Admissions Articles
How to Find the Right Great Britain Scholarship for Your Master’s Degree
Most scholarship advice is a list: here are forty awards for studying in Britain, apply to the ones you qualify for. That approach produces…
Nagoya G30: A Path to Studying in Japan Without Giving Up Your Global Career Ambitions
For a long time, studying in Japan meant learning Japanese first. That was a real barrier, and it filtered out a great many students…
Master in Japan Language: What International Students Need to Know
“Master in Japan language” is a search that covers two quite different questions, and it is worth separating them before answering either. The first…
Japan Scholarship MEXT: A Practical Guide for International Students
The MEXT scholarship is the most complete funding package available to international students in Japan — tuition, a monthly allowance and international travel, from…
Graduate Program in Japan: A Guide for International Students
A graduate program in Japan is structured differently from the model most international applicants have in mind, and the differences are not cosmetic. They…
Kyoto University Master’s Program: What International Students Should Know
Kyoto University is Japan’s second-oldest imperial university and, by most measures, its second-strongest — though the people who study there tend to argue that…
GLOBIS Japan: A Guide to Studying Business and Management in Japan
GLOBIS Japan is not what most people expect a Japanese business school to be. It is not an old national university with a management…
University of Tokyo Master’s Courses: What Could They Mean for Your Future?
The University of Tokyo (Todai) is the most selective university in Japan and the one whose name carries the most weight in the Japanese…
Hokkaido University MEXT Scholarship: Eligibility, Funding and What to Know
Hokkaido University is one of Japan’s former Imperial universities and one of the more distinctive places to hold a MEXT scholarship. It sits in…
Doctorate in Japan: Turning Your Research Ambition Into an International Career
A doctorate in Japan is a career decision disguised as an academic one. Three or more years is a long time to spend on…