Saitama University
Priority Deadline: February 15th | Fall Semester Deadline: March 1st | Spring Semester Deadline: October 1st
Location
Saitama, Japan
Within the greater Tokyo area, northwest of the city center
Founded
1949
Exchange partner with UIS since 2010
Student Population
8,600
530 international students
Requirements
- Must be a UIS undergraduate or graduate student in good academic standing.
- Must have at least a 2.4 GPA.
- Students must have successfully completed at least 1 full year/2 semesters (24 credits) at UIS.
Semesters
- Due to Saitama's academic calendar and the quarter-based system, exchange students are welcomed for either:
- Spring Semester (April - August)
- Academic Year (September - August)
Courses
- About 50 courses are taught in English across many disciplines including: Humanities, Social Sciences, Liberal Arts and Economics.
- Enroll into the intensive Japanese Language program, equivalent of 8 credits of instruction per semester.
- Note that most courses are only 1-2 credit hours. Students will need to enroll into at least 12 credit hours (approximately 8 classes) at Saitama each semester.
- View the course offerings at Saitama.
- Course selections are made during orientation after arrival to Saitama.
Housing
- On-campus housing is available for exchange students in the International House (I-House)
- Typically, students have a single furnished bedroom and share a small kitchen, shower, and toilet with two other roommates.
- Students of the same gender are housed together.
Program Costs
- Exchange students are charged UIS tuition and fees.
- Estimated semester expenses for housing, meals and incidentals is $3,500.
- Learn more about the Estimated Cost of Living for Saitama.
Scholarships
- Apply for the UIS Donor-Funded Scholarship by mid-February. Indicate within the application that you plan to participate on a study away program.
- Visit Study Away Financial Aid & Scholarship website for more information.
- JASSO Scholarship
- Watanabe Scholarship
- Freeman-ASIA
- MEXT Scholarship
Passport & Visa
- Students will require a passport to participate on this program.
- For assistance securing a U.S. Passport, visit Travel.State.Gov.
- U.S. citizens require a visa in order to participate in this program. After acceptance into the program, students follow instructions from the host university to apply for the visa.
Location
- Exchange Student information
- Information about the city of Saitama and surrounding area.
- City tour of Saitama
- The information gathered below is from GoinGlobal. Take a deeper dive into the cultural advice via the GoinGlobal → Country Career Guides (top toolbar) → Japan.
- Daily Life - understand the history, the people & values, views of time management along with the cuisine and meal etiquette
- Communication - learn about appropriate communication methods, including negotiation & correspondence styles, language skills & vocabulary
- Acting Like a Local - avoid acting like a tourist by learning these taboos & helpful hints
