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Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Japan is one of the most expensive countries in the world!!!!
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Travel, Telephone, Housing, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If money is important to you, stay at the dorms. Some people manage to survive there for 4 or 5 years!!! It's really difficult to find an appartment to share with other students. Also try to cook your own food. If you're at the dorm and the kitchen is really nasty, get a micro-wave and/or an electric range (second hand will be much cheaper)
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Languages
Language of instruction: Japanese
Was learning Japanese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Japanese
How much did you improve your Japanese?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Except for the MBA course, you really need to speak good Japanese. There are a few foreign teachers that teach in English, but mostly it's in Japanese.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known that only half of the courses listed are actually offered.
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
If you come here to experience Japan, come. If it is for academic reasons, don't. Tsukuba is supposed to be one of the best universities in Japan, but it doesn't really show (at least at the graduate level).
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
It's really difficult for foreign students to choose the university where they want to study. Specially if you have a Japanese-funded scholarship (even if it's only partially Japanese, as mine is), you won't be able to study at a private university, which are much better (or so I've heard).
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Academic
Course recommendations
From what I hear technical studies are OK, but anything related to Humanities or Social Sciences tends to have a so-so level. Anything you want to learn you'll have to do it mostly by yourself, specially if your Japanese is not fluent.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
La Clave has a latin party once a month; otherwise there is no dancing scene. Frontier is a very popular place for foreign guys cause that's were Japanese girls go to find a foreign boyfriend. There are some bars that are nice (no specific recommendation) but they never seem to get a lot of visitors.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The rooms at the dorm are really small, and 95% of them don't even have a shower in the same building.
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Personal comments
Unless you get a room in one of the newer buildings, it's really, really bad, but cheap. The newer buildings are OK for Japanese standarts, but maybe not for Western ones.
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