Accounts of life at Japanese universities
by recent MEXT scholars
Below are samples of some of the experiences of MEXT scholars (please also see the Universities section).
The information is based on the opinions of MEXT scholars who have studied there and does not necessarily reflect either the opinions of the institutions themselves, or of BAMS.
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Costas Kakouratos *, MSc Civil Engineering
Japanese Government (MEXT) Postgraduate Scholarship at Yokohama National University, April 2014 – April 2016
Nicholas Chapman *, PhD candidate in International Relations
Japanese Government (MEXT) Super Global University scholarship at the International University of Japan, Niigata, Sept. 2015 – June 2018
Dr Ross Burns *, PhD Astrophysics
Japanese Government (MEXT) Postgraduate Scholarship at Kagoshima University, April 2012 – March 2016
Thomas Dallyn *, MA, PhD candidate in Linguistic Sciences
Japanese Government (MEXT) Postgraduate Scholarship at Hokkaido University, April 2012 – March 2013 as Research Student, April 2013 – present as PhD candidate
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