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 40 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
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International GraduatePrograms |
Courses | Type
of Programs |
Related Departments | Graduate Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1)Sustainable Engineering Program(*21) |
Development and Environmental Engineering |
Integrated Doctoral Education Program |
・International DevelopmentEngineering |
Graduate |
| Nuclear Engineering | Integrated Doctoral Education Program | ・Nuclear Engineering | ||
| Infrastructure Metallic Materials | Integrated Doctoral Education Program | ・Metallurgy and Ceramics Science(Metallurgy
Group) |
||
| Mechanical and Production Engineering | Integrated Doctoral Education Program |
・Mechanical Sciences and Engineering |
||
|
Information and CommunicationTechnology |
Integrated Doctoral Education Program | ・Electrical
and Electronic Engineering ・Physical Electronics ・Communications and Integrated Systems |
||
|
Advanced Materials and Chemicals Processing |
Integrated Doctoral Education Program | ・Metallurgy and Ceramics
Science(Ceramics Group) ・Organic and Polymeric Materials ・Chemical Engineering |
||
|
2)Educational Program through International Collaboration on Architecture and UrbanDesign(*5) |
Architecture Design |
Master’s Program | ・Architecture and Building Engineering | |
|
3)International Bioscience andBiotechnology Course Program(*7) |
International Bioscience and Biotechnology |
Integrated Doctoral Education Program | ・Life
Science ・Biological Sciences ・Biological Information ・Bioengineering ・Biomolecular Engineering |
Graduate |
|
4)International Program for Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering |
Advanced Course of Materials |
Integrated Doctoral Education Program | ・Innovative and Engineered Materials ・Electronic Chemistry ・Materials Science and Engineering |
Interdisciplinary |
| Advanced Course of Environmental and Energy Science andEngineering | Integrated Doctoral Education Program | ・Environmental
Science and Technology ・Built Environment ・Energy Sciences ・Environmental Chemistry and Engineering |
||
| Advanced Course of Information Technology andSystems Science | Integrated Doctoral Education Program | ・Electronics
and Applied Physics ・Mechano-Micro Engineering ・Computational Intelligence and Systems Science ・Information Processing |
||
|
5)Education Program of Japanese Advanced Information Technology(*7) |
・Mult-imedia processing discipline |
Master’s Program Doctoral Program |
・Computer
Science ・Mechanical and Environmental Informatics(Mechano-Informatics Group) |
Graduate School |
|
6)International Program on Effective Utilization of Technology in Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology(*4) |
International Course of Decision Science and Technology |
Integrated Doctoral Education Program | ・Human
System Science ・Value and Decision Science ・Industrial Engineering and Management ・Social Engineering |
Graduate |
| ・Management of Technology ・Innovation |
Graduate School of InnovationManagement |
|||
|
7)International Program on Earthquake Engineering(*5) |
International Program of Earthquake Engineering | Integrated Doctoral Education Program | ・Built
Environment ・Environmental Scienceand Technology |
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science andEngineering |
| ・Architecture and Building Engineering ・Civil and Environmental Engineering ・International Development Engineering |
Graduate School of Science andEngineering | |||
| ・Mechanical and Environmental Informatics | Graduate School ofInformation Science and Engineering |
＊ Indicates the number of allocated MEXT Scholarship. Applicants with outstanding academic performance are entitled to apply.
There are three types of programs in International Graduate Program(A)：Integrated
Doctoral Education Program, Master’s Program and Doctoral Program.
(1) Integrated Doctoral Education Program
This program is designed to combine the Master’s Program and Doctoral Program,
which cannot be separated. In the Master’s Program, students who demonstrate
outstanding academic and research performance during the program may be
able to reduce thier period of study. In the Doctoral Program, students who demonstrate outstanding academic
and research performance during the program may be able to reduce their
period of study. Thus, the minimum period of the entire program can be
three years in total and includes both the Master’s Program and Doctoral
Program.
In the conventional structure of the Japanese postgraduate program, students
studying for a Master’s degree must take 30 credits or more in the two
year program, and for a Doctoral degree, an additional three years of study
must follow the Master’s Program.Integrated Doctoral Education Programs
require all students to enroll in the Tokyo Tech Master's Program(Pre-Doctoral
Program), regardless of whether or not they have already received their
Master's degree.Credits obtained in graduate school can be transferred
to Tokyo Tech(maximum 10 credits) upon approval.Students enrolling in this
program must take a Master’s degree qualifying exam after approximately
one year, at which point a Master's degree may be awarded.
(2) Master’s Program (Pre-Doctoral Program)
Enrolled students who obtain the designated number of credits in a predetermined
program of study in a department after at least two years of supervised
study will be awarded a Master's degree upon approval of their thesis and
a successful final examination.Students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance during the program
may be able to reduce their period of study.
(3) Doctoral Program
Enrolled students who obtain the designated number of credits in a predetermined
program of study in a department after at least three years of supervised
study will be awarded a Doctoral degree upon approval of their thesis and
a successful final examination.Students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance during the program may be able to reduce their period of study.
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, 2010 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.
【Application Requirements】 → Application Form（PDF file）
|
NO. |
Required Documents |
|---|---|
| １ |
Completed application form（attached form）(original, not photocopied) |
| ２ | Field of study and study program(attached form) |
| ３ | Official academic transcripts from each undergraduate and graduate school(original or certified copy) |
| ４ | Certificate of graduation or expected graduation from university undergraduate and school(original or certified copy) |
| ５ | Summary of thesis *Undergraduate program students：please submit an outline of your study and research. **Master's program students：please submit the detail of your Master's program research in an unprescribed format. |
| ６ | Englich Proficiency Test *Scores of TOEFL-iBT, TOFEL-PBT, TOEFL-CBT, TOEIC or the IELTS academic module taken within two years before the application deadline. Applicants whose first language is not English must submit TOEFL, TOIEC or IELTS scores. Score sheets from TOEFL-ITP, TOEIC-IP and other tests conducted through a special group system are not acceptable.(original, not photocopied) |
| ７ | Recommendation letter from the Dean of the applicant's home institution addressed to the President of Tokyo Tech(original, not photocopied) |
| ８ | Recommendation letter from a supervisor, head of department, etc. to verify the potential of the applicant(attached form)(original, not photocopied) |
| ９ |
One copy of the applicant's passport(page showing name, nationality and photo) |
| １０ |
Related documents for individual adjudication of admission eligibility(If applicable；Please see the explanation on "３.Eligibility") |
Note
1) Please note that we will not accept any documents after the deadline,
and that incomplete applications will not be accepted.
2) Original documents written in any language other than English must be
accompanied by an English or Japanese translation certified by the public
institution or the university issuing the original documents.
3) The submitted documents will not be returned under any conditions.Please
keep a copy of all documents for your own reference.
4)Admission may be withdrawn if the application documents are found to
be false or they contain false information.
5. Admission Decision
The admission decision will be made based on the application, academic
transcript, related documents, screening and interview (icluding Internet
interview). Notification of admission will be posted to all applicants
in late March.
6. ＭＥＸＴ Scholarship
Applicants with outstanding academic performance are entitled to apply
for a scholarship from Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science, and Technology (MEXT). The scholarship provides air ticket to
and from Japan, as well as a monthly allowance. The monthly allowance is
157,000 (JPY) for Master's Program students, and 158,000(JPY) for Doctoral
Program students.(*This stipend is subject to change as specified by MEXT.)
Successful applicants for a MEXT Scholarship are not requested to pay application,
admission, and tuition fees. The notification of scholarship selection
will be posted to applicants in early July.
The application for a MEXT Scholarship doubles as the application
for the International Graduate Program.
The qualification of Japanese Government(MEXT) Scholarship is as per attached sheet.
7. Application, Admission and Tuition Fees
Students admitted to these programs without a MEXT Scholarship will be required to pay the following fees：
Application Fee 30,000 (JPY)
Admission Fee 282,000 (JPY)
Tuition Fee 535,800 (JPY)
（Admission and tuition fees are subject to change in future）
Teaching or Research Assistantship for Doctoral Program
In 2008, Tokyo Tech initiated a program to lighten the financial burden
on doctoral students. Doctoral students who have enrolled and paid the
above fees can apply to receive financial aid by obtaining a Teaching or
Research Assistantship at Tokyo Tech and receive the equivalent of thier
tuition fee after enrollment.
*In principle, students who are not eligible for the aid through this program
are ：
1) Recipients of aid for tuition fees, such as MEXT Scholarship students,
foreign government sponsored students, etc.
2) JSPS Fellows and RIKEN Junior Research Associates, etc.
3) Students sent by a company or other organization, and whose tuition
fees are paid by the company or organization
4) Students who are exempt from the full amount of tuition fees in accordance
with the Regulation on Exemption from Tuition Fees
5) Student repeating a year(aid is provided to those repeating due to illness,
etc)
6) Recipients of other aid in an amount equivalent to the tuition fees