History

Bachelor of Japanese Language and Culture (BJLC) was established based on the Ministry of National Education’s operational permit Decree No. 1938/D/T/2009, and began accepting new students (first batch) in the 2010/2011 academic year with a total of 60 students. BJLC is a 4-year academic program that has a profile of graduates becoming researchers, academics, interpreters, translators, editors, teaching staff, Japanese Speaking Staff and entrepreneurs.

Diponegoro University opened the BJLC based on the level of society’s need for graduates with very high Japanese language competence. The BJLC is a study program with Japanese language teaching that can be followed by high school  and vocational high school graduates from all over Indonesia.

Prospective students of the BJLC  come from various regions on the island of Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Kalimantan. The BJLC is located in Semarang, Central Java, which is the best education center in Indonesia, making it the right choice for prospective students. In the local scope, the BJLC is one of the study programs that excel in teaching three Japanese qualifications (Japanese linguistics, literature, and culture).