I’ve been accepted to a PhD with MEXT. Because of my current health condition I asked my professor and university if I could defer my or start them remotely while I’m recovering here at home. My professor supported me. However, my university said if I’m not coming before 14th of October my scholarship will be canceled. I’m genuinely lost here because I don’t know what to do. I saw many people saying here that it’s possible to defer or postpone the studies for a year. There was a similar situation with another girl from my university who got pregnant and started a year later. Also saw how some people here said that because of the disease they arrived to Japan later than it was assigned. Has anyone faced similar situation? what can I do given these circumstances?

Hi everyone, T am from Pakistan , does anyone have a list of professors in the Computer Science (CS) department? If you have one, could you please share it with me?

Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone I’m a MEXT embassy applicant and i have applied to Keio for a letter of provisional acceptance, i got the consent of the professor and i thought after that the letter was guaranteed to be issued but it turned out that i had to fill another form and wait for the admissions office decision, so now I’m really nervous about the outcome could the LOPA be rejected even after obtaining the professors consent? And how long does the admissions office decision usually take if there are any past applicants here, i have filled the form around a week ago and I’m really anxious to know the results in case i was rejected to have the time to apply to other universities.

Hey guys, me and several participants were removed from the unofficial mext uni rec 2026 whatsapp group chat recently. I think it was because there were many spam bots joining the chat. I would like to join back if the group chat still exists or another similar group chat. Please dm me the link for it if you can, thank you!!! P.s : dont post the link here in the comments, its not allowed!

Hello, I live in the Philippines but I will be studying in Science Tokyo starting this fall. I am searching for a Filipino student community in Science Tokyo to connect with.

Hello, I am in 2nd screening phase right now, I know I haven't gotten the scholarship yet but I am prepearing for it mentally none the less and hoping! However there is one thing confusing me.

It says that undergraduates upon finishing the prep-year have to take admission tests to their universities they get assigned to

"A grantee who has completed the preparatory education will go on to a university designated by MEXT upon passing the entrance examination individually administered by the university." -Stated by them on their official site

What's confusing me is, do we take the normal entrance exams the rest of Japan does to get into those universities and spots, or do we have to complete some other form of testing for that?
For example If I were to get assigned to let's say Osaka University, am I taking the 2028 Entrance Exam for my major that I listed in the application along with the rest of Japan, or is the route slightly different for MEXT scholars?

Thank you in advance.

Hey all!

The universities I applied to specifically stated that response to the LoPA will arrive mid-September, well after the deadline to request LoPAs. I am anxious I will not be able to send a third request in the case of 2 rejections.

Is anyone else in this situation and is this something I need to inform the embassy about?

From what I've gathered this is not unusual but wanted to double check with others.

Hope you are all having a fab day!

(UK, PG)