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2007-2008 EAS Program Calendar
2007-2008 Musashi Academic Calendar

Scholarship



Short-term Student Exchange Promotion Program
       -provided by Japan Student Services Organization(JASSO)

The opportunity for scholarship candidate are provided to students with outstanding academic performance through screening system at a partner's school.

"(2) Implementation of Short-term Student Exchange Promotion Programs
Support is given to internaitonal students coming to Japan and Japanese students going abroad, based on student exchange agreements between Japanese universities and universities overseas.

Outbound
Available for student exchange on a short-term basis from about three months to one year, students still officially enrolled at their universities in Japan will receive a monthly stipend."

- excerpt from JASSO homepage

See the Scholarship information for more detail

Accommodation



Musashi International Dormitory(Asaka Plaza)

 Asaka Plaza's multi-purpose facilities cultivate well-rounded students through living and interacting in a community. It is used as a student dormitory, as training facilities for seminar groups, for receptions before club matches, and for open lectures for Asaka residents.
 The dormitory for international students is located next to Musashi's athletic complex in Asaka City, Saitama Prefecture. Students live in private, furnished, single rooms and share dining, kitchen, bath/shower, toilet and laundry facilities. Limited, free shuttle bus service is available from the dorm to Musashi's main campus. City bus and train lines also run between the dorm and campus. Students can expect to spend at least 45 minutes traveling between the two locations.
EAS dorm (front view)

EAS dorm (lobby)  EAS dorm(cafeteria)  EAS dorm(single room s)

◆ Capacity/ 60 persons (46 men, 14 women, including about 15 international students)
◆ Dormitory staff provides support for students.
◆ Facilities & services / Single rooms: with air conditioning, desk with bookshelf, chair, bed, closet,   shoe rack, curtains, TV jack, internet jack, rack for drying clothes).
  Shared facilities: dining room, men's public bath, individual bathrooms, showers, washbasins,
 restrooms, washing machines, pay driers, mini kitchen, bicycle parking area, beverage vending
 machines.

2007-2008 EAS Program Calendar


March 29, 2007 SPRING EAS PARTICIPANTS ARRIVE
April 3 Orientation & welcome party
April 9 EAS Courses begin
April 22 EAS Field Trip: Tsukiji-Hamarikyu-Shiodome
May 19 EAS Field Trip: The Arakawa Tram
June 23 EAS Field Trip: TBA
July (TBA) Farewell Party
July 19-25 EAS Course examination period
July 26 Earliest date to depart from Japan
September 15 FALL EAS PARTICIPANTS ARRIVE
September (TBA) EAS Program Orientation
September (TBA) Welcome Party
September (TBA) EAS Field Trip: TBA
October (TBA) EAS Field Trip: TBA
November (TBA) EAS Field Trip: TBA
December (TBA) EAS Field Trip: TBA
January (TBA), 2008 Winter Trip sponsored by Musashi Alumini Association
January (TBA) EAS Field Trip: TBA
January (TBA) Farewell Party



2007-2008 Musashi Academic Calendar


April 2, 2007 Entrance Ceremony
April 2-7 Orientation Week
April 9 Start of Spring Term classes
April 9-18 Course registration
May 2-5 No classes
May 25-26 University Intramural sports day
July 14 End of Spring Term classes
July 17-18 Make-up lectures
July 19-30 Spring Term exam period
July 31-Sept 20 Summer break
September 21 Start of Fall Term classes
September 29 Fall graduation ceremony
October 19-21 Four-University Sports Day (No classes)
November Musashi University Festival
December 22 Classes finished for the year
Dec.23-January 6 Winter break
January 7, 2008 Classes resume
January 12 End of Fall Term classes
January 15-16 Make-up lectures
January 17-30 Fall Term examination period
Jan 30-March 31 Spring break
March 22 Graduation ceremony