Japan

Chiba University was founded in 1949 through the merger of five different schools and maintains four different campuses, which is why medicine and horticulture programmes are taught separately from the other faculties.

Campus: Chiba, Prefecture Chiba

Number of Students: 13,800

Faculties: Humanities, Education, Law and Economics, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering, Medicine and Nursing Sciences, Horticulture, Social Sciences, Communication and others.

Language requirements: English B2

Housing: International student dormitories are available on-campus. The university supports students in their search for accomodation.

You can find more information on the university's website and the database "Gö abroad" (in German).

Founded in 1897 and one of four former Imperial universities, Kyoto University is one of Japan's top ranked public research universities. Among its distinguished alumni are five prime ministers of Japan and 19 Nobel Prize laureates. Through its Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences it offers undergraduate exchange students a wide array of courses in English. Students at the Master's level can also take courses or pursue research stays.

Campus: Kyoto

Number of Students: 23,000

Faculties: Letters, Education, Law, Economics, Natural Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Human and Environmental Studies, Energy Science, Asian and African Studies, Informatics, Global Environmental Studies, Administrative Sciences, Business Administration

Language requirements: English B2

Housing: One international student dormitory on-campus and six "International Houses" (dormitories) off campus.

You can find more information on the university's website and the database "Gö abroad" (in German).

Located in Osaka, Japan, Kanasai University embraces the philosophy gaku-no-jitsuge, "harmony between academia and society". Through its Global Frontier Program it offers 8 theme based undergraduate modules. Study and research at the graduate level in Japanese and partially in English is also possible.

Campus: Suita, Prefecture Osaka

Number of Students: 30,100

Faculties: Law, Letters, Economics, Business and Commerce, Sociology, Policy Studies, Foreign Language Studies, Health and Well-being, Informatics, Societal Safety Sciences, Engineering, Environmental and Urban Engineering, Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering

Language requirements: English B1 / Japanese B2 (for courses in Japanese)

Housing: Student dormitories are available on-campus. Through a special corporate partnership students can also chose to live in a homestay with a Japanese family or rent an apartment.

You can find more information on the university's website and the database "Gö abroad" (in German).

Testimonials (in German):

• 2018/19 I
• 2018/19 II
• 2019/20

One of the earliest modern universities in Japan with ties going back to the 18th century, Osaka University is a top ranked public research university that offers exchange students the opportunity to study in a range of subjects and conduct research in its highly regarded laboratories.

Campus: Suita, Prefecture Osaka

Number of Students: 15,100

Faculties: Law, Letters, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Foreign Language Studies, Health Care, Computer Science, Population Security, Engineering, Environmental and Urban Engineering, Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering.

Language requirements: English B2

Housing: Limited number of on-campus student dormitories available.

You can find more information on the university's website and the database "Gö abroad" (in German).

Tohoku University was established as Japan's third national university in 1907. Located on the ancient site of Aoba Castle in Sendai City, Tohoku University is proud to be ranked among Japan's leading universities. In 1913 it became the first Japanese university to admit female students. Tohoku offers exchange students the opportunity to study in a range of subjects in the sciences, social sciences, management and conduct scientific research in its lab-based COLABS Program.

Campus: Sendai, Prefecture Miyagi

Number of Students: 18,460

Faculties: Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Social Sciences, Management, Education, Medicine, Information Science

Language requirements: English B2

Housing: International student dormitories are available on-campus. Application required.

You can find more information on the university's website and the database "Gö abroad" (in German).

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies is a small, specialized university focused primarily on foreign language, international affairs and foreign studies. Among the specialized courses in these areas it offers courses in languages seldomly taught at universities as well as topics related to economics and cultural studies.

Campus: Fuchu, Prefecture Tokyo

Number of Students: 4,400

Faculties: Language and Culture Studies, International and Area Studies, Global Studies (fields of study: Europe and America I and II, Russia and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South and West Asia, Japan, and others).

Language requirements: English B2 / Japanese B2 (for courses in Japanese)

Housing: International student dormitories are available on-campus. If a spot is not available there, TUFS will assist the students in finding off-campus accommodation, e.g. in a private dormitory or apartment.

You can find more information on the university's website and the database "Gö abroad" (in German).

Testimonials (in German):

• 2019/20

Waseda University is a highly selective, private university located in Tokyo, Japan. Guided by the motto "a progressive university of traditions", it promotes the independence of scholarship, practical application of scholarship and fostering of good citizens. Waseda offers a wide range of courses in English at the Bachelor's and Master's levels.

Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo

Number of Students: 51,200

Faculties: Commerce, International Liberal Sciences, Political Science and Economics, Social Sciences, Engineering, Culture, Media and Society. Graduate only: Law, Waseda Business School, International Culture and Communication, Asian Pacific Studies, Sport Sciences

Language requirements: English B2, Japanese C1 (for courses in Japanese)

Housing: Student dormitories are available on-campus. Through a special corporate partnership students can also choose to live in a homestay with a Japanese family or rent a single apartment or room in a shared flat.

You can find more information on the university's website and the database "Gö abroad" (in German).