Founded in 1927, Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) has carried on and maintained a commitment to nurturing practical engineers. At SIT, a wide range of research is conducted in mechanical engineering, electronic/electric engineering, civil engineering, architecture, IT, materials, biosciences, and design engineering. SIT has three colleges with 17 departments, the Graduate School of Engineering (master’sand doctoral programs) and the Specialized Graduate School, with more than 8,000 students.

SOKENDAI offers three- and five-year doctoral programs. Both programs provide an ideal educational environment for study and research. Students have access to large-scale experimental and observational equipment as well as special experimental equipment of the Japan’s global leading research institutions. As an international research center, SOKENDAI provides opportunities for daily interaction with numerous research groups. With a favorable staff-to-student ratio (2.5 faculty per student), the program offers a rich educational environment.

Founded in 1880, Hosei University is one of Japan’s leading private universities comprised of 15 undergraduate faculties, 14 graduate schools, and two professional schools. Selected to be one of 37 members of the Top Global University Project, the university now offers various courses conducted in English. international students, anticipated to increase up to 3,000 by 2023, enjoy academic and cultural experiences together with Japanese students in Tokyo.

Located in Nagoya, the third largest metropolis in Japan, Nagoya University is a comprehensive national university with a marked research orientation. Notably, it has produced six Nobel Prize winning scientists since 2000. The university has been awarded with significant government grants related to research and international education, including, in 2014, a Top Global University Project grant. We offer 22 English-taught degree programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels, which are open to exchange students.

Founded in the international city of Yokohama in 1928, Kanagawa University (KU) is a comprehensive university with seven undergraduate faculties and nine graduate schools, spread over two campuses in Yokohama and Shonan Hiratsuka. Enrollment is approximately 18,000 undergraduate and 600 graduate students, making KU 16th among the 780 national, public, and private universities in Japan.KU alumni number approximately 200,000, and KU has a strong reputation for international exchange, academic research, and intervarsity competitions.

Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS), founded in 1987, is a private university dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in international studies, particularly in foreign languages, intercultural communication, Japanese culture, linguistics, and global studies. There are four departments on campus: English, Asian Languages (Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Thai), Spanish and Portuguese, and International Communication.The university also has a graduate school program and a Japanese language and culture program for foreign students.

Kinki University, founded in 1925 with its principle mission to conduct research and provide education relevant to the real world, is comprised of 13 faculties and 11 graduate schools, including a Law School and a Faculty of Medicine with three teaching hospitals. Today with more than 30,000 students on six campuses, Kinki University is one of Japan’s leading comprehensive institutions, expanding its academic programs and facilities to meet the needs of today’s fast-paced society.

Kansai University is one of the largest and most prestigious private universities in western Japan. With 13 faculties, 12 graduate schools, and three professional graduate schools on four campuses located in Osaka, there is no limit to the fields of study and research that can be conducted for the 30,000 KU students. KU offers various programs for international students and provides its students and scholars with study and research abroad programs.

In keeping with its open cosmopolitan surroundings ever since its foundation in 1902, Kobe University provides education that heightens one’s humanity, creativity, internationality, and expertise and also promotes advanced interdisciplinary research. The university has been actively promoting academic exchanges with educational and research institutions abroad with 249 overseas partner institutions in 53 countries.

Keio University is a private, comprehensive higher education institution located on six campuses spread across the Greater Tokyo area. It offers an environment of academic and research excellence in a wide range of fields, including a university hospital. Founded in 1858, it is Japan’s first modern institution of higher learning, and in 150 years it has established itself as a leader in Japan through its continued commitment to education, research, and medicine.