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students typically think about finding employment. To that end Sophia organizes internship programs, some of which are specifically for English-speaking students. There is also a unique referral system with renowned international uni-versities such as Columbia, as well as a program with The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Switzerland where students can obtain both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years,” explains Otsuka. In anticipation of the SPSF’s commencement, Sophia is en-hancing its quality-of-life support for international students. This April the university opened its second international stu-dent dormitory, located in a pleasant area within walking dis-tance of campus. Here international and Japanese students can live together: learning from and deepening understand-ing of one another. Sophia is also implementing a policy to expand scholarships and financial support. “Sophia’s campus is located near the heart of Japanese eco-nomics and politics, with a rail hub connecting four lines just across from the university’s main gate,” observes the professor in closing. “There is ready access to fresh information from a variety of sources from both within and outside Sophia. Students with strong ambition will find the SPSF to be a stepping stone to realizing their aspirations of building their own futures through tackling the issues faced by humanity and the planet.”founding by Jesuits in 1913, we have continued the mission-ary spirit of looking outward. Building upon this tradition by providing courses in English and developing programs in which students can obtain credits solely in English, we have blazed a trail in Japan. This experience and know-how, ob-tained through both successes and setbacks, will be utilized in the development of the unique SPSF program,” Otsuka enthuses. Soon after the Second World War, in 1949, Sophia estab-lished an international division with courses in English, intended primarily for individuals associated with the U.S. military. In 1975 the university then used this as a founda-tion to establish departments of both Japanese language and culture: the latter offered liberal arts courses in English in the Faculty of Foreign Studies, and later evolved into the current Faculty of Liberal Arts.Into the 21st century, Sophia has continued to channel efforts into globalizing its educational offering. The university has established multiple graduate programs in which students can earn master’s degrees in English, as well as two programs, Green Science and Green Engineering, in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, that focus on global environmen-tal issues.“Before graduating and obtaining their bachelor’s degrees, SPSFSophia Program forSustainable FuturesLearn more about SPSF: the video is now avail-able on Sophia’s ofcial YouTube channel10Approach

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