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The Keio Summer Program is now open for applicatio

The Keio Summer Program is now open for applications! For the first time in three years, the program is welcoming back students from around the world for in-person classes. Over the course of 2 months, participants study alongside Keio students in credit-bearing courses, each with a unique Japanese perspective.

Courses are available on a wide range of topics, including Business & Economy, Culture & Cross-cultural Understanding, Language & Literature, Arts, Law, Science, Religion & Thought, and Japanese Language.

Applications for the Keio Summer Program 2023 will close at 9 AM on February 24, 2023. If you are interested, find out more at the link below:
https://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/en/study/short/

See the following video for testimonials from three previous participants:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=285328509050585

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In November of last year, the Keio University Libr

In November of last year, the Keio University Library put on its 357th exhibition, The Ultimate Materiality: the Splendour of Western Medieval Manuscripts, an event showcasing some of the library's most impressive holdings from its collection of rare books.

Keio's copy of the Gutenberg Bible, a valuable cultural heritage item, was even on limited display for four days. The Gutenberg Bible is the first bible to have been printed using movable type printing technology which was invented around 1455 by Johann Gutenberg, a goldsmith from Mainz, Germany. Only 48 bibles have been preserved into modernity, with Keio University possessing the only copy in Asia.

In conjunction with the limited exhibition of the Gutenberg Bible, Professor Takami Matsuda from Keio's Faculty of Letters held gallery talks on Wednesday, December 14 and Thursday, December 15. This event was a "digest" of items displayed during Keio's 2019 The Ultimate Materiality: the Splendour of Western Medieval Manuscripts rare books exhibition where the Keio University Library displayed over 300 texts from its collection of medieval Western manuscripts at the Maruzen Marunouchi Main Store. These included various religious volumes, "books of hours," and general theological treatises.

During the gallery talks, Professor Matsuda explained the highlights of the different exhibition areas, describing how Keio University came to possess one of the largest collections of medieval Western manuscripts in Japan as well as detailing the unique texture and beauty inherent in the manuscripts' parchment and handwritten designs. Participants were even allowed to touch an incomplete French 15th century manuscript to get a feel for the parchment's texture. They listened with great interest to the hidden stories behind the manuscripts, each boasting a different size and purpose. One such manuscript was used as a textbook in the 13th century while another from the 15th century was believed to have been carried by noblewomen as a fashion accessory. These tales led to a lively discussion, with participants eager to ask questions about the exhibited items.

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The 188th anniversary of Keio Founder Yukichi Fuku

The 188th anniversary of Keio Founder Yukichi Fukuzawa's birthday was celebrated on Tuesday, January 10. While the event was also live-streamed for online viewers, this year was the first time in three years that visitors from outside the university community were also able to join this annual Keio tradition in person.

This year's ceremony began with choral performances by students from the Keio Yochisha Elementary School and the Keio Yokohama Elementary School, and the Wagner Society Male Choir. There were also addresses given by Keio University President Kohei Itoh, the Chair of the Board of Councillors Hiromichi Iwasa, and Katsuo Fukuzawa on behalf of the Fukuzawa family.

Tsuda University President Yuko Takahashi gave a commemorative lecture titled, "Yukichi Fukuzawa and Umeko Tsuda." She once again expressed her appreciation to Keio University for accepting Tsuda University students to receive inoculations against COVID-19 and spoke enthusiastically about Umeko Tsuda, the founder of Tsuda University, and her relationship with Yukichi Fukuzawa, highlighting parallels and commonalities in their lives.

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Professor Carl June, M.D., Professor at the Univer

Professor Carl June, M.D., Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (USA) delivers a speech at the 27th Keio Medical Science Award Ceremony on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Kitasato Hall on Shinanomachi Campus. Prof. June was recognised for the award for his contributions to medical science, in particular the development of CAR-T Cell Therapy as a novel immunotherapeutic strategy.

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