Pre-departure To Do (3)

Purchasing Insurance

When traveling abroad, be sure to purchase travel insurance or study abroad insurance that covers the period from the day you leave your home in Japan until the day you return. Please note that Japanese overseas travel insurance, study abroad insurance etc. cannot be purchased after leaving Japan. Also, if you are asked to take out the insurance designated by the host university, please purchase it as well.

Enrolling in the “Futai Kaigaku” is one of the necessary conditions for participating in some study abroad programs. (This rule is applicable to programs offered by the Center for Global Education) . (The expenses required for the insurance are to be borne by students themselves.)

Overseas Student Safety Management Assistance

As a means of safety management during the period of the Program, you may take out the Overseas Student Safety Management Assistance (OSSMA) from Emergency Assistance Japan Co., Ltd. at your own expense. Some College, Faculty, or Graduate School have made its purchase mandatory, so please check and follow the instructions of your affiliated College, Faculty, or Graduate School . For programs managed by the Center for Global Education, it is mandatory to enroll in OSSMA for the entire duration of your stay abroad, including any personal travel before or after the program period. (The cost of the insurance is to be borne by students themselves.) You can apply through the following website.
Website：https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/current-students/ossma.html
※When participants in programs managed by the Center for Global Education fill out the application form, please choose "Z02 グローバル教育センター担当プログラム/Program of the Center for Global Education" for the "Program code" section of the application form. Please put your OSSMA user ID in the "Notification of Going Abroad" form if purchased. If the OSSMA User ID is not fixed by the submission due date of the "Notification of Going Abroad", please submit the "Notification of Going Abroad" again once the User ID has been fixed.

Emergency Contact during Your Travel

Be sure to check for yourselves the contact details of the College, Faculty, or Graduate school you belong to or the office which conducts the program. Those who take out OSSMA can use the online help service, which is available 24hours/ 365days both in Japanese/ English, as an emergency contact during your travelling overseas.

“Notification of Going Abroad”

When participating in programs managed by the Center for Global Education, please submit your “Notification of Going Abroad” here.