Kobe City 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Foreign Studies was founded in 1946 as Kobe Municipal College of Foreign Affairs.
It is a co-educational college with a four-year curriculum located in the historic city of Kobe, one of the ancient cities damaged in the Second World War.
Popularly known as "Gakuen-toshi," in Japanese, referring to the academic town, the new campus is located amidst the quiet surroundings overlooking scenic mountains in the western part of Kobe.
Kobe City 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Foreign Studies currently offers graduate and undergraduate courses in five major departments: English, Russian, Chinese, Spanish and international relations.
The university also offers doctoral degrees in international cultural studies. Its study partners include some of the top universities of the world like Monash 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ, Fudan 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ, Lancaster 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ and Augustana College.
In order to assist students and faculties gain cross-cultural exposure, the university offers students and faculty the opportunity to undertake exchange programmes at other universities around the world. Some of the renowned universities in this programme include 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Moscow, Northeast Normal 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ, Shanghai Normal 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ, the 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Alcala, and Sapienza 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ.
In view of realising its goal of cultivating the ¡°active cosmopolitan¡±, the university runs several extra-curricular activities to help students thrive physically and intellectually. The university campus consists of full-fledged modern amenities including tennis courts, basketball fields, swimming pools and gymnasium. Apart from the wide range of amenities the university offers, scholarships, a diverse community of international students and a holistic curriculum are all reasons that students choose to study at this university.