The British Council Japan Education team will host its annual seminar for study abroad agents, school counsellors, and university staff involved in study abroad programmes who support prospective students wishing to study with a UK higher education institution, on Monday 27 October 2025.
The seminar will provide agents and counsellors with the latest information regarding studying with a UK higher education institution, including updates on UK visas from a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) officer. It is also an opportunity to hear from and exchange information directly with representatives of UK universities who will be joining the event in person.
The seminar will be followed by an hour of networking, where participants can connect directly with UK university representatives.
Event overview
Date & Time: Monday 27 October 2025, 14:00-18:00 JST (doors open at 13:30)
Venue: TKP Ichigaya Conference Center, 9F (Tokyo, Shinjuku-ku)
Audience: Study abroad agents, school counsellors, university staff involved in study abroad programmes
Capacity: 50 (participation is free, pre-registration required)
Organiser: British Council
Sponsored by Select Property
Language: Presentations will be in either Japanese or English. No interpretation will be provided.
How to register
If you would like to attend this event, please submit your details from the online registration form.
Online registration form URL: https://bit.ly/agent-27oct
Registration closes at 12:00 noon on Friday 24 October 2025.
Programme (subject to change)
Please note: Presentations marked with a ‘* (star)’ will be delivered in English.
| 13:30 | Doors open |
| 14:00 | Opening and welcome |
| Latest information about studying with UK higher education institutions / British Council | |
| *Accommodation options for students / Select Property (event sponsor) | |
| *UK university presentations and information (1-11) | |
| 15:20 | Break |
| 15:30 | *UK visa updates & short Q&A / UKVI |
| *UK university presentations and information (12-22) | |
| 16:50 | Break |
| 17:00 | Networking |
| 18:00 | End of event |
Participating UK universities (subject to change, in alphabetical order by name)
Arts University Bournemouth (AUB), Cardiff University, Falmouth University, Imperial College London, Lancaster University, Loughborough University, Oxford Brookes University, Regent's University London, Royal Holloway, University of London, SOAS University of London, The University of Sheffield, University College London (UCL), University of Bath, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University of Edinburgh, University of Essex, University of Exeter, University of Glasgow, University of Huddersfield, University of Lancashire, University of Leeds, University of Leicester, University of Southampton, University of St Andrews, University of Sussex, University of Warwick, University of Wolverhampton, UWE Bristol
Enquiries regarding this event
Please contact the British Council Japan Education team by email: agents@britishcouncil.or.jp
