第１回日露大学協会総会分科会（2018年5月20日）

Development of Educational and Academic Exchanges with Russian Universities

Brief Introduction
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS) was founded in1947. In line with its founding philosophy ‘PAX MUNDI PERLINGUAS ’ (World Peace Through Languages),

KUFS focuses on giving its students the language skills andunderstanding of the world needed to allow them to contribute toimproving the international community.

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第１回日露大学協会総会分科会（2018年5月20日）

Development of Educational and Academic Exchanges with Russian Universities
Educational and Research Activities
New Faculty of Global Engagement, with department of Global Studies offering
degrees taught entirely in English, and department of Global Tourism offering degrees taught
both in Japanese and in English.

Faculty of Foreign Studies, offering programs in British and American Studies;
Hispanic Studies; French Studies; German Studies; Brazilian and Portuguese Studies; ChineseStudies; Italian Studies; and Japanese Studies

Japanese Studies Center for International Students: a course for exchange
students and overseas students wishing to study at a Japanese university to improve theirJapanese language skills and deepen their understanding of Japan.

Kyoto Japanese Summer Experience: a three-week program for students wishing to
improve their Japanese skills while experiencing Japanese culture in Kyoto.
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International Activities
Partnerships with 158 institutions in 35 countries (as of April 2018)
Hosting 233 international students (as of May 2017)

Collaboration with Russian Universities
KUFS has so far signed agreements with 2 Russian UniversitiesFar Eastern University and Moscow City University.
KUFS has accepted students from Far Eastern University forstudy on its programs, and plans to send its students to study inRussia next year. KUFS has also hosted research staff from its
Russian partner universities. The same thing can be applied to thecase of Moscow City University.
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Future Directions
Following the first step in the development of our relationships
with Russian universities through the signing of agreementswith the 2 universities mentioned above, KUFS is considering a
range of opportunities to broaden and deepen its links withRussia.
At present, our links with Russia are focussed mostly on student
exchanges, but we are considering extending these activities toinclude academic exchanges between teaching and research staff.
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第１回日露大学協会総会分科会（2018年5月20日）

Development of Educational and Academic Exchanges with Russian Universities

Future Directions
On the basis of the common features between Kyoto, aninternational cultural city that exudes history and tradition, andRussia, a cultural powerhouse that has produced some of thegreatest works of literature and art, we hope to be able toundertake joint teaching and research activities that willcontribute to the cultural exchange between Russia and Japan,
while at the same time developing human resources that can act
as a bridge between the two countries.
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