EU i (European Info)
The EU i is an information center which the European Commission has established in about
500 universities or research institutions around the world since 1963 (together with 100 Depositary Libraries),
providing publications and documents on the EU to support education and research regarding the integration of
Europe. Most of the EU i centers are located in Europe, while in Japan 18 have been established in universities,
together with the EU Depositary Library established in the National Diet Library.
The EU i at Doshisha opened in 1976, making it the third to be established in Japan.
The center provides official publications of the European Union, such as the Official Journal, Treaties, annual
report, Bulletin of the EU, etc. sent from the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities in
Luxembourg. It is open to the general public, as well as to students, faculty and researchers, as the EU i seeks
to promote an understanding of the EU across the broader community.
Japan and the EU have organized an event, Friendship Week, each year since 2001 to promote mutual understanding of
the societies and cultures of Japan and EU countries.
*Doshisha University European Information Center is closed and unavailable for the time being from the 11th August
2023 due to the rebuilding of Imadegawa Library. The opening schedule for the new library will be announced on the
special page
The New Library Project.
Link
The following items link to external websites.
The Delegation of the European Union to Japan (external website)
provides the latest information about the EU as a whole, as well as details on the current relationship between
the EU and Japan.
The European Commission (external website)
provides a wide range of information, which includes the activities, institutions, policies, treaties,
legislation and press releases of the EU. (The EU currently has 24 official languages.)