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2019 School of International Liberal Studies Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University
Liberal Arts at SILS Crossing Borders, Sharing Cultures, Inventing the Future Greetings
Welcome to SILS
Welcome to SILS! SILS is a community to freely learn all ages and countries, to learn various languages, and various subjects in an international environment where to enhance their awareness about the cultures of the students independently acquire in English the know- world. This will facilitate their exchanges with teachers how to solve new and complicated problems, with help and friends through discussions and activities which will from the faculty. facilitate them with other fields of study.
In order to cope with current challenges, it is also We hope that with the aim to become all-rounders who necessary for a student to have new and multiple will flexibly adapt to the future, students will nurture a viewpoints and they should adopt a cross-sectoral and personality with a broad worldview and liberal ideas rich inter-disciplinary approach to tackle these challenges. in various aspects. Good luck and all the best! SILS students are strongly advised to read classics of
Taisaku IKESHIMA Dean / Professor School of International Liberal Studies Waseda University
Profile: Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws and Doctor of the Science of Law, Keio University; DES en relations internationales (Droit), Université de Genève (IUHEI) From April 2006: Associate Professor at the School of International Liberal Studies (SILS), Waseda University From April 2008: Professor at SILS, Waseda University Liberal Arts at SILS From September 2018: Dean of SILS, Waseda University CONTENTS 01 Greetings from the Dean 08 Faculty 11 Go International 02 Why SILS ? 09 Studying at SILS for 12 The World In Your Classroom a One-Year or a Double Degree Program 04 Academic Fields 14 SILS Career Paths 10 Japanese Language Education 06 Four years at SILS 16 Expenses, Scholarships, and Others
01 01 02 Plurilingual Diversity Multicultural Coexistence Students at SILS have opportunities to learn Approximately 30% of our students and faculty various foreign languages in addition to English are non-Japanese nationals, and they come from and Japanese. SILS offers a wide variety of foreign more than 50 countries and regions around the Why language classes, such as French, Spanish, world. Most of our non-Japanese students are full Chinese, Korean, etc., and this opens the gate to time degree seeking students, but every year we studying specific fields in not only English but in also welcome around 300 exchange students from these languages and actually studying abroad in prestigious universities around the world. You will these countries. become one of the 50 in this international community and by interacting and working closely together, you will be able to broaden your horizons and to develop SILS the strength to live in a multicultural society. You will also be able to acquire a life-long precious network 4 Main Features of friends from all over the world. of SILS Offers 28 Languages Approximately international ？ 1,000 students APM Program From 50 countries and regions Area Studies and Plurilingual/Multicultural Education Program (French, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean) using CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) allowing you to learn about the country's culture, history, economy, and politics from different angles. 30% 30% Non-Japanese faculty International students
02 03One-Year Study 04 Abroad Program English Excellence Small-Class EducationWhy Every year more than 500 students study abroad SILS sets its lingua franca (common language) as around the world. Select a destination from more English, and almost all of the classes over 4 years than 700 schools around the world and broaden are conducted in English. Seminar classes are based your horizons by discovering new cultures. Aside on a ratio of one teacher for every 20 students. from the university wide study abroad programs, We put an emphasis on debates, group work and programs exclusively established for SILS students presentations, which will aim to foster not only your SILS are available such as the 5 year BA/MA program with linguistic competence and communication skills in Sciences Po which will allow students to obtain a English but allowing you to learn, think, and convey Bachelor’s degree from SILS and a Master’s degree your views logically and from various perspectives. from Sciences Po in 5 years. 500 Students study abroad every year ？ 20:1 Small-class education 700 (seminar students : faculty) World leading partner universities Peking University (China), National University of Singapore (Singapore), Columbia University (U.S.), Yale University (U.S.), University of Oxford (U.K.) English Average of SILS Original bilateral study abroad partnerships as the Common 60 students Language per lecture class with 20 universities from 16 countries and regions
03 1 2 3 Life, Philosophy, Academic Environment, Economy and Religion and Matter and Business History Information Life Science, Bioethics, Thought, Philosophy, Religion, Ethics, Economics, Business, Management, Fields Environmental Science, Modern Thought, Japanology, History, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, etc. Environmental Policy, Earth Science, Archaeology, etc. Scientific Research, Material Science, Discover the issues which face the Chemistry, Information Science, Statistical Mathematics, etc. world from seven different viewpoints
SILS offers a liberal arts curriculum. We do not focus on one I am a planetary scientist. My In my courses on European I teach Macroeconomics and major research interest is to history, British history, and International Economics and particular field, but rather offer a broad range of courses. This will understand the origin of life historical methods I help students Economic Policy, and supervise allow you to find the field or combination of fields that particularly and the formation of stars and develop a sense of historical a First Year Seminar IA and interests you. There are many different sides to every issue, and planets. Students can take my awareness and perspective. I Advanced Seminar. What should the education at SILS will provide you with the ability to approach lecture courses to study physics, want SILS students to learn how you do in this School? Please astronomy and mathematics at to think historically, rather than keep in mind that the aim of SILS each issue from various perspectives in order to analyze it more SILS. I offer a variety of courses simply memorize dates. Thinking is not to study English, but to deeply. For this reason, we have created seven different study from introductory courses for historically involves recognizing the gain knowledge through English. clusters in order to allow you to become a well-rounded and non-science major students to difference between the present Then what is this knowledge? It advanced courses. I am happy to and the past, understanding that means the study which makes flexible individual. help students expand their critical past events should be viewed you able to explain logically and Each cluster is divided into three levels: Introductory, Intermediate thinking skills in science courses. in the context of their time, and consistently any phenomena and and Advanced. Instead of immediately throwing yourself into I am really looking forward to realizing that our world is the problems around you, including one particular discipline, take the classes which interest you and studying with you at SILS. product of complex developments human, social, and natural ones. that were not inevitable. I am looking forward to studying gradually work towards acquiring specialized knowledge. with you.
* There is no limit to the Advanced number of classes that you Courses Professor Associate Professor Professor can take from each cluster. Intermediate INABA, Satoshi STERENBERG, HIGUCHI, Kiyohide For the Introductory Courses Courses which students Introductory Courses Matthew Kane take in the first year, students must take courses from at least three 7 Clusters different clusters.
Interdisciplinary Expertise
04 05 Academic 7 Professor Shi Tien CHEN, Culture, Mind Culture, and Body, and Community : Comparative Culture, CULTURE Sociology, Gender Issues, Cultural Studies, etc. Anthropology, Philosophy, MIND AND BODY: Psychology, etc. Mind-Body Science, Health Therapy, COMMUNITY: Cities, Regions, Communities, Global Companies, NPO / NGO, etc. I am teaching Chinese, and classes related to migration. I specializemigration studies, especially Chinese in Diaspora, statelessness and people with multiple in people “in-between” and interested citizenships. nationality as systems such rethinking I am and passports as well as their identity and culture. I myself am and have Chinese born in Yokohama, an ethnic experienced being stateless. In Chinese, to master language for sure, my I also introduce some livelihood and culture of Chinese societies. I hope what utilize and practice can students they learned in their daily life, not just study for getting credits. 6 Professor Richi SAKAKIBARA, Fine Arts, Film, Theater, Music, Fine Arts, Film, Theater, Media Performing Arts, Literature, etc. Theories, Architecture Modernteach I andContemporary Japanese Literaturetranslation in English heremay findat SILS.it read a YouJapanese little novels in Englishstrangetranslation to actually read them inwhen Japanese.But by doingyou so, you discussions cancan on Japanesehave culture with your classmates from all over the world. I am certain will thatgain new insightsyou on Japan in this international environment.hope you enjoy that. I Expression 5 Professor Sylvain DETEY, Julien Matthieu Students interested in developing an ‘international’ behind mechanisms the understand mindset must the process of communication.Linguistics is the discipline which examines the nature,and functionsstructure of language,applications ranging from language with education to speech processingsystems, throughanalysis. In SILS, students can also discourselearn more than two languages,since plurilingualism is crucial forstudy-abroad, job-huntinggraduate studies,and and inLanguage Integrated aLearning Content approach. Language, Communication, Language, Communication, Language Education, etc. Foreign Communication 4 SEUL, Timothy SEUL, Professor I currentlyphilosophy teach introductory coursesinternational relations political andcourse. There's an a world of ideas available to you encourageat SILS, you soto engageI your broaden to yourself challenge and perspective. The longer I teach, the I'm more convinced this is key one with relations our improving to another. Likewise, think of your time at SILS as a chance to, as Hannah Arendt said, "think what diverse uniquely the Given do." we environment SILS provides, there may not be a better chancemake this happen. to Law, Politics, Peace, Human Rights, Politics, Law, Relations, International Issues, Minority International etc. Organizations, Governance, Peace, Governance, Rights Human and International Relations Academic Advisor A full-time faculty member is allocated to each student as an academic advisor. You may consult with your advisor individually about your everyday studies, planning and Four years at preparing to study abroad, career related matters and so on. Moreover, each advisor sets an office hour (2 hours per week), so that students may freely visit his/her advisor to seek assistance. PICK UP SILS Sempai Project SILS Sempai (the word for seniors in Japanese) Project is a student organization which provides support for freshman and younger students at SILS. From course consultations and campus tours, to weekly lunch gatherings etc., this organization creates a friendly atmosphere SILS which provides an opportunity for SILS students Students at SILS pursue a liberal arts to build relationships with others and exchange curriculum which emphasizes the fostering of information about student life.
knowledge of various different areas, gaining SILS Sempai Project members ● Intermediate Seminar multidimensional perspectives, developing logical thinking and acquiring language skills ● Intermediate Courses over four years. In addition, the school offers a wide variety of innovative programs and ● First Year Seminar 2nd Year support for not only the student's studies, ● Other Foreign Languages but also in choosing and embarking on their ● Introductory Statistics (Compulsory) future careers, whether this be in Japan or
● Introductory Courses
abroad. 1st Year Enrollment Continuing Studies at Waseda or studying outside of Japan
If you are interested in studying outside of Japan, you will have the opportunity to select study abroad programs from more than 700 partner institutions that are well aligned with your educational Placement Tests goals. Preparation will start from the first year, which will include making choices about the field of study, language of instruction, Students are required to take the Japanese placement expenses and etc. Study abroad preparation courses are provided test prior to enrolling in classes. This test is used to and your destination of study abroad will be decided based on the assess the Japanese language ability of the student screening which will be held. If you wish to stay at Waseda for all 4 and place him/her in the appropriate Japanese class. years, you will be selecting seminar and lecture classes as well as university wide open courses. *One-year study abroad is compulsory for students’ whose first language is Japanese 06 PICK UP Global Network Center (GNC) We offer various free services written below to support students during their entire time at SILS.
Study Abroad Support Career Support SILS research associates provide individual consultations We offer a wide variety of events throughout the year. These include job and provide necessary information and support in order to hunting seminars, company information sessions, and gatherings with SILS prepare students for a successful study abroad experience. seniors/graduates who have been through the job hunting process. ▲
For more details, please check the URL below. Detail P.14~15
Study Support ▲ Inside the GNC SILS Research associates who specialize in second Website https://www.waseda.jp/fire/sils/en/students/support/gnc/ language acquisition and teaching, Introductory Statistics Graduation and completing class assignments. Graduation
● Directed Studies for Senior Thesis 4th Year ● Advanced Seminar
● Advanced Courses 3rd Year PICK UP
Study Abroad Concentration Program
▲ From 2016, SILS started the Concentration Program. In this Detail P.11 Finding employment program, if students obtain more than a certain number of credits from a list of specified classes, then he/she can receive a certificate Joint company information sessions are offered by the indicating that he/she has completed this Concentration. While University and also by SILS. These information sessions studying a broad range of subjects in the liberal arts curriculum, are conducted not only in Japanese but in English as well. students can in this way deepen their knowledge of a particular field Moreover, we offer various internships, including overseas or area. internships, as well, which stimulate the minds of students towards working in the global society. The following concentration courses are available PICK UP in the academic year 2018.
● American Studies ● European Studies ● Global Governance APM Program ● History ● International Relations ● Linguistics ● Literature ● Mathematical Sciences ● Political Economy of International From 2017, SILS has started the APM program (Area Studies and Plurilingual/Multicultural Education Program). This program is held in French, Spanish, Chinese and Korean and focuses on not only acquiring the language, but also includes CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) where Development ● Economics ● Media Studies students learn about the target country’s culture, history, economy and politics from different angles in that target language. Also a 1 year study abroad program links with this APM program and you may choose to study abroad in the target country, leading to a deeper knowledge. We aim to foster human beings that will embody "International Liberal Arts" and who have not only English skills, which is the lingua franca of SILS, but also plurilingual and multicultural skills allowing students to understand plural cultures.
Examples of APM Program Courses ● Understanding Political Economy and Economic Language in the Spanish- ● Understanding Chinese Politics（Held in Chinese and English） speaking World Held in Spanish and English) ● Understanding French Politics（ Held in French and English） （ ● Understanding Korean Society（Held in Korean and English） SILS 07 (as of April 2018) Faculty Name Speciality/ Courses Professor ASO, Takashi Professor OWADA, Eiko Associate KISHIMA, Takako Cultural Studies and American Literature / Postmodernism: Theories and Culture American Literature, American Studies, Literature and Culture / Reading American Literature Professor Critical, Postmodern Theories of International Relations / Social and International Relations of Japan BAAK, Saang Joon PINNINGTON, Adrian J. MORIMOTO, Mariko Macro and Monetary Economics / Monetary and Financial Economics Changing Conceptions of Japanese Culture / Classical Japanese Poetry Marketing Communication, Consumer Behavior & Consumers' Online Privacy / Principles of BACON, Paul Martyn POKARIER, Christopher J Advertising European Politics, International Relations / War and Peace International Business / Comparative Corporate Governance MORIYAMA, Hiizu CHEN, Tien Shi RHEE, Maji Christine English Language and Medieval Literature / Applied Linguistics (English) Anthropology, Migration Studies / Chinese Diaspora and Globalization Language Education, Korean Studies, Legal Communications / Culture and Law MUEHLEISEN, Victoria L. DAIMON, Takeshi SADOSHIMA, Saori Applied Linguistics & Lexical Semantics / Corpus Linguistics: Theory and Applications Economics of Development / Economic Development Writing Studies / Seminar on Communication SATO, Azusa DETEY, Sylvain Matthieu Julien SAKAKIBARA, Richi Topics in Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting / Interpreting Industry of Japan Applied Linguistics & French Studies, French into Applied Linguistics & French Studies / Modern Japanese Literature / Modern Japanese Fiction in Translation SHADRINA, Elena Francophonie Energy Resources and Economic Growth and Development in Eurasia and Northeast Asia / SAKURAI, Hiroshi Contemporary Political Economy of Russia HAYAKAWA, Yu Sociology of Complexity / Selected Topics in Sociology Operations Research / Operations Research SHU, Min SAKURAI, Keiko International Political Economy / Regional Integration HIGUCHI, Kiyohide Islamic Area Studies / Contemporary Issues in the Islamic World Complex Macroeconomic Dynamics and International Economics / International Economics and SIDOLI, Nathan Camillo Economic Policy SCHARLOTH, Joachim History and Philosophy of Science / History of Modern Physical Sciences Sociolinguistics, Corpus Linguistics, Digital Humanities, German as a Foreign Language, Social HIRAYAMA, Ren Movement Studies / Social Movements in German Contemporary History (in German) STERENBERG, Matthew Kane Vertebrate Paleontology, and Geological History of the Earth / Dinosaurs: Discovery and Research SEUL, Timothy Cultural and Intellectual History of Modern Britain / Modern British History HOTEI, Toshihiro Political Philosophy / Modern Political Thought SUZUKI, Ayako Modern Korean Literature / Korean SIVULKA, Juliann Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconometrics / Strategy and Organization of Firms IINO, Masakazu American Studies, Advertising History, Consumer Culture / Topics in American Advertising TRENSON, Steven Sociolinguistics / Sociolinguistics SOETANTO, Kawan Japanese Religions / Religions and Culture in Japan IKESHIMA, Taisaku Innovative Leadership, Positive Psychology, Motivational Education, Human Potential / Motivation YOSHIDA, Satoshi International Law, International Relations / Japan's Foreign Policy Studies in Education Cell Biology and Genetics / Life and Environment
INABA, Satoshi TOYONAGA, Ikuko Assistant Planetary Science, Astrophysics / Modern physics Comparative Politics, Political Theory / Politics, Parties and Elections CAIREN, Zhuoma Professor Peace Building / Peace Building between China and its Neighboring Countries (in Chinese) KATAOKA, Sadaharu UCHIDA, Akiko International Relations, Security Studies, African Politics and European Studies / European Human Evolutionary Biology / Human Biology DIMMER, Christian Architecture and Built Environment / Urban Studies Integration and Foreign Policy UESUGI, Yuji KONDO, Mariko Peace and Conflict Studies (Conflict Resolution, Human Security, Peacebuilding) / Conflict FUKUYAMA, Yuko Phonetics, Phonology, Language Acquisition, Speech Science / Acoustics and Auditory Phonetics Resolution Roman History, Classical Reception Studies(in Italy and Japan) / Italian History and Classical Reception LAW, Graham YANG, Li Ming Media History / Media History Chinese Phonetics / A Study on Chinese Contemporary Urban Culture HARTZHEIM, Bryan Hikari New Media Theory, Media Industry Studies, Film and Animation History, Japanese Cultural MASUKO, Mayumi YASUYOSHI, Itsuki Industries / Video Game Studies Theoretical linguistics (in particular, the pragmatics-syntax interface) / Pragmatics and Semantics English and Japanese Literature and Culture; Communication in the Information and Network Age / History of Communication LAVELLE, Isabelle MATO, Shigeko Comparative Literature / Japonism in Art and Literature Spanish American Literature / Topics in Hispanophone Studies YOSHIMOTO, Mitsuhiro Media and Cinema Studies / Media and Communication LEE, Hyung Jin MIKAMI, Hiroko Modern Korean Literature(Fiction) / Korean Popular Culture in the Global Age (in Korean) Irish Studies / Contemporary Performing Arts Associate AZUMA, Rayna MELLET, Xavier MOLASKY, Michael Professor Neurocognitive Psychology / Biological Psychology Political Science, Populism and Democracy, Japanese Politics, French Politics / Populism in France Japanese Culture / Tokyo as Social and Cultural Space BERNARD, Rosemarie and Japan (in French) MORIKAWA, Tomonori Social Anthropology; Anthropology and History / Selected Topics in Anthropology MINAMBRES GARCIA, Ignacio Jose Political Science / International Organizations and Japan International Political Economy, Development Economics, Globalization / Political Economy in the CHEUNG, Mong Spanish-speaking world (in Spanish) MORITA, Norimasa International Relations and Security of Northeast Asia / Contemporary Sino-Japanese Relations Film Studies / Film Studies NAKAMURA, Yuki DVORAK, Gregory Eric Social Theory, Violence, and Central America / Spanish NAMAI, Kenichi Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, History of the Pacific and Asia region / Gender Studies Morphology, Syntax, General Linguistics / Syntax SHINO, Junnosuke GRAY, Matthew Barry Applied Microeconomics, Financial Economics, Japanese Economy / Japanese Economy NISHIYAMA, Yoichi Middle Eastern Studies / Selected Topics in Middle Eastern Studies Mathematical Statistics & Probability / Software and Data Science TROVATO, Gabriele HIGAKI, Julie Human-Robot Interaction, Social Robotics, Humanoid Robotics / Artificial Intelligence OHIRA, Akira French Literature and Thought, Interreligious Dialogues / French Literature English Literature, Literary Criticism and Translation Studies / Translation Studies: Theories and Assistant HANZAWA, Keiko Practices HIRASAWA, Caroline Japanese Art History / Japanese Art History Professor Applied Linguistics and Second language acquisition / First Year Seminar (without tenure) OHTA, Hiroshi ISHIKAWA, Ryuichiro IWAUCHI, Shotaro International Relations, International Environmental Politics / Global Environmental Politics and Phenomenology, Philosophical Anthropology / Introduction to Philosophy Policies Economic Theory, Game Theory, Experimental Economics, Financial Economics / Behavioral & Experimental Game Theory OKAMOTO, Koichi International History / History of Modern Japan KARASHIMA, David Creative Writing and Contemporary Literature / Creative Writing
08 Studying at SILS for a One-Year or a Double Degree Program
Our school welcomes not only full time degree seeking students, but also exchange and double degree students who study with us for approximately a year. These students gather from prestigious universities around the world, such as Columbia University, University of Toronto, University College London, Sciences Po, and Peking University, to name just a few. Our liberal arts curriculum allows us to offer a wide range of courses including Asian culture, history, society, politics, economy geography, arts, literature and so on. Also students have opportunities to take not only Japanese language courses but also other language courses and university wide open courses which will be with students from other schools/departments at Waseda.
For more details: http://www.waseda.jp/fire/sils/en/oneyear/
Interview
I decided to study at SILS as an exchange student in a country that provides the environment for first-hand experience and knowledge in the field of industry and economics. MALER, David From KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Kingdom of Sweden) One-Year Exchange Program
09 Japanese Language Education
The Center for Japanese Language (CJL) is the department in charge of providing Japanese language education at Waseda. This center is one of the largest language centers in Japan and provides approximately 400 different subject classes. There are Comprehensive Japanese Courses which offer classes to build up your Japanese skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Also CJL provides Theme Courses, which will allow you to take creative and specialized classes in areas such as business Japanese, Japanese pop culture, literature, society and many more.
About the Program:
PLACEMENT TEST
SUBJECTS FOR SUBJECTS FOR SUBJECTS FOR (Advanced Class) LEVEL 1 - 2 LEVEL 3 - 4 LEVEL 5 - 6 LEVEL 7 - 8
JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Beginner Lower-Intermediate Intermediate Advanced
Level 1 Level 3 Level 5 Level 7
Level 2 Level 4 Level 6 Level 8
Read Japanese Have basic day-to-day Take university courses Read, write and interact characters (hiragana and conversations, having taught in Japanese like a native Japanese. katakana) and carry learnt 500 to 600 kanji without any difficulty. Be Have discussions with out simple interactions characters. Keeping competent enough to professors on any topic such as exchanging up with the university pass the N1 certification and easily navigate greetings. coursework conducted in which is the highest the working world in Japanese would still be level of the Japanese Japanese. quite difficult. Language Proficiency Test(JLPT).
10 Go International One-Year Study Abroad Program Experience life in another country through the SILS Study Abroad Program. Broaden your horizons by immersing yourself in a different environment while working towards your degree. You can transfer credits back to your home university (SILS) so that the courses you select overseas form a part of your degree and help you earn your bachelor's degree within 4 years. This program is compulsory for students who are Japanese native speakers (SP1) but optional for non-Japanese native speakers (SP2).
Double Degree Program Peking University (1 year program) People’s Republic of China Major universities which SILS students have studied abroad Fudan University (1 year program) Republic of Singapore National University of Singapore (2 year program) NORTH AMERICA EUROPE ASIA Taiwan National Taiwan University (1.5 year program) Boston University (U.S.) Ca’Foscari University of Venice (Italy) Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) United States of America Earlham College (2 year program) Columbia University (U.S.) Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia) De La Salle University (Philippines) Dartmouth College (U.S.) Eotvos Lorand University (Hungary) Fudan University (China) SILS Original Bilateral Study Abroad Partnership Program Duke University (U.S.) Free University of Berlin (Germany) Korea University (Korea) Georgetown University (U.S.) Sciences Po (Paris Institute of Political Studies) (France) Federal Republic of Germany The University of Freiburg National Taiwan University (Taiwan) New York University (U.S.) Stockholm University (Sweden) French Republic Sciences Po National University of Singapore (Singapore) *Five year Bachelor’s and Master’s dual degree program University of British Columbia (Canada) Tallinn University (Estonia) Peking University (China) Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence University of California, Berkeley (U.S.) University College London (U.K.) Thammasat University (Thailand) Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong University of Montreal (Canada) University of Bonn (Germany) The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) The Chinese University of Hong Kong University of Oregon (U.S.) University of Copenhagen (Denmark) University Brunei Darussalam (Brunei) Hong Kong Baptist University University of Virginia (U.S.) University of College Dublin (Ireland) University of Indonesia (Indonesia) Kingdom of Belgium Institute for Higher Social Communications Studies Yale University (U.S.) University of Glasgow (U.K.) University of Malaya (Malaysia) Vesalius College University of Helsinki (Finland) AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST University of Iceland (Iceland) Yonsei University (Korea) Kingdom of Denmark University of Copenhagen University of Kent (U.K.) Kingdom of Thailand Chulalongkorn University United Arab Emirates University (UAE) University of Limerick (Ireland) OCEANIA Kingdom of the Netherlands Maastricht University University of Botswana (Botswana) University of Oslo (Norway) The University of Auckland (New Zealand) New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington University of Salamanca (Spain) The University of Melbourne (Australia) Republic of Korea Seoul National University University of Westminster (U.K.) Yonsei University The University of Queensland (Australia) University of Zurich (Switzerland) The University of Sydney (Australia) Republic of Singapore Yale-NUS College Republic of Turkey Koc University * Besides the major universities listed above, there are currently more than 700 partner universities. People’s Republic of China Peking University United States of America Roanoke College For more details: http://www.waseda.jp/fire/sils/en/students/study-abroad/
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SP1 & SP2 Students NON-JAPANESE NON-JAPANESE Country/Region Students Country/Region Students Country/Region Students 34.5% 39.2% Australia 3 Kingdom of Sweden 6 Republic of Latvia 1 STUDENTS FACULTY Canada 5 Kingdom of Thailand 17 Republic of Paraguay 2 Kingdom of the Netherlands 1 Republic of Peru 1 Democratic Socialist 1 Republic of Sri Lanka Kyrgyz Republic 1 Republic of Singapore 25 Federal Democratic Republic Lao People’s Democratic Republic 1 Republic of Turkey 1 3,005 79 of Nepal 2 Malaysia 3 Republic of Uzbekistan 1 Japanese 1,969 Japanese 48 Federative Republic of Brazil 2 Mongolia 1 Republic of the Philippines 9 Non-Japanese 1,036 Non-Japanese 31 French Republic 7 People’s Republic of Bangladesh 1 Russian Federation 1 Total 3,005 Total Hong Kong 7 79 People’s Republic of China 181 Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 7 JAPANESE JAPANESE India 5 Republic of Austria 1 Taiwan 108 Islamic Republic of Pakistan 3 % % Republic of Colombia 2 United Kingdom of Great 65.5 60.8 Italian Republic 1 4 Republic of Finland 1 Britain and Northern Ireland Japan 1954 Republic of Iceland 1 United Mexican States 1 Kingdom of Bhutan 1 Republic of Indonesia 13 United States of America 38 Kingdom of Denmark 1 (As of April 2018) Republic of Korea 264 42 countries/regions 2,687 Study Plans Kingdom of Norway 2 SP4 SP3 9.8％ 0.8％ SP3 & SP4 Students Country/Region Students Country/Region Students Country/Region Students SP１ Four-Year Japanese Native Speakers 1,768 Australia 6 Kingdom of Spain 3 Republic of Turkey 3 TOTAL Brunei Darussalam 3 Kingdom of Thailand 1 Republic of the Philippines 1 SP２ Four-Year Non-Japanese Speakers 919 SP2 Canada 12 Macau 2 Republic of the Union of Myanmar 1 SP One-Year Program 293 % ３ 30.6 SP1 Federal Republic of Germany 5 Malaysia 7 Romania 2 3,005 French Republic 12 New Zealand 2 Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 3 SP４ Double Degree Program 25 58.8％ Hong Kong 5 People’s Republic of China 44 Taiwan 7 Total 3,005 India 1 Republic of Finland 3 United Arab Emirates 2 Ireland 1 Republic of Indonesia 2 United Kingdom of Great 23 Jamaica 1 Republic of Korea 10 Britain and Northern Ireland Japan 15 Republic of Poland 1 United States of America 125 Kingdom of Belgium 1 Republic of Singapore 13 32 countries/regions 318 Kingdom of Denmark 1
Although studying abroad was not compulsory for me, of Italy. Even after I came back, I am still taking Italian I still decided to study abroad since I wanted to learn language classes. Also I am taking Korean language more about my heritage. One of the professors at SILS classes and had the opportunity to study abroad in Interview noticed that my last name is Italian. My ancestors are Korea as well. At SILS, interacting with classmates from Sicily but they immigrated to the United States of from many different parts of the world made me even America many years ago, so we no longer have any more open minded than I was before. I took many connections in Italy. The professor encouraged me classes which focused on media related issues and to take the opportunity to study abroad so I decided my graduation thesis is on fashion advertisement and ROMANO, Nicolette (Rika) to study in Italy and this experience has become the brand management. After I graduate from SILS, I will From Henry J. Kaiser High School (Hawaii) best decision of my life. I not only took Italian language be working at a company in the advertising industry in Class of 2018, who studied abroad at Venice International University (Italian Republic) classes, but also took classes related to the history Japan. and Yonsei University (Republic of Korea)
13 SILS Career Paths Interview Breakdown of Job Employment by Industry LARSSON, Joakim ( Those who graduated in A.Y. 2017) Erik Gunnar
Energy 0.7% From Anders Ljungstedts Gymnasium Civil Servants 1.3% Faculty 0.4% (Kingdom of Sweden) Education 1.7% NPO 0.4% Class of 2018 Real Estate and Construction 2.8% Works at Bandai Co., Ltd. Others 3.2% Manufacturing Tourism 20.4％ and Transportation 7.3％ TOTAL Spend Four Years Unique to Yourself Media 7.5% and Realize Your Own Future Path Finance and Insurance I had a desire to work in Japan right from when I first entered Waseda, and held onto it all the Information 16.3％ way through to graduation. After thinking carefully about the sort of job I wanted to do, I decided and Communications 478 to select companies based on three points: their being involved in a wide range of businesses 10.5％ and products, being active globally, and being progressive in regard to work-life balance. Based on these points, I applied to thirty companies, and proceeded through the same selection process as Japanese students. One of the companies hired me, and I started working there Commerce Professional Services immediately after graduation. 12.2％ (Consultation etc.) Bandai was that company, a manufacturer involved with toys and daily commodities. I work in 15.3％ a department in charge of global strategies, engaged in building sales routes overseas. Bandai has an attitude of encouraging employees to take challenges without any fear of failure. I find each day more exciting and inspiring than I ever thought could be possible. People who want to work in Japan should use their time at university to really polish their Japanese skills. Doing so will expand the range of potential companies you can work for, and raise your chance of finding the job that best suits you. In my case, I joined a variety of clubs at Waseda, enabling me to use Japanese on a daily basis, and that really helped me improve. As you study at SILS, you’ll surely receive a great deal of support, including through the SILS Sempai Project.* But at the same time, it's up to you to shape the four years you will spend here. My advice is to spend them in a way unique to yourself, and through that realize your own future path. * SILS Sempai Project: see page 6
14 MAJOR UNIVERSITIES AND GRADUATE SCHOOLS WHICH SILS GRADUATES OF A.Y. 2017 ARE ENROLLED IN (50 GRADUATES)
U.S. American Film Institute Australia Griffith University Interview Columbia University The University of Melbourne Georgetown University Korea Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology New York University Switzerland Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies The University of Texas Peking University University of Illinois China University of Oslo University of Pennsylvania Norway ROY, Ria U.K. Durham University From Busan Foreign School (Republic of Korea) JAPAN The University of Tokyo The London School of Economics and Political Science University of Tsukuba Class of 2013, who went on to study at The University of Manchester Nagoya University Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and University College London Waseda University Sciences and is at present a PhD Candidate University of Cambridge at the University of Cambridge as a Gates Waseda University Art and Architecture School University of Leeds Cambridge Scholar University of Oxford
MAJOR COMPANIES WHICH SILS GRADUATES OF A.Y. 2017 ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT (478 GRADUATES) SILS provided me with the opportunity
Mass media / MITSUI & CO. Kao YAMATO TRANSPORT to think seriously about my future Advertisement / Publication MITSUI FUDOSAN Keyence Telecommunications Dentsu Inc. MORI Building KUBOTA AvePoint China I chose SILS because I was attracted by the liberal arts curriculum in which we can study a Japan Broadcasting wide range of fields, regardless of specialization, as if one were able to paint freely on a blank Corporation (NHK) Commerce Nissan Motor Google Inc. canvas. I took a variety of classes with a focus on the fields of law and politics and found all Nikkei Inc. Amazon Japan Nissin Food Products KDDI of them extremely stimulating. My friends and I usually attended class after discussing among Tokyo Broadcasting System Johnson & Johnson Pfizer NTT DATA Television, Inc. ourselves the day's topic, and this always deepened the subsequent debate. The views and Mitsubishi Corporation Ricoh Rakuten, Inc. TV Asahi opinions of my classmates, with their different nationalities, cultures and values, were truly Sojitz Corporation SONY Warner Bros. Japan TV TOKYO diverse. Just being able to study in such an environment was perhaps the greatest stimulus Sumitomo Corporation The Procter & Gamble Others Company of Japan for me to learn. After my graduation, I pursued my graduate studies at Harvard University’s Singapore Press Holdings Manufacturer Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting Financial / Insurance TOYOTA MOTOR Regional Studies-East Asia program on a full scholarship, and I graduated from Harvard in AJINOMOTO CORPORATION East Japan Marketing & Goldman Sachs Japan Communications, Inc. 2017 with a Joseph Fletcher Award for my master’s thesis. Currently, I am pursuing my PhD Asahi KASEI YKK Corporation J.P. Morgan EY Singapore in the University of Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge Scholar, a postgraduate scholarship BANDAI Travel / Transportation Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Family Mart given to a selected number of international students studying at Cambridge for their academic Company Bosch Corporation ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS Government Official excellence, leadership potential, and commitment to improving the lives of the others. At Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Bridgestone Booking.com Japan External Trade Cambridge, I will be studying intellectual history, political representation in East Asia and also Mizuho Financial Group Canon Central Japan Railway Organization (JETRO) Company in the West. Eventually, I hope my work will help to contribute to better understanding the Nomura Securities COCA-COLA(JAPAN) JCB COMPANY JAPAN AIRLINES complexity of the world. I do not think I would have been able to pursue postgraduate studies Shinhan Investment Corp KPMG Consulting at Harvard and then at Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge Scholar without my time at SILS. I FUJIFILM JTB Real Estate PwC Consulting think I was able to take advantage of SILS's curriculum, which has no boundaries or rigidities, Fujitsu NYK LINE MITSUBISHI ESTATE PwC Taiwan because I was able to face squarely the question of who I am and what I should be doing. HONDA TOKYU CORPORATION Roland Berger
15 SILS Expenses, Scholarships, and Others
SCHOOL FEES SCHOLARSHIPS PRE-ENROLLMENT Recipients of the following scholarships are determined based on the results of admission to SILS. No prior JPY 1,593,000 (=USD 15,930) For entry in September 2019 (Conversion rate: USD 1.00 = JPY 100) application is required.
For more details: http://www.waseda.jp/fire/sils/en/applicants/tuition/ Type Eligibility Duration Amount
Reserved Scholarship for JPY 500,000/per year Successful International 2 years (=USD 5,000/per year) ANNUAL LIVING EXPENSES IN TOKYO (ESTIMATE) Examinees Applicants with outstanding Rent JPY 900,000 (=USD 9,000) One room apartment marks on admission evaluation Partial Tuition-Waiver (for international students) Incl. electricity, internet, Scholarship for Privately 50% off Food and Living Expenses JPY 550,000 (=USD 5,500) 1 year transportation etc. Financed International tuition fees Students Health Insurance/ With coverage of the national health JPY 50,000 (=USD 500) Medical Fees insurance SCHOLARSHIPS AFTER ENROLLMENT Miscellaneous JPY 200,000 (=USD 2,000) Textbooks and other expenses Students may apply for the following scholarships after enrollment. Individuals who wish to receive a Total JPY 1,700,000 (=USD 17,000) scholarship must fully complete and submit a scholarship registration form (for international students).
Type Eligibility Duration Amount ADMISSION INFORMATION Students with outstanding JPY 400,000 Okuma Memorial Scholarship* 1 year academic records (=USD 4,000) SILS has admissions twice a year April Enrollment (Overseas selection): Quota of approximately 125 students Azusa Ono International students who JPY 400,000 1 year September Enrollment: Quota of approximately 100 students Memorial Scholarship need financial support (=USD 4,000) *There are no transfer admissions from other universities *No Japanese language ability is required for admissions Partial Tuition - Waiver Privately financed international Scholarship for Privately 50% off Please refer to the following website for further information on admissions. students with outstanding 1 year Financed International tuition fees URL http://www.waseda.jp/fire/sils/en/applicants/admission/ academic records Students
*Selection of the recipients is not application based but decided through a screening procedure
16 Expenses, Scholarships, and Others
STUDENT DORMITORIES For more details: http://www.waseda.jp/inst/rlc/en/ STUDENT DORMITORIES WHICH ARE OPERATED BY WASEDA UNIVERSITY ABOUT WISH Monthly Payment Dormitory Room Commuting Time In March 2014, the new student dormitory “WISH” opened within the Waseda University Nakano (Excluding Meals) International Community Plaza, which will serve as Waseda’s new base for cultivating global leaders. Waseda International Co-ed Single JPY 53,000 (=USD 530)* 9 minutes (by subway) Students with diverse perspectives gather at WISH from all corners of Japan and around the world. Student House (WISH) They are expected to become understanding of others and cultivate their communication ability so Single JPY 20,000 (=USD 200) that they play an active role in the global society and nurture a wide range of human relationships Higashi-Fushimi 16 minutes (by train) Male only while living and learning together in the dormitory. WISH provides “Social Intelligence (SI) Programs” Student Dormitory + 10 minutes (by bus) Twin JPY 10,000 (=USD 100) which are designed to hone the skills necessary to become talents capable of meeting social needs. Ichijima Kinen Sendagi Female only Single JPY 53,000 (=USD 530) 35 minutes (by bus) Student Dormitory
*Support fund in the amount of 10,000 yen is awarded to each dormitory resident as a subsidy to raise more awareness about internationalization and ease the financial burden of the originally-established dorm fee of 63,000 yen [utility fees included].
STUDENT DORMITORIES WHICH ARE OPERATED BY AFFILIATED COMPANIES
Dormitory WISH Exterior Private room SI Program Waseda University International Dormitories (WID) Co-ed
Espoir Mejiro Female only
Waseda Recommended Dormitories Co-ed
*Around 20 different dormitories are available
at SILS 17 Waseda University School of International Liberal Studies
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