Supports for International Students

1. Administrative Offices Supports for International Students:

(1) Faculty Administration and Planning Department (each faculty / graduate school)

• Academic subject
• Tuition exemption
• Scholarships
• Tutors
• Study and daily life

(2) Student Support Department (International Student Section) (1st floor of General Education Building)

• Study and daily life
• Dormitories
• Issue and submission of certificates
• Certificate of scholarship for Monbukagakusho Student
• Certificate of scholarship
• Certificate of tuition exemption
• Application form for part time job permission
• Notification of change of every kind
• Temporary exit from Japan
• Report of part time job

(3) Student Support Department (Admission Section) (2nd floor of General Education Building)

• Entrance examination

(4) Student Support Department (Welfare Section) (1st floor of General Education Building)

• Extracurricular activities and campus facilities
• Part time job and Residence

＊Please check out the bulletin board whenever you come to the university.
＊All information regarding events, scholarships and other notice are notified on the bulletin board.
＊Bulletin boards are located at each faculty/graduate school office and the opposite side of Room 810

2. Health and Medical care

Please take care of your health and in case of illness or injury, we recommend that you go to the Health and Medical Services Center at the university (Sugimoto campus) or medical institutions

Annual health checkup
All students must have an annual checkup in spring (mid April~mid May). With this checkup, we will issue health certificate which is required when you apply for scholarships and dormitories.

3. Tuition exemption

International students are eligible for tuition exemption on condition that we consider your income and academic records.

Eligibility
Regular privately financed undergraduate and graduate students
(Except government financed foreign students)


Application period
Mid April (we will notify details on the bulletin boards at the end of March)

Contact
Faculty/graduate school office
Student Support Department (International Student Section)

4. Scholarships

If you wish to apply for the scholarship which requires recommendation from university, you have to submit the ‘application for Scholarship request’

Scholarships (as of 2008, may be amended)

Other Scholarships: Osaka City University General Scholarship, Uragami Scholarship, Better Home Association, Tomimoto Scholarship Foundation, JGC-S Scholarship Foundation, Kashiyama Scholarship Foundation, Heiwa Nakajima Foundation, Takeo Yamamoto Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Soroptimist International, The Nippon Foundation, The Korean Scholarship, The Fuji Xerox Setsutaro Kobayashi Memorial Fund etc
Please check out the bulletin board for details.

5. Residential facilities Supports for International Students

Osaka City University Foreign Student residence

• Application period
  Mid January (residents are selected early March)
• Number of rooms
  23 single room
• Location
  2-438 Higashiuenoshibacho, Kita-ku, Sakai-shi
• Eligibility
  Single students (except credited auditor)
  (Privately financed students, regular students and new students have priority.)
• Residence period
  Max 1 year (must leave before March 28th )
• Monthly fee
  6,000yen
• Contact
  Student Support Department (International Student Section)

*We also help international students to rent the following residential facilities;

• Osaka Foundation of International Exchange
  Orion International House
• International House, Osaka
  International Student House, Osaka (El Sereno)
• Ono Scholarship Foundation
  Uenoshiba Woman’s Dormitory
• Japan Student Services Organization
  Osaka International House 1・Osaka International House 2
• Corporate Friendship Network for Foreign students
  Program to accept overseas students to company dormitories
• Kyoritsu International Foundation
  Student dormitories
  

Further details about how to apply will be notified on the bulletin board. To find and rent private housing, please contact Student Support Department (Welfare Section).

6. Tutorial system

This program is for new students who need assistance with Japanese language and daily life. A graduate student will be assigned to each new student to assist them for one year.
Contact: Student Support Department: 06-6605-2103 Faculty/graduate school office

7. Japanese language Course and Japanese situation course (for undergraduate students)

It is required for undergraduate students to take these courses which allow them to earn credits.
Contact: Faculty/graduate school office

8. Supplemental Japanese language Course

This is not a regular academic program, therefore students can not earn credits. (Every Monday as of 2008) Educational materials which may be helpful for your Japanese learning are available.
Contact: Student Support Department: 06-6605-2103

9. Events Supports for International Students

There are some events such as parties, training sessions, one day trip etc with opportunities to get in touch with Japanese culture, history and nature. Please check out the bulletin board Supports for International Students located the opposite side of Room 810.

10. Rooms Supports for International Students

Two rooms are available (2nd floor at Second Student Hall and 1st floor at Old Library Building) to provide comfortable space for meetings and special events. Students can make reservation 3 months in advance to use these rooms.

11. After graduation

Please provide your address and your employee’s address to Student Support Department, as we keep record of those who graduated from Osaka City University.