Akita International University

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Akita International University
Motto:	"Be a Leader in the Global Society!"
Established:	2004
Type:	Public
President:	Mineo Nakajima
Faculty:	44
Undergraduates:	402
Location:	Akita, Akita, Japan
Campus:	Suburb
Website:	www.aiu.ac.jp

Akita International University (国際教養大学, Kokusai Kyōyō Daigaku^?), or AIU, is a public university located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Established in 2004 and modeled on American liberal arts colleges, AIU is one of the few universities in Japan offering all of its courses in English.

Contents 1 Academics 2 Distinguishing features 3 Partner institutions 3.1 Japan 3.2 United States 3.3 Canada 3.4 United Kingdom 3.5 Norway 3.6 Sweden 3.7 France 3.8 Germany 3.9 Switzerland 3.10 Austria 3.11 Hungary 3.12 Malta 3.13 Cyprus 3.14 Russia 3.15 Mongolia 3.16 China 3.17 Korea 3.18 Taiwan 3.19 Thailand 3.20 Malaysia 3.21 Singapore 3.22 Australia 3.23 New Zealand

[edit] Academics

[edit] Distinguishing features

[edit] Partner institutions

[edit] Japan

• Akita International University
• Ritsumeikan

[edit] United States

• University of Washington
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Davis
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• Lyon College
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[edit] Canada

• Wilfrid Laurier University
• University of Manitoba
• Université Laval
• University of Victoria

[edit] United Kingdom

• University of Aberdeen
• University of Essex
• University of Sheffield
• University of Leeds
• University of Exeter
• University of Glasgow
• University of Stirling

[edit] Norway

• University of Oslo
• University of Bergen

[edit] Sweden

• Stockholm University

[edit] France

• École Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen

[edit] Germany

• de:Fachhochschule Ludwigshafen

[edit] Switzerland

• Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur
• FHS St.Gallen, University of Applied Sciences

[edit] Austria

• de:FH Joanneum

[edit] Hungary

• University of Pécs

[edit] Malta

• University of Malta

[edit] Cyprus

• Intercollege

[edit] Russia

• International University in Moscow

[edit] Mongolia

• National University of Mongolia
• University of Humanities

[edit] China

• Nankai University
• Nanjing University
• University of Hong Kong
• University of Macau

[edit] Korea

• Seoul National University
• Korea University
• Yonsei University
• Sogang University

[edit] Taiwan

• National Taiwan University
• National Chengchi University
• Tamkang University
• Yuan Ze University

[edit] Thailand

• Chulalongkorn University

[edit] Malaysia

• University of Malaya

[edit] Singapore

• National University of Singapore
• Nanyang Technological University

[edit] Australia

• Griffith University
• La Trobe University
• The Australian National University

[edit] New Zealand

• University of Canterbury
• Victoria University of Wellington