Prospectus
Prospectus for 2024
This special program offers non-Japanese students an opportunity to work toward Doctor of Engineering (3 years) or Master of Engineering (2 years) degrees. Top qualified students who passed the September Application will be awarded scholarships including the Japanese Government's Scholarship (MEXT: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) and other equivalent scholarships provided by IME Graduate Program. We also seek for highly qualified students to enroll as self-supporting students. All of the students will be enrolled in one of the departments below.
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering and Information Systems
- Materials Engineering
- Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Chemical System Engineering
- Precision Engineering
- Bioengineering (Doctor course only)
For master course application, please visit the following site:
http://www.global30.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
Program Features
- Lectures and research guidance in English
- Interdisciplinary program
- Direct entry to postgraduate degree courses
(Non-degree or research fellowship programs are not offered.) - Admission based on the evaluation of the documents submitted by the applicants and examination and interviews conducted by the faculty via e-mail and Skype/Zoom
(You don't have to come over to Japan to take Regular Entrance Examination) - Free basic Japanese language classes for the students and their spouses
Tuition and Fees
Entrance Fee
282,000 yen (as of 2023)
Annual Tuition Fee
535,800 yen (Master) (as of 2023)
520,800 yen (Doctor) (as of 2023)
Examination Fee (at the time of online application)
10,000 yen
Students awarded the MEXT scholarships are exempt from the above fees, therefore, the examination fee will be refunded upon enrollment.
Scholarship
Top qualified September Applicants who have exceptional academic records will be awarded the Japanese Government's MEXT scholarship by recommendation of the University of Tokyo or scholarships provided by IME Graduate Program for the period of either the Doctoral program or the Masters program. The MEXT Scholarship grantees are exempt from Entrance Fee and Annual Tuition Fees throughout their entire term of study.
MEXT Scholarship Amount(Basic Monthly Stipend + Additional Stipend) (as of 2022)
Basic Monthly Stipend
| status | stipend |
| Master's student | 144,000 yen |
| Doctoral student | 145,000 yen |
+
Additional Stipend for Designated Area
| Additional Stipend | Principal place of research (example) |
| 3,000 yen | Hongo Campus, Komaba Campus, Sagamihara(JAXA) |
| 2,000 yen | Kashiwa Campus |
*The additional stipend varies according to the student's "principal place of research," regardless of place of residence.
- The MEXT Scholarship will not be offered to students who are already receiving grants from other sources.
- If you apply for the Japanese Government's MEXT Scholarship by obtaining the recommendation of the Japanese Embassy in your country, you will not be eligible to enroll in this program. Instead, you will have to initially enroll as a research student and then later take a regular entrance examination to be admitted to the graduate courses.
Scholarships recently awarded through IME Graduate Program:
| Name of scholarship | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| (1)MEXT scholarship | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| (2)Scholarship sponsored by the University of Tokyo | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| (3)Scholarship sponsored by Graduate School of Engineering | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| (4)Scholarship sponsored by IME Graduate Program | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ― |
*The total amount of scholarship stipend guaranteed by (2)(3)is almost the same as (1).
*The number of each scholarship may vary every year.
Financial Supports for Self-Supporting Students
- IME Students who are not awarded any scholarship, including the scholarships other than the ones offered by IME Graduate program, are called self-supporting students: they are responsible for their own fees and living expenses.
- After entering The University of Tokyo, self-supporting students have chances to apply for several kinds of private scholarships. However, please note that many well qualified students compete for these scholarships and that the scholarship amounts are often lower than the MEXT Scholarship. Basically there are almost no scholarships available before your enrollment.
http://ois.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/students_life/selfsupported.html - Self-supporting students can apply for the exemption of Entrance Fee and Annual Tuition, Entrance Fee could be exempted up to a half of the full amount. Annual Tuition could be exempted a half or the whole of the total amount.
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/exemptions.html - SEUT RA Fellowship : Type S, Type A and Type B (only for doctoral course student)
http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/soee/admission/seut_ra.html
Dormitory Information
http://ois.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/dormitory/index.html
Admission
The Graduate Council of the University of Tokyo grants admission to this program based upon the recommendation of the Graduate School of Engineering. Screening for admission is based both on the evaluation of documents submitted by the international students and, if necessary, on the internet interviews and examinations conducted by the faculty. There are three application periods (July application for April Enrollment, September application and January application for October Enrollment). When the evaluation process is complete, applicants who are evaluated as qualified and meet the IME criteria will be granted admission to this program. At September Application, top qualified applicants among them will be nominated as candidates for scholarships provided by IME Graduate Program.
I. July Application (for the applicants who enroll in April 2024)
*This application period is only for the applicants of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Materials Engineering and Precision Engineering. Scholarship by IME Graduate Program will not be provided in July Application.
Time and Date are based on Japan Standard Time
- July 3rd, 2023 (from 15:00 JST)
Start of On-line Registration/ On-line Application - July 14th, 2023
Deadline for individual screening
(Only for those who need to be checked)
For details, please refer to "Requirements for Eligibility" - August 16th, 2023 (15:00 JST)
Deadline of Registration
(You should register to the IME Graduate Program and select your department in order to complete registration successfully.) - August 23rd, 2023 (15:00 JST)
Deadline of On-line Application, including Recommendation letters and payment of examination fee - September 6th, 2023
Deadline of receiving the acceptance letter from your prospective supervisor - September 13th, 2023
Deadline for submitting paper based application documents
(The package has to arrive at IME Graduate Program Office no later than this deadline.) - The end of November 2023
Announcement of the selection result - During December 2023
On-line application for The UT lodges
Application for Certificate of Eligibility required to apply for Student Visa - April 1st, 2024
Matriculation at the University of Tokyo
II. September Application (for the applicants who enroll in October 2024)
*When you apply during this application period, you will automatically be included in the selection for the 3 types of scholarship offered by the IME Graduate Program: MEXT scholarship, Scholarship sponsored by the University of Tokyo, and Scholarship sponsored by Graduate School of Engineering.
Time and Date are based on Japan Standard Time
- September 1st, 2023 (from 15:00 JST)
Start of On-line Registration/ On-line Application - September 15th, 2023
Deadline for individual screening
(Only for those who need to be checked)
For details, please refer to "Requirements for Eligibility" - October 18th, 2023 (15:00 JST)
Deadline of Registration
(You should register to the IME Graduate Program and select your department in order to complete registration successfully.) - October 25th, 2023 (15:00 JST)
Deadline of On-line Application, including Recommendation letters and payment of examination fee - November 8th, 2023
Deadline of receiving the acceptance letter from your prospective supervisor - November 15th, 2023
Deadline for submitting paper based application documents
(The package has to arrive at IME Graduate Program Office no later than this deadline.) - The end of February 2024
Announcement of the selection result
The nominees of the scholarships from (1) to (4) are informed of their nomination. - The beginning of June 2024
On-line application for The UT lodges
Application for Certificate of Eligibility required to apply for Student Visa - October 1st, 2024
Matriculation at the University of Tokyo
III. January Application (for the applicants who enroll in October 2024)
*Scholarship by IME Graduate Program will not be provide in January Application.
Time and Date are based on Japan Standard Time
- January 5th, 2024 (from 15:00 JST)
Start of On-line Registration/ On-line Application - January 19th, 2024
Deadline for individual screening
(Only for those who need to be checked)
For details, please refer to "Requirements for Eligibility" - February 14th, 2024 (15:00 JST)
Deadline of Registration
(You should register to the IME Graduate Program and select your department in order to complete registration successfully) - February 21st, 2024(15:00 JST)
Deadline of On-line Application, including Recommendation letters and payment of examination fee - March 6th, 2024
Deadline of receiving the acceptance letter from your prospective supervisor - March 13th, 2024
Deadline for submitting paper based application documents
(The package has to arrive at the IME Graduate Program Office no later than this deadline.) - May 2024
Announcement of the selection result. - The beginning of June 2024
On-line application for The UT lodges
Application for Certificate of Eligibility required to apply for Student Visa - October 1st, 2024
Matriculation at the University of Tokyo
Note: This is an approximate schedule and it is subject to minor changes.
Requirements for Eligibility
- Master's course
- Doctoral course
- Additional conditions and regulations regarding the MEXT scholarship
Required Application Documents
| 1 | AF1([Form 1] – [Form 7] and [Form Recommend] ):
[Note] Please be sure to confirm the information you have written and sign on the last page of the forms. |
| 2 | Photo |
| 3 | AF2: Statement of Study Plans |
| 4 | AF3: Title of Your Graduation Thesis and its Abstract |
| 5 | AF4: Educational Background |
| 6 | AF5: Curriculum Vitae for T-cens
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| 7 | AF6: History of your visit to Japan |
| 8,9 | Letter of Recommendation 1&2 Please refer to the "Recommendations" page for detailed instructions about how to prepare these recommendation letters. Both must be the faculty member of the university and one of them must be your direct academic supervisor. It would be preferable if the other is from Dean or head of Department of the university you belong to or graduated from. |
| 10,11 | Full Academic Transcript (Bachelor’s & Master’s) If you haven’t completed your course yet, you are requested to submit all the academic transcript you have received by the time of application. If GPA is not stated in the transcript, and if your school can issue the authorized certificate of your GPA or your class rank, please submit it together with the transcript. If your school doesn’t provide you with GPA and if you calculate it yourself, please submit the document that shows how you calculated it. |
| 12,13,14 | Certificate of Graduation / Diploma, Certificate of Degree, or Certificate of Expected Graduation
One certified copy (with certified seal/stamp of the university you belong to or graduated from) is required. Photocopy without certified seal/stamp will not be accepted. If the Degree is indicated in the Certificate of Graduation / Diploma, then you do not need to upload the Certificate of Degree. Those who have not yet been conferred with the diploma in the present course of study at the time of application are requested to submit a certificate of expected graduation. |
| 15 | Personal Identification/Passport A photocopy of your valid passport (the most preferable), census register, or other proof of citizenship. If the document is written in language other than English or Japanese, please attach English translation. You can translate by yourself. |
| 16 | Letter of Declaration (When you submit the application document, please download this letter from T-cens.) |
| 17 |
Please submit (A), (B), or (C).
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| 18 |
GRE Score (GRE General test)
If it is impossible for you to submit GRE score before the deadline, please refer HERE. |
| 19 | A copy of Examination Fee payment receipt (10,000 Japanese Yen is required for the examination fee.) ‘How to make Payment of Examination Fee at E-Shiharai.net’ |
| 20 | Acceptance Letter from your prospective supervisor. |
| 21 | Master Thesis (Only for doctoral degree course applicants, if applicable)(Online submission only) |
| 22 | Enclose this Submission Checklist whenever you send materials to the ICT Admissions Desk via post. Checklist (.pdf) |
Application Procedures
IME Graduate Program applicants must apply through the T-cens, an online application system for the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. First, please read all the following procedures carefully, and follow the instructions step by step according to the numbers. Please never skip any steps.Before Starting Any Application:
If you experience some difficulties while working with T-cens or do not have stable online access, please check the following link:
T-cens recommended computer settings.
Deadline for each Application Procedure (month/date/year)
| July Application | September Application | January Application | |
| Application Procedure 1-9 | 8/23/2023 | 10/25/2023 | 2/21/2024 |
| Application Procedure 10-11 | 9/6/2023 | 11/8/2023 | 3/6/2024 |
| Application Procedure 12 | 9/13/2023 | 11/15/2023 | 3/13/2024 |
IME Application Procedure 1: Find your prospective supervisor at the University of Tokyo.
You must find your prospective supervisor whose research field matches yours from the academic staff involved in IME Graduate Program from Academic Staff List ( http://www.ime.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.php?id=5 ) .
[Note]
- Only those who receive an acceptance letter from prospective supervisor are eligible to proceed to the next application step for IME Graduate Program. It is essential to receive the acceptance letter prior to submitting paper based application forms by post. The application forms submitted without having received the acceptance letter cannot be accepted.
It will take plenty of time to contact the prospective supervisor and receive the acceptance letter, so please complete your on-line application well in advance. - Choose up to two suitable professors. You are supposed to write the names in the application Form 5,“Name of faculty member”. Please fill in at least one professor.
- You may start contacting him/her after completing up to IME Application Procedure 9.
IME Application Procedure 2: Create your T-cens account.
You can create your T-cens account by clicking the blue T-cens icon below.
IME Application Procedure 3: Visit your account page:
After creating your T-cens account, you will soon receive the e-mail at your registered e-mail address with the URL of Login page as well as Login ID and Password. If you cannot find the e-mail from T-cens in-box or trash box, please contact ICT Support Desk. And whenever you have technical problems, you can also contact ICT Support Desk:
< email: ICTsupportdesk@t-adm.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp >
[Note]
- Please keep this e-mail from T-cens. You will need the information there for various purposes later on until your entrance formalities become complete.
- T-cens system messages will be sent to your account page when necessary. Each time a new message is sent to your account page, an e-mail is sent to your registered e-mail address. Please be sure to read a new message whenever you receive one.
- Again, whenever you contact IME Graduate Program Office or ICT Support Desk, please only use the e-mail you used to make your T-cens account. When you need to change your e-mail address, firstly please inform the Offices about the change of e-mail address.
- Your T-cens Application Number (Registration No. + Course Code) can be found under the space for your photo on your acount page. Please clarify your T-cens Application Number in your e-mail subject line whenever you contact the IME Graduate Program Office or ICT Support Desk.
IME Application Procedure 4: Fill in the Application Forms in T-cens.
Click “Apply” icon on your account page, and fill in Online Application Forms from Form 1 to Form 7. After you complete all the Forms and save them, please proceed to “File Upload”.
[Note]
- Before you switch to a different Form, please press the “SAVE” button. Otherwise all the information you have filled in will be erased.
IME Application Procedure 5: Upload files.
- Upload your photo.
File should be:- Under 500kB
- jpg
- the one taken within 6 months prior to the application.
- in a plain background.
- without sunglasses or hats.
- Download and fill in AF0, and AF2 - AF6, and upload them.
- Upload all the other required files on the list.
[Note]
- All the files should be PDF file and less than 2MB each except for master thesis which should be less than 10MB. (Please upload the image files scanned by a scanner. Photo files taken by a camera are not acceptable.)
- The name of the files you are going to upload should be completely the same as the one on the list. Otherwise, you will not be able to upload the file.
- You can replace the uploaded file with a new file until you press the COMPLETE button on “Submit” page. ( Do not press the COMPLETE button till IME Application Procedure 7 is finished.)
- If you need to replace the files after pressing the COMPLETE button, please contact IME Graduate Program Office.
IME Application Procedure 6: Complete Recommendation Documents.
Please fill in the required information of your referees.
[Note]
- Your referees must be the members of the faculty of the university you belong to or graduated from. Both must be the faculty member of the university and one of them must be your direct academic supervisor.
- You MUST get an approval from both of your referees before filling in their information.
- Soon after you register your referees, they are supposed to receive an e-mail from T-cens with the information to start uploading recommendation documents. Please confirm whether your referees have received the e-mail from T-cens system, and if not, please contact ICT Support Desk and ask for their assistance.
< email: ICTsupportdesk@t-adm.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp > - Both referees have to finish uploading recommendation documents before you move on to IME Application Procedure 8.
- Both referees have to finish uploading recommendation documents by the IME Online Application Deadline. Please check the status of your own recommendation letters on your responsibility and make sure that they can submit the recommendation documents online by the deadline.
IME Application Procedure 7: Pay Examination Fee by Credit Card.
You must make payment of 10,000 yen by credit card by the IME Online Application Deadline.
[Note]
- Please refer to ‘How to make Payment of Examination Fee at E-Shiharai.net’.
- It is possible to use a credit card which carries a name different from that of the applicant. Those who are not able to make a payment using credit cards must contact the IME Graduate Program Office no later than 2 weeks prior to the IME Online Application Deadline.
- After the examination, MEXT scholarship candidates who are selected via recommendation by the University will receive a refund of the examination fee directly to their account upon enrollment.
IME Application Procedure 8: Press "Submit" tab and "Submit" button.
Click “Submit” tab at the top, and review all the contents of your online application documents as well as the status of the recommendation letters. After confirming the contents you have written in the application form and confirming that both of your referees have already submitted the recommendation documents online, please check in the squares in the checklist, and press the “Submit” button at the bottom.
IME Application Procedure 9: Contact IME Graduate Program Office.
(Be sure to send the e-mail from the same e-mail address you used to make your T-cens account.)
Please inform IME Graduate Program Office of your T-cens Applicant ID Number and the completion of IME Application Procedure 1-8. Then IME Graduate Program Office will arrange so that your prospective supervisor could view your online application documents.
IME Application Procedure 10: Contact the prospective supervising professor.
(Be sure to send the e-mail from the same e-mail address you used to make your T-cens account.)
After you receive a reply from IME Graduate Program Office, you can proceed to contact your prospective supervisor and ask whether he/she could accept you in his/her laboratory. This procedure is considered to be a preliminary evaluation of your qualification. Please understand that not all the applicants are able to receive the acceptance letter. When your prospective supervisor agrees to accept you, please contact IME Graduate Program Office by forwarding his/her e-mail. IME Office will ask him/her to send the acceptance letter directly to you and IME Office by e-mail.
[Note]
- Please do not contact your prospective supervisor until you receive the reply from IME Graduate Program Office.
- Please inform your prospective supervisor of your T-cens Applicant ID Number and introduce yourself.
- You must contact the prospective supervisors one by one.
- If you do not receive any reply from the prospective supervisor, please contact the IME Graduate Office.
IME Application Procedure 11: Receive an acceptance letter.
When your prospective supervisor agrees to accept you or when you receive the electronic version of the acceptance letter, please forward it to IME Graduate Program Office immediately.
[Note1]
- Being able to receive the acceptance letter means that you pass the first screening.
- When professor has declined, please contact the IME Graduate Office as well.
- Only those who received the acceptance letter could proceed to the Application Procedure 12.
[Note2]
The applicants of Mechanical Engineering DO NO NEED to receive the acceptance letter. Department of Mechanical Engineering conducts the first screening and only who pass the first screening proceed to the final selection. The schedule of the first screening is as follow:
- July Application: August 29th, 2023
- September Application: November 2nd, 2023
- January Application: March 6th, 2024
IME Application Procedure 12: Submit paper based application documents.
Please send all the required documents to IME Graduate Program Office by EMS or another international delivery service so that they can arrive at the Office on time.
The address of IME Graduate Program Office:
http://www.ime.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/contactus.html
[Note]
- Refer to the checklist and prepare the documents as requested.
- Please DO NOT STAPLE your documents.
- Please DO NOT PRINT ON BOTH SIDES.
- Please send documents in A4 paper size only except in a case to send original document (such as certificate) which is not A4 paper size.
- As soon as you ship out the package of your application documents, please inform IME Graduate Program Office of its tracking number and its scheduled delivery date.
- The package must reach IME Graduate Program Office before the deadline.
- The package that arrives at IME Graduate Program Office later than the deadline are not acceptable for any reason.
IME Application Procedure 13: Go to "Post" tab and press "Finish" button.
After you ship out the paper based documents by post, please go to "Post" tab and press "Finish" button by the deadline date. Otherwise, your application is incomplete and you will not be considered for evaluation.
※ Please note that none of the submitted documents and materials will be returned.
※ Personal information obtained through the application process, including the applicant’s name and address, will be used for:
1) selection of applicants (application processing, selection);
2) announcement of result;
3) admission procedures.
In the case of successful applicants, this personal information will be used for:
1) administrative purposes (school registration, core studies, etc.);
2) student support (health management, employment support, applications for scholarships and exemptions from tuition fees, use of libraries, etc.);
3) operations related to the collection of tuition fees.