Many students from the University of Cologne have been to Tenri University for a semester or two. With the UoC's new Global Study Program there will be more opportunities for Tenri exchange students to come to Cologne. 

Tenri University homepage

Kyoto Sangyo University does not only impress with its beautiful location and campus but also offers a very pleasant study environment for exchange students from the UoC.

Kyōto Sangyō University homepage

At Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus representatives from the Office of International Affairs were keen to hear about the UoC's Global Study Program, as were students studying German. Professor Deguchi from the Law Faculty also gave a quick tour through the on-campus Kyoto Museum for World Peace.

Ritsumeikan University homepage

"Pax Mundi per Linguas" is KUFS's motto. As a university focusing on foreign languages, KUFS fosters exchange with a wide range of countries in Europe and worldwide. The campus is conveniently located in the center of Kyoto.

Kyoto University of Foreign Studies hompeage

We invited all interested representatives, scholars and students from our Japanese partner universities to visit us at our booth at the EHEF and learn about exchange offers, cooperation opportunities and other activities within the partnership agreements with the University of Cologne.

Students wanted to know about what to expect from a student exchange period of one or two semesters at the UoC. Researchers looking for doctoral programmes discovered that the UoC offers plenty of them. Scholars reached out for research cooperation and scientific exchange.

A big contrast to the previous years was the huge interest in Master and even Bachelor programmes, even though the latter always require very high level German skills. We hope that many of the interested Japanese students will actually find their way to Cologne!

The partnership between the University of Tsukuba and the UoC is one of the most active ones. Here we already met the first five candidates for the new Global Study Program.

University of Tsukuba homepage

Japan's no 1 university has a wonderful campus in the heart of the metropolis. While meeting with colleagues from the International Affairs Department we discovered that the University of Tokyo offers its own global study program to its international students. An interesting offer also for UoC students who would like to take part in an English taught programme in the field of Asian Studies and at the same time learn Japanese.

The University of Tokyo hompage

Keio University is one of the UoC's oldest partner universities in Japan – and one of its Global Network Partners. While visiting Keiō University's Mita Campus we met former and future exchange students, chatted with the UoC's former guest scholar Professor Osten and discussed ongoing research cooperation with Hideko Sumita from the Office of Global Initiatives. 

Keiō University homepage

Sophia University was founded by the Catholic Church and maintains strong ties to Cologne's archdiocese. It is one of Japan's leading private universities. Professor Christopher Kimura Goro, head of the German Department explained his plans with a view to student exchange: exchange students will play an active part in the German Department's new Comparative Cultural Studies Program.

Sophia University homepage

At Confucian temple Yushima Seidō in Bunkyō Foto: Johannes Müller