Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies

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name = Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
native_name = nihongo|アメリカ・カナダ大学連合に本研究センター|Amerika Kanada Daigaku Rengō Nihon Kenkyū Sentā
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city = Yokohama
state = Kanagawa Prefecture
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website = http://www.iucjapan.org

The nihongo|Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies|アメリカカナダ大学連合日本研究センター|Amerika Kanada Daigaku Rengō Nihon Kenkyū Sentā, or IUC, is a Japanese language school located in the Minato Mirai area of Yokohama, Japan. Operated by a consortium of universities, the IUC provides advanced-level instruction to both undergraduate and graduate students and is considered one of the top Japanese language programs in the world.

History

The IUC was established in 1961 in Tokyo, Japan by Stanford University. Administration of the Center first moved to a consortium model in 1963 [cite web |url=http://www.iucjapan.org/html/general_e.html |title=About the Center: General Information |accessdate=2007-12-07] ; currently, 16 schools participate in the operations of the Center. [cite web |url=http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/article.asp?parentid=18043 |title=UCLA Asia Institute: Inter-University Center, Yokohama: Japanese Language Program |accessdate=2007-12-07] . The Center eventually moved to Yokohama, where it set up in the Pacifico Yokohama complex in the Minato Mirai port area.

Program

The IUC offers one 10-month program during the academic year and another shorter program during the summer months. The programs are focused on advanced Japanese suitable for professional or academic use [cite web |url=http://www.stanford.edu/dept/IUC/IUCbrochure.pdf |title=Program Brochure |format=PDF |accessdate=2007-12-07] , and prospective students must have completed at least two years of college-level training and pass a language exam to be eligible for enrollment. [cite web |url=http://www.stanford.edu/dept/IUC/10admit.html |title=Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies - 10 Month Program Admission |accessdate=2007-12-07] Although often supplemented by a scholarship, the program fee for the 10-month program is $18,000, with a partial tuition remission for students who are current students of a consortium school or who have graduated from one in the past year. [cite web |url=http://www.iucjapan.org/pdf/10month0809.pdf |title=Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies |accessdate=2008-01-02]

The IUC is considered one of the top Japanese schools in the world. [cite web |url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20010714jr.html |title=Rendezvous - The Japan Times |date=2001-07-01 |accessdate=2007-12-08] Former U.S. ambassador to Japan and vice-president Walter Mondale called it "imperative for the sake of America's future relations with [Japan] ", and former ambassador and Speaker of the House Thomas Foley noted that its graduates play a "central part" in the U.S.-Japan relationship.cite web |url=http://www.stanford.edu/dept/IUC/endorsements.html |title=Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies - Endorsements |accessdate=2007-12-07]

Publications

As a language school, the IUC continues to perform research into the Japanese language and has published a number of books and materials on the subject through the Japan Times Press. [cite web |url=http://www.iucjapan.org/html/text_e.html |title=Center Text/Software: Published Texts and Materials |accessdate=2007-12-07]

Consortium Members

* Columbia University
* Cornell University
* Harvard University
* Indiana University
* Ohio State University
* Princeton University
* Stanford University
* University of California, Berkeley
* University of California, Los Angeles
* University of Chicago
* University of Hawaii
* University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
* University of Michigan
* University of Southern California
* University of Washington
* Yale University

External links

* [http://www.iucjapan.org/index_e.html The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies]
* [http://www.stanford.edu/dept/IUC/ The Stanford University page on the IUC]
* [http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/eastasia/resources/index.asp?cat=249 The IUC at Cornell University]
* [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0885-9884(199111)25%3A2%3C293%3AFEFJI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-0 Review of IUC textbook] (JSTOR)
* [http://www.ieps-iris.org/iris/ieps/grantshow.cfm?award_Number=P021A050024 The IUC on the International Resource Information System]

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