Japanese Category, iExPO (Immersion Exchange Program Osaka) 或 FrontierLab@OsakaU

1. At least First-year Undergraduate student/First-year master’s student/First-year doctoral student. According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection..
2. GPA should be higher than 3.30.
3. Japanese at least 1 level.

General Category, OUSSEP

1. At least First-year Undergraduate student/First-year master’s student/First-year doctoral student. According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection..
2. GPA should be higher than 3.30.
3. TOEFL iBT 80 (Accept Home Edition) or IELTS 6.0.

1. The language requirements listed are the minimum standards. Applicants are advised to look into specific departments and courses to ensure they meet all prerequisites and additional language criteria. The host institution reserves the right to deny admission if no suitable departments or courses are available.
2. For exchange information, please refer to the website.
3. Japanese group: Immersion Exchnage Program Osaka (iExPO), Maple (September intake, Full-year only)
4. General group: OUSSEP (Applications from graduate students are not accepted) 
5. FrontierLab@OsakaU: FrontierLab is an academic internship in science and technology and very unique as a long-term exchange study program. Postgraduate students are welcome in FrontierLab if they wish to do full-time research.
6. Enrolment restrictions may apply to some medicine/dentistry-related schools.
7. Estimated cost of living: Flight to and from Japan, food, public transport, text books, winter clothing (if necessary) etc. Students are strongly advised to have at least 100,000 JPY per month at their disposal.
8. Life expense：Global Village Tsukumodai (FrontierLab, iExPO, OUSSEP): 56,630-59,730 JPY/month Global Village Minoh Semba (Maple): 46,490 JPY/month (utility fees not included). For private accommodation, average rent will be 35,000 - 60,000JPY/month．　
9. Insurance information：College insurance (c.10,000JPY/semester, c.15,000JPY/year),  National Health Insurance (2,000-3,000JPY/month)．
10. Language courses

1. Exchange students who have been selected and granted institutional nomination by the university must submit their exchange admission application to the host university in accordance with the language requirement under which they were admitted (JLPT, IELTS, or TOEFL iBT).
   For example, students who obtained exchange eligibility based on JLPT results must apply to the host university’s regular exchange student program (i.e., courses taught in Japanese). Students who obtained exchange eligibility based on IELTS or TOEFL iBT results must apply to the host university’s English-taught exchange student program (usually English-taught courses offered by international or global studies faculties specifically for international students).
2. Exchange students who have been selected and nominated by the university may not request changes to the admission conditions after receiving admission approval from the host university, nor may they request to reapply under a different set of conditions if their exchange application is rejected by the host university (including, but not limited to, changing from a Japanese-taught program to an English-taught program). Any such cases will result in immediate cancellation of exchange eligibility and will be subject to penalties and fines.
3. If the host university offers two or more exchange student programs in different languages, the exchange quotas are calculated separately. Applications for exchange admission under different language requirements are also reviewed by different committees at the host university.

Housing is not guaranteed. For more information, please refer to the website.

• Due to the capacity limit for exchange students, some students may not be assigned to one of university accommodation. In the event that university accommodation is not available, we will assist in finding a private accommodation.
• Rates of residence hall/apartment c. 20,000 - 40,000JPY/month
• For private accommodation, average rent will be 35,000 - 60,000JPY/month
• iExPO, OUSSEP and FrontierLab program participants are allocated to Global Village Tsukumodai. Maple program students are allocated to Global Village Minoh Semba.