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UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI

To Enter University of Miyazaki

Undergraduate School (Bachelor's Degree)
1. Japanese Language Test
Prospective students applying to the undergraduate school as Privately Financed Students are required to take the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) conducted by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) prior to applying for the Privately Financed Student Entrance Examination conducted by individual faculties. The EJU, conducted by JASSO, is held in June and November every year. For more details, see the JASSO homepage (http://www.jasso.go.jp/)

2. Application Form
Application forms (Japanese only) are available in late September. If you wish to have an application form mailed to you, please write to the Admissions Office (address: 1-1, Gakuen Kibana-dai, Nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192 JAPAN). Be sure to write in red “Request for Application Form for Private International Students” on the front of the envelope. Be sure to enclose a self-addressed envelop (33.2cm x 24.0cm).

Graduate School (Master's and Doctoral Degree)
Application deadlines, exam dates and exam details vary according to graduate school. For information or to request application forms, please contact the graduate school you wish to enter.

Graduate School URL E-mail Address
Education http://www.miyazaki-u.ac.jp/educul/educul.html/e/master/frame1.html
kokusai@of.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
Medicine http://www.miyazaki-med.ac.jp/englishpage/
webadmin@fc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
Engineering http://www.miyazaki-u.ac.jp/tech/english/graduate.html koukyou@of.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
Agriculture http://www.agr.miyazaki-u.ac.jp/english/index3.htm info@agr.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

Admission and Tuition Fees
Students are charged a one-time admission fee of 282,000 yen, and a yearly tuition of 520,800 yen (effective FY 2004).
International students (except research students) with financial difficulties may apply for a tuition fee exemption. Applications for tuition waivers are subject to review by university authorities.

General Information
1. Japanese Language Ability
University of Miyazaki provides Japanese Learning Support for international students and their families. However, potential students are advised to study Japanese prior to their admission to University of Miyazaki. because most classes at the undergraduate school are conducted in Japanese. Although research activities can be conducted in English in some graduate courses, adequate Japanese ability is required of international students.

2. Accommodations and Living expenses
The university’s International House (dormitory) offers 44 rooms for international students. Affordable public housing and private apartments are also available near the campus. Apart from academic fees, monthly expenditures for students are roughly 70,000 -100,000 yen, depending on the type of accommodation.

3. Scholarships
Privately Financed students with outstanding academic records who anticipate difficulties in paying their school fees are invited to apply for scholarships offered by local authorities and private scholarship foundations.

List of scholarships

Scholarships URL
Financial scholarship by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/shingi/chukyo/chukyo4/gijiroku/007/030101/3-4.htm (Japanese only)
Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Scholarship http://www.rotary-yoneyama.or.jp/english/index.html
Scholarship of the Women’s Federation for World Peace http://www.wfwp.gr.jp/index.html (Japanese only)

Other scholarships: Konan Asia Scholarship, Peace Nakashima Foundation Scholarship, etc.

UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI