Keio Summer Program 2026

Overview

Duration and Dates	2 months Late May - End of July
Eligibility	Must be currently enrolled as full-time students in an undergraduate (bachelor's level) program at one of Keio's university-wide student exchange partner universities AND must be nominated by the home university. Must be fluent in English. No Japanese proficiency is required as all lectures are conducted in English. Must have completed at least one (1) full-year of studies at their home universities prior to participating in the program.
Credits and Transcripts	Participants will be graded and will be issued transcripts. Academic credits earned from the summer program courses may be transferred back to the home university, subject to the rules and regulations of the home university.
English Requirement	TOEFL/iBT: 79 or above
GPA Requirement	3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) is preferred.
Location	Mita Campus, Tokyo
Applications Period	December 22, 2025 - January 14, 2026
Application Procedure	Online application Please click here for details.
Program Fee	288,000 JPY This amount is subject to change. Accommodation not included Includes the screening fee (18,000 JPY), registration fee (22,500 JPY), and tuition (247,500 JPY) An additional fee of around 7,000 JPY will be charged by a company handling those payments.
Handling Charges for Visa Application Documents (if applicable)	6,600 JPY
Accommodation	Not included
Contact	International Center, Keio University ic-short-program@adst.keio.ac.jp

Course Information

Course Lineup

Business & Economy

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development in Japan
Japanese Production Management Systems

Culture & Cross-cultural Understanding

Deep Culture Difference: Understanding Japan Through Cross-Cultural Comparison
Otaku Culture in Japan and its Transnational Relation
Culture and Emotion

Social Issues

Current Global Occupational Health and Safety and Training for Kaizen (Improvements)
Strategies for Implementing SDGs 2 (Goal 10-17): Approaches for Environmental Sustainability

Business & Economy

Language & Literature
Ghosts and Goblins in Modern Japanese Literature

Arts & History

Introduction to Japanese Art History
Introduction to Japan's History and Culture: From Meiji Period to World War II

Law, Religion & Thought

The Supreme Court of Japan: Structure, Function, Case Law
Japanese Buddhism and Social Suffering

Japanese Language

Survival Japanese: Introduction to the Japanese Language (1 credit)

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(Note: Course offerings and details are subject to change. Courses listed on the webpage/document may include full-semester spring courses starting in April which summer program students cannot take.)

Program Requirements & Enrollment Policy

Course Load: Participants are required to take 3 or 4 courses.
Schedule: Each course meets 2 sessions per week.
Credits: 2 credits per regular course / 1 credit per Japanese language course
Class Capacity & Important Notes:

✓ Our spring semester runs from April to July, and International Center Courses offered listed above during the latter half of spring semester (from late May to the end of July) are open to Keio Summer Program students.

✓ Those courses are also open to local Keio students and exchange students. To maintain optimal class sizes, some of the courses have student caps. Places for these courses will be allocated via a lottery or by the lecturer. For those reasons, please note that you may not always get your first choice.