Mr Keiya Nishihara (completed EU Studies Undergraduate Diploma Programme in Spring 2022)
Affiliation at the time of completion of the programme: School of Economics, Kyushu University
*completed EU-DP before graduation
I became more interested in Europe, though only vaguely, because I had an exchange student from Europe as a classmate in high school.
It was during the first semester of my second year in university that I decided to enter the EU-DPs, as I wanted to accomplish something worthwhile during my university life, especially during the time when people had to refrain from going out due to the spread of COVID-19. At that time, there was an announcement about EUDPs in one of my classes. The EU-DPs was the best programme for me because it motivated me to learn more about Europe and to achieve the goal of completing the programme.
After entering the programme, I focused on EU-DPs courses that overlapped with my undergraduate graduation requirement credits. Fortunately, the School of Economics offers a large number of EU-DPs courses, so I had no difficulty in selecting courses. In addition, I was also motivated to take courses in other departments that I was interested in because they were also covered by the EU-DPs, and I was able to broaden my knowledge.
In my job-hunting activities, I was able to show that I took a wide range of courses, including those offered by other departments, from the early stages of my undergraduate studies, and this greatly benefited my job-hunting activities.
In my fourth year of university, I had the opportunity to visit Europe to reunite with my international student friends and experience firsthand the culture and history that I had learned in the EU-DPs.
As you can see, the EU-DPs is not limited to just attending classes but can be beneficial for various purposes, including job hunting and overseas travel. We hope you will enter the programme and seize the opportunity to lead a fulfilling student life.
