Application for Graduate Research Students (Self-supporting)

Updated on January 13, 2012
School of Engineering It is highly recommended that applicants contact the professor and the laboratory they intend to work with to obtain his/her acceptance prior to applying. If the applicant has not received the professor or laboratory's reply in time, OIS will contact him/her to ask about the acceptance after the application deadline.
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology Applicants must obtain their professor's acceptance prior to submission of application forms. Application forms for the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology cannnot be downloaded from this website. Applicants must contact the Office of International Relations (OIR), Graduate School of Information Science and Technology for application forms and details.
OIR e-mail: satoca(AT)adm.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Download Application (PDF)  《For School of Engineering》

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願書

All applicants must submit.

Application forms for program (English version)

Application forms for program (Japanese with English version)

ざいりゅう しかく にんてい しょうめいしょ しんせい
在留資格認定証明書 申請
Application forms for the Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
*It is recommended that you prepare and submit these forms with your application documents. Alternatively, please submit these documents as soon as you receive the result of acceptance from OIS by email.

Application Deadline

Updated on January 13, 2012
Entrance date Application deadline Result notice
October 2012 April 1st, 2012--- May 31st, 2012 The end of July, 2012
April 2013 October 1st, 2012--- November 30th, 2012 Mid January, 2013

Application fees, Admission fees and Tuition for this program

Application fees 9,800 Japanese Yen
Admission fees 84,600 Japanese Yen
Tuition Summer Term: 173,400 Japanese Yen
Winter Term: 173,400 Japanese Yen

What is the Kenkyusei Program ?

How do I get the application forms?

General requirement for admission?

Instruction for the required documents

The required documents must be originals (no photocopies) . Photocopies of the certificates with attested seal of the universities issued are acceptable.

(1) Graduate School Application for International Research Students (prescribed form )
(2) Summary of Research plan  (prescribed form )
(3) Plan of Student life in Japan including your financial plan (prescribed form )
(4) All diplomas or graduation certificates issued by universities or colleges attended
*English Version is prefered.
(5) Transcript of scholastic record issued by all universities or colleges attended.
*English Version is prefered.
(6) A letter of recommendation from the Chairman or Faculty Advisor of the universities or colleges attended in English or in Japanese, issued within 6 months of the deadline.
(7) Certificate of proficiency in Japanese language written by a Japanese instructor (prescribed form or Japanese level certificate)
(8) Certificate of health issued within 3 months of the deadline (prescribed form or Health check certificate)
(9) Certificate of alien registration (only for applicants currently residing in Japan)
(10) Contact Form (prescribed form)

Departments in School of Engineering

You must select one department which has a laboratory suitable for your research. All departments are open for this program except for Civil engineering.

List of departments which accept research students

Architecture   (In the case of Architecture, you must submit an architecture application)
Application download:
http://www.arch.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/?Admission%20Information
Urban Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Precision Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Electrical Engineering and Information Systems
Applied Physics
Systems Innovation
Materials Engineering
Applied Chemistry
Chemical System Engineering
Chemistry and Biotechnology
Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies
Nuclear Engineering and Management
Bioengineering
Technology Management for Innovation

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