Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) announced that it has received a $ 450 million donation from Mr. Masanori Mochida, President of Goldman Sachs Japan Limited. With this donation, which is the highest amount in TUJ history, the "Mochida / Stronak Full Scholarship" will be created, and it will be a scholarship system that allows excellent students from Japan's national and public high schools to attend TUJ without any real tuition fees.
The "Mochida Stronach Full Scholarship" was named in honor of Mr. Mochida and Bruce Stronach, a former president of TUJ and a longtime friend of Mr. Mochida.From among the students who are expected to graduate from Japanese national and public high schools and wish to enroll in TUJ for the purpose of obtaining a bachelor's degree, some students are selected every year based on their academic performance, etc., and the faculty for a maximum of 10 semesters (5 years) Full payment of tuition and other expenses for the course.
The scholarship also includes optional study abroad (tuition and expenses benefits) and Bridge Program at Temple University America Headquarters (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) for up to two semesters.
The Bridge Program is a system that allows students whose English proficiency does not meet the criteria for regular admission to the undergraduate course to enter the undergraduate course conditionally.
Currently, we are accepting applications for the first scholarship students who will go on to TUJ in the summer semester of 2022 (late May), and the application deadline is 5 pm on November 2021, 11.The selection method is document selection and interview.The selection results will be sent by email on December 15th.Details such as application qualifications and application methods are posted on the Temple University, Japan Campus website.
This donation by Mr. Mochida is not only the most expensive donation in TUJ's 39-year history, but also the donation fund (operational type) that realizes TUJ's first all-tuition payment type scholarship.In addition, Mr. Mochida has made a large amount of donations to support the lives and education of children in poor Japanese households through Goldman Sachs Gives, a donor-advised fund of Goldman Sachs. ..
Mr. Mochida said, "High-quality international education is indispensable for future leaders who will lead Japan. With this scholarship, students from Japan's national and public high schools in various environments will be able to attend Temple University. Through international education, it will be possible to support the globalization of Japan, "he said.
