In My Country
Japan
Whether you are interested in Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study, the University of Aberdeen has a wide range of study options on offer.
Aberdeen is the fifth oldest University in the UK with an academic reputation spanning more than 500 years, and we are pleased to announce that Aberdeen is now listed in the top 130 Universities in the World. This fantastic achievement adds to our Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) triumphs in 2009. Aberdeen is amongst the UK’s top research universities, with 89% of research activity of international quality, and 55% world leading or internationally excellent. Our graduates also enjoy the highest starting salaries in Scotland – all good news for our students!
As part of our £230 million investment into infrastructure, our campus now has wireless internet access throughout all buildings across the University campus, including all bedrooms. 2009 saw the completion of phase one of the awe-inspiring, olympic-standard Aberdeen Sports Village, and autumn 2011 saw the completion of our brand new flagship Library, hailed as a major intellectual and cultural learning centre for students in the 21st century.
Daiwa Foundation Tohoku Scholarships
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in partnership with the British Council in Japan is offering scholarships to students from Japan who have been affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011 and who want to study in the UK. The scholarships are available for all undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses (including foundation programmes), as well as PhD and post-doctoral research programmes. Funding of up to £20,000 per student will be awarded to cover tuition fees, living expenses, and travel expenses. Applicants are required to explain their vision for the future and financial plans as part of the application process and must secure a place on a course of study at a UK institution in order to take up funding. Applications will also be considered from students from the region who are currently studying in the UK, but who require financial support to continue their studies.
Application forms can be downloaded from the Briritish Council's Japan website (http://www.britishcouncil.or.jp/) and should include a personal statement outlining the purpose of study and long-term goals.
Completed applications forms should be sent to:
Daiwa Foundation Tohoku Scholarships Section
British Council
1-2 Kagurazaka
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 162-0825
The application deadline is the 15 June 2012. The selection panel will meet in July 2012 to assess applications and applicants will be informed of the results immediately thereafter.
