ADMISSION FOR PRIVATE-EXPENSE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

                    2008 SCHOOL YEAR
        AKASHI NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY（ＡＮＣＴ）
       ADMISSION FOR PRIVATE-EXPENSE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS


1. ADMISSION POLICY FOR ANCT
 ANCT seeks entrance of students who can foster their dreams in a liberal environment and who have the motivation to cultivate their future.
Especially students who 
 (1) have an interest in engineering and strongly desire to serve as engineers in the future，
 (2) have basic knowledge in many fields, and are good at science, mathematics, and English, and
 (3) have an interest in and can involve themselves in various experiments and practical training.

2.APPLICANTS ADMITTED
 In principle, a few students can be admitted as third-year students into each of the four departments.

3.QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must have foreign nationalities, and satisfy the following two requirements, i.e. the school education requirement and the science/Japanese language requirement.
1 School education requirement (One of two):
 (1) Those who have completed, or are scheduled to complete as of March 31,2008, twelve years of school education overseas. 
 (2) Those recognized as having academic ability equivalent to twelve years of school education and those who are approved as equivalent as the above by  the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan.
2 One of the following two:
 (1) Those who took the subjects (necessary subjects are stipulated by ANCT) in the 2007 Examination for Japanese University Admission organized by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO). (For the selection procedure 
    refer to 6.1 subjects of this form )
 (2) Those who passed the third level or above of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
 
4.DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED
 (1) Application for Admission  (form obtained from ANCT) 
 (2) For those presently residing in Japan, documents certifying the details
    recorded on Record of Foreign Registration.
 (3) Personal History  (form obtained from ANCT)
 (4) Certificate of graduation (or completion) or expectation of graduation (or
    completion). Also, transcript of the academic records of the applicant's 
    latest school.
 (5) Certificate of Health  (form obtained from ANCT)
 (6) Copy of the results of the science field of the Examination for Japanese 
    University Admission for International Students, or copy of your results of the
    Japanese Language Proficiency Test (third level or above).
 (7) Entrance examination fee of 16,500 yen.

5.PERIOD OF APPLICATION
   From 8 January (Tuesday) through 11 January (Friday) , 2008.

6.SELECTION PROCEDURE
Selection will be based on the following:
 (1) Results of the 2007 Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students. (only for those who have taken the Examination)
   ①Subjects　　
          Mathematics（Course 2），Science（Physics，Chemistry），Japanese as a Foreign Language(unnecessary for people who have passed level 3 or higher of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test（in Japan）) 
   ②Examination language　　Japanese　
 (2) Written examination (only for those whose scores on the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students were not satisfactory)
 (3) Interview
 (4) Transcript of the academic records of the applicant's latest school.
 (5) Certificate of Health

7.DATE AND PLACE OF WRITTEN EXAMINATION AND INTERVIEW
    Date: February 5 , 2008   10 am.   
    Place: Akashi National College of Technology
        (Nishioka, Uozumi-cho, Akashi City)

8.ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS
    Date: February 14 , 2008  9 am.
    Place: Akashi National College of Technology
        (Nishioka, Uozumi-cho, Akashi City)
    http:// www.akashi.ac.jp

9.DATE AND PLACE FOR ENTRANCE FORMALITIES
    Date: March 19 , 2008, 9 am through 4 pm.
    Place: Akashi National College of Technology
       (Nishioka, Uozumi-cho, Akashi City)

10.TUITION AND FEES (NEEDED FOR ENTRANCE FORMALITIES)
    Admission Fee:                 84,600 yen
    Tuition Fee:                   117,300 yen (234,600 yen annually)
     *If tuition fees have been modified during the course of one's studies, the newer fee rate would be applicable.
    Textbooks:                    30,000 yen (approximately)
    School Materials:              20,000 yen
                    (approximately-tools, work and PE clothes)
    Student Affairs Fee:             4,400 yen 
                    (entrance fee of 2,000 yen, plus 4,800 yen annually)
    Fund for Study Tours and Trips: 40,000 yen (80,000 yen annually)
    
                  Total            296,300 yen (approximately)


11. OTHER NOTICES
 ○Scholarships
    This school has no special scholarship system assisting international students.
    There are, however, a few scholarship funding institutions.
 ○Living Expenses
 ・When living in the school dormitory 
      dormitory fee (monthly):             700 yen(for male)
      dormitory fee (monthly):       　　　800 yen(for female)
      miscellaneous expenses (monthly):  7,000 yen(for male) 
      miscellaneous expenses (monthly):  8,000 yen(for female)
      food expenses (monthly):          30,000 yen(approximately)
      entrance fee (upon moving in):     3,000 yen
      etc. (household disposables, etc.)
 ・When living in a one-room private apartment
      rent (monthly):                    50,000 yen (approximately)
      deposit (upon moving in):         300,000 yen (approximately)
      food expenses (monthly):           35,000 yen (approximately)
      gas, electricity, water (monthly): 15,000 yen (approximately)
      etc. (household disposables, etc.)

 ○Correspondence and Further Details
   *Educational Affairs;
     Akashi National College of Technology
     679-3 Nishioka, Uozumi-cho
     Akashi 674-8501
      TEL: (078)946-6043
      E-MAIL: nyushi.jim@akashi.ac.jp
      http:// www.akashi.ac.jp

   *The Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students;
    Japan Student Services Organization
    4-5-29 Komaba, Meguro-ku
    Tokyo 153-8503
     TEL: (03)6407-7457
     http://www.jasso.go.jp/eju/index.html

   *The Japanese Language Proficiency Test;
   Japan Educational Exchanges and Services 
   4-5-29 Komaba, Meguro-ku
   Tokyo 153-8503
    TEL: (03)5454-5215
    http://www.jees.or.jp/jlpt/index.html

   *Information about Lodgings and Scholarships;
   Japan Student Services Organization  
   Kobe Satellite
   1-2-8 Wakinohama-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-0072
    TEL: (078)242-1742
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