Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
| 神戸市外国語大学 | |
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established |
Founded 1946 Chartered 1949 |
Academic staff | 89 full-time[1] |
| Students | 2,312[2] |
| Undergraduates | 2,187 |
| Postgraduates | 125 |
| 50 | |
| Location | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |
| Campus | Suburb |
| Website | www.kobe-cufs.ac.jp |
Kobe City University of Foreign Studies (神戸市外国語大学 Kōbe-shi gaikokugo daigaku), KCUFS (神戸外大 Kōbe gaidai) for short, is a municipal university in Japan. It is located in Gakuen-higashimachi, Nishi-ku, Kobe City.
History
It was founded in 1946 as Kobe Municipal College of Foreign Affairs (神戸市立外事専門学校 Kōbe shiritsu gaiji semmon gakkō), a coeducational college with a three-year curriculum. Kobe City was heavily damaged in World War II, and it founded the college to help restore the port city.
The college had five departments: English and American Studies, Russian Studies, Chinese Studies, Spanish Studies, and International Relations. The first campus was located in Daikai-dori, Hyogo-ku; the school buildings were those of Daikai Elementary School, which had few pupils at that time. In 1947 the college moved to Onogara-dori, Fukiai-ku (Chuo-ku now).
In April 1949 the college was developed into Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, a four-year university under Japan's new educational system. A new campus was opened on a hill called Kusu-ga-oka (楠ヶ丘) in Nada-ku.
The latter history of KCUFS is as follows:
- 1953: Evening courses (Department of English and American Studies) were added.
- 1962: Department of Spanish Studies was added.
- 1967: Master's courses were added.
- 1986: KCUFS moved to present-day "Academic Town" Campus (in Nishi-ku).
- The former Kusunoki-ga-oka Campus is now the campus of Shinwa Junior & Girls' Senior High School.
- 1987: Department of International Relations was added.
- 1996: Doctoral courses (International Cultural Studies) were added.
Undergraduate courses
- Department of English and American Studies
- Department of Russian Studies
- Department of Chinese Studies
- Department of Spanish Studies
- Department of International Relations
- Evening Courses (Department of English and American Studies)
Graduate schools
- Master's courses
- Division of English Language Studies
- Division of Russian Language Studies
- Division of Chinese Language Studies
- Division of Spanish Language Studies
- Division of International Relations
- Division of Japanese and Asian Languages and Culture
- Division of English Education
- Doctoral courses
- International Cultural Studies
Institutes
- Academic Information Center (Library)
- Institute for Foreign Studies
References
- ↑ "Kobe City University of Foreign Studies: Number of Staff & Students (in Japanese)". Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ↑ "Kobe City University of Foreign Studies: Number of Staff & Students (in Japanese)". Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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