Message from the Dean of the Faculty
College of Global Communication Leader
Enmin Liprofessor
Li Enmin
Enmin Liprofessor
Li Enmin
The power to connect the world starts here.
J. F. Oberlin University College of Global Communication (GC Cluster) attracts bright, proactive students who take on the challenge of learning, and the campus is always filled with vibrant international character. The core philosophy valued by our school is "to foster advanced communication skills in multiple languages, acquire specialized knowledge, and foster human resources who contribute to realizing multicultural coexistence." Our goal is not just to master a language, but to connect with people through language, understand different cultures, and develop the ability to connect with the world.
Learning in the GC (Global Course) program is based on two pillars: "language" and "specialization." Students choose one of four languages—English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese (for international students)—as their first foreign language and study it intensively. Furthermore, from their second year, students can choose the "Trilingual Track" to study another foreign language, aiming to become trilingual, proficient in three languages: their first language (mother tongue), first foreign language, and second foreign language. Many of the faculty and staff are bilingual or trilingual, and they support students' challenges while building a warm and international learning community.
In addition to improving language skills, specialized education is also well provided to help students move from the stage of "learning foreign languages" to "learning foreign languages." In the three Major of Public Relations, Language Inquiry, and Cultural Co-creation, we offer a wide range of specialized learning that leads to the future, such as the ability to represent organizations in communication, to deeply explore the language itself, and to understand and realize coexistence with different cultures. Another major attraction of the GC School is that you can develop your expertise according to the kind of future you envision.
Another major feature of our faculty is our study abroad program, which is mandatory for virtually all students. Students travel to various parts of the world, including English-speaking countries, Chinese-speaking countries, and South Korea, where they can experience different cultures while putting the languages they have learned into practice. Life abroad is a series of challenges, but these experiences lead to undeniable growth. The confident expressions on the faces of students returning from their studies abroad eloquently demonstrate the value of this learning experience. We also have domestic study abroad programs in Okinawa and Hokkaido. Both Japanese and international students can take advantage of these programs to experience local cultures through student life at our sister schools in Okinawa and Hokkaido.
Furthermore, the campus provides an environment where short-term and long-term exchange students and international students with overseas roots can gather and interact on a daily basis. There are also many places, such as the Brown Bag Café and the Chinese Language Salon, where students can naturally use foreign languages and understand each other's cultures, making every day full of opportunities for international exchange.
The GC (Global Communication) Group is a bright and open learning environment where diverse values intersect. Through language learning, your perspective will broaden, and you will discover a new version of yourself. We sincerely hope that you will take your first step towards connecting with the world in this group.
PROFILE
Born in 1961 in Shanxi Province, China. In 1996, he earned a PhD in History from Nankai University Graduate School, and in 1999, he earned a PhD in Sociology from the Graduate School of Sociology, Hitotsubashi University. Appointed as Associate Professor in the Faculty of International Studies in 2003 J. F. Oberlin University and promoted to full professor in 2008. From 2010 to 2020, he concurrently served as a director of the Atsumi International Exchange Foundation, and from 2012 to 2013, he was a Visiting Scholar at the East Asia Institute at Stanford University. J. F. Oberlin University Served as Director of the International Institute, College of Global Communication Department Dean, and Assistant Student Division Head (in charge of academic divisions). From April 2024, he has served as the head of the school cluster. His major works include 'Sino-Japanese Private Economic Diplomacy 1945~1972' (Beijing: People's Publishing House) and 'China, Japan, and Taiwan in Transition' (Ochanomizu Shobo, recipient of the Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize). He has also translated numerous books into English, Chinese, and Japanese.
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