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Face-to-Face Courses (Schooling, one OUJ has 50 Study Centers (4 in Tokyo), 7
credit). Classroom sessions, known as Satellite Spaces, and 64 Audio-visual Rooms
“schooling,” along with broadcast lectures, throughout Japan. The Study Centers are used
are pivotal in teaching and learning at OUJ. for conducting face-to-face class sessions and
These sessions cover a wide-ranging of credit accreditation examinations. Tutorials
subject characteristics under the Faculty of and academic counseling are also offered at
Liberal Arts. In addition to the usual lectures these centers. In addition, the Study Centers
and hands-on experiments, the face-to- is also equipped with facilities for students
face sessions sometimes include a variety to view or listen to broadcast lectures, and
of formats such as fieldwork and on-site library services. Study Centers also function
observation visits. Classroom sessions are as venues for students to hold extracurricular
usually designed, planned, and held at the and social activities.
Study Centers throughout the country. The
Study Centers in each location offer not only The Study Centers are located on the
general courses, but also courses in distinctive campuses of public or private universities,
subjects unique to the given region, such as or in municipal facilities. The Satellite Spaces
local history and culture, industry, nature, and Audio-visual Rooms provide easier
and so on. Furthermore, several Study access to the abovementioned facilities to
Centers collaborate with nearby universities those students who live far away from the
and research facilities to offer such courses. Study Centers in their prefectures.

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