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Introduction

The Special Preparatory Program to Enter Japanese Universities is a two-year intensive program under the Look East Policy Division of the Public Services Department of Malaysia, in cooperation with the Japanese Government, after which students will continue with their degree programs at universities in Japan. At the end of the 4th semester, students in this program will sit for the EJU Examination for intake into Japanese Universities.
Some of the popular courses chosen by the successful candidates are as follows:
Engineering Discipline: Electric & electronic, electronic information, information communication, mechanical, mechanical system, system, information.
Science: Physics, chemistry, mathematics, biotechnology.
Among the prominent Japanese Universities that have accepted students from this programme are Tokyo University, Kyushu University, Kyoto University, Nagoya University, Waseda University, Osaka University and Kobe University.
At the centre, the students will experience learning in a university learning environment and develop their self-esteem through the activities conducted by the Centre, residential college and the university as a whole.

Entry Requirements

  • Open to Malaysian citizen with BUMIPUTERA status.
  • Pass Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) with at least GRADE as follows:

Obtained at least grade A (combination of grade A+ and grade A only) in five (5) subjects  

  • Bahasa Melayu
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Additional Mathematics

  Obtained at least grade A- in 2 subjects

  • English
  • History

  Candidates with basic Japanese language are encouraged to apply

Course Structure

Year 1

  Semester 1

  Semester 2

Code

  Subject

Code

  Subject

  FAE1001  

  Japanese Language 1  

  FAE1002  

  Japanese Language 2  

FAE1003

  Mathematics 1

FAE1004

  Mathematics 2

FAE1005

  Physics 1

FAE1006

  Physics 2

FAE1007

  Chemistry 1

FAE1008

  Chemistry 2

  Year 2

  Semester 3

  Semester 4

Code

  Subject

Code

  Subject

  FAE2001  

  Japanese Language 3  

  FAE2002  

  Japanese Language 4

FAE2003

  Mathematics 3

FAE2004

  Mathematics 4

FAE2005

  Physics 3

FAE2006

  Physics 4

FAE2007

  Chemistry 3

FAE2008

  Chemistry 4

FAX2001

  English Language Skills for Special Preparatory Programme (Japan)  

Last Update: 28/03/2023