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Exchange Program Okayama (EPOK) is a program organized by Okayama University that offers students an opportunity to study in Japan. Through this program, EPOK encourages students to learn and understand Japanese culture, customs and social backgrounds. Classes are offered to EPOK students in English and Japanese. Okayama University and EPOK provides students the ideal setting for studying abroad; one that nurtures education and learning while at the same time offers students an environment for freedom, growth and experience.

By enrolling in the program, students are not only given the opportunity to study at one of the largest universities in Japan, but they are also given the opportunity for personal experience and self-growth. Students will live and interact amongst the Japanese people, and they will experience first-hand what life and living in Japan is like.

All EPOK students are accommodated at the Okayama University International Student House. This house is conveniently located just five minutes from the Tsushima Campus of Okayama University (main campus). From here the school, school library, computer laboratories, convenience shopping and various forms of entertainment are all easily accessible.

The International Student Center offers consultation and guidance to all EPOK students. In case that any EPOK student should have any questions or concerns, the International Student Center will always be available to the student for help. Also, in an effort to provide culturally enriching experiences, the International Student Center periodically sponsors a host of group activities for the EPOK students.

For over the passed five years, EPOK and Okayama University have strived to encourage the understanding of various cultures around the world. EPOK exists today so that students can have an ideal opportunity to not only pursue academics around the world, but also to promote goodwill amongst all peoples.

Students who wish to apply to EPOK must qualify under the program’s admission requirements listed below.

20 students from universities participating in EPOK are accepted into Okayama University each year.

Students may choose to enter the program in either April or October. They may also choose the duration of their study at Okayama University – six months to one year.

Although EPOK students will be studying in Okayama as short-term exchange students, the Japanese government and Okayama University regards EPOK students as Special Auditors, and all EPOK students will maintain this status for the duration of their exchange at Okayama University.

The credit requirement for EPOK students is ten (10) credits per semester and a maximum of fifteen (15) credits. The university will provide students with an official report of their academic records, listing course titles, grades, and credits earned. Please note that the recognition of credits earned at Okayama University is the responsibility of the students’ home universities.