Another hopeful postdoc student =P Looking to worm my way into Hokudai, fingers crossed.

Still looking for fundings =/

I just googled up professors related to my field, and found him. So, sent him an e-mail.

It's just the first step of a long process. For postgraduate or doctoral studies, you need to identify your field and the key researcher (potential supervisor).

Let's say you're interested in biometric mapping and have a strong case to be proposed for a research, then look for the expert in that field, simple Google will help. Ok let's say Tokyo Institute of Tech is a major research center in that particular field, try look for a few potential supervisors. Directly e-mail them, state your intention and propose your research plan. If he/she agrees to rope you in, you won the first battle.

Then, you can start looking for fundings. There are numerous scholarships available for gaikokujin, some offers quite a healthy amount of stipend like Monbusho. If you're rich like Ifana , then can apply straight to the university; some need to attend interview or sit for tests.

If you plan to apply directly through Monbusho, then MEXT will look for your potential supervisor and placement. But you have to be top top student lah.

^Excellent info up there, your presentation is so Japan-ish . Definitely useful for current/future Muslim students. Non-Muslims should know too in case we bring along our Muslim friends.

Btw, there are a few Monbusho/other scholars in this forum; would be great if can get them to pool their knowledge in this thread.

Hahahaha yeah Japan's the land of pork, so Muslims need to be really careful with what they eat.

Got a few lowyat forumers here are Monbusho scholars, i got many tips from them too

Ehhhh the ones i know are PhD students. Undergrads are here too, from the other older Japan Ed thread.

On the contrary, it's good to delay applying for Monbusho, for at least this year as i observed that MEXT reduced the amount of scholarship and the monthly stipend (due to earthquake reparation cost kot). Hopefully they don't abolish Monbusho when i'm applying

And oh, Ifana-san, ohayo~

Wah long time didn't visit this thread, now even got information on halal restaurants lol

Great job, Ifana-chan ganbatte kudasai~~

Education loan? Of course loans are mostly given to citizens or permanent residents of similar to that particular bank/organisation's. Unless you've already been accepted to study/in progress in a foreign university and seeking loan from foreign bank/organisation. I've never heard of BNP Paribas France doling out money to a Malaysian student studying in Singapore, no?

If you're speaking of scholarship, then yes, there are hundreds of them offering to gaikokujin. For Japan especially, please google JASSO, MEXT, Monbukagakusho, Japan Private Foundation.

Speaking of Kobedai, indeed it's one of the most liberal universities in Japan, based on the latest rankings; their international faculty/student scores are among the highest in Japan.

Surprisingly (or oblivious), Hokudai ranked very low for foreign students score