Each year more than 1.5 million students
around the globe leave their country and go for higher education abroad. Of
this 30% students go to USA (about 1/3rd), 15% to UK (as of 2013),
15% to Australia & New Zealand, 20% to Europe (all the countries in Europe included),
15% to Canada and Ireland, 5% Asia (mostly to Singapore, Hong Kong and China).
Very few people go for Japan.
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The number of
foreign students coming to Japan to study currently is approximately 137,756
(as of 2012 and of this 75% students are coming through student exchange program).Thus,
only around 34439 students study there as full time student and most of them
are Chinese (about 65%).Even though the number of students increased in the year
2012 from 2011, there is a 2% decrease in students in the year 2013.
I found
out the reason being the following after few Q&A sessions with students:-
·
Japan is an Earthquake/Tsunami prone zone and it’s highly risky
to go and study there.
·
Language Barrier and you can’t learn Japan that easily unlike
other languages like German, French or Spanish
·
Japanese economy is on a downturn now and its costly to study
there.
·
We don’t get work visa unlike in USA, Australia, Canada
·
Very few students from our country so we may feel isolated.
But in spite of all the above mentioned
problems in my opinion students should consider Japan because of following reason.
·
Student to faculty ratio is very high
·
Japanese Universities receive large funding for carrying out
research and thus top the world rankings. Some top universities include university
of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka etc.
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Very few international students studying there from Europe,
north America and other parts of the world and the companies there are looking
out for international students to diversify their working environment
·
The greatest appeal of studying in Japan is
its academic environment where one can study state-of-the-art technology and
acquire the knowledge that enabled Japan's phenomenal postwar economic growth.
·
Scholarship is available for international students (with a
GPA of 3.2/4 I have seen students getting full scholarship. My senior Nancy Yona
got a full scholarship along with stipend for pursuing her masters and
integrated PhD program in information technology in Nagoya Institute of
Technology. And she was the only Indian studying there.
·
The greatest bike manufacturer’s hails from Japan (Honda, Yamaha,
Suzuki, Kawasaki) and currently Japan tops in the field of Robotics and Automation
and is considered the best for animation and 3-d imaging (yup, USA is second).
·
Few international programs have been initiated by Japanese universities
and these programs are taught entirely in English. Else you can go for a yearlong
Japanese preparatory course and study courses in Japanese language.
Japan is an island nation made up of four
different main islands. The northernmost island of Japan, Hokkaido, sits on the
Ring of Fire and has some of the most famous naturally occurring hot springs to
soak in. Whether it is electronics, Japanese literature, medicine or
international business administration, Japanese universities and other
institutes of higher education can offer course studies or research programs of
virtually any field. Many institutions of higher education, such as
universities and junior colleges, are well equipped with fine research,
computer, and library facilities and enable students to carry out their research
in an excellent environment.
Sometimes students are asked to take
entrance examinations so that they can check the eligibility of international students.
And few programs also ask for Japanese language proficiency.
There are basically five types of
educational institutions in Japan:-
·
Universities (undergraduate) - A undergraduate course is of 4
years duration with exception to medicine, dentistry and veterinary science
department.
For information
regarding undergraduate courses in Japan check the link below-
Courses offered in English
in Bachelor’s can be found here
·
Graduate Schools – These offers both masters and PhD courses.
Masters program lasts for 2 years while doctorate programs last for 2 to 5
years.
For information on
graduate schools check the below link
For programs taught
entirely in English check the program list here
·
Junior Colleges- The length of study is two years or three
years depending on the department. The majority of departments are those
related to home economics, humanities, education and sociology.
·
Special Colleges- These offers special programs and trains
students to become proficient in technology, and other skills. You can get
information about them in here
·
Colleges of Technology- These offer courses in engineering,
merchant shipping as well as other fields. You can get information below
The enrollment semester includes both April
and October and Deadline for application is a year before the semester starts.
So students should apply at the earliest.
For information on scholarships you can get
it from below link
There are few universities which offer
course in animation, cartoon art, and video game design. And these are quite
famous since Japan is famous for its Manga (Japanese comics) and Anime (Japanese
cartoon) worldwide and I am myself a big fan of many Japanese cartoons
including Naruto, death note, fairy tail , once piece etc. Coming to the point,
you can check the universities offering the above mentioned course here
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A post on the entrance examinations
to be taken for studying in Japan will be covered in an entirely new post!
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