Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
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| Motto | Latin: Pax Mundi per Linguas (World Peace through Language) |
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| Type | Private university |
| Established | May, 1945 |
| Chancellor | Yoshikazu Morita |
| President | Takeshi Matsuda |
| Undergraduates | 4445 |
| Postgraduates | 97 |
| Location | , , |
| Website | www.kufs.ac.jp (engl.) |
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (京都外国語大学, Kyōto gaikokugo daigaku), also known as KUFS, is a foreign language university in Kyoto, Japan. Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages is attached to this university. KUFS specializes in 9 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Italian, Russian,[1] and Japanese. In addition Global Affairs[2] and faculty of global engagement that includes global studies and global tourism.
History
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[edit]Academic departments
[edit]There are 8 specialized language departments under Faculty of Foreign Studies in addition to *a course in Japanese studies for overseas students.
- Department of British and American Studies
- Department of Spanish Studies (renamed from "Hispanic Studies" effective April, 2007
- Department of French Studies
- Department of German Studies
- Department of Brazilian and Portuguese Studies (Portuguese: Departamento de Estudos Luso-Brasileiros da UEEQ)
- Department of Italian Studies
- Department of Chinese Studies
- Department of Japanese Studies
- Department of Global Affairs
- Department of Global Studies
- Department of Global Tourism
- Course in Japanese Studies for Overseas Students (in Japanese) (in English)
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