumet campus Silliman University USA Trinity University Philippines University of Perpetual Help University of California, Davis Asia University University of Central Florida Feng Chia University University of Hawai’i at Hilo Fu Jen Catholic University University of Hawai’i at Manoa Kainan University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Kaohsiung Medical University West Virginia University Taiwan Language Center, National Taiwan University Bond University National Chiao Tung University Griffith University National Central University Macquarie University National Formosa University Queensland University of Technology National Taipei University Southern Cross University, Lismore Australia Tamkang University Oceania University of Canberra Chiang Mai University University of Southern Queensland Chulalongkorn University University of Tasmania Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya University of Western Sydney Thailand Ramkhamhaeng University University of Wollongong Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology New Zealand University of Waikato Thammasart University Turkey Karabuk University Thai Nguyen University Vietnam Ton Duc Thang University Vietnam National University, Hanoi

9 Campuses

Kinki University has six campuses. The main campus is located in Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefec- ture. Each of the university’s campus is strongly in- volved in local communities, with research facilities opening in the regions that are appropriate for their specific area of research.

Hiroshima Nara Campus Campus Higashiosaka Wakayama Campus Fukuoka Campus Campus

Osaka Sayama Campus

Center for International Affairs (CIA)

CIA is in charge of all services related to Japanese language education and international exchange. Please contact us when you have any questions. We always welcome your inquires.

Address: 3-4-1 Kowakae Higahiosaka Osaka 577-8502 Japan TEL: +81-6-4307-3081 / FAX: +81-6-6729-2387 e-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.kindai.ac.jp/

10 Center for International Affairs (CIA)

Address: 3-4-1 Kowakae Higahiosaka Osaka 577-8502 Japan TEL: +81-6-4307-3081 / FAX: +81-6-6729-2387 e-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.kindai.ac.jp/