for Foreigners who would like to visit Japan as international students

Support System to foreign students

• Outline of the student Exchange System

Japanese Government （Monbukagakusho: MEXT） Scholarship

Supporting Japanese government scholarship foreign students who study in higher education institutions selected on the recommendation of Embassy/Consulate General, University, or Authority.

Young Leaders' Program

Supporting privately financed foreign students with good grades who have financial difficulties in studying at higher education institutions in Japan.

Main Measures and Support System to Foreign Students

Scholarships for Study in Japan

Overall information for scholarships for study in Japan is available at the following pages.

Guide to Information Center for International Education

The Information Center for International Education offers information regarding study in Japan and abroad to promote student exchange at higher education level between Japan and various countries overseas.

Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students （EJU）

The Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students （EJU） is used to evaluate whether international students who wish to study at the undergraduate level at universities or other such higher educational institutions in Japan possess the Japanese language skills and the basic academic abilities needed to study at those institutions.

Japan Education Fairs

Holding Japan Education Fairs outside Japan with Japanese universities for providing students who intend to study in Japan with new and precise information concerned with higher education systems, procedures for study abroad, living in Japan, and education and research at each university.

Universities, Colleges and Japanese Language Institutes

Information on Japanese schools （universities, colleges and Japanese language institutes） and special courses （University Degree Courses Offered in English etc.） for international students is available at this page.

Short-term training program in brain science

RIKEN Brain Science Institute Summer Program

The RIKEN Brain Science Institute （RIKEN BSI）, Japan, offers a summer program to train advanced students interested in brain function. Applicants may choose either a two-month laboratory internship （Plan A） with one of the laboratories at RIKEN BSI, or participate in an intensive two‐week lecture course （Plan B）featuring a distinguished international faculty

Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education

Implementing research and development of learning materials of Japanese lifestyle guidance such as Japanese education for pre-college of Japanese language institutes so that pre-college students can be engaged in studying Japanese language.

The Foundation of Corporate Friendship Network for Foreign Students

Supporting activities for foreign students by private company such as the program to accept overseas students to a company dormitory for employees and international exchanges between foreign students and local communities.