Why RPKJ?

Special Preparatory Program to Enter Japanese Universities 
日本留学特別コース

A two-year intensive program under the Look East Policy Division of Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA), in cooperation with University of Malaya (UM) , Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) as well as the Japan Foundation (JF).

Members of the organization includes:
(1) Malaysian students with SPM for the current year.
(2) Local and Japanese academicians.
(3) Local supporting staffs of Pusat Asasi Sains UM (PASUM).

Rancangan Persediaan Khas ke Jepun (RPKJ) or Special Preparatory Programme to Japan is a programme that derived from the second component of Malaysian Government Look East Policy, involve sending young Malaysians to go and learn the technology, culture and practices of the Japanese (as well as Koreans).

Among all the six Program Training Courses designed in such policy, which are:
(1) Entrepreneurship Development Training Scheme,
(2) Short-Term Training Program for Executive Development,
(3) Industrial Training and Technical,
(4) Technical Education Program,
(5) Japanese Language Teachers Degree Programme for Malaysian Teachers,and
(6) Academic Study Programme,

this programme lies under the sixth list, providing opportunities and sponsorship to current year excellent SPM school leavers to pursue degree level at selected universities in Japan once completing the preparatory course.