2018 Academic Year
Entrance Examination forPrivately-Financed International Students(presently residing outside of Japan)
School of Global and Community Studies
University of Fukui

Application Guidelines

February 2017

http://www.gcs.u-fukui.ac.jp/eng/

The School of Global and Community Studies (GCS) at the Universityof Fukui was established in 2016 as a center for learning and research focusedon community development and proactive involvement in the globalizing
world. Presently GCS offers a 4 year undergraduate course (BA) comprisingclasses in the humanities and social sciences, with opportunities for crossdisciplinary learning through classes offered by the other Schools. A strongemphasis is placed on active participation in the community through projectbased learning. Please refer to the GCS website http://www.gcs.ufukui.ac.jp/eng/ for further information.
GCS is pleased to announce the 2018-2019 academic year application
guidelines for students from abroad. This brochure is intended for those whoare presently residing outside of Japan and are prepared to apply on a selffunded basis. A few seats will be available in this category.
We warmly welcome aspiring learners who are keen to expand theirhorizon by joining us in an exciting challenge in Fukui, a prefecture blessedwith nature, history, food, crafts, modern industries, and a strong traditionof communal and family values.

Table of Contents
Schedule Overview・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2I

Admissions Policy・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2

II

Number of Applicants Accepted・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3

III

Application Qualifications・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3IVApplication Procedures・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3

VScreening Methods・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 6

VI

Announcement of Accepted Students・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 6VIIAdmission Procedures・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 6

VIII

Personal Information Policy・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・6

Application Materials・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・8
Application Form, Statement of Purpose, Letter of Recommendation-1-

Schedule Overview
Application Submission Period
Monday, October 2 to Friday, October 13, 2017

Screening Period
Monday, October 30 to Thursday, November 2, 2017
* Applicants will be screened based on their submitted documents
and interview over the internet. A university visit is not required.

Announcement of Acceptance
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Admission Procedures
Thursday, March 22 to Monday, March 26, 2018

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Admissions Policy(1) Educational Philosophy
Build the capacity to contribute to the globalizing world through community revitalization. This shall be doneby developing practical and comprehensive skills which are required to address and find solutions for thecomplex issues facing local communities and the global society.
(2) The Ideal Student
1. Students should possess an interest in the various complex issues brought about by globalization within
local communities and the global society and a desire to actively engage in deepening their understanding
and pursuing solutions.
2. Students should possess a desire for learning the specialized knowledge required for their field of study
with an eye on pursuing and solving issues as well as a proactive mindset for pragmatically engaging in
problem-solving and collaborating with others.
3. Students should be interested in acquiring skills in English as well as the communication skills forexcelling in our multicultural global society so that they may communicate with others to engage in a
broad and deep range of activities.
(3) Basic Admission Selection Policy
Privately-financed international student entrance examination (Special Examination for Foreign Students)
Applicants are comprehensively evaluated based on their submitted TOEFL or IELTS scores, Japanese
Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) scores, and application materials (Application Form, Statement of Purpose,
Letter of Recommendation, and academic transcripts), as well as their interview.
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Number of Applicants Accepted
A few seats will be made available on the basis of merit.

III

Application Qualifications

Applicants should not be of Japanese nationality. They should have resided outside of Japan up until
the time of application, and must meet the following basic qualification and requirements.
1. Basic qualification
Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:(1) Applicant has completed (or is expected to complete) 12 years of school education in a country otherthan Japan by March 31, 2018, or possesses an equivalent education recognized by the Japanese
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The above-mentioned 12
years of education (excluding the final year of education) may include a period of study in Japan’s
education system, but the total period of such study cannot be more than three years;(2) Applicant has reached 18 years of age by March 31, 2018 and possesses an International Baccalaureate
degree awarded by the International Baccalaureate Organization as prescribed in the Swiss Civil
Code;(3) Applicant has reached 18 years of age by March 31, 2018 and possesses an Abitur certificate recognized
as qualification for university admission in the states of the Federal Republic of Germany;(4) Applicant has reached 18 years of age by March 31, 2018 and possesses a Baccalauréat diploma
recognized as qualification for university admission in the French Republic.
2.

Requirements
Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements:(1) Applicants must have taken the TOEFL or IELTS (Academic Module) within the two years prior to
submission of their application (January 2016 or later);(2) Applicants must have passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test level N3 or higher; if not,they must submit a form which verifies an ability at or beyond level N3.
(3) Applicants must possess or are expected to be able to acquire the status of residence of College Student
according to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act of Japan (Act No. 319 of 1951).

IV
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Application Procedures
Application Submission Period and Method
Applications will be accepted from Monday, October 2 until 5 p.m. on Friday, October 13, 2017.
Download the necessary documents from the University of Fukui web site (http://www.ufukui.ac.jp/eng/index.html), complete them, and send them by EMS (Express Mail Service) orother international postal services that track delivery.
Applications arriving after the deadline of 5 p.m. on Friday, October 13, 2017 will not be accepted.

2.

Submit applications and direct inquiries to:Admissions Division
University of Fukui
3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui-shi, Fukui Prefecture, 910-8507 JAPANE-mail: g-nyusi@ad.u-fukui.ac.jp

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Application Materials
Submitted application materials must be in Japanese or English. Certificates and other documents not
written in Japanese or English must include an attached translation (into Japanese or English) certified
with an official stamp by an embassy or government-approved public notary.
Document
Application Form
Statement of
PurposeApplication Fee

Instructions
Complete all required items in English

The statement shall be written in English and be around 500 words in length.
Make a bank transfer to the university’s designated account to pay
the application fee of 17,000 yen, as well as any bank transfer feesor intermediate bank processing fees, no later than Friday, October
13, 2017.
Payment destination bank
Fukui Bank (Main Branch)
University of Fukui, 1-1-1 Junka, Fukui-shi, Fukui Prefecture 910-8660 JAPAN
Regular Account, No. 6008273
BIC Code: 0147 FKUIJPJTApplicants with the Basic Qualifications listed in (1) Applicants shall submit a certificate of graduation (or completion), or
certificate of expected graduation (or completion) prepared by the head of theschool where the applicant studied in their home country
Applicants with the Basic Qualifications listed in (2), (3), or (4) Those who studied in an International Baccalaureate program shall submit a
copy of their International Baccalaureate diploma and a transcript of theiracademic records.
 Those who obtained an Abitur diploma from one of the states of the Federal
Republic of Germany shall submit a copy of their General University
Application
Admission Certificate and a transcript of their academic records.
Qualification
 Those who obtained a Baccalauréat diploma in the Republic of France shall
Certificates andsubmit a copy of the diploma and a transcript of their academic records.
Grade Certificates Applicants with the Basic Qualifications listed in (5) Applicants shall submit a report prepared and sealed by the principal of thestudent’s school, using the form prescribed by MEXT.
 Those who have passed the Examination for Students Achieving theProficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates (or the previous
qualification, the University Entrance Qualification Examination) may submit
their Passing Certificate and Passing Score Certificate in place of the official
Assessment Report; however, when test subjects have been waived due tohaving taken those subjects at a senior high school, a report or transcript ofacademic record from the senior high school for those waived subjects mustbe submitted.

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the University of Fukui by the final day of the application period.
(a) TOEFL score certificate:
You must arrange for TOEFL scores for a test held in January 2016 or later to besent directly to the University of Fukui from the Education Testing Service (ETS).
The Designated Institution Code of the University of Fukui is 0184.
TOEFL or IELTS(b) IELTS (Academic Module) score certificate:(Academic Module)
You must arrange for IELTS scores (Test Report Form) for a test held in January
Score Certificates2016 or later to be sent directly to the University of Fukui from the testingorganization. Complete the Application for the Issue of Additional TRFs using thefollowing information:
Name of Person / Department: Admissions Division
Name of College / University / Organization: University of Fukui
Address: 3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui-shi, Fukui Prefecture JAPANJapanese Language
Proficiency Test
Certificates

You must arrange for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test Score Report andCertificate of Proficiency to be sent directly to the University of Fukui from the testingorganization. When applying for the Score Report and Certificate of Proficiency to besent, use the following information to fill in the address and department.
Postal code: 910-8507
Address: University of Fukui, Admissions Division
3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui-shi, Fukui Prefecture JAPANPlease note that these documents should arrive at the University of Fukui by the final
day of the application period.

Letter of
Recommendation

Please have the principal or a teacher at your last school prepare the Letter ofRecommendation in English.

Precautions for Submitting the Application(1) After an application has been received and processed, paid application fees cannot be refunded forany reason.
(2) Application documents that have been received and processed may not be returned, nor may theircontents be altered, for any reason.
(3) Incomplete applications may not be accepted, so please prepare the application carefully.
(4) If any content of the submitted application materials are found to have been falsified, permission foradmission may be revoked, even after entrance.

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Screening Methods

Applicants are selected by way of a comprehensive evaluation based on their submitted TOEFL or IELTS
score, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) scores, and application materials (Application Form,
Statement of Purpose, Letter of Recommendation, and academic transcripts), as well as the results of aninterview conducted online. As applicants are screened based on their submitted documents, a university visit
is not required.
TOEFL, IELTSApplicants must have taken
either the TOEFL or IELTS

Japanese Language Proficiency
Test
Applicants must have passed
level N3 or higher.
Please refer to page 3.
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University of Fukui Achievement
Test
Interview over the internet

*Applicants will be notified of the details of the online interview (e.g., date and time, etc.) by e-mail.
Please make sure your internet settings are properly configured to enable an online interview.
The recommender must also be present for the interview.

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Announcement of Accepted students

The application numbers of accepted students will be announced on Tuesday, November 14,
2017, on the University of Fukui website http://www.u-fukui.ac.jp/user_admission/. Inquiries by phoneor other methods will not be acknowledged.

VII

Admission Procedures

Accepted applicants will be sent enrollment guidelines along with their notification of acceptance.
Please carefully read this information before undertaking the enrollment procedures.

VIII Personal Information Policy
Personal information written on application forms and related materials (including information pertaining
to academic assessments) shall be managed by the University of Fukui and used for the purposes of (1)entrance examination procedures, (2) enrollment procedures, (3) preparations for intake of enrollees, and (4)gathering information to improve the entrance examination process and ascertain application trends. In
principle, except in the following cases, personal information will not be used for any other purposes thanthose described above, nor will it be provided to anyone who is not a faculty or staff member of the Universityof Fukui without the consent of the applicants:
1) In cases where personal information is provided to relevant government bodies for specific, appropriate
reasons as deemed necessary for those bodies to fulfill their legally obligated duties, such as when an
investigative authority requires information for an investigation;2) In cases where personal information needs to be provided to an outside company contracted to perform
electronic computer processing work when such work is required for submitted application materials.
(Note that in such cases, the company is required to sign an agreement to manage and protect personal
information in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.);3) In cases where personal information contained in submitted application materials is used for the purposeof academic research and doing so poses no risk of infringement upon the applicant’s rights and interests.

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Application Form
Photograph
3 cm × 4 cm
Taken in the last 3
monthsFor administrative use
Application
NumberCheck the following statements that apply to you.
□ I do not possess Japanese nationality.
□ I do not possess Japanese Permanent Residency or Special Permanent
Residency.

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Last

Name (As written in your passport)

First
Middle1-2Name in Chinese characters (if applicable)
Last

2

Date of Birth
/
Date

/

3

Nationality

4

Sex

5

First

□

Male

□

Female/ 19__Month/ YearNative Language

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Education
List the schools you attended from elementary school until the last school you attended (or are
currently attending)Month/Year of Entry ~Institution NameCity and Country
Period Attended
Month/Year of
Graduation
Elementary
SchoolJuniorHigh
SchoolHigh
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7Current Address* Be sure to write your e-mail address carefully and clearly.
Address
Postal CodeCountry

Fax Number

Phone Number

E-mail Address* Since we may contact you using this e-mail address, please set your e-mail account to accept e-mail fromg-nyusi@ad.u-fukui.ac.jp.
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Emergency Contact* We may contact this individual as needed.
Address
Postal CodeCountry / Region

Fax Number

Phone Number

E-mail Address
Name

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Enclosed Certificates and Academic Transcripts
List the certificates and academic transcripts enclosed with the application forms.

Documents that are not written in English or Japanese must be accompanied by a translation into English
or Japanese and include the name and contact information of the organization or person that provided saidtranslation.

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Statement of Purpose
Name
The Statement of Purpose should detail your reasons for wanting to study at the University of Fukui, youracademic interests, and your future plans. It will be used in the consideration of your application.
In English (approximately 500 words), Please explain your reasons for applying to study at the Universityof Fukui. You may include details regarding your past studies and life experiences to further support yourstatement of purpose. In principle, the statement must be typed, but if you are unable to provide a typed
document, a legibly hand-printed statement will also be accepted.

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Letter of Recommendation
The Letter of Recommendation should be prepared by the principal of your last school or a teacher there who
knows you well.

Applicant Name*******************************************************
The following shall be completed by the recommending principal or teacher.
Instructions for the recommending principal or teacher:1.
2.

Please be candid and as detailed as possible.
Please write in English or Japanese.
3. After preparing this Letter of Recommendation, please seal it in an envelope andreturn it to the student.

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We may contact you for further details, so please include your contact information.

(1) Name of Recommender(2) Title(3) Institution(4) Address(5) Phone/Fax Number(6) E-mail Address(7) Signature- 11 -

2. In as much detail as possible and candidly, please describe the applicant, including any aspects that
may not be reflected in his/her academic transcripts (e.g., special skills and qualities; strengths andweaknesses).
1) What kind of relationship do you have with the applicant, and how long have you known him/her?

2) Please candidly describe the applicant’s strengths and weaknesses. Also, how do you think the applicant
will respond when faced with difficulties?

3) Please provide any other information you may wish to share regarding the candidate.

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