Akita Univerisity
Outline
Country
日本
Partner Universities of Education Exchange in Africa
- List of overseas partner universities
- Unversity of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)
- Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique)
- Kenyatta University (Kenya)
- Faculty of Earth Sciences Faculty of Marine Sciences and Fisheriese, Red Sea University (Sudan)
- University of Zambia (Zambia)
- Faculty of Technology, University of Sfax (Tunisia)
- Tete Polytechnic Institute for Higher Education (Mozambique)
- Botswana International University of Science and Technology (Botswana)
- University of Botswana (Botswana)
Overseas Offices
- Overseas Offices
- Botswana Office (Internal Page)
Faculties / Graduate Schools that ready for Africa-Japan student exchange
Faculty of International Resource Sciences／Graduate School of International Resource Sciences
| Divisions/Courses | Earth Resource Sciences, Earth Resource Engineering and Environmental Sciences |
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| Contact information |
Graduate School of Engineering Science
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| Contact information |
Graduate School of Education
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| Contact information |
Graduate School of Medicine
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| Contact information |
Student support systems
Univesity's Own Scholarship
| Yes / No | Yes |
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| Name of scholarship | University Fellowship Founding Project |
| Eligibility | For Doctoral Students |
International Student Center
| Yes / No | Yes |
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| Website |
International student dormitory
| Yes / No | Yes |
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| Website | |
| Detailed information | https://www.akita-u.ac.jp/honbu/global/en/abroad/inbound/info.html |
Contact information（Admissions and general information） 1
| Schools, Divisions and Departments | Admissions Office Akita University |
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| Address | 1-1, Tegata Gakuen-machi Akita-shi 010-8502 JAPAN |
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| nyushi@jimu.akita-u.ac.jp |
Tutor system for foreign students
| Yes / No | Yes |
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Center for Student Health (providing health consultation)
| Yes / No | Yes |
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Safety Confirmation System in the event of a disaster
| Yes / No | Other |
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| Detailed information | In case of emergency, international office confirm safety through Email |
Reduction/waiving of tuitions
| Yes / No | No |
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Financial assistance for self-financing international students 1
| Detailed information | ①Akita University scholarship fund |
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University cafeteria (with or without Halal food available)
| Yes / No | No |
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Nearby restaurants/food shops where Halal food is available
| Yes / No | Yes |
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Local language learning program
| Yes / No | Yes |
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Educational programs for international students
Smart Mining Program
| Period | From : 4/2022 |
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| Africa Inter-University Exchange Project | Yes |
| Student Exchange Programs | No |
| Type of classes | Online class specially set up in the case of COVID-19, Combination of online and actual travel |
| Types of study abroad | |
| Details | Program for Human Resource Collaborative Training of undergraduate and master’s students in Japan and Southern Africa to train global experts in resource development implementation (Smart Mining) through Information Engineering with a focus on the core technology for Society 5.0 (such as AI, IoT, and Big Data, among others). Online-driven program with COVID-19 pandemic taken into account. https://www.akita-u.ac.jp/shigen/iuep-w-safrica/en/exchange/ |
[ Outbound students 1 ]
| Name of the University | University of the Witwatersrand |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Numbers of students | About 10 students |
[ Outbound students 2 ]
| Name of the University | Botswana International University of Science and Technology |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | About 10 students |
[ Inbound students 1 ]
| Name of the University | University of the Witwatersrand |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Numbers of students | About 10 students |
[ Inbound students 2 ]
| Name of the University | Botswana International University of Science and Technology |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | About 10 students |
[ Inbound students 3 ]
| Name of the University | University of Botswana |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | About 10 students |
[ Inbound students 4 ]
| Name of the University | Instituto Superior Universitário de Tete |
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| Country | Mozambique |
| Numbers of students | About 10 students |
[ Inbound students 5 ]
| Name of the University | University of Zambia |
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| Country | Zambia |
| Numbers of students | About 10 students |
AY2017
| Period | From : 4/2017 To : 3/2018 |
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| Africa Inter-University Exchange Project | No |
| Student Exchange Programs | No |
| Type of classes | Actual travel only |
| Types of study abroad | |
| Details |
[ Outbound students 1 ]
| Name of the University | Kenyatta University |
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| Country | Kenya |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Outbound students 2 ]
| Name of the University | Botswana International University of Science & Technology |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | 10 |
[ Outbound students 3 ]
| Name of the University | University of the Witwatersrand |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Numbers of students | 5 |
[ Outbound students 4 ]
| Name of the University | Red Sea University |
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| Country | Sudan |
| Numbers of students | 5 |
[ Inbound students 1 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Mozambique |
| Numbers of students | 8 |
[ Inbound students 2 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | 5 |
[ Inbound students 3 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 4 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
AY2018
| Period | From : 4/2018 To : 3/2019 |
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| Africa Inter-University Exchange Project | No |
| Student Exchange Programs | No |
| Type of classes | Actual travel only |
| Types of study abroad | |
| Details |
[ Outbound students 1 ]
| Name of the University | Botswana International University of Science and Technology |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | 10 |
[ Outbound students 2 ]
| Name of the University | University of the Witwatersrand |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Numbers of students | 8 |
[ Inbound students 1 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | 4 |
[ Inbound students 2 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Kenya |
| Numbers of students | 2 |
[ Inbound students 3 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Zambia |
| Numbers of students | 2 |
[ Inbound students 4 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Mozambique |
| Numbers of students | 2 |
[ Inbound students 5 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
AY2019
| Period | From : 4/2019 To : 3/2020 |
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| Africa Inter-University Exchange Project | No |
| Student Exchange Programs | No |
| Type of classes | Actual travel only |
| Types of study abroad | |
| Details |
[ Outbound students 1 ]
| Name of the University | Makeni Ecumenical Center |
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| Country | Zambia |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Outbound students 2 ]
| Name of the University | Botswana International University of Science and Technology |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | 10 |
[ Outbound students 3 ]
| Name of the University | University of the Witwatersrand |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Numbers of students | 4 |
[ Inbound students 1 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | 7 |
[ Inbound students 2 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Mozambique |
| Numbers of students | 3 |
[ Inbound students 3 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Kenya |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 4 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
AY2020
| Period | From : 4/2020 To : 3/2021 |
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| Africa Inter-University Exchange Project | No |
| Student Exchange Programs | No |
| Type of classes | Actual travel only |
| Types of study abroad | |
| Details |
[ Inbound students 1 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Madagascar |
| Numbers of students | 2 |
[ Inbound students 2 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Benin |
| Numbers of students | 2 |
[ Inbound students 3 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Mozambique |
| Numbers of students | 3 |
[ Inbound students 4 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 5 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Ghana |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 6 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Zambia |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 7 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Namibia |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 8 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Kenya |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
AY2021
| Period | From : 4/2021 To : 3/2022 |
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| Africa Inter-University Exchange Project | No |
| Student Exchange Programs | No |
| Type of classes | Online-only, Actual travel only |
| Types of study abroad | |
| Details |
[ Outbound students 1 ]
| Name of the University | University of the Witwatersrand(Online) |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Numbers of students | 28 |
[ Inbound students 1 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Namibia |
| Numbers of students | 2 |
[ Inbound students 2 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | 4 |
[ Inbound students 3 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Kenya |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 4 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Zambia |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 5 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Ethiopia |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 6 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Ghana |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 7 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Mozambique |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 8 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Algeria |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 9 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Nigeria |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 10 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Madagascar |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 11 ]
| Name of the University | |
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| Country | Tanzania |
| Numbers of students | 1 |
[ Inbound students 12 ]
| Name of the University | University of the Witwatersrand(Online) |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Numbers of students | 2 |
[ Inbound students 13 ]
| Name of the University | University of Zambia |
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| Country | Zambia |
| Numbers of students | 2 |
[ Inbound students 14 ]
| Name of the University | Botswana International University of the Science and Technology |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | 2 |
[ Inbound students 15 ]
| Name of the University | University of Botswana |
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| Country | Botswana |
| Numbers of students | 2 |
[ Inbound students 16 ]
| Name of the University | Tete Polytechnic Institute |
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| Country | Mozambique |
| Numbers of students | 3 |