Japanese Category

1. First-year Undergraduate student/Second-year Undergraduate student/Third-year Undergraduate student. According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection..
2. There should be no failed courses listed in your transcripts.
3. GPA should be higher than 3.30.
4. Japanese at least 2 level.
5. Not available to students in the College of Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture.

2 students for 1 semester.
(Limited to 2 exchange students for the 2nd semester)

Spring Semester: April – beginning of August
Fall Semester: end of September – mid February

✔ Refer to here for the academic calendar.

Students must register as a full-time student at NTU and are liable for tuition fees at NTU while overseas. Students do not have to pay tuition fees to the host university, but remain liable for miscellaneous, accommodation, living, insurance, transportation and other personal fees.

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 (Short-Term Exchange Programme, 'STEP') , please refer to the website, Fact Sheet (For reference only) and this link. 
   • Language of Instruction: Mostly Japanese, some subjects in English.
   • J Course (J コース): Students in this course mainly take classes in specialised subjects for undergraduate students of each faculty, as well as Japanese Language classes. Also, they can take general education classes taught in English.
   • E Course (E コース): Students in this course mainly take STEP classes taught in English and the Japanese Language classes provided in Japanese. If you wish to take other classes, you must have a consultation with the office staff in advance. Also, those classes will NTO be calculated towards programme completion.
3. Faculty open for Short-Term Exchange Students:
   • Faculty of Letters
   • Faculty of Law
   • Faculty of Education
   • Faculty of Science
   • Faculty of Engineering
4. Faculty NOT open for Short-Term Exchange Students:
   • School of Medicine
   • School of Pharmacy
5. Japanese Language Classes are limited to 7 credits per semester.
6. Students must take at least 7 classes per week and 10 credits each semester.
7. To take General Education classes and Specialised classes, Japanese language level more than N2 of JLPT is the criterion. Also, not all the classes are available for STEP students. Addtionally, you may not be able to take those courses if the language level is under the criterion.

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 guaranteed. For more information, please refer to the website.

Housing is guaranteed (International House, the dormitory). You may rent a public apartment if you wish.

Exchange students from partner schools are not required to live on campus and may find their own accommodations in the area, but should be aware that finding off-campus housing, especially for only one semester, can be challenging. Spots in campus housing are reserved for exchange students.

The mandatory Japanese health insurance can be procured upon arrival in Kumamoto (approx. 3,000 JPY per month).