No Written Exams! All-in on Practical Skills! Iwasaki Gakuen Launches 'IT Technical Scholarship Admission' Investing Up to 1.46 Million Yen

Iwasaki Gakuen Educational Foundation (Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City) will establish a new "IT Technical Scholarship Admission [Programming Special Selection]" for April 2027 entrants to the College of Information Science. This new scholarship system targets "sharp individuals" with outstanding IT skills, who could not be fully evaluated by conventional balanced scholarship systems, focusing on their specialized abilities.

Background: Accelerating AI Society and the Demand for 'Sharp Technical Skills'

Currently, our society is undergoing a major transformation due to the explosive evolution of technology, including generative AI. In this era where routine knowledge and balanced general skills are being replaced by digital technology, what truly holds value are "sharp individuals" who deeply explore technology driven by their own curiosity and can materialize ideas that break existing frameworks.

However, Japan's traditional education and entrance examination systems still tend to evaluate "honor students" who can handle all subjects without difficulty, and often fail to properly assess "outstanding talents" who pour immense passion into specific fields and develop advanced products through self-study since high school. Even as approximately 60% of private university entrants utilize school recommendation or comprehensive selection, making early admissions mainstream, many selections still seek balanced excellence, and mechanisms to evaluate the "sharpness" specialized in technical skills are currently insufficient.

As a Third Option, Not 'University' or 'Vocational School'

Among students who re-enrolled in our institution after attending university, many confess, "I went to a famous university, but I was too busy with general education and couldn't dedicate time to what I truly wanted to create." What they need is an environment where they can code for even one second longer, meet peers with similar passion, solve "real-world problems" faced by their surroundings and companies with their technical skills, and immediately integrate into society.

Since the opening of the College of Information Science over 40 years ago, our institution has continuously engaged with the enthusiasm of such "IT-focused students." The newly established "IT Technical Scholarship Admission" is not just a scholarship system.

Instead of uniform metrics like偏差値 (deviation score) or評定 (grade point average), we consider it an "investment" by the entire foundation to properly acknowledge the "pride in technology" that students have built up, and to nurture them into "assets for society" as next-generation engineers.

From Yokohama/Minato Mirai, a hub for IT companies, we aim to fully support "sharp talents" who will pioneer the future of the AI society, and contribute to accelerating DX in Japan and globally.

Four Features of 'IT Technical Scholarship Admission' (※See student application guidelines for details)

1.　No academic exams or presentations. Selection that maximizes evaluation of technical skills

The selection process will not include written exams or presentations. It will primarily evaluate technical skills and dedication through a practical programming exam on the day and self-produced works/source code (optional submission).

2.　Financial support of up to 1.46 million yen (first year tuition effectively free)

We fully support "sharp talents" financially. In addition to tuition reduction (860,000 yen), we provide "IT activity support funds" to allow students to immerse themselves in creation. A total of up to 1.46 million yen in support will be provided, offering a chance for the first year's tuition to be effectively free.

3.　'Special Program' and high-level community after enrollment

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