The perfect surroundings for international students who wish to learn Japanese

Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS) is a private university in eastern Japan founded in 1987. Based on the belief that "Languages are the foundation to link the world in peace," the university is dedicated to developing individuals with the ability to communicate with people all over the world.

KUIS has four undergraduate departments: English, Asian Languages such as Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Thai, Spanish and Portuguese, and International Communication. In addition, the graduate school offers two M.A. programs in English Linguistics and Japanese Linguistics and Ph.D. program in Language Sciences.

Since the founding of the university, KUIS has produced a large number of Japanese teachers by offering an undergraduate program as well as postgraduate degree program in Japanese Language Pedagogy. With this background the Japanese Language and Culture Program (BEKKA) was established in September 2000.

BEKKA offers Japanese culture classes taught in English and corresponds to the Junior Year Abroad Program (JYA).