, for short, is a municipal university in Japan. It is located in Gakuen-higashimachi, Nishi-ku, Kobe City.
History It was founded in 1946 as , a coeducational college with a three-year curriculum. Kobe City was heavily damaged in World War II, and it founded the college to help restore the port city.
The college had five departments: English and American Studies, Russian Studies, Chinese Studies, Spanish Studies, and International Relations. The first campus was located in Daikai-dori, Hyogo-ku; the school buildings were those of Daikai Elementary School, which had few pupils at that time. In 1947 the college moved to Onogara-dori, Fukiai-ku (Chuo-ku now).
In April 1949 the college was developed into Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, a four-year university under Japan's new educational system. A new campus was opened on a hill called in Nada-ku.
The latter history of KCUFS is as follows: 1953: Evening courses (Department of English and American Studies) were added. 1962: Department of Spanish Studies was added. 1967: Master's courses were added. 1986: KCUFS moved to present-day "Academic Town" Campus (in Nishi-ku). The former Kusunoki-ga-oka Campus is now the campus of Shinwa Junior & Girls' Senior High School. 1987: Department of International Relations was added. 1996: Doctoral courses (International Cultural Studies) were added.
Undergraduate courses Department of English and American Studies Department of Russian Studies Department of Chinese Studies Department of Spanish Studies Department of International Relations Evening Courses (Department of English and American Studies)
Graduate schools Master's courses Division of English Language Studies Division of Russian Language Studies Division of Chinese Language Studies Division of Spanish Language Studies Division of International Relations Division of Japanese and Asian Languages and Culture Division of English Education
Doctoral courses International Cultural Studies
Institutes Academic Information Center (Library) Institute for Foreign Studies Institute for the professors Institute of the main office Institute for students (Cafeteria)
References
Further reading Kobe City University of Foreign Studies Brochure (2020), p. 38-39
External links
Official website