2025/5/3

On Sunday, April 20, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS) held a mini open campus event, which served as the first KUFS event of the new academic year for high school students planning to sit the entrance examination. More than 400 attended the event, including high school students planning to take the exam and those accompanying them.

During the opening section of the day's program in the Morita Memorial Hall, attendees took part in a quiz which provided information about the charms and attractions of KUFS. The questions grew progressively harder, and all participants had a fun time while racking their brains for answers.

After the quiz, the directors of the Faculty of Foreign Studies and Faculty of Global Engagement delivered special speeches. Professor Reiko Tateiwa, director of the Faculty of Foreign Studies, delivered some stirring words to all in attendance, saying, "Education at KUFS is not language learning plus diverse values; rather, it is language learning multiplied by diverse values. By studying with us here, you can discover the best version of yourself and achieve greater things when you go out into working society."

Professor Aaron Campbell, director of the Faculty of Global Engagement, delivered his speech entirely in English, providing examples of actual projects and academic activities in his faculty that pertain to awareness of global problems and learning oriented toward practical, locally based solutions.

This time's mini open campus also included an introduction to community interpreter services, an EIKEN Test preparatory workshop, an exchange booth run by current students, campus tours, NINJA Discussion Workshops, a Department of Global Tourism event, and more.

It proved to be a rewarding event for all in attendance that communicated the many positive aspects of the people who make up KUFS. Participants gave positive feedback, including "The staff were friendly and really great," and "Everyone was really kind, and I was able to ask a lot of questions that were on my mind, which was very helpful."

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