Exchange Students from Overseas Program (ESOP)

Fact sheet AY 2025
Homepage

HOSEI University
Year Founded1880

Language

Japanese, English

Homepagehttps://www.hosei.ac.jp/

Ichigaya Campus (Tokyo)

https://www.hosei.ac.jp/ichigaya/(Google Translate)

Nomination & Application Perioda) Exchange Students
Eligibility[交換留学生]Students nominated by universities with which HOSEI University has a mutual exchange agreement.

b) Visiting International Students (Fee-paying)[私費留学生]Students from universities which are out of the partner list or currently have no mutual exchange agreement with Hosei.

Online Application

https://www.global.hosei.ac.jp/en/programs/exchange/application/

Exchange Period

One semester or Two semesters

Semester(Spring Semester) From Apr. to Aug.

(Fall Semester) From Sep. to Mar.

Students can choose to start from either April or September.

Starting Date

(Spring Semester) 9 Aug. 2024

(Fall Semester) 10 Jan. 2025

Nomination Deadline(Spring Semester) 31 Oct. 2024

(Fall Semester) 14 Mar. 2025

Application Deadline(Spring Semester) 14 Nov. 2024

(Fall Semester) 28 Mar. 2025

Acceptance(Spring Semester) by early Feb. 2025

(Fall Semester) by the end of May 2025

Notification
Academic Calendar

Students are supposed to receive the Letter of Acceptance via email from Hosei by the date above.
https://www.global.hosei.ac.jp/en/programs/exchange/summary/academic-calendar/

Course Information
General information such as Course Outline, Period & Date, Classroom etc., are released via Web-Syllabus:
Course Descriptions

https://syllabus.hosei.ac.jp/web/show.php(all the faculties included, with Japanese & English Available for Language Preference)
Course list information: http://www.global.HOSEI.ac.jp/en/programs/exchange/coursedescriptions/

Courses/Programs

Regular courses conducted in Japanese require JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test) N2 or above orwith restricted accessequivalent level of J6 (by Hosei Original Scale) to register.

Course Registration

All the classes will be officially registered after arrival during designated period. *Some courses have quotas.

Level of Study

Undergraduate / Graduate

Minimum Load6 Courses per Semester Regardless of the Credit(s) *100 minutes per classCredit per Course

2 Credits *Japanese Language Courses and PE provide 1 credit per course as Japan common standard

Transcript Explanation

https://www.global.hosei.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Official-Transcript-Explanation-2021_8.pdfLiving
Health Insurance
Cost of Living

ESOP students must enrol in “National Health Insurance” (国民健康保険) which covers 70% of the medical
treatment occurred in Japan after arrival.
Monthly living cost will be approximately 80,000 JPY -100,000 JPY including dormitory rent.
HOSEI offers designated housings for applicants (Off-campus Housing) if they request.

[information] https://www.global.hosei.ac.jp/en/programs/exchange/summary/accommodations/▶ Location: 40 to 60 minutes away from ICHIGAYA Campus▶ Room Type: Single Room▶ Meal: Breakfast and evening meals are provided.

*Except on Sundays and National Holidays▶ Rent (“administration fees” included): (Type A) 71,200 JPY / (Type B) 76,200 JPY per month.
HOSEI subsidizes (25,000 JPY) the monthly rent only for exchange students.
Designated Housings

Example for Type A Room：(Dormitory)

Exchange Students

277,200 JPY (6 months)

554,400 JPY (1 year)

Visiting International Students

427,200 JPY (6 months)

854,400 JPY (1 year)*Administration fees refer to the use of shared facilities, general administrative and other miscellaneous costs.
* Charges for electricity and water are covered by HOSEI.
* Please note that fees are subject to change.

▶ No direct assistance could be offered for finding off-campus housing.
▶ (For Fee-paying Students) Kindly understand that dormitory may NOT be completely guaranteed,depending on the overall number of applicants and capacity.

Student Services
Student Visa

Global Education Center (GEC) will make the necessary applications on the students' behalf.
https://www.global.hosei.ac.jp/en/programs/exchange/application/

Extracurricular Learning

ESOP provides a lot of opportunities for students to experience Japanese culture.

Opportunities

https://www.global.hosei.ac.jp/en/programs/exchange/opportunities/

Medical Support

ICHIGAYA Campus is well-equipped with such as On-Campus clinic and Student Counseling Office.

OthersESOP

https://www.global.hosei.ac.jp/en/programs/exchange/application/
Email: esop@ml.HOSEI.ac.jp

Contact Information

Mailing Address: ESOP, International Office, Global Education Center, HOSEI University,
2-17-1 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8160 JAPANThe above information is correct as of August 2024 and is subject to change without notice.