Students are required and provided with support to participate in the Regional Summer Institute (RSI), an international exchange experience that involves lectures, class debates, discussions, field visits, and professional visits to government offices, non-governmental organisations, and social service agencies in select Asian societies. They are also required to complete a small-scale research project with university students from the Asian region to enable them to put their acquired skills and knowledge into practice, as well as to develop their research and intercultural communication skills. Organizations and Cultural/Historical sites that were visited during the 2023 RSI to Kansai, Japan:

• Kyoto Institute of Technology
• Kyoto Kinkakuji Temple
• Kyoto Kiyomizu-dera Temple
• Kyoto Ryoanji Temple, Gion Geisha District
• Miyako Odori at Gion
• Kyokusui-no-Utage
• Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
• National Museum of Art
• Osaka Ukiyoe Museum
• Osaka College of MusicOsaka College of Music
• Osaka National Bunraku Theater
• Osaka Shochikuza Theatre
• Osaka Festival Hall