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Yokohama, Japan Contact : JOY Program Yokohama Junior Year Overseas at Yokohama National University International Student Center Situated in Japan’s second largest city, Yokohama National University YNU is one of the foremost institutions of higher education in Japan. y National 79-8 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501 Japan e-mail: [email protected] University www.ynu.ac.jp/english/ Tokyo Yokohama Situated in Japan’s second largest city, Yokohama Yokohama is the gateway joining Japan with the world. Ever since Commodore Matthew Perry forced open National University (YNU) is one of the foremost Japan’s closed borders with the Treaty of Kanagawa institutions of higher education in Japan. While its signed here in 1854, Yokohama, as a port since 1859 and a history can be traced back to 1874 with the city since 1889, has been the primary site where Western culture has made its first steps into Japan and where founding of the Kanagawa Normal School, it took things Japanese have set out for the four corners of the on its present name in 1949 when four different world. Now Japan’s second largest city, Yokohama is a vibrant, varied, and international community, combining colleges merged to form the university. the old Western mansions of Yamate with the neon glitter of Chinatown, the traditional architecture of Sankeien with The university is located on a verdant hilltop the modern complex of Minato Mirai 21. Convenient to Tokyo, the ancient capital of Kamakura, and the hot campus overlooking downtown Yokohama. The springs of Hakone, Yokohama is a splendid site for learning Yokohama and Tokyo metropolitan areas are easily about Japan and its relation to the world. accessible by public transportation. Ever since Yokohama’s climate is mild and enjoys clearly marked Yokohama became a port in 1859, the city has seasons. Summer tends to be hot and humid, with some been one of Japan’s foremost gateways to the days exceeding 30°C (86°F), although temperatures are cooler during the June-July rainy season. The temperature world. in Yokohama during winter ranges in highs from 5°C to 10°C (41°F to 50°F) with only the occasional snowfall. Fall and spring are the best seasons in Yokohama, with Appropriate to this setting, Yokohama National seasonable weather around 15°C to 20°C (59°F to 68°F), University has historically been a highly little rainfall, and beautiful spring and fall foliage. internationalized university. Today, approximately 10 % of the student population is comprised of international students coming from more than Tokyo Yokohama, Shin-Yokohama sixty different countries. Tokaido-Sanyo Tokyo Shinkansen Mitsuzawakami-cho Yokohama National Yokohama Toyoko Line University Subway Keihin Kyuko Line Kamihoshikawa Wada-machi Japan Yokohama Sotetsu Line Universit National Yokohama at Overseas Year Junior Tokaido Line Minatomirai Sakuragi-cho Line JUNIOR YEAR OVERSEAS at YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Student Exchange Agreements Exchange Student Overview Japanese Language Courses JOY Courses Agreements between Universities subject to change Country / Region Partner University Country / Region Partner University Updated information can be accessed here : Fall Semester Indian Institute of Technology Madras San Diego State University Syllabi can be accessed here : India United States Indian Institute of Science of America University of Georgia www.isc.ynu.ac.jp www.isc.ynu.ac.jp/english/about/program/joy/ Anna University Bellarmine University California State University, Sacramento - Modeling with Calculus and Algebra Indonesia University of Lampung Utah State University Institut Teknologi Bandung San José State University - Comprehensive Reading and Summary Writing for Roger Williams University Korea University of Seoul Western Washington University Eligibility Global Work Korea University Sookmyung Women’s University University of Saskatchewan - Japan Studies Project Canada Ⅱ Spring Semester Yeungnam University Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal Students must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate degree program at a university that has - Multicultural Conference A (Arts & Culture) Yonsei University Regular Courses Pukyong National University Colombia Colombia National University signed a mutual student exchange agreement with YNU. - Academic Presentation Skills Dong-A University Intensive Incheon National University Universidad Nacional de Asunción Students must be proficient in English (TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS 6.0 or equivalent) or Japanese Paraguay Courses - Japanese Martial Art (Iaido) - Cyber Studies Caaguazú National University (JLPT N2 or higher). Integrated Thailand Thammasat University Nihon Gakko University Skill Based Topic Based - Plagiarism and its Regulations - Comprehensive Reading and Summary Writing for Prince of Songkla University Courses Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) University of São Paulo - Business Planning and Proposal Global Career Brazil King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná - Electric Vehicles and Corporate Strategy - Japan Studies Project Ⅰ Federal University of Pernambuco Taiwan National University of Kaohsiung State University of Campinas Kanji - Global Management in Asia - Multicultural Conference A (Arts & Culture) National Taiwan University and National Tsing Hua University Mexico Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México 101 - Documentary Film-making and Ethnography - Business Problem-Solving and Project Management Admission and Scholarships Vocabulary National Chengchi University United University of Sheffield - Advertisement Art A - Business Presentation Skills 100 China Shanghai Jiao Tong University Kingdom Cardiff University Beijing Normal University Nottingham Trent University Students will be selected and admitted on the basis of the quality of their application documents, - Business Japanese Language and Culture B - Lecture Series on Japanese Corporatins East China Normal University University of Edinburgh and on the student exchange balance between their home universities and YNU. 111 - Facilitation and Empowerment for Team Building - Japanese Management Shanxi University University of East Anglia Basic 121 Tianjin University JOY students are eligible to apply for the Japan Student Services Association (JASSO) - Prospects of Chemistry, Chemical Eng & Life Sci - Japanese Martial Art (Iaido) Tsinghua University Italy University of Pisa Dalian University of Technology Ca’ Foscari University of Venice scholarship. The application form is included in the JOY Program application packet. The JASSO - Nuclear Issues Through the Translation of Hibakusha - Business Planning with Intellectual Property University of International Business and Economics The University of Milan Kanji Listening Reading Sun Yat-sen University Polytechnic University of Milan scholarship consists of a ¥80,000 / month stipend. Accounts - The Business of Mobility Shandong University and and and 221 Tongji University Netherlands Delft University of Technology - Advertisement Art A (Seminar) - Urban Social Issues in Japan Vocabulary Speaking Writing Ⅱ Jilin University 200 - Advertisement Art A I (Seminar) - International Economics Ⅰ China Foreign Affairs University Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyz National University - Business Communication and Emotional Literacy - Facilitation and Management with Emotional Turkey Istanbul Technical University Switzerland University of Bern 211 212 213 Ozyegin University - Multilingual Communication II Intelligence Spain Universidad de Granada Application Bangladesh The University of Dhaka University of A Coruña - Advanced Digital Communications - Advertisement Art B University of Santo Tomas University of Ljubljana - Multicultural Practice - Business Japanese Language and Culture A Philippines Slovenija To be considered for admission, students’ complete applications need to reach the ISC office by University of Philippines Kanji Listening Reading Writing Reading the following deadlines : - Principles of Economics - Life-Long Planning and Global Career Design Czech VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava and and and and and Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology Republic Tomas Bata University in Zlín • March 10 for Fall Semester Vocabulary Reading Writing Speaking Listening - Transcultural Understanding through Foreign - Advertisement Art B Ⅱ (Seminar) University of Economics and Business Vietnam National University, Hanoi Germany University of Osnabrück • November 10 for Spring Semester 301 Languages - Advertisement Art B I (Seminar) Foreign Trade University University of Erfurt Intermediate Augsburg University of Applied Sciences - Animation Culture - Multilingual Communication 311 312 313 352 353 Ⅰ Malaysia University of Malaya Technische Universität Dresden Universiti Utara Malaysia JOY applications should be sent through the study - Business Japanese Language and Culture C - International Political Economy Hungary Szent István University abroad coordinator at your home university to: - Accounting Topics for General Management - Elements of Linguistic Knowledge #2 Mongolia New Mongol Institute of Technology Mongolian University of Science and Technology Finland University of Oulu [email protected] - Visiting Scholar Guest Lecture 1 - Prospects of Arch, Infstr, Eng & Ecosystem Sci Kanji Listening Writing Writing Reading Egypt Cairo University France École Centrale Paris - Business Logics and Team Consensus - Basic of Business Accounting 402 and and and and and University Jean Moulin-Lyon3 Kenya University of Nairobi Universite Paris-Est