Kansai Gaidai University (KGU) is a leading private university situated in Hirakata, Osaka, with over 12,000 students and a global network of over 400 partner institutions. Founded over 80 years ago, KGU's aim is to cultivate leaders with a solid liberal arts foundation, combined with advanced language and intercultural competency, so that they can build bridges between different countries and cultures. KGU's flagship Asian Studies Program competitively attracts over 1,000 international students annually, enabling KGU to be a source of international talent in Japan, and to serve as a dynamic bridge between Japan and the international business community. KGU welcomes queries from corporate members for corporate education and Boardroom learning, specialist consulting, joint research initiatives, and academic-industry collaboration.