Yokohama National University

• Established: 1949
• Location: Yokohama, Japan
• Students age: from 17 years old
• Number of students: 10,000 people
• Language of instruction: Japanese, English
• Type of study: state university.

Yokohama National University (YNU) was founded in 1949 from Yokohama High School, an educational institution for continuing professional education teachers in Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama Graduate School of Commerce and Yokohama High School of Technology. Currently, the university offers 4 undergraduate courses (education and humanities, economics, business administration, engineering) and 4 - graduate programs (education, social sciences, engineering, environment and information sciences). The university employs over 1000 teachers and about 10,000 students. Since 2004, YNU has started a new life as a national university corporation, based on over fifty years of history and tradition.

Yokohama is a dynamic, bustling metropolis, Japan's gateway to the world, one of the country's first ports to open to international trade. Today the city has an international, cosmopolitan look.

Yokohama National University offers accommodation in residences:

• Minezawa International House
• International student hall
• Ooka International Residence
• Tokiwadai International Residence.

Students can choose accommodation in private apartments, host families.

Extracurricular activities are carried out in circles that organize sports and cultural events. Yokohama National University Student Support Unit assists in club activities.

• Yokohama National University supports international exchange, collaborates with overseas institutions, and offers a set of international programs that currently accept students from over 50 different countries. International undergraduate and graduate programs are taught in English, offering international students the opportunity to study in a vibrant Japanese city.
• Notable alumni of Yokohama National University are chemist Akira Fujishima, Katsuhiko Kawasoe, former president and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco Co, "Pacman's father", filmmaker Shunji Iwai.
• The university implements a mentoring system - Japanese and foreign senior students help foreign students in education, research, and everyday life.

The university is located on a large campus in the heart of Yokohama city. The campus is equipped with:

• University hall
• Gym
• Student hostel
• Public spaces.

The entry fee for undergraduate / graduate students is  payable at time of enrollment.

Yokohama National University is one of the most selective educational institutions. Applicants take academic tests, provide certificates of knowledge of English / Japanese.

International students must complete a 12-year high school education, receive an International Baccalaureate, Abitur, GCE Advanced Level or equivalent.

Yokohama National University will reduce tuition fees for international students with excellent academic performance and provide post-enrollment scholarships. The selection of scholars is based on academic performance: scholarships cover 100%, 50%, 30% of tuition fees.

Applicants submit an application for a scholarship, the validity period is two semesters in a row from the moment of admission. After that, the application is submitted every semester. The scholarship is awarded based on the academic performance of the applicant.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision