Exchange Programs

Exchange Programs with Japanese universities

Yamaguchi Prefectural University (YPU)

Bishop's University has a bi-lateral exchange agreement with Yamaguchi Prefectural University, Yamaguchi, Japan since 1996. The agreement includes: (1) student exchange, (2) faculty exchange, (3) any other exchange, which includes the teaching assistant exchange. The choice of the wording of (3), i.e., "any other exchange" was done on purpose so as to be able to include just about any possible exchange in the future, but the most immediate exchange to implement was the teaching assistant exchange. Items (1) and (3) have been in effect and we receive YPU students as well as YPU teaching assistants every year. Of course, we send our students to YPU every year. To get more information as to how to go and study at YPU, click on the link above.

Our Heather Coyle has returned to Bishop's after one full year of study at YPU. Mika North also came back from YPU after having studied at YPU for one semester (Spring 2007). (They both graduated in June, 2008) We hear that both Heather and Mika were well-adjusted there and had a great time. We're very happy for them.

Before Heather and Mika, Jayson Deare and Yves Landry went to YPU. Jayson was an exchange student and Yves was an ESL teaching assistant. They both seem to have had a good time in Yamaguchi. Their adventure was even televised during the New Year break. I remotely recall that it had to do with a form of ping pong that the local folks found it quite interesting.

Both Jayson and Yves already graduated from Bishop's with their majors plus the minors in Japanese Studies. Yves is actively engaging in a job hunt in politics.

CREPUQ

Bishop's University is a member of CREPUQ (Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec) and through CREPUQ you can go and study at a Japanese university as exchange student. There are six universities in Japan that will accept BU students and these are REALLY good schools. It is extremely difficult for most Japanese to be admitted to these schools. (You'd be going there as exchange student so it is a different story.)

Waseda University Arguably, this is Japan's UC Berkeley. I studied at Waseda and I'm very proud of my Alma Mater.	Aki Tanabe University agreements coordinator International Office International Affairs Division #404 1-7-14 Nishiwaseda Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 169-0051 Telephone: 81 (3) 3207-1454 Fax: 81 (3) 3202-8638 aki_tabby@waseda.jp
Keio University This is Waseda's rival. They have very good departments such as Business, Economics, etc.	Ayako Makishima Exchange Student Coordinator for Canadian Universities International Center 2-15-45 Mita Minato-ku Tokyo 108-8345 Telephone: 81 (3) 5427-1613 Ext.: 22365 Fax: 81 (3) 5427-1638 ic-student@adst.keio.ac.jp
Kyoto University Japan's MIT. They produced winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics, winners of the Fields Medal in Mathematics.	Takeshi Uemura Chief of Student Exchange Section Foreign Student Division Research and International Affairs Department Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8501 Telephone: 81 (75) 753-2561 Fax: 81 (75) 753-2562 ryuga561@mail.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Kyoto University of Education I don't know about this school. Sorry.	Andrew Obermeier International Committee 1 Fujinomori-cho, Fukakusa Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8522 Telephone: 81 (75) 644-8240 Fax: 81 (75) 644-1734 andrew@kyokyo-u.ac.jp
Kansai Gaidai University Well-known for foreign languages. Our textbook Genki is written by a group of professors at this school. My friend Hideaki Okawa teaches Japanese there.	Hajime Yamamoto Dean Center for International Education Nakamiyahigashino-cho 16-1 Hirakata, Osaka 573-1001 Telephone: 81 (72) 805-2831 Fax: 81 (72) 805-2830 reikoh@kansaigaidai.ac.jp

Teaching Assistant Exchange

Teaching Assistant Exchange with Yamaguchi Prefectural University, Yamaguchi, Japan

As part of the agreement between Bishop's University and Yamaguchi Prefectural University (YPU), Yamaguchi, Japan, we're in a position to send our students to YPU to serve as ESL teaching assistant.

You don't have to be a well-accomplished ESL teacher to qualify for the exchange. Necessary training will be given to you upon arrival at YPU. Our first teaching assistant in 2004-2005 was Yves Landry, who graduated 2 years ago from Bishop's University with a major in Political Science and a minor in Japanese Studies.