This virtual fair is designed to provide international students with up-to-date and accurate information about Japanese higher education and research in order to help the students select an appropriate school and achieve their academic pursuits, thereby promoting study in Japan.

Study in Japan Virtual Fair (hereinafter referred to as virtual fair) will be held 2 days each in July and August. The schedule and the number of exhibitors are as follows. The language used in this virtual fair is English.

The First Virtual Fair
Date	Time (Japan time)	The Number of Exhibitors (plan)
July 30, 2022 (Sat.)	12:00~17:40	25 Institutions
July 31, 2022 (Sun.)	12:00~18:50	25 Institutions
The Second Virtual Fair
Date	Time (Japan time)	The Number of Exhibitors (plan)
August 27, 2022 (Sat.)	12:00~17:40	25 Institutions
August 28, 2022 (Sun.)	12:00~18:50	26 Institutions

Target Countries: All countries including Japan.

Target Persons: High school and university students living outside Japan and wishing to study in Japan, college guidance counselors, international educators, etc.
International students currently enrolled in Japanese language institutions in Japan and planning to enter a higher educational institutions in Japan, instructors and staff of Japanese language institutions.

Organizer:	Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
Supporters:	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, The Japan Foundation, Japan External Trade Organization
Cooperators:	Alumni associations, and other relevant organizations.

（1）Providing information about participating institutions

We will be launching our event website made especially for the Study in Japan Virtual Fair (hereinafter referred to as event website). Each institutions' basic information, the schedule, and detailed information of virtual seminars will be posted on the event website. These contents will be offered in English.

（2）Virtual seminars conducted by participating institutions (The dates are mentioned in 2.)

The contents include presentations by institutions about their academic programs and strong points as well as Q&A sessions will be livestreamed. After the virtual fair, the recorded seminars will be displayed on JASSO's YouTube Channel.

（3）Study in Japan online seminars

JASSO and each JASSO's overseas branches will host the virtual seminars to provide basic information regarding study in Japan. The details of the seminars are as below.

Date	Lecturer	Contents and target persons
Late July and middle of August	Visiting lecturer from external organizations.	Contents：How to prepare to proceed to higher education institutions. / Procedure for changing your status of residence etc.. Target：Main target is the persons who live in Japan and planned to proceed to higher education institutions in Japan.
July and August	JASSO's Staff, Conducted in 7 languages	Contents：Basic information about study in Japan /Scholarships Target：International students who wish to study in Japan and their guardians etc..
October to February	Teaching staff of Exhibitors	Contents：Test-preparation, the points of preparation to go to graduate school, and employment in Japan. Target：International students inside and outside of Japan and their guardians etc..

• List of Exhibitors (PDF)

(1) Study in Japan Virtual Fair 2022

	Date	Time (JST)	The Number of Exhibitors	Number of Participants*
The First Virtual Fair	July 30, 2022 (Sat.)	12:00~17:40	24 Institutions	13,908
	July 31, 2022 (Sun.)	12:00~18:50	25 Institutions	11,154
	Number of Countries & Regions of Participants: 113	total	49 Institutions	25,062
The Second Virtual Fair	August 27, 2022 (Sat.)	12:00~17:40	25 Institutions	15,053
	August 28, 2022 (Sun.)	12:00~18:50	26 Institutions	12,955
	Number of Countries & Regions of Participants: 125	total	51 Institutions	28,008

* Participation Count: This number is calculated by aggregating the unique IP addresses of Zoom participants from each participating institution and summing them across all institutions.

(2) Study in Japan Virtual Seminars

[1] Seminar Conducted by JASSO Staff

	Overview of Studying in Japan		Scholarships
	Date	Number of Participants	Date	Number of Participants
Japanese	July 20 (Wed.)	22	July 28 (Thu.)	24
	August 10 (Wed.)	21	August 22 (Mon.)	28
Indonesian	July 16 (Sat.)	172	July 23 (Sat.)	253
	August 13 (Sat.)	218	August 20 (Sat.)	364
Korean	July 23 (Sat.)	9	July 23 (Sat.)	8
	August 20 (Sat.)	14	August 20 (Sat.)	12
Thai	July 16 (Sat.)	83	July 23 (Sat.)	170
	August 13 (Sat.)	73	August 20 (Sat.)	114
Vietnamese	July 24 (Sun).	47	July 24 (Sun).	54
	August 14 (Sun).	50	August 21 (Sun).	69
Chinese	July 22 (Fri).	35	-	-
	August 19 (Fri).	30	-	-
English	July 15 (Fri).	106	July 29 (Fri).	130
	August 12 (Fri).	80	August 26 (Fri).	160

[2] Seminar Conducted by External Instructor

Affiliated Institution of the Lecturer	Contents	Date	Number of Participants
Japan Immigration Association	Status of Residence	July 25 (Mon.)	98
Japan External Trade Organization	Job Opportunities in Japan	August 17 (Wed.)	25

[3] Follow-up Seminars

Affiliated Institution of the Lecturer	Contents	Date	Number of Participants
JET Academy	Preparation for University (Undergraduate) and Graduate School Entrance Examinations, Interviews, etc.	November 16 (Wed.)	152
NUCB Undergraduate School	Preparation for University (Undergraduate) Entrance Examinations, Interviews, etc. and Employment in Japan for International Students	December 6 (Tue.)	48
KANSAI UNIVERSITY	Employment in Japan for International Students	February 15 (Wed.) ,2023	191