This is my first time blogging and I feel I made this blog early because the exchange actually starts in April 2016 (now is January). So please correct me if I'm blogging incorrectly.
All this information may ior may not be relevent depending when you read this but in this case I can only write about stuff as of 2016.
After writing a few sentances, I realise I need to define something. Home university = the university you are applying from. Host University = the university you want to go on exchange to.
To apply for an exchange to Kyoto University, I think it must be done through your home university. So just do what they tell you. Usually it must be done at least roughly 0.5 years in advance. If you're still not sure if you want to go near the application due date, just apply and send it in. This application I mentioned before is actually for the nomination, so you get nominated to go to a certain university, then you wait several months then you get the acceptance letter from the university you want to go to for exchange.
For the above paragraph, basically:
- Decide where you want to go. In auckland university this was the most important step due to course approvals and those other stuff.
- Apply for nomination. And then hope you get nominated.
- Later on the host university will somehow contact you and ask for details and the you have to actually apply directly to them. In the case of Kyoto University they send you an email and they give you a URL then you have to put your info and stuff there and apply.
- Stuff happens (I forgot, I think you just wait now.). Try to apply for scholarships.
- Receive the official acceptance letter and more "paperwork".
- ??? I haven't reached this stage yet. I'll update later... xor not?
I've left a lot of the details out because I forgot and because the application process may be different at other universities.
