Completed forms must be returned to the Embassy by early August 2001. Applicants subsequently shortlisted will be interviewed at the Japanese Embassy in September 2001. Please note that candidates are advised only to seek placements at national universities as it is unlikely that Monbusho will be able to provide funding for places at private universities. Students majoring in medicine or dentistry shall not be allowed to carry out their clinical studies by conducting medical examinations or performing operations, unless they are permitted by the Minister of Health and Welfare under the provisions of the Japanese laws concerned. Fields of study must be one of those available at Japanese universities.
Practical training given by factories or companies is excluded.
Applicants must have United Kingdom nationality, i.e. a UK passport. Applicants must be holders of higher education degrees. Applicants must be willing to study the Japanese language and to receive instruction in Japanese. Applicants must have no infectious diseases. In view of expected psychological burden due to cultural and environmental changes, mental as well as physical health is an essential prerequisite.