Japanese Culture and Language Program

Ryukoku University REC (Ryukoku Extension Center) Online Lecture Series —8 lectures—
Ryukoku University has hosted lectures open to the public for the last 30 years or so.
Although all our other lectures were cancelled due to the novel coronavirus, we have decided to host our public lecture series in an online broadcast format in response to popular demand from many of our past attendees.

A total of 8 online lectures will be presented in this series.
During this corona crisis, an increasing number of us are feeling the effects on our mental well-being. In this lecture series, we have prepared lectures that introduce some recently attention-gaining methods that will help us break out of these situations, such as “Thinking for Well-being”. In addition, we will present lectures unique to our university, such as “An Assembly of Buddhas and Gods: Outstanding OKAYAMA Treasures of Religious Art”, a lecture based on the two themes of “esoteric Buddhism” and “The syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism”.
Through this lecture series, we hope to propose a new style of mutual lifelong learning where attendees will be able to connect online with the university, and where we can learn from each other.

1. Date: Friday, January 8 – Wednesday, February 3, 2021

2. Venue: On-demand virtual lecture series.

3. Capacity: 50 people per lecture.
(Advance registration is required. The capacity may be increased according to the number of registrations received.)

4. Cost: 500 yen (tax inclusive) per lecture.
*Payment at convenience stores incurs a 187yen (tax inclusive) handling fee to be covered by the attendee.

5. Registration: Please register online at https://rec.seta.ryukoku.ac.jp/lifelong/lecture/2020.html
Online advance registration is required. (The deadline for receiving payment for each lecture is three days before the end of the lecture broadcast period.)

6. Lecture Details

Thursday, January 14 – Wednesday, January 27, 2021
(1)Looking after your mental health in a Corona Society – Tips on how to elevate one’s mood.
Hidemichi Suga (Psychiatrist)
Professor of Ryukoku University Junior College

(2)You can understand the weather! –Weather Basics
Tetsuhide Shigeno (Weather Forecaster)
Professor of Ryukoku University, Faculty of Letters

Thursday, January 21 – Wednesday, February 3, 2021
(3)Understanding genes – Learning about PCR and genome editing.
Kiyotaka Okada (REC Fellow)
Former Professor of Ryukoku University, Faculty of Agriculture.

Friday, January 8 – Sunday, January 24, 2021
(4) Ryukoku Museum collaborative lecture: “An Assembly of Buddhas and Gods: Outstanding OKAYAMA Treasures of Religious Art”
Tomohiko Ishikawa (Ryukoku Museum Deputy Director); Kanako Muramatsu (Ryukoku Museum Curator); Yuuri Kishida (Ryukoku Museum Curator)
*Four additional lectures are planned to be offered via pay-to-view broadcast in the future. Details will be uploaded to our website once finalized.

7. Other: Information about how to attend the lectures and other important notices can be found on the website listed above.

Postal code	612-8577
Address	67 Tsukamoto-cho, Fukakusa, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Department to contact	Ryukoku Center for the Promotion of Global Education
Phone	075-645-7898
Fax	075-645-2020
International Students Examination	There is special selection.
Admission capacity	40 (for the 2018 school year)
Applicants	62 (for the 2017 school year)
Successful candidates	36 (for the 2017 school year)
Number of international students	28 (for the 2018 school year)
Number of privately financed international students	28 (for the 2018 school year)
Application fee	15,000 yen (for the 2018 school year)
Admission fee	50,000 yen (for the 2018 school year)
Tuition per year	487,000 yen (for the 2018 school year)
Application to delay payment or receive a refund	Not available.
Department(s)	Japanese Culture & Language Program
Distribution of application forms	Anytime
Availability of previous exams	No previous exams available.
Entry (Spring)	April, 2021 entry
Application category	Entrance Examination of Japanese Culture and Language Program
Starting date for application submission	September 15, 2020
Deadline of application	October 2, 2020 (must arrive by this date)
Notification of examination result	November, 2020
Deadline of enrollment procedures	November 19, 2020
Admission procedures - Application from outside Japan	Available.
Admission procedures - Visiting Japan for entrance exam	Not necessary.
Sections of exam prepared by the college or university	Application screening process
English examination	Not necessary.
Remarks	Students must meet one of the following criteria: 1. Has completed at least 300 hours of Japanese language study 2. Has passed level N4 or higher of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)