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Department of Japanese Language and Culture

Aiming to advance Japanese studies,
"Japanese Language and Culture Department"
dedicated to fostering talented people who can play a global role.

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​Since the graduate school of this school opened a master's program in 1983 and a doctoral program in 1992, it has been cultivating Japanese study professionals required by society.

In particular, through the BK21 FORUR Educational Research Project, we are focusing on fostering practical Japanese researchers by providing scholarships and international academic research opportunities to graduate students with master's and doctoral programs (including master's and doctoral integration courses). In addition, by utilizing the BK project, we are actively engaged in international exchanges by expanding the international academic and human network.

We hope that you will have the opportunity to grow into a professional Japanese study workforce and play internationally with the excellent faculty of Hanyang University's Department of Japanese Language and Culture.

Educational Goal and Specialization Strategy

- The Graduate School of Japanese Language and Culture aims to nurture professionals who can be active in academia and other related fields, and can conduct in-depth research on Japanese language studies, Japanese politics, diplomacy, and Japanese culture.

Introducing BK21

The Graduate School of Japanese Language and Culture was selected for the 1st stage of the BK21 project in 1999, the 2nd stage of the BK21 project in 2006, the BK21+ project in 2013, and the BK21 FOUR in 2020, and is currently operating 「Japanese Studies Education Research Team for Creation of Local Culture and Establishment of Methodology for Humanities Activities」.

The department is the first in the field of Japanese studies to be selected for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th stages of the BK project. Currently, graduate students in the master's and doctoral courses are selected as BK scholarship students every year to participate in related research centered on overseas academic seminars.

  • What is the BK21 project?

    The BRAIN KOREA (BK) 21 project is government-sponsored to nurture key high-level human resources who will lead Korea in the next 10 years. The Department of Japanese Language and Culture at Hanyang University was selected as a core humanities and social science field and has been receiving support since September 2013. The BK21 project team serves as a world-class knowledge production base in the field of Japanese Studies research, promoting the cultivation of internationally competitive and creative research personnel.

  • Objectives of the BK21 project

    01. Cultivating research capacity and improve research outcomes to secure international comparative advantage

    02. iming to conduct outstanding Japanese research through cooperation and networking with Korea and overseas research institutes

    03. Providing a research base for new research personnel and nurturing competitive personnel

    04. Improving curricula and specialization of graduate schools

  • The future through BK21

    01. Fostering Japanese experts needed to realize peace and harmonyin the East Asian community through research on Japanese literature, language, and culture

    02. Conducting Japanese research from Korea with a global perspective in connection with overseas research institutes through networking

  • BK21 PLUS Scholarship

    01. Graduate students in master's and doctoral programs receive tuition (full or partial) reduction or exemption through scholarship assistance.

    02. Scholarships of more than W700,000 a month for master's students and W1.3 million a month for doctoral students when participating in BK21 research (more than W1 million a month for doctoral students)

BK21 Project History of the Graduate School of Japanese Language and Culture

Conference Place Date
Year 1 中国と韓国における日本研究 Beijing Foreign Studies University December 18 - 19, 2006
東아시아와 日本의 ‘境界’ Seoul, Korea February 3, 2007
Year 2 歷史認識에 대한 미디어와 권력의 도전 Seoul, Korea November 10, 2007
文明と境界；ヨーロッパと日本 Universidad de Salamanca, Spain December 10 - 12, 2007
Year 3 歷史認識에 對한 미디어와 勸力의 挑戰 Jeju Island, Korea May 17, 2008
日本の社会と文化における宗教․歴史․境界 University of British Columbia, Canada June 19- 21, 2008
境界をめぐる諸側面 Niigata University, Japan October 19 - 19, 2008
Year 4 東アジアにおける宗教文化の移動と変容 Hokkaido University, Japan August 16 - 17, 2009
次世代の東アジア学生知的交流国際会議 University of Tsukuba, Japan January 9 - 10, 2010
第80回 韓國日本學會學術大會 Seoul, Korea February 5 - 6, 2010
Year 5 ASPAC Conference 2010 Portland State University, USA June 18 - 20, 2010
第82回 韓國日本學會學術大會 Seoul, Korea February 12, 2011
Year 6 ICJLE 2011 World Japanese Language Education Research Conference Tianjin, China August 19, 20, 2011
Year 7 Europe and Asia in a Global Context: Changes and Searches KU Leuven, Belgium July 9 -- 11, 2012

BK21 PLUS Project History of the Graduate School of Japanese Language and Culture

Conference Place Date
Year 1 East Asia Next Generation Japanese Studies Conference Ritsumeikan University, Japan February 13- 14, 2014
Year 2 Japanese Studies in a Global Society Tokai University August 2 - 4, 2014
Globalism and Modern Historiography Ritsumeikan University, Japan October 18 - 19, 2014
Year 3 Expansion and Boundaries of Japanese Studies and Japanese Studies Tokai University June 26 - 29, 2015
Expansion and Solidarity of Japanese Cultural Studies Yorozuya, Japan February 17 - 19, 2016
Year 4 Expansion and Solidarity of Japanese Studies II Tokai Europe Academic Center, Denmark August 9 - 10, 2016

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Careers after Graduation

    - Japanese Studies
  • This area examines the subjects and methods of Japanese studies research, focusing on Japanese grammar theory, Japanese language research methodology, Japanese language education, lexicon, Japanese history, and cross-cultural communication.
    - Japanese Politics and Diplomacy
  • This area examines the subjects and methods of Japanese political and economic research focusing on Japanese politics, Japanese diplomacy, and Japanese economy.
    - Japanese Culture
  • This area examines the subjects and methods of Japanese cultural research focusing on Japanese cultural theory, Japanese religion, Japanese history, and Japanese thought.

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