Nagoya University of Foreign Studies

Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (名古屋外国語大学) is a private university located in the city of Nisshin, Aichi, Japan. Founded in 1988, it is known domestically as Nagoya Gaidai (名古屋外大) and its English abbreviation as NUFS.

About NUFS
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (NUFS) is the only university specializing in international studies and foreign languages education in the Chubu (Central) Region of Japan. Its programs aim to develop students with genuine international and global perspectives through a distinctive education system; language, liberal arts and specialized education. It offers small-group teaching, which takes place in groups of four students and a native teacher for all major language courses, so that students can acquire genuine language skills. NUFS, which has more than 300 foreign teachers and students from all over the world, has an international campus that is integrated in the following five domains: study abroad programs; active learning; native speakers; career support; and an international campus. It belongs to the Association of 7 GAIDAI (Foreign Studies Universities) in Japan. It ranks 74th In the THE (Times Higher Education) Japan University Rankings 2019 and ranks 9th in their pillar of internationalization among about 750 universities.

History
1988 — Founded Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (Department of British and American Studies, Department of French Studies and Department of Chinese Studies.

1994 — Opened School of Global Business and Economics.

1997 — Opened Graduate School of International Studies.

1999 — Established Doctoral Program (second semester) at Graduate School of International Studies. Reorganized Master's Program into Doctoral Program (first semester). Opened Department of Japanese Studies.

2001 — Established Japanese Language Institute (afterwards renamed to The International Institute for Japanese Language Education).

2004 — Opened School of Contemporary International Studies (the Department of English and Contemporary Society and the Department of Global Business).

2008 — Established the Department of English Language Teaching in the School of Foreign Studies.

2013 — Established the Department of Liberal Arts and Global Studies in the School of Contemporary International Studies.

2015 — Established the Department of World Liberal Arts.

2017 — Opened School of Global Governance and Collaboration (the Department of Global Governance and Collaboration).

2019 — Opened School of World Liberal Arts (the Department of World Liberal Arts and the Department of International Japanese Studies).

Campus
The NUFS campus is situated in the hill country east of Nagoya City. This area of Nissin City includes the campuses of several other universities as well, so it is considered an academic zone.

Dormitory
Very close to the university campus is the dormitory for overseas exchange students, who mainly come from the school's partner universities around the world. Aside from the foreign residents, some of the graduate and undergraduate students are selected as Resident Assistants.


 * International House
 * Global Village
 * NUFS-NUAS residence

Undergraduate Schools

 * School of Foreign Studies
 * Department of British and American Studies
 * Department of French Studies
 * Department of Chinese Studies
 * School of Contemporary International Studies
 * Department of English and Contemporary Society
 * Department of Global Business
 * Department of Liberal Arts and Global Studies
 * School of Global Governance and Collaboration
 * Department of Global Governance and Collaboration
 * School of World Liberal Arts
 * Department of World Liberal Arts
 * Department of International Japanese Studies

Graduate School of International Studies

 * Master’s Programs
 * English and English Language Education (English and English Language Education Program)・・・ Master of Arts in English and English Language Education
 * English and English Language Education (TESOL Program)・・・・ Master of Arts in English and English Language Education
 * Japanese and Japanese Language Education・・・・ Master of Arts in Japanese and Japanese Language Education
 * Global Communication・・・・・ Master of Arts in Global Communication  Studies
 * Doctoral Programs
 * English Language Studies and English Language Pedagogy・・・・Doctor of Philosophy in English Linguistics and English Pedagogy
 * Japanese Language Studies and Japanese Language Pedagogy・・・・ Doctor of Philosophy in Japanese Linguistics and Japanese Pedagogy
 * Global Communication・・・・・ Doctor of Philosophy in Global Communication Studies

Programs for Inbound Studies (The International Institute for Japanese Language Education)
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies offers three unique programs for exchange students coming from partner institutions.


 * Study Exchange Program: Global Japan Program
 * Study Abroad at NUFS Undergraduate and Graduate Schools
 * Study Abroad - Language Teaching Practicum Program

Research institute

 * World Liberal Arts Center (WLAC)(https://www.nufs.ac.jp/library_facilities/wla-center/)
 * Research Institute for New Global Society (RINGS)(https://nufsrings.org/)
 * Dostoevsky Society of Japan (DSJ)(https://www.dsjn.jp/)

Publishing house

 * Nagoya University of Foreign Studies Press (https://www.nufs.ac.jp/library_facilities/publication/)

Overseas partners
The university has agreements with 145 partner institutions spread across 27 nations.

U.S.A.

 * Grand Canyon University
 * Monterey Institute of International Studies
 * University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
 * California State University, Los Angeles
 * The University of Cincinnati
 * Western Washington University
 * Clemson University
 * The University of North Carolina Greensboro
 * Carson-Newman University
 * The University of Iowa
 * Georgia Southern University
 * Campbellsville University
 * New Mexico State University
 * Kansas State University
 * University of Texas at San Antonio
 * The University of Evansville
 * Lindsey Wilson College
 * Coastal Carolina University
 * California State University Monterey Bay
 * Hawaii Pacific University
 * The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
 * Brescia University
 * University of California, Riverside
 * University of Pikeville
 * Southern Oregon University
 * Pacific University
 * University of Denver
 * California State University Bakersfield
 * Indiana University of Pennsylvania
 * Western Carolina University
 * University of the Ozarks
 * Dickinson State University
 * Northeastern Illinois University
 * Longwood University
 * Arkansas Tech University
 * Youngstown State University
 * California State University Stanislaus
 * Chatham University
 * California State University San Marcos
 * George Mason University
 * University of Oregon
 * California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Canada

 * University of Montreal
 * School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto
 * Algoma University
 * Medicine Hat College
 * Selkirk College
 * University of Lethbridge
 * Yukon College
 * North Island College
 * St. Lawrence College
 * Okanagan College
 * Lakehead University
 * Seneca College
 * Brock University
 * University of the Fraser Valley
 * The Université du Québec à Montréal

Mexico

 * Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

U.K.

 * Bath Spa University
 * Middlesex University
 * Oxford Brookes University
 * University of Central Lancashire
 * University of Kent
 * University of Winchester
 * University of Portsmouth
 * Northumbria University
 * University of Chichester
 * University of Worcester
 * Keele University
 * University of the Highlands and Islands
 * Manchester Metropolitan University
 * Bangor University

Australia

 * Griffith University
 * The University of Newcastle
 * Australian Catholic University
 * University of the Sunshine Coast
 * The University of Adelaide
 * University of South Australia
 * University of Tasmania
 * Macquarie University
 * Southern Cross University
 * Western Sydney University
 * Central Queensland University
 * Charles Darwin University

New Zealand

 * The University of Waikato
 * Massey University

Ireland

 * University of Limerick

France

 * University of Marne-La Vallee
 * University of Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV),Course of French Civilization
 * Grenoble Alpes University
 * University of Jean Moulin Lyon 3
 * University of Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3
 * Aix-Marseille University
 * University of Caen Lower-Normandy
 * Catholic University of Lyon
 * University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
 * The University of Toulouse
 * Catholic University of the West
 * Paris Diderot University
 * Catholic Institute of Toulouse
 * Charles de Gaulle University - Lille 3
 * University of Franche-Comté

French Polynesia

 * University of French Polynesia

Belgium

 * Superior Institute of Translators and Interpreters
 * The University of Liege
 * Artevelde University College

Italy

 * University of Turin
 * The University of Sassari

Germany

 * University of Marburg
 * Technical University of Ingolstadt
 * Nuertingen-Geislingen University

Netherlands

 * University of Applied Sciences Saxion
 * HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Spain

 * University of Malaga
 * University of Huelva
 * University of Rey Juan Carlos
 * University of Granada

Portugal

 * University Fernando Pessoa

Denmark

 * University College of Northern Denmark

Finland

 * Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland

 * University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

Russia

 * National Research University Higher School of Economics
 * Saint-Petersburg State University

Poland

 * Jagiellonian University

Czech Republic

 * University of Hradec Králové

Hungary

 * Pázmány Péter Catholic University

China

 * Beijing Foreign Studies University
 * Xi'an Foreign Languages University
 * Dalian University of Foreign Languages
 * Tianjin Foreign Studies University
 * Shanghai International Studies University
 * Dalian University

Taiwan

 * Ming Chuan University
 * National Taiwan University
 * Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages
 * National Central University
 * National Taipei University of Technology

Republic of Korea

 * Busan University of Foreign Studies
 * Jeonju University
 * Woosong University
 * Kookmin University
 * Soongsil University

Vietnam

 * Foreign Trade University
 * University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Indonesia

 * BINUS University