International Student Support Services and Information

International Students Support
Services Across Campus*Services for student visa application*Inter-department staff support system throughout the campus*Support of studies & daily life by student tutors for first months at NAIST*Medical counselling and mental health services*NAIST International Student Ambassador Program (peer counseling)*Orientation & welcome parties for new students (April & October)*International Friendship Meeting for international students, researchers& invited guests*On-campus events to foster interaction and community ties

Student Dormitories

International students are given priority for dormitories and may live inthem for the standard period of study. LAN access is provided to support
research and experiments. See the following website for more information.
http://www.naist.jp/en/campuslife/student_dormitories.html
NAIST offers 4 levels of Japanese classes for NAIST international
students. Please view the syllabus for more information.
https://syllabus.naist.jp/subjects/preview_list

Japanese Language Programfor International Students

In addition, students can take extracurricular on-campus classes offeredby experienced volunteer teachers to further improve their language
skills.
http://www.naist.jp/en/international_students/current_students/student_l
ife/support_for_studies/japanese_classes.html
NAIST offers a Japanese culture class for international students tointroduce various aspects of Japanese culture. Please view the syllabus formore information.
https://syllabus.naist.jp/subjects/preview_list

Cultural Activities

Special attention to Religious
Practice

NAIST provides various opportunities for international students toexperience Japanese culture firsthand. They may participate in culturalactivities with staff and Japanese students visiting historically or
culturally significant points in Nara, held twice a year. Internationalstudent cultural excursions, also twice a year, include cultural activities
such as making Japanese sweets or pottery, to develop ties within NAIST’sinternational community. See the website below for past excursions.
http://www.naist.jp/en/international_students/current_students/student_l
ife/events/excursions.html
NAIST has a large, diverse Muslim student and researcher community oncampus and in order to assist their daily lives, NAIST’s cafeteria menu isin English and there is a HALAL food section in the convenience store.

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Facilities (Library, etc.)

International Student andScholar-specific Office for
Support, Guidance, Etc.

Health, Leisure and Recreational Facilities
http://www.naist.jp/en/campuslife/recreational_facilities.html
The Center for International Students and Scholars offers informal
counselling, communication and information services in areas such as:*Cultural and academic environments*Translation for governmental, etc. paperwork and applications*Local information and transportation*Housing choices*Family matters (schooling, medical referrals, etc.)
The Center for International Students and Scholars (CISS) wasestablished to ease and enhance living, studying and working in Japan forstudents, scholars and their spouses and families. While the International
Student Affairs Section and the International Affairs Section will facilitate
your studies with administrative support, CISS supports students in their
daily lives with the hope that they will fully enjoy their time at NAIST.

Message to Prospective International Students
President's Message
http://www.naist.jp/en/about_naist/president/index.html
Message from NAISTInternational Student Voices

Message from Dean
http://www.naist.jp/en/education_research/science_technology/message_dean.htmlPlease see the following website to hear from international students
studying in NAIST.
http://www.naist.jp/en/campuslife/international_community.html

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