School of International Liberal Studies
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 | |
| Type | Private liberal arts |
|---|---|
| Established | 2004 |
| Dean | IKESHIMA, Taisaku |
| Students | 2,863 (2015)[1] |
| Location | , , |
| Affiliations | Waseda University |
| Website | www |
 | |
The School of International Liberal Studies (SILS, 国際教養学部) is an English-medium undergraduate faculty of Waseda University in Tokyo. Created in 2004, it was the university’s first bachelor’s programme that can be completed entirely in English.[2] About one-third of its students are international,[3] and the faculty is frequently grouped with International Christian University, Akita International University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and Sophia University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts as one of Japan’s “Global Five” liberal-arts programmes.[4]
SILS was established under Waseda’s Faculty of International Research and Education during the university’s early-2000s drive to internationalise its curriculum.[5] It offers undergraduate degrees in English for both domestic and international students.[6] It aims to attract open-minded, globally mobile learners.[7]
Academics
Student body
Location
The faculty occupied Building 19 until 2009, when it relocated to the purpose-built Building 11 on Waseda’s main campus, which it shares with the School of Commerce.
