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Organization : Japan Student Services Organization
Type of Facility : Examination For Japanese University Admission For International Students (EJU)
Country: Japan

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Examination For Japanese University Admission :

Examination For Japanese University Admission For International Students (EJU) :
The Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) is used to evaluate whether international students who wish to study at the undergraduate level at universities or other such higher educational institutions in Japan possess the Japanese language skills and the basic academic abilities needed to study at those institutions.

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Purpose:
This examination is used to evaluate the Japanese language proficiency and the basic academic abilities of international students who wish to study at the undergraduate level at universities or other such higher educational institutions in Japan.

Eligibility:
International students who wish to study at the undergraduate level at universities or other such higher educational institutions in Japan

Examination Administrator:
The Japan Student Services Organization administers the examination with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japanese universities, and affiliated institutions in Japan and overseas.

Remarks:
a. The test in Japanese as a Foreign Language consists of writing, reading comprehension, and listening and listening-reading comprehension.
b. In the science test, examinees select two subjects from physics, chemistry and biology depending on the requirements of the university they wish to enter and the course of study they wish to pursue.
c. In the mathematics test, examinees select either of Course 1 if they plan to enter liberal arts programs or science programs requiring comparatively less knowledge of mathematics, or Course 2 if they plan to enter programs requiring advanced knowledge of mathematics depending on the requirements of the university they wish to enter and the course of study they wish to pursue.
d. Examinees may not choose to take both the Science test and the Japan and the World test.
e. The score ranges listed are not raw scores except the writing in Japanese as a foreign language ; instead, they are based on a common scale. Also the writing is scored based on the standards.
f. Refer to the syllabuses for each subject.

Examination languages option:
The EJU is available in Japanese or English, except for the Japanese as a Foreign Language test, which is given in Japanese only, applicants need to indicate their preference in the application depending on the requirements of the university they wish to enter and the course of study they wish to pursue.

Inquiries:
Japan Student Services Organization
Student Exchange Department,
Testing Division
4-5-29 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8503 Japan

Telephone: 03-6407-7457 Fax: 03-6407-7462

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