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Tokai University Overview

Tokai University (東海大学, Tōkai Daigaku) is a private university founded by Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae with its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Tokai University is a private university established by Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae in1942. “Tokai” of “Tokai University” refers to the sea to the east of Asia, namely the Pacific Ocean, and symbolizes the desire to foster rich spirits and broad perspectives. Tokai University consists of 7 campuses in Sapporo, Takanawa, Yoyogi, Shonan, Isehara, Shimizu, and Kumamoto, which are composed of 19 schools and colleges made up of 75 departments, majors, and programs. Its graduate school and professional graduate school offer 32 programs. The total student population is about 30,000. Tokai University maintains academic exchange agreements with more than 125 universities/organizations in 39 countries. A wide range of international exchange activities are being aggressively pursued, from those on the academic front involving students, researchers, joint-research projects, and the exchange of academic resources, to cultural and athletic exchange. There are approx. 1100 international students on campus. Tokai University has six offices abroad (Denmark, Vienna, Hawaii, Korea, Thailand and Vladivostok.)

It was accredited under Japan’s old educational system in 1946 and under the new system in 1950. In 2008, Tokai University, Kyushu Tokai University, and Hokkaido Tokai University were consolidated and reorganized into Tokai University. Its Chinese character name is the same as Tunghai University in Taiwan.

History

The Bosei Seminar 望星学塾 (Bōsei gakujuku) was founded at Musashino to realize Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae’s concept of education to the public.

Dr. Matsumae founded the establishing entity of the university, or the Tokai University Educational System, in 1942. The university went through phases under the Japan’s old educational systems, and reorganized schools accordingly roughly upon three stages for four times.

Training institutions for engineers and industrial schools

Foundation for Telecommunications Engineering School 財団法人電気通信工学校 (Zaidanhōjin Denki Tsūshin Kōgakkō) (14 October 1937 – 21 September 1944) operated three schools for telecommunications (21 October 1937 – 21 September 1945), which were renamed firstly to Polytechnic School (21 September 1945 – March 1947) then to Tokai Higher Telecommunications Engineering School (March 1947 – March 1965).

Old technical college

Before the end of World War II, technical colleges were governed under the College Law of 27 March 1903 専門学校令 (Semmon gakkō-rei), and the Foundation for National Defense Science and Technology Institute 財団法人国防理工学園 (Zaidanhōjin Kokubō Rikō Gakuen) (8 December 1942 – 15 August 1945) operated Radio Wave Technology Development Institute (1 February 1944 – 15 August 1945), Radio Science College (18 April 1944 – 15 August 1945). In 1943 Dr. Matsumae opened the Aerial Science College 航空科学専門学校 (Kōkū Kagaku Semmongakkō) (8 April 1943 – 15 August 1945), an antecedent of Tokai University in Miho, Shizuoka, Japan.

After 1945

Foundation for National Defense Science and Technology Institute was renamed to Tokai Gakuen Foundation 財団法人東海学園 (Zaidanhōjin Tōkaigakuen) (15 August 1945 – May 1, 1946) under Kyūsei daigaku system, and merged three educational establishments into Tokai College (15 August 1945 – 20 October 1945) which was renamed to Tokai Science College (20 October 1945 – March 1950).

Before the Shinsei daigaku system went into effect in 1947, the Foundation was reformed to Tokai University Foundation (1 May 1946 – 7 March 1951) under former Education Law of 6 December 1918, which operated former Tokai University (1 May 1946 – 1 April 1950) where students finished university education in three years.Under Shinsei daigaku system – the Education Law of 31 March 1947

School systems in Japan was reformed in March 1947, when colleges and universities regulated under the former law of education were reformed to four-years-system educational institutions.

Institution Name	Tokai University
Country	Japan
World Rank	967
National Rank	39
Quality of Education Rank	–
Alumni Employment Rank	–
Quality of Faculty Rank	–
Research Performance Rank	920
Overall Score	70.4

Tokai University Educational System

The Tokai University Educational System is one of the largest general education and research institutions in Japan. Today, Tokai University holds its headquarters in Yoyogi, Tokyo, with eight campuses all over Japan at Sapporo, Takanawa and Yoyogi in Tokyo, Hiratsuka and Isehara in Kanagawa, Shizuoka, with Kumamoto and Aso in Kumamoto; 21 schools and faculties make up approximately 80 departments, majors, and programs. With its graduate school offering 21 courses, the total student enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate is approximately 30,000 including 775 international students as of 2017. There are 1,653 faculty members with the ratio of students per a faculty member below 30.

Undergraduate schools

Overseas field training is popular among students as they can receive language training overseas, and classes are incorporated into the curriculum for Asian Studies, European and American Studies as well as Nordic Studies. Students from other Faculty can also take courses.

School of Cultural and Social Studies

Established in April 2018.

• Admission: 450
• Location: Shōnan campus
• Majors: Creative Writig;Asian Studies; European and American Studies; Media Studies; Nordic Studies

School of Letters

The university holds a collection of 6,000 archaeological artifacts of Ancient Egypt and Near East based on donation in 2010 by the family of late Professor Hachishi Suzuki, and those Ancient Egyptian papyrus documents were offered for restoration and preservation workshops during 2013 to 2015 as an international civilization project by the Research Organization. Students deciphered and published the study results for the International Projects Concerning Civilization.

• Admission: 930
• Location: Shōnan campus
• Majors: American Civilization; Asian Civilization; Creative Writing; European Civilization; English Culture and Communications; History; Japanese Literature; Media Studies; Nordic Studies; Psychological and Sociological Studies.

School of Political Science and Economics

Offers courses to prepare for civil service examination, as well as internship program co-hosted by public offices.

• Admission: 450
• Location: Shōnan campus
• Majors: Economics; Business Administration; Political Science.

School of Law

• Admission:
• Location: Shōnan campus
• Majors:

School of Humanities and Culture

• Admission:
• Location: Shōnan campus
• Majors: Arts; Human Development; International Studies.

School of Physical Education

• Admission:
• Location: Shōnan campus
• Majors: Competitive Sports; Judo and Kendo; Physical Education; Physical Recreation; Sport & Leisure Management.

School of Science

• Admission:
• Location: Shōnan campus
• Majors: Chemistry; Mathematical Sciences; Mathematics; Physics.

School of Information Science and Technology

• Admission:
• Location: Shōnan campus
• Majors: Applied Computer Engineering; Human and Information Science.

School of Engineering

• Admission:
• Location: Shōnan campus
• Majors: Aeronautics and Astronautics; Applied Biochemistry; Applied Chemistry; Architecture and Building Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Materials Science; Mechanical Engineering; Nuclear Engineering; Optical and Imaging Science and Technology; Precision Engineering; Prime Mover Engineering.

School of Biological Science and Engineering

• Admission:
• Location: campus
• Majors:

School of Biological Engineering

• Admission:
• Location: campus
• Majors:

Other courses

• Japanese Language Course for International Students
• Shipboard Training Course
• Tokai Cool Japan

Graduate schools

Master’s degree programs

Agriculture; Arts; Economics; Engineering; Health Sciences; Human Environmental Studies; Industrial Engineering; Information and Telecommunication Engineering; Law; Letters; Medicine; Physical Education; Political Science; Oceanography; Regional Development Studies; Science; Science and Engineering.

Doctoral degree programs

Bioscience; Earth and Environmental Science; Economics; Letters; Medicine; Political Science; Science and Technology.

Professional graduate school

Education for a Renewed Civilization

Tokai University is a private university established by Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae in 1942. “Tokai” of “Tokai University” refers to the sea to the east of Asia, namely the Pacific Ocean, and symbolizes the desire to foster a rich spirit and broad perspectives. Tokai University consists of seven campuses in Sapporo, Takanawa, Yoyogi, Shonan, Isehara, Shimizu and Kumamoto, which are comprised of 19 schools made up of 75 departments, It has 31 courses in 17 graduate schools. The total student population is approximately 28,500. The founding spirit and objectives of Tokai University are to contribute to human society, to foster active, talented people and to arouse interest in our earth and a sense of responsibility for the future of mankind. Tokai University’s educational guidelines ground these objectives by offering a sound and reliable way of thinking as a basis for living and cultivating the richness of humanity. The core of such education at Tokai University is the “Lecture on Modern Civilization.” Since its establishment, Tokai University has prioritized this lecture, based on its belief that a university should not only provide knowledge and technology, but also be a place where the richness of humanity and creativity in each individual is cultivated. One recent initiative that we have been directing our energies toward is fostering of student-initiated projects to nurture our students’ ability to apply the knowledge that they have acquired in the classroom to the betterment of society.

The projects that we have supported range from the creation of the world’s-fastest solar car “Tokai Challenger,” to volunteer activities that assist in recovery efforts in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Tokai University maintains academic exchange agreements with 128 universities/organizations in 39 countries. A wide range of international exchange activities are being actively pursued, from those on the academic front involving students, researchers, joint-research projects, and the exchange of academic resources, to cultural and athletic exchanges. There are 1,247 international students on campus. Tokai University has six offices abroad (Denmark, U.S.A, Austria, South Korea, Thailand and Russia.)

• School of Letters
• ・Department of Civilization
• ・Department of History, Course of Japanese History
• ・Department of History, Course of Occidental History
• ・Department of History, Course of Archaeology
• ・Department of Japanese Literature
• ・Department of English
• Key features
  1. Explores the fundamental question of what it is to be human from a variety of different angles such as civilization, history, language and literature, and contemporary society
  2. Examines contemporary society in the context of the accumulated wisdom of humankind to identify knowledge that is useful and/or valuable
  3. Practical program that explores knowledge through a combination of training, practicums and lectures

Study Costs & Financing

Tuition And Other Fees:

Undergraduate Program (2005 Academic Year, Currency, JPY)

	Art&Technology	International Cultural Relations	Engineering
Admission Fee:	¥180,000	¥180,000	¥180,000
Tuition:	¥642,000	¥642,000	¥642,000
Facilities&Maintenance Fee:	¥269,000	¥212,000	¥269,000
General Campus Fee:	¥314,000	¥314,000	¥314,000
Total:	¥1,405,000	¥1,348,000	¥1,405,000

• General Fee of ¥43,500 is charged at each school. Department of Marine Sciences and Technology requires an additional ¥20,000 as a special training fee.
• Please note tuition fees at HTU are subject to change.
• Tuition fees above are waived for International Students from HTU partner universities, excluding their accommodation and other living expenses.

Scholarships:

A limited number of scholarships are available for International Students who are privately financed. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of personal and academic achievement. Selection is made according to personal merit and how a student has performed after enrollment.

• Scholarships for Foreign StudentsNumber of Scholarships6EligibilityAwarded to privately financed foreign students with outstanding academic achievement and personal merit in their 2nd year or above.Type of AwardGrantAmount¥30,000 per month
• Shigeyoshi Matsumae Scholarship for foreign studentsNumber of ScholarshipsLimited availabilityEligibilityAwarded to privately financed undergraduate foreign students with outstanding academic achievement and personal merit in their 1st year or above who will likely contribute to world peace in the future.Type of AwardGrantAmount70% of tuition fees

Other Scholarships:

• SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
• SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP
• CULTURAL SCHOLARSHIP
• WORKING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
• INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SCHOLARSHIP
• SELF-DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP
• MEMORIAL THESIS

An exchange student from HTU partner universities is not eligible for the above scholarships.

Living Expenses:

ACCOMMODATION

There are a large number of rental accommodations and boarding facilities for students near both the Asahikawa and Sapporo campuses. The university provides a service for introducing rented apartments which do not require payment of “Key money”. The charge for a 6-mat room (10m2) with two meals a day is around ¥45,000 to ¥50,000 per month, while rent for a one-room apartment (combined lounge-kitchen-dining space) with bath and toilet facilities is around ¥35,000 per month.

Monthly Cost Of Living

Apart from the cost of rent or board, students require money for additional meals, daily necessities, stationery and entertainment. Students at either campus can expect their living costs to be around ¥100,000 to ¥120,000 per month. It is very cold in winter in Hokkaido and the temperature in Asahikawa can fall to around -20.C. All university buildings, boarding facilities and apartments are fully insulated and heated.

National Health Insurance

The National Health Insurance Plan is a public insurance system covering medical treatment for people who do not have company or other private insurance coverage in the event of injury, illness, childbirth, death etc. The premiums total about ¥20,000 a year. All students are advised to join the plan if not already covered

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Entrance Exams
(International Student Entrance Exams)

Important Notice

Admissions and classes are basically all conducted in Japanese. There are no faculties in which you could take a degree entirely in English. At this stage, you need Japanese language ability in order to sit the entrance exams

Overview

In today’s era of globalization and the information society, interactions with other countries are becoming more and more frequent. In this environment, it is essential for Japan to share its culture and skills with others and gain a proper understanding of how people from other countries think.
Ever since it was founded, Kanagawa University has striven to cultivate educated people capable of being active internationally. From this perspective, accepting students with diverse cultural backgrounds who have obtained an appropriate level of education in other countries is extremely important and valuable to the university’s mission.
The international student exam system is intended for foreign students for whom entrance based on the existing exam system for Japanese students would be difficult. It allows them to study at the university by passing an entrance examination that screens applicants based on their Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students score.

Schedule (2022)

Faculty/Department	All faculties and departments * The entrance examinations for the Department of Economic Analysis, Faculty of Economics, and GEC Program (Global English Communication), the Department of English, Faculty of Foreign Languages, are not conducted.
Exam date	Sunday, January 23
Application period	Monday, November 29, to Wednesday December 8 (deadline for receipt of application in person)
Results announcement date	Friday, January 28
Entrance procedure deadlines	(First) Tuesday, February 15 (Second) Thursday, March 3

International Student Intake

Several students per faculty and department.

Eligibility Criteria (2022)

Applicants must meet all of the requirements listed below:

1. Must be at least 18 years old as of April 1, 2022.
2. Must hold non-Japanese nationality.
3. By March 2022, must have completed 12 years of standard, compulsory education in a country or countries other than Japan, and possess a university entrance qualification in that country or countries (including individuals who expect to obtain such qualifications) or be designated as having equivalent qualifications by the JAPAN Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Alternatively, the student applicant can take a separate entrance eligibility screening offered by Kanagawa University, to determine whether the student possesses academic ability equivalent or superior to that of a Japanese high school graduate.
4. Following enrollment, must possess Japanese language ability at a level that is sufficient to take and understand the same classes as Japanese students.
5. You must have taken either the 2nd session (November) of the 2020, the 1st session (June) or 2nd session (November) of the 2021 Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students.
6. When taking the entrance exam for either the IES Program, the Department of English, Faculty of Foreign Languages or the Department of Cross-Cultural Studies, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, must have taken the TOEFL® test within the past 12 months and be able to provide the score. More specifically, when taking the entrance exam for the Department of Cross-Cultural Studies, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, must have a TOEFL iBT® score of 32 or more (online) version) or a PBT score of 400 or more (paper version).
   * This requirement does not apply to applicants whose native language is English.
7. Must have the financial capacity to pay for tuition fees, living expenses and other costs, while being enrolled at Kanagawa University.

Notes

A screening will be conducted in advance for applicants who wish to apply as individuals “recognized as possessing academic ability that is equivalent or superior to that of a high school graduate based on a separate entrance eligibility screening by Kanagawa University” under eligibility criterion 3. For details, please refer to the related page on the university’s website.

Selection Method (2022)

1. Screening of application documents (including eligibility criteria)
2. If applicant takes the entrance exam for either the IES Program, the Department of English, Faculty of Foreign Languages or the Department of Cross-Cultural Studies, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, the applicant’s TOEFL® score will also be factored into the decision (as a rule, this does not apply to applicants whose native language is English).
3. Written examination
4. Short essay in Japanese (60 minutes) – Faculty of Law, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Faculty of Human Sciences, Faculty of Architecture Building Engineering
5. Writing out the content of a lecture in Japanese by listening to it (60 minutes) – Faculty of Business Administration
6. Generic questions in Japanese (60 minutes) – Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering
7. Oral examination
8. Scores on the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU), on the subjects and topics specified by each Kanagawa University department
9. See table below for the subjects and topics specified by each department. In all cases, the examination questions will be in Japanese.