Japan

There is a Japanese community here, and a representative from Royal Holloway visits Japan regularly during each admissions cycle to meet with our applicants and prospective applications interested in studying at Royal Holloway.

The Regional Manager responsible for Japan is Alejandro Orozco. For further information or assistance with making an application please contact alejandro.orozco@royalholloway.ac.uk

The qualifications we accept

Applicants to Royal Holloway come from a diverse range of backgrounds and we accept a broad range of qualifications to our courses. Each applicant is considered carefully on their individual merits, but please see below for the standard minimum entry requirements for students from Japan.

Undergraduate

高等学校卒業証書 (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

Students who have completed their Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Japan will need to take our one year International Foundation Programme, or the equivalent from another institution, before beginning their undergraduate studies.

Bachelor's Degree

Students who have successfully completed one year of a Bachelor's degree in Japan with good grades will be considered for direct entry to the first year of a Royal Holloway Bachelor's degree programme

A levels & International Baccalaureate (IB)

If you have taken A levels or the IB, you will be considered for direct entry onto our undergraduate programmes. Specific grade requirements can be found in the course finder entry for your chosen course.

Our International Foundation Year, run by Study Group, is a programme of academic and English language study skills for international students who do not meet the direct entry requirements for undergraduate study.

English Language requirements

To apply to any of our courses, you need to prove a minimum level of English language proficiency.

Students who do not quite make the English language requirements may be able to take a pre-sessional English language programme.

How to apply

Undergraduate students applications are made online via UCAS. But if you are applying to a University preparation course or a postgraduate course, then apply to Royal Holloway directly. There is more application information in the Studying Here section of the Royal Holloway website.

Scholarships

You could be eligible for a scholarship. If find out about undergraduate scholarships here and go here to find out here if you are eligible for a postgraduate scholarship.

If you are considering postgraduate study at Royal Holloway, there may be external funding available to you.

Royal Holloway in Japan

We make regular trips to Japan to meet with prospective students. To find out more details get in touch with us at international@royalholloway.ac.uk

We also have a number of permanent representatives in Japan.

Osaka

BEO
3rd floor Inoi Building 2
2-9-19 Shibata
Kita-ku
Osaka 530-0012
Japan

Tel: +81 6 6371 1116

Email: info@beo-study.com

Website: www.beo.co.jp

SI-UK
2F Nissei Building East
2-2-13 Shibata
Kita-ku
Osaka 530-0012
Japan

Tel: +81 6 6147 5681

Email: Osaka@ukeducation.jp

Website: www.ukeducation.jp

Tokyo

BEO
5th Floor Forecast Shinjuku South Bldg
4-3-17 Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-0022
Japan

Tel: +81 3 5367 3315

Email: study@beo.jp

Website: www.beo.co.jp

SI-UK
5F Boulevard Building
1-16-3 Jinnan
Shibuya
Tokyo 150-0041
Japan

Tel: +81 3 5272 9143

Email: Tokyo@ukeducation.jp

Website: www.ukeducation.jp

Exchange Agreements

We have agreements with the following Japanese insituttions:

Keo University

Ritsumeikan University

Waseda University.

Please see our partner institutions page for more details.

Alumni Ambassador

There is a Royal Holloway Alumni Chapter in Tokyo who co-ordinate a popular 'drop-in' party once a month for University of London alumni. Our Regional Alumni Ambassador for Tokyo helps to organise these events and is also available to answer questions from prospective students and attend local exhibition events. For more information and contact details please see the Alumni Chapters section in the Alumni Getting Involved page.