EDUCATION OPPURTUNITIES IN JAPAN

INTRODUCTION
JAVAID IQBAL SHAHID

1990 BSc. Electrical Engg. UET LAHORE

1991-1993 WAPDA
1993-1995 PTCL
1996-1998 MS System Information Sciences TOHOKU UNIVERSITY JAPAN
1998-2001 PTCL
2001 ～Till Today JAPAN
EXPERTISE
MULTIPLE MOBILE ROBOT COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION

HARDWARE IN THE LOOP SOFTWARE

NI DEVICES AND LABVIEW

HFSS (High Frequency Structure Simulation) by ANSOFT

WHY STUDY IN JAPAN
High educational standards
Among the world leaders in technology and research
Extremely open to international students
Safe, peaceful place to study
Low tuition fees and generous scholarships
JAPANESE EDUCATION SYSTEM
Elementary education (six years)
Secondary education
Lower secondary school (three years)
Upper secondary school (three years)
Higher education institution
Undergraduate Schools
Graduate Schools
GRADUATE SCHOOLS
Program Academic Required study Total credits Others
degree period earned
Doctorate Doctorate 5 years 30 credits or Appraisal on the
program more (including doctorate
credits earned in graduate thesis
the master’s and has passed
program) the exam
Master’s program Master’s 2 years 30 credits or Appraisal on the
more master’s graduate
thesis and has
passed the exam
 AVERAGE ACADEMIC FEES
FOR FIRST ACADEMIC YEAR
Graduate schools Tuition fees Admission fees Total (JPY)
(JPY) (JPY)
National 535,800 282,000 817,800
Local public 537,856 362,392 900,248
Private Master’s Program (Engineering) 953,229 224,301 1,177,530
Private Master’s Program (Science) 833,017 213,951 1,046,968

Private Doctorate Program (Engineering) 786,853 214,182 1,001,035

Private Doctorate Program (Science) 793,512 223,650 1,017,162

1 JPY = 0.0093 US$

 LIVING COST AND PRICE
100000
90000
80000 Monthly Spending
70000 Communication Expenses
60000 Food
50000 Rent
40000 Utility Charges
30000 Insurance & Medical
20000 Hobby & Entertainment
10000 Miscc
0

Living Cost of International Student

JAPAN UNIVERSITY
RANKINGS 2018
Rank University
1 Kyoto University
1 The University of Tokyo
3 Tohoku University
4 Tokyo Institute of Technology
5 Kyushu University
6 Hokkaido University
7 Nagoya University
8 Osaka University
9 University of Tsukuba
10 Keio University Times Higher Education Japan
KYOTO UNIVERSITY
ENGLISH PROGRAMS
Economics
Engineering
Agriculture
Energy Science
Informatics
Global Environmental Studies
Science (Primate Research Institute)
Management
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
DEGREE PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH
International Program in Economics
International Program in Agricultural Development Studies
(IPADS)
International Multidisciplinary Engineering Graduate Program
Graduate Programs for Foreign Students in Urban and
Environmental Studies
International Bioengineering Program
Architecture and Urban Design Program
The English Program in Information Science and Technology
TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
ENGLISH PROGRAMS
International Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Course
Graduate Course
International Materials Science and Engineering Master Course
Basic Medicine Course
TOKYO INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY IGP
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering
System and Control Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Information and Communication Engineering
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Industrial Engineering and Economics
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE,
SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MEXT)
 Monthly Allowance
143,000yen (Research Students (non-regular students)
144,000yen (regular students in Master’s courses or professional
graduate courses)
145,000yen (regular students in doctoral courses)
 Fee for Entrance Examination and Tuition Fee
An Economy-class airline ticket
AICHI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Scholarships by Aichi Prefectural Government

Living allowance - 150,000 yen per month

Travel expenses to Japan
Entrance examination fees, entrance fees and tuition for both
research and graduate study
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
INSTITUTES IN PAKISTAN
Islamabad
National University of Modern Languages (NUML)
Lahore
Al Sania Japanese Language Center (AJLC)-Private Institution
Karachi
Japanese Language Course - PJCA Sindh
University of Karachi