• Main intake in April each year, but some universities permit students to enter at a different time, such as in October
• Some classes are run year-round, but classes are usually divided into semesters, lasting through the first semester (April - September) or the second semester (October - March).
• There are usually three long vacations at Japanese institutions of higher education during the academic year: the summer break (late July - late August), winter break (late December - early January) and spring break (late February - early April).
• The procedures that need to be taken to enter Japan as a foreign student are as follows:
  > Gain admission to a higher educational institution > Acquire a passport > Acquire a visa
  Please inquire at an overseas Japanese embassy or consular office for details regarding visas. Please note that a "temporary visitor" visa is normally needed to enter Japan in order to take an entrance examination.
• The qualifications for admission differ according to the type of higher educational institution you would like to enroll in. Contact a StudyLink counsellor for more information.
• The preferred tests for entrance into Japanese universities and colleges include:
  - Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU ), Japanese Language Proficiency Test , TOEFL, Written Examination, Short Essay in Japanese, Interview.

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