Gunma University has signed academic exchange agreements with 15 international universities to foster a periodic and systematic exchange and cooperation in the fields of academic research and education. The agreements encourage the following activities: Exchange of information and publications Exchange of academic staff Exchange of students Implementation of joint research, and holding symposia

Gunma University hosts many competent researchers with suitable qualifications from various countries. These researchers are steadily increasing in number every year.

Gunma University has about 250 students from various countries. They study here as regular undergraduate and graduate students, research students and auditors.

Gunma University has two dormitories for overseas students and researchers located in Maebashi (23 rooms) and Kiryu (40 rooms). To make the dormitories available to as many students as possible, residency is permitted for up to one year only and priority is given newly arrived students.

Center for International Studies provides a comfortable studying and living environment for international students of Gunma University. The following services are available; a) Education of Japanese language and Japanese affairs. b) Preliminary Japanese Language Intensive Program for graduate  students of the Japanese government scholarship. c) Advising on daily life and studying in Japan. d) Advise for Japanese students intending to study abroad. e) Research Activities on Japanese linguistics, teaching methodology  of Japanese language and intercultural problems.

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