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SEIJOUNIVERSITYEXCHANGEPROGRAMSTUDYABROADinTOKYOStudyabroadinTokyotoexpandyourinternationalperspectiveandhavealifechangingexperience.Asoneoftheworld’smostvibrantandfascinatingcapitals,Tokyoissaidtobeoneofthetouristcitieswiththehighestsatisfactionratingsaswellasthesafestcityintheworld.Thecapitalstandsoutwithitsmixtureoftraditionalandultramoderncultures,withitscutting-edgetechnologies,fromcenturies-oldtempleinAsakusatopopcultureinShibuya.Itisalsotheheartofpolitics,finance,businessandeducationinJapan.AllofthisillustratesthatTokyooffersthebestopportunitiesforstudyabroadnomatterwhatyouareinterestedin.Exploretheoldandthenew,andhaveanimmersiveexperienceinTokyo!

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WELCOMEtoSEIJOUNIVERSITYSeijoUniversityisaprivateuniversityfoundedin1950.WearepartofSeijoEducationalInstitute,whichconsistsofakindergarten,anelementaryschool,juniorhighandhighschoolsandtheuniversity.SeijoUniversityiswell-knownforitsfocusontheartsandsocialsciences,aswellasitsliberalatmosphere.Relativelysmallsize,ourinstitutionhasadheredtoitsfoundingeducationalprinciplestofosterbroad-minded,well-roundedgraduates,whoarehighlycreativeandarewellpreparedtodotheirpartforsociety.Despiteourlocationclosetothecitycenter,ourcampusboastslushgreenery.Thisenvironmentishighlyconducivetotheachievementofoureducationalgoals,andgivesusauniqueatmosphere.Ourclassesarekeptsmalltofacilitatethelearningprocess,andourfacultyhaveconductedhighlyoriginal,state-of-the-artresearch,whichtheyapplyintheclassestheyteach.QUICKFACTS(asof2023)LocationEstablishedStudentsInternationalStudents33AcademicStaff155Tokyo,Japan1950(SeijoEducationalInstitutefoundedin1917)5,580(Male/Femaleratio45:55)AREASOFSTUDYUndergraduateGraduate■FacultyofEconomicsDepartmentofEconomicsDepartmentofBusinessAdministration■GraduateSchoolofEconomics■GraduateSchoolofLiterature■FacultyofArtsandLiteratureDepartmentofJapaneseLiteratureDepartmentofEnglishDepartmentofArtStudiesDepartmentofCulturalHistoryDepartmentofMassCommunicationsDepartmentofEuropeanCulturalStudies■FacultyofLawDepartmentofLaw■FacultyofSocialInnovationDepartmentofInnovationStudiesDepartmentofPsychologicalandSociologicalStudies■GraduateSchoolofLaw■GraduateSchoolofInnovationandSocialStudiesInstituteofFolkloreStudiesTheInstituteofFolkloreStudieswasestablishedin1973,basedontheYanagitaCollectionandFolkloreStudiesLaboratory.ThecollectionwasdonatedbyKunioYanagita(1875-1962),thefounderofJapanesefolklorestudiesandoneofJapan'soutstandingmodernthinkers.TheInstituteconductsresearchonfolklorebycollectingandstoringrecordsandliteratureonthesubject.TheInstituteanditscollectionmakefolklorestudiesoneofthemaindefiningcharacteristicsofouruniversity.InstituteofEconomicStudiesThecollectionhereiscomprisedmainlyof20,000volumesdonatedbyProfessorTorajiroTakagaki(1890-1985),aleadingJapaneseeconomistwhospecializedinmoneyandbanking.Italsoincludesaworld-classcollectionofworksbyJohnLaw,aScottisheconomistinthe18thcentury,andpamphletsrelatingtothedebatesovergoldbullionintheUKduringtheearly19thcentury.TheInstituteconductseconomicresearchandholdsconferencesandmeetings,calledmini-symposiaseveraltimesperyear.

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ACADEMICSExchangestudentswillenrollinfull-timestudiesatSeijoUniversityforoneortwosemesters.WeofferavarietyofoptionsrangingfromJapaneselanguagecoursestoregularacademiccourseswithlocalstudents,taughtinJapanese.Whetheryou’reinterestedinimprovingyourJapaneseskillsorenrollinginregularclasses,you’llfindaprogramtosuityourneeds.IntensiveJapaneseLanguageProgramExchangestudentsaregenerallyexpectedtoenrollinIntensiveJapaneseLanguageProgram.●4levelsofcourses:Introductory,Elementary,IntermediateandAdvanced.●Studentsareplacedintoappropriatelevelbasedonplacementtestsandinterviewwithinstructors.●AllclassesareconductedinJapanese.●Studentsarerequestedtocompleteatleast1semesterofJapaneselanguagetrainingattheirhomeinstitution.CoursesconductedinEnglishForthoseinterestedintakingcourseswithlocalstudents,weprovidecoursesconductedinEnglish.CoursesAreaStudiesJapanStudiesSpecialTopicsClasstitleAsianStudiesEuropeanStudiesNorthAmericanStudiesAnthropologyofJapanFamilySociologyofJapanJapanandInternationalRelationsJapanandInternationalEconomicLawJapaneseCinemaJapaneseEconomyandManagementJapaneseFolkloreJapaneseLiteratureJapaneseMassMediaJapaneseSubculture:Manga,Anime“ColdWars”andContemporaryHistoryGenderStudiesIntroductiontoBilingualismInterculturalEncountersGlobalEnglishesLanguage,PowerandDiscriminationsSportandSocietyThelistissubjecttochangeeverysemester.Pleasemakesuretocheckthelatestinformationonourwebsite.RegularAcademicCoursesStudentswhoareadequatelyproficientinJapanesecanenrollinavarietyofregularcoursesafterpriorconsultationwithinstructors.●AvarietyofcoursesareavailablethroughtheFacultiesofEconomics,ArtsandLiterature,Law,andSocialInnovation.●University-widecommonsubjectsarealsoofferedasinterdisciplinarytotheentirestudentbody,includinginternationalstudents.

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ACCOMMODATIONExchangestudentsareassignedroomsateitherAmistaMinami-Karasuyama,astudentdormitoryforSeijostudents,orotherpossibleprivateresidencesdependingonroomoccupancy.Estimatedcostsofaccommodationandcommutingareoutlinedinthetablebelow.Forstudentsassignedtoprivateresidences,thereisrentassistanceupto30,000JPY/month.AmistaMinami-KarasuyamaRent30,000JPY(Shared)/40,000JPY(Single)Commonfee/Utilitycosts39,600JPYMealService*Approx.17,000JPYInternetIncludedCommuterpass40,390JPY/6months(OdakyuBusPasscoveringallOdakyuBusroutes)Accesstocampus20minutesbybusAllcosts,exceptforthecommuterpass,areincludedinthemonthlyrateunlessnotedandaresubjecttochange.*MealserviceincludesonlybreakfastanddinnerfromMondaytoFriday(exceptholidays).SCHOLARSHIPSInadditiontothetuitionwaiver,SeijoUniversityoffersscholarshipsvaluedat80,000JPYpermonthtoexchangestudents.Althoughthenumberofscholarshipsisbasicallyonestudentfromeachuniversityperyear,itcanbedividedamongtwostudentspersemester.ThescholarshipaimstodiversifytheUniversityandassistinacademic/non-academicactivitiesforexchangestudentsduringtheirstay.Therefore,studentsareexpectedtosharetheirexperiencesbyparticipatingintheactivitiesthattheUniversityoffers.CLUBACTIVITIESSeijohasawidevarietyofstudentactivities,andinternationalstudentsarewelcometoparticipateinthem.Manypreviousexchangestudentshavejoinedclubsandsportsteamsduringtheirstay.TheseactivitiesareexcellentopportunitiestolearntheJapanesecultureandmeetJapanesestudents.AsktheInternationalStudiesCenterifyouareinterested.BUDDYPROGRAMOurbuddyprogramhelpsyousettleintoyournewlifebypairingyouwithregularSeijostudents.Yourbuddyprovidesafriendlyface,ahelpinghandandyourfirstfriendshipatSeijo.Buddiescanalsoofferlinguisticsupport,culturalguidanceandinformationaboutlifeinTokyo.EVENTCALENDAR4April5May6June7July8August9September10October11November12December1January2February3March●MatriculationceremonyforregularSeijostudents●Startofspringsemester●IseharaSportsDay●JuneCulturalFestival●Examforspringsemester●Summervacation●Startoffallsemester●Four-SisterUniversities’AthleticCompetition●CulturalFestival●SeijoRegattaBoatRace●Winterbreak●Examforfallsemester●Springvacation●CommencementceremonyforregularSeijostudents

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PARTNERUNIVERSITIESUnitedKingdomTheUniversityofSheffieldYorkStJohnUniversityGermanyFriedrich-Alexander-UniversityofErlangen-NürnbergLudwigMaximilianUniversityofMunich*BulgariaSofiaUniversity**ChinaFudanUniversityItalyTsinghuaUniversityUniversityofCatania,DepartmentofHumanities*BelgiumKatholiekeUniversiteitLeuvenFranceUniversityofStrasbourgCanadaUniversityofReginaUniversityofAlberta***SouthKoreaSeoulTheologicalUniversity**UniversityofSeoul*JapanSEIJOUNIVERSITYTaiwanChangGungUniversity,CollegeofManagementChineseCultureUniversityThailandThammasatUniversity**AustraliaTheUniversityofNewcastleUnitedStatesCaliforniaStateUniversity,FullertonCaliforniaStateUniversity,SanBernardinoPurdueUniversityUniversityofWisconsin-MilwaukeeUniversityofWisconsin-OshkoshMexicoUniversityofGuadalajara***StudentandResearchexchange.**Researchexchangeonly.***Visitingstudentonly.IMPORTANTDATESSpringSemesterFallSemesterApplicationdeadlineLateOctoberMid-AprilOrientationLateMarchtoearlyAprilMid-SeptemberClassesstartEarlyAprilLateSeptemberExamsLateJulyLateJanuaryCOURSECREDITSAtSeijoUniversity,eachsemesteris15weekslong,followedbytheexaminationperiod.Mostcoursesare2creditsfor90-minutelectureperweek.Languageandpracticalcoursesare1creditfor90-minutelectureperweek.90-minutelecture/weekx15weeks(1semester)=2credits90-minutelecture/weekx15weeks(1semester)=1creditforlanguageandpracticalcourses

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CAMPUSMAPInternationalStudiesCenter/GlobalLoungeTrainingCenterLounge#08MainGateLibraryInternationalStudiesCenter/GlobalLoungeISCisdedicatedtohelpinginternationalstudentswhiletheyarestudyingatSeijo.ISCcoordinatesJapaneselanguageprogram,organizesculturalexchangeevents,andprovidesadvicetointernationalstudentsfromimmigrationprocedurestodailylife.TrainingCenterThetrainingcentercontainsaheatedindoorpoolandagymequippedwithtrainingmachines.Thefacilityiswidelyusedbystudentsparticipatinginvariousclassesandsportsclubs.Lounge#08Lounge#08isanopen,casual,socialspaceforself-studywithlaptoplendingservice.Theareawasrenovatedin2016,anditscafé-styleatmosphereispopularamongstudents.LibraryThelibraryholds720,000booksandawiderangeofaudiovisualmaterials,andprovidesaccesstoonlinejournalsanddatabases.Thebuildingstandsfourfloorsabovegroundandthreefloorsbelowground.ACCESSCONTACTUSInternationalStudiesCenterSeijoUniversity6-1-20Seijo,Setagaya-ku,Tokyo,157-8511JapanPhone:+81-3-3482-9020Email:kokusai@seijo.ac.jphttps://www.seijo.ac.jp/en/facebook.com/seijouniv/twitter.com/SeijoUniv/instagram.com/seijo.univ/