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Customized & Faculty-Led Workshop Abroad: Tokyo, Japan

Asakusa Market- Tokyo, Japan

Geared towards current university faculty, our workshops are academic in nature and serve as a unique professional development opportunity.

What to Expect:

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An immersive, hands-on, cohort-based experience
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Interactive discussions, collaborative exchanges, consultations with IES Abroad staff (Chicago/Tokyo), sessions with local faculty, working lunches, and informal networking opportunities with other faculty participants
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Learn about academic and curricular offerings in Tokyo
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Discuss best practices in the faculty-led and customized program space, the most rapidly growing sector of education abroad
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Enhanced focus on program development, curriculum design, timelines and working with IES Abroad
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Plus, meet our Center staff in Tokyo, participate in site visits, tour our Center and student housing

Dates & Cost

When: June 21-26, 2026

Cost: $550
IES Abroad covers airfare, accommodation during the workshop, some meals, on-site transportation and to/from the airports, all program-related excursions, and international health insurance.

IES Abroad Programs in Tokyo

Tokyo

 

Complete Interest Form

Are you or someone from your institution interested in participating? 

Submit the form below by January 16, 2026.  Because space is limited, participation in Customized Programs Faculty Workshops Abroad are by invitation.  Workshop organizers will review all interest form submissions and send invitations at a later date. 

Complete Interest Form

Learn more about Familiarization Trips, and contact Contact Katie Burke with questions about this opportunity.