If your home university has concluded a student exchange program agreement with Nara Women's University, you are eligible to study or research at NWU for up to one year. You will begin to study at NWU from April 1st or October 1st. If you wish to apply for the program, please contact the division dealing with international affairs at your home university.
Academic Calendar
Nara Women's University runs on a two-semester system.
First (Spring) Semester: From April 1st to September 30th
Second (Fall) Semester: From October 1st to March 31st
| Academic Calendar for 2025 | |
|---|---|
| April 1st | Beginning of Spring semester |
| April 4th - 9th | Class registration |
| April 10th | Classes Start |
| May 1st | University Anniversary Day |
| August 8th | End of the classes of Spring semester |
| August 6th - September 30th | Summer holidays |
| September 26th - October 1st | Class registration |
| September 30th | End of Spring semester |
| October 1st | Beginning of Fall semester |
| October 1st - 4th | Class registration (for students enroll from October) |
| October 2nd | Classes start |
| December 27th - January 4th | Winter holidays |
| February 18th | End of the classes of Fall semester |
| February 12th - March 31st | End of Year holidays |
| March 31st | End of Fall semester |
* The dates of the academic calendar are subject to change.
Cost
- 1.School expenses (Entrance examination fee, Entrance fee and Tuition)
- Exchange students from our partner universities are exempted from the entrance examination fee, entrance fee and tuition.
- 2.Living costs
- ＜Room fee (Dormitory)＞
International House: 5,900 yen, Interanational Student House: 4,700 yen/month
＜Utilities＞
10,000 -- 20,000 yen/month
＜Food＞
20,000 -- 30,000 yen/month
＜Other＞
10,000 -- 30,000 yen/month
Since these costs (except for the room fee) vary from person to person, use the above as a budgeting guideline only.
Housing
There are two university dormitories available for international students. The International House is exclusively for international students and researchers and Japanese students in the master's course, while the International Student House is open to both international and Japanese students.
Both dormitories are located near campus, offering easy access. Please notify us on the NWU application form if you hope to have a room in either of these dormitories. We will make every effort to ensure a single room for each exchange student.
Application Procedures
Students who wish to apply for the exchange program at NWU need to be nominated by home university first. As we email and inform partner universities' offices of the nomination process, please ask the office at your home university.
- 【Necessary documents】*Application is online. Some of the original documents need to be sent by post afterwards.
- 1.Three photos (W:3cm x L:4cm)*They should be taken within 6 months before admission and no photo editing.
- 2.Transcript with grades (at home university)
- 3.Certificate of Enrollment / Studentship (at home university)
- 4.Health Certificate
*It should be issued within a year before enrolling in NWU. A certificate issued by university is acceptable.
*In addition to the usual health checkup items (e.g. height, weight, eyesight, hearing.), please have an X-ray and blood test.
*You can download the sample form here（Word） - 5.Recommendation Letter
- 6.Certificate of Japanese language ability (For details, please check the application guidelines sent to home university)
- 7.Copy of the applicant's passport(photo page, pages of past visits to Japan and past Japanese visas)
- 8.Curriculum Vitae( Excel ）
- 9.Financial statement (This document is required to prove a student can meet their living expenses during their stay in Japan. A bank statement issued from a bank which proves the financial supporter’s bank balance is acceptable. If the student finances themselves, their own bank statement is needed.
*It should be issued within 6 months before admission. - 10.Application form for Certificate of Eligibility (COE)( Excel )
*Please Make sure to download the instruction (PDF) here and check it carefully. - 11.TB Clearance Certificate (Students from Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and China)
(Only the TB Clearance Certificate that is issued from the J-IMS is accepted.
Please check the website: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/kenkou/kekkaku-kansenshou03/english.html )
※ This certificate is valid for six months. - 【Application deadlines】
- For enrollment in April: End of October of the year before
For enrollment in October: Middle of April of the same year - 【Contact】
- International Students Section, International Division Nara Women's University
Kitauoya Higashimachi, Nara-city, 630-8506 Japan
TEL: +81-742-20-3240
FAX: +81-742-20-3309
E-mail: ryugakusei@cc.nara-wu.ac.jp