1．Register for the undergraduate certificate programme with the EUIJ-Kansai office at their own university. Students must enroll in the programme for a minimum of two semesters;
2．Complete 18 credits of EU Studies courses; and
3．Complete an honors thesis on the European Union.
1．Registration for the undergraduate certificate programme
Students intending to complete the Undergraduate Certificate in European Union Studies must register for the undergraduate certificate programme with the EUIJ-Kansai office at their own university, and must enroll in the programme for a minimum of two semesters.
To register, a student "must have registered for at least one EU Studies course in the current semester."
２．Completion of EU Studies courses
Broad curricula on EU Studies are offered at the three member universities of the EUIJ-Kansai. The courses are grouped into seven categories (a–g). Taking a multidisciplinary approach to EU Studies that encompasses history, law, politics, economics, culture, society and natural science should help students deepen their understanding of the EU.
EU Studies courses are offered in all of the three member universities. Regardless of where they are granted, credits in EU Studies courses will be recognised for obtaining the Certificate*.
* Different conditions apply at different universities/faculties. Ask your home university’s Student Affairs for details.
3．Research papers on the EU
To cap off their EU studies, students must present a research paper on the EU from a social science approach (law, politics, economics, business management, etc.).
Paper Proposed: approximately 20,000 - 40,000 words in Japanese; approximately 7,000 - 14,000 words in English, French or German. Students may seek academic advice from a supervisor. If the paper is judged to have reached an acceptable level, credits will be granted.
If a student’s paper is recognised as outstanding, he/she will be offered the opportunity to participate in the EU Studies Colloquium, where students are invited to present and discuss their research findings in either Japanese, English, French or German before a jury that comprises EU staff from the Delegation of the European Union to Japan, business leaders, diplomats and researchers from Europe. Students participating in the EU Studies Colloquium receive a prize.
