Tokyo Institute of Technology
International Graduate Program 2007
Applications from Abroad
1. General Prospectus
Tokyo Institute of Technology (hereafter referred to as Tokyo Tech) inaugurated
an International Graduate Course on October 1, 1993. Its main purpose was to offer
overseas students an opportunity to enroll directly in the Master's or Doctoral programs
at Tokyo Tech.
And from October 1st, 2007, the International Graduate Course will change to a
new program, renamed as “International Graduate Program”.
There are various programs and courses in International Graduate program, so
the students will be able to find the program in which they would like to research and
study, to acquire broader knowledge and understanding, and to conduct an advanced
research in the long view.
In addition, this program will now make it possible for qualified students with
little or no knowledge of Japanese language to pursue a full degree-course of advanced
study in Tokyo Tech. The provision of such a course not only eliminates the prerequisite
of Japanese language, but also, thereby, significantly shortens the period of study. It can
thus be said that the course provides qualified overseas students with another option for
admission to graduate schools.
Since lectures and seminars will be given in English, it is no longer essential to
master the Japanese language.
However, since Japanese is the language of daily life, students in the course are
encouraged to attend a few Japanese classes per week on a regular basis for further
enrichment.
2. Programs
The International Graduate Program provides a choice of eight curricular
programs relating to thirty five departments of Tokyo Tech. There are three types of
programs in these eight programs; Master’s program, Doctoral program and Integrated
Doctoral Education program.
(1) Master's program (pre-Doctoral)
An enrolled student who obtains the designated number of credits within a
pre-determined course of study in his/her department after at least two years of
supervised study will be awarded a Master's degree after approval of his/her thesis and
a successful final examination.
(2) Doctoral program
An enrolled student who obtains the designated number of credits within a
pre-determined course of study in his/her department after at least three years of
supervised study will be awarded a Doctoral degree after approval of his/her thesis and
a successful final examination.
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(3) Integrated Doctoral Education program.
This program is continuous from Master’s to Doctoral program and the students
will be able to obtain both of the Master’s Degree and Doctoral degree in these
programs.
The applicant is required to specify his/her choice of a Program from the ones
listed below;
Program Name
Course(s)
Department(s)
Program
Type
Sustainable Engineering Program
Development and Environmental
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Engineering
International Development Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Infrastructure Metallic Materials
Metallurgy and Ceramics Science
(Metallurgy Group)
Materials Science and Engineering
Innovative and Engineered Materials
Mechanical and Production
Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
Engineering
Mechanical and Control Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Information and Communication
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Technology
Physical Electronics
M (0)
I (21)
Communications and Integrated Systems
Advanced Materials and Chemicals
Processing
Metallurgy and Ceramics Science
(Ceramics Group)
Organic and Polymeric Materials
Chemical Engineering
Educational Program through
Architecture Design
Architecture and Building Engineering
International Collaboration on
M (5)
Architecture and Urban Design
International Bioscience and
International Bioscience and
Life Science
Biotechnology Course Program
Biotechnology
Biological Sciences
M (0)
Biological Information
I (7)
Bioengineering
Biomolecular Engineering
International Program for
Advanced
Interdisciplinary Science and
Science and Engineering
Course
of
Materials
Innovative and Engineered Material
Electronic Chemistry
Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Advanced Course of Environmental
Environmental Science and Technology
and Energy Science and Engineering
Built Environment
M (0)
Energy Sciences
Environmental Chemistry and
Engineering
Advanced Course of Information
Electronics and Applied Physics
Technology and Systems Science
Mechano-Micro Engineering
Computational Intelligence and Systems Science
Information Processing
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I (10)
Education Program of Japanese Advanced
Multimedia Processing
Computer Science
Information Technology
Human Interface
Mechanical and Environmental Informatics
Embedded Software
M(2)
D(5)
Robot Informatics
International Program on Effective
Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Human System Science
Utilization of Technology in Graduate
Practice
Value and Decision Science
School of Decision Science and
Industrial Engineering and Management
Technology
Social Engineering
M (0)
I (4)
Innovation (Doctoral program only)*
Tokyo
Tech-Tsinghua
University
joint
Nano-Tech Course
Chemistry and Materials Science
graduate program
Metallurgy & Ceramics Science
Organic and Polymeric Materials
※The eligibility of this program is only for
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Tsinghua University student.
Physical Electronics
The application ways and period are
Life Science
Bio Course
different.
Biological Sciences
Biological Information
M(8)
D(2)
Bioengineering
Biomolecular Engineering
Social sciences and Humanities
Human System Science
Course
Value and Decision Science
Industrial Engineering and Management
Social Engineering
東工大・理研国際スクール（英文名不明）
･生命（バイオ）系（英文名不明）
･物質・材料系
D
･電気・情報系
･原子核・物理系
※1. M: Master’s program
D: Doctoral program
I: Integrated Doctoral Education program
※ 2.
( ) is the number of Japanese government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship
students.
※3.
Master’s degree holders can also apply to enroll in the middle of an Integrated
Doctoral Education program. The credits obtained in their graduate school can be
transferred into the program with approval by Tokyo Tech.
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3. Eligibility
1) Master’s Program, Integrated Doctoral Education Program
Foreign students who satisfy one of the following conditions:
(1) Persons who are graduates of a university or college or who will graduate from a
university or college on or before September 30, 2007．
(2) Persons who were awarded a bachelor's degree according to Article 68-2, Paragraph
4 of the School Education Law (Law 26, 1947) or who are expected to do so on or before
September 30, 2007．
(3) Persons who have successfully completed a 16-year school education abroad or are
expected to do so on or before September 30, 2007．
(4) Persons who have taken the correspondence course of an overseas educational
institution in Japan and completed a 16-year school education or are expected to do so
on or before September 30, 2007.
(5) Persons who have successfully completed a course at an educational institution
abroad (a graduate of which must have completed a 16-year course in the school
education system), which is assessed in Japan to have university courses in that
education system, and specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology or are expected to do so on or before September 30, 2007.
(6) Persons who have successfully completed, or are expected to complete after the date
designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the
specialized course specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology at a vocational school, whose minimum period required for
graduation is for years or longer, and which also satisfies other conditions specified by
the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
(7) Persons deemed eligible by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology.
(8) Persons who have spent three years or more at a university, or who have successfully
completed a 15-year education abroad and who are recognized by Tokyo Tech Graduate
School as having obtained the designated credits with excellent results, or who have
completed a course at an education system abroad (a graduate of which must have
completed a 15-year course in the school education system), which is assessed in Japan
to have university courses abroad in the education system, and specifically designated
by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
(9) Persons who are recognized by Tokyo Tech Graduate School as having equal to or
higher academic ability than persons who are graduates of a university or college by
eligibility judgment and will be 22 years of age on or before September 30, 2007.
(10) Persons from a foreign country in which the completion of college level education
does not require 16 years of school education who satisfy the following two conditions
and who are recognized by Tokyo Tech Graduate School as having equal to or higher
academic ability than 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 the end of September 30, 2007．
b．Persons who will be 22 years of age on or before September 30 , 2007．
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2) Doctoral Program
Foreign students who satisfy one of the following conditions:
(1) Persons who have obtained a master's degree or a professional degree or who are
expected to do so on or before September 30, 2007．
(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 on or
before September 30, 2007．
(3) Persons who have taken the correspondence course of an overseas educational
institution in Japan and successfully obtained a degree equivalent to a master's degree
or a professional degree or are expected to do so on or before September 30, 2007.
(4)Persons who have completed and earned a master's degree or a degree or are expected
to do so on or before September 30, 2007 that corresponds to a professional degree at an
educational institution abroad which is assessed in Japan to have graduate school
courses abroad in the school education system and specifically designated by the
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
(5) Persons deemed eligible by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology.
a. Persons who have spent two years or more at a university or research institution after
graduation from a university or completion of a 16-year school education abroad and
who are recognized by Tokyo Tech Graduate School to have equal to or higher academic
ability than a master degree or a professional degree holder based on the results of
research.
b. Persons who have spent two years or more at a university or research institution after
graduation from a university or completion of a 16-year school education abroad, or after
having attended in Japan the correspondence course of education abroad and completed
a 16-year school education and are recognized by Tokyo Tech Graduate School as having
equal to or higher academic ability than a master degree or a professional degree holder
based on the results of research.
(6) Persons who are recognized by Tokyo Tech Graduate School as having equal to or
higher academic ability than a master degree or a professional degree holder by
eligibility judgment and will be 24 years of age on or before September 30, 2007.
The admission of applicants expecting to graduate from a university or college
will be forfeited in the event that they do not succeed in graduating or obtaining a
master's degree by September 30, 2007．
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4. How to Apply
The applicant, at first, has to inquire the contact person (inquiry in Department
Information) of the department in which he/she wishes to enroll and then take an
interview. He/She also should obtain approval of a course of study from his/her academic
advisor of this department.
Each applicant is required to prepare and submit the following documents to your
future academic advisor at Tokyo Tech by December 20th, 2006.
However, some programs may ask him/her to submit the documents before the
deadline or submit additional documents. Please check the program web page and ask
your future supervisor or contact person of the program.
1. Application form (attached form) (original)
2. Official transcript of the student's graduation certificate (original)
3. Official transcript of the student's academic record (original)
4. Proof of nationality (original)
5. Field of study and study program (attached form)
*6. Summary of thesis
7. Dean's recommendation letter from the student's home institution addressed to
the president in Tokyo Tech (original)
8. Recommendation to verify the potential of applicant by Department Head,
supervisor, etc.
9. Two copies of photo which is taken within the past 6 months (6×4cm) is to be
attached to the application form.
10. One copy of your passport containing the page of your name and photo.
**11. Score of TOEFL taken within the space of two years before the application date
*If you had neither bachelar’s nor master’s thesis, please ask to the contact person of the
program.
**If you are a native English speaker, you do not need to submit it. The details should be
asked to the contact person of the program.
These measures are intended to save time, as the period for application is relatively
brief, and mail from abroad may be delayed.
Further information is available at the International Student Division or will be in
our web page (http://www.gakumu.titech.ac.jp/ryugaku/office/prospectus.html).
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5. Monbukagakusho (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology, Japan) Scholarship
Applicants with outstanding academic results are entitled to apply for the
Monbukagakusho Scholarship.
The monthly stipend carried by this scholarship is presently *¥172,000 (JPY) at
the Graduate level.(＊This stipend is subject to change by the rule of Monbukagakusho.)
Successful applicants for the Monbukagakusho Scholarship are not requested to
pay the entrance examination, admission, and tuition fees.
6. Entrance Examination, Admission, and Tuition Fees
Those admitted to the International Graduate Program will be asked to pay first
¥30,000 (JPY) (entrance examination fee) and then ¥282,000 (JPY) (admission fee) by a
date as yet to be determined.
The yearly Tuition Fee of ¥535,800 (JPY) for the Master's Program and the
Doctoral program may be waived in certain instances of need by approval of a
candidate's application for a Tuition Waiver.
The entrance examination, admission and tuition fees are automatically waived
for Monbukagakusho Scholarship students.
(The admission and tuition fees might be changed in future, in which case applicants
will be informed.)
7. Accommodation
Tokyo Tech has off-campus dormitories for new comers from abroad and the
residing period is limited to one year. However, in the event that all rooms are filled,
although rare, you may need to live in a private accommodation*. In this case we will
contact you with further details. Also, please note that applicants who have previously
resided in Japan are not eligible for dormitory accommodations.
8. Further information
For detailed information concerning campus life in Tokyo Tech, refer to the
website as follows;
http://www.gakumu.titech.ac.jp/ryugaku/office/index.html.
NOTE: Regarding the application procedure for those already residing in Japan, all
candidates are required to take a written test and have an interview at Tokyo Tech.
Please contact the Admission Division (Tel : 03-5734-3023) in Tokyo Tech for details.
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International Student Division
TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550 JAPAN
Tel : +81-3-5734-3027, 7667
Fax : +81-3-5734-3677
E-mail : ryugakusei＠jim.titech.ac.jp
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