2014/10/11

On June 26, 2014 the presidents of seven universities of Foreign Studies including Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS) gathered in the Gakushi Kaikan in Tokyo to sign the chapter of the National Association of Universities of Foreign Studies.

The seven participating universities intend to cooperate in promoting further exchanges among students, teaching staff, researchers and others, while striving to improve the quality of higher education and research activities at each member university.

During the signing ceremony, KUFS President Takeshi Matsuda served as the representative of all other participating universities and looked back at the history of the field of foreign studies in Japan, while talking passionately about the significance of the National Association of Universities of Foreign Studies.
Following the ceremony, President Matsuda joined a friendly gathering of guests including Dean of External Affairs Kim You Kyung and Professor of Japanese Studies Choi Jae Chul, which is the KUFS’s partner institution Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. And all present enjoyed pleasant chats.

KUFS intends to takes concrete measures in order to actualize the goal of inter-university collaboration.

The National Association of Universities of Foreign Studies (listed in alphabetical order): Kanda University of International Studies, Kansai Gaidai University, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

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