[KS] New Korean Studies Program

[KENNETH QUINONES]

Dear Colleagues:

Akita International University has initiated a new undergraduate program in Korean Studies.  Dr. C. Kenneth Quinones, Ph.D. Harvard University and a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer, assumed his new position as professor of Korean Studies on April 10, 2006.  He will teach three courses during the current academic year:  History of Modern Korea, Contemporary Society of North and South Korea, and Topics in East Asian Relations.  

Akita International University is a relatively new, but already highly rated academic institution.  All classes are taught in English and all students are required to study abroad for one year prior to graduation.  The university has exchange programs with more than 25 institutions around the world.  

Akita International University is rated the third most difficult university to gain admission to in Japan after the universities of Tokyo and Kyoto.  It is located in Akita, a one hour flight north of Tokyo.

Students from outside Japan are welcome.  A fully developed program in the study of East Asia, focused on Japan, is offered for foreign students.  Please check us out at:  www.aiu.ac.jp<http://www.aiu.ac.jp/> 

With warm regards
Dr. C. Kenneth Quinones
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