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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