Current Events

2012/13 Events

Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Held at the University of Alberta
July 1, 2012 - This was the first summer session of the JLPT to be hosted in North America!

Situated Learning Japanese Instructors' Workshop
September 9, 2012

The Silk Road Encounter: Japanese Biwa & Chinese Pipa in Concert
November 19, 2012, 6:30-9:00PM
Muttart Conservatory, 9626 96A Street NW, Edmonton

Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Education South, University of Alberta

An Evening in the Orient
December 6, 2012, 6:30-8:30PM
University of Alberta Museums at Enterprise Square
Main Floor, 10230 Jasper Ave

Immortal Beauty Haiku Contest Award Ceremony 
January 11, 2013
University of Alberta Museums at Enterprise Square
Main Floor, 10230 Jasper Ave
Winning Poetry

Tale of Genji Calligraphy Event
Featuring the work of Master Calligrapher Shiko Kataoka
TELUS Centre 236, University of Alberta
January 10, 2013

Immortal Beauty - Curator's Talk with Jim Corrigan
January 18, 2013
University of Alberta Museums at Enterprise Square
Main Floor, 10230 Jasper Ave

Japan-Canada Academic Consortium (JACAC) Forum
Forum Date: February 16-24, 2013
How To Apply

Summer Program in Kyoto
May 21 - June 21, 2013
Application Deadline: February 8, 2013
How To Apply

International Conference on Japan Game Studies 2013
May 24 - 26, 2013
Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
Call for Papers

Cognitive and Functional Approach to the Study of Japanese as a Second Language Symposium
June 21, 2013
Banff Park Lodge, Banff, Alberta
Call for Papers

Understanding Japanese Game Culture Course
June 24 - July 5, 2013
Application Deadline: February 8, 2013
How to Apply