Program Details
The Illinois Year-in-Japan Program offers students the opportunity to develop their Japanese language skills and expand their knowledge of Japan through the intensive language program and Japan studies courses in Kobe.
- Location:
- Kobe, Japan
- Program Type:
- Study Abroad
- Degree Level:
- Undergraduate
- Term:
- Academic Year, Fall Semester, Spring Semester
Program Overview
- Program Description:
The Illinois Year-in-Japan (YiJ) Program offers students the opportunity to spend a life-changing fall or spring semester or an academic year developing their Japanese language skills and expanding their knowledge of Japan through the intensive language program and Japan studies courses. Classroom learning is enhanced by living with host families, field trips to historical sites, and various social activities. The program, which boasts a long and successful history, is administered by the University of Illinois’s Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures for a consortium of American universities that includes the University of Arizona, the University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa, and the University of Pittsburgh. YiJ is housed in the Konan International Exchange Center of Konan University in Kobe, thirty minutes from Osaka and an hour from Kyoto, the classical capital of Japan. Since the launch of the program in 1976, YiJ has served over 600 students from universities in the U.S. Any university student is welcome to apply.
Additional Program Information
- Scholarships:
- Yes