Scholarships on offer for students wanting to study in Japan

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology will offer scholarships to international students who wish to study in Japan, at the Professional Training College, the College of Technology or in the university। According to a press release from the Consulate General of Japan, the scholarships are for three, four and five years, beginning April 2010. At the Professional Training College, the three-year scholarship courses offered are in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunication, Nutrition, Infant Education, Secretarial Studies, Hotel Management, Tourism, Photography, Fashion and Dressmaking. At the College of Technology, the courses, of four years duration, relate to Mechanical Engineering, Information Communication, Networking Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering. Undergraduate students can apply for the five-year scholarships available in Social Sciences and Humanities, Law, Politics, Pedagogy, Sociology, Literature, History, Japanese Language, Economics, and Business Administration and others, as well as in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Chemical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Maritime Engineering, Biotechnology, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Forestry, Food Sciences, Fisheries, Medicine and Dentistry। Applicants must have been born between 2 April 1988 and 1 April 1993 and completed a 12-year (plus-two or higher secondary) regular course of school education. The applicant must be willing to undergo a one-year intensive course in the Japanese language and other subjects in preparation for college and university. Applicants will have to appear for a written examination in July 2009 at the Consulate premises. This will be followed by an interview. Results will be intimated to candidates by February 2010. The prescribed application form along with the guidelines can be obtained from the Consulate-General of Japan (Culture and Information) 12/1, Cenotaph रोड
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