Thursday, 30 October 2014

Tokyo Tech MEXT - JAPAN - International Graduate Program (A)

Tokyo TechMEXT - JAPAN - International Graduate Program (A)

Admission Date: October 1, 2015

Number of Admitted Students: Several students in each department

Types of Programs: Integrated Doctoral Education Program, Master's Program, Doctoral Program

Application Period: August 1, 2014 - December 1, 2014

1. General Prospectus

Tokyo Institute of Technology ("Tokyo Tech") launched its International Graduate Program in October 2007 as an opportunity for qualified international students, who may have little or no knowledge of the Japanese language, to enroll in Tokyo Tech's Master's or Doctoral Programs and pursue an advanced degree in Japan.
With a diverse group of academic departments participating in this program, students should be able to find a department in which to further their research, acquire broader knowledge and understanding, and conduct advanced long-term research in a field that best matches their interests and background.

There is no Japanese language requirement for this program as lectures and seminars are held in English. However, students are given opportunities to attend Japanese classes on a regular basis in order to better adapt to daily life in Japan.

A limited number of students with outstanding academic records are eligible to apply for a scholarship from Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ("MEXT") with a recommendation from Tokyo Tech.

2. Programs

The International Graduate Program offers a choice of seven English-language based curricular programs related to the 36 departments of Tokyo Tech and enables students to obtain a Master's or Doctoral degree. There are three types of programs: the 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
  • 2）Postgraduate Program for Multinational Architects in Conjunction with Engineering and Urban Design
  • 3）International Graduate Program for Bioscience and Biotechnology
  • 4）International Program for Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering
  • 5）Education Program of Advanced Information Technology Leaders
  • 6）International Graduate Program for Global Leaders on Engineering Systems with Humanities, Social Sciences, and Cultural Studies
  • 7）International Program on Earthquake Engineering

  • 1）Sustainable Engineering Program
Graduate School of Engineering 
Dept. of International Development Engineering
Inquiry: Associate Prof. Shinya HANAOKA,Email: hanaoka_at_ide.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Civil Engineering 
Inquiry: Associate Prof. Jiro TAKEMURA,Email: jtakemur_at_cv.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Nuclear Engineering 
Inquiry: Associate Prof. Hiroshige KIKURA, Email: kikura_at_nr.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Metallurgy and Ceramics Science (Metallugy Group) 
Inquiry: Prof. Ji SHI, Email: shi_at_mtl.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Mechanical Science and Engineering 
Dept. of Mechanical and Control Engineering 
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 
Inquiry: Prof. Daisuke KURABAYASHI, Email: dkura_at_irs.ctrl.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 
Inquiry: Prof. Koichi YASUOKA, Email: inquiry-dept_at_ee.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Physical Electronics 
Inquiry: Prof. Akira MATSUZAWA, Email: inquiry-dept_at_ee.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Communications and Computer Engineering
Inquiry: Prof. Hiroaki KUNIEDA, Email: inquiry14_at_ce.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Metallurgy and Ceramics Science (Ceramics Group) 
Inquiry: Associate Prof. Masahiro MIYAUCHI, Email: mmiyauchi_at_ceram.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Organic and Polymeric Materials 
Inquiry: Prof. Junko MORIKAWA, Email: morikawa.j.aa_at_m.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Chemical Engineering 
Inquiry: Prof. Masatoshi KUBOUCHI, Email: mkubouch_at_chemeng.titech.ac.jp

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  • 2）Postgraduate Program for Multinational Architects in Conjunction with Engineering and Urban Design
Department of Architecture and Building Engineering Links to Individual Study Units (Laboratories) 
All enquiries at: IGP"_at_"archi.titech.ac.jp

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  • 3）International Graduate Program for Bioscience and Biotechnology
Dept. of Life Science 
Inquiry: Prof. Hideya YUASA, Email: hyuasa_at_bio.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Biological Sciences 
Inquiry: Associate Prof. Mikiko TANAKA, Email: mitanaka_at_bio.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Biological Information 
Inquiry: Associate Prof. Takuji YAMADA, Email: takuji_at_bio.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Bioengineering 
Inquiry: Prof. Yuichi KOBAYASHI, Email: ykobayas_at_bio.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Biomolecular Engineering 
Inquiry: Associate Prof. Toshiaki MORI, Email: tmori_at_bio.titech.ac.jp

Inquiries Tokyo Institute of Technology  
Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology  
IGP office  
J3-1018  4259 Nagatsutacho Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8501
Tel&Fax: +81-(0)45-924-5805 (Fax 5805)
E-mail: bio.igp at bio.titech.ac.jp

  • 4）International Program for Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering
Dept. of Innovative and Engineered Materials 
Inquiry: Prof. Hiroshi FUNAKUBO, Email: funakubo.h.aa_at_m.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Electronic Chemistry 
Inquiry: Prof. Masahiko HARA, Email: masahara_at_echem.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering 
Inquiry: Prof. Hiroyuki HIRAYAMA, Email: hirayama.h.aa_at_m.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Environmental Science and Technology 
 Inquiry: Prof. Tsuyoshi KINOUCHI, Email: kinouchi_at_depe.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Built Environment 
 Inquiry: Associate Prof. Yasunori MUROMACHI, Email: ymuro@enveng.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Energy Sciences 
 Inquiry: Associate Prof. Feng XIAO, Email: xiao_at_es.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Environmental Chemistry and Engineering 
 Inquiry: Prof. Kohtaro OSAKADA, Email: chair_at_chemenv.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Electronics and Applied Physics 
 Inquiry: Prof. Hiroyuki UENOHARA, Email: uenohara.h.aa_at_m.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Mechano-Micro Engineering 
 Inquiry: Prof. Haruo HOUJOH, Email:　admission_office _at_pms.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Computational Intelligence and Systems Science 
 Inquiry: Prof. Takamichi NAKAMOTO, Email: nyushi2015_at_dis.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Information Processing 
 Inquiry: Prof. Kentaro NAKAMURA, Email: ip-chair14_at_ip.titech.ac.jp

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  • 5）Education Program of Advanced Information Technology Leaders
Dept. of Computer Science 
 Inquiry: Prof. Koichi SHINODA, Email: shinoda_at_cs.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Mechanical and Environmental Informatics

(Mechano-Informatics Group)
Inquiry: Associate Prof. Yusuke MIYAZAKI, Email: y-miyazaki_at_mei.titech.ac.jp

(Environmental Informatics Group)
Inquiry: Associate Prof. Yukitoshi MATSUSHITA, Email: matsushita.y.ab_at_m.titech.ac.jp

Department of Mathematical and Computing Sciences
 Inquiry: Prof. Osamu Watanabe, Email: watanabe_at_is.titech.ac.jp

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  • 6）International Graduate Program for Global Leaders on Engineering Systems with Humanities, Social Sciences, and Cultural Studies
Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology

Dept. of Human System Science
 Inquiry: Associate Prof. Takahiro AOYAGI, Email: aoyagi_at_cradle.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Value and Decision Science
 Inquiry: Prof. Takehiro INOHARA, Email: inohara_at_valdes.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Management
 Inquiry: Prof. Kenji ITOH, Email: itoh.k.aa_at_m.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Social Engineering
 Inquiry: Prof. Kyoko YAMAMURO, Email: query-s_at_soc.titech.ac.jp

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  • 7）International Program on Earthquake Engineering
Dept. of Built Environment 
 Inquiry: Professor Hitoshi MORIKAWA, Email: morika_at_enveng.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Environmental Science and Technology 
Inquiry: Professor Hiroaki YAMANAKA, Email: yamanaka_at_depe.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Architecture and Building Engineering 
 Inquiry: Professor Toru Takeuchi, Email: ttoru_at_arch.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Civil Engineering 
 Inquiry: Associate Professor Anil C. WIJEYEWICKREMA, Email: wijeyewickrema.a.aa_at_m.titech.ac.jp

Dept. of Mechanical and Environmental Informatics (Environmental Informatics Group)
 Inquiry: Professor Sohichi HIROSE, Email: shirose_at_cv.titech.ac.jp

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N.B. There are three types of programs in the International Graduate Program (A): Integrated Doctoral Education Program, Master's Program, and Doctoral Program.  Each program is outlined below.

1. Integrated Doctoral Education Program

This is a combined Master's and Doctoral Program, and is considered to be one continuous course of study, which cannot be divided into two separate programs. In the Master's segment, students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance during the program may be able to reduce their period of study. Similarly, in the Doctoral segment, students who demonstrate outstanding academic and research performance during the program may be able to reduce their period of study. Such students may be able to complete the entire Master's and Doctoral Program in the minimum period of three years. Conventionally, in a Japanese postgraduate program, students studying for a Master's degree must take 30 credits or more within a two-year period. For a Doctoral degree, an additional three years of study follows the Master's Program. The Integrated Doctoral Education Program requires students to enroll in the Tokyo Tech Master's program, regardless of whether or not they have already earned a Master's degree. A maximum of 10 credits of previously earned credits from a graduate school may be transferred to Tokyo Tech upon approval.

2. Master's Program

Students enrolled in the Master's degree program are expected to successfully complete their supervised studies within two years. To attain a Master's degree, students need to earn a designated number of credits outlined by their department in a predetermined program of study; complete and receive approval of their research thesis; and pass a comprehensive final examination. Students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance during the program may be able to reduce their period of study.

3. Doctoral Program

Students enrolled in the Doctoral degree program are expected to successfully complete their supervised study within three years. To attain a Doctoral degree, students need to earn a designated number of credits outlined by their department in a predetermined program of study; complete and receive approval of their research thesis; and pass a comprehensive final examination. Students who demonstrate outstanding academic and research performance during the program may be able to reduce their period of study.

3. Eligibility

Applicants not residing in Japan, who satisfy one of the following conditions;

A. Integrated Doctoral Education Program & Master's Program

(1) Persons who have successfully completed 16 years of education outside Japan or who are expected to do so by September 30, 2015.
(2) Persons who have graduated from a university or college in Japan.

(3) Persons whose countries do not require 16 years of education to obtain a university-level education but who satisfy both of the conditions noted below and are individually assessed and recognized by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School as having academic ability equivalent to or higher than that of the graduates of a Japanese university. 
a. Persons who have spent at least one year as a research student or research fellow at a university or research institution in or outside Japan after successfully obtaining a Bachelor's degree.
b. Persons who are at least 22 years old by September 30, 2015．

B. Doctoral Program

(1) Persons who have successfully obtained a degree equivalent to a Master's degree or a professional degree at a university or college outside Japan or who are expected to do so by September 30, 2015.
(2) Persons who have obtained a Master's degree or a professional degree in Japan.
(3) Persons who do not meet the eligibility conditions (1) or (2) but are individually assessed and recognized by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School as having academic abilities equivalent to or higher than that of a holder of a Master's degree or professional degree and who are at least 24 years old by September 30, 2015.

The Application Form for Individual Assessment of Admission Eligibility and supplemental documents are required for applicants who fall under eligibility conditions A(3) or B(3). Applicants will be informed of the results of their individual assessment of admission eligibility in early January 2015.Japanese citizens, not residing in Japan, who satisfy the above conditions and have visas* which enable him/her to stay for a long period in the country where he/she lives may apply for this program. Applicants who are Japanese citizens should consult the Admission Division before applying.*Permanent residence, Student visa, Work visa etc. (Working Holiday visas, Tourist visas, Short-term stay visas etc. are not valid for the purpose of applying for this program.)

N.B. The admission of applicants expecting to graduate from a university or college will be revoked should the applicant fail to either graduate or obtain a Master's or professional degree by September 30, 2015.4.

Application Procedures

Prior to submitting application materials to the Admissions Division, applicants must arrange for a Tokyo Tech faculty member to serve as an academic advisor. Applicants are required to communicate directly with their intended faculty member of Tokyo Tech via email and provide a self-introductory statement and a letter of intent for their period of study at Tokyo Tech and obtain the consent of the desired faculty member to serve in this capacity. Applications will not be considered without the consent of a Tokyo Tech faculty member who will act as the applicant's academic advisor.

For further information on our faculty members, such as email addresses and contact information, please refer to the "Star Search" (Researchers' Database) on Tokyo Tech's homepage.Some academic advisors may require the submission of additional documents before the stated deadline.

Application Requirements

Required Documents

1 Application Form (download form: original, no photocopies)

2 Field of Study and Study Program [Research Proposal] (download form)

*3 Official Academic Transcripts from both undergraduate and graduate schools(original or certified copies)

*4 Certificate of Graduation or Expected Graduation from both undergraduate and graduate schools (original or certified copies) If the applicant graduated or is graduating early or has skipped a grade or year, please submit an official document or letter issued by the school indicating such fact.

5 Summary of Thesis or Research (free format)

1) For applicants to the Master's or Integrated Doctoral Education Programs: an outline of your study or research in your undergraduate course.

2) For applicants to the Doctoral Program: a summary of your thesis or, if the applicant has not written a Master's thesis, a summary of the Master's Program research.
[Applicants for the Doctoral Program under eligibility condition B (3) are not required to submit this.] 

6 English Proficiency Test Score Report (original, no photocopies)
Applicants are required to submit English proficiency test score reports from TOEFL-iBT, TOEFL-PBT, TOEIC or the IELTS Academic Module taken on or after December 2, 2012. Score reports from the Institutional Testing Program of TOEFL or TOEIC (TOEFL-ITP, TOEIC-IP) or other proficiency tests not specifically listed above will not be accepted.

Applicants can request ETS or the British Council to send an official score report directly to Tokyo Institute of Technology.Tokyo Institute of Technology's institutional code number for TOEFL is "0215".

It is possible that native English speakers or students who have been awarded an undergraduate and/or graduate degree* from an institution where all instruction was in English may not be required to submit English proficiency test scores. Such applicants should consult with their intended academic advisor prior to submission of the application form to verify that they are waived from this application requirement.  Whether or not an applicant needs to provide an English proficiency test score report will be determined by the academic advisor's department (and not automatically waived).

*Undergraduate and graduate degrees should be equivalent to the Japanese educational definitions of undergraduate, Master's or Doctoral degrees.

7 Recommendation Letter from the Dean or equivalent official of the applicant's home university for both undergraduate and graduate education (where relevant) addressed to the President of Tokyo Institute of Technology (free format) (original, no photocopies) These letters must be issued from the university the applicant attended for full time study.

8 Evaluation Sheet with Recommendation (in a single document) from a Supervisor, Head of Department or similar official of the last university attended to verify the potential of the applicant (download form) (original, no photocopies) 

9 Consent of a Tokyo Institute of Technology Faculty Member
Attach a printout of email correspondence or any other proof to verify that a Tokyo Tech faculty member has consented to be the applicant's academic advisor during the intended period of study at Tokyo Tech.

10 Applicant's Passport
(one photocopy of the page or pages with the applicant's name, nationality, date of birth and photo)*A Japanese citizen must also submit one photocopy of the page or pages of his/her passport that shows visas obtained in the country where he/she lives.

N.B. Documents No.3 & 4: Original documents written in a language other than English or Japanese must be accompanied by a certified English or Japanese translation. Translations should be certified by a public institution or the issuing university.

Application Requirements for Individual Assessment

Required Documents

1 Application for Individual Assessment of Admission Eligibility (attached form) with the following supplementary documents:
1) For applicants to the Integrated Doctoral Education Program and Master's Program:・Certificate of Enrollment as a research student/fellow after graduation from an undergraduate course of study at a university
2) For applicants to the Doctoral Program:・Research Achievements・Outline of Research (free format approximately 300 words)The form is only for applicants who are to request special admission consideration based on the eligibility condition A(3) for the Integrated Doctoral Education Program and Master's Program or B(3) for the Doctoral Program, as set forth in Section 3 "Eligibility" in this application guide.

Submission of Application Documents

The completed application documents must reach the Admission Division no later than December 1, 2014 by registered mail, courier service or a similar service.
  • Mailing Address:Admission DivisionStudent Service DepartmentTOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550 JAPANTel: +81-3-5734-3990



Note:

1) Tokyo Tech will not accept any documents received after the stated deadline or any incomplete applications.

2) Tokyo Tech cannot respond to inquiries regarding receipt of individual application documents. The applicant is responsible for the tracking and receipt of all materials. Tokyo Tech strongly encourages sending the documents by registered mail, courier service or a similar service that provides tracking numbers and receipt verification services.

3) Submitted documents will not be returned under any circumstances. Tokyo Tech will not provide photocopies of the submitted documents. Please keep a copy of all documents for personal reference. In the case when a document cannot be re-issued, please submit a certified copy instead.
4) Admission may be withdrawn at any time, even after enrollment, if the application documents are found to be invalid or contain false information.

5. Admission Decision
The admission decision will be made based on the application, academic transcripts, related documents and screening and interview processes (including an Internet-based interview). Notification of admission results will be sent to all applicants in mid-March.

6. Application, Admission and Tuition Fees

Applicants who are not recipients of the MEXT scholarship will be required to pay the following application fee, even if he/she fails to be admitted or declines to enroll:
Application Fee¥30,000(JPY)

The application fee is accrued at the time of application, and all applicants must pay it in principle.In the case of recipients of the MEXT scholarship, the application fee shall be waived.

Students admitted to the International Graduate Program (A) who do not receive the MEXT Scholarship will be required to pay the following fees:

Admission Fee¥282,000 (JPY)
Tuition Fee (yearly)¥535,800 (JPY)

(The admission and tuition fees are subject to change.)

Applicants will be informed of the method of payment in mid-March when they are notified of their admission results.

Admission fees and tuition fees can be exempted or their payment can be postponed upon request. Students who wish for exemption of the admission fee and tuition fee or postponement of their payment should submit the relevant applications to be found in the admission procedure packet.

Teaching or Research Assistantship for the Doctoral Program

In an effort to ease the financial burden incurred by Doctoral students, Tokyo Tech has established a Teaching and Research Assistantship ("TRA") which covers the tuition fees. Doctoral students who have enrolled and paid the aforementioned fees may be eligible to apply for financial aid through the TRA and receive a sum equivalent to their tuition fees.

7. Scholarships

* Japanese citizens may not apply for the following scholarships. Japanese citizens should refer to the following website for relevant information: http://www.titech.ac.jp/enrolled/tuition/index.html

1) MEXT

Applicants with outstanding academic performance records are eligible to apply for a scholarship from Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The scholarship provides round-trip airfare to Japan, and a monthly stipend according to the regulations of MEXT. The monthly stipend is \147,000 (JPY) for Master's Program students and \148,000 (JPY) for Doctoral Program students. (*This stipend is subject to change as specified by the regulations of the MEXT Scholarship program.) Successful MEXT Scholarship recipients are not required to pay application, admission or tuition fees. The candidates nominated for MEXT Scholarship will be notified together with the admission decision in mid-March. The notification of scholarship recipients will be sent to applicants in early July at the latest.
Qualification criteria for the MEXT Scholarship are outlined in the attached document.Integrated Doctoral Education Program participants are required to achieve a satisfactory level of performance while enrolled in the Master's Program, in order to continuously receive the MEXT Scholarship benefits in the Doctoral Program.
*The allocation of MEXT Scholarships for International Graduate Program (A) Commencing in October 2014 (for reference) 

2) JASSO

The applicants who enroll in Tokyo Tech without the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship have a chance to apply for the "Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students" from the Japan Student Services Organization ("JASSO").
Please note that those who are granted any other scholarship cannot apply to receive for this scholarship simultaneously. (The monthly amount of this scholarship is ¥65,000 (JPY). The monthly amount is subject to change as specified by JASSO.) This scholarship will be paid from October, 2015 to March, 2016 (6 months). You should pay the admission and the tuition fees even when you are selected as a recipient of this scholarship.


Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship

MEXT Scholarships are divided into seven categories, and scholarship recipients may be selected from overseas candidates (through Embassy Recommendation or University Recommendation) and from privately funded international students already in Japan (Domestic Recruitment).

There are two ways of applying for a MEXT Scholarship.

The first is through an Embassy Recommendation, by which MEXT requests Japanese embassies and consulate generals (hereafter referred to as Japanese embassies) to recommend students for MEXT Scholarships. The other is through a University Recommendation, by which Tokyo Tech can provide MEXT with a recommendation for awarding MEXT Scholarships. It is not allowed to apply for both of these types of scholarships simultaneously. Successful applicants shall be provided with the following scholarship benefits.

Allowance:- Graduate-level studentsJapanese Intensive Course Students and Research

Students: 146,000 yen/monthMaster's Program Students: 147,000 yen/monthDoctoral Program Students: 148,000 yen/month- Undergraduate students: 120,000 yen/month
(The actual amount is subject to change.)

Travel Expenses:
In accordance with MEXT regulations, each grantee will be provided with an economy class air ticket between the international airport closest to the student's place of residence in the student's country of nationality and Narita or Haneda International Airport.

School Fees:
Application, admission and tuition fees shall be waived.

Embassy Recommendation

MEXT requests Japanese embassies to recommend MEXT Scholarship students. Since recruitment periods differ by country, applicants should check with the Japanese embassies in their own countries.

For Pakistan:


Undergraduate students are scheduled to arrive in Japan in April and graduate-level students in April or October. To ensure enrollment at Tokyo Tech, graduate-level applicants must obtain a "Letter of Acceptance" from a Tokyo Tech faculty member. After passing the first round of screening at a Japanese embassy, applicants should contact a faculty member at Tokyo Tech as soon as possible to ask for a "Letter of Acceptance" from a potential academic advisor. The "Letter of Acceptance" is a document in which a Tokyo Tech faculty member commits to act as a candidate's academic advisor if the candidate is accepted as a MEXT Scholarship student. Candidates can find potential Tokyo Tech academic advisors and their contact details in the STAR Search database (the Tokyo Tech researchers' database ) on the Tokyo Tech website.

Graduate-level students receiving Embassy Recommendations in countries other than China attend a Japanese Intensive Course for the first six months after arrival in Japan as Japanese Intensive Course Students.
Graduate-level students receiving Embassy Recommendations in China, in general, attend a one-year preparatory course (basic and specialized Japanese language) at the Preparatory School for Chinese Students to Japan at the Northeast Normal University of China before coming to Japan. After the preparatory course, they enter Tokyo Tech as Research Students. Students who already have adequate Japanese language skills might be able to enter Tokyo Tech directly as Research Students without attending the preparatory course. Another alternative might be to take only the specialized Japanese language course before entering Tokyo Tech.

If Japanese Intensive Course Students or Research Students pass the screening examination during their studies or research at Tokyo Tech, they may enroll in a master's or doctoral program in either October or April.
Undergraduate students are required to study in a preparatory school, either at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies or Osaka University, for one year prior to admission to Tokyo Tech, and may enroll in April of the following year if they pass the Special Screening Examination for International Undergraduate Students administered by Tokyo Tech.

University Recommendation

Tokyo Tech provides MEXT with recommendations for awarding MEXT Scholarships to academically outstanding individuals who are considered in need of a scholarship. Recommendations can be provided for individuals who are coming to Japan to study at Tokyo Tech as Research Students or graduate students (Overseas Application-), or individuals registered in their third or fourth year as undergraduate students or graduate students of Tokyo Tech (Domestic Recruitment).

Note: An applicant cannot apply for both the (1) Research Student Program and the (2) International Graduate Program (A) at the same time.

(1) Research Student Program 

Students enter Tokyo Tech as Research Students as a general rule. Priority is given to applicants who receive a recommendation from universities which have an academic exchange agreement with Tokyo Tech. A student who passes Tokyo Tech's entrance examination during the Research Student period may enroll in a master's or doctoral program the following April or October. It is not possible to switch from the Research Student Program to the International Graduate Program (A) once the student has been admitted to Tokyo Tech on the Research Student Program. The scholarship period can be extended under some conditions specified by MEXT.

(2) International Graduate Program (A)

Students enroll directly in the Tokyo Tech International Graduate Program's Degree Courses (Integrated Doctoral Education Program, master's program or doctoral program). In the case of Integrated Doctoral Education Program, the scholarship period given at the time of enrollment is two years (for obtaining a master's degree), and it can be extended toward a doctoral degree under some conditions.

Candidates for Recommendation

(1) Individuals who have been officially recommended by an overseas university with which Tokyo Tech has an academic exchange agreement

(2) Individuals who have been officially recommended by the president or a faculty member of equal or greater rank than dean of an overseas university with which Tokyo Tech does not have an academic exchange agreement, but with which Tokyo Tech has a history of exchange

(3) Individuals who have not been recommended by an overseas university with which Tokyo Tech has an academic exchange agreement or a history of exchange, but who are considered by Tokyo Tech's president to become outstanding contributors to the improvement of education or research at Tokyo Tech.

Notes:
Students who obtain a MEXT Scholarship through Tokyo Tech's University Recommendation cannot enter or transfer to another university due to scholarship restrictions specifying that the students must receive their education and conduct research at the university which recommended them.

Application Qualifications for MEXT Scholarships

Qualifications for Undergraduate and Graduate-level Students:
1) Nationality: Applicant must have the nationality of a country with which Japan has diplomatic relations. An applicant who has Japanese nationality at the time of application will not be eligible. Stateless persons are also eligible.

2) Visa and Resident Status: Selected applicants must obtain a Student (ryuugaku 留学) visa. MEXT Scholarship Students must have the resident status of "Student" during their stay in Japan,

3) An applicant who falls into any or all of the following categories is not eligible.

1. Applicant is an active member of the military or a civilian employed by the military.

2. Applicant is unable to travel to Japan within the dates set by Tokyo Tech.

3. Applicant was a grantee of a MEXT Scholarship in the past (unless the applicant has conducted research or taught for a minimum of three years between the completion of the first scholarship period and the start of the second scholarship period).. This exclusion will not apply to a graduate-level applicant, who (i) was an international student in Japan and received training in Japanese studies at a university but graduated from applicant's home university, or who (ii) was an international student in Japan under the Japan-Korea Joint Government Scholarship Program for the Students in Science and Engineering Departments.

4. Applicant is already the recipient of a scholarship from an organization other than the MEXT (including any governmental organization in the applicant's country of origin).

5. Applicant is concurrently applying for a MEXT Scholarship through another university; is applying for a MEXT Scholarship through a University Recommendation and Embassy Recommendation at the same time; or is applying for a scholarship organized by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO).

6. Applicant is or will be a resident of Japan prior to enrollment at Tokyo Tech.


Qualifications for Graduate-level Students

1) Applicant must be able to arrive in Japan prior to the enrollment period at Tokyo Tech.

2) Age: Applicant must be under the age of 35 on April 1 of the year of enrollment at Tokyo Tech.

3) Academic Background: Applicant must be a graduate of a Japanese university or have the academic ability equal or superior to that of a Japanese university graduate. Note: Also included is Applicant who otherwise satisfies entrance eligibility for a Japanese university.

4) Japanese Language: Applicant must be willing to learn Japanese, interested in Japan and enthusiastic about deepening his or her understanding of Japan


Inquiries
Admission Division, Student Service Department
TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
2-12-1 W8-103 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-5734-3990 (Office Hours: 9:00～17:00 except 12:15～13:15)
Fax: +81-3-5734-3676
Email: ryugakusei@jim.titech.ac.jp
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