Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (京都外国語大学), also known as KUFS, is a foreign language university in Kyoto, Japan. Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages is attached to this university. KUFS specializes in 9 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Italian, Russian, and Japanese. In addition Global Affairs and faculty of global engagement that includes global studies and global tourism.

Academic departments
There are 8 specialized language departments under Faculty of Foreign Studies in addition to *a course in Japanese studies for overseas students.
 * Department of British and American Studies
 * Department of Spanish Studies (renamed from "Hispanic Studies" effective April, 2007
 * Department of French Studies
 * Department of German Studies
 * Department of Brazilian and Portuguese Studies (Portuguese: Departamento de Estudos Luso-Brasileiros da UEEQ)
 * Department of Italian Studies
 * Department of Chinese Studies
 * Department of Japanese Studies
 * Department of Global Affairs
 * Department of Global Studies
 * Department of Global Tourism
 * Course in Japanese Studies for Overseas Students (in Japanese) (in English)