What is HIPS?

History in the Public Sphere (HIPS) is a double-degree Master’s program that has been jointly developed by the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and the Central European University (Hungary/Austria). It is supported by both the "Inter-University Exchange Project (IUEP)” of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Technology (MEXT), and “Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD)” by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Union (EU). Covering the theme of history in the public arena, students from both Japan and Europe will study together in this course, moving from one university to another for the purpose of obtaining two Master’s degrees.