About KIU

Kyoto International University (KIU) is a small, international university dedicated to providing students with an education that is personal, stimulating and enjoyable. It is the ideal place for those who want to study Japanese, learn about the culture, make Japanese friends and have meaningful interaction with Japanese students.

Our unique program provides interpreters in the classroom to create a bilingual study environment, allowing Japanese and students from around the world to study together and interact with each other's ideas, values, philosophies and academics in the classroom from a biblical worldview. In short, we offer a unique, all-around cross-cultural learning experience.

Expatriates raised in Japan have the optional advantage of advanced Japanese language placement testing, allowing them to earn credit toward their degree for previously acquired Japanese language skills.

In addition, because our program has an individualized approach, it is ideally suited to helping those who can speak Japanese but haven't yet learned to read or write proficiently. For some, KIU is a stepping stone to university or graduate school in the United States or other country. Students wishing to transfer later on, can either obtain their four-year degree and go on to graduate school or acquire the general education credits as well as foreign language credits to apply to other degree programs in other universities. However, we do have an excellent record of helping students transfer into universities around the globe and being successful wherever they choose to go.

Programs Offered

Four-year undergraduate program:

Offering a Bachelor of Arts Degree* in ...

• Biological Science
• International Business
• International Studies
• Japanese Language
• Japanese Studies

Two-year undergraduate programs:

Offering an Associate of Arts Degree* in ...

• Liberal Arts

Japanese Studies Program: 

• Special study programs accommodating international students wishing to pursue Japanese language and Japan/Asian studies.

* Please Note: the B.A. and A.A. awarded at this school, is different from a degree as stipulated by the School Education Act number 104.

Location

Kyoto International University's campus is strategically located in Kyotanabe City which is 30 minutes away from three major locations.

• Kyoto City (the old Japanese capital, home of Nintendo, Kyocera ...)
• The Osaka-Kobe Metropolitan Area (home to 20 million Japanese, P&G Japan...) 
• Nara City (the capital of Japan before Charlemagne); an ancient city famous for it's antiquities and sprawling deer park. 

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