Orientation for New International Students1Study at Osaka City University
１． Reception for International Student
２． Tuition fee Exemption (closed for the 1st semester in AY2020)
３． Scholarship
４． Supplementary Japanese Class (Open in the 2nd semester in AY2020)
５．その他
Others2

１.Reception for International Student★ Please contact the faculty/graduate school office in
the Student Support Center(1st floor) regarding:① Academic subjects or issues★ Please contact the Global Exchange Office in theStudent Support Center(2nd floor) regarding:① Study and daily life
② Tuition fee exemption and Scholarships③ Tutors④ OCU Foreign Student Residence and other housing⑤ Use of facilities for international students

3１.Reception for International Student◎Various certificate and notification :Notification of absence from school
Notification of changing guarantor
Notification of changing of address
Notice of withdrawal from school
Application for supplementary exams
Application for reissue student card
Certificate of Enrollment
Transcript of academic record
Certificate of expected graduation
Certificate of graduation
Certificate of health check up

You can obtain atStudent Support Center

Please use the certificate
issuing machine
100JPY/each※200JPY for health check up
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１. Reception for International Student◎Certificate you can obtain at Global Exchange Office
Certificate of MEXT scholarship
Certificate of scholarship, tuition exemption
Fee:100JPY/each※Certificates are issued the next day(after13:00)◎Notification you have to submit to Global Exchange Office
Notification of change of any kind
Temporary exit from JapanYou have to notify both Support
Center and Global Exchange
Report of part time job
Office in case your address,
contact information are changed.
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2. Tuition fee exemption① Eligibility(1) privately financed students registered at a faculty or
graduate school of OCU(2) have a financial reason which makes it difficult to pay
the tuition fee② Exemption amount
Tuition fee exemption of 100%, 2/3, 1/3 for 2020

Tuition fee exemption are awarded only within theavailable budget. Not all applicant will be awarded withan exemption.
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2. Tuition fee exemption③ Documents to submit★All Students have to submit① Filling documents check sheet

Original
Original②Application form for tuition fee
exemption(fixed format)③ Statement of family situation for tuitionfee exemption (fixed format)④ Certificate of residence⑤ Health insurance card(issued in Japan)⑥ Residence Card

Original

Please submit all the documents
together by applicant.
In case the documents areincomplete, we cannot accept
your application.

Original※ the certificate must be issued by thecity or ward office after 1 April 2020.
※ visa status, the period of stay are to
be printed.
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2. Tuition fee exemption★ only for students falling under the conditions below
Only for students doing part ⑦ Pay slip of part time job or the page oftime job
your bank book to certificate your recentsalary

Copy

Only students paying rent

Copy

⑧ Housing lease agreement

Only for doctoral students⑨ Recommendation letter for tuition fee
repeating a year for the first exemption for privately financed
timeinternational students(fixed form)
Only for students whose⑩ Withholding record of previous year
family member has
employment income（any of ⑪ Pay slip
⑫ Municipal tax/Prefectural residence tax
documents ⑩～⑬）
application

Original

Copy⑬ Other documents can prove the income82. Tuition fee exemption(1)Tuition fee exemption are awarded only within the availablebudget. Not all applicant will be awarded with an exemption.
(2)Students who did not obtain the standard number of stadycredit may be excluded from the screening process.
※Students who are repeating a year may not apply.
The result will be announced on the OCU UNIPA in the beginningof August.
※ The result is only valid for the academic year 2020.
For the academic year 2020 you need to apply again.
※The OCU Tuition Fee Exemption system may be changed
in AY 2021.
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３． Scholarships for privately financed students
Scholarships for privately financed students① Scholarships can be applied for directly by students→Please check the OCU portal and bulletin board yourself
and apply to the foundation directly.
② Scholarship programs require a recommendationfrom the university (via OCU)
Candidates are selected from among applicants.
※If you wish to apply for scholarships type ② you haveto submit ‘’Registration form to apply for scholarships
via OCU
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３．Scholarships for privately financed students
How to apply scholarship via OCU ??
AprilRegistration toApply forscholarships via OCU

Apply for the scholarship via OCU
PortalScreening in OCU→Selected student canapply to the foundation

Screening of Foundation
Interview etc.

※After registered to apply scholarships in April, you have to entry
from the OCU portal again to apply each scholarship.

Result fromFoundation

３．Scholarships for privately financed students

Registration to apply for scholarships via OCU
for the academic year 2020
※Only Students registered in April can apply scholarship programs via OCU.
① Eligibility(1) Privately financed international students who are registered as regular(degree) undergraduate or graduate students※students who are repeating a year, research students and auditors may not apply.

(2) Students whose visa status is ‘’Student’’.
②Documents to submit★Aｌｌ Students
・Registration form to apply for scholarships via OCU(fixed form)★for students applying for scholarship・Conform to the documents for tuition fee exemption③Time and Location to submit
Submit together with application form for the tuition fee exemption.
12３．Scholarships for privately financed students
Examining System for Scholarship• In the Screening process in OCU, the condition of thescholarship(Nationality, Age etc.), academic result, financial
situation of the students are considered.
• Caution（In case you apply scholarship via OCU）
① Once you are selected as the OCU candidate of scholarship,
you can’t apply other scholarships until the result from thefoundation released.
②You can’t get scholarships from more than 2 foundations.
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４． Supplementary Japanese Class• Eligibility:for Postgraduate and Research Student• Time:Every Monday 3rd & 4th period• The class will open in the 2nd semester AY2020.

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５．Events for International Students
Cooking withPresident

Event information isavailable at OCU
Portal site.

One day trip forinternational students

Meet and GreetInternationalstudents party
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Notice for International Students in OCU UNIPA
You have to log in to OCU UNIPA to see
notices from Global Exchange Office① Scroll to the bottom of the OCU website②Click on ‘’OCU Navi’’16

③ Click on ③‘’OCU UNIPA’’

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④Login with your student No., Password

You can see OCU UNIPA toppage⑤Click on [続行]18

Notice for International Students in OCU UNIPA⑥ Clicl on ‘’掲示’’ of OCU UNIPA top page

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Searching with the keyword ‘’Global ExchangeOffice’’, you can easily access to the notices

All information regarding events, scholarships,andother notices are posted here.
You have full responsibility to obtain the necessary
information from OCU UNIPA bulletin board.

Notices titled 【Global Exchange
Office/International Students】 are for international
students.

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Various procedures during your stay in Japan
１．Extension of Period of Stay
２．Non-academic activity and Part time jobs
３. Temporary Departure from Japan and Re-entry
４． Special Visa for job-search activities after graduation21

１． Extension of Period of Stay
You can apply from 3 month before the expiry date. You must apply BEFORE your permir
expires.

The process may take between 2weeks~3months.Please apply in time.
※Please realize that your permit may not be extended if you obtained only very few study
credits in the previous year.

●The application form ‘’For organization’’ is to filled by the staffs of Student Support
Center.
●You can get Certificate of scholarships, tuition fee exemption at Global Exchange
Office.

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2. Non-academic activity and Part time jobs
In order to work a part time job you must apply for a ‘Permission toengage in activity other than that permitted under the status ofresidence’.
You are allowed to work for a maximum of 28 hours/week（In Holiday season: 8hours/day ）the training periods are not considered as long holiday seasons!
If you work without permit, you will be subject to punishment ordeportation from Japan.
※Make sure to terminate your part-time work immediately after you
graduate.
※Submit a ‘Report of part-time job to Global Exchange Office whenyour place od work is decided or changed.
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３． Temporary Departure from Japan and Re-entry●If you temporary leave Japan, please make sure your visa
period does not expire before you return to Japan.
●You also need to inform your faculty/Graduate school andsubmit a temporary departure form to Global Exchange Office24

４．Special Visa for job-search activities after graduation
If you continue the job-serch activities after graduation, you
can apply to change your status of residence to a category
called ‘Designated Activities’.
Term of permission：6months(possible to extend once more up to 1year in total)
To apply you need a recommendation from OCU.
※the above is only possible for regular students. Researchstudents cannot apply.
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Daily life in Japan
１． Housing Guarantor

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Housing Guarantor Systemfor International Students
Osaka City University can act as a joint-guarantor for international
students who are unable to find a guarantor by themselves.
• Eligibility ： OCU graduate, under graduate, research student• Guarantor Period ： the student is registered as a student at OCU• Contact：Global Exchange Office※The process may take about a week. Please apply 1 week before thecontract.
※It is also possible to designate the university as emergency contact.
Student must take out a ‘ Comprehensive Renters’ Insurance for Foreign
Students Studying in Japan’ of JEES to apply this housing guarantor
system.
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Global Exchange Office Contact
Place:
Student Support Center 2nd floor
Reception Hours:
Monday- Friday 9:00～17：15
Phone：06-6605-3558
E‐mail：goto.ocu@ado.osaka-cu.ac.jp28

Thank you for listening.

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