Save the University of Canberra's Japanese Language Program Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/save-the-university-of-canberras-japanese-language-program.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:10 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition mr syed qavi [Signature #1170] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16001982?utm_medium=rss like to study japanese

]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2013 07:43:54 UTC 16001982 mr joshua higgins [Signature #1169] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15593466?utm_medium=rss Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:01:24 UTC 15593466 Mr. Thomas Burridge [Signature #1168] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15344298?utm_medium=rss Mon, 3 Jun 2013 05:19:53 UTC 15344298 Ms Catherine Collier [Signature #1167] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15334515?utm_medium=rss Fantastic and useful course worth keeping

]]> Sat, 1 Jun 2013 03:08:48 UTC 15334515 Miss Christie Irvine [Signature #1166] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15333476?utm_medium=rss Loosing the languages from the University of Canberra is absolutely barbaric! How can someone make students leave their current place of learning and move to another university that is so fast paced that no average person could keep up! The university of Canberra is a multicultural place of learning and if you take languages away then you are disadavntaging all the students there.

]]> Fri, 31 May 2013 06:18:18 UTC 15333476 Stephen Wegner [Signature #1165] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14192065?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Dec 2012 08:33:48 UTC 14192065 mr vincent Marty [Signature #1164] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14078866?utm_medium=rss no comments on that subject but feel free to check:
http://www.communityrun.org/p/royal-commission

and

http://www.communityrun.org/p/classaction15

both petitions are to protect inured Australian workers'rights

]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:58:13 UTC 14078866 Ms Jin Li Kwong [Signature #1163] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13941749?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:10:45 UTC 13941749 Ms Rina Razali [Signature #1162] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13941064?utm_medium=rss I strongly disagree with the closure of the Japanese Program. Having studied Japanese for 2 years prior to coming to UC, I have grown much respect and interest in the language as opposed to other languages,which does not embody as much culture and identity as 'Nihongo'. By speaking the language, it teaches you to have a sense of humility and respect. Having studied it in UC under Yuko Kinoshita sensei, it helped me gained more confidence and knowledge by applying it to my major.Thank you so much sensei for your hardwork and not giving up on me!

It would be a great disappointment and a big loss to see this program being shut down. Enough with making constant,unnecessary changes UC!

]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:11:11 UTC 13941064 Ms Cara Lennon [Signature #1161] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13761713?utm_medium=rss I went on this program to sugiyama daigoku, it was a life changing experience. I would be a different person if I had not had that opportunity.

]]> Sat, 15 Sep 2012 07:04:58 UTC 13761713 Damien Lucas [Signature #1160] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13754102?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:59:33 UTC 13754102 Ms Lih Hwan Tong [Signature #1159] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13527176?utm_medium=rss As it is, the university only has 3 languages to offer, as compared to the bountiful number of languages offered by it's competitors in Canberra, or even distance learning.

Japanese itself is a very popular language, how can anyone even consider it being removed, especially when you see the dismal number of languages being offered?

Ridiculous.

]]> Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:48:27 UTC 13527176 Ms zhang miaowen [Signature #1158] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12900605?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 May 2012 02:27:52 UTC 12900605 Ms Kimiko Ogura [Signature #1157] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12768705?utm_medium=rss Sun, 13 May 2012 07:20:17 UTC 12768705 Michael W [Signature #1156] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12691780?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 May 2012 02:04:02 UTC 12691780 Mr Shantan Kandukuri [Signature #1155] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12691635?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 May 2012 01:34:57 UTC 12691635 Ms Antigone Kordas [Signature #1154] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12691595?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 May 2012 01:24:35 UTC 12691595 mr leo Manny [Signature #1153] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12691556?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 May 2012 01:15:11 UTC 12691556 Kyoko Ikehata [Signature #1152] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12677559?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 May 2012 09:21:33 UTC 12677559 Anonymous [Signature #1151] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12654565?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:35:38 UTC 12654565 mr Manarth Prasad [Signature #1150] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12629469?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:41:35 UTC 12629469 Ms Jessica Grieve [Signature #1149] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12595051?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:21:56 UTC 12595051 Mr Matt Thearle [Signature #1148] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12589626?utm_medium=rss This is an invaluable award program for encouraging students to achieve more than they would. It gives them a prize to aim for and reward for higher achievements.

]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:18:29 UTC 12589626 Julie Hung [Signature #1147] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12588351?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:18:54 UTC 12588351 Miss Stephanie Zimmermann [Signature #1146] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12588271?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:06:12 UTC 12588271 Dr Dave Webb [Signature #1145] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12575214?utm_medium=rss Speaking as a linguist, picking up another language teaches much more than how to speak, read and write. It opens doors to understanding humanity in all its richness and diversity. Look around in the world today, surely we need more not less. Must we reduce our world to no more than a simple bottom line calculation? Where to next for the arts and humanities?

]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:18:00 UTC 12575214 Areti Metuamate [Signature #1144] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12569054?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:30:55 UTC 12569054 Zoe Spinocchia [Signature #1143] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12561631?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:42:15 UTC 12561631 Ms Amanda Chiu [Signature #1142] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12560225?utm_medium=rss This has given us all irreplaceable life skills which are vital especially in our multicultural country in our globalising economy.

All of us have or will benefit as this course supports improving cross cultural, intercultural communication, cultural awareness, international and local exchange, professional and personal self development, building resilience, flexibility, international environments and rapid foreign language development.

Please continue to support this language program for us!!

]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:47:44 UTC 12560225 Ms Di Hayter [Signature #1141] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12559664?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:04:51 UTC 12559664 Anonymous [Signature #1140] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12532423?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:21:59 UTC 12532423 Mr Matthew McGranahan [Signature #1139] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12531873?utm_medium=rss UC without Japanese D:
not cool!!
We need to have a variety of language options that may help students find or do their job better. Besides, ANU has, students that might want Jap real bad might just decide not to go to UC and go to ANU :/

]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:38:21 UTC 12531873 Anonymous [Signature #1138] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12531494?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:16:55 UTC 12531494 Katherine Anderson [Signature #1137] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12531202?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:51:21 UTC 12531202 Mrs Alison Taylor [Signature #1136] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12529667?utm_medium=rss Please, please, please DO NOT axe the language program for Japanese.
My daughter did Japanese at UC, had a years exchange living in Japan, and received so much experience in doing so. Asian languages are the future, so keep them going!!!!

]]> Mon, 9 Apr 2012 06:51:14 UTC 12529667 Miss Brie Smith [Signature #1135] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12529629?utm_medium=rss Cutting back on foreign language education means depriving students of a very valuable opportunity.

]]> Mon, 9 Apr 2012 06:42:38 UTC 12529629 Miss Anonymous [Signature #1134] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12529625?utm_medium=rss when people learn a second language, they become a valuable asset to the community in which the work and live

]]> Mon, 9 Apr 2012 06:41:59 UTC 12529625 Kirsten Drower [Signature #1133] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12529601?utm_medium=rss Please preserve the Japanese Language program at UC for the benefit of current and future students.

]]> Mon, 9 Apr 2012 06:37:10 UTC 12529601 Miss Susannah Taylor [Signature #1132] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12529424?utm_medium=rss In an increasingly connected world, foreign language proficiency is more important than ever and what the Japanese Program at UC gave me was more than just language proficiency. It taught me culture, it gave me the opportunity to live in Japan on exchange for 12 months providing me with valuable life skills such as the ability to adapt, live with and work with a variety of people from various cultural backgrounds. This program is too valuable to lose.

]]> Mon, 9 Apr 2012 06:06:13 UTC 12529424 Gloria McG. [Signature #1131] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12518334?utm_medium=rss Dear University of Canberra,

How. Dare. You.
School already rips out so many passions and different forms of creativity from people, and you wish to contribute to this? Shame.

Sincerely,
Someone who cares about bringing out the best in the individual person.

]]> Sat, 7 Apr 2012 06:45:49 UTC 12518334 Professor John Kinder [Signature #1130] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12514131?utm_medium=rss As a Professor of Italian, I am appalled at this decision and give my full support to staff and students working to maintain the Japanese program at UC.

]]> Fri, 6 Apr 2012 09:53:40 UTC 12514131 miss tamsin mcintosh [Signature #1129] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12491500?utm_medium=rss Tue, 3 Apr 2012 08:12:36 UTC 12491500 Ms Rie Nagae [Signature #1128] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12476087?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Apr 2012 12:57:23 UTC 12476087 Ms Alison White [Signature #1127] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12455840?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:05:00 UTC 12455840 Ms Gillian Sinclair [Signature #1126] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12455719?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:34:36 UTC 12455719 Mr Matthew Pham [Signature #1125] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12454010?utm_medium=rss Japanese was fun, challenging, engaging and one of my favourite subjects during university

]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:10:41 UTC 12454010 Mr Marcus Newbury [Signature #1124] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12432666?utm_medium=rss Many benefits of this program are unquanitifiable and may not appear in UC profit/loss statements. However, alumni of this course giving back to the uni should be considered as well as the reputation of UC.

]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 05:02:54 UTC 12432666 Mr Lincoln Luu [Signature #1123] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12427150?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:19:35 UTC 12427150 Ms Yaeyoung Hyun [Signature #1122] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12423892?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:42:28 UTC 12423892 Mrs Kerrie Trezise [Signature #1121] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12423701?utm_medium=rss Japanese is an important language in our region for business and the economy. Please do not cancel the Japanese program at UC.

]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:04:33 UTC 12423701 Miss Cassandra MAthews [Signature #1120] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12420461?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:41:51 UTC 12420461 Ms Kimberly Lindsay [Signature #1119] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12419732?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:24:42 UTC 12419732 Mr Matthew Fogarty [Signature #1118] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12419341?utm_medium=rss I haven't the time to learn at the university on top of the courses i am taking but I learn on the side and this is an important subject to maintain and preserve for those who can attend the classes as part of their course.

]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:57:41 UTC 12419341 Mr Jake Grodzki [Signature #1117] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12419328?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:52:51 UTC 12419328 Dr Ryan Roberts [Signature #1116] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12419164?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:01:52 UTC 12419164 Mr Paul Castillo [Signature #1115] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12406261?utm_medium=rss It's a true shame and a disappointment that this needs to be done.

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:03:49 UTC 12406261 Mr Andrew O'Meara [Signature #1114] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12403994?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:53:50 UTC 12403994 Ms Hannah Zurcher [Signature #1113] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12403699?utm_medium=rss Oh come on, guys...

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:42:02 UTC 12403699 Michelle Adamson [Signature #1112] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12403695?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:41:46 UTC 12403695 Miss Anonymous [Signature #1111] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12403579?utm_medium=rss It'd be an absolute shame to lose such a wonderful program!

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:17:53 UTC 12403579 Anonymous [Signature #1110] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12403527?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:06:16 UTC 12403527 mr Aiden Silvestro [Signature #1109] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12403458?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:54:26 UTC 12403458 Fiona Smith [Signature #1108] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12403454?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:53:12 UTC 12403454 Miss Erin Ring [Signature #1107] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12403342?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:24:55 UTC 12403342 Miss Lauren Kelly [Signature #1106] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12400727?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:18:54 UTC 12400727 Miss Hayley Ferris [Signature #1105] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12400572?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:45:41 UTC 12400572 Mr Eliot Duffy [Signature #1104] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12400568?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:45:10 UTC 12400568 Catherine Prince [Signature #1103] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12400538?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:38:12 UTC 12400538 Miss Emily Hallams [Signature #1102] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12400530?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:37:18 UTC 12400530 Miss Bree-Anna Masliah [Signature #1101] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12400523?utm_medium=rss This is an important part of many current students degrees and with multilingual skills becoming more important universities lacking quality language programs will not be as competitive.

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:36:02 UTC 12400523 Mr Toby Jones [Signature #1100] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12399188?utm_medium=rss If UC cuts Japanese, it also risks cutting potential student interest, as well as putting many current students at a disadvantage. I, for example, require Japanese for my major. If Japanese is cut, I will have to look at attending ANU instead. The Japanese program here is full of oppertunities to visit Japan through exchange programs and scholarship deals. Losing Japanese will mean losing a vital and rich part of the campus.

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:14:32 UTC 12399188 ms claire parrey [Signature #1099] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12399167?utm_medium=rss this is a horrible thing!!! i came to uc specifically to learn japanese and it is a real shame that the department might close down. please don't get rid of japanese! : ( p.s. it would be a bit dumb to stop teaching the language of one of the worlds top economically growing countries after the chance for japan's expansion has just arrived.

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:06:02 UTC 12399167 Tessa Barker [Signature #1098] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12399148?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:54:54 UTC 12399148 Samantha Kelly [Signature #1097] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12388730?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:56:03 UTC 12388730 Ms Sylvie SENGES [Signature #1096] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12386885?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:20:43 UTC 12386885 Mr Takahiro Kato [Signature #1095] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12385126?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:36:25 UTC 12385126 Ms Roseanne Byrne [Signature #1094] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12384960?utm_medium=rss C'Mon UC - you can't be serious. There is being an effective economic manager and then there is losing your soul. Stop trying to compete with the ANU and concentrate on what you were good at - real learning for real lives.

]]> Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:58:51 UTC 12384960 Ms Ying Zhang [Signature #1093] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12383357?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:40:51 UTC 12383357 ms gail vest [Signature #1092] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12381609?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:07:02 UTC 12381609 Ms Anonymous [Signature #1091] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12379450?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:49:39 UTC 12379450 Miss Emily Chilvers [Signature #1090] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12379346?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:18:58 UTC 12379346 Ms Catherine Smith [Signature #1089] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12379326?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:10:33 UTC 12379326 Anonymous [Signature #1088] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12378297?utm_medium=rss Japan is one of Australia's closest friends and a major trading partner. Canning the Japanese program at UC makes no sense what so ever. If it is struggling, then fix it.

How can Australia be a part of Asia when an Aussie university goes and kills off an Asian language program? If ANU is too competitive for this, then let's try and develop it more. Don't be so narrow minded UC!

]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:03:04 UTC 12378297 sabah perveen [Signature #1087] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12377222?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:46:03 UTC 12377222 Ines Della Patrona - Frouin [Signature #1086] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12376987?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:55:34 UTC 12376987 Ms Amelie Martin [Signature #1085] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12374707?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:57:18 UTC 12374707 Ms SHIGIHARA Yuiko [Signature #1084] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12372529?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:00:49 UTC 12372529 Mr Chris GRAVINA [Signature #1083] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12372526?utm_medium=rss Diversity...

]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:59:55 UTC 12372526 ms leclair sylvie [Signature #1082] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12372455?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:40:33 UTC 12372455 Solenn LE BORGNE [Signature #1081] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12372363?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:16:56 UTC 12372363 Mr Anonymous [Signature #1080] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12372021?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:44:20 UTC 12372021 Ms Anonymous [Signature #1079] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12371986?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:32:51 UTC 12371986 MS Laurena COUSTARD [Signature #1078] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12371588?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:18:24 UTC 12371588 Mr Alexandre BRAS [Signature #1077] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12371493?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:37:52 UTC 12371493 Mr Jamie Cummins [Signature #1076] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12370908?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:37:47 UTC 12370908 Miss Ebony Vitucci [Signature #1075] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12370885?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:32:51 UTC 12370885 Ms Kat Aldred [Signature #1074] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12364430?utm_medium=rss As a current student of the UC Japanese program I beg that it continues. As one of many working and studying full time, the option of completing the last half of my degree cross institutionally with ANU is neither practical nor financially viable.
Japanese at UC has an amazing group of tutors, and is so well run. We are a small group of students but come from so many degrees and the outcome affects all of our career paths- including my own, as a future Japanese teacher.

]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:07:28 UTC 12364430 Mr. Hideki Onagi [Signature #1073] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12345832?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Mar 2012 07:21:19 UTC 12345832 Mr Matt Ryan [Signature #1072] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12334771?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Mar 2012 01:36:39 UTC 12334771 Ms EUN-JUNG KANG [Signature #1071] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12334769?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Mar 2012 01:36:30 UTC 12334769