Last update :2025/10/22
Kansai University
Osaka
Private
About Kansai University
Kansai University offers a diverse range of
learning opportunities for international students. These include attending the university to
seek an academic degree, on an exchange program with partner universities, as a
foreign research student.
Kansai University is located in the
historic and traditional city of Osaka.
The university offers 14 departments,13 research divisions, and 2 professional graduate schools. There are approximately 30,000 students. The number of international students studying at Kansai University is increasing year by year.We are producing many excellent talents who have studied Japanese culture and have completed academic programs at our university.Kansai University strives to support international students with a full support system so that they can enjoy a fruitful student life.
Feature of the University
●More than 130 years of history in Osaka, the commercial city
●Approximately 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students
●Scholarships to provide financial support for privately financed international studentswww.kansai-u.ac.jp/Kokusai/from/support.php
●Full career support to help you find a job in Japan
Basic information
- Scholarship system
- Yes ( for all of international students)
- Special notes
- Kansai University Scholarship for international students （For freshman）【Eligible students: Freshman of undergraduate or graduate study】
Kansai University Scholarship for international students （2nd year students or above）【Eligible students: 2nd year students or above of undergraduate or graduate study】
Kansai University Scholarship for Bekka graduates 【Eligible students: Freshman of undergraduate or graduate study after taking Kansai University Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Bekka)】
Kansai University Bekka International Exchange Fund Scholarship【Eligible students: Students of Kansai University Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Bekka)】
With the exception of the Scholarship for Bekka graduates,
all scholarship recipients are selected based on criteria established by the faculty, graduate school, or bekka. - Tuition exemption/ reduction system
- No
- Accommodation support
-
Providing student dormitory : Yes ( for all of international students) Supports other than student dormitory : Yes ( for all of international students) (Special notes) : Student dormitories are available for all regular students of undergraduate students, graduate students and Bekka students.
International Student Dormitory website: https://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Kokusai/Dormitory/
In addition to student dormitories, there is a system whereby the University Co-op can act as a joint guarantor for students who sign a lease contract with the University Co-op by subscribing to the 'Comprehensive renters insurance for foreign students studying in Japan'. - Availability of prayer room
- Yes (for some campuses only)
- Availability of religious meals at cafeterias
- No
Faculty/school group
Bachelor's Degree
- Faculty of Engineering Science | Dept. of Green Electronics Engineering
- Faculty of Law | Dept. of Law and Politics
- Faculty of Letters | General Dept. of Humanities
- Faculty of Business and Commerce | Dept. of Business and Commerce
- Faculty of Sociology | Dept. of Sociology
- Faculty of Policy Studies | Dept. of Policy Studies
- Faculty of Policy Studies | Dept. of Global and Asian Policy Studies
- Faculty of Economics | Dept. of Economics
- Faculty of Health and Well-Being | Dept. of Health and Well-Being
- Faculty of Informatics | Dept. of Informatics
- Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences | Dept. of Safety Management
- Faculty of Business Data Scienece | Dept. of Business Data Science
- Faculty of Engineering Science | Dept. of Mathematics
- Faculty of Engineering Science | Dept. of Pure and Applied Physics
- Faculty of Engineering Science | Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering Science | Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering | Dept. of Architecture
- Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering | Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Applied System Engineering
- Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering | Dept. of Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering
- Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering | Dept. of Chemistry and Materials Engineering
- Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering | Dept. of Life Science and Biotechnology
Master's Degree
- Graduate School of Law | Law and Politics Major (Legal and Political Studies Course･High-quality Professional Research Course)
- Graduate School of Economics | Economics Major(Professional Development・ Academic Development)
- Graduate School of Business and Commerce | Business and Commerce Major(Academic Research Course・Professional Research Course)
- Graduate School of Sociology | Sociology Major・ Social System Design Major・ Media, Journalism and Communication Studies Major
- Graduate School of Informatics | Social Informatics Major･Intelligent Informatics Major
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering | Engineering Science Major・Environmental and Urban Engineering Major・Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering Major
- Graduate School of Foreign Language Education and Research | Foreign Language Education and Research Major
- Graduate School of Psychology | Psychology Major
- Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences | Disaster Prevention and Reduction Major
- Graduate School of East Asian Cultures | Cultural Interaction Studies Major
- Graduate School of Health and Well-being | Health and Well-being Major
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering | Engineering Science Major (Mathematics・Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering)・Environmental and Urban Engineering Major (Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering)・Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering Major (Life Science and Biotechnology)
- Graduate School of Governance | Governance Major
- Graduate School of Letters | General Humanities Major(English Linguistics and Literature･American and British Cultural Studies･Japanese Language and Literature・Philosophy・Art Theory, Art History and Aesthetics・Japanese History・World History・German Studies・French Studies・Geography・Education・Cultural Symbiotics・Film and Media Studies)
Doctoral Degree
- Graduate School of Law | Law and Politics Major
- Graduate School of Letters | General Humanities Major(English Linguistics and Literature･Japanese Language and Literature･Philosophy･History･German Studies･French Studies･Geography･Education
- Graduate School of Economics | Economics Major
- Graduate School of Business and Commerce | Business and Commerce Major
- Graduate School of Informatics | Informatics Major
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering | Integrated Science and Engineering Major
- Graduate School of Foreign Language Education and Research | Foreign Language Education and Research Major
- Graduate School of Psychology | Psychology Major
- Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences | Disaster Prevention and Reduction Major
- Graduate School of East Asian Cultures | Cultural Interaction Studies Major
- Graduate School of Governance | Governance Major
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering | Integrated Science and Engineering Major (Mathematics/Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering/Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering/Life Science and Biotechnology)
- Graduate School of Sociology | Sociology Major・Social System Design Major・ Media, Journalism and Communication Studies Major
- Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences | Disaster Prevention and Reduction Major
- Graduate School of Business and Commerce | Business and Commerce Major