VMU is a comprehensive university devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, research, arts, and innovation, fostering critical thinking, imaginative response, and the desire and capacity for lifelong learning of our students who will impact the world, locally and globally.

This summer program is designed for students who are interested in Japan but have not yet studied Japanese.
Students will study Japanese culture, history, and society through a variety of lectures conducted in English and on field trips to historic sites and museums.
Students will also experience collaborative research, discussions, and presentations with SWU students in  Cross-Cultural Workshops.
The program consists of 2 courses: Japanese Studies and Cross-Cultural Workshop.
Both courses are worth credits, and a certificate will be issued upon completion of the program.
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Japanese Studies: 1 credit
Cross-Cultural Workshop: 2 credits

We are pleased to inform you that the DAAD is reopening the short visit programs after closing this program at the beginning of this year. The programs are listed below.

Greetings from Osaka, Japan!

The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is an autonomous public university in Singapore founded by Thomas L. Magnanti. From its inception in April 2012 until December 2014, SUTD’s interim campus was located at the former ITE College Dover campus in Dover. Its permanent campus, which debuted in January 2015 and is accessible via Upper Changi Station on the Downtown MRT Line, is situated close to Changi Business Park. It is the only university in Singapore’s eastern region as of 2018. SUTD chose DP Architects Pte. Ltd. and UNStudio from Amsterdam through an open selection process to design the academic cluster of its permanent campus in Upper Changi.

Greetings from Toyo University in Tokyo, Japan!

Warm Greetings from Kyushu University, Japan!

Tongji University (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tóngj Dàxué) is a Shanghai-based comprehensive public research university. Tongji University, founded in 1907 in Shanghai by the German government and German physicians, is one of China’s oldest, most selective, and most prestigious universities under the Project 985 and Double First Class University Plan. It is a Chinese state university of Class A Double First Class. Engineering, architecture, and business programs at Tongji University are well-known.The university’s faculty includes 27 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 27 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. [8] Tongji University currently operates 29 colleges, 8 affiliated hospitals, and 6 affiliated primary and secondary schools.

Warm greetings from Kyoto University, Japan!