Admission Information for International Students
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For MEXT students
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Short-term Study Options
Scholarship, Housing, and more.
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Insurance and Medical Services
In principle, all exchange students are required to make arrangements for health insurance with an insurance provider in their home country that offers policies that cover medical costs overseas. If not, uninsured residents in Japan may bear a very high medical costs in a clinic or hospital.
The students should know that in most of the cases even they are enrolled in an overseas type insurance at their home country they may cover at first a high medical cost in Japanese Currency, and then will be reimbursed afterward.
Japanese "National Health Insurance" is available only for the foreign residents who will stay in Japan for more than one year (12 months).
Sophia requires all exchange students to take out "Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research", which covers physical injuries due to sudden, accidental and external causes which the insured (student) suffers while taking part in educational and research activities at the university (i.e. during regular classes or school events, during extracurricular activities reported to the university and while the insured is within the school facilities for reasons other than the above.Diseases are not covered by this insurance), and during commuting to School. The fee is 800 yen and the term of insurance is 1 year.
Sophia Health Center
is located at the Yotsuya Campus and provides consultation service mainly on Internal Medicine and Mental Health. Information on English-speaking doctors is also available.
The Counseling Center
located on the Campus also provides assistance in dealing with concerns such as students life, relationships, mental and emotional health, etc. both in English and Japanese.
