Culture & Education/JCC

2025/1/7
Japanese (日本語)

Japan Creative Centre (JCC)

Japan Creative Centre (JCC) offers many programs to showcase Japan's creativity in anime/manga, fashion, design, art, architecture, science and technology as well as traditional culture. For further information, please visit JCC website.

For Monbusho Scholarships, Study in Japan, and JET programs, please contact the Embassy.

Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarships

Five categories of Monbukagakusho Scholarships are available from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) for eligible Singaporean citizens.
 

Past Examination Questions: http://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/scholarship/application/examination/index.html

Japan Foundation Grant

The Japan Foundation offers grants for arts-related exchanges, Japanese language education, Japanese Studies research, etc.

JET (Exchange) Programme

The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) programme aims to enhance foreign language education and promote international exchange between Japanese youths and foreign youths. Participants are placed in public schools in Japan to teach English.
 

JETAA Activities:

Useful Info on Studying in Japan

Our Student Advisor, Mr. Ong Kong Leong, provides free student counselling for people interested to study in Japan.

Student counselling service will be conducted via WhatsApp at 97540104, from September 2021.

Students or parents may send their questions directly to Mr Ong during his counselling hours. Counselling sessions are based on a first come first served basis. No appointment is required.

Counselling schedule for June 2025:

  • June 14, 2025

    9:00 am to 12:00 pm / 1:00 pm to 6:00pm (online counselling)

  • June 28, 2025

    9:00 am to 12:00 pm / 1:00 pm to 6:00pm (online counselling)


  • Please note that these are the only sessions available during the month of June.

Counselling schedule for July 2025:

  • July 12, 2025

    9:00 am to 12:00 pm / 1:00 pm to 6:00pm (online counselling)

  • July 26, 2025

    9:00 am to 12:00 pm / 1:00 pm to 6:00pm (online counselling)


  • Please note that these are the only sessions available during the month of July.

Useful Links

Pre-arrival Admission and Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU)

(1) Pre-arrival Admission

 
The "Pre-arrival Admission" is a system to enable international students outside of Japan to secure admission to the higher educational institutions in Japan without having to go to Japan.

Please click here to find out more about the following details from JASSO:
 

  • Obtain entrance exam information via the university's entrance exam bulletin, website, etc.

  • Find out eligibility and other EJU-related requirements

  • Apply to take the EJU

  • Apply to the university

  • Notification of acceptance

  
 

(2) Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU)

 
The Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) is used to evaluate whether international students who wish to study at the undergraduate level at universities or other such higher educational institutions in Japan possess the Japanese language skills and the basic academic abilities needed to study at those institutions.
 
 
 

Flowchart of EJU

Please click here for more details about the flowchart of EJU.
 

Celebrating 55 years of Singapore-Japan Relations (SJ55)

  

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