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www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Kokusai/english/ department/contact.php Kansai University Video www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Kokusai/english/ Undergraduate Faculties Graduate Schools at a Glance department/pr.php www.kansai-u.ac.jp/English/academics/fac_undergraduate.html www.kansai-u.ac.jp/English/academics/gr_school.html 13 faculties facing modern topics with 13 graduate schools and 2 professional graduate schools Kansai University, founded in 1886, is a private 'THINK × ACT' philosophy for the betterment of society with state-of-the-art educational facilities and research system university with 134 years of history. All of its campuses are located in Osaka. 30,750 1,100 470,000 Faculty of Law Graduate School of Law As the largest city in western Japan, Osaka has Students International Graduates ■Department of Law and Politics ［Master's Degree Program］［Ph.D. Degree Program］ Law and Politics Major long been famous as a cultural center. Students Located about an hour from Kyoto, Nara, and Kobe, Faculty of Letters Graduate School of Letters ［Master's Degree Program］ Kansai University offers international students the ■Department of General Humanities General Humanities Major ／ ／ Department of English Linguistics and Literature／American and British Cultural Studies／ English Linguistics and Literature American and British Cultural Studies opportunity to encounter a variety of historical and Japanese Language and Literature／Philosophy／Art Theory, Art History and Aesthetics／ 13 13 2 Japanese Language and Literature／Philosophy and Ethics／Religious Studies／ Japanese History／World History／German Studies／French Studies／Geography／Education／ Art Theory, Art History and Aesthetics／European Cultures／Japanese History／World History／ Cultural Symbiotics／Film and Media Studies cultural sites while they are pursuing their studies. ［Ph.D. Degree Program］ Faculties Graduate Professional Geography and Regional Environment／Education and Culture／Elementary Education／ General Humanities Major Schools Graduate Schools Psychology／Film and Media Studies／Cultural Symbiotics／Asian Culture Studies English Linguistics and Literature／Japanese Language and Literature／Philosophy／History／ German Studies／French Studies／Geography／Education Faculty of Economics Graduate School of Economics
■Department of Economics ［Master's Degree Program］［ Ph.D. Degree Program］ Economics Major Economic Policy／Economic History and History of Economic Thought／ Business and Industrial Economics／International Relations and Economics Graduate School of Business and Commerce
Faculty of Business and Commerce ［Master's Degree Program］［Ph.D. Degree Program］ Business and Commerce Major ■Department of Business and Commerce Distribution and Marketing／Finance／International Business／Management ／Accounting Graduate School of Sociology
［Master's Degree Program］［Ph.D. Degree Program］ Faculty of Sociology Sociology Major／Social System Design Major／Mass Communication Major ■Department of Sociology Sociology／Psychology／Media Studies／Social System Design Graduate School of Informatics
［Master's Degree Program］Social Informatics Major／Intelligent Informatics Major Faculty of Policy Studies ［Ph.D. Degree Program］Informatics Major ■Department of Policy Studies Political Economy／Regional Business Administration *Changed to these 2 courses since 2021 academic year. Graduate School of Science and Engineering ■Department of Global and Asian Policy Studies ［Master's Degree Program］ *Changed its name since 2021 academic year. Engineering Science Major Mathematics／Pure and Applied Physics／Mechanical Engineering／ Electrical Electronic and Information Engineering Environmental and Urban Engineering Major Faculty of Foreign Language Studies Architecture／Civil, Environmental and Applied Systems Engineering／ Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering Major ■Department of Foreign Language Studies Chemistry and Materials Engineering／Life Science and Biotechnology ［Ph.D. Degree Program］ Integrated Science and Engineering Major Mathematics／Pure and Applied Physics／Mechanical Engineering／ www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Kokusai/english/ Faculty of Health and Well-being Electrical Electronic and Information Engineering／Architecture／ Overseas Partner Universities Civil, Environmental and Applied Systems Engineering／Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering／ department/agreement.php Chemistry and Materials Engineering Life Science and Biotechnology ■Department of Health and Well-being ／ Sport and Wellness Course／Social Work and Well-being Course Graduate School of Foreign Language Education and Research Faculty of Informatics ［Master's Degree Program］［Ph.D. Degree Program］ ■Department of Informatics Foreign Language Education and Research Major Europe North America Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences Graduate School of Psychology ■Department of Safety Management ［Master's Degree Program］Psychology Major / Clinical Psychology Major 55 22 ［Ph.D. Degree Program］ Psychology Major Faculty of Engineering Science Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences Middle East ■Department of Mathematics Asia ［Master's Degree Program］［Ph.D. Degree Program］ ■Department of Pure and Applied Physics Disaster Prevention and Reduction Major 195 Central and Physics Course／Applied Physics Course 2 96 ■Department of Mechanical Engineering Partner Universities South America Graduate School of East Asian Cultures Africa (As of March, 2020) ■Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course／ ［Master's Degree Program］［Ph.D. Degree Program］ Cultural Interaction Studies Major 2 9 Information and Communication Engineering Course／Applied Information Engineering Course Oceania Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering Graduate School of Governance ［Master's Degree Program］［Ph.D. Degree Program］ Governance Major ■Department of Architecture ■Department of Civil, Environmental and Applied System Engineering 9 Urban Infrastructure Design Course／Social Systems Planning Course Graduate School of Health and Well-being ■Department of Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering ［Master's Degree Program］［Ph.D. Degree Program］ Health and Well-being Major Energy Engineering Course／Environmental Chemistry Course Overseas Offices www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Kokusai/english/ research/overseasbase.php Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering School of Law ●Japan-EU Research Center ●Taiwan Office ■Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Course／Applied Chemistry Course／ ●Shanghai Office ●Beijing Office Bio-Related Chemistry Course School of Accountancy ■Department of Life Science and Biotechnology ●Bangkok Office Life Science Course／Biotechnology Course
2 3 Undergraduate 2021 spring enrollment (April) Faculties International Undergraduate Students Entrance Examination Faculty of Informatics accepts applications also in June (for autumn enrollment). Faculty of Foreign Language Studies does not conduct the International Undergraduate Students Entrance Examination. ■ For more details, please check the admission guidelines on the page of “Admission Information” (various entrance Application Period/ Exam Date/ Pass Announcement Date examinations) of the “Kan-Dai web”. Applications Application Period (Registration Date・Payment of Entrance Examination・Document deadline) Exam Date Exam results
Applications in September Oct 19, 2020 (Mon) to Oct 23, 2020 (Fri) Nov 22, 2020 (Sun) Nov 27, 2020 (Fri) Nov 21, 2020 (Sat) *Informatics ■Eligibility for applicants (September applications・ November applications) Applications in November Nov 25, 2020 (Wed) to Dec 2, 2020 (Wed) Jan 10, 2021 (Sun) Jan 15, 2021 (Fri) All conditions (1) to (4) below must be met to apply for the entrance examination. (1) Applicants who must be of foreign nationality. Entrance Examination Guidelines (2) Applicants who have completed or will have completed by the time a student enters the university a 12-year schooling in countries other than Japan The application period, exam date, pass announcement date, and screening method have changed. Scan the QR code to the right (includes those who completed a 12-year curriculum in less than 12 years through skipping a grade). for the latest information. ＊In addition, there are cases in which application is admitted as those who have completed or will have completed the above schooling curriculum. *Information shown in red above under “Application Period/ Exam Date/ Pass Announcement Date” has already been changed. For more details, please check the eligibility for applicants on page 5 of the “Entrance Examination Guidelines”. (3) Applicants who have taken the subjects specified by each faculty in any of the examinations specified by each faculty in the Examination for Japanese ■Faculties, Department (Major), Enrollment Capacity, Screening Method, Examination Venue, etc. (Enrollment in April 2021) University Admission for International Students (EJU). Faculties Applications Screening method Examination 【Applications in September】〈Faculty of Law〉◆ 2020 1st session (in June) Examination for Japanese University English proficiency Kansai University Examination 〈Faculty of Letters / Sociology / Informatics〉◆ 2019 2nd session (in November) ◆ 2020 1st session (in June) Faculties Departments September November Admission for International Students (EJU) examination original examination venue 〈 〉◆ ◆ Faculty of Economics 2018 2nd session (in November) 2019 1st session (in June) ＊ ①Japanese 2 ◆ ◆ Law Law and Politics ○ ー － － － 2019 2nd session (in November) 2020 1st session (in June) ②Japan and the World 【Applications in November】◆ 2020 1st session (in June) ◆ 2020 2nd session (in November) Cambridge English, EIKEN Test in ＊2 Practical English Proficiency, (4) Scores of the Foreign Language Certificate Examination to be submitted with the application form. General Humanities ① ○ ○ Japanese United Nations Associations Test of 〈 〉 Letters Studies ② Interview Only for Faculties of Letters, Economics, Business and Commerce, Sociology, Health and Well-being Japan and the World English, IELTS Academic Module, ＊The score or grade must be the one which achieved within the two years. TOEFL ITP® and TOEIC® L&R IP are inapplicable. TOEFL iBT®, or TOEIC®L&R ® For the TOEFL iBT , the University uses only the test date score (the score achieved on the test date). (It does not consider MyBest™ scores.) ＊ Sep: ①Japanese 2 ＊2 Sep: Interview Economics Economics ○ ○ Nov: ①Japanese ® ® TOEFL iBT or TOEIC L&R Nov: － ■Application Fee 35,000 yen ②Japan and the World Senriyama Campus Business and Business and ー ○ ① ＊2 ® ® Commerce Commerce Japanese TOEFL iBT or TOEIC L&R Interview ■STEPS: FROM APPLICATION TO ADMISSION Sociology (Sociology Major, Psychology Major, ＊2 IELTS Academic 3.5 or higher, ①Japanese ® Sociology＊1 Media Studies Major, ○ － ② TOEFL iBT 37 or higher, Interview Confirm the eligibility for application and application period in accordance with the application guidelines. Social System Design Japan and the World or TOEIC® L&R 420 or higher Major) ＊ Not sure whether I am eligible. I am eligible. ①Japanese 2 ②Choose 1 subject from Policy Studies, Japan and the World, Policy Global and Asian － ○ Mathematics (Course 1) － － － Studies Policy Studies and Science (choose 2 Inquire of subjects from Physics, I am eligible. Chemistry and Biology) Kansai University. ＊ Health and Health and ①Japanese 2 Sakai － ○ ® ® Interview Well-being Well-being ②Japan and the World TOEFL iBT or TOEIC L&R Campus
＊ Check the application method and prepare the application documents. ①Japanese 2 ②Choose 1 subject from Japan and the World, Apply for visa to take examination (overseas residents only). Small thesis (100 points), Takatsuki Informatics Informatics ○ － Mathematics (Course 1 or － 2) and Science (choose 2 Interview Campus Check the entrance examination method and prepare for it. subjects from Physics, Chemistry and Biology) ＊ ①Japanese 2 ②Mathematics (Course 2) Register data, pay application fee, and send documents. Societal ③Japan and the World or Safety － ○ － － Safety Management Science (choose 2 subjects Sciences from Physics, Chemistry and Biology)
Mathematics, Pure ① ＊2 and Applied Physics, Japanese Engineering ② ■2020 Results of International Undergraduate Students ■2020 Results of International Undergraduate Students Entrance Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics (Course 2) Science － ○ ③ － － Electrical and Electronic Science (Physics and Entrance Examination (Application in September) Examination (Application in November) （by Person） Engineering Chemistry) （by Person） Number of successful Faculities Number of applicants Architecture, Civil, ＊2 Number of successful applicants ①Japanese Faculities Number of applicants Environmental Environmental and Applied － application 51 7 ②Mathematics (Course 2) Letters and Urban System Engineering, 50 6 － ○ ③Science (Physics and － － Law Economics 65 21 Engineering Chemical, Energy and 35 7 Environmental Engineering Chemistry) Letters Business and Commerce 141 26 62 25 ① ＊2 Economics Policy Studies 80 11 Japanese 62 15 Chemistry and Materials ②Mathematics (Course 2) Sociology Health and Well-being 18 6 Engineering ③Science (Physics and Informatics 39 5 12 5 Societal Safety Sciences Chemistry, Chemistry) Total 248 58 Engineering Science 93 24 Materials and － ○ ＊2 － － ①Japanese Bioengineering Environmental and Urban Engineering 58 22 ②Mathematics (Course 2) 79 30 Life Science and ③Science (choose 2 subjects Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering Biotechnology 597 152 from Physics, Chemistry Total and Biology)
＊1 A maximum of 4 applications is allowed when applying for Faculty of Sociology. ＊2 Writing task is included in “Japanese” in Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students(EJU).
4 5 Undergraduate 2021 spring Undergraduate enrollment (A pril) School fees / Other fees Faculties Entrance Examination for Transfer International Students Faculties For more details, please check the admission guidelines on the page of “Information for Admission” (various entrance examinations) International Undergraduate Students Entrance Examination Since school fees and other fees for students admitted for 2021 are yet to be finalized, of the “Kan-Dai web”. the corresponding fees for 2020 are provided for reference purposes.
■Eligibility for applicants All conditions (1) to (4) below must be met to apply for the entrance examination. Faculty of Law / Letters (excludes Department of Elementary Education, Psychology) / Economics / Business and Commerce / Sociology (in Yen) Grade (Year) 1st year (2020) 2nd year (2021) 3rd year (2022) 4th year (2023 and after) (1)Applicants who must be of foreign nationality and have completed 12 years of schooling up to high school in countries other than Japan. Category (2)Applicants who satisfy any of the following conditions. Type First semester after enrollment Fall Semester Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment School Admission Fee 260,000 ー 260,000 ー ー ー · Applicants who have completed a regular 14-year schooling in foreign countries. (Applicants expecting adequate qualifications by the end of Fees Tuition 465,000 465,000 930,000 1,060,000 1,060,000 1,060,000 March, 2021 are eligible). Parents’ Enrollment Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 ー ー ー Other Association Fee 7,000 ー 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 · Applicants who will have been registered at a four-year university in Japan for at least two years by the end of March 2021 (excluding periods of leave Fees Association Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 20,000 ー ー of absence) and have obtained at least 60 of the credits required for graduation from the faculty and department concerned (including applicants Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee Basic Fee Total 752,000 465,000 1,217,000 1,087,000 1,067,000 1,067,000 expecting adequate qualifications). · Graduates of a four-year university, junior college or tertiary college in Japan (Applicants expecting adequate qualifications by the end of March Department of Elementary Education, Faculty of Letters (in Yen) 2021 are eligible). Grade (Year) 1st year (2020) 2nd year (2021) 3rd year (2022) 4th year (2023 and after) · Students who have completed a specialized course at a special training school in Japan (Applicants expecting adequate qualifications by the end of Type Category First semester after enrollment Fall Semester Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment 260,000 ー 260,000 ー ー ー March 2021 are eligible). School Admission Fee 465,000 465,000 930,000 1,140,000 1,140,000 1,140,000 · Others who are recognized to have academic ability equivalent to or greater than that above by the President after discussion by the Faculty Council. Fees Tuition Parents’ Enrollment Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 ー ー ー Other (3)Applicants who have taken the “Japanese as a Foreign Language (including writing task)” examination in the Examination for Japanese University Association Fee 7,000 ー 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 Fees Association Fee Admission for International Students (EJU) or obtained Level N1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee Basic Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 20,000 ー ー ＊The EJU of FY2019 EJU 2nd Session (implemented in November) or FY2020 1st session (implemented in June) will be screamed. Total 752,000 465,000 1,217,000 1,167,000 1,147,000 1,147,000
(4)Applicants who can submit a Foreign Language proficiency test score or grade as specified by the faculty. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters (in Yen) ＊ ® ® TOEFL ITP and TOEIC L&R IP are not included. The score or grade must be the one which achieved within the two years for applicants for the Faculty of Letters. The score or grade must Grade (Year) 1st year (2020) 2nd year (2021) 3rd year (2022) 4th year (2023 and after) be taken within the valid period of approval of the designated test for applicants for the Faculty of Foreign Language Studies. ® Type Category First semester after enrollment Fall Semester Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment For the TOEFL iBT , the University uses only the test date score (the score achieved on the test date). (It does not consider MyBest™ scores.) School Admission Fee 260,000 ー 260,000 ー ー ー ■ Fees Tuition 465,000 465,000 930,000 1,060,000 1,070,000 1,070,000 Application Fee 35,000 yen Parents’ Enrollment Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 ー ー ー Other Association Fee 7,000 ー 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 Fees Association Fee ■STEPS: FROM APPLICATION TO ADMISSION Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee Basic Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 20,000 ー ー Total 752,000 465,000 1,217,000 1,087,000 1,077,000 1,077,000
Faculty of Policy Studies (in Yen) Confirm the eligibility for application and application period in accordance with the application guidelines. Grade (Year) 1st year (2020) 2nd year (2021) 3rd year (2022) 4th year (2023 and after) Type Category First semester after enrollment Fall Semester Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment Not sure whether I am eligible. I am eligible. School Admission Fee 260,000 ー 260,000 ー ー ー Fees Tuition 475,000 475,000 950,000 1,080,000 1,080,000 1,080,000 Parents’ Enrollment Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 ー ー ー Other Association Fee 7,000 ー 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 Fees Association Fee Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee Basic Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 20,000 ー ー Total 762,000 475,000 1,237,000 1,107,000 1,087,000 1,087,000 Inquire of I am eligible. Kansai University. Faculty of Health and Well-being (in Yen) Grade (Year) 1st year (2020) 2nd year (2021) 3rd year (2022) 4th year (2023 and after) Type Category First semester after enrollment Fall Semester Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment School Admission Fee 260,000 ー 260,000 ー ー ー 485,000 485,000 970,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 Check the application method and prepare the application documents. Fees Tuition Parents’ Enrollment Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 ー ー ー Other Association Fee 7,000 ー 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 Fees Association Fee Apply for visa to take examination (overseas residents only). Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee Basic Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 20,000 ー ー Total 772,000 485,000 1,257,000 1,127,000 1,107,000 1,107,000
Check the entrance examination method and prepare for it. Faculty of Informatics / Societal Safety Sciences (in Yen) Grade (Year) 1st year (2020) 2nd year (2021) 3rd year (2022) 4th year (2023 and after) Type Category First semester after enrollment Fall Semester Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment School Admission Fee 260,000 ー 260,000 ー ー ー Register data, pay application fee, and send documents. Fees Tuition 651,000 651,000 1,302,000 1,432,000 1,432,000 1,432,000 Parents’ Enrollment Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 ー ー ー Other Association Fee 7,000 ー 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 Fees Association Fee ■ Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee Basic Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 20,000 ー ー Enrollment Period/ Application Period/ Entrance Examination Guidelines Total 938,000 651,000 1,589,000 1,459,000 1,439,000 1,439,000 Pass Announcement Date The application period, exam date, pass announcement date, and screening method have changed. Scan the QR code to the right Faculty of Engineering Science / Environmental and Urban Engineering / Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering (in Yen) Application Period (Registration Date· Pass announcement date for the latest information. Grade (Year) 1st year (2020) 2nd year (2021) 3rd year (2022) 4th year (2023 and after) Paymentof Entrance Examination·Document deadline) *Information shown in red below under “Application Period/ Exam Type Category First semester after enrollment Fall Semester Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment Annual payment Sep 17, 2020 (Thu) to Sep 25, 2020 (Fri) Nov 13, 2020 (Fri) Date/ Pass Announcement Date” has already been changed. School Admission Fee 260,000 ー 260,000 ー ー ー Fees Tuition 746,500 746,500 1,493,000 1,624,000 1,624,000 ＊＊1,624,000 Parents’ Enrollment Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 ー ー ー Other ■ Association Fee 7,000 ー 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 Application, Faculties, Departments, Enrollment Capacity, Screening Method, Examination Schedule, Fees Association Fee Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee Basic Fee 10,000 ー 10,000 20,000 ー ー Examination venue, etc. Enrollment in 2021 spring (Enrollment in April 2021) Total 1,033,500 746,500 1,780,000 1,651,000 1,631,000 1,631,000 Transfer entrance Enrollment Certificate examination about ＊＊ When a student continues to stay registered at the University beyond the term of study (eight semesters) in the Faculty of Engineering Science, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering and Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Faculties Departments English proficiency test Kansai University examination Exam date and venue year Capacity Japanese Language proficiency Bioengineering, the student must pay the tuition fee per semester of 762,000 yen (1,524,000 yen a year). In addition, other fees will be required. Cambridge English, EIKEN Test Since admission fees (enrollment and registration fees) are yet to be finalized, 3rd year in Practical English Proficiency, Nov 8, 2020 (Sun), Entrance Examination for Transfer International Students the corresponding fees for 2020 are provided for reference purposes. General Humanities Limited Writing test (major subject or Letters (Only Psychology Major United Nations Associations Test Senriyama Studies numbers specialized thesis), Interview is 2nd year) of English, IELTS Academic, campus (in Yen) (in Yen) ® ® Faculty of Letters 2nd-year transferees Faculty of Letters 3rd-year transferees Examination for Japanese TOEFL iBT , or TOEIC L&R Grade (Year) 2nd year (2021) 3rd year (2022) 4th year (2023 and after) Grade (Year) 3rd year (2021) 4th year (2022 and after) University Admission for Policy Studies, Nov 7, 2020 (Sat), Type Category Type Category Policy Limited International Students First semester after enrollment Fall Semester Annual payment Annual payment At time of transfer Fall Semester Annual payment Global and Asian 3rd year － Specialized thesis Senriyama 260,000 ー ー ー 260,000 ー ー Studies numbers (including writing task in School Admission Fee School Admission Fee Legal Policy Studies 530,000 530,000 1,070,000 1,070,000 510,000 510,000 1,020,000 “Japanese”) or Japanese campus Fees Tuition Fees Tuition 10,000 ー ー ー 10,000 ー ー Language Proficiency Test “N1” Short Essay (in Japanese), Parents’ Enrollment Fee Parents’ Enrollment Fee Other Association Fee 7,000 ー 7,000 7,000 Other Association Fee 7,000 ー 7,000 Foreign Foreign 3rd year Interview [Students selecting Nov 8, 2020 (Sun), Fees Association Fee Fees Association Fee Limited 10,000 ー 20,000 ー 10,000 ー 20,000 Language Language (Japanese language － Japanese language major] Senriyama Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee Basic Fee Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee Basic Fee numbers 817,000 530,000 1,097,000 1,077,000 797,000 510,000 1,047,000 Studies Studies major only) Implemented in only campus Total Total Japanese language. Faculty of Policy Studies 3rd-year transferees (in Yen) Faculty of Foreign Language Studies 3rd-year transferees (in Yen) ＊ The Faculty of Letters does not recruit applicants for Elementary Education Grade (Year) 3rd year (2021) 4th year (2022 and after) Grade (Year) 3rd year (2021) 4th year (2022 and after) （by Person） Type Category At time of transfer Fall Semester Annual payment Type Category First semester after enrollment Fall Semester Annual payment ■ Faculties Applicants Successful applicants School Admission Fee 260,000 ー ー School Admission Fee 260,000 ー ー Results of 2020 Fees Tuition 530,000 530,000 1,060,000 Fees Tuition 673,500 673,500 1,347,000 Letters 0 0 Entrance Examination Parents’ Enrollment Fee 10,000 ー ー Parents’ Enrollment Fee 10,000 ー ー 0 0 Other Association Fee 7,000 ー 7,000 Other Association Fee 7,000 ー 7,000 Policy Studies Fees Association Fee Fees Association Fee for Transfer International 10,000 ー 20,000 10,000 ー 20,000 Foreign Language Studies 6 3 Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee Basic Fee Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee Basic Fee Students Total 817,000 530,000 1,087,000 Total 960,500 673,500 1,374,000 Total 6 3 (Note) ・Other fees which are currently collected by commission may be revised. ・ For those going to undergraduate courses upon completion of the Kansai Univeristy International Student special course or current its students subsequently going to undergraduate courses before completing their study, 6 the admission fee (enrollment registration fee) will be halved. 7 Graduate Spring enrollment Fall enrollment Schools 2021 (April) ・ ( Se ptember ) International Students Entrance Examination For more details including eligibility for application, application documents, application procedure, screening method, please check the application guideline of each graduate school. The Clinical Psychology Major of the Graduate School of Psychology (Master’s Degree Program) and the Graduate School of Health and Well-be- ■Application Fee 35,000 yen ing (Ph.D. Degree Program) do not conduct the International Students Entrance Examination. For the Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Master’s ■ Degree Program and Ph.D. Degree Program) and the Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences (Ph.D. Degree Program), there is another program that you Entrance Examination Schedule can obtain the degree. For more details, please see “English-based Program” on the Kansai University Graduate School Entrance Examination Information Website. Exam Online Application Period/ Submission dates Exam results Enrollment Period Exam Date Month Application Fee Payment Period of application documents Date ■STEPS: FROM APPLICATION TO ADMISSION July May 15, 2020 (Fri) to May 29, 2020 (Fri) May 22, 2020 (Fri) to May 29, 2020 (Fri) July 4, 2020 (Sat) July 10, 2020 (Fri) Master's Degree Program/ Ph.D. Degree Program Informatics/Societal Safety Sciences/Health and Well-being 2021 Oct 10, 2020 (Sat) October Aug 20, 2020 (Thu) to Sep 3, 2020 (Thu) Oct 16, 2020 (Fri) ■ Summary of research theme/research plan Spring Other graduate schools Eligibility for applicants Oct 11, 2020 (Sun) Enrollment ［Master's Degree Program］ December Oct 22, 2020 (Thu) to Nov 5, 2020 (Thu) Dec 6, 2020 (Sun) Dec 11, 2020 (Fri) Search your desired graduate school and supervisor. P10 Applicants must satisfy any one of the following (1) to (5) conditions (including applicants who are expected to have February Dec 17, 2020 (Thu) to Jan 7, 2021 (Thu) Feb 20, 2021 (Sat) Feb 26, 2021 (Fri) satisfied any one of the following conditions (1) to (4) conditions before enrolling the Graduate School): (1) Completed a regular 16-years of schooling outside Japan. (Note 1) Check the eligibility for application and application period, 2021 Fall Enrollment July May 20, 2021 (Thu) to Jun 3, 2021 (Thu) July 11, 2021 (Sun) July 16, 2021 (Fri) (2) Graduated from Japanese universities as international students. application documents in accordance with the Application Guidelines. (3) Completed a program for 3 years or more and awarded a degree by an overseas university or school (Note 2) ■Screening Method/ Examination Months Successful applicants will be selected based on a comprehensive evaluation of screening document, written examination, and oral examination results. which is recognized as being equivalent to a bachelor's degree. (2016 ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Not sure whether I am eligible. I am eligible. Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, No. 19) Exam Month Written Examination (4) Completed Specialized Course at Japanese special training schools after the designated date by the Minister of (Enrollment Period) MEXT as international students. The training schools must satisfy the conditions designated by MEXT including Jul y Jul y De c
that the length of term required for graduation be at least four years. Fe b Graduate Schools Oc t (5) Recognized as having scholastic abilities equivalent or superior to the graduates of university through (Spring) ( Fall ) (S) (S) pre-qualificational individual screening of the Graduate School. This requirement shall not apply to foreignn Scree- If pre-qua- Applicati- Recog- (S) Master’s Degree Program Ph.D. Degree Program national who are recognized as having received Japanese regular school education program. ning of Inquire of lification on needs nize the individual to be applica- Note 1: Applicants who have been enrolled in the following schools are considered to have the same eligibility conditions as the eligibility for the appli- Kansai cant’ screening submitted tion applicants provided that the term is less than four years in total. University. qualifica- is neces- before the qualifica- ・A primary school, a junior high school, a high school, etc. along School Education Law / A foreign school in Japan ● ● Legal and Political Studies Course: 1 Major subject and 1 elective subject Major subject and Foreign Language (Select one language from tions sary, deadline. tions. Law ・ Overseas educational facilities accredited or designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Business Law Course and Public Policy Course: 1 elective subject English, German, French and Chinese) Note 2: Educational facilities evaluated by those who have been accredited by the overseas government or relevant organization with Foreign Language (Select one language from English, German, respect to the comprehensive situation of education and research activities etc., or designated by the Minister of Education, P10 Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Letters ● ● ● Foreign Language (Japanese) French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Korean) ＊Geography: Japanese or English ＊Japanese Language and Literature: Japanese ［Ph.D. Degree Program］ ＊Geography: Japanese or English Applicants must satisfy any one of the following (1) to (5) conditions (including applicants who are expected to have Specialized subject and Foreign Language (English) Check the application method and prepare the application documents. Economics ○ ● Specialized subject and Foreign Language (English) satisfied any one of the following conditions (1) to (3) conditions before enrolling the Graduate School): ＊Specialized subject only for Project Course. (1) Obtained a master’s degree or a degree equivalent to a professional degree in a graduate school overseas. Specialized subject (Select one subject from Commercial Science, (2) Obtained a master’s degree or a degree equivalent to a professional degree in a Japanese graduate school as an Apply for visa to take examination. Business and Business Administration, Economics, Accounting or Statistics) and international student. ● ● Specialized subject and Foreign Language (English) (3) Completed the course of the United Nations University based on the resolution of the United Nations General Commerce Foreign Language (English) ＊ Assembly adopted on December 11, 1972, as defined in Article 1, paragraph 2 of the Act on Special Measures, in Check and prepare the entrance examination method. Specialized subject only for Professional Research Course accordance with the implementation of the agreement on the headquarters of United Nations University between Sociology ○ ● Specialized subject the United Nations and Japan. ＊Specialized subject and English for Special Study Course of Sociology Major Specialized subject and English (4) Designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Notification No. 118, Ministry Informatics ● ● of Education, in 1989) Enter for examination online/Pay application fee/ Specialized subject Specialized subject and English (5) In addition, admitted to have a degree equal to or higher than a master's degree by the Graduate School and who Submit application documents Specialized subject and Foreign Language (English) will reach the age of 24 before entering the Graduate School. This requirement shall not apply to foreign national ＊Only specialized subjects for Engineering Science Major (Pure and Applied who are recognized as having received Japanese regular school education program. Physics, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Electronic and Information Science and Engineering ● ● ● Engineering); and Environmental and Urban Engineering Major (Architecture, No written examination Civil, Environmenta and Applied Systems Engeneering) ■Graduate Schools laying down conditions on linguistic ability as requirements for application ＊No written examination for Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering ＊1 Only applicants expecting adequate of Engineering Science Major Graduate Schools Level/Score qualification based on the eligibility Foreign Language Educa- condition (1), (3), or (5) in Master's ● ● ● Foreign Language (Japanese) Foreign Language (Japanese) Law (M) tion and Research ＊1 Degree Program, and (1), (4), or (5) in Informatics (M/D) Ph.D. Degree Program. Psychology (major in psychology) ● ● Specialized Examination Specialized Examination Psychology (M/D) ＊2 Only applicants for Engineering JLPT: N1 or “Japanese as a Foreign Language” in EJU (including writing task in “Japanese”): 270 or higher ● ● Societal Safety Sciences (M/D) Science Major: Pure and Applied Societal Safety Sciences Specialized Subject Specialized Subject Health and Well-being(M) Physics,Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Electronic and Information Foreign Language (Select one language from English, German, East Asian Cultures ● ● ● Foreign Language (Japanese) Letters (M/D) JLPT: N2 or higher or “Japanese as a Foreign Language” in EJU (including writing task in “Japanese”): 240 or higher Engineering and Environmental and Urban Engineering Major: Architecture French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Korean and Japanese) and Civil, Environmental and Applied Governance ● ● Specialized Subject (answer in Japanese or in English) Specialized Subject and English Sociology (M) JLPT: N1 or “Japanese as a Foreign Language” in EJU (including writing task in “Japanese”): 240 or higher Systems Engineering. For more ＊2 ® ® details, please see the Application Health and Well-being ○ ○ ○ Specialized Subject − Science and Engineering (M) Submit TOEIC or TOEFL score Guidelines. ● ○ (Note) M means Master’s Degree Program and D means Ph.D. Degree Program. Note) mark means the entrance examination for applicants for Master’s Degree Program and Ph.D. Degree Program, and mark means the entrance examination for applicants for Master’s Degree Program only.
Graduate 2021 April acceptance and Schools September acceptance Foreign Research Students Selection Examination
■ Foreign Research Student Program ■STEPS: FROM APPLICATION TO SELECTION EXAMINATION ■Application Fee 14,000 yen ■Simultaneous Application for Admissions as a Regular This program is targeted at foreign students who have their own research theme and wish to receive research P10 ＊If you apply for admission as a regular international student (in the Master’s Degree Program) guidance from a specific graduate school while they are studying at a graduate school of Kansai University. Summary of Obtain the International Student and as a Foreign Research Student research theme/ Find and contact consent of the and as a foreign research student simultaneously, the application fee of “Foreign Research “Foreign research students” are not regular students of a graduate school of Kansai University. However, if research plan the supervisor. supervisor. Students Selection Examination” will be exempted. You can apply for admissions as a regular international student (in the Master’s Degree Program) they complete subjects specified by the graduate school and pass their examinations, a certain number of and as a foreign research student simultaneously. The oral examination for screening of applicants credits may be recognized as advanced credits after their enrollment in graduate schools of Kansai University. Check the eligibility for application and application period, application ■Duration of Enrollment who apply for both admissions will be conducted simultaneously. documents in accordance with the application guidelines. The application documents for the “International Students Entrance Examination” and “Foreign The number of subjects that foreign research students need to obtain status of residence for study in Japan as One year (extension may be allowed in some cases) foreigners is listed in “Research Fee of Foreign research students” on page 11. Not sure whether I am eligible. I am eligible. Research Students Selection Examination” are different in form. Please make sure of both ■Selection Schedule / Graduate schools / application requirements and prepare for your examination. ■Eligibility for applicants Screening Method Application documents for simultaneous application Screening If pre-qua- Application Recognize (Ex.: Graduate School of Business and Commerce) The above application qualifications for Master’s Degree Program shall apply. In addition, applicants who have received of the Inquire of lification needs to be the The above Selection Schedule for Master’s Degree Program/ Ph.D. Degree Program approval from the supervisor they wish to receive guidance and have the Japanese language ability specified by the applicant’ Kansai individual submitted application shall apply. Provided, however, that the examination will be implemented on July 10, Foreign Research Students Selection Examination International Students Entrance Examination graduate school. qualificati- University. screening is before the qualifica- 2021 (Sat) for the graduate schools of Informatics/Societal Safety Sciences/Health ons necessary, deadline. tions. Common documents and Well-being for acceptance in September 2021 (July Examination). Application form (Master’s Degree Program/Simultaneous application by foreign research student) Graduate Schools Level/Score P10 Enrollment Period Exam Graduate Schools Screening Academic transcript of the graduating university, etc. Law, Economics, Business and Commerce, months Method Foreign Language Education and Research, JLPT: N2 or higher Psychology, Societal Safety Sciences, East Asian Check the application method and prepare application documents. October All graduate schools Certificate of (expected) graduation of the graduating university, etc. Cultures, Governance, Health and Well-being Original copy of Certificate of Proficiency in Japanese required by the graduate school JLPT: N2 or higher or “Japanese as a Foreign Language” Apply for visa to take examination. 2021 Letters, Sociology Foreign Language in EJU (including writing task in “Japanese”): 240 or higher April December Education and Check the screening method and prepare. Acceptance Research Copy of Residence Card/Passport Informatics, Science and Engineering JLPT: N3 or higher Document selection and oral examination Motivation letter for Selection of foreign
＊Only applicants who of applying to the Graduate Schools of Business and Commerce, Foreign Language Education 8 and Research are required to submit these documents. 9 Graduate There are some faculties setting three-year course in Master's Degree Programs, and also three-year course and four-year course in the Graduate 2021 Graduate School of Accountancy as long-term registration systems. The academic fees for students participating in the long-term 2021 spring enrollment (April) Schools School Fees and Other Fees Schools International Students Entrance Examination registration system are defined separately. Please refer to the entrance requirements for each separate graduate school for further details. For more details including eligibility for application, application documents, application procedure, screening method, please check ■ the applicational guidelines of each graduate school. The Graduate School of Law does not conduct the International Student Spring Enrollment Entrance Examination. Graduate Schools of Law, Letters, Economics, Business and Commerce, Sociology, East Asian Cultures, Governance (M) (in Yen) Graduate School of Informatics, Societal Safety Sciences (M) (in Yen) 2021 2022 and after 2021 2022 and after School of Accountancy Category Category First semester after enrollment Fall semester Yearly First semester after enrollment Fall semester Yearly Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー School Fees School Fees ■Entrance Examination Schedule Tuition 364,500 364,500 729,000 Tuition 489,500 489,500 979,000 Other Fees Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee 10,000 ー 20,000 Other Fees Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee 10,000 ー 20,000 Enrollment Period Exam Month Online Application Period/ Application Fee Payment Period Exam Date Exam results Date Total 504,500 364,500 749,000 Total 629,500 489,500 999,000 July Jun 15, 2020 (Mon) to Jun 22, 2020 (Mon) July 10, 2020 (Fri) 2021 Spring July 5, 2020 (Sun) (in Yen) (in Yen) Enrollment Graduate School of Science and Engineering (M) Graduate School of Foreign Language Education and Research (M) January Dec 23, 2020 (Wed) to Jan 13, 2021 (Wed) Jan 24, 2021 (Sun) Jan 29, 2021 (Fri) 2021 2022 and after 2021 2022 and after Category Category First semester after enrollment Fall semester Yearly First semester after enrollment Fall semester Yearly Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー ■ School Fees School Fees ■Eligibility for applicants Application Fee 35,000 yen Tuition 569,500 569,500 1,139,000 Tuition 404,500 404,500 809,000 Following the application qualifications for Master’s Degree Program on page 8 shall apply. ■Screening Method Other Fees Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee 10,000 ー 20,000 Other Fees Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee 10,000 ー 20,000 [Language Ability Requirements (Applicants who apply for it under condition (1), (3) and (5).] Total 709,500 569,500 1,159,000 Total 544,500 404,500 829,000 Short essay and interview JLPT : N1 or “Japanese as a Foreign Language” in EJU (including writing task in “Japanese”): 270 or higher Graduate School of Psychology, Psychology Major (M) (in Yen) Graduate School of Health and Well-being (M) (in Yen) 2021 2022 and after 2021 2022 and after Category Category First semester after enrollment Fall semester Yearly First semester after enrollment Fall semester Yearly Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー School Fees School Fees Result of International Student Entrance Examination Tuition 374,500 374,500 749,000 Tuition 384,500 384,500 769,000 Other Fees Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee 10,000 ー 20,000 Other Fees Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee 10,000 ー 20,000 514,500 374,500 769,000 524,500 384,500 789,000 Total Total ■Master’s Degree Program / Ph.D. Degree Program （by Person） Graduate Schools of Law, Letters, Economics, Business and Commerce, 2019 Fall Enrollment 2020 Spring Enrollment Sociology, East Asian Cultures, Governance, Foreign Language Graduate Schools of Informatics, Science and Engineering, and Societal Education and Research, and Health and Well-being (D) (in Yen) Safety Sciences (D) (in Yen) Master’s Degree Program Ph.D. Degree Program Master’s Degree Program Ph.D. Degree Program Graduate Schools 2021 2022 and after 2021 2022 and after Successful Successful Successful Successful Category Category Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants applicants applicants applicants applicants First semester after enrollment Fall semester Yearly First semester after enrollment Fall semester Yearly Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー Law ー ー ー ー 12 4 0 0 School Fees School Fees Tuition 364,500 364,500 729,000 Tuition 409,500 409,500 819,000 Letters 7 4 2 1 55 17 2 1 Other Fees Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee 10,000 ー 20,000 Other Fees Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee 10,000 ー 20,000 Total 504,500 364,500 749,000 Total 549,500 409,500 839,000 Economics ー ー ー ー 74 20 0 0 Business and Commerce ー ー ー ー 78 13 2 0 [Professional Degree Program] ー ー ー ー 63 17 2 2 Sociology Graduate School of Psychology (D) (in Yen) School of Accountancy (in Yen) Informatics ー ー ー ー 10 9 1 1 2021 2022 and after 2021 2022 and after Category Category Science and Engineering 1 1 0 0 47 36 1 1 First semester after enrollment Fall semester Yearly First semester after enrollment Fall semester Yearly Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー Admission Fee 260,000 ー ー Foreign Language Education and School Fees School Fees ー ー ー ー 64 10 3 2 Tuition 374,500 374,500 749,000 Tuition 660,000 660,000 1,350,000 Research Other Fees Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee 10,000 ー 20,000 Other Fees Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee 10,000 ー 20,000 Psychology ー ー ー ー 8 2 1 1 Total 514,500 374,500 769,000 Total 930,000 660,000 1,370,000 Societal Safety Sciences ー ー ー ー 3 1 0 0 East Asian Cultures 7 3 10 7 24 12 11 4 ■Fall Enrollment Governance ー ー ー ー 2 2 0 0 Graduate Schools of Letters, East Asian Cultures (M) (in Yen) Graduate School of Science and Engineering (M) (in Yen) Health and Well-being ー ー ー ー 5 5 ー ー 2021 2022 2023 and after 2021 2022 2023 and after Category Category Total 15 8 12 8 445 148 23 12 First Per Fall First semester First Per Fall First semester semester semester semester after enrollment semester semester semester after enrollment Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー ー Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー ー School Fees School Fees Tuition 364,500 364,500 364,500 364,500 Tuition 569,500 569,500 569,500 569,500 ■School of Accountancy （by Person） Other Fees Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee ー 10,000 ー 20,000 Other Fees Alumni & Alumnae Association Fee ー 10,000 ー 20,000 Total 494,500 374,500 364,500 384,500 Total 699,500 579,500 569,500 589,500 2020 Spring Enrollment
Graduate School Applicants Successful applicants Graduate Schools of Letters, East Asian Cultures (D) (in Yen) Graduate Schools of Science and Engineering, Societal Safety Sciences (D) (in Yen) Accountancy 10 2 2021 2022 2023 2024 and after 2021 2022 2023 2024 and after Category First Per Fall Per Fall First semester Category First Per Fall Per Fall First semester semester semester semester semester semester after enrollment semester semester semester semester semester after enrollment School Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー ー ー ー School Admission Fee 130,000 ー ー ー ー ー How to search and contact Pre-qualification Fees Tuition 364,500 364,500 364,500 364,500 364,500 364,500 Fees Tuition 409,500 409,500 409,500 409,500 409,500 409,500 Application Guidelines Other Alumni & Alumnae ー 10,000 ー 20,000 ー ー Other Alumni & Alumnae ー 10,000 ー 20,000 ー ー Professors Individual Screening Fees Association Fee Fees Association Fee Total 494,500 374,500 364,500 384,500 364,500 364,500 Total 539,500 419,500 409,500 429,500 409,500 409,500 Kansai University Graduate School Administrators will The past academic background of applicants will be screened Please download from the Kansai University not search for a professor within their department whose Graduate School Entrance Examination based on the application documents whether it corresponds (Note 1) Graduates of Kansai University, graduates of Kansai University Graduate School, and undergraduate students at the University specified in Paragraph 1-11, Article 46 of the Graduate School Rules (Early Entrance Students) are not required current work closely matches your own research or transfer to the schooling program of universities in Japan. Some of the Information Website to pay the admission fee (admission registration fee) on continuing their studies at one of the Graduate Schools. In addition, when students specified in Paragraph 11, Article 26 of the Graduate School Rules (Early Entrance Students) for your e-mail to the professor. closing date of application for pre-qualification individual Accountancy continue their studies at the Graduate School of Accountancy (Graduate School of Professional Accountant), the admission fee (admission registration fee) is reduced by 50%. Please contact the professor whom you would like to have (Note 2) Graduates of the Kansai University Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Ryugakusei-Bekka) or students who continue their studies without finishing the program of the course at one of the University's faculties or as your academic supervisor. screening may be set one month earlier than the application For International Graduate Schools are eligible to receive a 50% discount on the admission fee (admission registration fee). (All Foreign Research Student and students who are applying period depending on the examination month. Applicants are (Note 3) The University collects a total of ¥30,000 (¥10,000 at the time of enrollment and then ¥20,000 at the following academic year) on behalf of the Alumni Association. (From students entering at the Fall Semester, the University collects a total of to Graduate School of Sociology, Informatics, Science and requested to check your qualification according to the Students Entrance ¥30,000 on behalf of the Alumni Association by collecting ¥10,000 at the Spring Semester in the academic year following the year of enrollment and then ¥20,000 at the next Spring Semester.) The dues are not collected from graduates of the Graduate Schools of Kansai University or students specified in Paragraph 1-11, Article 46 of the Graduate School Rules (Early Entrance Students) who have already paid them. Engineering, Psychology (Psychology Major), and Health and application requirements of the graduate school. If you are Examination Well-being will need to contact potential professors, sending (Note 4) M means Master’s Degree Program and D means Ph.D. Degree Program not sure whether you are qualified or not, please ask us email or letters directly to them, before the admission process starts.) quickly through the “pre-qualification individual screening” on For example, Information (Digital Brochure) open on Kansai the admission information website of the Graduate Schools of University Graduate School Entrance Examination Information Kansai University. For Foreign Website will offer details about professors’, sending email or Research Foreign research students 2021 Research Fee letters directly to them, research themes and contact information. Moreovere, on Kansai University [Examples whether a pre-qualification individual Students Selection System for Academic Information, you screening is required] Examination [All graduate schools] can search researchers by their affiliation, ・Gradu ates of a junior college or three- ¥240,000 per term (semester) specialized field, and / or keywords. year university For more details, please see “How to search and contact Professors” on the ・ Graduates of Five-year primary school admission information website of the (15 years to university graduation) Graduate Schools of Kansai University.
10 11 Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Bekka) www.kansai-u.ac.jp/ ku-jpn/English/
As a part of an international initiative, Kansai University opened Kansai University Minami- Senri International Plaza in April, 2012. The Bekka employs the semester system so that students can enter and graduate from the course in either the Spring (April – September) This new Plaza offers Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Bekka). The purpose of this course is to or the Fall (September – March) Semester. Acceptance to the Bekka is based upon application documents and an interview. provide instruction in Japanese language, Japan studies, and Japanese culture to international students who intend to proceed to the next stage of education as a student at Kansai University or at other Japanese universities after passing the entrance Number of students 130 students (Total for April Admission and September Admission) （※） examination. This is a one year-program in principle. Students who are foreign nationals and meet the following two requirements: ※The period of study can be extended up to two years at maximum with permission from the Center for International Education. (1) Those who have completed 12-year curriculum of schooling in their home country or expect to complete their education before entering the Japanese Lan- guage and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Bekka) or those who are 18 years of age or more at the time of enrollment and have been deemed to have an equivalent educational back ground or higher than requirements stipulated above. (e.g., Person who has a “Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficien- cy Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates in Japan”.) Subjects Qualifications ※Contact Kansai University, if your home country has an 11-year education system. Students who are from such a system can apply for the course when The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) acknowledges it as having an equivalent level of education. ※Contact Kansai University, if you possess dual nationality with Japan and other country. (2) Those who have studied Japanese language for more than a year (more than 300 hours) or have Japanese language proficiency equivalent to Japanese Lan- First Group: Japanese Language Class Third Group: Japan Studies guage Proficiency Test (JLPT) N4 level at the time of application for the course. (18 subjects・2 credits each) Fourth Group: Japanese and the World ※In principle, those who have studied for more than a year at an educational institution in Japan at the time of entry into this course are not allowed to apply. (3 subjects・4 credits each) Application Period April Admission 2021: September 4, 2020 (Fri.) – September 28, 2020 (Mon.) These classes are September Admission 2021: April 5, 2021 (Mon.) – April 26, 2021 (Mon.) designed to acquire the Japan Studies in the third group is four basic language Application Fee JPY 20,000 designed to develop understanding of skills (reading, writing, basic knowledge required in everyday Selection Procedure Reviewing application materials and an interview listening, and speaking) life in Japan through lectures and other in accordance with activities. the student's level of Japanese and the World in the fourth Japanese proficiency. group conducts in-depth studies on Admission Guide and Application Forms are available for download from our website. Japanese politics, society, economics, geography and history. This class also www.kansai-u.ac.jp/ku-jpn/English/about/download/ Japanese Language Class provides preparation for the “Japanese and the World” topic in the Examination for Japanese University Admission for Japan Studies(Japanese Archery International Students (EJU). Experience) Second Group: Special Lectures or Seminar ■ Tuition (Admission of 2021 Academic year) Application Flowchart Fifth Group: General Subject (JPY) (9 subjects・4 credits each) Division (8 subjects・ 2 credits each) 1st Semester From 2nd Semester The Second Group is designed to develop knowledge about Classification Applicant Kansai University Bekka technical terms and academic skills. Students will work on This class is designed to enhance academic ability such as English, ー writing coherent reports, and delivering oral presentations mathematics, and science in order to excel at undergraduate or graduate Admission Fee 100,000 ●1 utilizing appropriate academic expressions. school level. Download Admission Tuition 365,000 365,000 Guide and Forms
Total 465,000 365,000 ●2 Payment of Application Timetable (2020) (for reference) Fee ■ Enjoy life with studens from diverse backgrounds ●3 Online Registration Below is the timetable of the course. Along with the subjects highlighted in blue, the students are able to choose and enroll in The Minami-Senri International Plaza is a modern educational facility and a ●4 Submission of the classes highlighted in orange that meet their academic needs. dormitory for international students. In this dormitory, resident assistants who are Application Package students at Kansai University will live in the dormitory to support the daily life of Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. ●5 Reviewing application Bekka students. Bekka Students at the dormitory can live and learn with other materials Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ students at Kansai University. 1st Period 09:00 -10:30 (General) (General) (General) (General) (General) ●6 Interview Notification (Tentative) for Successful Applicants Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ ■ Scholarship for 2020 2nd Period 10:40 -12:10 ●7 (Reading) (Reading) (Reading) (Reading) (Reading) Students who have an excellent academic record, and who are in need Interview An online video interview via internet phone of financial support, will be recommended for “Kansai University Bekka ●8 Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Japanese Ⅰ-Ⅵ Notification of Results 3rd Period 13:00 -14:30 International Exchange Fund Scholarship”. This scholarship grants JPY 30,000 (Written & Oral Expressions) (Written & Oral Expressions) (Written & Oral Expressions) (Written & Oral Expressions) (Written & Oral Expressions) per month for total of 10 students (5 students each semester). In addition to ●9 Payment of Admission this scholarship, students may receive public scholarship or privately funded Academic Japanese Ⅲ Fee and Tuition Academic Japanese Ⅰ Academic Japanese Ⅱ Academic Japanese Ⅲ Academic Japanese Ⅰ 4th Period 14:40 -16:10 English Ⅲ English Ⅲ scholarships. Academic Japanese Ⅲ Japan Studies Academic Japanese Ⅲ Chemistry Physics ● Pre-arrival courses start
General Subject Ⅱ Academic Japanese Ⅱ General Subject Ⅱ Academic Japanese Ⅰ ■ Admission Data (from the last 2 years) ● Representative applica- 5th Period 16:20 -17:50 Academic Japanese Ⅰ English I Japan Studies English Ⅰ Mathematics I tion for the “Certificate of Eligibility” (College Applicants Successful Applicants General Subject Ⅰ General Subject Ⅰ Student) 6th Period 18:00 -19:30 Biology Mathematics Ⅱ English Ⅱ English Ⅱ September 2018 Admission 94 83 ● Submission of the April 2019 Admission 61 50 “Certificate of Eligibility” and Letter of Examination Results from Academic Year 2019 September 2019 Admission 107 83 Acceptance (The number of students who passed the entrance examinations) April 2020 Admission 65 51 ●Visa Application
●Entry into Japan Kansai University (11), Osaka University of Tourism (1), Otemon Gakuin University (1), Kwansei Gakuin University (2), The University of Kitakyusyu (1), Kyoto Sangyo University (1), Kindai University (1), Kobe Gakuin University (1), Undergraduate Full-time Kobe International University (2), Tokyo University of Agriculture (1), Tokyo University of Social Welfare (1), Nihon University (1), Hanazono University (2), Yamato University (2), Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (1)
Kansai University (12), Kwansei Gakuin University (1), Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (1), Kyoto Seika University (1), Full-time Graduate Ritsumeikan University (1) Programs Part-time Kansai University (4), Osaka University of Economics (1), Kanazawa University (1) Admission
12 13 Support for International Students International Student Support Organization Grant-type scholarships 【KU Bridge】 【International Student Association】 The KU Bridge is a peer community engaging in international The International Student Association is a community for Kansai University offers a variety of scholarships designed specifically for privately financed international students, and many students take exchange activities to serve as a "bridge" between international international students by international students. It expands advantage of those programs. students and Japanese. It mainly plans and operates networks of international students and creates opportunities to international exchange events with a view to providing support support each other. This Association holds various events to to international students from the same perspective as a enable international students to get used to their life in Japan as student to enable them to live a fulfilling study life abroad. soon as possible. ■ Scholarships offered by the University ■ Scholarships from outside sources (awarded based on the recommendation of the Pre-enrollment scholarship for privately financed international students University) New privately financed international students with These scholarships are awarded by outside foundations to excellent academic performance who meet the privately financed international students who are Learning Support University’s income requirements recommended by the University. The University ranks students Eligibility (Privately financed international students are students who wish to apply according to their academic performance Japanese Language Support Program with the “international student” visa status.) and recommends top-ranking applicants who fulfill each Program Details Level *All Ph.D. Degree Program students are in principle scholarship’s recommendation requirements. eligible for this scholarship. Japanese Language Tutor/ Tutor (Japanese student) giving advice and supporting to the tutee (foreign Beginner to ■ Scholarships from outside sources (awarded Tutee System student) with their studies (mainly Japanese) and daily life. Advanced based on an open application process) Duration 1 year Conversational Japanese Brush-up Providing practical training in Japanese conversational skills that are needed Intermediate to These scholarships are awarded by outside foundations to Seminar in daily life to adapt to the Japanese society. Advanced Depends on each year of enrollment and faculty/ students who have applied on their own. The University can Amount graduate school. provide information about some, while others students must Academic Literacy Development Providing practical training to acquire academic literacy in the Japanese research on their own. language required to write a graduation thesis at the university or to write a Advanced Seminar report at a graduate-school level. Privately financed international student scholarship For more information about scholarships Japanese Language Academic Writing Online video to help students with sentence expressions, methods for International students in their second year or later with for international students, including award Advanced Lecture, Online Video searching and writing reference materials, thesis structure, etc. excellent academic performance and who meet the amounts and academic performance University’s income requirements standards, see the website of the Division Giving advice on Japanese language, such as sentence expressions and Eligibility (Privately financed international students are students of International Affairs. Individual Consultations on structures, using thesis, reports and other writings brought in by the foreign Advanced with the “international student” visa status.) (www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Kokusai/from/support.php) Japanese Writing student. *All Ph.D. Degree Program students are in principle ※The programs and contents might be changed. eligible for this scholarship.
Other scholarships accept applications from Duration 1 year (Recipients may apply again.) all students enrolled at Kansai University. Career Support For more information, see (www.kansai-u. Amount Depends on each year and faculty/graduate school. ac.jp/scholarship/system.html). Kansai University as a whole strongly supports job hunting activities of international students in Japan. Many international students wish to find a job in Japan after graduation or academic completion, and Japanese companies also wish to employ international students who can play an active part globally. However, in order to find employment in Japan, it is necessary for international students to understand the selection methods and recruitment schedule specific to Japan for carrying out job hunting efficiently. To that end, Kansai University offers a variety of support. A great variety of dormitory rooms for international students Center for Career Development Program ■ SUCCESS-Osaka Program We have a variety of accommodation environments, including the unit type where six to seven people share common spaces such as the kitchen and Events for International Students lounge, the shared type with a Japanese student and a single room type. In addition, there are also resident assistants who mainly provide support to Many events specialized for international students are available. (the Ministry of Education, the dormitory life and daily life of international students. International students are encouraged to participate in various Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Student House Shurei-ryo Minami-Senri International Plaza events, including how to conduct job hunting activities in commissioned project) supports international (Men’s double occupancy) International Students Dormitory Japan, how to write application documents, how to participate students’ job seeking in Japan! Entrance Fee: JPY 15,000 (Co-ed single occupancy) in internships at Japanese companies, joint company briefing Room Rent: JPY 31,500 Entrance Fee: None sessions for international students, etc. Among these events, SUCCESS-Osaka Program has been started to support international (includes electricity, gas, Internet and water) Room Rent: JPY 43,000 / Month international students can make a satisfying career choice. Linen Leasing Fee: JPY 1,100 / Month students’ job-seeking so that they can have an active role in Miscellaneous Fees: JPY 5,000 / Month Meals: (Pay-as-you-go) (includes electricity, gas, Internet and water) the Japanese society after graduation as highly skilled foreign Breakfast JPY 250 / Dinner JPY 490 professional. Linen Leasing Fee: None Meals: Self cooking ■ Individual consultation at Career Centerr Location: 5-minute walk from Senriyama Location: 5-minute walk from Minami-Senri The program has the following characteristics in job-seeking support Campus International students will be able to consult individually about their ＊Dormitory and other fees are subject to review as necessary. Station on the Hankyu Railway Senri Line activities: ＊Dormitory and other fees are subject to review as necessary. concerns or troubles in job hunting activities at the Career Center. ＊Linen leasing fee is included in the miscellaneous fee. Offering “Japanese language training for business” in order to work in Japan 【Example of companies that employed Giving “Career Education” to understand Japanese business practice Dormitory Tsukigaoka Kansai University International international students (FY2016-2018)】 (Women’s double occupancy) Dormitory and manner and to study/research Japanese companies/industries, Entrance Fee: JPY 15,000 (Co-ed single occupancy) ●IDEC ●NTT Communications ●Sangetsu ●Sharp including understanding of job-seeking activity Room Rent: JPY 31,500 Entrance Fee: JPY 15,000 ●Nabtesco ●Panasonic ●Procter & Gamble Japan Giving the opportunity of “Internship” by joint development with (includes electricity, gas, Internet and water) Room Rent: JPY 25,000 / Month Linen Leasing Fee: JPY 1,100 / Month ●Miki House ●Yamaha Motor ●Works Applications companies Miscellaneous Fees: JPY 5,000 / Month Meals: (Pay-as-you-go) (includes electricity, gas, Internet and water) ●Rakuten ●Mizuho Financial Group ●Funai Consulting Breakfast JPY 250 / Dinner JPY 490 This program has been implemented in cooperation with many leading Linen Leasing Fee: None Meals: Self cooking ●Obayashi Corporation ●Shimadzu Corporation Location: 15-minute walk from Senriyama Location: 10-minute walk from Minami-Senri Campus ●Furukawa ●Hanwa Kogyo ●Mitsui & Co. companies, local governments including Osaka Prefecture, and ＊Dormitory and other fees are subject to review as necessary. Station on the Hankyu Railway Senri Line ＊Dormitory and other fees are subject to review as necessary. ●Sumitomo Rubber Industries peripheral major universities. ＊Linen leasing fee is included in the miscellaneous fees. ●Sumitomo Electric Industries ●Sumitomo Wiring Systems SUCCESS-Osaka website ●Toyo Tire Corporation ●Tata Consultancy Services www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Kokusai/SUCCESS-Osaka/ In addition to the above, there is also a dormitory available for international students operated by Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd. through a ●NHK SPRING ●Japan Wool Textile ●Hitachi business partnership with Kansai University and Kandai Pansee Co., Ltd. ●Hitachi Transport System ●Fujisoft ●Fujitsu ●Horiba For more details, refer to the website of the International Dormitory.（www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Kokusai/Dormitory/） 14 15 International Students's Message Second-year (master’s degree) student in the Environmental and Fourth-year student in the International Business, Urban Engineering Major, Graduate School of Science and Engineering Department of Business and Commerce, Faculty of Business and Commerce WANG Suo ao（王 索奥） Phung Ngoc Mai Country/region: China Country/region: Vietnam
My dream is founding my own architectural office and designing buildings that exist in Asia’s natural My dream is to become a bridge between Vietnam and Japan. I’m studying management strategy and cultural landscape. To achieve my dreams, I majored in architecture as an undergraduate. The and international trade in the Department of Business and Commerce’s international business major so most interesting course I took back then was Architectural Drawings, which gave me an extremely keen that I can bring high-quality Japanese products to Vietnam, export Vietnamese agricultural products to sense of achievement as I gave shape to my imagination in the form of models, computer graphics, and drawings. I’ve been busy since becoming a graduate student thanks to all the projects and design Japan, and promote trade between our two countries. competitions the lab I belong to, the Urban Design Lab, is involved with. Various architectural projects Kansai University is one of the great universities with an excellent reputation in Japan’s Kansai region also provide opportunities to meet government officials and students and professors from other where students can deepen their learning in a way that goes not only their own faculty but also other universities, and those interactions are always a learning experience. In the future, I’d like to get a job faculities such as law, sociology, business administration, and the humanities. This chance to pursue in Japan, study how architectural offices are managed, and gain experience in designing buildings. studies that go beyond individual faculties isn’t limited to the classroom. Kansai University has an What attracts me to Kansai Uni. is that I have a lot of chance to meet people. Students from around international exchange space known as the Mi-Room (Multilingual Immersion Room) where the world come together here to pursue their studies. I participate in the community of international students on a daily basis, and I enjoy interacting with students from various countries and forming international students from various countries and Japanese students gather to deepen their friendships as we deepen our understanding of each other’s cultures. understanding of each other’s cultures and to learn foreign languages. I’ve made friends from lots of As an undergraduate, I received a Class 3 Kansai University International Exchange Subsidy countries there, and I’m enjoying an enriching and fulfilling life as a student. scholarship and a scholarship from the 99 Asian Student Scholarship Foundation. Then I received I would advise international students who are interested in Kansai University to think about what they another scholarship from the 99 Asian Student Scholarship Foundation after becoming graduate want to do in the future and what they should study in order to achieve their dreams. I’m confident that student. Kansai University has a field that you’d like to study. We would be happy to help you work towards your Studying is particularly important when you’re a university student, but I think it’s similarly important to use time outside of class to gain experience in society. I hope international students who are goals. interested in Kansai University will enjoy their time as university students without forgetting how they felt at the very beginning.
Campus Introduction Takatsuki Campus Access Map Demachiyanagi 20 min. 90 min. to to Faculty of Informatics Osaka Nara Senriyama Campus Graduate School of Informatics Kyoto- Takatsuki Muse Campus kawaramachi About 60 min. to Senriyama Gion-Shijo Takatsuki Campus Campus
To Takarazuka Kita-Senri Takatsuki To Otsu Kyoto Takatsuki Muse Campus Osaka Minami-Senri Takatsuki-shi 60 min. 60 min. International International Airport Yamada Settsu-Tonda to to Plaza Tonda Kyoto Kobe Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences Sanda Osaka Airport Senri-chuo Minami-Senri Graduate School of Societal Safety About 70 min. Hankyu TakarazukaLine Minami-Ibaraki to Senriyama Campus Sciences JR TakarazukaLine Kandai-mae Senriyama Campus Shin-Osaka Hankyu Suita Osaka Monorail Senri Line About 30 min. JR Kyoto Line to Senriyama Hankyu Kyoto Line The Kansai region offers plenty of appeal Sakai Campus Campus Awaji Kadoma-shi Nishinakajima-Minamigata JR Awaji beyond Osaka. Nearby cities like Kyoto, Nara, Minamikata and Kobe promise fun for visitors who are Faculty of Health and Well-being Hankyu Kobe Line Umeda Campus Juso willing to go just a little bit further. Sannomiya JR Osaka Graduate School of Health and Tenjimbashisuji Higashi Line (Kobe-sannomiya) Amagasaki JR Kobe Line Osaka [Faculties] (Osaka-umeda) 6-chome Well-being About 60 min. Law to Senriyama Hanshin Main Line Amagasaki About 20 min. Campus to Senriyama Letters Campus JR Tozai Line Kyobashi
JR Osaka Loop Line Kizu Economics Minami-morimachi Osaka temmangu JR Gakkentoshi Osaka Metro Line Takatsuki Campus Business and Commerce Umeda Campus Sakaisuji Line Nishikujyo Sociology Hanshin YodoyabashiNamba Line Kitahama Keihan Main Line Nippombashi Kintetsu Nara Takatsuki Muse Campus Policy Studies This is an urban type center to Nara Line Tsuruhashi Foreign Language Studies serve as a symbol of Kandai-Jin Namba About 90 min. to Senriyama90 Umeda Campus Dobutsuen-mae Tennoji Campus Senriyama Campus Engineering Science projecting into the future. The Kyuhoji Osaka Environmental and Urban Engineering Shin-Imamiya About 40 min. JR Yamatoji Line To Kashiharajingu-mae nickname is "KANDAI Me RISE" to Senriyama Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering Campus
JR Hanwa Line Osaka-Abenobashi Sakai Campus Sakai Campus [Graduate Schools] Minami-Senri International Plaza Law Tengachaya Kintetsu South Osaka Line Letters Kansai University Japanese
Nankai Main Line Asakayama Kansai Asaka International Airport Nankai Economics Language and Culture Program Koya Line Business and Commerce Osaka Metro Osaka Preparatory Course (Bekka) Midosuji Line Sociology Mikunigaoka Science and Engineering Nakamozu Foreign Language Education and Research Wakayama Psychology Tokyo Center (Wakayama-shi) Kyoto Nagoya Tokyo East Asian Cultures About 110 min. Kobe to Senriyama Nara Governance Campus School of Law School of Accountancy
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April May June July August September December January
●Entrance Ceremony ●Parents’ Association ●Celebration of Attaining ●Spring Semester ●Summer Vacation ●Commencement of ●Open Campus ●Gakuensai ●Winter Vacation ●Fall Semester ●Entrance Examinations ●Entrance Examinations ●Orientation for General Assembly University Status Final Examinations ●Open Campus Fall Semester （School Festival） Final Examinations ●Graduation Ceremony New Students （June 5） ●University Foundation ●Takatsuki Campus ●Spring Vacation ●Commencement of Festival Day（Nov. 4） Spring Semester ●Open Campus ●Spring Festival ●Culture Festival
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