As described in our program's title:

"The Development of Communication and Discussion English Skills to Be a Part of the Multicultural Global Society- a Program for the Improvement of Multiple-Skills in Education to Enable Students to Participate in the Modern Globalized World."

Our goal is to maximize our students' opportunities to develop their ability to express their own ideas in a global setting and to be able to interact in English in academia with scholars and students from around the world.

Japanese people typically are not aggressive when it comes to speaking their mind, especially when communicating in a foreign language such as English. Through international workshops and symposiums, it is our program's goal to aid our students in deepening their understanding of other cultures through "hands on" experience and to inspire confidence so that they can put forth their ideas. Further, by having the GP Student Committee create, plan, and organize such international workshops, symposiums, and other events, such as the Thesis Introduction Presentations, the students will be given even more opportunities to put forth their ideas and take charge. This will create a student body that is not only good at communicating in English, but able to create by themselves opportunities to express their feelings and ideas. Another primary portion of the program is our graduation theses. Through uploading the videos of the presentations and publishing the theses in electronic journal format on our homepage, we can provide our students with the opportunity to put forth their ideas in both written and verbal form. Through such activities, it is our hope that our students will improve their academic ability comprehensively, creating opportunities to gain multiple skills vital in today's global society.

Our program is built on three pillars- "Planning & Management Skills Development", "Development of Information Distribution Skills", "Development of Intercultural Understanding". Through the development of such multi-faceted skills, it is our goal to improve the academic level of our students and to produce the type of person who will contribute to both local and international society. In additional to superior language skills, we hope to develop our students' understanding of other cultures and of international society so that they might be able to stand at the forefront of the ever-expanding, global society.

Our core Good Program agenda covers three objectives.

International Workshops and Symposiums

International Workshops and Symposiums which are open to the general public and broadcast our department‘s objectives, accomplishments and resources to the general community.
Inviting scholars and students from other universities to participate in discussions, debates, and lectures at our campus, with English as the primary language of communication.
Dispatching our own faculty members and students to participate in discussions, debates, and lectures in the local and international community, using English as the language of interaction.

Graduation Thesis

Thesis Introduction Presentations in English　　recorded on video and published on the GP website
Graduation thesis written in English　　published as an electronic journal on the GP website

Our purpose in bringing students into the process was simple. Students are the focus of our program and by having our students and faculty work together to plan and implement workshops, lectures, our homepage and other projects, we have achieved an organization where students have the opportunity to have direct input into the planning and execution of programs, working with faculty members and providing opportunities for our students to maximize their potential. The project director, along with the faculty members involved, is an editor; one who oversees the entire process and helps the project members develop material to be presented. We also count on the cooperation and support of the the university's wider organization including the Faculty of Foreign Studies, the Center for International Education, and the Center for English Education in our projects and programs.