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Spring 2 Short-term program -MUSCLE program -
Program Overview
The MUSCLE (Musashi University Summer Collaborative Learning Experience) program is a short-term acceptance program that runs from June 1st to July 31st each year.
The aim is to bring together Musashi University students and students from international partner universities to develop an understanding of each other's cultural and background differences and values while adopting new ways of learning through learning together in an active and hands-on learning environment.
The core of this program is structured around project-based classes in which participants work together to work on challenges, providing valuable opportunities to learn through hands-on experience while interacting with students from different countries and regions.
By exchanging opinions with students with diverse values and taking on the challenge of solving problems together, students can acquire perspectives, flexible thinking, and the ability to collaborate to respond to global issues.
You will attend the classes you applied for when you applied for the program and learn with Japan students and Exchange Students from Partner institutions.
The aim is to bring together Musashi University students and students from international partner universities to develop an understanding of each other's cultural and background differences and values while adopting new ways of learning through learning together in an active and hands-on learning environment.
The core of this program is structured around project-based classes in which participants work together to work on challenges, providing valuable opportunities to learn through hands-on experience while interacting with students from different countries and regions.
By exchanging opinions with students with diverse values and taking on the challenge of solving problems together, students can acquire perspectives, flexible thinking, and the ability to collaborate to respond to global issues.
You will attend the classes you applied for when you applied for the program and learn with Japan students and Exchange Students from Partner institutions.
Program Schedule
Schedule from application to participation in the 2026 program (tentative) *This is expected to be finalized around November.
| Application period |
Monday, January 26, 2026 - Monday, February 16, 2026
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|---|---|
| Announcement of results |
Wednesday, April 1st
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| Program participation fee payment deadline |
Friday, April 17th
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| Arrival in Japan and moving in |
Monday, June 1st
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| Orientation *Mandatory |
Tuesday, June 2nd and Wednesday, 3rd (details to be announced separately)
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| Classes begin |
Friday, June 5th
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| Classes and tests end |
Friday, July 24th
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| Retirement |
Friday, July 31 (if staying in university-arranged housing)
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Available classes
To participate in the program
Number of applicants
- Maximum of 5 people
Eligibility
- Enrollment in Musashi University Partner institutions (click to confirm) (486.09 KB)
- A GPA of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- Students must have English proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 or above. However, the following students are not required to submit test scores:
- Students enrolled at universities in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US
- Students enrolled in a university or faculty that offers lectures and instruction in English
Visa
International students of Western nationalities do not need a visa if they are staying in Japan for 90 days or less. Students who are not nationals of countries that are eligible for the 90-day visa exemption must apply for a short-term stay visa themselves.
To find out whether your country is eligible and whether a 90-day visa exemption is permitted, please check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan website using the link below.
To find out whether your country is eligible and whether a 90-day visa exemption is permitted, please check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan website using the link below.
A short-term stay visa is usually issued within about a week, but please apply well in advance.
Students who need to apply for a short-term visa will be contacted separately after Announcement of results.
Students who need to apply for a short-term visa will be contacted separately after Announcement of results.
How to Apply
Please submit the application documents listed below in the specified form by the deadline. Details will be provided to the person in charge at Partner institutions before the application period begins.
Application documents
- Photo data taken within the last three months (4cm x 3cm, white background)
- Copy of passport (valid until the end of the program and departure from Japan)
- Letter of recommendation from the professor in charge (there is a designated format, which will be announced separately at the start of the application period)
- Official university transcript with a grading scale (issued in English or Japanese）
Program Fee
Accommodation
Students can stay in the university-owned NEM HOUSE accommodation. However, if there are no vacancies at NEM HOUSE, alternative housing will be arranged.
* Housing fees are not included in the program fee, so you will need to pay them separately after arriving in Japan.
* Housing fees are not included in the program fee, so you will need to pay them separately after arriving in Japan.
