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3. As a higher education institution
taking advantage of the benefits of
the academic network, OUJ aims to
enhance coordination and cooperation
with existing universities aspiring to
conduct higher education in the new era,
utilizing the latest research outcomes
and teaching methods. At the same time,
with the mission of improving the quality
of higher education in our country, OUJ
aims to cooperate closely with other
universities by promoting credit transfer,
exchanging faculty staff, and distributing
e-learning materials.

The OUJ students consist of regular students,
non-degree students, and credit transfer
students. Regular Students enroll to graduate
with an academic degree. Non-Degree
Students enroll just subjects of interest for
a semester or for an academic year. Their
purposes of the enrollment are career
advancement, social contribution, lifelong
learning, or academic research. Credit
Transfer Students enroll to acquire credits
at OUJ and transfer to affiliated universities,
colleges, or schools. In addition, OUJ has
Graduate School consisting of Master Course
and Doctoral Courses.

The OUJ has Faculty of Liberal Arts for
undergraduate education and the Graduate
School for Master and doctoral education.
Faculty of Liberal Arts offers six areas of study
(Table 2) and the enrolled students must
select one area of study and earn more than
124 credits in order to acquire a bachelor’s
degree.

The Open University of Japan (OUJ)