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  Kansai Gaidai University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Kansai Gaidai is a university specializing in foreign languages and international studies conveniently located midway between Osaka and Kyoto in the town of Hirakata.
Hirakata, where the university is located, is a small town a few minutes away from the Keihan line that connects Osaka and Kyoto.
The campus of Kansai Gaidai is itself a wonderful place.
www.union.edu /PUBLIC/MOLNDEPT/Japanese/japan/termabroad/kansaigaidai.html   (349 words)

  
 japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Kansai Gaidai is located in the heart of the Kansai region, the ancient seat of Japanese culture.
The University’s location near Kyoto and Nara (the cultural and religious centers of traditional Japan) and Osaka (the expanding industrial center of modern Japan) allows for a wide variety of experiences, from visits to ancient temples and gardens to tours of modern factories.
Kansai Gaidai University was established in 1945 by Dr. Takako Tanimoto for the purpose of promoting international education and expanding cultural contact and understanding.
www.albany.edu /studyabroad/programs/japan.htm   (1078 words)

  
 ISEP
Kansai Gaidai University was originally established in 1945 as a small, private language school.
Kansai Gaidai provides excellent educational programs to its students with a special focus on international education.
The two campuses of Kansai Gaidai (Nakamiya and Hotani) are located in Hirakata city in Osaka prefecture, the second largest business metropolis in Japan (after Tokyo).
www.isep.org /Students/Directory/member_site.asp?CSID=86&ID=233   (387 words)

  
 STUDY ABROAD - Kansai Gaidai University, Japan
Located mid-way between Osaka and Kyoto, Kansai Gaidai's campus is in the commercial and cultural heart of Japan.
Students who have completed one full academic year of university level work at MSU with a 3.0 GPA by the time they begin studies in Kansai-Gaidai are eligible.
The two campuses of Kansai Gaidai (Katahoko and Hotani) are located in Hirakata City (pop.: 405,000) in Osaka prefecture, the second largest business metropolis next to Tokyo.
www.montana.edu /international/kansai.htm   (641 words)

  
 Study Abroad in Japan - Kansai Gaidai University - Hollins University
The university's Asian Studies Program offers Hollins students a unique opportunity to gain firsthand experience with the language and culture of Japan through formal course work, guest lectures, field trips, and introductions to Japanese students and families.
Hollins students enrolling at Kansai Gaidai University may choose to live in an Asian Studies Program residence hall with other international students or with a Japanese family.
The program at Kansai Gaidai is open to qualified juniors with a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0.
www.hollins.edu /abroad/japan/japan.htm   (240 words)

  
 Japan :: Study Abroad :: University of Denver
Kansai Gaidai is located in Hirakata near Kyoto and Nara, both former capitals, and home to many of Japan’s principal architectural and cultural monuments.
Kansai Gaidai offers introductory through advanced Japanese language courses, along with courses in English that focus on business, the social sciences and humanities relevant to Japan and Asia.
The University is not far from the center of the city and the mass transit systems easily allows for travel to all parts of the city and the country.
www.du.edu /intl/abroad/programs/japan.html   (1068 words)

  
 Japan | University of Miami   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Kansai Gaidai University is ideally located in the cultural heart of Japan near Kyoto and Nara, ancient capitals of Japan, and Osaka, which is Japan's second largest industrial metropolis.
Originally established in 1945, Kansai Gaidai is a private, nonprofit institution that has earned an excellent reputation for high quality education in its relatively short history.
The university, which is adjacent to the Akasaka Palace, is a mixture of modern and historic buildings.
www6.miami.edu /cstudies-ieep-semester-Japan   (866 words)

  
 Kansai2
Kansai Gaidai University is located in Hirakata City (population 405,000), midway between Osaka, Japan's second largest industrial metropolis, and Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan.
Kansai Gaidai was originally established in 1945 as a small, private language school with an initial enrollment of only eight students amid the smoldering ruins of post-war Japan.
The program begins with a three-day orientation at Kansai Gaidai, during which students are tested for their language ability and placed at the appropriate level.
www1.chapman.edu /studyabroad/kansai2.html   (575 words)

  
 Kansai Gaidai Semester-Year Exchange
Kansai Gaidai is located in the city of Hirakata, which has a population of about 405,000.
Kansai Gaidai was established in 1945 as a small private language school with the goal of promoting international education.
Kansai Gaidai has a strong international student population with students representing 266 institutions from 33 different countries.
www.emich.edu /abroad/kansai/what.html   (257 words)

  
 Asian Studies Program - Kansai Gaidai / Facts about the University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Kansai Gaidai is a private, nonprofit institution composed of Kansai Gaidai University, (four-year program), Kansai Gaidai College (two-year program), the Graduate School, and the Asian Studies Program.
All the academic programs of Kansai Gaidai University are fully accredited by the Japanese Ministry of Education and Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, which is the sole accrediting agency in Japan.
Kansai Gaidai has two campuses in Hirakata: the Nakamiya campus and the Hotani campus.
www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp /asp/01_the_university/02.html   (236 words)

  
 Japan
Kansai Gaidai relocated to a new campus in 2002, so all the facilities are new and offer the highest level of comfort.
Many of the cities in the Kansai region are used in the Asian Studies Program for field trips, independent research, and case studies.
Kansai Gaidai is located in the city of Hirakata (pop.
www.csusm.edu /UGA/study_in_japan.htm   (491 words)

  
 Culture Shock at Kansai Gaidai University
This is a collection of actual complaints made by the foreign faculty at Kansai Gaidai University.
Not having such an organization as a union or a professional association on campus, I guess we must strive to be more sensitive to the collective needs of the group.
Perhaps we are all a bit atomized at Kansai Gaidai, and a meeting would help to remind us all of the value of discussion and endeavour that works toward the collective good of the instructors at this institution.
gaidai-culture-shock.blogspot.com   (751 words)

  
 Kansai Gaidai University | Roanoke College | Salem, Virginia
Kansai Gaidai University is a leading institution in Japan noted for its commitment to international education.
Kansai Gaidai is a private, nonprofit institution originally established in 1945 as a small, private language school amid the ruins of post-war Japan with an initial enrollment of only eight students.
Kansai Gaidai currently enrolls over 11,300 students, and the academic curriculum is twofold.
web.roanoke.edu /x4189.xml   (413 words)

  
 Kansai Gaidai University . University . Japan . Kansai . Hirakata, Osaka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
KGU invited 19 teachers and students from U.S. universities.
KGU has made a lot of effort in its study abroad system.
A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees.
www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Kansai_Gaidai_University   (497 words)

  
 The University of Utah - International Center - Study Abroad
The Kansai Gaidai University of Foreign Studies is located in the city of Hirakata, which is midway between Osaka— a major city of commerce since the eighteenth century, and Kyoto—the ancient capital of Japan.
Waseda University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan and is often referred to as the "Princeton of Japan" with an enrollment of over 50,000 students from fifty-nine different countries.
Ajou University is well recognized as a model educational institution of higher learning and has consistently stood out among the best universities in Korea ranking overall among the top ten.
www.sa.utah.edu /inter/sap/semyear/exchangesasia.asp   (1606 words)

  
 Academic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Exchanges with Fukushima University and Kansai Gaidai University were developed by the Director under the UJEEPP (US-Japan Economic and Educational Partnership Project) in the mid-1990s.
Fukushima University (FU) is a sister university of MTSU in Japan.
Kansai Gaidai University (KGU) sends to MTSU up to two students who study for an academic year, and MTSU sends to KGU up to four students who typically study there for a semester.
www.mtsu.edu /~japan/ACADEMIC.html   (350 words)

  
 TU Study Abroad Exchange Program in Japan - Study Abroad - Towson University
The Asian Studies Program at Kansai Gaidai University is designed specifically for international students wishing to puirsue Japanese Language and Japanese/Asian Studies.
The university is currently affiliated with 280 institutions in 50 countries around the world with approximately 600 students participating in the Aisan Studies Program each year.
Located in Hirakata City, Kansai Gaidai University is within a one-hour train ride of Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka - the second largest business hub in Japan.
wwwnew.towson.edu /studyabroad/japanexchange.asp   (265 words)

  
 Office of Study Abroad
Kansai Gaidai was established in 1945 as a private language school and has had an international focus throughout its history.
Exchange students at the university enroll in the Asian Studies Program which was founded in 1972 to allow students from all over the world to gain firsthand knowledge of Japanese language and culture.
Kansai Gaidai University is located in Hirakata City, midway between the cities of Kyoto and Osaka.
www.odu.edu /ao/oip/studyabroad/long_progs/japan/kansai_gadai.shtml   (852 words)

  
 Special Academic Programs
The faculty of Southwestern University makes available to highly motivated and able students a Departmental* Honors Program, designed to allow students to engage in a substantial project in their major area of study near the end of their undergraduate career.
The institutions involved are the Universität Osnabrück in Germany, and Kansai Gaidai University in Japan.
The University cannot guarantee that any specific course a student might need for a degree plan will be taught in the summer, so students should plan their regular fall and spring term schedules carefully.
www.southwestern.edu /academic/registrar/cat2001/special.html   (2132 words)

  
 Genki Online: What is Genki?
She graduated from Aichi Prefectural University in Nagoya and the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, and earned her M.A. in Japanese at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
She has taught Japanese at the University of California, Irvine, and Kansai Gaidai University.
She graduated from Kansai Gaidai University and earned her M.A. in Japanese linguistics at the Ohio State University.
genki.japantimes.co.jp /whatis07.en.html   (237 words)

  
 WFU establishes new study abroad program in Japan
Eight students and one professor from Wake Forest University will spend their 2002 fall semester in Japan as part of a new study abroad/exchange program between the university and Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata City, Japan, south of Kyoto.
At Kansai Gaidai, Wake Forest students will be required to take one Japanese language class and may choose from a variety of other courses in business, economics, social sciences and humanities.
Kansai Gaidai will send one student each year to study at Wake Forest.
www.wfu.edu /wfunews/2002/061302.html   (510 words)

  
 UMass Amherst: In the Loop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
A student exchange with Japan’s Kansai Gandai University and a program in ecotourism and sustainable development in Senegal were approved Dec. 16 by the Faculty Senate.
The council cited a number of advantages to an exchange with Kansai Gaidai University, including its location in a culturally important area that is underserved by other exchange partners, and the absence of a Japanese language requirement for foreign students.
Kansai Gaidai also is willing to waive the usual financial documentation requiring foreign students to demonstrate access to at least $5,000 for a semester or $10,000 for the year.
www.umass.edu /loop/print.php?articleID=8740   (444 words)

  
 Beloit College Office of International Education - Study Abroad - Japan - The University
Kansai Gaidai was established in 1945 as a small, private language school amid the smoldering ruins of post-war Japan.
Today, Kansai Gaidai has four schools: a 4-year undergraduate university program which is where the exchange program is located, a two-year college, a graduate school granting master's and doctoral degrees in English, and the Asian Studies Program.
In April 2002 the university moved to its newly constructed site in the Nakamiya area of Hirakata City.
www.beloit.edu /~oie/studyabroad/Japan/the_university.php   (155 words)

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