Foreign Students

Overview of Exchange Program and Exchange Studentships at Saga University

 TYPES OF EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND EXCHANGE STUDENTSHIPS

Saga University offers the following programs/exchange studentships for affiliated universities.

Framework for Exchange Programs of Saga University

【SPACE-SAGA】
 Courses are taught in English. This program is for only undergraduate students.
【SPACE-ECON】
Courses are taught in Japanese. Students will take classes mainly offered by the Faculty of Economics.

【SPACE-ARITA】
Courses are taught in English. Students will learn about the production of ceramics.

【SPACE-SE-G】
Courses are taught in English. This program is for graduate students of Science and Engineering.

【SPACE-SE-B】
Courses are taught in English. This program is for undergraduate students of Science and Engineering.

【SPACE-AG】
Courses are taught in English. This program is for undergraduate students of Agriculture.

【General Exchange Student】
Undergraduate students and graduate students can take almost all the subjects almost in Japanese (with some exceptions) offered at Saga University as regular students do.

【Special Research Student】
Students conduct research activities under supervision of professors.
This is only for graduate students and students should have permission by supervisor at Saga University beforehand.


Number of Students Accepted
30 students for SPACE-E and 30 students for General Exchange Student
10 students for SPACE-ECON
Please contact us about SPACE-SE and ARITA before application.

Admissions and Period of Study

《SPACE-SAGA, SPACE-ECON, SPACE-SE-B, SPACE-SE-G, SPACE-AG and General Exchange Student》
Exchange students commence their study either in October or in April.
Duration of study: either one semester, or for six months, or two semesters, or for one academic year

《SPACE-ARITA》
Exchange students commence their study either in October or in April.
Duration of study: One semester

《Special Research Student》
From 3 to 12 months. We highly recommend students to start either in October or in April.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

《SPACE-SAGA, SPACE-SE-B, SPACE-SE-G, SPACE-AG》
SPACE-E and SPACE-SE require exchange students to be more proficient than or equally proficient to the score of each English official test as follows:
CEFR B2, TOEFL ITP 530, IELTS 5.5 (Overall), TOEFL iBT 72, TOEIC 740
Note that we no longer accept the score of CET.

《SPACE-ECON, General Exchange Student》
JLPT N2 or higher for Undergraduates
JLPT N1 for Graduates
*For student who is unable to take the JLPT test, we’ll consider scores in the section of the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU). Please contact our office if you have taken this examination.

ELIGIBILITY

Please see the guideline of each program for the eligibility.

Academic Calendar

The academic year of Saga University is divided into spring and fall semesters.

1) 2024 Fall Semester

  • Classes ………… October 1 to February 3
  • Winter Break …… December 25 to January 7
  • Exams …………… February 5 to 12

2) 2024 Fall Semester

  • Classes ………… October 1 to February 3
  • Winter Break …… December 25 to January 7
  • Exams …………… February 5 to 12
  • Closing ceremony… February 17
  • Spring Break …… February 14 to early April

3) 2025 Spring Semester (tentative)

  • Classes ………… Early April to late July
  • Exams …………… Late July and early August
  • Closing ceremony…early August
  • Summer Break … Early August to September 30

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