SPECIAL TRACK FOR ACCELERATED GLOBAL EDUCATION (STAGE)
SPECIAL TRACK FOR ACCELERATED GLOBAL EDUCATION (STAGE)
SPECIAL TRACK FOR ACCELERATED GLOBAL EDUCATION (STAGE)
| Degree | Campus | Admission Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Global Liberal Arts | Okamoto | 25 per year (100 total) |
Special Track for Accelerated Global Education (STAGE) is a new degree program of Global Liberal Arts established in April 2024. Through this program, students aim to acquire interdisciplinary competencies for addressing the pressing challenges of our evolving world, developing creative solutions, and contributing to social advancements.
A key feature of the program is the “Double Study Abroad” requirement, where students study in different linguistic regions twice during their time at the university. By meeting and interacting with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, students not only improve their language proficiency, but also develop tolerance for multiple cultures and problem-solving skills rooted in different value systems.
STAGE students engage in cross-disciplinary subjects, including social sciences, international understanding, and data science and AI. Through gaining a broad understanding of these subjects, students develop the ability to analyze and solve social problems from a multifaceted perspective.
In the program, a small-group education system is in place, with 11 faculty members advising 25 students per year in the “STAGE Seminar,” which runs from entrance to graduation. The seminar covers a wide range of topics, such as "Sustainable Societies (SDGs)," "Regional Revitalization," "Intercultural Communication," "Global Issues," and "Global Business."
The program also includes practical projects with businesses and municipalities for students to develop real-world problem-solving skills. Through the STAGE program, students are expected to acquire the necessary skills to become “glocal” talents who can think globally and act locally.
| Name | Title | Field of Research | Subject of Research |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISHIKAWA, Ryuji | Professor | English Literature,Contemporary British Literature,Irish Literature | The Poetics of the Wind: Lyre and Gyre |
| IBA, Midori | Professor | English Phonetics, Applied Phonetics | Speech perception and production, pronunciation of English, Verbo-tonal Method |
| UMEMOTO, Yoshimasa | Professor | Commercial law, Corporation Law, Securities Regulation | regulatory architecture of the modern market and insider trading law |
| KUBO, Haruka | Professor | Public Administration, Environmental Policy | 1) Research on environmental policy process and governance; interlinkage between international and domestic politics, role of knowledge in policy process, and comparative analysis of environmental protection agencies 2) Research on community engagement and local authority |
| KO, Yong-Soo | Professor | Asian economy | Comparative Studies of Big Business Groups of South Korea |
| SHINODA, Yuji | Associate Professor |
e-learning system | 1) Modeling of the students' scenario on e-Learning courses 2) Development of a mathematical formula scoring system |
| TAKASAGO, Takao | Lecturer | Organizational economics, Contract theory | Authority in organization, Firm boundaries |
| CHIBA, Mihoko | Associate Professor | Higher Education, History | Measuring Student Learning Outcomes in Higher Education Muscovite Russia (16th and Early 17th Century) History Education |
| NOMURA, Kazuhiro | Specially Appointed Professor for STAGE | Speech Communication, Educational Technology and English Teaching | Developing public speaking and leadership skills, Teacher development, Integrating media and technology in higher education |
| NOMURA, Yukihiro | Associate Professor |
German as foreign language | didactic methods, communicative approach to the teaching German, intercultural competence |
| MACH, Thomas | Professor | Language Teaching Methodology, Learner Autonomy, Sustainable Living Practices | Digital literacy, L2 vocabulary acquisition, self-access language learning; cross-cultural perspectives on agrarianism and sustainable living movements |
| YAMAMOTO, Shari | Specially Appointed Associate Professor | Global Education | Research on self-access learning centers and active learning in higher education |
| YOSHIMOTO, Tadahiro | Professor | Theory of sport movement and behaviour, Lifetime sports, Coaching (Artistic Gymnastics) | Theory of sport movement and behavior, Lifetime sports, Methodology of artistic gymnastics |