Akita International University 2020-2021

1. UniversityOverview

2. AcademicFeatures

3. StudentLife

AkitaInterna9onalUniversityIntroduc9on

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1.UniversityOverview

• 200ExchangePartnersin50CountriesandRegions

• StudentBody:871inTotal• Interna<onalStudents:20%(appr.200students)• StudentExchange:Appr.190Outbound/290Inbound(2019)

• 24/7/365Library

• AllExchangeStudentsandNearly90%ofLocalStudentsLiveonCampus.

• LocalCommunityOutreachAc<vi<es• 200+/year

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2.AcademicFeatures

• AllCoursesareTaughtinEnglish(ForeignLanguageCoursesareTaughtintheLanguageaswell.)

• AcademicCalendar• FallSemester:September–December• WinterProgram(op>onal):January–March• SpringSemester:April–July

• SmallandInterac=veClass• Interna>onalEnvironment(51%interna>onalfaculty)• Student-Instructor’sCloseConnec>on(avg.classsize18students)

• 4.0GPASystem

• 3CreditsforMostCourses

2.AcademicFeatures-CreditRequirement&Programs

独CreditRequirementforInterna;onalExchangeStudents独AtLeast12Credits,Maximumof18CreditsperSemester独Upto9CreditsinWinterProgram(SpecialPeriodofIntensiveCourses)

独ProgramsJapaneseLanguageProgram(JLP)

独9-11LevelsofCourses独MostAppropriateLevelforYoubyPlacementTestintheOrientaFonWeekJapanStudies(JAS)独TradiFonalJapaneseArts独JapanesePoliFcs,Literature独HistoryofJapan独ReligioninJapan,etc.GlobalBusiness(GB)独Business&Economics独MarkeFng,AccounFng,Finance,etc.

GlobalStudies(GS)独History,PoliFcalScience&InternaFonalRelaFons独GlobalSociety独SustainabilityStudiesGlobalConnec;vity(GC)NEW!独Humanity,Culture,CommunicaFon,Media独Technology&FutureSocietyCoreLiberalArtsandForeignLanguages独HumaniFes,Sciences,SocialSciences,etc.独Chinese,Korean,Russian,French,Spanish,etc.

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3.StudentLife-HousingsandMeals

GuaranteedOn-CampusHousing

• MealsOp0onsatCafeteria&CollegeCafe

• CookinginShared-KitcheninKomachiHall,

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Shared-Kitchen College Cafe Cafeteria

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KomachiResidenceHall

Doubleoccupancyroom;two-roomsuite

GlobalVillage Doubleoccupancy

SakuraVillage Singlebedroom;tripleoccupancysuite

ThemedHouse(UniversityVillage)

Doubleoccupancy

3.StudentLife-CommunityInterac6onandExperiencesinAkita

• 200+CommunityInterac0onsperYear

• VisitstoLocalKindergartens,ElementarySchools,JuniorHigh&HighSchools(EnglishTeaching/CulturalInterac0ons)

• LocalAgricultureandCookingExperience

• Par0cipa0ontoLocalFes6vals/Events

• BusTripstoSightseeingPlacesinAkita

3.StudentLife-ClubAc3vi3esandCampusEvents

• Over40Clubs/CirclesperSemester独JapaneseCultureAikido,KantoTeam,Kendo,Kimono,Yatose..独SportsBasketball,Futsal,Rugby,Tennis,WanderVogel..独MusicandDanceACappella,ManytypesofDance,RockBand..独CommonInterestsVolunteerGroup,EnvironmentalClub,SignLanguage..

• AIUFes3valinOctober

• Student-RunEvents/Par3es

AIUmascotcharacter:“One”“AkitaDog”isfamousforitscleverness.

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