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- 17 May 2014
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Hahaha.. Don't worry bro, you won't stand on your feet during the interview. Prepare your answers in English and in your native language, Just in case.
Hahaha.. Don't worry bro, you won't stand on your feet during the interview. Prepare your answers in English and in your native language, Just in case.Congratz Every one
happy to see people passed the interview
mine will be the day after tomorrow, wish me all the best
will is be standing during the interview ? or they will bring me chair to sit ?
hahahahahahahahaaHahaha.. Don't worry bro, you won't stand on your feet during the interview. Prepare your answers in English and in your native language, Just in case.
Received my embassy recommendation today! Does anyone know of any example formats to email professors about your proposal (especially in Japanese; I'm a little worried about formality and introductions)?
Hello all
i had passed the exam and i am preparing for the interview after 5 days from now,
please comment if you can help with interview questions, specially the japanese part
one more thing, is there any studied computer science field or informatic ?
Hello kobayakawaHello Tagy! Congratulations! You did it! For the interview part: In my case, the panel of interviewers did not expect me to respond in Japanese so I answered in English.
For the possible questions, the questions about your research will be standard. So you must anticipate what questions they would probably ask about your research topic.
The other standard question is on how you expect to cope with studying in a foreign country and your plans after you get your degree.
Your answer should convey to the panel your willingness to explore/new things, culture, food, etc. Or, if you have been to Japan, let them know about it. That could in fact be your take off point to tell the panel why you decided to apply for a Japanese scholarship.
The Japanese government is not giving away scholarship for free and without expected returns. The panel will be interested in your plans after your degree. They will have preference of course to applicants who will be able to become "bridges" for understanding and cooperation between Japan and your country.
Good luck for tomorrow's interview!
one more thing
how many will be taken from your country ?
Wooow, that's niceHey Tagy,
Based from the 2012 - 2015 data, MEXT awards no less than 20 research scholarships every year for Filipinos (highest was 29, lowest was 22). Mostly are from the engineering and sciences; very few from the social sciences. Like last year, there were only 3 scholars in the social sciences track. I hope this year would still be the same. The Japan Embassy in Manila interviewed about 32 research scholarship applicants.
Thanks! The embassy is sending me my entire application from my understanding, and it's in transit right now. To get the LOAs you should have to send copies of the materials to the schools you're applying to, so they send it back with official stamps on it.Omedetou @hxcpanda!
Happy to hear the good news and good luck on your communicating with prospective professors.
I have a question. Did the embassy return to you a copy/copies of the documents you submitted to them for the document screening?
Now, back to what happened yesterday. I took my papers to the embassy and the lady wouldn't receive my application because I put only one university on the list. I don't understand what is the problem with that. I read on the internet that there are many people who did this and there are no official rules regarding it. The thing is that I really want to be accepted into that university.
And I also know from past candidates that universities don't want to see themselves in the second or third choice.
I will say these things at the interview of course but I'm really afraid I screwed it up this year, and it saddens me that it's not because I lack abilities. I wish they could've written this on the embassy website if it was so important...
People who only listed one choice can still get the scholarship if they are otherwise good candidates. But if you can't tell them a good reason why you only wrote one, the judges might assume you just didn't spend enough time looking into universities in Japan.
I really hope they're smarter than thatWith an application so carefully written and so much interest in their country (everything I did for the past 7 years was related to Japan - study, work, travel, everything), to assume I am too lazy to find two more university names? *sigh*
Up to 6 years (theoretically 7, if you are in medicine and were to join at the M.Sc. level). You have:
I applied on a 5-year program (Osaka U. biotechnology). Does it mean I would stay in Japan for 6 years? Since my first year could be allotted for studying Japanese language and as a research student? Any idea guys?
- Up to one year of free play aka Research Student (kenkyūsei). More on that later.
- 2 years for your M.Sc. (if you apply at this level)
- 3 years for your Ph.D. (4 if medicine).
Hi Deziree, from what I have gathered:
1. If you went thru the embassy recommendation track, you have at most two years as a kenkyuusei. This is the period where you will (1) study Nihongo, (2) get admitted to the MS/PhD Program admission, becoming a full pledged MS/PhD student, (3) prepare the paperwork re MEXT extension. In most cases, the two-year kenkyuusei period is not fully consumed because it's too risky not try early on the admission process/requirements of your intended program. But yes, on paper one can stay for 2 years as kenkyuusei + 2years MA/MS + 3 years PhD.
2. In your case (ie university recommendation track) you have one year and a half as a kenkyuusei (read: study Nihongo, get admitted to your MS/PhD program, and request for MEXT scholarship extension).
Whoa thank you for this info! As usual, you've been very helpful to us! But can you send me the link please? I already had and passed my email-based entrance exam. I was accepted as M.S. student by Osaka U. (Stated in the letter they sent me). And now I'm wondering if I'd start right away as an M.S. student or use my 1-1.5 year as a research student. If so, will MEXT still provide us stipend?
Interview in a few days and I'm freaking out :/
I was wondering, how should I greet the professors when I enter the room for the interview? Should I bow, shake hands with each of them or...?
I don't know perhaps it depends on the country, but what were your manners?
I would like very much to say "good morning" but the interview will be in JapaneseSince you're not in Japan I don't think you need to act like you are. Give a polite smile, say "Good morning, I'm ---- " or similar and shake their hand if they offer it to you. Wait until they invite you to sit down before sitting.
If you're freaking out, try looking up advice for job interviews online - there's tons of advice and nearly all of it is applicable to a scholarship interview.
I would like very much to say "good morning" but the interview will be in Japanese, sorry I should have clarified it in the previous post. That is the main reason I was not sure about the required manners, but I guess bowing might be awkward as you say. Perhaps just a "shitsurei itashimasu" when entering the room will be fine (not sure if I should say "konnichiwa" as well though).
My sensei asked me if it's OK with me to take Japanese language class, and I said yes ofc. Since I have 10% to almost zero knowledge of their language. And now I'm wondering if I'd have to take the language course simultaneously with my biotech courses, or do I get the chance to use my first year as a "research student" studying/focusing on Japanese language before I can start my M.S.degree.If you've already been accepted on a master's course, you will start directly on it without a research student stage.
I'm not sure I understand your question about the stipend... MEXT pay for the research student stage as well, they just pay a tiny bit less per month. But you will start as a master's student and therefore get paid as a master's student.
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT （MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT）SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2015（RESEARCH STUDENTS）：文部科学省
Since you're not in Japan I don't think you need to act like you are. Give a polite smile, say "Good morning, I'm ---- " or similar and shake their hand if they offer it to you. Wait until they invite you to sit down before sitting.
If you're freaking out, try looking up advice for job interviews online - there's tons of advice and nearly all of it is applicable to a scholarship interview.