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But he made no mention of the additional criteria foreign students needed to fulfill, which only came to light during communication with universities and other institutions.
In addition, foreign students must be achieving high marks and have attained a grade point average of at least 2.30 in the past academic year.
In order to quickly provide assistance, the government has left the screening of eligible students to each institution.
Universities and other schools will select eligible students from a pool comprising Japan Student Services Organization scholarship recipients and other records.
“The government has been taking steps to attract foreign students but when things go wrong, are you going to drop them?