is a private university located in the city of Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture in the “Chubu” (central) area of Japan. Founded in 1988, it is known domestically by the name “Nagoya Gaidai” and its English abbreviation as NUFS. Overview About NUFS Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (NUFS) is the only university specializing in international studies and foreign languages education in the Chubu（Central）Region of Japan. Its programs aim to develop students with genuine international and global perspectives through a distinctive education system; language, liberal arts and specialized education. It offers small-group teaching, which takes place in groups of four students and a native teacher for all major language courses, so that students can acquire genuine language skills. NUFS, which has more than 300 foreign teachers and students from all over the world, has an international campus that is integrated in the following five domains: study abroad programs; active learning; native speakers; career support; and an international campus. It belongs to the Association of 7 GAIDAI (Foreign Studies Universities) in Japan. It ranks 74th In the THE (Times Higher Education) Japan University Rankings 2019 and ranks 9th in their pillar of internationalization among about 750 universities. History 1988 — Founded Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (Department of British and American Studies, Department of French Studies and Department of Chinese Studies. 1994 — Opened School of Global Business and Economics. 1997 — Opened Graduate School of International Studies. 1999 — Established Doctoral Program (second semester) at Graduate School of International Studies. Reorganized Master's Program into Doctoral Program (first semester). Opened Department of Japanese Studies. 2001 — Established Japanese Language Institute (afterwards renamed to The International Institute for Japanese Language Education). 2004 — Opened School of Contemporary International Studies (the Department of English and Contemporary Society and the Department of Global Business). 2008 — Established the Department of English Language Teaching in the School of Foreign Studies. 2013 — Established the Department of Liberal Arts and Global Studies in the School of Contemporary International Studies. 2015 — Established the Department of World Liberal Arts. 2017 — Opened School of Global Governance and Collaboration (the Department of Global Governance and Collaboration). 2019 — Opened School of World Liberal Arts (the Department of World Liberal Arts and the Department of International Japanese Studies). Facilities Campus The NUFS campus is situated in the hill country east of Nagoya City. This area of Nissin City includes the campuses of