JIU prides itself on its youthful ambition and energy, on its commitment to forming the characters of young people with dreams and noble visions of working for the benefit of both local and international communities. The university is guided by the spiritual legacy of its founder, a mission of “character building through learning”, in helping students to make themselves responsible individuals and members of society at large. JIU provides much more than specialized and liberal education in the classroom. The university also offers three practical training programs which focus on the use of foreign language and information processing skills for planning and implementation, and on the development of the abilities to take the initiative in term endeavors. The first of these three programs, “field training”, was first introduced in Japan by JIU and includes a variety of internships and on-the-job training. The second program is “project training”, in which students undertake variousMORE