Keio University
Application requirement
Japanese Category, Japanese Language Programme (JLP), Research Programme (RP)
- 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..
- GPA should be higher than 3.70, 該校確認日語組計畫無申請系所之限制,但仍不開放交換學生修習該校商學院及醫學院課程,學生需自行確認可滿足修課標準,且不保證選課.
- Japanese at least 1 level.
General Category, Keio International Program (KIP)
- 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..
- GPA should be higher than 3.70, 該校確認雖KIP計畫無申請系所之限制,但仍不開放交換學生修習該校商學院及醫學院課程,學生需自行確認可滿足修課標準,且不保證選課.
- TOEFL iBT 79 (Accept Home Edition) or IELTS 6.0.
Quota
Japanese Category
1 student for 1 semester.
(Limited to 1 exchange student for the 2nd semester)
General Category
1 student for 1 semester.
(Limited to 1 exchange student for the 2nd semester)
1 student for 1 semester.
(Limited to 1 exchange student for the 2nd semester)
General Category
1 student for 1 semester.
(Limited to 1 exchange student for the 2nd semester)
Academic Calendar
Fall Semester: September - February
Spring Semester: March - July
✔️Refer to here for the academic calendar.
Spring Semester: March - July
✔️Refer to here for the academic calendar.
Registration
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.
Academic Information
- 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.
- For exchange information, please refer to the website.
- Keio International Programme (KIP): A comprehensive programme designed for undergraduate and master's graduate students who want to study about Japan and East/Southeast Asia in English and take Japanese language courses as well. Students with advanced Japanese proficiency may also take undergraduate courses in Japanese offered by faculties.
- Japanese Language Programme (JLP): An Intensive programme for students (Japanese Language learners) who wish to focus on Japanese language learning.
- Graduate Studies Program(GSP): This program is intended to be open to master's graduate students who wish to take graduate-level courses through affiliation with a Graduate School of Keio University.
Note:
(If PhD students wish to apply, please contact us in advance since it may be difficult to accommodate a Ph.D. student.)
- Research Program students must register for a minimum of 7 courses per semester.
- There will be no academic advisors for each student.
- Students who choose this program are not allowed to change programs.
- For course information, please refer to this link; for language courses, please refer to this link.
- Provided that they meet the relevant academic background and course enrollment requirements, exchange students may take courses across different disciplines, and graduate students may enroll in undergraduate-level courses.
- Departments/programs/faculties/schools NOT open to exchange students:
- Physical education courses
- Teacher training courses
- Courses in the School of Medicine
- Foreign language courses
- Japanese language is excluded.
- Keio Business School (KBS) courses
- The institution confirms that although the KIP program for the General Track has no departmental restrictions for application, exchange students are still not allowed to take courses in the Business School or Medical School. Students must independently confirm that they meet the course requirements, and enrollment in courses is not guaranteed.
- Academic Workload: KIP/JLP students must register for a minimum of 7 courses.
- Health Insurance
- Transfer students who wish to apply for the JLP must have completed at least one semester at a home university (nominating institution) at the time of application. The student must be able to submit a transcript and a recommendation letter from the home university.
- For living cost information, please refer to the website.
Important Reminder for the Japanese Region
- 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). - 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.
- 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.
Accommodation Information
Housing is not guaranteed. For more information, please refer to the website.