College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ibaraki University | ||
Group | ||
Japanese | ||
Introduction | ||
Ibaraki Prefecture, located in the National Capital Region, is given a bountiful land and rich water environment, and also has rich and varied industries such as agriculture and manufacturing. With 5 colleges, Humanities and Social Sciences, Education, Science, Engineering, and Agriculture. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has three departments, Modern Sociology Department, Law and Economics Department and Humanities and Culture Department. “Modern Sociology Department” let the students acquire the ability to disseminate by using various media to investigate in the local and international fields. “Law and Economics Department” make the students think about what to do with consumers and companies from the viewpoint of law and economics. And the Department of Humanities and Culture, which learns about human activities in the east and west and thinks about new thoughts of society. Moreover, it provides foreign students with Japanese language classes that have been carefully designed with them in mind. | ||
Calendar | ||
2nd Semester | 1st Semester | |
Application Deadline | March 2 | March 2 |
Arrival | September 21 | April 1 |
Orientation | Late September | Early April |
Start of Classes | Late September | Early April |
End of Classes | Early February | Early August |
Inbound Exchange Program | ||
General Exchange Program (College of Humanities and Social Sciences) | ||
Language Requirement | JLPT N2 | |
Period of Stay | 1 semester (Sept. – Feb., Apr. – August) or 1 academic year | |
Student Status | An exchange student from a partner university is accepted as a “Special Auditor” at Ibaraki University. Special auditors must take at least 7 classes (equivalent 10 hours) per week in accordance with Japanese immigration regulations. | |
Application | By email. | |
Application forms and documents | 1. Nomination of the Applicants for IU Exchange Program 2. Application Form for IU Exchange Program 3. Certificate of Enrollment of the Applicant for IU Exchange Program 4. Study plan in Japan 5. Health Certificate of an International Student for IU 6. Letter of Financial Support/ Certificate of student’s bank balance 7. Academic transcript 8. Photocopy of passport (page with face photo and information) 9. Face photograph image data (JPG/PNG) *To be used for both student ID card and CoE. http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/zairyuu/photo_info.html 10. Copy of Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) certification | |
Housing | Exchange students have priority for living in a university dormitory. Monthly Rent: 5,900 JPY– 20,400 20,400 JPY Monthly Common Fee: 1,000 JPY Cleaning Fee for period of stay: 16,000 If there are no rooms available in the dormitory, applicants will need to rent a private apartment near campus. Monthly rent typically costs between 30,000 JPY and 40,000 JPY. | |
Websites | Calendar https://www.ibaraki.ac.jp/education/academicyear/ Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research (PAISPER) http://www.jees.or.jp/gakkensai/index.htm http://www.jees.or.jp/gakkensai/opt-baisho.htm A Guide to Japanese Visa https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html Ibaraki University Center for Global Education, Ibaraki University http://cge.lae.ibaraki.ac.jp/en/index.html JASSO “Student Guide to Japan” https://www.jasso.go.jp/en/study_j/sgtj.html JASSO “Study in Japan” https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/ Program for Academic Exchange | |