MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1978
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TWO SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED FOR STUDIES IN JAPAN
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FROM HONG KONG STUDENTS FOR TWO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES UNDER THE MONBUSHO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR THE 1979 ACADEMIC YEAR.
THE SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND NORMALLY TENABLE FOR FIVE YEARS -- FROM APRIL, 1979, TO MARCH, 1984 COVER TUITION, ACCOMMODATION, LIVING EXPENSES AND RETURN PASSAGE.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL ATTACHED TO THE TOKYO UNIVERSITY AND BE GIVEN A ONE-YEAR COURSE ON THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND ANY OTHER SUBJECTS NECESSARY TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE FOUR-YEAR GAKUSHI (BACHELOR'S) DEGREE COURSE.
ONE OF THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL MAJOR IN JAPANESE AT THE TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES AND THE OTHER IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES AT A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY YET TO BE DECIDED.
APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO FULFIL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS OF EITHER OF HONG KONG'S TWO UNIVERSITIES OR POSSESS HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS AND BE OVER THE AGE OF 18 AND UNDER 22 ON APRIL 1, 1979.
NO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF JAPANESE IS REQUIRED, BUT APPLICANTS MUST BE WILLING TO RECEIVE A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN THAT LANGUAGE.
APPLICATION FORMS AND FULL PARTICULARS ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND UNIVERSITY COURSES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BRANCH OFFICE, LEIGHTON CENTRE, 15TH FLOOR, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY.
COMPLETED FORMS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE SECTION BY SEPTEMBER 8.
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