2024/6/12

On Sunday, June 9, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS) held an open campus event attended by 900 high school students from across the nation.

During the opening program, President Takahiro Ono gave a welcome speech, and instructors, KUFS students, and exchange students from nine Faculty of Foreign Studies departments and two Faculty of Global Engagement departments took part, with each representative taking one minute to introduce their department.

Additionally, each department hosted two mini-lectures, with some of the themes including "Learning About Global Issues in English," "Examining Japanese from an Outside Perspective" and "Sustainable Business Practices for a Better Future." The Department of British and American Studies further divided each of these mini-lectures into five themes, with participants pursuing the ones which interested them personally. The "Touch the World" event, which involved instructors from all departments, attracted large numbers of visitors. This event provided opportunities to directly meet and talk with department staff and current students, thus giving participants a clearer idea of what their student lives would be like. Some high schoolers were convinced right then and there to make KUFS their first choice.

In addition to the above programs, various others were held as part of the open campus as well, including essay-writing workshops, campus tours, explanations of entrance examinations and study abroad programs, and an overview of the NINJA (Navigating an Independent Non-stop Journey to Autonomy) foreign language self-directed learning support room. KUFS students served guests a "World Journey Lunch Plate," a meal they came up with based on the theme "the world" containing a yuba (boiled soy milk skin) rice omelet, South Indian curry and tacos—all at a surprisingly low cost! The meal was extremely popular, and sold out quickly.

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