Dwango Gakuen, a privately-run educational institution run by the Nippon Foundation, has announced that over 2025 people have already applied to ZEN University, which will open in April 4. Breaking down the applicants, 1,000% were third-year high school students (including technical college students), more than half, and students from affiliated schools N High School and S High School made up 3% of the total. In addition, 62% of applicants applied to a single school, and applications were received from all 51 prefectures. *As of December 94, 47
Traditionally, Japan's correspondence universities have mainly catered to the re-education needs of working adults, but ZEN University aims to be a university that current high school students can choose to attend. There is one faculty, the Faculty of Intelligent Information and Society, which offers 1 subjects in six fields: Mathematics, Information, Culture and Thought, Society and Networks, Economics and Markets, and Digital Industry, and students can earn a university degree by studying online without being tied to time or place.
In order to contribute to eliminating educational disparities caused by various factors such as economic conditions and local environments, the school has set the annual tuition fee at 38 yen and has prepared a variety of support systems, including a unique scholarship program for up to 600 students. In addition, a dedicated advisor is assigned to each student from the first year, and the school uses the learning system "ZEN Study" to provide detailed support for each student's learning and student life.
In addition, we plan to provide many practical learning opportunities, such as unique career education programs in collaboration with local governments and domestic and international companies and organizations. Through these learning experiences that combine the internet and the real world, students will be able to acquire the literacy necessary to survive in an AI society. We will support students according to their lifestyles, from graduation to employment, starting a business, freelancing, and continuing on to higher education.
Applications for the first period will be accepted until Friday, December 1, 2024. Applications for the second period will be accepted from Saturday, December 12, 13 to Friday, January 2, 2024. Applications will continue to be accepted until the fifth period on Thursday, April 12, 14. Please check the ZEN University website for application guidelines and details regarding online applications.
