Last update :2021/08/17
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine ＆ Nursing
Shizuoka
National
About the University
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine was established in 1974, as the only
national medical university within the prefecture. The university has a faculty of
medicine and a faculty of nursing, aiming to foster excellent physicians and nursing
specialties as well as medical researchers and nursing researchers who have
advanced knowledge, skills, and a rich sense of humanity and medical morals. We
have an ever-growing number of alumni. They have obtained national qualifications as doctor and nurse, and been widely successful in the clinical environment,
education and research institution, public administration etc. in and out of Shizuoka
prefecture.
We mainly focus on the following: developing medical professionals with international minds; world leading medical photonics research; innovative collaboration
with industries; providing advanced, reliable, and the latest medical care.
International students at our university are mainly enrolled in the Graduate School
of Medicine Doctoral Degree Program and join a department in their field of study.To improve the learning and research effectiveness of international students, there
is a tutor system for international students at the beginning of their studies, under
the guidance of the supervisor of each department which the international student
belongs to. Also, the International Center of the university provides general support
for procedures from pre-entry to graduation and daily life, and organizes events for
international exchange.We look forward to welcoming you to our University!
Basic information
- Scholarship system
- Yes ( for all of international students)
- Special notes
- The university provides its own scholarship, the International Exchange
Scholarship (100,000 yen per month), under in-school review to
support doctoral students.
We also help international students apply for external scholarships. - Tuition exemption/ reduction system
- Yes ( for all of international students)
- （Special notes）
- Additionally, we have a tuition waiver application system for
international students each semester. Applicants may be granted
waivers that reflect their current financial situation. - Accommodation support
-
Providing student dormitory : Yes ( for all of international students) Supports other than student dormitory : No (Special notes) : International students may live in the Apricot Village (12 rooms for
international students), a university dormitory shared with Japanese
staff on campus, or the International House. The International House
is equipped with not only 20 single rooms, but also 6 married couple
rooms and 4 family rooms, to create a comfortable environment for
international students to live in. - Availability of prayer room
- Yes
- Availability of religious meals at cafeterias
- No
