Embassy Recommendation

For Embassy Recommendation, recruitment and screening are conducted by the Embassy or Consulate General of Japan in each country. Those who pass the screening process are accepted as international students at the University.
If you have any questions about recruitment and screening, please directly contact the Embassy or Consulate General of Japan in your country.

• English : List of Embassies and Consulate Generals (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Website)
• Japanese : List of Embassies and Consulate Generals (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Website)

Rough flow until acceptance

The screening schedule may be subject to change from year to year. Please be sure to check with the Embassy or Consulate General of Japan in your country.

Request for issuance of a Letter of Provisional Acceptance is available only to those who have passed the first screening conducted by each Japanese diplomatic mission.
Please send the Application form for a Letter of Provisional Acceptance (link via the form) and the following documents to E-mail: gakuseki_ryugakusei[at]ao.osakafu-u.ac.jp (please change [at] to @).

1. A copy of the set of documents submitted to the Japanese diplomatic mission
   Application Form, academic transcript from the university attended, Field of Study and Research Plan, and other required documents, all of which must bear the official seal of the Japanese diplomatic mission
2. A copy of the Passing Certificate of the First Screening issued by the Japanese diplomatic mission
   Please do not submit “the Placement Preference Application Form” and “medical certificate”.
   Before submitting the Request Form for a Letter of Provisional Acceptance, you are advised to contact the academic advisor with whom you wish to study to discuss your research theme.

University Recommendation

1. Eligible persons are international students with excellent academic records who newly come to Japan to study in graduate courses.
2. Eligible persons need recommendation from academic advisors at the University and are requested to apply through them to Student Affairs Division. （Please contact the academic advisor with whom you wish to study.）
3. After screening by the University, it recommends scholarship candidates to the Japanese Government (MEXT).

Documents to be submitted (Please submit the following documents to academic advisors at the University and apply through them.)

1. Application Form (prescribed form)
2. Field of Study and Research Plan (prescribed form)
3. Photograph (taken within six months of submission, 4.5cm x 3.5cm, upper-body, full-faced, no hats) (Write applicant’s name and nationality on the back of the photograph and attach it to the designated place on the Application Form. Electronic data can be attached.)
4. Official document indicating your nationality (a copy of passport, etc.)
5. Academic transcript from the last university (undergraduate or graduate school) attended (issued by the university)
6. A copy of the certificate of (expected) graduation or degree certificate of the last university (undergraduate or graduate school) attended
7. Certificate proving your academic excellence at the last university attended (Indicators clearly showing your academic performance at the last university attended, including GPA, ABC classification, and student ranking [out of total number of students])
8. Recommendation letter from the dean of the graduate school or higher-level official at your home university (to the President of Osaka Prefecture University)
9. Abstracts of theses, etc. (a concise summary of a paper)
10. Document proving that you have met language proficiency requirements (*2)

Rough flow until acceptance