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 2022
April 1st Beginning of Spring semester
April 4th - 7th Class registration
April 11th Classes Start
May 1st University Anniversary Day
August 5th End of the classes of Spring semester
August 8th - September 30th Summer holidays
September 26th - 29th 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 3rd Classes start
December 29th - January 3rd Winter holidays
February 10th End of the classes of Fall semester
February 13th - 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

The application must be submitted through your home university. If you wish to apply for the student exchange program, you should contact the division or office dealing with the international affairs.

【Necessary documents】
1.Application form for Nara Women's University (6 pages) ( Word / PDF ）
2.Four photos (W:3cm x L:4cm)*including one used for the application form
3.Transcript with grades (at home university)
4.Certificate of Enrollment / Studentship (at home university)
5.Health Certificate
6.Recommendation Letter
7.Certificate of Japanese language ability(results of Official Japanese Language Proficiency Examination or a letter from a Japanese language instructor.)
8.Copy of the applicant's passport
9.Curriculum Vitae( Word / PDF ）
10.Financial statement (This document is required to prove a student can meet her/his living expenses during her/his stay in Japan. A certificate issued from a bank which proves the existance of the financial supporter's (as mentioned on the application) bank account, the account number and the balance is acceptable.)
11.Checklist( PDF )
【Application deadline】
For enrollment in April, 2023: October 31, 2022
For enrollment in October, 2023: April 14, 2023
【All these documents should be submitted to】
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

Applying for a Visa

Please see "Visa & Residence Card"

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