Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

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Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies
京都日本研究センター (Kyōto Nihon Kenkyū Sentā, 京都日本研究センター?)
Established:	1989
Type:	Study-Abroad Program
Location:	Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Colors:	none
Nickname:	IUC
Website:	http://www.ce.columbia.edu/kyoto/

The Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (京都日本研究センター, Kyōto Nihon Kenkyū Sentā^?), or KCJS, is a study abroad program founded in 1989 and currently housed at Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan. Operated by a consortium of universities, the program is centered on advanced Japanese language training combined with English-language coursework for college credit. Students are also encouraged to participate in homestay programs during their time at the program.^[1]

Contents 1 Consortium Members 2 References 2.1 See also 2.2 External links 2.3 Notes

[edit] Consortium Members

• Boston University
• Brown University
• University of Chicago
• Columbia University/Barnard College (current administrating university)
• Cornell University
• Emory University
• Harvard University
• University of Pennsylvania
• Princeton University
• Stanford University
• Washington University in St. Louis
• Yale University
• In association with University of Michigan
• University of Virginia

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Kyoto
• Japanese language
• Study abroad
• Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies

[edit] External links

• KCJS at Columbia University
• KCJS at Stanford University
• Stanford Japan Center (Japanese) - Home page of the Stanford Japan Center, the former location of the program

[edit] Notes