Overall Reviews
3.98 / 5 based on 197 reviews
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Oskar S
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I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
not just hang out with the other exchange students! there are almost 10000 japanese students there who wants to be your friend!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
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Final comments
everyone is so friendly in japan! it won't be any problems there!
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alicia l
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I wish I had known...
Nothing that I wasn't told in orientations.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Great location, classes are more suited to business majors.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
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Final comments
Go to Kyoto and Osaka. Vist Tokyo and Hiroshima. Ride the Shinkansen (bullet train). Get a bike. Have fun!
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“I would recommend this place for learning majors of job”
Kenny R
Denmark, Undergraduate
, 2024
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The quality of the learning environment here is very good and I think it corresponds to the amount of money spent. The teaching programs are really effective and can help international students like me work smoothly in a Japanese school. The point that impressed me the most was the modernity of the equipment the school provided and the buildings looked truly majestic and modern in the style of luxury places. Also Japanese students will more or less talk to you although this is not too much. Teachers and everyone are very enthusiastic and friendly
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Careers
Every month there will be announcements about whether you can get an internship at different companies and before graduation around April there will be contracts or big companies coming here to find interested students and recruitment
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Pros
Professional education service
Cons
Very Difficult Test
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Mandy H
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, United States
Economics, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
The Japanese I met here are REALLY different from those I met back in my home university. School bureaucracy can be a huge headache too.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I think the best thing about this school is that there are people from all over the world and I have had a great time meeting them. Unless you are a white (or obviously foreign looking) male, you probably need to make some effort in meeting the Japanese students. School staff are not very helpful and seem to like taking students into "disciplinary actions", which is quite highschool-ish. Besides that I have had a good time at Kansai Gaidai.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
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Final comments
Travel!! The school is at this wonderful location right between Osaka and Kyoto. The school have a lot more international students from the US than anywhere else, and the profs are basically all from the US. If you are not from the US it can get a little irritating because of the America-oriented viewpoint in most occasions and classes.
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Dorota C
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I wish I had known...
that the caliber of the international students would be so low... that my host family would take advantage of the homestay program and not feed me...
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Stay home! Or go to a more prestigious Japanese institution with a better academic program! Also, Hirakata City is very lame.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
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Final comments
If you end up at Kansai Gaidai, take advantage of all of the free time your easy classes will provide you and do some traveling. Kansai is a great region to be in. Kyoto, Kobe, and Osaka have tons to explore. Head down to Mount Koya-san and stay at a temple in the forest. Check out the untrammeled byways of Shikoku. Take a Shinkansen down to Hiroshima or in the other direction to Tokyo. During a longer break you could head as far as Okinawa or Hokkaido, or perhaps even to another Asian destination like Seoul or Bangkok.
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jessieywl
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I wish I had known...
Class structure and course description
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It wouldnt be highly recommended if you want to have a closer touch with the city life because Kansai Gaidai is located in a rather remote area which is 60 min bus- plus train-ride from the city center.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
If you're planning on studying in Japan and you don't know how to ride a bike, you'd better learn it before you get there!
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