Nagoya University has designed a curriculum that flexibly combines courses in the Japanese language, Japan area/intercultural studies, and the student’s major field of study. Moreover, in making available regular ‘major’ courses taught in both English and Japanese, the NUPACE programme is equally suited to the needs of those students with no previous Japanese language instruction, and those who have attained level one of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
1. Japanese Language Programme
Nagoya University offers two Japanese language courses: 1) Standard Course in Japanese and, 2) Intensive Course in Japanese. In the Standard Course, classes are divided into seven levels ranging from Elementary Japanese I to Advanced Japanese, and students attend one class a day for up to five days a week. The Intensive Course has six levels from Elementary Japanese I to Intermediate Japanese II with students attending two classes a day for up to five days a week. The programme offers flexibility and choice, and places priority on meeting the various academic needs of students.
2. Courses in the Student’s ‘Major’
Students are able to pursue their major field of study through established courses, or courses designed especially for NUPACE students. The core NUPACE curriculum is taught primarily in English, although students who can demonstrate sufficient Japanese language ability (level one of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test) may register for regular courses taught in Japanese at their school of affiliation.
Eligibility
Overseas students who meet the following conditions are eligible to apply for NUPACE:
- Students MUST be enrolled in full-time undergraduate or graduate degree programmes at overseas universities that have concluded an academic exchange agreement with Nagoya University.
- Students MUST meet the application requirements of the “Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Short-term Study in Japan)” as provided by the Ministry of Education, Japan, and administered by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO). Refer JASSO Scholarship.
- Students MUST have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B) or better on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent.
- NUPACE requires exchange students to be proficient in either English OR Japanese. Unless they attend universities where English is the language of instruction, non-native English speakers who wish to participate in the NUPACE English-language curriculum should possess a TOEFL score of 550 <CBT = 213; iBT = 79>, an IELTS overall band score of 6.0, a TOEIC score of 780, or the equivalent. Students intending to take regular university courses instructed in Japanese must possess level one of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), or the equivalent. NUPACE will also consider applications from students having scored well in the Japanese language section of the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU). Please contact the NUPACE Office in advance if you have taken this examination.
Application Procedures
In addition to completing pre-registration procedures at http://www.ecis.nagoya-u.ac.jp/nupace, students applying to participate in NUPACE must submit the following documents to Nagoya University by the closing dates stipulated below. Application forms should be downloaded from http://www.ecis.nagoya-u.ac.jp/nupace.
- NUPACE Application Form
- Contract
- Study Plan/Description of Academic Interests (typed on a separate sheet of A4-sized paper. Refer to Q.13 of ‘NUPACE Application Form’.)
- Official Transcript of Academic Records (to be issued in English by the institution presently being attended) NB. Graduate students should submit academic records for both undergraduate and graduate studies
- Confidential Reference Form ( to be written by a faculty member in an academic field related to the applicant’s ‘major’)
- Language Proficiency Form and & Supporting Documents (i.e, TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC and/or Japanese Language Proficiency Test <JLPT> Level 1 score sheets)
- Certificate of Enrolment of the Applicant for Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Short-term Study in Japan)
- Official Certificate of Enrolment as a Student (to be issued in English by the institution presently being attended)
- Health Certificate
- Personal Data Sheet
- Copy of the information page of the student’s passport, where available
- Four Identical Photographs (3.5 cm x 4.5 cm), signed on the reverse side, one of which should be attached to the ‘NUPACE Application Form’.
- Statement of Bank Account Balance (This requirement applies to those students who wish to participate in NUPACE even if their application for a JASSO scholarship is unsuccessful <see Q.12 of ‘NUPACE Application Form’>. Students applying for a one-semester exchange should enclose a bank balance verifying that they have funds equivalent to JPY500,000; students applying for a one-year exchange need to verify that they have JPY1,000,000. The bank account may be held in the name of the applicant, or a close family member.)
Application Deadlines:
Completed application forms must reach the NUPACE Office by the following dates:
Late September Admission 2013: Thursday, 15 March 2013
For more information please visit website: http://www.ecis.nagoya-u.ac.jp/nupace/ or email us at studentaffairs@num.edu.mn or visit us at NUM building № 1, floor 2, room 202.
