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a-history-of-international-exchanges00

- 5 -Keele University (UK)Keele University is located in Keele Village near Newcastle-under-Lyme inStaffordshire, a two-hour train ride from London. It was founded in 1949 as the firstNew University. It has now 5,000 students, including 300 foreign students. Thelargest university campus in UK forms an academic community, where there areresidences of most professors and the student dormitories. Keele University wasselected one of the top 10 universities in England with the most beautiful campus, whichprovides its students an academic stimulus.Then, for five years from 1976 to 1981, four English Department students andone student of Elementary-school teacher training course, Shoko Nozaki, weresent to Lancaster University in Lancashire in the northwetern part of England.(Maiden names are used)1 Takako Dairokuno 1976－1977 4 Shoko Nozaki 1979－19802 Kazuko Ono 1977－1978 5 Mutsuko Myosei 1980－19813 Koichi Horibe 1978－1979The last MU student who studied at Lancaster University for one year,Mutsuko Myosei told her days at Lancaster like this:“The language center in Lancaster was the foothold forforeign students. There I got to know many students notonly from Japan, but also from many other countries. Wereceived an eight-week language training together there andcherished friendship with each other afterwards. In theclasses, at first a lecture was given by a professor, then students had a discussion in small groups. It was verydifficult for me to follow a discussion. I just listened to the other students’opinions. The only thing I could say was: I agree with Ann.”Lancaster University (UK)Lancaster University is located in Lancaster in the northwestern England. It takesthree hours and a half to go from London to Lancaster by train. The University wasestablished in 1964 as a national university under the three-year system. It is one of afew universities with colleges (9 colleges). In England, as the students take generaleducation classes in high schools, they start taking classes in their majors soon after theyenter a university. Each college has its own student dormitory. Each college forms anacademic community among students with originality. Lancaster University is highlyevaluated in such fields as Business Administration, Arts, Computer technology, Physics,Sociology, and Environmental Science. Science of Media, Drama, and Linguistics are alsowell acknowledged. There are about 12,000 students, including 3,000 foreign studentsfrom 100 countries.