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Welcome toHitotsubashi University Global Education Program (HGP)
Hitotsubashi University launched HGP (Hitotsubashi University
Global Education Program) in April 2010. This unique program isdesigned for both international and Japanese students, and themajority of the courses offered under this program are delivered inEnglish.
The program is open to all students at Hitotsubashi.
Students from around the world:-Our students come from over 60 different countries and regions.
Faculty members with international backgrounds:-Our instructors have a wide variety of international experiences. 2

What is Hitotsubashi University Global Education Program?
1. Interdisciplinary Courses in English: wide varieties ofsubjects taught in English
2. Beyond Cultural Exchange: program is collaborativelydeveloped with 5 undergraduate programs. Thecourse subjects range from Business, Economics, Law,
Social Sciences, ICT and others.
3. Opportunities for Japanese students andinternational students to learn together: designedfor both international and Japanese students toparticipate.

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4. Small-size Classroom Environment : valuing facultystudent interactions and in-depth learning experience.
5. Lecturers in Practice: providing practical knowledge
along with theoretical studies.

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Variety of Courses at Hitotsubashi University
Courses Offered by Five Faculties (学部教育科目)(Commerce & Management, Economics, Law,
Social Sciences, and Social Data Sciences)
Courses Conducted in Japanese◆Courses Conducted in English
Japanese Language Courses
General Education Courses (全学共通教育科目)
Courses Conducted in JapaneseForeign Language Courses(ex. Chinese, French, German)◆Courses Conducted in English
Japanese Language Courses
International Linkage Courses(国際交流科目)◆Introductory-Level Japanese Language Courses◆Courses Conducted in English◆Courses on Academic Skills in English◆ indicates courses offered under HGP

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Variety of Courses at Hitotsubashi University
Course types◆ indicates courses offered under HGP
Introductory Level Japanese Language Courses ◆(Japanese as a second language)
Intermediate Level Japanese Language Courses(Japanese as a second language)
Advanced Level Japanese Language Courses(Japanese as a second language)
Undergraduate courses taught in JapaneseJapanese Language Proficiency(JLP)

Introductory

Intermediate

Advanced✓

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✓-✓✓

✓ JLP Not Required

Undergraduate courses taught in English ◆Foreign Language Courses (ex. Chinese, French, German)

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Seminar conducted in Japanese--△Seminar for International Students conducted in English ◆△△△Courses on Academic Skills in English ◆✓ JLP Not RequiredLegends: ✓ = registration open to exchange students ○= Some restrictions may apply.
7△= admitted upon screening, may be enrolled in ONLY one of these seminar types.

Variety of HGP Courses
HGP consists of these 4 types of courses.

TypeFor Whom

Course Contents

Medium ofInstruction①

All Students

Courses on World and Japanese Affairs

English②

All Students

Specialized Courses on Social Sciencesand Humanities

English③

Non-native
Courses on Academic Skills in English
English speakers

English④

1. Japanese Language Courses
2. Special Courses on Japanese Languageand Culture

Japanese

Int’l Students

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Offered Term

[Medium ofInstruction][Offered by]

How to Read the HGP Course List

Y

1 Academic Year通年

Z

Spring-Summer Term

春夏学期

KAutumn-Winter Term

秋冬学期

P

Spring Quarter

春学期

S

Summer Quarter

夏学期

A

Autumn Quarter

秋学期

W

Winter Quarter

冬学期

JPN Japanese

日本語

ENG English

英語GE

General Education Courses

全学共通教育科目

CM

Faculty of Commerce and Management

商学部

E

Faculty of Economics

経済学部

L

Faculty of Law

法学部

SS

Faculty of Social Sciences

社会学部

SD

Faculty of Social Data Science

ソーシャル・データサイエンス

CGE Center for Global Education①Term Code:P
Spring Quarter②Term Code:S
Summer Quarter③Term Code:Z

Spring - Summer Semester

④Term
Code:
INT (S)
SummerIntensive
Course

国際交流科目（国際教育交流センター）⑤Term Code:A
Autumn Quarter⑥Term Code:W
Winter Quarter⑦Term Code:
KAutumn - Winter Semester

⑧Term
Code:
INT(W1)

⑨Term
Code:
INT(W2)

⑩Term
Code:
INT(W3)WinterIntensive
CourseⅠ

WinterIntensive
CourseII

WinterIntensive
CourseⅢ9[Notes]

How to Read the HGP Course List

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2024-25 HGP Course List: Autumn, Winter, Autumn-Winter11

2024-25 HGP Course List: Autumn, Winter, Autumn-Winter12

2024-25 HGP Course List: Autumn, Winter, Autumn-Winter13

2024-25 HGP Course List: Autumn, Winter, Autumn-Winter14

2024-25 HGP Course List: Autumn, Winter, Autumn-WinterJapanese Language Courses
HGP offers introductory to intermediate-level Japanese language courses.
Besides those courses, there are many other Japanese language courses
available in upper-intermediate to advanced levels.
For other courses, refer to the webpages below.
<In Japanese>
https://international.hit-u.ac.jp/courses/japanese/<In English>
https://international.hit-u.ac.jp/en/courses/japanese/

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For any questions regarding the program,please contact us below.
General Education Support Office<edu-dc.g@ad.hit-u.ac.jp>
https://international.hit-u.ac.jp/jp/courses/hgp/
https://www.hit-u.ac.jp/

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