Education questions

[b0rdpladen]

Hi,

I'd might as well start from the beginning;

I'm 17years old, in my country (denmark) we have 10 years of school, then we advance and take the "real" education (choosing the branch of what we want to work with)
I'm in the middle of my studys, which means I've got 2 years left, until I'm Really finished, although I'm beginning to realise that my current education is one I dont want. So here's the question:

Is there a way to get educated in Japan, I'd prefer studying the culture, the language and pretty much everything in general about Japan.

Money is a bit of a problem I guess, since I dont really know how much is required for the kind of school I'd attend I can't say for sure.

Anyways, I'm bascially looking for spending ~a year in japan, having a chance to learn both the language but also the culture, I dont know if it could be done by another type of thing than school?? and meanwhile hopefully making some great friends and the likes of it. :)

Thanks in advance.

Mark P.

[PaulTB]

I'm 17years old, in my country (denmark) we have 10 years of school, then we advance and take the "real" education (choosing the branch of what we want to work with)
I'm in the middle of my studys, which means I've got 2 years left, until I'm Really finished, although I'm beginning to realise that my current education is one I dont want. So here's the question:

Is there a way to get educated in Japan, I'd prefer studying the culture, the language and pretty much everything in general about Japan.
My guess is that your best best would be to study the culture, the language and everything about Japan while in Denmark.
Money is a bit of a problem I guess, since I dont really know how much is required for the kind of school I'd attend I can't say for sure.

Anyways, I'm bascially looking for spending ~a year in japan, having a chance to learn both the language but also the culture, I dont know if it could be done by another type of thing than school?? and meanwhile hopefully making some great friends and the likes of it. :)
Weeeell. You can definately learn Japanese in Japan (well duh :p ). It is also quite possible to attend a Japanese University (although I don't know the ins and outs of it). There is probably a small school or two where foreigners can be taught in English (I happen to know where there are a couple of schools or two in England that teach Japanese kids in Japanese).

If you want to take a degree in a Japanese university you will need big time education in Japanese first. (JLPT 2 or possibly even JLPT 1 - others will know better). I'd say that an entire year of just intensive (and expensive) Japanese language study might just be enough.

My guess is also that the small English taught schools that I'm presuming to exist would be very, very expensive.

[Ewok85]

An International school is what you want, and they aren't cheap. I'll try and dredge some details up for you

[DragonChan]

Yup, you're looking at an international school. Money will definately be hard, you'll have to not only pay for your tuition, but to live there (even if you homestay) has costs.

You might want to look into exchange programs, and see if anything is offered for your area. They're definately the cheaper route, though you most likely won't end up in an international school.

[jieshi]

i think you learn more if your not in an international school. Alot of students that attend an international school dont end up learning the nations language because english is the language of choice for international schools. Like dragonchan said look at exchange i give it two thumbs up

[Ewok85]

Jeishi I'd disagree there. While I was in an international school the only way i could talk to other students was in broken Japanese (korean, chinese, thai, european students, most of which didnt speak english).

[Vondo]

Hi,

I'm also interested in studying in japan. I want to become a manga artist hoping that
one day I'll reach the top like Takehiko Inoue and Rumiko Takahashi. It's just an
exciting profession.

It was either this or try to play professional basketball, but it's
difficult to play against the big guys when your of average size. There's a lot of discrimination against small players in the leagues. Even in pick up games that you play in the gyms, playgrounds, etc. It's tough. Anyways its no longer my dream. I'm just not meant to play professional basketball. Life still goes on.

Does anyone know the cost of living and studying in japan for at least one year? I mean I'll try to save up as much as i can and try to get financial aid through school. Life's short so i'm trying to do what i can to fulfill my dreams before its too late. I would really appreciate it if someone can give me any advice and tips.

Thank you for taking the time out to read this.

[Ewok85]

What type of study and accomadation are you thinking of? Straight out college and staying in dorms? Or going thru a scholarship/sponsership deal?

[Vondo]

I might try to live with a host family. So I'll get help whenever i need it. Or hopefully those animation schools have dormitories for students. It would be great if i get a grant for my studies. Is it easy to get a work permit in Japan because i could go to school and work. How do you get sponsorship? I've never heard of students getting sponsored other then for sports.

[Ewok85]

For a secondary student (high school) you can talk to your school and see if they have any relations with an exchange company who would make it alot easier to organize a host family and pay for things.

For a tertiary student I suggest the same, but they normally have a deal with another university and do exchanges that way.

I can't see an animation school having its own dorms, but you never know, stranger things have happened.

A work visa requires you to have graduated from or completed a college or acquired equivalent education for most classes of visa. You cannot work on a student visa.

[Vondo]

I'm no longer a high school student. Currently I'm a college student. It's too bad they don't have manga schools here in America.

Maybe I might just shift directions and become an automotive technician. The thought of working on beautiful cars such as lamborghinis and rolls royce is amazing. The cost is from $11,250-$28,200 for 7-18 months, depeding on your stay.

Thank you very much Ewok85 for helping me.