Guest House
They are fully furnished and are located within a 15-minute walk from the campus. Please refer to the following URL for details.
Status of Residence
It is ISS responsibilities to handle applications for authorization of residence status of visiting scholars and visiting research fellow and provides support for extending and changing that status. ISS deals with professor visas, cultural activities visas, temporary visitor visas, and dependent visas. ISS does not provide support for any other status of residence.
Research rooms
A research room will be available for Visiting Scholars only on a priority basis; an individual room is only for full professors and a shared room for the other vising scholars. Even if you are qualified, you may not have one due to the availability.
| Name | Location | Number of rooms | Configuration | Position at Home Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda International Conference Center research rooms | 4th floor of International Conference Center(Bldg. No.18) | 18 rooms | Individual | Full professor |
| 1 room | Shared | Associate professor, lecturer, etc. | ||
| Building No. 22 | 7th/8th floor of Building No. 22 | 11 rooms | Shared | |
| Building No. 29-7 | 1st floor of Building No. 29-7 | 1 room | Shared |
Use of Libraries
Visiting Scholars, Visiting Research Fellows and Research Interns will have a privilege of accessing to Waseda University Libraries.
Researchers from Partner Overseas Institutions
Researchers and graduate students from an overseas partner institution who wish to use the university library must follow the procedures below:
[Step 1]: Fill in this form and upload your ID card which shows your institution and position.
[Step 2]: Once an application is approved, the International Affairs Division will send a certificate to the registered email address.
(If the application date coincides with a long university holiday, such as a summer break or New Year’s holiday, it will take longer to send an email.)
[Step 3]: Present the email from [Step 2] on your mobile phone or tablet device at the counter on the 2nd floor entrance of the Central Library. A library card will be issued.
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- The library card is valid for two months and may be renewed by following the same procedures above.
- Please check here for more details.
Use of the university network
Visiting Scholars, Visiting Research fellows and Research Interns will be assigned a designated e-mail address and password for Waseda IT network use.
Issuance of Certificates
Upon request, the International Office issues a Certificate of Incumbency and a Certificate of Completion on a university-specific form for Visiting Scholars, Visiting Research Fellows and Research Interns.
Please note that Waseda University can only issue the certificates on the university-specific form, and cannot provide signatures or affix the university seal to another form (including but not limited to forms issued by your home university or fellowship organization).
Waseda International Learning Lounge (WILL)
Waseda International Learning Lounge is in Building No.22, 3F.
The lounge is for all the current members at Waseda University and aimed at facilitating interactions regardless of nationality, language, affiliation or position and to promote group study, autonomous learning and research.
