Incoming International Exchange Students

Based on the student exchange agreement, Kansai University accepts international exchange students from partner institutions in April and September every year.
Available courses under this exchange program are divided into the "Courses for International Students" and "KUGF (Kansai University Global Frontier) Courses", with the "Courses for International Students" taught in Japanese, and the "KUGF Courses" are mainly taught in English.
Exchange students whose Japanese language ability is sufficiently high as proven on the Japanese placement tests cant enroll in classes provided by each faculty. If you wish to be enrolled as a graduate exchange student and take a practicum at the Graduate School of Kansai University, please contact us through the inquiry form.

Incoming International Exchange Students

Kansai University offers programs on the Japanese language and culture, with the aim of educating students on such aspects about Japan as its language, the situation in the country, and its culture. We offer the following three courses to respond to the students' diverse objectives and duration of their study abroad program.

Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Bekka)

Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Bekka) is, in principle, a one-year program. Bekka is designed to provide instructions in the Japanese language, the situation in Japan, and about Japanese culture to international students who wish to advance into an undergraduate or graduate program at Kansai University or other universities in Japan. Bekka also gives proactive support in educating students not only on Japanese language abilities, but also the fundamental skills needed to further their academic activities.

Japanese Language and Culture Course (JLC)

The purpose of the Japanese Language and Culture Course (JLC) is to teach Japanese language and Japanese culture to international students who are enrolled in or have graduated universities and graduate schools outside of Japan.
The course is divided into Japanese Language Class, Japan Studies Class, and Global Frontier Class, with the Japanese Language Class taught in Japanese and the rest in the English language. Period of study is either one semester (half a year) or two semesters (one year), and can be started either in April or September.
One of the features of this course is that it accepts students who are new to the Japanese language, and offers Japanese language classes from the beginner level. The course also offers classes on Japan studies and diverse themes in the English language.

Intensive Japanese Language and Culture Course (IJLC)

Intensive Japanese Language and Culture Course (IJLC) is offered for students enrolled in a university or graduate school outside of Japan. The purpose of this course is to deepen the students' understanding about Japanese culture and society. This course is offered in the summer and winter for about two to three weeks. In addition to studying about the Japanese language, students are given many opportunities to acquire a closer affinity to Japan through field trips to Kyoto, etc., as well as programs to experience Japanese culture, such as tea ceremonies, and through interactions with Japanese students.

Summer/Winter School at Kansai University

Kansai University offers short-term programs designed for undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at accredited colleges, universities, or research institutions outside Japan. These programs provide an opportunity to study Japanese society, culture, and business in English. The program is held twice a year ;
· Summer Program : Typically in July, for either two weeks or four weeks.
· Winter Program : Typically in January, for two weeks.
Additionally, participants have the option to take a basic Japanese language. Short term

Government-Sponsored Exchange Students (Embassy Recommendations)

Please review the introductions to the various research fields below to determine whether or not the theme of your research is available at Kansai University. Each research field website contains e-mail addresses for the teaching staff; applicants may feel free to contact the faculty members directly.
Having confirmed the research fields offered at the Kansai University, those seeking admission to our university as a government-sponsored student should forward the following document to the Division of International Affairs by e-mail (PDF files accepted.) After receiving the documents, they will be evaluated in a process that normally takes two to three weeks. If there is a particular faculty member at Kansai University with whom the applicant wishes to conduct research with, please inform the Division of International Affairs, and submit the documents shown below.
The university will issue a Certificate of Acceptance should the application be accepted.

System for Academic information

Introduction to Research Fields

Required Documents

(a) Copy of a Passing Certificate of the First Screening issued by the Japanese diplomatic mission.
(b) A set of copies of the following documents submitted to the Japanese diplomatic mission that have been stamped by the Japanese diplomatic mission and returned to the applicants.

• Application Form
• Field of Study and Research Plan
• Academic transcript for all academic year of university attended
• Certificate of graduation or degree certificate of the university attended
• Recommendation letter from the president/dean or the academic advisor at the current or last university attended
• Medical Certificate
• Abstracts of theses (Only if submitted to the Japanese diplomatic mission)
• Certificate of language proficiency (Only if submitted to the Japanese diplomatic mission)
• Recommendation letter from the present employer (Only if submitted to the Japanese diplomatic mission)
• Photograph(s) showing applicant’s own works of art or a digitally recorded media of musical performance (Only if submitted to the Japanese diplomatic mission)

Forwarding Address

Deadline

Submit by the date stated in the application guidelines for the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship

Government-Sponsored Exchange Students (University Recommendations)

Applicants who have received an official recommendation from the university they belong to or the last university they graduated from (limited to universities located overseas) will go through a selection process at Kansai University and be recommended to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
As a general rule, government-sponsored exchange students based on university recommendations arrive in Japan in October.
Unlike the embassy recommendation process, the university recommendation process proceeds in the following sequence:

How to submit the documents

After obtaining acceptance permission from the faculty member you wish to conduct research with, please submit the documents to the graduate school office the faculty member belongs to.
Please confirm with the faculty member the email address for submission.

Number of students to be accepted

2

Selection schedule

Normally, the applicant selection begins at the university around November or December every year.
*If you wish to go through the university recommendation process, please contact the faculty member you wish to conduct research with by around October.

FAQ

Q1.

Is it possible to enter a registered course (Masters, Doctorate, Professional Degree) from the beginning, instead of entering as a non-degree student (research student)?

A1.

Students may enroll in a registered course if the applicant passes the university's entrance examination. However, the applicant will be responsible for paying all travel and other expenses to take the entrance examination, and the examination fee will not be returned if the applicant decides not to enroll in our university as a government-sponsored student. We therefore recommend that the applicant first come to Japan as a non-degree student (research student), and then take the entrance examination for a degree-seeking course.