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The University of Tsukuba
is one of Japan’s best respected universities, both academically,
and in its Judo reputation. Tsukuba is currently ranked in the
top 10 Japanese universities in terms of its academic performance,
while in the last world championships in Tokyo, Tsukuba students
and graduates won 10 medals - including four gold medals.
Our coach, Okada-sensei,
is a two-time World Champion, Olympic Bronze medalist, and five-time
All-Japan Champion. Furthermore, Jigoro Kano – the founder of
Judo, and father of the Japanese Olympic movement – was President
of the forerunner of Tsukuba University for 23 years. Studying
at Tsukuba lets you get one of the best possible educations for
your future, while also giving you the opportunity to train (in
your spare time – perhaps 12 hours a week) in one of the best
environments possible.
Tsukuba offers new undergraduate
degree programs taught in English in two overarching themes; Life
and Environmental Science and International and Social Studies.
The Life and Environmental Science theme includes degrees in Biological
Sciences, Agrobiological Resource Science and Geoscience, while
the International and Social Studies theme offers a degree with
majors in Sociology, Law (Japanese), Political Science, Economics,
International Relations and International Development. A wide
range of postgraduate programs are also available.
University accommodation
is guaranteed for first year G30 students, and starts at about
14,000 yen per month (about 100 GBP). Japan is one of the world’s
safest countries, and Tsukuba is no exception to that. Tsukuba
is a small, green, relaxed university town with one of the most
internationally diverse communities in Japan, nestled between
the largely agricultural Northern Tohoku region, and the highly
urbanized Kanto region. With surfing in the Pacific Ocean only
50km away to the East, and the Olympic ski slopes of Nagano less
than two and half hours to the West, there is something for every
taste within easy reach of Tsukuba.
Finally, we should mention
the costs and scholarships available.
Global 30 students studying
at the University of Tsukuba pay domestic fees – 535,800 yen per
year (approximately £4,000). Unlike domestic students, however,
they pay no university entrance fee (normally half a year’s tuition),
and for undergraduate students, the first year tuition is waived.
Therefore, a G30 international undergraduate student in Tsukuba
could expect their full four year degree to cost less than £12,000
– considerably less than the cost of studying in the UK from 2012.
As well as our low fees, we also have a wide range of generous
scholarships.
Undergraduate students
with high academic scores can receive a Tsukuba Scholarship, providing
a 100,000 yen travel allowance and either 60,000 or 100,000 yen
a month (about 450 and 750 pounds respectively) living expenses
during their first year (August – March), with a second year Tsukuba
scholarship recently announced. The second year Tsukuba Scholarship,
like various other scholarships, covers tuition fees, further
reducing the costs of studying at Tsukuba. A wide range of other
scholarships are available in years two, three and four, which
our International Student Centre will help you apply for. About
50% of students within the university receive a scholarship each
year.
Further information is
available from http://www.global.tsukuba.ac.jp/
Questions can be emailed to Louis Irving at irving.louis.fb@u.tsukuba.ac.jp
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