Iwate Prefecture	
Institution	Status	Australian Linkages	
Iwate University	1 student confirmed dead. 
Entrance ceremony cancelled.
Classes commence 9 May.
Tuition waivers available.
Information for international students available at http://iuic.iwate-u.ac.jp/english/index.html	n/a	
Iwate Prefectural University	Entrance ceremony cancelled.
Tuition waivers available.	n/a	
Iwate Medical University	University facilities including university hospitals largely undamaged.
Its medical teams are assisting at evacuation centres in Iwate.
Vice Minister for Education, Kan Suzuki, visited on 28 March as part of trip to quake-hit areas.
Classes for 1st-3rd year students commence May.
Classes for 4th-6th year students commence April.	n/a	
Status of Major Universities in Affected Areas (as at 31 March 2011)

Miyagi Prefecture	
Institution	Status	Australian Linkages 	
Tohoku University	The largest provider of international education in the region.
Safety of all international students confirmed.
Closed until end April. 
Some university buildings damaged.
Tuition waivers available.
International students asked to confirm their continuing enrolment at http://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/cms/registration/
	Australian National University.
The University of Sydney.
The University of New South Wales.
The University of Melbourne.
Queensland University of Technology.
Griffith University.	
Miyagi University of Education	All students confirmed safe.
Some building damage.
Entrance ceremony cancelled.
Classes resume 9 May.
Tuition waivers available.	Central Queensland University.	
Miyagi University	1 student confirmed dead.
Closed until end April. 
Entrance ceremony cancelled.
Orientations rescheduled to 2 and 6 May.
Classes resume 9 May	RMIT University.	
Tohoku Gakuin University	17 students unaccounted for .
Entrance ceremony cancelled.
Classes resume in May.
Tuition waivers available.	The University of New South Wales.	
Sendai University	1 student unaccounted for. 
Entrance ceremony postponed till end April or May.
Classes resume 9 May.	n/a	
Tohoku Fukushi University	Classes resume 9 May.
Tuition waivers available.	n/a	
Tohoku Bunka Gakuin University	Students unable to access the campus. 
Entrance ceremony postponed.
Financial support for current and new students affected by the earthquake: 
- Tuition waivers available
- Scholarships of up to 300,000 yen 
- Paid volunteering	n/a	

Fukushima Prefecture	
Institution	Status	Australian Linkages	
Fukushima University	All students and staff confirmed safe.
Tuition waivers available.
Classes resume after 25 April.	University of Queensland.	
The University of Aizu	All students confirmed safe.
Classes resume end April.
Tuition waivers available for Term 1, 2011 (full tuition or half tuition).	n/a	
Iwaki Meisei University	All students confirmed safe.
University heating systems damaged, but buildings sound.
Entrance ceremony and orientation postponed.
Classes resume in May.	n/a	
Higashi Nippon International University	Some damage to buildings, with limited student access.
Entrance ceremony postponed to 7 May.
Orientation postponed to 9 and 10 May.
Classes resume 11 May.	n/a	

Ibaraki Prefecture	
Institution	Status	Australian Linkages	
University of Tsukuba	Students and staff confirmed safe.
Building safety confirmed.
Classes for undergraduate students postponed to 13 April.
Classes for postgraduate students postponed to 11 April.
Special arrangements for international students available at: http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/	Monash University.
Australian National University.
The University of Queensland.
University of South Australia.
Flinders University.
Adelaide University.
The University of Sydney.	
Ryutsu Keizai University	Buildings safe.
Entrance ceremony postponed to 16 April.
Scholarships available.	The University of Queensland.	

Sources: AEI Tokyo, Australian Embassy, Tokyo
MEXT, Government of Japan, Tokyo