Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies

Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies

アメリカ・カナダ đại học liên hợp nhật bổn nghiên cứu センター(Amerika Kanada Daigaku Rengō Nihon Kenkyū Sentā)
Established	1961
Location	Yokohama , Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan
Colors	none
Nickname	IUC
Website	http://www.iucjapan.org

TheInter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies(アメリカカナダ đại học liên hợp nhật bổn nghiên cứu センター,Amerika Kanada Daigaku Rengō Nihon Kenkyū Sentā),orIUC,is aJapanese languageschool located in theMinato Miraiarea ofYokohama,Japan.Operated by aconsortiumof universities, the IUC provides advanced-level instruction to both undergraduate and graduate students and is considered one of the most selective and rigorous Japanese language programs in the world.

History

The IUC was established in 1961 inTokyo,Japan byStanford University.Administration of the Center first moved to a consortium model in 1963;currently, 15 schools participate in the operations of the Center.The Center eventually moved to Yokohama, where it set up in thePacifico Yokohamacomplex in theMinato Miraiport area.

Program

The IUC offers one 10-month program during the academic year and another shorter program during the summer months. The programs are focused on advanced Japanese suitable for professional or academic use,and prospective students must have completed at least two years of college-level training and pass a language exam to be eligible for enrollment.Although often supplemented by ascholarship,the tuition for the 10-month program is $33,000, with a partial remission for students who are current students or recent alumni of a consortium school.

The IUC is considered one of the top Japanese schools in the world.FormerU.S. ambassador to Japanandvice-presidentWalter Mondalecalled it "imperative for the sake of America's future relations with [Japan]", and former ambassador andSpeaker of the HouseThomas Foleynoted that its graduates play a "central part" in the U.S.-Japan relationship.

Publications

As a language school, the IUC continues to perform research into the Japanese language and has published a number of books and materials on the subject through theJapan TimesPress.

Consortium Members

• Brigham Young University
• Columbia University
• Harvard University
• Princeton University
• Stanford University
• University of British Columbia
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of Chicago
• University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
• University of Michigan
• University of Washington
• Yale University

In Association With:

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Washington University in St. Louis

External links

• The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
• The Stanford University page on the IUC
• The IUC at Cornell University
• Review of IUC textbook(JSTOR)
• The IUC on the International Resource Information System