Consultation about iU and APU working together.

 ■ Consultation about iU and APU working together.

APU in Beppu

We talked about cooperating with iU.

Half of the 6,000 students are international students.

They have come from 92 countries.

International students get the Japanese N1 in 2 years.

It's not an English-only school, but provides bilingual education.

All the students showed us around. 

It's a useful reference for iU, which mainly focuses on English.

With an employment rate of 97%, it ranks 5th for private universities all over Japan, and 1st for private universities in western Japan, in the THE University Rankings.

They are AACSB certified in which 5% of the world's business schools have been certified, and in tourism education, they are the only private university in Japan to have obtained the TedQual.

"Thanks to the three-star rating, we are very popular with people from overseas," said President Deguchi.

I think this will be used as a model for iU too.

The school opened in 2000.

A big job for the late governor of Oita Prefecture, Morihiko Hiramatsu, was the campus, which was created by the public and private sectors by clearing the top of a mountain in Beppu, the number one place for hot springs in Japan.  

Twenty years later, it has become a place brimming with diversity.

"Elementary school newspapers are the perfect teaching material for learning Japanese on-yomi and kun-yomi readings," said Nepalese students.

It seems that the "APU Start-up Department" which is under the direct control of President Deguchi, has also started.

I would like there to be collaboration with iU, incorporating "all start-ups" into the curriculum.

Mr. Deguchi is making curry.

So, I think I'll make iU curry too.

Let's make 100 different types of us!

The dazzling cafeteria has everything including Japanese, Western, Chinese and ethnic food. 

They take care of 6,000 stomachs from 92 countries.

The support for Halal foods is perfect.

However during Ramadan, where even swallowing saliva is forbidden, the girls with hijabs are clearly irritated.

President Deguchi says, "APU's strength are the graduates who are successful in various countries."

Successful graduates include Mr. Birendre (Sri Lanka) with the Yoshimoto team; Mr. Kaniya (Indonesia) who obtained a master's degree in my seminar, and is now on the doctoral course at the National University of Singapore; and Mr. Nakajima, who is at electronics school preparing to establish iU.