2025/9/30

On Sunday, September 28, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS) held an open campus event. It was attended by approximately 550 students and their parents/guardians. It took place the internationally diverse KUFS campus, and various rewarding sessions and activities were held throughout the day.
The Opening Program kicked off with a greeting from President Takahiro Ono, after which teachers and current students from all faculties and departments took the stage to talk about their studies, enthusiastically expressing the rewards and joys of campus life.
KUFS graduate Seiji Kondo (Department of Hispanic Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies), who now works at a company that manufactures, imports and sells foods from various countries with a main focus on Mexico, made an appearance via online video call. Mr. Kondo discussed how he has put his experience as a KUFS student to use in his work and gave other insights into what it's actually like to have an internationally oriented career, which proved of great interest to all in the audience.

A series of discussions was held by former international students based on the theme "Passport to the World: Former Exchange Students Talk About Their Experiences," which helped visitors learn more about the study abroad programs which are some of KUFS' biggest attractions. Discussion participants and presenters included students who had studied abroad using KUFS' proprietary "Overseas Exchange Program A" (long-term study abroad program) and "First-Step Abroad Program" (short-term program), those who had gone abroad on a working holiday visa, and others with similar experience. They talked about their preparations prior to going abroad, their lives in their destination countries, and personal changes they experienced, effectively conveying information on study abroad options at KUFS and the appeal of such programs.

Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences Professor Hiroshi Minami introduced his unique study program, the first in a series of programs that doesn't limit its focus to language studies alone and is based on the theme "The World is a Museum: Taking Off To Explore Our Planet!" Mr. Minami's activities are for students studying to be museum curators and takes place on the global stage with an approach that focuses on "language abilities + communication + museum curators."

Because the open campus was held just prior to the start of school entrance examination season, this particular event included a workshop for general admission entrance examinations for school-nominated candidates. Most participants were third-year (final-year) high school students, and they sat for a specially designed lecture related to the above mentioned exams. All present listened carefully during the lecture, making mental preparations for their upcoming tests.

In addition to the above activities, the open campus also included mini-lectures by individual departments and campus tours so that visitors could experience KUFS campus life for themselves. There were also explanatory sessions related to entrance exams, study abroad programs and career support, as well as personal consultations, all of which helped visitors learn more about the University.

In the future, KUFS plans to hold a wide range of additional events for students planning to take entrance examinations. Visit the KUFS website or check out our social media accounts for more information on these exciting events.
The next open campus is scheduled for Sunday, December 7.
It will also feature a highly varied program for the day, so be sure to stop by!


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