Waseda

In the early 1990’s university officials from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan visited Portland to inquire about possible exchange program sites. A consortium of Portland-area colleges and universities agreed to work cooperatively to explore program possibilities. In 1991 their work and collaboration resulted in what became known as the Waseda/Oregon Summer Program.

The Waseda/Oregon Summer Program, with an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on the comparative cultures of Japan and the US, brought 45 US and 45 Waseda University students to live and study together on the Lewis & Clark campus.

The Waseda/Oregon Summer Program operated successfully on the Lewis & Clark campus from 1992 through 1999. Approximately 225 Waseda University students participated in the program in the 1990’s.

In the fall of 2002 Waseda University officials invited Lewis & Clark to join its Collaborative Education in Study Abroad (CESA) initiative, a program designed to encourage increasing numbers of Waseda University students to study abroad. The program’s title was changed in 2004 to the TSA (Thematic Studies Abroad) program.  It was later known as Customized Studies-Language, but has been discontinued since various factors limited enrollment. 

Our exchange student program remains popular and continues to this day.  Waseda exchange students can take a mix of undergraduate subject courses and ESL courses during a two-semester exchange visit on the Lewis & Clark campus.

If you have questions regarding the Waseda exchange program at Lewis & Clark, please feel free to contact:

Brian White, Waseda Exchange Contact
International Student & Scholars
Lewis & Clark, MSC 192
0615 SW Palatine Hill Road
Portland, OR 97219
USA
TEL: 503-768-7307
FAX: 503-768-7301
Email: bdwhite@lclark.edu