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The Yamasa Institute
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(1) Key Selling Points.
| Flexibility: | Courses from 4 weeks to 2 years long; Absolute flexibility in course timing and course choices - students change courses as they want; Start dates every two weeks - students start when they want. |
| Accommodation: | Purpose-built
residences - big enough for westerners, designed to suit everyone; Various styles - studio apartments, dormitories, shared/single rooms; Fully-owned - no unreturnable deposits/extra charges; Flexible - students can change accommodation during their course. |
| Classrooms: | Larger than APJLE requirements; U-shaped layout to maximise teacher contact and learning. |
| Faculty: | Qualified teaching faculty with international experience; All-native staff. |
| Service: | Absolute attention to students' welfare by our committed service support staff. |
| Support: | Academic advisors paying personal attention to all students' needs. |
| Credit: | We can provide assistance in arranging credit transfer for university students. |
| Speed: | A unique learning environment where students can maximize their language acquisition by full immersion. |
| Visas: | Documentation for tourist or student visas; Assistance with student visa applications. |
(2) Special Features.
| Flexibility: | Send students for any start date - greater cash flow
for agents; Easy to extend course - increases return for agents. |
| Accommodation: | Fully-owned - cheaper for students so they can study longer and spend a greater percentage on tuition leading to greater return for agents. |
| Commissions: | Excellent remuneration for
agents; Increased commission for online applications. |
| Faculty: | Qualified teaching faculty with long international experience - many schools employ anyone - we employ only trained and experienced ALL-NATIVE staff. |
| Service: | Absolute attention to students' welfare by our committed service support staff - leads to greater extension rate than other schools - means more commission for agents. |
| Support: | We provide you with full backup - answer your clients' questions, provide immediate response to your requests, brochures, posters, customized to suit your requirements, mirror sites, web pages to order - reduce your marketing costs. |
| Visas: | We provide all the documentation for your clients - you don't have to do anything. |
(3) Analog Marketing.
If you have any marketing needs, please let us know. If you are organizing any conferences, fairs, etc. that is a fair business proposition, we will be happy to provide printed materials and if given sufficient notice we can send staff to assist you.
(4) Internet Marketing.
If you are not sure about internet marketing, we can provide you with all the support you need. We can provide you with your own mirror site of the extensive Yamasa Institute homepage so that you will be able to reach a global market. If you have any questions about how to set up a mirror site, or how to go about internet marketing, please contact support@yamasa.org. We can also set up a page on your site advertising the Yamasa Institute - completely maintanance free. We change the images, deadlines and course dates etc. without you having to do a thing.
(5) Accreditation of Yamasa.
As a Japanese education program provider, the Yamasa Institute is required to be a member of the APJLE (Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education) which is the governing body established by the Japanese government (Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice) and education providers. Any school that is not accredited by the APJLE can not authorize the certificate of eligibility required for the student visa. And all Japanese language education providers need to meet quality standards determined by the regulating body. Yamasa's accreditation number is B302.
In addition, we have also joined a number of international organizations to further improve our quality and ensure that external auditing can help us identify news opportunities for improvement. The main two organizations we have joined are NAFSA (the Association of International Educators based in Washington DC, USA) and the IALC (a smaller but predominantly European grouping of Independent Language education program providers.) We have also joined various country based organizations - with a particular objective of ensuring correct visa and credit transfer procedures. Yamasa also has established links with various universities around the world. However please note that these are not accreditations - only the Japanese government/APJLE framework has the authority to regulate education providers in Japan.
(6) Agreements & Authorizations.
On request, we can issue contracts and certification for your agency as an official Yamasa Representative. If you have any particular requirements, please let us know and we will be happy to customize documentation to suit your needs. Every agency and every advisor is unique, so we treat every agreement on an individual basis.
(7) Quality Control.
We aim to provide the highest service standards. If you have any complaints, please let us know so that we can improve. We are constantly monitoring performance - of our administration, faculty, and systems - so we are confident that we can provide you and your clients with the highest levels of service.
(8) Overseas Offices.
Taiwan:
(9) support@yamasa.org
Please send ALL mail to support@yamasa.org and we will aim to reply to you within 24 hours or one working day. While Saturday and Sunday are officially holidays, we are often in the office to answer your emails and take your phonecalls. If you prefer, please feel free to contact us by mail or fax, but please note that email will usually get a faster response as it comes directly to the Agent and Advisor Support Office without going throught the front office. Full contact details are:
| Agent and Advisor Support The Yamasa Institute Aichi Center for Japanese Studies 1-2-1 Hanehigashimachi Okazaki Aichi Japan 444-0832 Tel: +81 (0)564 55-8111 Fax: +81 (0)564 55-8113 Email: support@yamasa.org |
| Note from support@yamasa.org - This online manual contains the official policies of the Yamasa Institute. It supersedes all printed documents and all advisors are expected to check the information they provide to students by using this manual - Declan Murphy, Director, International Office |
Advisors' Catalog©1997-2006 The Yamasa Institute,
1-2-1 Hanehigashimachi, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan 444-0832
Tel: +81 (0)564 558111 Fax: +81 (0)564 558113