Based on the university exchange agreement, Japanese universities conduct their
examinations of the international student candidates, with recommendations made
to MEXT as research students or Japanese studies students. MEXT confers with the
selection committee, and then makes its selections. For further details, candidates should
contact their current school of enrollment.
-2 Domestic Selection (selection of privately financed students already in
Japan)
Targeted under this category are privately financed students currently studying at
Japanese universities. Qualified are fourth-year students expected to advance to regular
Master's program student status, or Master's or Doctoral students expected to remain as
regular students for one year or longer. Applicants with excellent academic records are
chosen to attend from the new school year as research students.
For further details, candidates should contact their current school of enrollment.
Applicants must pass this first stage and then a second