Advantage ofStudy in Japan

Why Study in Japan?
・High level of education : More than one hundred Japanese universities listed in
THE World University ranking 2021.
・The worldʼs leading science and technology.
・English courses are oﬀered in various ﬁelds : Undergraduate,
Graduate and Postgraduate.
・Reasonable academic fees : both at Public and Private Universities.
・Safe at any time : Low crime rate and resilient society for natural disaster.
・Diversity of Religion: Friendly for any religion.
・For Muslim students : masjids and halal food are available in major cities.

What can you learn in Japan?

Computer
Science

MechanicalEngineering

EnergyEngineering

Aerospace
Engineering

Agricultural andLife Science

あア
Economics &Business Management

Law& Public
PolicyLiterature

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Arts & Design

English Course
English Course is Available

Japanese universities provide degree programs in English both at undergraduate andgraduate level.

Find a Degree Program in English!

Search for schools (JASSO)
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/search-school/school̲search.php?lang=en
Search for universities and junior colleges (Japan Study Support)
https://www.jpss.jp/en/

Admission Calendar
Education system and academic calendar in Japan is unique. Most of the Japanese universities oﬀer
enrollment in April or October. Letʼs check what to do.

When does the program you are interested in start? How much do you need for preparation?

Check the following indicative timetable. The procedure of application to enrollment will vary dependingon schools. Please thoroughly check the admission website of the university you are applying to.
Enrollment: October (International Undergraduate program)

11-1

Application
Period8-11
Application
PeriodEnrollment: April

2-8

3-8

4-8

10
October

Screening

Admission Decision
Announcement

Enrollment Procedure
Deadline

Start of theSemester

11-3

1-3

1-3

4

Screening

Admission Decision
Announcement

Enrollment Procedure
Deadline

Start of theSemester

2

April

EXPENSES
Tuition & Living Expenses
Tuition Fees
• Approximate tuition fees for one year
USD 4,871.53

USD 12,070.72
Source:Notes: Excluding medical, dental andpharmaceutical departments.
For the first year, additional fees for entry,
etc., must be paid separately.

● Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) -Survey on Student Fees and Other Costs for Students Entering Private Universities in 2019(https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/shinkou/07021403/1412031_00002.htm)

Living Expenses• Guide for living expenses
Living expenses are more expensive in large cities.

Example: 109,000 yen in Tokyo

CommuteUSD 45.03
Hobbies,entertainment
USD 54.04

Miscellaneous
expenses
USD 81.06

Student
dormitory
USD 252.20

Privateapartment
USD 481.87

Coke (500 ml)
97cents

Coffee at a café
USD 4.61

Movie ticket
USD 16.21

Taxi (4 km)
USD 13.51

Food
USD 252.22

Insurance,
medical expenses
USD 27.02

USD 837.74
Utilities(electricity / gas /water) USD 63.05

Rent
USD 315.25

References: Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan, Retail price survey(Special wards of Tokyo, December 2020)
Dormitory expenses from Tokyo Japanese Language Education Center
Private apartment expenses are for a 20m² apartment

Reference: Lifestyle Survey ofPrivately-Financed
International Students 2019 (JASSO)

Note: Exchange rate at Oct 4th, 2021

Source; JASSO Study in Japan Basic Guide 2021-2022

Student Life in Japan
Studying in Japan assure your safety and security.

① Accommodation
Both university dormitories and private apartments are located in safety areas.
② Public transportation system
Boasts of its on time departure and arrival and helps you reach the destination safely and securely.
③ With well-established health insurance system
You can receive advanced medical care when you fall ill just with a small amount of payment.
④ Safe at any time
Japan is known as a good place to live with its low crime rate.
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Scholarship
In Japan, various organizations provide scholarship for supporting your student life in Japan.
Letʼs ﬁnd the scholarships you can apply before you arrive in Japan.
Pamphlet "Scholarship for International Students in Japan (JASSO)

Search Scholarship (JASSO)

URL: https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/
en/search-scholarship/gakuhi̲
genmen̲search.php?lang=en

URL: https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/
en/planning/by-style/pamphlet/index.html

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Scholarships
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/about-scholarship/

Apply for the scholarships granted by the Japanese Government

Method 1* Amounts may vary by level. ** Amount for Japanese language school students

MEXT Scholarship

Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarshipfor Privately-Financed International
Students

Student Exchange Support Program(Scholarship for Short-term Study inJapan)

From 117,000 yen*

48,000 yen or 30,000 yen**

80,000 yen

Payment period

Entire period of international study

One year or six months

While participating in program

Applicable students

Graduate, undergraduate, collegeof technology, professional training
college, Japanese studies, and teacher
training students

Graduate, undergraduate, collegeof technology, professional training
college, and Japanese language
students

Graduate, undergraduate, college oftechnology, and professional training
college students studying in Japan for
one year or less

Screening process

Document screening, written
examination, and interview

Document screening

Document screening

Number available

UnpublishedAround 7,000 students

Around 5,000 students

For inquiries andapplications:

The Japanese embassy or consulate
in your country or the school
you currently attend

Amount ofmonthly support
Tuition fee exemption
Free flight ticket
Free preparatory
education

Grade-based
Householdincome-based

The school you intend to study
at in Japan

Method 2
Apply for a local government or private
foundation for a scholarship

The school you currently attend

Method 3
Apply for an on-campus scholarship or use atuition fee exemption / reduction system• Apply after joining a school in Japan.
• There may be many specifications for home country, school
you will attend, and field of study.

For university X
Tuition fee exemption

For university Y
82,000 yen per monthscholarship

For

For

Students with excellent
grades who would havedifficulty in paying fees
for financial reasonsStudents with excellent
entrance examination
results(50% or 100%)(for four years)• Available to a few hundred students each year.
Search from the site below.
Local government or private
foundation scholarships
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/
planning/by-style/pamphlet/

For inquiries and applications:

For inquiries and applications:

The school you intend to study
at in Japan or the relevant group

The school you intend to study at in Japan

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J-MENA Project Partner Universities
Doshisha University

Hiroshima University

Our founding spirit consists of three main principles:
Christianity, Liberalism and Internationalism. Doshisha wasfounded by Joseph Hardy Neesima in 1875 as the ﬁrst
Japanese school advocating the teaching of Christianity.
Doshisha has more than 29,000 students and about 1,500 ofthem are from outside Japan.

Hiroshima University is a national institution founded in 1949,
incorporating many diﬀerent institutions of higher education. The
University has been growing ever since; adding new schools,
research institutes, and centers. Today it is counted among thenational universities and consists of 12 schools, 11 graduate
schools, a research institute, research facilities, and aﬃliatedhospitals. The University has approximately 11,000 undergraduate
students and 4,500 graduate students currently enrolled, as
well as around 1,900 international students from approximately
70 diﬀerent countries.
Today, HU is making steady progress as a global university, taking on
worldwide challenges and strengthening its global educational
network by signing international exchange agreements with
universities around the world and opening overseas bases atstrategic locations.

URL▶ https://www.doshisha.ac.jp/en/index.html

URL▶ https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en

Kyoto University of
Advanced Science (KUAS)

Kyoto University
Kyoto University was founded in 1897 in the City of Kyoto, Japan's
historic center of art, culture, and scholarship. Since its founding,the university has cultivated a distinctive academic traditionemphasizing the value of free and open-minded dialogue andfostering a spirit of individuality and autonomy in its scholars. Our
university boasts 10 Nobel Prize winners. Our graduates routinely
go on to play important roles in both national and internationalaﬀairs as key players. Kyoto University currently comprises 10
faculties, 18 graduate schools, 13 research institutions, and 23
educational institutes and other establishments. Approximately
2,600 of the universityʼs 23,400 students hail from overseas, withstudents from over 110 diﬀerent countries and regions, ourcampuses boast a rich culture diversity.

Kyoto University of Advanced Science (KUAS) is an accredited
private university with approximately 3,600 students in Kyoto,
Japan. It was founded in 1969. In 2020, KUAS established theFaculty of Engineering where students can learn the mostadvanced technologies through a practical study program.
At KUASʼ Faculty of Engineering, students will focus onmechanical, electrical, and mechatronics technologies.
However, we also oﬀer a high degree of ﬂexibility andspecialization. Top-tier professionals who can create useful
innovations for the future are in high demand all over theworld. KUAS will provide its students a professional andpractical education to help them grow into global leaders ofinnovation and ensure that they are capable of taking on thediverse challenges that society faces.
URL▶ https://www.kuas.ac.jp/en/

URL▶ https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/

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Niigata University

Osaka University

Niigata University (NU) has a long history and a rich tradition, with its
predecessor organizations dating back about 150 years. Since its
founding, the university has played a vital role as a center of higher
education and advanced research in Japan, aiming to contribute to world
peace and development, blessed with an abundance of nature oﬀering
the ideal environment for students and researchers. With a student bodyof approximately 12,000 students and 3,000 academic and administrative
members, today, NU has developed into a large-scale, comprehensive
university with two campuses, a university hospital and several research
institutes including the Brain Research Institute and the Research Institutefor Natural Hazards and Disaster Recovery. Bachelorʼs, Masterʼs andDoctoral degree programs at NU cover a wide range of academic ﬁelds:
humanities, education, law, economics, science, medicine, healthsciences, dentistry, engineering and agriculture. NU actively promotes
independent and creative studies for our students while also striving to be
an international base for higher education and advanced research bypromoting collaborative research and education with overseas
universities and institutions.

Osaka University was the sixth imperial university in Japan, founded
in 1931 with the strong support of the citizens, businesses, andgovernmental leaders of Osaka. It has been recognized as one of theleading research universities in the world and is at the forefront oftechnological and social innovation.
Numerous prominent scientists have worked at Osaka University
such as the Nobel Laureate in Physics Hideki Yukawa. It is the 4thbest ranked higher education institution in Japan (71st worldwide)in 2019 by the QS World University Rankings.
In October of 2007, Osaka University and Osaka University of Foreign
Studies merged, continuing our development as one of the mostprominent comprehensive research universities in the nation.
We now have 11 undergraduate schools, 16 graduate schools, 6
research institutes, 2 hospitals, 4 libraries and 17 collaborativeeducation research facilities on campus, including national joint-use
facilities. In addition, we have World-leading research centers suchas Immunology Frontier Research Center (iFReC) and the Center for
Information and Neural Networks (CiNet).

URL▶ https://www.niigata-u.ac.jp/en

Shibaura Institute of Technology

Tohoku University

Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) is a private university ofscience and engineering located in Tokyo, Japan. Since its
foundation of 1927, SIT has consistently focused its eﬀorts tonurture practical engineers, taking the founder Shiro
Arimotoʼs words “Nurturing engineers who learn from society
and contribute to society” as its philosophy. In view of theneed of the times, SIT reinterprets the spirit as “Nurturing
engineers and scientists who learn from the world andcontribute to global sustainability” and is promoting reform
under the strong leadership of management.

Since its establishment in 1907, Tohoku University has always
emphasized the three principles “Research First”, “Open Door”
and “Practice Orientation”. Many brilliant students graduatedin its 111 yearsʼ history and we are proud to say, that our
research achievements had and continue to have asubstantial impact on both the academic world as well as theglobal community. The continued collaborations andinnovations are a major reason for our selection as one of theﬁrst three Designated National Universities by the Japanese
government in June 2017.

URL▶ https://www.shibaura-it.ac.jp/en/

URL▶ https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/

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Tokai University

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Tokai University is a private university established by Dr.
Shigeyoshi Matsumae in1942 to nurture young people who
can contribute to the world peace. Tokai University consists of
7 campuses in Sapporo, Takanawa, Yoyogi, Shonan, Isehara,
Shimizu, and Kumamoto, which are composed of 19
undergraduate schools made up of 75 majors and 19 graduate
schools. The total student population is about 30,000 and 1100of those are international students. Tokai University has six
oﬃces abroad (Denmark, Vienna, Hawaii, Korea, Thailand andVladivostok), and maintains academic exchange agreementswith more than 125 universities/organizations in 39 countries.

Tokyo Tech is the top national university for science andtechnology in Japan with a history spanning more than 130
years. Of the approximately 10,000 students at the Ookayama,
Suzukakedai, and Tamachi Campuses, half are in theirbachelor's degree program while the other half are in master's
and doctoral degree programs. International students
number 1,800. There are 1,200 faculty and 600 administrative
and technical staﬀ members.
In the 21st century, the role of science and technology
universities has become increasingly important. Tokyo Techcontinues to develop global leaders in the ﬁelds of scienceand technology, and contributes to the betterment of society
through its research, focusing on solutions to global issues.
The Institute's long-term goal is to become the world's
leading science and technology university.

URL▶ https://www.u-tokai.ac.jp/english/

URL▶ https://www.titech.ac.jp/english/

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Tokyo University of Marine Scienceand Technology

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) is one of the oldest universities
in Japan. Founded in 1873, this prominent university has conducted
academic research on languages, cultures, and societies of all regions
across the globe. When ﬁrst reestablished as a university under the
post-war education system in 1949, TUFS had only one undergraduate
program with twelve departments.
Today, TUFS has three undergraduate schools, the School of Language
and Culture Studies, the School of International Area Studies, and the
School of Japan Studies; one graduate school, the Graduate School of
Global Studies; and two aﬃliated organizations, the Research Institute for
Language and Cultures of Asia and Africa, and the Japanese Language
Center for International Students. In 2019, the "Joint Doctoral Program for
Sustainability Research" was established in cooperation with twoneighboring universities.
Currently, TUFS oﬀers majors in 28 languages and a total of 75 languages tostudy. The mission of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies is to conduct
research and instruction, both theoretical and practical, on the worldʼslanguages and the cultures rooted in them. We aim to provide the cultural
reﬁnement necessary to engage in international activities, and to deepen
the understanding of regions around the world through the study of theirlanguages.

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSA) has been
provided education to develop specialists who helped govern andmanage ocean use in Japan. Based on its motto "Voices from the
Ocean" TUMSAT has focused its eﬀorts since the merger on fulﬁlling its
mission to help Japan develop as a maritime nation and play a role inits contributions to the international community. From thisfundamental perspective, we oﬀer students opportunities forcomprehensive education and research related to the ocean with afocus on the development of highly specialized researchers andprofessionals. Our aim is to form an internationally outstanding center
for marine education and research in order to develop specialists whowill play leading roles in industry, government and academia ininternational settings. Furthermore, taking advantage of our
specialization in oceanography, we particularly focus on promoting
and advancing global scientiﬁc research in the maritime ﬁeld,
comprehensively covering the environment, resources and energy.

URL▶ https://www.kaiyodai.ac.jp/english/

URL▶ http://www.tufs.ac.jp/english/

7Tokyo University of the Arts

Tottori University

Tokyo University of the Arts was founded in May 1949 under the
National School Establishment Law (Act No. 150 of 1949)
through a merger of Tokyo Fine Arts School (currently the
Faculty of Fine Arts) and Tokyo Music School (currently the
Faculty of Music). At the time of its establishment, the university
comprised ten departments in two faculties, the Faculty of Fine
Arts (Departments of Painting, Sculpture, Crafts, Architecture, andAesthetics and Art History), the Faculty of Music (Departments ofComposition, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Conducting, andMusicology), as well as the University Library.
The Graduate School comprises four schools; the Graduate Schoolof Fine Arts, the Graduate School of Music, the Graduate School ofFilm and New Media, and the Graduate School of Global Arts. The
university also contains the Music High School and an education
and research facility attached to the Faculty of Music.

Tottori University is devoted to education, research and social
contribution with its basic concept of “Fusion of Knowledge andPractice” to contribute widely to the societies of local andinternational communities inheriting those traditions, deepening
knowledge and mastering theories through practice.
Tottori University aims to cultivate human resources who cansolve problems in local communities, have international
perspectives, and play an important role in society. As for the
research activities, it has distinctive research facilities such as theworld-famous Arid Land Research Center, Fungus/Mushroom
Resource and Research Center that has the world largest genetic
resources, and Chromosome Engineering Research Centerworking on drug development and regenerative medicine, which
are publicizing many new insights to the world. In this way,
Tottori University has vigorous activities across various ﬁelds withthe fundamental concept of “Fusion of Knowledge and Practice”
and is contributing to the advancement of local areas and theworlds as the “Bastion of Knowledge and Lands”.

URL▶ https://www.geidai.ac.jp/english/

URL▶ https://www.tottori-u.ac.jp/3984.htm

The University of Tokyo

University of Tsukuba

The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) was established in 1877 as the ﬁrst
national university in Japan. As a leading research university, UTokyo oﬀers
courses in essentially all academic disciplines at both undergraduate andgraduate levels and conducts research across the full spectrum of academic
activity. The University aims to provide its students with a rich and varied
academic environment that ensures opportunities for both intellectual
development and the acquisition of professional knowledge and skills.
UTokyo is known for the excellence of its faculty and students, and since its
foundation, many of its graduates have gone on to become leaders ingovernment, business, and academia.
Currently, UTokyo is comprised of 10 Faculties, 15 Graduate Schools, 35
aﬃliated research institutes (including the Research Center for Advanced
Science and Technology, and University-wide centers), three aﬃliatedlibraries and three institutes for advanced study.
Furthermore, the Faculties, Graduate Schools and research institutes havefacilities associated with them; for instance, the University of Tokyo Hospitalis one such facility.
In addition to the three main campuses of Hongo, Komaba and Kashiwa,
facilities aﬃliated with UTokyo are spread throughout Japan.

Since its inception in Tsukuba Science City in 1973, the Universityof Tsukuba has oﬀered a comprehensive curriculum of education,
covering everything from literature and science to ﬁne arts andphysical education. Although the universityʼs roots stretch backmuch further than 40 years; its origins lie in the Normal School, theﬁrst of its kind in Japan, established in 1872.
The University of Tsukuba is a future-oriented institution, andwe have always sought to be an open university oﬀeringinterdisciplinary education aimed at fostering internationallyminded people. With faculties covering humanities, sciences,
sports, and art, we are a university in the true sense of the originalLatin meaning “the whole,” and aim to nurture tomorrowʼs global
leaders through a broad-ranging pursuit of academic excellence.
Indeed, we seek to leverage our position in center of Tsukuba,
Japanʼs world-leading research hub, to promote harmonious
coexistence among all humankind.

URL▶ http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/

URL▶ https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/index.html

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J-MENA Project Partner Universities
Waseda University

Kyushu University

First established in early 1882, Waseda University, a top
institution of higher education based in central Tokyo, has
50,000 students in 13 undergraduate and 20 postgraduate
schools. It was founded on three principles: independence ofscholarship, practical application of scholarship and fosteringof good citizenship. Wasedaʼs mission is to build leaders, andit does, producing seven prime ministers and countlessother leaders in government, business, journalism, science,
literature and the arts. Waseda is Japanʼs most global campus,
with over 7000 international students from 120 countries, andpartnerships with over 800 prominent institutions in 80
countries.

Kyushu University is one of Japanʼs foremost research
universities. Originally founded in 1911 as one of the seven
imperial universities, it has since nurtured countless educators,
researchers and medical practitioners who have made positive
contribution to society in Japan and beyond. Comprehensive inits scope, Kyushu University has 12 undergraduate and 18
graduate schools, in addition to the university hospital and ahandful of world-class research centers. It now hosts talented
students and eminent researchers from over 100 countries
around the globe. As a leading comprehensive research
university, Kyushu University boasts strengths across a range of
disciplines, from medicine, engineering and the naturalsciences to the social science and humanities.
URL▶ http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/

Kobe Institute of Computing
Graduate School of Information Technology

Ritsumeikan Asia Paciﬁc University

URL▶ https://www.waseda.jp/top/en

Ritsumeikan Asia Paciﬁc University (APU) provides a path toglobal citizenship through English-taught undergraduate
programs in International Management and Asia Paciﬁc
Studies. APU has a student body that is 50% international andrepresented by over 90 countries and regions. Our students
have an unparalleled and immersive intercultural experiencein our vibrant learning environment which encourages
cross-cultural understanding, mutual respect, and cooperation.
APU has a 96% job placement rate as our multilingual andglobally-minded students are highly sought after for positions
not only in Japan but across the globe in all ﬁelds andindustries. Come “Shape Your World” at APU!

Kobe Institute of Computing (KIC), Graduate School ofInformation Technology is just a short walk from
Sannomiya Station in the center of the beautiful city of
Kobe. KIC introduces a program to produce 'work-ready'professional IT personnel who, regardless of their previous
ﬁeld of education or previous work experience, will be
prepared for professional roles in the IT industry. The
program curriculum is progressively structured in a waythat proceeds from foundations to application & practice.

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Fukuoka Womenʼs University

Ritsumeikan University

FWU was established in 1923 as the ﬁrst public college forwomen in Japan. Students pursue their ambitions in the areas ofinternational liberal arts, environmental science, and food andhealth Sciences. FWU is an internationally focused university.
With a student population of about 1,100, we strive to provide
every student with an opportunity to experience cross-culturaland international exchange activities. In view of the importanceof developing globally-minded leaders, we are collaboratingwith high-quality institutions worldwide to expand the scope of
our educational activities. FWU is placed among Japanʼs top
three womenʼs universities in the THE Japan University
Rankings, receiving a high evaluation of our international
learning environment and student satisfaction.
URL▶ http://www.fwu.ac.jp/english/

Founded in 1900, as a Law School in Kyoto, Ritsumeikan has grown into acomprehensive inter-disciplinary university with campuses in Kyoto, Osaka and Shiga
prefectures. Proudly non-proﬁt and private, Ritsumeikan is a leading university amongst
universities in Japan.
Selected as a Top Global University by the Japanese Government, Ritsumeikan is leading
the way for Universities in Japan to challenge the way education is delivered in Japan.
Starting with the Global Studies program, Ritsumeikan University is pioneering newundergraduate programs utilizing its well-developed education. Taking a lead with theirEnglish-medium Bachelor Programs, Ritsumeikan delivers diverse inter-disciplinary
studies such as the Community and Regional Policy Studies Major and the Information
Systems Science and Engineering Course.
Challenging the norm for English-language based programs, Ritsumeikan has madedual/joint undergraduate degree programs, in which students can earn bachelorʼs
degrees from both Ritsumeikan and a partner university abroad. The ﬁrst between
Japan and the US, the unique Joint-Degree Program with American University inWashington D.C. develops a student through a comprehensive and fully engaged
curriculum that spans across the Paciﬁc Ocean.
Further enhancing their global collaboration, Ritsumeikan established a new ﬂagship
Dual Degree Program with the Australian National University within the College of
Global Liberal Arts. This is a pioneering program that delivers two degrees across two
continents in the span of 4 years, covering a new Modern Liberal Arts and a highly
developed International Relations curriculum.

The University of Aizu

Nagoya University of Commerce
and Business

The University of Aizu was established in 1993 as the ﬁrst university in Japan
dedicated to education and research in Computer Science andEngineering. From the start, it has been a very unique university because
40% of the faculty members are non-Japanese from diﬀerent countries
around the world. The top-level faculty members provide
high-international education and research environment. Everything on
campus is bilingual and you can take all of classes for your degree entirely
in English. In 2014, the University of Aizu was selected for Top Global
University Project by Japanese government to lead the globalization ofJapanese higher education. Only 37 universities in Japan have been
selected for the project.
Although we are a small university, we have the largest computer science
department in Japan and many advanced ﬁelds like AI, Robotics,
Biomedical Engineering, Space Informatics and so on. Although we are ayoung university, we are already highly ranked. In Times Higher Education(THE) 2021 World University Rankings, we ranked 14th among theuniversities from Japan. In the “Young University Rankings” for 2021, wewere ranked 3rd in Japan and 182nd in the world!
We are seeking people who are always looking outward to the world andcontinuing to challenge themselves. Learn in Aizu, amaze the world!

Nagoya University of Commerce and Business was founded in 1935 by
Yuichi Kurimoto. Over the last 80 years, the university has become
known worldwide as a premier educational institution. NUCB was theﬁrst undergraduate school in Japan, and part of only 5% of businessschools worldwide to hold the prestigious AACSB accreditation. The
school is located in Greater Nagoya, Japan's third most populous cityand home to the country's greatest concentration of automobile, ﬁneceramics, aerospace, and other high-tech industries. Our beautiful
Nisshin Nagakute campus which is 1.5 x the size of Tokyo Disneyland ishome to over 3,000 students with approximately 10% of international
students from over 35 nationalities, oﬀering a diverse community full ofglobal talent. We oﬀer a Global BBA degree taught entirely in English
using the case study method via active learning. The degreeencompasses a wide range of subjects in Management,
Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Economics, Finance, Accounting, andLiberal Arts with a strong focus on Japan and Asia. The school has
exchange agreements with over 100 world-class universities acrossmore than 40 countries with a growing number of Double Degree
partners.

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J-MENA Project Partner Universities
Useful InformationJASSO
The Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) is anorganization under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
As a core and leading organization in the provision of
student services, JASSO comprehensively administers
scholarship programs, support programs for international
students, and student life support programs. JASSO aims tofoster creative individuals who can become the leaders of
the next generation of society, while promoting international
understanding and exchange.
URL▶ https://www.jasso.go.jp/en/index.html“Study in Japan” Website

https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/

11What is J-MENA project?
Make “Study in Japan” familiar to the people
J-MENA stands for Japan-Middle East and North Africa.
- One of the regional project under “Study in Japan Global Network Project” to familiarize Study in Japan throughdisseminating actual ﬁgure of study in Japan and to promote academic linkage among universities in the region
and Japan- Covers 21 countries in the region- Funded by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan

NETWORK IMAGE
JAPAN
Universities
PrivateEnterprise

Government

J-MENA Platform
Alumni ofJapanese
Universities

Universities

Prospective
Students

Middle East & Northern Africa
Dissemination of Information

Connecting Stakeholders and analyzing information to ﬁnd eﬀective way to promote Study in Japan- Enhancing dissemination of information on attractive aspects of Study in Japan via Web & SNS- Introducing live voice of students in Japan- Exhibiting at study fairs

Connecting with Universities- Promote student exchange program- Supporting MoU on academic exchange- Provide information of Japanese universities and their English programs

Connecting with Alumni Association of Japanese University- Encouraging alumni and alumni association to disseminate their experience in Japan to potential students

12https://jmena.jp/

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