Launched in September 2011, the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies - Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages (KUFS) official YouTube channel offers 147 videos. The channel has 879 subscribers and the videos have had 395,775 views (as of 1 April 2015).
One of the playlists on the YouTube channel is Let’s Go with Professor Jeff Berglund! Kicking off in 2014, the playlist features Professor Jeff Berglund, also a successful celebrity, presenting KUFS topics. Three new videos have been produced and were added to the playlist recently: Great Spots Around KUFS, Interview with President Matsuda, and Interview with International Students.
Professor Berglund himself planned and produced the series, combining his experience as a celebrity and his knowledge as a university professor to create content that conveys the appeal of the university to people who don’t know about the university. English is the language used in all the videos and there are Japanese subtitles. The videos feature interviews in English between the professor and KUFS students as well as the President. Please take a look.
New Video – Great Spots Around KUFS
Situated close to Saiin Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line, the area around KUFS has many great gourmet spots that are readily accessible to students. Two KUFS students explore the eating spots together with Professor Berglund. They find a stylish café, a tasty ramen restaurant, and a Japanese confectionery shop that makes confections with fresh fruits inside. Watching the video will definitely make you want to try them all!
New Video – Interview with President Matsuda
What motivated President Matsuda to study English? What books influenced his life? What is his intention in engaging with students? What is his motto? Professor Berglund brings out the President’s passions.
New Video – Interview with International Students
An interview between Professor Berglund and four international students from countries around the globe: Brazil, Ireland, the United States, and the Netherlands. They tell us what the most surprising thing was when they first came to Japan, what are their favorite places in Kyoto, what activities are they involved in at KUFS, and so on.
Future Leaders Program (FLP)
This program develops a new type of leader who accepts the world’s diversity and realizes their “vision”. Professor Jeff Berglund from the Department of British and American Studies reports.
Open Campus 2014 Report – Part 1
Professor Jeff Berglund from the Department of British and American Studies gives a report on Open Campus day, June 22, 2014!
Open Campus 2014 Report – Part 2
Professor Jeff Berglund from the Department of British and American Studies gives a report on Open Campus day, June 22, 2014!
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies—A Quiz(From Jeff's Channel)
Kyoto is known as a city that's especially friendly to foreign visitors and college students. Kyoto has 39 major colleges and universities. In this video clip Jeff takes us to a university located in the heart of the city, on Shijo Street, the broad "avenue" that runs east and west, from Yasaka Shrine to Matsuo Shrine. Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, the school where Jeff teaches, has a motto with an important message: "Pax Mundi per Linguas" (World Peace through Languages). Jeff shows us his office and quizzes us about an artifact of Japanese culture. This clip is informative as well as entertaining.
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies—Campus Life(From Jeff's Channel)
Kyoto is known as a city that's especially friendly to foreign visitors and college students. Kyoto has 39 major colleges and universities. In this video clip Jeff takes us to a university located in the heart of the city, on Shijo Street, the broad "avenue" that runs east and west, from Yasaka Shrine to Matsuo Shrine. Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, the school where Jeff teaches, has a motto with an important message: "Pax Mundi per Linguas" (World Peace through Languages). Jeff shows us his office and quizzes us about an artifact of Japanese culture. This clip is informative as well as entertaining.
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies—International Students(From Jeff's Channel)
Every year Kyoto welcomes thousands of international students to its colleges and universities. In this video clip Jeff visits one of the dormitories for international students on the campus of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies and talks to three students—one from Portugal, one from Switzerland, and one from Australia. Jeff asks them about both the city of Kyoto and the campus life of the school. They come to the conclusion that the friendly relations among students, teachers, and staff make Kyoto University of Foreign Studies feel "just like family."