Japanese Speech Contest for University Students
About the contest
The Japanese Speech Contest for University Students is co-organized by the British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (BATJ) and the Japan Foundation, London, and has been held annually since 2006. The event provides an opportunity for university students from the UK and Ireland to demonstrate their Japanese speaking skills. Please follow our Events and Programmes page for information on the next University Speech Contest including application details and the date for the Finals Day.
View past contest results
Click on the links below to view winners from previous years' University Speech Contests.
- 20th University Speech Contest (2025)
- 19th University Speech Contest (2024)
- 18th University Speech Contest (2023)
- 17th University Speech Contest (2022)
- 16th University Speech Contest (2021)
- 15th University Speech Contest (2020)
- 14th University Speech Contest (2019)
- 13th University Speech Contest (2018)
- 12th University Speech Contest (2017)
Related contests
SOAS University of London and the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO London) hold the Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese. For more details, click the link below. (Please note that this event is not run by The Japan Foundation, London)