International Student Program

The MGU International Student Program (ISP) provides an opportunity for English-speaking students from our exchange partners to pursue undergraduate studies for a semester or academic year at our Shirokane campus. The aim of this program is to provide a creative academic environment for studies pertaining to Japan and the Japanese language for international students who have studied Japanese for a minimum of one year at the university level. (NOTE: Students belonging to partner Universities where this requirement is not applicable must have a mastery of “hiragana” prior to their arrival).

The International Student Program welcomes exchange students from over 19 partner universities located in Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. As of October 2012, MGU receives students from the following institutions:

Hope College, USA
University of Rochester, USA
Washington College, USA
Texas State University – San Marcos, USA
Simon Fraser University, Canada
University of Hamburg, Germany
Maastricht University, Holland
Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Aix-en-Provence, France
Monash University, Australia
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Soochow University, Taiwan
Capital Normal University, China
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines
Thammasat University, Thailand
Yonsei University, Korea
University of Seoul, Korea
Soongsil University, Korea
University of Manchester, UK
Oxford Brookes University, UK

The program follows the Japanese academic calendar of two semesters which constitute an academic year: 1) Spring Semester (April to July) and 2) Fall Semester (September to February). Students may enter the program in either semester.

The International Student Program consists of:
1)A mandatory Intensive Japanese Language course divided into 4 levels (4 credits)
2)A selection of elective courses and seminars offered in English by various MGU faculties with a focus on Japanese social and cultural issues (2 credits per class)

Course Description (Sample) (PDF / 240 KB)

Though registration to the Intensive Japanese Language course is limited to exchange students only, the elective courses offered in English are also open to full time MGU students, allowing for a truly international and integrated academic atmosphere rarely seen in Japanese Universities.

Exchange students who have passed Level 1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test are allowed to take all courses offered at MGU upon prior permission from the instructor. Students should be aware that some courses require prerequisites apart from the abovementioned language requirement.

ISP students are based at our Shirokane campus located in the central area of Tokyo, and are thus required to take the Intensive Japanese Language course at the said campus. However, they may also register for the University of California-Global Studies courses offered at our Yokohama campus should their daily class schedule allow for the commute between the Shirokane and Yokohama campuses. Program participants should note that the trip between the two campuses roughly takes 1 hour.

MGU maintains an off campus co-ed dormitory located in Okusawa, Tokyo for its ISP participants. Located in a quiet residential district in central Tokyo, with easy access to both the Shirokane (approximately 30 minutes door to door) and Yokohama (approximately 60 minutes door to door) campuses, the dormitory offers an environment fit for academic pursuit. All program participants are requested to stay in the Okusawa dormitory.

Interested students studying at one of MGU’s partner universities should contact their home institution’s International/Study Abroad Office for further information regarding participation to our program.

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