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1. Advisors |
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There are foreign student advisors who are here
to advise you with regard to study and personal life. Feel free to visit them
and talk about your problems. |
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2. "Tutorial" System |
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There are "Tutors" or student assistants
to help you with your life and study. Make the best use of this system for the
sake of your study and research. Graduate / research students (both Japanese
government scholarship students and self-supported students except for students,
majoring in Japanese studies.) can participate in the tutorial system for the
first year after their arrival in Japan, if recommended by their supervisory
professors.
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3. Library |
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The library collects general and introductory materials
for undergraduate students, and also acquires materials on medicine and related
fields to be used by graduate students and faculty members. These materials include
books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, CD-ROMs etc. It also provides a reference
service by compiling holding catalogs and acquiring general reference and secondary
materials. You can also locate the materials of more than 1,000 off-campus libraries
through the science information network. A copy service for these materials is
available. In order to use the library materials effectively, users are advised
to consult the "Library Guide" and "Library Regulations".
If you need help when using the library, feel free to ask the library staff.
Library services:
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Library Hours |
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Monday-Friday 9:00 - 20:00
Saturday
13:00 - 17:00
*Any temporary changes of hours will be posted in advance.
*At
some hours other than the above, the library is also available in the absence
of the library staff. |
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Holidays |
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The library is closed on Sundays,
national holidays, the anniversary of the founding of the university (Oct. 1)
and during the year end and New Year break (Dec. 27 - Jan. 5). Any other library
closings will be posted in advance. |
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Borrowing regulations and others |
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To enter the library or to take materials
out of the library on loan, you should bring your Student ID card. Books, periodicals
and newspapers are available in the reading rooms. Maximum number of books or
journals and periods of lending are as follows.
Books and bound journals: 5,
one week
Unbound journals: 10, three days |
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4. Japanese
Language Courses |
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The lectures and seminars are given in Japanese. International students are required
to acquire Japanese language skills early.
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5. Issuance
of Certifications & Other Documents |
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If you complete the application forms provided by
the Student Division (Gakusei-ka), you may receive.
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Student I.D. or University I.D. Card |
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The student I.D. card (Gakuseisho)
is issued to students, and the University I.D. card to research students. Students
are always expected to carry their I.D. cards with them. Without the I.D. card,
a student may be prohibited from using the library and other facilities. |
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Certificate of Registration |
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Certification of student status and
period of stay. |
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Certificate of Academic Records (Graduate
Students) |
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Certification of grades and credits
obtained. |
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Commuter's Certificate (Graduate
Students) |
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For graduate students who commute
to the school by public transport (train and/or bus), commuter's certificates
are issued, with which you can get a discount commutation (season) ticket ("Teiki-ken")
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Certificate for Student Travel Discount
(Graduate Students) |
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This certificate is issued to graduate
students (not to research students or auditing students). You are entitled to
this certificate if you travel over 100km in each direction of one journey by
JR (Japan Railways) train(s) and/or ship(s). The fare is discounted by 20%. |
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Certificate of Guarantee (Japanese
Government Scholarship Students) |
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This certificate is issued by the
university and guarantees the scholarship student payment of his scholarship
as well as evidence of student status. This certificate is necessary when Japanese
government scholarship students apply for an extension of their period of stay
in Japan. You can apply for this certificate at the Student Division (Gakusei-ka)
before it is needed. |
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6. Follow-up Services After Returning Home |
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Follow-up Technical Publication Donation |
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The Association of International Education, Japan (AIEJ) sends academic journals and other technical publications to Monbusho scholars who have completed their term of scholarship, and to other foreign students who have graduated from a Japanese higher education institute and have returned to their country, so that they can continue to pursue their research. |
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Follow-up Research Fellowship |
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Former foreign students from Asia, Africa, and the Middle and Near East who continue their research or education in their home country are eligible to return to Japan for follow-up research (up to 90 days). They are able to continue to advance their previous research at a Japanese University though this follow-up research program. |
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| ZIP : 520-2192 /
Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, JAPAN / Shiga University of Medical Science
/ TEL:(+81)77-548-2111 |
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