United Nations University (UNU) was established by the General Assembly in 1973 to be an international community of scholars engaged in research, advanced training, and the dissemination of knowledge related to the pressing global problems of human survival, development, and welfare. UNU started activities in 1975 at its headquarters in Tokyo. Its activities focus mainly on peace and conflict resolution, development in a changing world, and science and technology in relation to human welfare. UNU operates through a worldwide network of research and postgraduate training centres, with its planning and coordinating headquarters in Tokyo. Please visit UNU main website for details on its events and activities.
Why does UNU offer this Programme?
UNU offers this programme in the aim of enhancing the capacity of individuals in developing countries. UNU is particularly interested in encouraging the students from those countries not only to finish their course at universities in Japan, but also to achieve excellent academic performances. The purpose of this Programme is to provide financial assistance to those students while they study in Japan and encourage them to contribute to the development of their home countries in the future.
Contact Information
United Nations University
Financial Assistance Programme for Students from Developing Countries Studying in Japan
5 Chome 53-70 Jingu-mae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-8925 Japan
Tel:03-5457-1422/1431
Fax:03-5457-1488
Access to UNU:
UNU is located on Aoyama Dori in Shibuya-ku. It is an eight minute walk from JR Shibuya station and a five minute walk from Omotesando station Exit-B2 (Chiyoda-line, Ginza-line, and Hanzomon-line).
- UNU is NOT a typical university where many students come to study. It is more like a research institute and therefore does NOT provide undergraduate or graduate programmes for students.
- UNU-FAP offers the financial assistance exclusively to the students studying at one of FAP Cooperating Universities in Japan. UNU-FAP is NOT involved in the application /admission into the Cooperating Universities. Therefore, if you wish to get in and be enrolled at one of FAP Cooperating Universities, you need to take an entrance exam of the university. Please contact the universities directly to find out what exams you need to take and in what languages they offer their programmes. UNU will NOT contact the Cooperating Universities on your behalf regarding their application/admission procedures.
- UNU-FAP is NOT a full scholarship and thus the FAP financial assistance will only cover a part of tuition fee or other expenses in Japan. Students also must reimburse the fund to UNU while studying in Japan.