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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