The Graduate School of Engineering accepts graduate research students who engage in specific research under the guidance of a faculty member. The research period is one year, and no academic credits can be earned during this time.

Postgraduate International Research Students

The Postgraduate International Research Student Program in the Graduate School of Engineering is a non-degree postgraduate program for international students who wish to study in a specific research subject under a supervising professor in his/her laboratory at graduate school level. Please note that this program does not provide degrees or any qualifications upon the completion of study.

Admission for this program is evaluated by application documents without an entrance examination. If your application is accepted in a professor’s laboratory, you will receive a one year-position at the School of Engineering. After the initial year, you can extend your position for one more year with the agreement of your supervisor and the completion of extension procedures. 

As a self-supporting student, tuition should be paid in full to the university. The enrollment of this program starts in April or in October each year. For details, please refer to the following URL;
http://ois.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/admission/index.html

To enroll as a postgraduate international research student under Japanese government scholarship (MEXT Scholarship), special admission application through the University of Tokyo is available.
http://ois.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/admission/embassy_EngineeringTcens_Embassy.html

For inquiries, please contact: 
Office of International Students (OIS), School of Engineering, University of Tokyo. 
E-mail: ryugakusei.t[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp   * Please replace [at] with @ to send E-mails

Postgraduate Research Students 

The Research Students Program (“Kenkyu sei” in Japanese) is a non-degree postgraduate program generally for graduates of The Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo. This is NOT for international research students.