Student Welfare Facilities

Cafeteria
Shop
Information Services Corner
Event＆Exhibition Corner
Nikko Room, Nasu Room（Japanese-style room）
Social Lounges（Nos. 1 and 2）
Multi-Purpose Hall
High-Vision Theater（Live）
Reception Rooms

Student Counseling Services

Healthcare Services

About the Acceptance of International Students

Utsunomiya University has actively promoted the acceptance of international students from abroad. The Faculty of International Studies has hosted the highest number of international students.

A number of international students from different regions of the world are studying a variety of disciplines together with Japanese students at Utsunomiya University. Utsunomiya University international students include four-year undergraduate students; exchange students from universities in China, Thailand, Australia, Canada, Korea, and Germany, among others, under student exchange agreements with Utsunomiya University; exchange students under the Japanese language and culture training program sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; and exchange students under short-term student exchange programs.

Research Themes Pursued by International Students

Over the years, many international students have graduated or completed courses at the Faculty of International Studies.
We are certain that those of you who wish to study at Utsunomiya University are interested to know some of the research themes pursued by past international students at the University. The following are some of the themes of graduation thesis and course completion reports written by international students:

Graduation Thesis

• Intellectual Property Law in China
• Modern History of International Exchanges in the Private Sector in China
• Role of Middle and Small Size Companies in Taiwan's Economic Development
• A Look at Current Status of Direct Foreign Investment in China through the Case of Isetan Department Store in Shanghai
• Current Status of Deregulation of Japanese Popular Culture in Korea
• Consideration on Japan-Mongolia Exchanges
• Japanese View of Life and Death – Focusing on Japanese Mentality about Ritual Suicide by Disembowelment and Collective Suicide
• Rebuilding Transportation System across the Eurasian Continent Following the Collapse of the Soviet Union
• Economic Simulation by the Ottoman Network
• Security Environment in the Asia－Pacific Region
• Bumiputra Policy in Malaysia
• The British Colonization of Malaysia － The Early Years

Course Completion Reports

• History of Japanese Language Education in Brazil
• A Look at the Use of Japanese Particles Ha and Ga through the Eyes of a Thai Language Speaker
• Japanese and Festivals（Matsuri）
• Where Do Differences in the Perception of History between Japanese and Korean Young People Come from?
• – Consideration Focusing on Differences between Japanese and Korean Textbooks

Support Services for International Students

• Student Tutor Program
• The Student Tutor Program will assign a Japanese student as a tutor to assist each international student at Utsunomiya University. A junior or senior student from the Faculty of International Studies or a graduate student from the Graduate School of International Studies will be assigned as a student tutor to each international student for the first one or two years, depending on the length of study at the University. The tutor will assist the student in adjusting to daily and campus life soon after arriving in Japan, in the mastery of the coursework, and in learning Japanese. International students are expected to deepen international exchange and cross-cultural understanding through interactions with their student tutors.
• Provide help with scholarship programs
• Undertake a joint guarantee for the apartment rental agreement (To qualify for this program, international students must take out comprehensive renters insurance for foreign students studying in Japan).
• Issue Fukushinsho (Permission to Engage in Remunerative Activities).
• Issue certificates (primarily scholarship certificate).
• Organize and implement a variety of campus activities and events.
• Access this link for a list of campus activities and events.（International Student Center）

The International Student Center provides guidance and advice to international students from overseas as well as to Japanese students who wish to study abroad.