Semester
and Year Exchanges
Eastern Michigan University students may attend Kansai
Gaidai University for one or two semesters for a cost
equivalent to the costs at Eastern Michigan University.
Students pay for EMU tuition and fees, plus modest program
and and service fees. The courses taken at Kansai Gaidai
appear on the EMU transcript as EMU courses. Students
may select courses to count towards a major, minor or
General Education requirements.
Hirakata
Kansai Gaidai is located in the city of Hirakata, which
has a population of about 405,000. Hirakata is situated
between Osaka, Japan's second largest city, and Kyoto, the
ancient capital of Japan, making it a great place from which
to start your travels through Japan. Nara, a city even older
than Kyoto, is also not far from Kansai Gaidai.
The
University
Kansai
Gaidai was established in 1945 as a small private language
school with the goal of promoting international education.
It is now a private, non-profit university with a student
population of around 13,000 divided amongst its four facilities.
Kansai Gaidai has a strong international student population
with students representing 266 institutions from 33 different
countries.
Daily
Life
A
great option for international students is the Homestay
Program which places students with a Japanese family.
This allows the student deeper insight into Japanese culture
and provides constant exposure to the language. Students
may also choose to live in international student housing
and cook their own meals. For the students who choose
to stay in student housing, there is an optional Home
Visit Program which allows them to experience Japanese
family life through weekend visits.
Visit
the Kansai Gaidai University Web-site:
Kansai
Gaidai University
For further information:
- Academic
Programs Abroad
- 103
Boone Hall
- Eastern
Michigan University
- Ypsilanti,
MI 48197
- Telephone:
734.487.2424 or 800.777.3541
- fax:
734.487.4377
- E-mail:
Programs
Abroad
