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AIEJ held Japan Education Fair 2002 (Taiwan) as described below.

Summary Report of the 2002 Japan Education Fair (Taiwan)
- Subsidized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology -

 

1. Sponsor: Association of International Education, Japan (AIEJ)

2. Supporters: Interchange Association
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office

3. Cooperation: Taiwan-Umesakura-kai
Overseas Students Japanese Scholarship Association

4. Venue City: Taipei

5. Dates: July 6 (Sat.)-7 (Sun.), 2002

6. Venue: New York New York Center (Address: No.12, Sungshou Rd., Shinyi Chiu, Taipei)

7. No. of Visitors: 2,549 (previous Fair: 2,048)

8. Events
(1) Booth Consultation
Dates: July 6-7
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (both days)
Venue: Fifth Floor Exhibition Hall, New York New York Center
No. of Booths: 57 (51 universities, 3 Japanese language institutes, Interchange Association, Language Training and Testing Center, and AIEJ)

(2) General Orientation
Dates: July 6-7
Time: Session I: 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.; Session II: 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. (both days)
Venue: Fifth Floor Exhibition Hall, New York New York Center
Masters of Ceremony: Nancy N. Su (both days; interpreter for discussion)
Panelists: July 6
Chang Wenman (Overseas Students Japanese Scholarship Association; Ph.D., Kyoto University)
Lin Chien-Ru (Taiwan-Umesakura-kai; graduate of Osaka City University)
Chung Fang Chen (Associate Professor, College of Technology, at Tamkang University; graduate of the University of Tsukuba)
Michiko Suzuki (Director, Office for Cooperation with Extrabudgetary Funding Sources, AIEJ)
Akemi Kobayashi (Information Center, AIEJ)

July 7
Tsou Min-huai (Overseas Students Japanese Scholarship Association; Ph.D., Kyoto University)
Hsiao Shu-Fang (Taiwan-Umesakura-kai; graduate of Tokushima Bunri University)
Chung Fang Chen (Associate Professor, College of Technology, Tamkang University; graduate of the University of Tsukuba)
Michiko Suzuki (Director, Office for Cooperation with Extrabudgetary Funding Sources, AIEJ)
Akemi Kobayashi (Information Center, AIEJ)

9. Most Frequently Asked Questions
(1) Booth Consultation
· Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students:EJU (content and procedures for taking the examination)
· University selection (rankings, procedures for taking entrance examinations, etc.)
· Studying at vocational schools
· Scholarship programs (Interchange Association scholarships, scholarships available prior to arrival to Japan, etc.)
· Japanese language schools, preparatory Japanese language programs at private universities and colleges.
· Graduate school studies (contacting professors, procedures for taking entrance examinations, research student programs)
· Studying at junior colleges
· Post-graduation employment in Japan

(2) General Orientation
· Methods for learning Japanese
· Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students: EJU
· Postgraduate study programs in Japan
· Living expenses (comparison between Tokyo and provinces)
· Life for students at the beginning level of Japanese

10. Overview
This was the sixth Japan Education Fair to be held in Taiwan since the first one in 1993, and was the third consecutive gathering since 2000.
Following the destruction caused by an earthquake in 1999 and a typhoon in 2001, Taiwan suffered an island-wide water shortage for several months this year, but restrictions on water usage were lifted right before the fair started, and the shortage had no noticeable impact on the running of the fair. It rained on the first day, while the second day was sunny, but the weather did not affect the constant stream of visitors to the fair. A total of 2,549 visitors attended the fair, an increase of nearly 500 over last year's turnout.
The fair in Taiwan traditionally seen a heavy turnout of visitors with definite intentions to study in Japan, and there was an even greater number of persons who did preparatory research prior to the fair and then engaged in in-depth consultation with the booth representatives-a development that may be attributed to the fact that the fair has now been held for three consecutive years. The break area was noticeably filled with visitors keenly pouring over materials handed out at the fair, such as the booth guides and "Student Guide to Japan" pamphlets received upon arrival, and the school handbooks and application guidelines distributed at the booths.
Orientation sessions were held twice on each day, and more than 80% of the seats were filled on both days. At the end of each session, the panelists were surrounded by a throng of visitors eager to ask more questions.
As the Examination for Japanese University Admission was administered for the first time this year, there were countless inquiries on its content and the related changes in entrance examination procedures. It is desirable to improve the provision of information on study in Japan to aid the growing number of Taiwan citizens interested in studying in Japan.

11. Participating Institutions: 51 universities and 3 Japanese language institutes
National Universities: 13
(1) Tohoku University
(2) University of Tsukuba
(3) The University of Tokyo
(4) The University of Electro-Communications
(5) Kanazawa University
(6) Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
(7) Fukui University
(8) Osaka University
(9) Nara Women's University
(10) Nara Institute of Science and Technology
(11) Kyushu University
(12) Saga University
(13) Oita University

Private Universities: 38
(1) Tokyo International University
(2) Meikai University
(3) Kanda University of International Studies
(4) Seitoku University
(5) Reitaku University
(6) Aoyama Gakuin University
(7) Asia University
(8) Obirin University
(9) Gakushuin Women's College
(10) Keio Univiersity
(11) Kokugakuin University
(12) International Christian University
(13) Kokushikan University
(14) Sophia University
(15) Senshu University
(16) Daito Bunka University
(17) Takushoku University
(18) Chuo University
(19) Tokai University
(20) Nihon University
(21) Bunka Women's University
(22) Musashi Institute of Technology
(23) Meiji University
(24) Rissho University
(25) Waseda University
(26) Niigata Sangyo University
(27) Nagoya University of Commerce and Business
(28) Nanzan University
(29) Meijo University
(30) Kyoto Seika University
(31) Kyoto Notre Dame University
(32) Osaka International University
(33) Momoyama Gakuin University
(34) Kwansei Gakuin University
(35) Tenri University
(36) Hiroshima International University
(37) Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies
(38) Nippon Bunri University

Japanese language institutes with preliminary courses authorized by Monbukagakusho: 3
(1) The Tokyo School of the Japanese Language
(2) Shinjuku Japanese Language Institute
(3) Asian Students Cultural Association