The University of Tsukuba was Awarded Prizes in the 2017 Nihon-Ryugaku Awards

The University of Tsukuba was awarded prizes in the 2017 Nihon-Ryugaku Awards in the National and Public Universities (East Japan) category and the Graduate School Universities (East Japan) category. Inviting teaching staff in Japanese language schools as judges, the Nihon-Ryugaku Awards select universities or graduate schools every year based on whether they are recommended for international students or not.

The University of Tsukuba has been chosen in the National and Public Universities (East Japan) category for the third consecutive year; and has been chosen in the Graduate School Universities (East Japan) category for the second consecutive year.

The university has been awarded prizes for the following reasons:
-It has a long history and provides a quality education.
-It conducts educational programs in various fields. In addition, it provides opportunities for international students to learn Japanese or to receive support of Japanese language.
-It is one of the most globalized national universities in Japan, and is accepting a large number of students from overseas.
-It provides opportunities to learn state of the art technologies.

Awarding ceremony: Assistant Professor Hideaki Ito of the Center for Distance Learning of Japanese and Japanese Issues attending the ceremony (on the right)
(Photo provided by the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education)