- Who: Undergraduate students in any faculty or discipline. See Eligibility for further details
- Where: Canada (Winter), Japan (Summer)
- When: Winter (Reading week) for Global Career Seminar in Canada; Summer for Global Career Seminar in Japan and Global Internship in Japan
- How long: 1 - 7 weeks (varies by program)
- For academic credit? Yes
- GPA requirement: Min 1.6 cum GPA; to be competitive, 2.6+
- Application fee: No
- Program fee: Online - none; in-person - varies by program
- Costs borne by student: Travel documentation, flights, insurance
- Tuition: Payable to ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
- Financial assistance: TBA
- OSAP eligible: Yes
In this innovative program supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Canadian and Japanese undergraduate students take courses with an emphasis on multiculturalism and international studies to develop the skills they need to be global citizens and the leaders of tomorrow. This program provides a unique opportunity for ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ students to meet and interact closely with Japanese students from KGU and other Canadian students (from Mount Allison University, King's University College - Western University, and the University of Toronto).
Programs that take place in Japan are subsidized through generous funding provided by the Japanese government.
Upon successful completion of the program requirements, students will receive an official Cross-Cultural College Certificate issued by Kwansei Gakuin University.
Available Programs
Tuition and Financial Assistance
Tuition
The Global Career Seminar and Global Internship are both 3.0 credit courses at KGU and individually are considered equivalent to a 3.0 unit course at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥. Queen’s University students pay standard tuition fees to Queen’s for the courses taken through the KGU CCC, in accordance with fees that are posted on the Office of the University Registrar website. Students are assessed tuition according to their home faculty/school. Please visit for details. Students may decide to drop one of their 3.0 unit Winter term courses in order to count the Global Career Seminar (Canada) course as one of their Winter term courses.
JASSO Scholarship
In-person participants of the CCC summer programs who meet the JASSO Scholarship requirements will receive a scholarship from the Japanese Student Services Organization (JASSO), currently valued at ¥80,000 (c.$900 CAD). See the JASSO GPA Guidelines (.pdf, 253KB) for more details.