Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship (University Recommendation) Students including graduate students and research students
| Before coming to Japan | Nov - Dec | Application | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Screening by Graduate School | ||
| Jan | Screening by 糖心官网 | ||
| Feb - May | Screening by MEXT | ||
| Around Jun | Notification of result 1 | ||
| Jul - Sep | Immigration procedures | ||
| During stay in Japan | late Sep | Arrival in Japan | |
Research Student (non-degree) Students
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Master's or doctoral program begins |
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| Entrance examination | |||
| Master's or doctoral program begins | |||
| Returning to Home Country | |||
1 Notification of the results for University Recommendation (special program) is around June.
Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarship (Japanese Embassy Recommendation) students including graduate students and research students
| Before coming to Japan | Apr | Application | |
|---|---|---|---|
May - Aug |
Screening by Japanese embassy/consulate | ||
| Approaching prospective universities for letter of provisional acceptance 2 | |||
| Oct | Screening by MEXT | ||
| Feb (-July) 3 | Notification of results | ||
| Mar (Sep) 3 | Immigration procedures | ||
| During stay in Japan | early Apr (late Sep) 3 |
Arrival in Japan | |
Research (non-degree) students
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Undergraduate, master's, or doctoral program begins |
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| Entrance examination | |||
| Undergraduate, master's, or doctoral program begins | |||
| Returning to home country | |||
2 If you pass the preliminary screening by Japanese Embassy/Consulate in your country, and need an acceptance letter from our academic staff, please refer to:
Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship
3 Periods in parenthesis are for applicants coming to Japan in October.
Privately financed international students who learn Japanese, take EJU 4 , then enter undergraduate programs in Japanese universities
| Before coming to Japan | Information gathering & consultation |
|---|---|
| Immigration procedures | |
| During stay in Japan | Arrival in Japan |
| Japanese language education 5 | |
| EJU 4 | |
| Selection by University 6 | |
| Undergraduate program begins | |
| Returning to home country | |
4 Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO).
5 Those who have sufficient proficiency in Japanese upon arrival in Japan or who plan to enroll in the English-taught degree program provided by the Faculty of Engineering (Undergraduate International Course Program of Global Engineering) are not required to take Japanese language education after their arrival.
6 Those who plan to enroll in the English-taught degree program provided by the Faculty of Engineering (Undergraduate International Course Program of Global Engineering) complete selection processes before their arrival in Japan. For details, please refer to .