Alumni Voices: KHANH NGOC – Venturing, to return
Ngoc came to Japan as an undergraduate MEXT scholar in 1999. Back then, she was a Computer Science student at Can Tho university, a big university in the South of…
Scholar feature: Tokyo State of Mind (with Katya and Khamida)
One of MSA’s goals is to highlight and publicize the achievements of current scholars and alumni. By doing so we wish to show what recipients of the MEXT scholarship, both…
Cross Border Webinar on 31st Oct 2020 – How COVID-19 Changed the Business Presence of Japan in the World
It is with great pleasure that MSA is announcing its first Cross Border Webinar with various Japan and MEXT alumni associations throughout the world. The seminar will be examining how…
NOTICE: Possibility for scholars to request leave of absence.
On Saturday, MSA received notice that a memorandum was issued by MEXT on 15th May, 2020, which speaks about provisions for leave of absence (under strict conditions) given the extraordinary…
Alumni Voices: Mohammad Muquit
Mohammad Muquit is a former MEXT scholar from Bangladesh. He studied at the University of Tohoku in Sendai and then moved to Tokyo to work in R&D for Sony. He…
Full Guide to Phone Plans in Japan – written by Foreigners for Foreigners
Updated as of April 2022. Search for smartphone plans in Japan and you’ll find yourself flooded with information – too much actually. The problem is that right now there are…
Resources for students facing financial troubles
Released as of 29th May, 2020. MEXT has compiled a list of resources for students studying in Japan and who are currently facing financial difficulties and released the list online….
REPORT – COVID-19 Related Inability to Sign Scholarships and Fixed Costs Born in Japan by Scholars
TOKYO – April 5 2020. As the largest organization representing current MEXT scholars and alumni in Japan, over the past two months, MSA has received many enquiries by scholars who…
UPDATED (7th Apr): Special Scholarship Signing Procedures due to Corona Virus
In addition to the following document, MSA has asked MEXT for some clarifiactions – a Q&A has been attached at the bottom with the translations of the replies we received….
