2021 年度留学フェア用

University of Toyama

Q&A

http://www.u-toyama.ac.jp

Table of Contents
Q１

Where is University of Toyama?

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Q２

What academic programs does University ・・・
of Toyama have?

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Q３

How much are the tuition and admission ・・・
fees?

6

Q４

Is there a tuition exemption system?

・・・

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Q５

Are
there
any
scholarships
international students?

for ・・・

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Q６

Can I have a part-time job?

・・・

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Q７

How is the housing situation？

・・・

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Q８

What are the career paths and ・・・ 11
employment places after graduation?

Q９

How many international students are ・・・ 12
enrolled in University of Toyama?

Q10 Do you have any supports for me to start ・・・
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my life in Japan?
Q11 Do you have any courses that I can get・・・
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the degree only in English?

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Q１ Where is University of Toyama？
A1 University of Toyama has three campuses located in Toyama City and Takaoka
City of Toyama Prefecture. Toyama Prefecture is located in the west coast of thecentral region of Japan and it has a population of about 1.1 million.
Toyama prefecture is blessed with views of the Toyama Bay in the Sea of Japanand with the wonderful sceneries of the Tateyama Mountains showing the explicit
changes of four seasons. You can enjoy swimming at the beach in summer andskiing in winter, and also high mountain climbing all year round.
You can easily access our campuses by airplane and the high-speed Hokuriku
Shinkansen train from Tokyo. It takes 1 hour by airplane and 2 hours by
Shinkansen from Tokyo.
There are also other routes to reach Toyama using buses or trains from Osakaand Nagoya as well as from Tokyo. It takes 3.5 hours by train from Osaka.

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Q２

What academic programs does University of Toyama have？

A２

University of Toyama has 9 undergraduate schools and 8 graduate schools as
listed in the table below.
The graduate school programs will be reorganized in 2022. Please check thedetails of new graduate programs on the University website.
SchoolCampusSchool of Humanities
School of Human Development*
School of

Economics

Gofuku Campus

School of Science
School of Engineering
School of Sustainable Design
School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sugitani Campus
Sciences
School of Art and Design

Takaoka Campus*Scheduled to be recognized into the school of Education in 2022

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Graduate School

Major

Program
Psychology Program

DegreeMaster of Psychology

Master of Arts
Graduate School of

Department of

Humanities, Arts, andHumanities, Arts,

Social Sciences

and Social Sciences

Integrated Arts and Human
Sciences Program

Master of Art and
DesignMaster of Economics

Co-creation Economy andInnovation Program

Graduate School ofStudies in Medicine

Medicine andandPharmaceuticalPharmaceutical

Sciences

Sciences

Medical Sciences

Master of Medical
Sciences

Nursing Sciences

Master of Nursing
Sciences

Pharmaceutical Sciences
Program of Mathematics
and Informatics

Graduate School of
Science andEngineering

Graduate School of
Sustainability Studies

Studies in Science

Master of Business
Administration

Master ofPharmaceutical
Sciences
Master of
Mathematics andInformatics

Program of Physics andApplied Physics

Master of Scienceand Engineering

Program of Life Scienceand Material Chemistry

Master of Scienceand Engineering

Program of Earth, Life,
Environmental Science

Master of Science

Program of Mechatronics

Master ofEngineering

Program of Materials
Science and Engineering

Master ofEngineering

Program of Civil Design
and Engineering

Master ofEngineering

Program of Advance Clean
EnergyMaster of Scienceand Engineering

Graduate Program ofSocial Data Science

Master of Social
Data Science

Graduate Program in
Global Sustainability
Science

Master of
Sustainability Scienceand Engineering4Graduate Program of
Pharmaceutical Scienceand Technology
Graduate Program ofApplied Natural Medicine

Graduate School of
Pharma-Medical
Sciences

Graduate School

Graduate School of
Medicine andPharmaceutical
Sciences

Graduate School of
Innovative life
Science

Graduate School of
Science andEngineering

Major

Master ofPharmaceutical
Sciences
Master ofPharmaceutical
Sciences

Graduate Program of
Cognitive and Emotional
Neuroscience

Master of
Neuroscience

Graduate Program ofMedical Design

Master of Biomedical
Engineering

Program

DegreeDepartment of
Nursing Sciences

Ph. D Program(3-year course)

Ph. D of Nursing

Pharmaceutical
Sciences

Ph. D Program(3-year course)

Ph. D of Pharmacy

Pharmacy

Ph. D Program(4-year course)

Ph. D of Pharmacy

Medical Life
Science

Ph. D Program(4-year course)

Ph. D of Medicine

Ph. D Program(4-year course)

Ph. D of Medicine

Ph. D Program(4-year course)

Ph. D of Medicine

Ph. D Program(3-year course)

Ph. D of Pharmacy
Ph. D of Science
Ph. D of Engineering

Ph. D Program(3-year course)

Ph. D of Science
Ph. D of Engineering

Integrative Oriental
and Western
Medical sciences
Cognitive andemotional
Neuroscience
Biological
Information
Systems
Advances Nano
Sciences andBiosciences
Advanced
Mathematics andHuman Mechanisms
Nano andFunctional Material
Science
New energy
Science

Ph. D Program(3-year course)
Ph. D Program(3-year course)

Ph. D of Science
Ph. D of Engineering

Ph. D Program(3-year course)

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Q３

How much are the tuition and admission fees？

A３

The following table lists the Tuition, Admission and Examination fees.
*The amount is subject to change in the future.
Category

Tuition Fees
(Annual, yen)

Admission
fees (yen)Examination
fees (yen)Undergraduate schools

535,800

282,000

17,000Graduate schools

535,800

282,000

30,000Q４

Is there a tuition exemption system？

A４

We have a tuition exemption system for 3rd year undergraduate students andabove.
The exemption process starts when there is an application by any eligible student
who has excellent academic records but has financial difficulty. Students withpoor academic records or high income may not be applicable, but the most of theapplicants so far are fully or half exempted.
Category

ApplicantFull-exemption

Half-exemption

Disallowed

33

15

1

17

16

11

1

4

* Emergency（COVID-19）

17

4

0

13

Master

82

68

10

4

82

68

10

4

0

0

0

0

79

29

49

1

79

29

49

1

0

0

0

0

194

112

23

22

Undergraduate
GeneralGeneralEmergency（COVID-19）
Ph.D
GeneralEmergency（COVID-19）
Total

2021 Spring-Summer semester data（Only International students）* Cases for sudden changes in household finances due to COVID-19

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Q５

Are there any scholarships available for International Students？

A５

There are several scholarships for privately funded international students aslisted below. Selection is conducted based on academic performance and byconsidering other conditions.

＜On-Campus Scholarship＞
Name of the scholarship
University of Toyama, Gofuku
campus International Exchange
Program Fund (for 1st year
graduate students only)
University of Toyama, Sugitani
campus International Exchange
Fund, International Students
Scholarship Program（※2020 Scholarship data）
No. ofMonthly allowance (Yen)recipients（Ph. D）３０，０００（Master）２０，０００

3
4（Ph. D）３０，０００（Master）２１，０００

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3＜Toyama Pref. Scholarship and Grant＞
Name of the scholarship

Toyama Pref. International
Exchange Program scholarship
Toyama Pref. National Health
Insurance Grant

No. ofMonthly allowance (Yen)recipients(Monthly）１０，０００
10(Monthly）５０，０００
16（Yearly）１２，０００

113＜JASSO Scholarship＞
Name of the scholarship

Gakushu-shoreihi

No. ofMonthly allowance (Yen)recipients
４８，０００9＜Other Scholarship＞

Rotary Yoneyama Memorial
Memorial Foundation Scholarship

No. ofMonthly allowance (Yen)recipients(Grad.）１４０，０００
5（Undergrad.）１００，０００2

Otsuka Toshimi Scholarship（Annual）２，０００，００0

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Kobayashi International Scholarship(Special Research fellowship)
２００，００００（General）１５０，０００（General）１８０，０００

２
１
１

５３，０００５

１５０，０００

2（Special）１００，０００2

Name of the scholarship

Mitani Scholarship Foundation
The Uehara Memorial Foundation
scholarship
Asahi International Education

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（General）３５，０００

18

２０，０００1（Yearly）3００，０００

1

１００，０００

1

７０，０００1

Honjo International ScholarshipFoundation

１８０，０００

1

Heiwa Nakajima Foundation

１００，０００

1SGH

１２０，０００

1

Foundation
Asahi Real Estate scholarship
JGC-S Scholarship Foundation
Kyoritsu International Foundation
The Korean Scholarship Foundation

Q６

Can I have a part-time job？

A６

As the status of your residence is 'Student' whose priority is 'study and research',

international students are generally not allowed to work part-time.

However, it ispossible for you to work part-time with permission in advance when you are inunavoidable difficult situation.

Q７ How is the housing situation？
A７ University of Toyama has Gofuku International House and Sugitani International
House for international students and researchers. You can see the number of rooms
and monthly rents in the tables below. Due to the limited number of rooms, not all
applicants can be placed in.
There are many apartments for students near the university and the rents in Toyama
city are much cheaper than those in Tokyo or other big cities. Most monthly rents ofinternational students living in apartment range between about 20,000 yen and
30,000 yen.
Gofuku International House

Sugitani International House(Maximum stay, 1year)
Room
Type

Monthly Rent
(Yen)

(Maximum stay, 1year)

rooms

Room
Type

Number ofMonthly Rent
(Yen)

Number ofrooms

Single５，９００

３４Single５，９００

18

Couple９，５００

５Couple

１１，９００3

Family１４，２００１

Family１４，２００4

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Gofuku International House

Sugitani International House

9※As of May, 2021
※Utility costs not included

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Q８

What are the career paths and employment places after graduation？

A８

The career paths of our regular international students after graduation 2020are listed in the table below.
（As of May 1st, 2021）
Undergraduate
schoolGraduateschool

Total

4

14

18

0

1

1

5

20

25

Employment(outside Japan)

1

12

13

Others

7

23

30

17

70

87

Go on to higher
education(Univ of Toyama)
Go on to higher
education(outside Univ of Toyama)
Employment(in Japan)

Total(Unit：Persons）
The places of employment are as follows:
LAWSON (Co., Ltd), Aisin (Co., Ltd), Panasonic (Co., Ltd), KOMATSU Ltd, YKK
AP (Co., Ltd), TOA Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Ishigane Seiki Co., Ltd, Sunstar Inc.,TOSHIBA system Technology Corporation, NACHI-FUJIKOSHI Corporation, Sankyo
Tateyama, Inc., Sankyo Material-Company, Hokusay Rubber Industry Co., Ltd, NEC
Corporation, DAIDO KOGYO Co., Ltd, COSEL Co., Ltd, Link Ta Yang Co., Ltd,KOKANDO Co., Ltd, Researcher of University of Toyama, Assistant Professor of
University of Toyama

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Q９
A9

How many International Students are enrolled in University of Toyama？
The Number of International Students in University of Toyama（As of May 1st, 2021）
Category
CountryJapanese

ToyamaForeign

Government

Prefecture

Government

Sponsoredsponsored

Sponsored

China

2

Vietnam2

1

Malaysia

1

1

Pakistan

1

Total
Privately Fund

191

193

29

32

5

22

6

7

India

6

6

Egypt

6

6

Korea

5

5

15

Bangradesh

4

1

5

Indonesia

2

1

3

Thailand123Myanmar1

2

3

Russia

3

3

Iran

2

United Kingdam

1

2
1

Singapore

1

1

Nepal

1

1

Papua New Guinea

11Brazil1

1

Madagascar

1

1

Laos
Toal

21

2

15

1

1

259

297

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Q10 Do you have any supports for me to start my life in Japan?
A10
Yes! ‘International supporters’ are willing to support you.
International Supporter Team at University of Toyama is ready to support you for yoursmooth start of life in Toyama. You can receive the complex support, such as resident
registration at City Hall and connecting mobile phone. The international students who
are worried about their first life in Japan can start smoothly their student’s life.
Please check about the international supporters on the website as follows…
(In Japanese)
http://www.ier.u-toyama.ac.jp/supporter/about.html(In English)
http://www.ier.u-toyama.ac.jp/english/supporter/about.html

Q11 Do you have any courses that I can get the degree only in English?
A11
Yes. We will start a new Master’s degree program, ‘Graduate Program in
Global Sustainability Science’ in the spring of 2022. The course details or deadline
for application will be open on the university website soon. Please check it and contact
us (cier@adm.u-toyama.ac.jp) I if you have any questions.
Some supervisors in other graduate courses may accept students with no or little
Japanese abilities. Please contact us for further information.
Unfortunately, we don’t have any undergraduate courses that you can graduate onlyin English.

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Inquiry about Admissions【undergraduate entrance exam】Application will be accepted only by online. Pleasefind information in the following website. No printed form will be distributed.
● University of Toyama Admission: https://www.u-toyama.ac.jp/en/admission/● Internet Application: https://e-apply.jp/e/toyama-u/【undergraduate transfer exam】【graduate entrance exam】You have to obtain
application form of a printed booklet.
Grad Sch Exam https://www.u-toyama.ac.jp/en/admission/graduate/（English）
Transfer Examhttps://www.u-toyama.ac.jp/admission/graduate-exam/transfer/

Admissions Division, Student and Academic Affairs Department, University of Toyama
3190 Kotuku, Toyama City, 930-8555 Toyama
TEL：＋８１-76-445-6100
E-mail：nyusi-2t@adm.u-toyama.ac.jp
Graduate Courses
Divisions
AdressFaculty of Humanities
TEL：076-445-6138
inbunk@adm.u-toyama.ac.jp
Faculty of Human Development
TEL：076-445-6259
kyominfo@adm.u-toyama.ac.jp
Faculty of Economics
TEL：076-445-6410
keikyomu@adm.u-toyama.ac.jp3190 Kotuku,
Toyama City,
Toyama930-8555

Graduate School of Art and
DesignFaculty of Art and Design
TEL：0766-25-9133
tkyomu1@adm.u-toyama.ac.jp

180 Futagami-machi,
Takaoka City,
Toyama933-8588

Graduate School of Innovative
Life Science(Kotuku)Faculty of Engineering
TEL：076-445-6399(Sugitani) Educational Affairs Division,
Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Administration Department
TEL: 076-434-2281
https://www.ils.u-toyama.ac.jp/(At the bottom of web page：Inquiry by
Email）

Graduate School of Humanities
Graduate School of Human
Development
Graduate
Schools

Graduate
Schools for
Education

Professional
Graduate
Schools

Graduate School of Economics

Graduate School of Medicine
and Pharmaceutical Sciencesfor Education【Medical domain】
Master's or Doctoral Course【Pharmaceutical domain】
Master's or Doctoral Course
Graduate School of Scienceand Engineering for Education【Science domain】Master'sor Doctoral Course
Graduate School of Scienceand Engineering for Education【Engineering domain】
Master's or Doctoral Course
Graduate School of Teacher
Training Development

Educational Affairs Division, Medicine
and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Administration Department
TEL：076-434-7658
nyuushi@adm.u-toyama.ac.jp
Faculty of Science
TEL：076-445-6546
rikyoumu@adm.u-toyama.ac.jp
Faculty of Engineering
TEL：076-445-6399
kyomeng@adm.u-toyama.ac.jp
Faculty of Human Development
TEL：076-445-6259
kyominfo@adm.u-toyama.ac.jp3190 Kotuku,
Toyama City,
Toyama 930-8555
2630 Sugitani,
Toyama City,
Toyama 930-0194

2630 Sugitani,
Toyama City,
Toyama 930-0194

3190 Kotuku,
Toyama City,
Toyama 930-8555

3190 Kotuku,
Toyama City,
Toyama 930-8555

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