Archive for month: November, 2019

[Scholarship Offered]

Warm Greetings from Meiji University!

Meiji University is pleased to announce our Japanese Language Program for international students in Winter 2020.

Following up on its summer 2019 program, the Meiji University Japanese Language Education Center will offer a short-term Japanese Language Program in winter 2020.
The program cultivates the study of the Japanese language, culture, and society from various aspects.
Highly motivated participants can expect Meiji University’s up-to-date educational, media and support facilities to meet their every need. Japanese students will support your study of Japanese and join various events with you.

Why not come to central Tokyo and Meiji University this winter to learn “living” Japanese and Japanese culture?
Get ready for the exciting new experience that awaits you!

For more information please visit here

or download the leaflet here

Program Period

February 3 – 21, 2020(19 days)

Program Contents

Japanese Language Class (45min×42classes)
Field Study/Activity (4.5 hours and 3 hours. 7.5 hours in total.
Program Levels

– Introductory Class: For students who have studied Hiragana, Katakana, and basic expressions. (approximately 50 hours of study)
Please study Hiragana, Katakana and Basic Greetings by Meiji University e-learning system
(https://e-edu.muc.meiji.jp/contents/japaneseedu/）before joining the program. The Class will be conducted that you have prior knowledge of Hiragana.– Beginner Class: For students with very basic knowledge of Japanese, able to read Hiragana and Katakana and understand and use basic Japanese. JLPT N5 preparatory level.– Pre-intermediate Class: For students who can understand and use beginner’s level Japanese. JLPT N4 preparatory level.– Intermediate Class: For students understanding Japanese which is used in everyday situations for a certain degree.
JLPT N3 preparatory level.*JLPT: Japanese Language Proficiency Test
*The class will be decided at the placement test conducted on the orientation
Japanese Language Program has been selected as one of the Student Exchange Support Programs sponsored by JASSO.

Meiji University will offer a scholarship (JPY80, 000) to students who belong to Meiji University’s partner institution, and meet the requirements set by JASSO.

For details regarding the scholarship, please access the website.

*Please be advised that JASSO’s final decision if the applicants can grant the scholarship or not will be done around the end of January 2020. We cannot inform if applicants can grant the scholarship or not before paying the fee of the program.

Document Requirements

Official Student transcripts
English language proficiency (Min. Score of TOEFL – ITP=530, iBT 80 or IELTS 6.0)
Letter of Reference
Curriculum Vitae
Motivation Letter
Confirmation Letter of Participation (download)
Certificate of Enrollment from faculty
Colored copy of passport
Passport-size photo (4 pieces, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, white background color, taken within the past three months)
Letter of Nomination from faculty (*addressed to Head of Office of International Affairs)
APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Submit the aforementioned documents to the Office of International Affairs, UGM (Bulaksumur F-13) for internal review.
OIA staff will evaluate your application.
Once you are selected as Nominated Student, OIA will inform you.
The Final Decision is from Meiji University
Please send all documents above in 2 hard copies to the Office of International Affairs, UGM (Bulaksumur Block F-12) and 1 softcopy *(Combined in 1 PDF Format) to email: scholarship@ugm.ac.id no later than October 1, 2019.

Greetings from Toyo University in Tokyo, Japan!

We are pleased to inform our first program for the Spring 2020 enrollment.
You can choose either one semester or two semesters.
For more information on our program please download the links below.

Program Information (Fact sheet, Application guide, Application form)
Japanese Language and Culture Courses
Various courses (Faculty of Letters, Business Administration, Economics, Sociology, Law, Regional Development Studies and International Tourism Management)
Events for international students
Minimum GPA requirement: 2.5/4.0 scale
Required Documents
Official Student transcripts
English language proficiency (Min. Score of TOEFL – ITP=530, iBT 80 or IELTS 6.0)
Letter of Reference
Curriculum Vitae
Motivation Letter
Confirmation Letter of Participation (download)
Certificate of Enrollment from faculty
Colored copy of passport
Passport-size photo (4 pieces, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, white background color, taken within the past three months)
Letter of Nomination from faculty (*addressed to Head of Office of International Affairs)
APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Submit the aforementioned documents to the Office of International Affairs, UGM (Bulaksumur F-13) for internal review.
OIA staff will evaluate your application.
Once you are selected as Nominated Student, OIA will inform you.
The Final Decision is from Toyo University
Please send all documents above in 2 hard copies to the Office of International Affairs, UGM (Bulaksumur Block F-12) and 1 softcopy *(Combined in 1 PDF Format) to email: scholarship@ugm.ac.id. no later than October 10, 2019.

Greetings from Meiji University, Tokyo Japan.
The application for the spring 2020 exchange program (April 2020-) is now open.
This is the information on the spring 2020 academic year exchange student program.
More information please visit here
The following schools offer courses in English. Students do not need to have Japanese language proficiency while at Meiji.
Undergraduate
-School of Political Science and Economics
-School of Business Administration
-School of Global Japanese Studies
Graduate
-Graduate School of Governance Studies
-Graduate School of Business Administration
-Graduate School of Global Business
-Graduate School of Global Governance
-Graduate School of Science and Technology, International Program in Architecture and Urban Design
Duration of study abroad at Meiji and application period
(1) 2020 Spring semester (April 2020- )
*Duration of study abroad at Meiji (excluding arrival dates, orientations). Subject to change.
April 2020 – July 2020 (one semester only)
April 2020 – February 2021 (one year)
Document Requirements
Application form
Official Student transcripts
English language proficiency
Letter of Reference
Curriculum Vitae
Motivation Letter
Confirmation Letter of Participation (download)
Certificate of Enrollment from faculty
Colored copy of passport
Passport-size photo (4 pieces, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, white background color, taken within the past three months)
Letter of Nomination from faculty (*addressed to Head of Office of International Affairs)
Guidelines
(1) Application Guidelines (link of the online application, deadlines, application materials, and language requirements, etc.)
Download Here
(2) Fact Sheet (course list, syllabus, housing, academic calendar and Japanese language classes, etc.)
Download Here
(3) Download the standard forms for the application
Visit Here
(4) Certificate of Health (standard form)
Certificate of Health must be submitted as part of the application materials and completed by a doctor.
Download the standard form of Certificate of Health (#7)
Visit here
COE application
(1) Students must refer to the sample form (link) and follow the instructions when filling out this form.
The insufficient application form may cause the rejection or delay in obtaining the COE.
Sample form:
Download Here
(2) To apply for the COE, students must demonstrate the method of support to pay for the expenses while in Japan depending on the duration of study abroad at Meiji. At least 120,000 JPY must be available as monthly living expenses during study abroad at Meiji. As part of application materials, students are required to submit financial supporting documents as follows.
One semester exchange: 120,000 JPY *6 months=720,000 JPY
One year exchange: 120,000JPY *12 months=1,440,000 JPY
Meiji University Japanese Language Online Test
(Only for applicants who wish to study at schools which offer academic classes in Japanese. Applicants to English track are NOT required to take the online test.)
Applicants to schools that offer academic classes in Japanese and cannot submit a valid JLPT certificate are requested to take Meiji University Japanese Language Online Test. Meiji University will send the information about the test to the exchange student program coordinator as soon as the online application is received.
Please note that the JLPT certificates that are valid for application are any of the followings;
(1)N1: passed before
(2)N2, N3 or N4: passed in either 2018 or 2019
Please send all documents above in 2 hard copies to the Office of International Affairs, UGM (Bulaksumur Block F-12) and 1 softcopy *(Combined in 1 PDF Format) to email: scholarship@ugm.ac.id no more than September 13, 2019.

[Scholarship is offered for this program]

Greetings from Tamkang University, Taiwan!

Founded in 1950 as the Tamkang Junior College of English by Mr. Chang Ching-sheng and his son Dr. Clement C. P. Chang, TKU was Taiwan’s first private college. It became the Tamkang College of Arts and Sciences in 1958, before being elevated to Tamkang University in 1980. From its humble beginnings as one of the first schools of higher education in Taiwan, TKU now has four campuses: the Tamsui Campus, the Taipei Campus, the Lanyang Campus, and the Cyber Campus; comprised of eight colleges, with a total of over 25,000 students, more than 2,000 faculty and staff members, and more than 260,000 alumni.

Colleges open for exchange students

Tamsui campus:
1. College of Liberal Arts
2. College of Science
3. College of Engineering
4. College of Business and Management
5. College of Foreign Language and Literatures
6. College of International Studies
7. College of Education

Lanyang campus:
College of Global Development

List of the Departments:
Check Here

Document Requirements

1. Application Form (Download)
2. Official Certificate of Enrollment from Faculty addressed to Head of Office of International Affairs
3. Official Transcript in English
4. 2 (Two) Recommendation Letters
5. Study Plan
6. Motivation Letter
7. Colored copy of Passport
8. 3 Pieces of Photo (3.5cm x 4.5cm)
9. Application for Dormitory (Optional)
10. Application for Scholarship (Optional)
Guideline
11. Confirmation Letter of Participation (download)
12. Curriculum Vitae
13. Letter of Nomination from faculty (*addressed to Head of Office of International Affairs)
14. TKU Consent to Provide Personal Data

The language proficiency test is not required but recommended

For more details download the information sheet below:

Information Sheet

Please send all documents above in hardcopy (2 COPIES) to Office of International Affairs, UGM (Bulaksumur Block F-12) and softcopy (compiled in 1 PDF file) to scholarship@ugm.ac.id no later than November 15, 2019.