Japan HSP university route check

Does Nanyang Technological University qualify for Japan HSP university bonus points?

Also matched as: NTU, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Answer summary

This university appears to have a supported route

Nanyang Technological University appears to support the Japan HSP +10 university bonus through multiple currently loaded official routes: Ranking route and Innovative Asia route. These routes do not stack; the minister-designated university bonus is capped at +10 total and requires evidence.

Route: Ranking route + Innovative Asia route
Points: Maximum +10 in one capped university bucket
Evidence: Graduation certificate; Degree certificate; Official source evidence for the claimed university route
Source basis: ISA, MOFA, JICA official materials; last checked 2026-07-09.

This record requires evidence and may need manual review when source names, campus labels, or degree documents differ. Confirm against the latest ISA/MOJ materials before filing.

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Route check

Why this university may support the bonus

Max university bucket: +10

Ranking route

+10 route into the capped bucket

ISA university source version 2026-01

• This route is one possible path into the capped +10 minister-designated university bonus.
• Verify the exact official route and current source version before filing.

Innovative Asia route

+10 route into the capped bucket

ISA Category III Innovative Asia list / JICA 2nd Batch partner-school list

Verified from official ISA/MOJ and JICA/MOFA Innovative Asia materials.

• Innovative Asia partner-school status is not the global-ranking route.
• Partner-school graduation and JICA training completion are separate facts.
• Multiple university routes do not stack with each other.

Evidence checklist

• Graduation certificate
• Degree certificate
• Official source evidence for the claimed university route
• Translation or name-match evidence if requested
• Official Innovative Asia partner-school source evidence

Route note: Also verified as an Innovative Asia partner school in the official ISA Category III list.

Common mistakes

• Assuming only globally ranked universities can support the bonus.
• Double-counting ranking, MEXT, and Innovative Asia routes.
• Confusing JICA training completion with partner-school graduation.
• Ignoring campus, translated, former, or alias names on degree documents.
• Assuming attendance is enough when the route requires graduation evidence.

Official source basis

Each source below is attached to a specific loaded route. An Innovative Asia-only record does not borrow the ranking-route source.

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