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International Communication Status

The Faculty of Education and Human Studies puts importance on the studies of diverse societies, cultures and languages in the world, and is striving for the promotion of international communication and the enhancement of the system for students who wish to study abroad.

System for Students who Wish to Study Abroad

If a student wishes to study in a school associated with this University, which has an agreement on the exchange of students with this University, the tuition fee will be exempted in such school (please note that the number of students to be exchanged is limited, and there are some exceptions depending on the term and style of the stay). In addition, there is a system of financial support of the round trip fee between this University and the overseas school.

  • Supporting Project for Short-Term Dispatch of Students of Akita University to Oversea Schools *Japanese version only
    ※If a student will study for a short-term (around one year) in an overseas university/school or an academic institution which is associated with this University, all or a part of the round trip fee will be paid by the University. If to an Asian country, the support fee is JPY40,000 maximum, and if to another country, the support fee is JPY120,000 maximum.

Besides the supporting projects of this University, there are some systems for supporting students' studying overseas, such as the "International Students’ Local Exchange Activities" and "Scholarships for International Students in Japan" offered by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), and other scholarships offered by private entities.
It is also possible for students to study in a university/school that is not associated with our University.
Not only financial support, but also other support can be provided, such as information on studying overseas, support for foreign language improvement skills and information on necessary costs. Please feel free to contact the International Communication Center and the associated universities/schools.

 

List of staffs in Charge of Information on Universities/Schools Associated with Akita University for International Communication

Country/State University Contact Professor/Teacher
People's Republic of China Heilongjiang University Professor YOSHINAGA, Shinjiro
Dalian Nationalities University Professor MIYAMOTO, Ritsuko
Lanzhou University Associate Professor UCHIDA, Masanori
Dong Hua University Professor MIYAMOTO, Ritsuko
South Korea Hanbat National University Associate Professor, TAKAMURA Ryohei
Wonkwang University Associate Professor, TAKAMURA Ryohei
United States of America St. Cloud State University Professor MURAKAMI, Akira
Associate Professor WAKAARI, Yasuhiko
Australia Griffith University Professor SASAKI, Masako
Associate Professor UEDA, Yukiko
Romania University of Bucharest, Romania Professor MORITA, Emma
Taiwan Lung Hua University of Sciences and Technology Professor MIYAMOTO, Ritsuko
Kenya Kenyatta University Professor MIYAMOTO, Ritsuko
Finland Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences Professor MIYANO, Yasuyuki
Italia University of Cagliari Professor MIYAMOTO, Ritsuko
Israel University of Haifa Professor MIYAKE, Yoshimi

 

Number of overseas students in the Faculty of Education and Human Studies

As of May.1,2011

 

Country/State People's Republic of China South Korea Taiwan Kenya Finland United States of America Total
Faculty of Education and Human Studies
Official Government-sponsored students            
0
Privately-financed students
3
5
       
8
Non-official Government-sponsored students            
0
Privately-financed students
10
11
4
28
Total
15
17
4
39

※"Government-sponsored students" means the students from overseas sponsored by the Japanese Government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [Monbukagakusho]), including students recommended by a University, students recommended by an Embassy and students admitted in Japan.
※"Non-official students" includes: government-sponsored students for studying Japanese language and/or Japanese culture, students for studying in Japan for the purpose of acquiring the teacher's license, privately-financed special students, students for special studies (exchange students), students for studying certain subjects, and students as researchers.

Number of our students who went to our associated foreign universities

(The number of overseas students this year)

  Country/State University 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
Asia
People's Republic of China
Heilongjiang University   1 1 1 2 5
Lanzhou University       1 1 2
South Korea
Hanbat National University 4 2 3 2 2 13
Wonkwang University 2 2 2 2   8
Taiwan
Lung Hua University of Sciences and Technology         1 1
North America
United States of America
St. Cloud State University 4 3 1 1 3 12
Oceania
Australia
Griffith University 2 1 1 1 1 6
New Zealand
Auckland University of Technology ※ 1         1
Europe
Finland
Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences         1 1
Romania
University of Bucharest       1 2 3
Italia
University of Cagliari         2 2
Mideast
Israel
University of Haifa         1 1
Africa
Kenya
Kenyatta University         2 2
Total
13 9 8 9 18 57

※Currently there is no arrangement.