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Application Deadline for 2010 Academic Year: November 30th, 2009

Prospectus for 2010

This special program offers non-Japanese students an opportunity to work toward Doctor of Engineering (3 years) or Master of Engineering (2 years) degrees.
Ten of the top qualified students will be awarded scholarships from the Japanese Government’s Monbu-kagakusho (MEXT: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology). We also seek several more highly qualified students to enroll as self-supporting students.
All of the students will be enrolled in one of the departments below.

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Information Systems
Electrical Engineering and Information Systems
Materials Engineering
Material Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Chemical System Engineering
Chemical System Engineering

Program Features

* Lectures and research guidance in English
* Interdisciplinary program
* Direct entry to postgraduate degree courses
(Non-degree or research fellowship programs are not offered.)
* Admission based on the evaluation of the documents submitted by the applicants and e-mail interviews between the faculty and the applicant
(You don’t have to take Regular Entrance Examination)
* Free basic Japanese language classes for the students and their spouses

Tuition and Fees

Entrance Fee
282,000 yen (as of 2009)
Annual Tuition
535,800 yen (Master) (as of 2009)
520,800 yen (Doctor) (as of 2009)

Students awarded the MEXT scholarships are exempt from the above fees.
The Japanese Government’s Scholarship

Ten Applicants who have exceptional academic records will be awarded the Japanese Government’s MEXT scholarship by recommendation of The University of Tokyo for the period of either the Doctoral program or the Masters program. If you complete the Masters course with distinguished achievement or with a substantial contribution to your field of research, you may be provided a chance to continue working toward a Doctoral degree under a continuing scholarship. The Scholarship grantees are exempt from Entrance Fee and Annual Tuition Fees throughout their entire term of study. They are also provided with round-trip air tickets from their home country to Japan.

* The MEXT Scholarship will not be offered to students who are already receiving grants from other sources.
* If you apply for the Japanese Government’s MEXT Scholarship by obtaining the recommendation of the Japanese Embassy in your country, you will not be eligible to enroll in this program. Instead, you will have to initially enroll as a research student and then later take an entrance examination to be admitted to the graduate courses.

Admission

The Graduate Council of The University of Tokyo grants admission to this program based upon the recommendation of the School of Engineering. Screening for admission is based both on the evaluation of documents submitted by the international students and on Internet interviews conducted by the faculty. Once the evaluation process is complete, ten top qualified applicants will be nominated as candidates for the MEXT Scholarship and several more applicants will be granted admission to this program on a non-scholarship basis.

For enrollment in October 2010, a completed Application Form together with other necessary application materials must be submitted to the MEM International Graduate Program Admissions Office at the address below by November 30th, 2009. Please submit the materials by registered mail or use an international delivery service such as UPS and FEDEX.

Application
Please click here to download Application form

Schedule

1. November 30th, 2009

Application deadline

2. Early February 2010

The Selection Committee nominates the candidates for the MEXT Scholarship. The candidates are informed of their nomination by the middle of February. At that time they are requested to submit additional documents such as the Pledge and the Certificate of Health (health examination results) by the end of February.

3. Early March 2010

The list of candidates recommended for the MEXT Scholarship is submitted to the MEXT.

4. Early July 2010

The MEXT selection results will be announced to the candidates.

5. October 2010

Matriculation at the University of Tokyo

* Note: This is an approximate schedule and it is subject to minor changes.

More information at University of Tokyo Website

International Graduate Program(A)
Commencing October 2010
Overseas Application

Admission： October 1, 2010
Number of students admitted： Several students in each department
Type of Programs： Integrated Doctoral Education Program, Master’s Program, Doctoral Program
Application Period： August 1, 2009 －December 4, 2009

1. General Prospectus

　　　　　　　　Tokyo Institute of Technology (”Tokyo Tech”) launched its International Graduate Program on October 1, 2007 to offer overseas students an opportunity to enroll directly in the Master’s or Doctoral programs at Tokyo Tech and to enable qualified students with little or no knowledge of Japanese to pursue a full-degree program of advanced studies in Japan.
　　　　　　　　Tokyo Tech has six graduate schools, each participating in the program：Graduate School of Science and Engineering； Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology；Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering；Graduate School of Information Science and Technology；Graduate School of Decision Science Technology；and Graduate School of Innovation Management. The various programs available ensure that students find the best program to further their research and study, acquire broader knowledge and understanding,and engage in advanced research over the long term. A limited number of applicants with outstanding academic performance are entitled to apply for a scholarship from Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT) through a recommendation from Tokyo Tech.

2. Programs

The International Graduate Program offers a choice of seven English-language curricular programs related to 38 departments of Tokyo Tech and enables students to obtain a Master’s or Doctoral degree. There are three types of programs ： Integrated Doctoral Education Program, Master’s Program and Doctoral Program. Some curricular programs are set up as an Integrated Doctoral Education Program, designed to combine the Master’s Program and Doctoral Program so that graduate students can obtain both degrees within three to five years.
　　　　　　　　Applicants are required to specify their choice of program from among those listed below：

1)Sustainable Engineering Program
　Website：http://www.eng.titech.ac.jp/ingp/sep/

2)Educational Program through International Collaboration on Architecture and Urban Design
　Website：http：http://www.arch.titech.ac.jp/English/Graduate/international.html

3)International Bioscience and Biotechnology Course Program
　Website：http://www.bio.titech.ac.jp/english/index.html

4)International Program for Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering
　Website：http://www.igs.titech.ac.jp/index_English.html

5)Education Program of Japanese Advanced Information Technology
　Website：http://www.cs.titech.ac.jp/cs-home-e.html (Computer Science)
　Website：http://www.mei.titech.ac.jp/index-e.html (Mechanical and Environmental Informatics)

6)International Program on Effective Utilization of Technology, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology
　Website：http://www.dst.titech.ac.jp/index.html

7)International Program on Earthquake Engineering
　Website：http://www.cuee.titech.ac.jp/English/Education/index.html

3.Eligibility

　　　　 Foreign applicants residing outside Japan during the period between application and enrollment and who satisfy one of the following conditions can apply for the Integrated Doctoral Education Program, Master’s Program and Doctoral Program.

1) Integrated Doctoral Education Program, Master’s Program
(1) Persons who are graduates of a university or college in Japan or who will graduate from a university or college by September 30, 2010.

(2) Persons who have successfully completed 16 years of school education abroad or who are expected to do so by September 30, 2010．

(3) Persons from a foreign country in which the completion of a college-level education does not require 16 years of school education and who satisfy the following two conditions and who are recognized by the Tokyo Tech Graduate School　as having equal or higher academic ability compared to graduates of a Japanese university．

　　a．Persons who have spent one year or more as a research student or research fellow at a university or research institution in Japan or　abroad after successfully obtaining a Bachelor’s degree or who are expected to do so by September 30, 2010．
　　b．Persons who will be 22 years of age on or before September 30, 2010．

2) Doctoral Program
(1) Persons who have obtained a Master’s degree or a professional degree or a professional degree in Japan or who are expected to do so on by September 30, 2010．

(2) Persons who have successfully obtained a degree equivalent to a Master’s degree or a professional degree at a university or college abroad or who are expected to do so by September 30, 2010．

(3) Persons who are recognized by the Tokyo Tech Graduate School as having equal or higher academic ability compared to the holder of a Master’s degree or a professional degree by individual adjudication of their eligibility for admission and who will be 24 years of age by September 30, 2010.

　　　　The admission of applicants expecting to graduate from a university or college will be cancelled in the event that they do not succeed in graduating or obtaining a Master’s degree or professional degree by September 30,　2010．

　　　　*Applicants who satisfy eligibility condition (3) for Integrated Doctoral Education Program, Master’s Program or Doctoral Program are requested to submit the following documents for individual adjudication of their eligibility to the Admissions Division together with the application documents by the due date. Applicants will be informed of the results of individual adjudication of their eligibility for admission around Late-December by postal mail.

Integrated Doctoral Education Program, Master’s Program
① Application form for individual adjudication of admission eligibility
② Documents certifying eligibility under (3)

Doctoral Program
① Application form for individual adjudication of admission eligibility
② Research achievements
③ Outline of research to date

4.How to Apply

　１）Applicants living outside Japan wishing to enroll in the International Graduate Program should carefully read this Application Guide before applying.

　２）Applicants are required to get in touch with the contact person of each department or their preferred academic advisor. Prior to sending the application to the Admission Division, applicants should obtain the consent of a faculty member who has agreed to be an academic advisor, in the event of acceptance into this program.
　　　The following explains how to find an academic advisor.
　　　First, applicants should check the list of faculties and look for a faculty member who is willing to be an academic advisor.
　　　Second, applicants should directly contact the intended academic advisor by e-mail and include their CV（curriculum vitae）, academic transcripts, future research plans and scores from TOEFL-iBT, TOEFL-PBT,TOEFL-CBT, TOEIC or IELTS academic module. For more information on our faculty members, such as e-mail address , etc, applicants can refer to our “Researchers’Database”

　３）The completed application documents must reach the Admission Division no later than December 4, 2009 by postal mail.

*However, some programs may require the applicant to submit the additional documents before the deadline. Applicants must check the program web page and make inquiries to his/her academic advisor about the program

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