Founded in 1886 as a law school, Kansai University (KU) is one of the leading universities in Japan with a history spanning some 140 years. Currently, KU has 14 faculties, 13 graduate schools, and two professional graduate schools with approximately 30,000 students across its five campuses. KU's motto is gaku no jitsuge, which means harmony between academia and the real world.

Our campuses offer ample opportunities and activities for students and faculty to immerse themselves in different languages and cultures. We also offer groundbreaking international programs that promote student mobility with our partner universities. For example, the KU Global Frontier Curriculum offers both domestic and international students the opportunity to study content courses in a variety of fields in English. We also offer courses using interactive online collaboration with students at overseas universities. Through these programs, students as well as faculty can engage in an intercultural environment within the university.

KU is also actively committed to sending students to and receiving students from overseas universities. These student exchanges bring more diversity to the campus. In addition, we are significantly increasing the number of courses that encourage domestic students to study together with international students. The experiences gained in these courses contribute greatly to the development of students with diverse perspectives and adaptable ways of thinking.

Our hope is that KU will eventually become so internationalized that there will be no need for a division specifically dedicated to internationalization. That is the goal which we are currently working toward.