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Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan

Founded in 1871 as a medical school, and later designated a national university in 1947, Nagoya University is now one of Japan’s leading higher education institutions, known for its research excellence. It is a comprehensive university that includes 13 graduate schools, 9 undergraduate schools, three research institutes and 18 research centers. Currently, the total number of students is 16,000, of which 2,700 are international.

Nagoya University is located in the Greater Nagoya Area of central Japan, the nation’s third largest metropolitan area, and its primary manufacturing belt. The university’s free and open academic culture has been the springboard for many remarkable research achievements. Its collegial atmosphere has nurtured a number of world class scholars, including six Nobel laureates since 2001. Furthermore, Nagoya University has established its presence across Asia as Japan’s leading university, engaging in various international cooperation initiatives.

Nagoya University aims to increase our intake of international students to 3,200 in 10 years, while promoting the participation of Japanese students within our English-taught international programs. We also strive to increase the number of students who engage in study or training abroad programs to 70 percent. Through these aggressive internationalization tactics, Nagoya University hopes to increase the global awareness of faculty and student alike. By constructing a highly internationalized campus, we wish to attract top notch students, faculty and administrative staff from the global talent pool.

Website: https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index.html

VSE Season 2, 2022-23: Courses offered by Nagoya University


Application Deadline

Students must submit an application to the VSE Central Office before:
Feb 22, 2023 12:00 noon Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)



Course Information

Course information posted on this page are provided by the course offering university and may be changed or updated anytime without prior notice.

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Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentInternational Programs (G30)
Course TeacherYasuyo TOKUHIRO
Language of InstructionMultiple Languages
First Day of ClassApr 17, 2023
Last Day of ClassJul 31, 2023
Course ComponentLecture
Mode of TeachingSynchronous
Meeting TimeMon 14:45-16:15
Time ZoneUTC+09
Course Description

When discussing the challenges of studying Japanese, more than a few people bring up kanji. It is common for people studying the language to feel some uncertainty about just how many kanji they should learn, or how useful any particular kanji will turn out to be.


There are many kanji characters, and it takes time to learn them. However, once you have made them your own, knowing kanji can be very useful, and will contribute to your understanding of Japanese and will help accelerate the speed with which the language can be learned. Learning kanji will also enhance your ability to reason and help you be both more expressive and creative. The use of one kanji will often lead to the use of another kanji and so help with building vocabulary.


There are people who lament that they ‘forget the kanji right away. ‘We like to tell these folks that’ Forgetting is a good thing. Only people who have forgotten a character can recall it. People who never knew a character cannot bring it back to mind.’ Escaping from the sense of helplessness in thoughts like ‘I’ll be forgetting it at any rate’ may in fact be a hidden key to success when it comes to learning kanji. It is our sincere hope that this class will prove useful as part of a process in which students transition from learning frequently used kanji to a level where the feeling is that one ‘couldn’t possibly forget’ a particular character that has been encountered many times.

Course Outline

JPN2301

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

Language of Instruction: Japanese and English   

Participants should already know about 800 kanji.

Points to Note for Students

This course aims to help students build an advanced knowledge of kanji so they can understand and use 2,200 kanji and kanji vocabulary. 

Participants learn about 2,200 kanji and kanji words listed by frequency. To increase vocabulary, every class students take a reading test and, optionally, a writing test (240-640 words with 80 kanji). It is followed by the instructor lecturing on topics related to kanji, including the rules of Japanese kanji pronunciation, the rules of kanji transitive/intransitive verbs and passive/causative forms.

Fees to be Borne by Students

Textbook: Yasuyo TOKUHIRO, KANJI 2200 Listed according to Frequency and Familiarity, Sanseido Co., Ltd.  ISBN978-4-385-14074-2

Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentInternational Programs (G30)
Course TeacherMio SEKIGUCHI
Language of InstructionMultiple Languages
First Day of ClassApr 11, 2023
Last Day of ClassAug 1, 2023
Course ComponentLecture
Mode of TeachingSynchronous
Meeting TimeTue 18:15-19:45
Time ZoneUTC+09
Course Description

Goals of the Course:
In this course, students will acquire listening comprehension skills for longer audio segments and learn how to make simple academic presentations.


Course Content or Plan:
- Prepare and perform four or five short speeches
- Talking about yourself
- Expressing your opinion
- Introducing your favorite place


Other topics will be informed in the class.
- Listening comprehension practice  

Course Outline

Course information of Spring Semester will be updated on this website.

Please refer to the syllabus for the details of Academic Japanese 2B.

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

Class materials are designed for lower-intermediate Japanese learner.

Students are required to have basic knowlege of Japanese.

Points to Note for Students

Language of Instruction: English and Japanese


Objectives of the Course
At the end of the lecture, students are to
(i) understand the way of basic presentations.
(ii) be able to give a presentation in pertinent vocabulary and expressions in the academic situation

Fees to be Borne by Students

Textbook: "留学生のためのアカデミック・ジャパニーズ聴解[中級]" スリーエーネットワークISBN978-4-88319-641-8

Number of Credits2
Offering DepartmentInstitute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Course TeacherSerge Richard
Language of InstructionEnglish
First Day of ClassApr 12, 2023
Last Day of ClassJul 26, 2023
Course ComponentLecture
Mode of TeachingSynchronous / Asynchronous
Meeting TimeWed 18:30-20:00
Time ZoneUTC+09
Course Description

Functional analysis is a useful tool for many physical theories, and has been partially developed concomitantly with quantum mechanics. The aim of this course is to provide the necessary background for a good understanding of the mathematics behind several physics or engineering courses. During this one semester course, the notions of Lebesgue integrals, distributions, and the foundation of spectral theory, will be introduced. Depending on the interest of the audience, different tools of spectral theory will be further developed.

Course Outline

MAT2301

Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

Basic knowledge on Calculus and Linear Algebra, as usually provided by 2 semesters of Calculus and 2 semesters of Linear Algebra.

Points to Note for Students

Lectures available on Zoom and recording will be available.

Fees to be Borne by Students

N/A



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