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Exchange FACT Sheet 2025/2026
Kobe University
Contact Information

Name of Institution

WebsiteGlobal Studies
Program (GSP)
Office Contact

Kobe University
Faculty of Global Human Sciences
Graduate School of Intercultural Studies
Graduate School of Human Development and Environment
https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/index.html
https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/faculties_graduate_schools/faculties/fgh.html
https://gsp.fgh.kobe-u.ac.jp/exchange-program/
Kazuyo TAKEDA,Assistant Professor & Coordinator (Inbound)
Hanako SHINOHARA,
Assistant Professor & Coordinator (Outbound)
Asumi IRIE, Assistant Staff (Inbound)
Chika KONISHI, Assistant Staff (Inbound)
Naoko SEKI, Assistant Staff (Outbound)
Tel: +81-78-803-7601
Email: gsp-info@fgh.kobe-u.ac.jp
Global Studies Program (GSP) Office

Postal Address

Faculty of Global Human Sciences,
Kobe University
1-2-1 Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan

Admissions Information
Nomination Deadline forSpring Semester (April) Enrollment:

October 20thPartner Universities

Fall Semester (October) Enrollment:

April 10th

Application Deadline forSpring Semester (April) Enrollment:

November 10th

Students

Fall Semester (October) Enrollment:April 30th

Application Procedures

1. Exchange program applicants must be nominated by home university
before submitting the application.
2. All application materials indicated below (No. 1-6), except for CoE
application must be submitted by email attachment by nominatedstudents to: gsp-info@fgh.kobe-u.ac.jp

Required Documents
1. Exchange Program Application Form

Please fill out and send via email by excel format.
(not in PDF)

2. Official academic transcript from your home university
The photocopy should be in its original size.
3. A photocopy of your passport pagewhere your name and valid date is printed If your passport is not yet issued, send us a photocopy as soon asissued. This is required as well in applying for Certificate ofEligibility (CoE).
14. Digital ID Photo

5. Proof of Financial Support (Must betranslated into English)

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For the requirement, please refer to the section below,“Application for the “Certificate of Eligibility” (CoE)”.
The photo must meet all the specifications on the following
website:Submission Photo Standards | Immigration Services Agency(moj.go.jp)
Please submit a photo that is different from the one in passport.
For the requirement, please refer to the section below,“Application for the “Certificate of Eligibility” (CoE)”.

6. A photocopy of the Japanese proficiency certificate (if obtained)

Application for the “Certificate of Eligibility” (CoE)Applicants are required to apply for the CoE via online system to obtain the Japanese visa.

The URL for this Online Application System will be sent to you by email from Kobe Univ (intlcesr@office.kobe-u.ac.jp) in late-November. Deadline will be informed at the time.
At the time of sending your Exchange Program Application Form, you do not need to submit theapplication for the CoE to us, but please submit the Digital ID Photo and Proof of Financial Support byNovember 10 as we will check these documents in advance.
http://gsp.fgh.kobe-u.ac.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Sample_CoE_OnlineApplication_2024.pdf
The following documents must be uploaded on the Online Application System for CoE once you received theLink.
1. Digital ID Photo (for CoE application)
The photo must meet all the specifications indicated on the following website:Submission Photo Standards | Immigration Services Agency (moj.go.jp)
Please upload a photo that is different from the one in passport.
2. Copy of Passport ID Page
3. Proof of Financial Support (Must be translated into English)
Documents that prove that you have sufficient financial support to pay for your expenses while studying at
Kobe University (Question 22 on the Online Application Form for CoE).
(1) If you choose “Self”
・ The latest bank statement for the applicant’s own account (Closing balance must be more than 600,000
JPY for a 1 semester stay / more than 1,200,000 JPY for a 1 year stay.)(2) If you choose “Supporter living outside of Japan” or “Supporter in Japan”
Both of the following documents are necessary:・ The latest bank statement for the financial supporter’s account (Closing balance must be more than
600,000 JPY for a 1 semester stay / more than 1,200,000 JPY for a 1 year stay.)
・A certificate of employment and annual income for the financial supporter.
(3) If you choose “Scholarship”
・ A copy of an official document proving that the applicant will receive the scholarship/ grant

Schedule for April (Spring Semester) Enrollment
October 20, 2024

Nomination deadline from home university

November 10, 2024

Application deadline from student

Late December, 2024
February, 2025

Notification of application result/ receiving Admission Certificate andpre-arrival information
Receiving of CoE

Early March, 2025

Announcement of your dormitory allocation

Early April, 2025

Orientation

Early April, 2025

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Schedule for October (Fall Semester) Enrollment
April 10, 2025

Nomination deadline from home university

April 30, 2025

Application deadline from student

Late June, 2025
Late August, 2025

Notification of application result/ receiving Admission Certificate andpre-arrival information
Receiving of CoE

Early September, 2025

Announcement of your dormitory allocation

Late September, 2025
Early October, 2025

Orientation
Classes begin

Academic Information (2025-2026)
Academic Calendar

Spring semester 2025 (April 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025)
Dormitories open: Late March/Early April
Orientation for Exchange Students: Early April (TBA)
Classes begin: April 8 (TBA)
Class Registration period: Early April– April 21(TBA)
Exam period: July 29 - August 5 (TBA)
Fall semester 2024 (October 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026)Dormitories open: End of September
Orientation for Exchange Students: Late September (TBA)
Classes begin: October 1 (TBA)
Class Registration period: Early October – October 15 (TBA)
Exam period: February 3 - February 10 (TBA)

Course List and Language

Most classes offered at Graduate School of Intercultural Studies / Graduate
School of Human Development and Environment / Faculty of Global
Human Sciences are taught in Japanese.
For classes taught in English, please go to “Academic Calendar andTimetable” webpage and refer to the Course List “Language” marked “E”
https://gsp.fgh.kobe-u.ac.jp/exchange-program/
Undergraduate exchange students are not eligible to enroll in graduatelevel courses. Upon your academic supervisor’s permission, graduate
exchange students may audit undergraduate level courses without official
registration. (Non-credit awarded, no record on the transcript).

Syllabus

神戸大学学生向けポータルサイト うりぼーポータル トップページ(kobe-u.ac.jp)
Please click “Faculties/Schools” or “Graduate Schools” and select theaffiliation. Basically, other Faculties’ or Departments’ courses are NOT
available for exchange students under our agreement.
Course Registration form must be submitted through the LMS“BEEF+Venture” by students to the Student Affairs Section.
Detailed information in regard to class registration will be announced
before the start of semesters.
Undergraduate Students: Must take more than 10 hours of lecture whichequals to 6 classes per week.
Graduate Students (Master/Doctor): Must have more than 10 hours ofresearch hours including at least 1 class per week.

Course Registration

Student Visa Obligations

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Japanese Language Course

Academic Record issued by Kobe
UniversityEvaluation Standard

The Global Education Center (GEC) offers Japanese language coursesfor exchange students. Students who wish to take these courses are
required to take the online level check test prior to the semester.
http://www.kisc.kobe-u.ac.jp/english/leaning_japanese/<Non-credit bearing courses>
1. Integrated Japanese Course: open to all exchange students.
2. Intensive Japanese Course: developed for MEXT (Japanesegovernment) scholarship students. Exchange students can be enrolled
in this course on an availability basis only.
<Credit bearing course>
3. Japanese Language and Japanese Studies Course: (advanced level)
for undergraduate students only.
Student’s academic transcript will be sent to the partner university AFTER
completion of his/her exchange period. (At the end of September or at theend of March.)
The evaluation standard and method may vary for each course. Pleaserefer to the “成績評価方法” of each course’s syllabus in Japanese and“Evaluation Method” in English.

Grading Scale

S: 100-90, A: 89-80, B: 79-70, C: 69-60, F: 59-

Housing & General Information
Kobe University AffiliatedAccommodation

Exchange students are given priority for room allocations in the university
dormitories. The room type is single only.
https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/campuslife/housing/accommodation.html

Housing Application

Fill in the section “6 Accommodation” of the Exchange Program
Application form. We will do our best to arrange your accommodationaccordingly when you are accepted as an exchange student. However,please note that this does not guarantee the availability of yourpreferences.

Notification of Housing

Spring Semester (April) Enrollment:

Early MarchAllocation

Fall Semester (October) Enrollment:

Early September

Housing Application Deadline

Same as the Exchange program application deadline

VISA

In order to support international students’ smooth admission into Kobe
University, we offer prospective students a proxy application service for their
Certificate of Eligibility (COE). Once we have confirmed the online CoEapplication with the correct information and the official acceptance to Kobe
University has been approved, your VISA judging procedures will beproceeded by the Immigration Bureau of Japan.

Entry to Japan

We will forward the email on behalf of the Immigration Bureau of Japan tostudents regarding the result of the VISA application once we have it, andstudents MUST print it out and go to the Japanese Embassy or Consulate inhome country to activate their VISA before entering Japan.
It is strongly advised to enter Japan via Narita, Haneda, Chubu, or KansaiInternational Airports in order to have your Residence Card issued by theImmigration Bureau of Japan upon your arrival. In order to process yourstudent status and course registration at Kobe University, it is mandatory
to have your Residence Card information.

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Airport Pick up

No pick-up service is arranged by Kobe University. Please note thatexchange students are fully responsible for arranging accommodation on
the arrival day if you cannot enter the dormitory on the same day.

Insurance

National Health Insurance:
The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare in Japan now requires all
College Student Visa holders to become a registered member of the Japan
National Health Insurance. All exchange students must enroll in it. Students
will pay monthly premiums (Approximately 2,400 JPY per month). Upon
joining this system, students will be charged only 30% of the incurred
medical cost.
Kobe University PAS :PAS (Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursing Education andResearch) is a nationwide system to indemnify students for the number ofdays that medical treatment is needed for injury incurred during regularcurricular activities and while commuting to or from University (1,000JPYup to 1 year). All students are required to participate in this insurance plan.
Comprehensive Insurance for Students Lives Couples with PAS for
International Students (Inbound Futai Gakusou)
This insurance offers expanded coverage for international students. Kobe
University requires all international students to sign up for thiscomprehensive insurance at the time of enrollment.
Inbound Medical Assistance Service (IMAS)
IMAS provides international students with 24 hours multilingual medicalassistance including references to appropriate hospitals, telephone
consultations, interpretation during hospital visits, as well as contacting
and assisting family in your home country. Kobe University requires all
international students to sign up for this service.

Estimated Living Expenses
Average Monthly Costs for Kobe University Students
Books and materials
University Accommodation
Utility(Electricity, Gas, Water)
Board & Living expense
Transportation
National Health InsurancePAS
Comprehensive Insurance forStudent’s Lives Coupled withPAS
IMAS
Others / Entertainment
TOTAL
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Undergraduate Course: 50,000JPY /yearJapanese Language Course:
30,000JPY /year
10,700~37,300JPY /month
10,000~15,000JPY /month
25,000~30,000JPY /month
20,000~25,000 JPY /month
2,400 JPY /month
1,000 JPY /year
1,580~11,220JPY /year (depending onthe type of coverage)

1,980 JPY/year
10,000 JPY /month
Approximately 100,000 JPY /month~

Study in Japan
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https://www.feel-kobe.jp/
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