Engineering T-cens
Self-supporting, Postgraduate International Research Student for admission in October 2024

updated on March 6th, 2024


■1 Attention: before applying

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Please read the guideline "application procedure"(Japanese/English)

and "Course Summary"(English)

Application procedure for October 2024 Admission (Japanese version and English version)

Course Summary

2 Any person who intends to apply for this course might as well make pre-application contact to the prospective supervising professor to ask about the possibility of acceptance in the laboratory before applying. Regarding your prospective supervisior and laboratory,you must search our official website carefully and considerably, and decide one professor/associate professor/lecturer of the one department on your own. You can not change it. After your deep consideration, please start your application on T-cens.

■2 Selection Process and Schedule

Process Schedule for 2024 October enrollment
Online Application starts March 11th, 2024 (15:00 JST)

Deadline for creating T-cens application accounts (course selection)

April 16th, 2024 (15:00 JST)
Deadline for application data entry and uploading through T-cens April 19th, 2024 (15:00 JST)
Deadline for uploading the receipt of examination fee through T-cens April 19th, 2024 (15:00 JST)
All submissions must be postmarked no later than this date. April 19th, 2024
Your application dossier must reach your ICT admission Desk no later than this date. April 30th, 2024
The deadline for Online recommendation(s) April 19th, 2024(15:00 JST)
Final results will be announced .

The end of June ,2024

(Tentative)

■3 How to pay examination fee (9,800 Japanese Yen+service charge)

We will use e-shiharai.net online service. The system will be open for you from March 11th, 2024

Applicant Read the details in PDF !! Category Selection in E-shiharai
Payment from overseas E-shiharai_Abroad_9800JPY

Choose First to Fourth Selection.


First Selection : Graduate School of Engineering
Second Selection : Non degree program for Postgraduate International Research Student
Third Selection : Non degree
Forth Selection : Non degree program for Postgraduate International Research Student
9800JPY

*You can not use Alipay!

 

Payment in Japan

Payment_in_JAPAN_JapaneseInstruction

Payment_in_Japan_EnglishInstruction

 

■4 Attention for Submission List

All materials as below are to be addressed to Office of International Students (OIS)
School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo,
Engineering Bldg. No. 8, Room 161, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
E-mail: tcens_rsself.t[atmark]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Materials to be submitted via Post & Online

   
AF1_Application Form for Graduate Research Students (non-degree) One original  (with your own signature)
Academic Transcript_Bachelor's degree (English)

Transcript of the scholastic record issued by all universities or colleges attended. If the original certificates are not available or are only issued once officially, you may submit copies that are certified by the issuing organization or your current school as “certified true copy.”

 

Academic Transcript_Bachelor's degree (Original Language)
Academic Transcript_Master's degree (English)
Academic Transcript_Master's degree (Original language)
Certificate of Degree/Diploma_Bachelor's degree (English) All diplomas or graduation certificates issued by universities or colleges attended. If the original certificates are not available or are only issued once officially, you may submit copies that are certified by the issuing organization or your current school as “certified true copy.”
Certificate of Degree/Diploma_Bachelor's degree (Original language)
Certificate of Degree/Diploma_Master's degree (English)
Certificate of Degree/Diploma_Master's degree
(Original language)
Letter or Certificate of Expected Graduation (Bachelor's/Master's degree, if applicable) (English) If you are an on-going student and do not hold a relevant degree at the time of application to the Graduate School of Engineering, you can submit the following documents as a substitute for your degree certificate.

All these documents must be the original and are issued by your university/institute.
Certificate of Expected Graduation
Certificate of Enrollment
Provisional Degree Certificate

In this case, please remind that;
1) you must provide the date that your bachelor's/ master's degree is expected to be conferred (month/year) at Form2 under the Applying tab, and
2) your certificate of graduation, degree certificate, and complete academic transcripts must be submitted during the enrollment process to the University of Tokyo.
Letter or Certificate of Expected Graduation (Bachelor's/Master's degree, if applicable) (Original language)
Declaration of Proficiency in Japanese

Specified form "Declaration of Proficiency in Japanese"which can be downloaded in Tcens must be original. (no photocopies)

A copy of “Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Certificate of Result and Scores”  “Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Certificate of Result and Scores” (if you have).

Letter of Declaration One original  (with your own signature)
A copy of E-shiharai Print it out. Copy page which you had paid through E-shiharai

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*Architecture only

Portfolio (建築の場合)

Architecture only

Materials to be uploaded Online

   
Photo Headshot photo:Frame the subject showing an applicant's full face, frontal view, with eyes open. A color photo is preferable.
The background must be solid and no shadow.
Taken within the last three (3) months prior to T-cens application
The file size must be no more than 500 kB.
Study Plan at Utokyo School of Engineering  
Self-Assessment  
Questionnaire on Your Financial Plan (Self-Supporting )  
Award and Publication for T-cens Please detail any scholarships, prizes, honors, awards and other recognitions, if any.
T-cens Enquiries on Educational and Occupational Background
(AFEB)
 
A copy of E-shiharai Print it out. Copy page which you had paid through E-shiharai

Recommendation from the Chairman of Faculty or the advisor of the universities or colleges attended. (in Japanese or in English)

Online submission directly from your referee through T-cens. The School of Engineering may contact your referee if necessary.

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*Architecture only

Additional letter of Recommendation for applicants to the Dept. of Architecture

Recommendation should be written in the specified recommendation form which can be downloaded inside T-cens. Enclose it in a sealed envelop and send it with other documents via post.
Certificate of Residence in Japan  Those who are currently residing in Japan need to upload this certificate.
Personal Identification A photocopy of your valid passport (most preferable), census register, or other proof of citizenship. Identification card with your photo is preferable.
English Language Proficiency If you have a standardized test score (TOEFL/IELTS, etc.), please upload it.
GRE Score Record If you have a standardized test score (GRE, etc.), please upload it.

■5 Q&A

If you have any questions, please refer this page.

■6 The level of entrance examination at School of Engineering

After you could enter School of Engineering as a research student, you must take an entrance examination for Master degree course/Doctoral degree course. To aid you in making your decision about entering the University of Tokyo's School of Engineering, please review the level of entrance examination information. For past entrance examinations, please refer to the following URL or ask the appropriate department office for details on your own.

General subjects

http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/soe/admission/general_past.html

Special subjects

http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/shared/admission/data/kakomon_toriatsukai_180417

7 T-cens

Please start your online application from here

 

https://t-cens.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/t-cens/login_research.php

Creating T-cens application accounts (course selection)

March 11th, 2024 (15:00 JST)~April 16th, 2024 (15:00 JST)

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