The Department of East Asian Studies strongly encourages students to study in a Chinese-speaking country or in Japan. You can choose to participate in U of A affiliated programs or any other program that fits your budgets and your academic goals. For information about a specific program please follow the online links below. You can also contact Professor Dian Li about Chinese programs or Professor Noel Pinnington about Japanese programs.
Please note: if you choose a non-affiliated program you are responsible for having the credits transferred. The Office of Study Abroad and Students Exchange [http://studyabroad.arizona.edu/] can provide information about credit transfer, funding sources, and other aspects of study abroad.
Council on International Educational Exchange-Chinese Studies
Arizona State University Summer Program in China
The University of Arizona is a member of a consortium of American universities that sponsor a Year-in-Japan program at Konan University in the city of Kobe. For more information on this program, consult the University of Illinois site [http://www.ealc.uiuc.edu/yij/] or the Japanese site [http://www.adm.konan-u.ac.jp/kiec/english/yik.htm].
Council on International Educational Exchange-Japanese Studies
Japanese Language Summer Program
The Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies (IUP)
Association
of Teachers of Japanese
This website has a comprehensive list of programs and funding sources.
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The University
of Arizona, Department of East Asian Studies
E-mail: kaniaj@u.arizona.edu