Summer Session
The Summer Session provides an opportunity for international students to have the choice to study any one of the classes offered during each intensive 2-week summer session. Students may choose a 2 week, 4 week, or 6 week option, taking up to three classes over the course of 6 weeks. International students and local Japanese students learn together— in class, in extracurricular activities, in the residence halls, and in academic content classes (taught in English). For further information, please visit J.F. Oberlin University’s webpage about the Summer Session.
Application for OGFA Scholarship for Study Aboard - Google Form
OGFA offers merit/need based scholarships toward tuition for students studying at JFOU or at one of JFOU's partner universities. Students interested in a scholarship need to fill out the application form (link above) and submit two recommendations as well as financial documentation. The deadlines for submitting the scholarship application documentation for each semester are below.
Scholarship Deadlines:
Spring Programs: October 15
Summer Program: April 1
Fall Programs: May 1
Tanabata Summer Festival
Participant Reflection:
“I think J. F. Oberlin is a great school. Everyone is really positive and nice, and I feel like there are a lot of opportunities to meet new people here. The staff at school is really helpful and especially the folks in the Office of International Programs think more about us than in most ryugakusei programs I’ve heard about in Japan. They organize trips, matsuri and more. They just generally help us with everything we need.”
“The dorms are awesome and fun once you meet people. Meimeikan is the place to be to find and talk to new people at school. I would recommend joining a club to make friends, too. I joined the Judo Club because it is a lot of fun and a way to practice my Japanese. Other friends joined the Tea Ceremony Club, the Hip-Hop Dance Club, the Photography Club . . . . there are so many clubs to choose to hang out with the local students.”
参加者の声：
「桜美林はとても良い大学です。皆さんがとても積極的で優しく、新しい人々に出会う機会があふれています。大学職員の方々も親切で、とりわけ国際学生支援課の方々は、留学生の事を親身に考えて下さっていると思いました。旅行やお祭り等を計画して下さり、とにかく留学生が必要とする事、全てに対して、大きな支えになって下さっています。」
「寮生活は友達に出会い、楽しく快適でした。明々館は新しい友達に出会い、いろいろな人と親しく会話をする事ができるベストの場所でした。また、友達作りにはクラブに参加する事をお勧めします。私は柔道クラブに参加しましたが、とても楽しく、体を鍛えると同時に、日本語の練習にもなりました。私の友達は、お茶、ヒップホップ、フォトグラフィーなどのクラブに参加しましたが、他にもたくさんのクラブがあり現地の学生との交流の機会が豊富でした。」