SILS students have access to a range of post-graduate career support (job hunting, graduate school guidance etc.) through the university’s Career Center.
SILS students spend their 4 years at Waseda not only improving their foreign language skills, but also honing their leadership skills, networking skills, negotiation skills, and survival skills, which are all highly valued in global businesses all over the world and can be used to open the doors of a truly global career. While some SILS graduates choose to delve into further research of topics of their interest in universities both inside and outside of Japan, others search for work in Japanese or foreign companies; many different gates open up at the end of their undergraduate years. The Waseda University Career Center and SILS Global Network Center offer each student full support throughout the four year curriculum, whether it’s a general career seminar or guidance, career lectures or internships, or in-depth individual counseling sessions.
The career support provided by Waseda University Career Center (3F, Student Union Building 30) is open to students from the whole university. Various events are held and career counseling is available.
The supportive activities include the guidance counseling with professional staffs, the company seminars which are participated by about 500 companies/organizations and other yearly events and seminars. Please make good use of these events.
Please refer to Waseda University Career Center Homepage for more information.
SILS Global Network Center (GNC) provides the latest information for SILS student’s needs about faculty independent career support, employment in Japanese company for foreign students, employment in enterprise or international organization with global development and etc.
Moreover, GNC provides the SILS company guidance by companies or organizations which have recruited SILS graduates. These activities are only in SILS.
Please refer to GNC Homepage for more information.
GNC offers those services below.
No | Services | Contents – Memo |
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1 | Career Seminar and Lecture | GNC offers various career events from your first days as a student at Waseda. For details, please see the GNC website. |
2 | SILS Company Guidance | GNC invites companies expanding business globally every year exclusively for SILS students. For details, please see the GNC website. |
3 | SILS Student Career Supporter | 4th year SILS students who have completed their job hunting are available as advisors for current students. In addition to career advices, they can also give tips on study abroad and student life in general. Don’t miss this great opportunity to get information from your seniors! |
The School of International Studies was opened in April 2004 and is Waseda University’s 11th faculty. Since roughly 30% of SILS students are overseas students, and because classes and lectures are conducted in English, the faculty has a very international flair. Students who have Japanese as mother tongue are required to study abroad for a year.
Since the faculty is still new we offer interested companies as well as organizations to visit the faculty to get to know it better. Every year many companies come and hold information sessions for SILS students. We also develop internship programs with various companies exclusively for SILS students.
If you have any interest in the above activities, please contact us.([email protected])
It is possible to enter Waseda University’s Graduate Schools through intramural selection recommendation.
Application period, number of successful applicants and application procedures depend on each department, so please prepare accordingly. Please refer to the International Admissions Office Website for details.
There are generally two job hunting procedures: Either through regular entry or entry through school recommendation.
Regular entry, as the name indicates, is when students apply individually to each company and is the most common method for job application in Japan. On the other hand, job application through school recommendation is when a formal university recommendation letter with the dean’s seal accompanies the application. Until now, this recommendation system has mainly applied to Science and Technology students.
SILS Global Network Center offers a wide variety of career support programs and information especially tailored to the needs of SILS students. Whether you are a foreign student looking to find a job in Japan, or a regular student looking for a job at multinational companies and international institutions, the GNC might have something for you.
GNC holds information sessions with companies and organizations which SILS graduates have successfully entered, as well as giving students a chance to meet up with students who have been admitted to some of the world’s top universities.
For details, please see the GNC website.
Graduate employment and education status of academic year 2019 graduates
(update:2020/08/06)
For statistics regarding all schools, please refer to the Career Center HP
Employment | Further studies/
Study Abroad |
Others |
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72.5% | 12.6% | 14.9% |
(update:2020/08/06)
Information Technology | 18.2% |
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Manufacturing | 16.8% |
Professional Services | 16.1% |
Commerce | 12.2% |
Finance | 11.2% |
Travel & Transportation | 7.1% |
Mass Communication | 5.4% |
Real Estate & Construction | 2.2% |
Energy | 1.5% |
Civil Servant | 1.5% |
Non-Profit Organization | 1.5% |
Education | 0.7% |
Teacher | 0.5% |
Others | 5.4% |
(update:2020/08/06)
Ranking | Companies | Number |
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1 | Rakuten, Inc. | 21 |
2 | IBM Japan | 7 |
2 | Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. | 7 |
4 | ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD. | 6 |
5 | MUFG Bank, Ltd. | 5 |
5 | Accenture Japan Ltd | 5 |
5 | British American Tobacco Japan, Ltd. | 5 |
8 | HIS Co.,Ltd. | 4 |
8 | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | 4 |
8 | PwC Consulting LLC | 4 |
8 | Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. | 4 |
8 | NIHON L’ORÉAL K.K. | 4 |
Please refer to the Career Center Home page (Career Data) for Major Companies and Organizations for New Graduates.
(updated on 2020/08/17)
United States | University of California, Los Angeles |
United States | University of South California |
Canada | University of Toronto |
United Kingdom | University of Cambridge |
United Kingdom | University of East Anglia |
United Kingdom | Imperial College London, ICL |
United Kingdom | King’s College London |
United Kingdom | University of Sheffield |
United Kingdom | University of Leeds |
United Kingdom | London School of Economics and Political Science |
Austria | University of Vienna |
Sweden | Stockholm University |
Switzerland | University of Basel |
Switzerland | Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, IHEID |
Netherlands | Maastricht University |
Germany | Heidelberg University |
Australia | The University of Queensland |
Australia | The University of Sydney |
Singapore | Nanyang Technological Universit |
Hong Kong | The University of Hong Kong |
Republic of Korea | Seoul National University |
China | Fudan University |
China | Peking University |
Waseda University
University of Tokyo
Kyoto University
University of Tsukuba
An internship is designed to help you plan your future career path by allowing you to experience a job and improve your knowledge of a particular field while you are still in school. A student may be given up to 4 elective credits for graduation by doing internships. Generally, internships are unpaid.
Presently, there are 2 types of internships available at Waseda University. Please select the one that is the most ideal for achieving your goals.