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Welcome to the first edition of our Global Newsletter! We will send out news stories
on a wide variety of topics to international students.

News Letter2018 Vol.1

Contents

Welcome to Tokyo Metropolitan University!
A Message from the President / About TMU Campuses / Programs for International Students

Voice from International Students
News & Topics
TMU Facts

Tokyo is one of the biggest cities in the world, with
its economic progress and high-tech businesses.
Its population is 13.7million, with cultural andglobal diversity. Tokyo offers wide choice of excellent restaurants and shopping facilities, majorsports and entertainment venues and vibrant socialand cultural scenes, as well as traditional culture
and events in central and the great nature in suburban areas and islands.

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Welcome to Tokyo Metropolitan University!
Tokyo Metropolitan University is the only one public university in Tokyo,and one of the leading Japanese comprehensive universities,
which aims to sustain the high standards in both research and education.

A Message from TMU President
TMU aims to become a world top class university in terms of research, education and internationalization which are the mission of higher educational institutions. We are steadfastly making it happen. Infact, we enjoy high evaluation every year in the World University Rankings.
Top of the mission, we are ardently working toward internationalization,currently over 500 international
students are enrolled in TMU. We have the goal to increase the number to 900 and over, and with thecurrent enrollment of 9,000, that will account for 10 % of it.
The Global Newsletter has the purpose to send out information on how TMU is working on international
exchanges. We will be happy if we can make you interested in reading this Newsletter.
We truly hope to meet you on the beautiful TMU campuses, and truly wishing you a bright future after
studying at TMU.

About TMU Campuses
TMU has three large campuses, all of thecampuses are located in Tokyo, the host city for
the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020.
As our main campus is located in the western
suburban area of Tokyo and easily accessed bydirect bus from the airport (40 minutes by train
from the center of Tokyo); students can enjoy
both the nearness to Tokyo Metropolis which
offers many academic and social activities,
and lush greenery surrounded by the great
nature. Thus, TMU provides a best and a mostpleasant study environment for international
students.

President

Jun Ueno

Symbol Tower of TMU
At the Minami-Osawa Campus main gate is the Symbol Tower of TMU.
At both sides of the main gate, you can see cherry blossoms in fullbloom every spring. On the campus you can fully enjoy four seasonsof Japan around you.

Main Library
The main library is a structure of 3 floors above ground and 2 underground. Of course, a library is a good place for self-study, but this mainlibrary also contains group presentation rooms and communication
spaces, where students can practice presentations and hold meetings forgroup projects.

International HouseInternational House offers rooms for Japanese language classes andcounselling services for international students. These rooms are
efficiently used by many international students. In International Houseis a French restaurant, which is bustling with the university community
members and people in the local community at lunch time.

Exchange Programs
Tokyo Metropolitan University has signed student exchange agreements with overseas universities and research institutions, and hosts
incoming students through the student exchange program. The
exchange program allows students to study at TMU for six months or
one year, starting in either April or October.
TMU also has a short-term study abroad program known as Semester
Abroad at Tokyo Metropolitan University (SATOMU), in which students
primarily take courses taught in English. In this program, students willtake international exchange courses and receive a certificate of completion if they meet the requirements.
We accepted 61 international students from 17 countries and regions in2017.

Summer / Winter Programs
TMU offers students from universities on student exchange
agreements a three- to four-week intensive Japanese-language andculture program twice a year.
The program aims at providing a comprehensive introduction to Japanese
language and culture. Students will develop their language skills,
experience traditional and pop culture of Japan, and increase theirunderstanding of Japanese society.
We accepted 57 international students from 11 countries and regionsin 2017 in the summer and the winter program.

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Voice from International StudentsSPRING / SUMMER 2018 Vol.1
We have many international students enrolled in the undergraduate and graduate schools, and the number is increasing year by year. TMU
can offer many programs -- short-term, one -semester, two-semester.
Voice

1studies classes. Especially Game Theory
class is really interesting to me because it issomething I can not learn in my home university. In Japanese Business and Industry
class, I am learning a lot about how thestructure of the Japanese economy is made.

Q3. What are your impressions on TMU?

Name : Roh Jee Ho

Exchange Student from South Korea

Everything is good. The campus is wide andthe scenery is so beautiful when the leavesor snow is falling. TMU students are kindand easy to talk to. Because of the many
international programs and classes, I think
TMU is the best university for international

students. It is also a great place to hang out
with friends as it is near the shopping area
and the station.

Q4. Advice for prospective international
students who are looking to study at TMU.
I think studying Japanese is the mostimportant way to have fun at TMU. Lifeabroad may be harder than you expected,
but the more you know Japanese, the more
fun you can have in your student life atTMU, and the more you can feel about Japanese culture. So I'd recommend hanging
out and talking with a lot of people.

Q1. Why did you choose TMU to study
abroad in Japan?
My dream is to be a trader who connects
Japan and South Korea. In order to trade,
we need detailed information about thecountry. TMU is environmentally the bestplace to learn about Japan. Located inTokyo, its accessibility is good for getting toknow the trends of Japan. The international
programs or majors lessons at TMU arequite systematic. These are also good
because I can study with international
students from all over the world, and learn
not only about Japan, but also about othercountries.

Q2. How are you currently taking classes
at TMU?
I have 4 economics classes and 5 culturalVoice

2Name : Damien Lechevestrier

Exchange Student from France
Q1. Why did you choose TMU
to study abroad in Japan?
I became interested in TMU because myJapanese teacher recommended it to me.
After research, I considered that TMU would
suit me well. I was particularly interested in
the SATOMU program, a study program

He often goes to the library to concentrateon study and look up in the library resources.

He often dines out with his friends atrestaurants in the station area.

He enjoys residence life doing things with his best friends in the dormitory.

dedicated to international students. I wassure that it would give me the opportunity tomeet and study with people from different
countries, to improve my Japanese, to know
Japanese society through courses that
seemed interesting to me. All this has been
the case.
Also, at my home university I met TMU
students with whom I got along well. They
told me about the university, student life, they
convinced me to apply for this university.

Q2. What are your impressions on TMU?
TMU is, in my opinion, very well placed.
The reason is that the university is locatedin Tokyo, capital city of Japan, so that I canvisit any time I like this amazing city, where
there are always new things to do. On theother hand, TMU is located in a little awayfrom the center of Tokyo, so that I can also
enjoy a quiet and pleasant student life.

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News & Topics 2017
Total Number of International Exchange Partners:
177 (as of March 2018)
The number is increasing year by year, reaching 101 for university touniversity agreements, and 86 for department to department agreements asof March 2018.
The list can be found on the web at https://www.tmu.ac.jp/english/international.html The National University of Mongolia and TMU signed an
academic exchange agreement on October 24, 2017. The signing ceremony took place on Minami-Osawa Campus, and we were honored to have
President Y. Tumurbaatar, Vice-President B. Ochirkhuyag and Professor J.
Batkhuu from Mongolia with us, joined by our President, Vice-Presidents
and professors engaged in many years research collaboration with theNational University of Mongolia. Representatives of both universities
exchanged opinions vigorously over future exchange.

Annual Meeting of the Tokyo Human Resources Fundfor City Diplomacy
The annual meeting of the Tokyo Human Resources Fund for City Diplomacy
scholarship program was held with 73 attendees of international students
studied or studying in the scholarship program on the Fund and faculty/staff. All got together in one place – it was a great and exciting event.
TMU has accepted 226 international students from 19 countries andregions around the world on the Tokyo Human Resources Fund for City
Diplomacy (and on the Asian Human Resources Fund) as of March 2018.
Detailed information about the Fund Scholarship program can be found on
the web at http://www.thrf.ic.tmu.ac.jp/en/

Report on Activities of Bangkok OfficeInternational Student House
In International Student House, international students stay with a resident
assistant student (Japanese) and sharing life with other residents. The
House is intended to be an educational place where residents can get
involved with each other every day and learn not only languages but also
different values through the shared residence life. Its purpose is to help
foster internationally oriented human resources and Internationalize thecommunity and the university.
The House offers private rooms to each resident, and a shower, restroom
and kitchen shared by three residents. The House has more common
spaces including larger kitchens and theater room. We are sure you canmake good friends at International Student House.

International Student Seminar
This Seminar is organized for our international students and Japanese
students. The seminar helps deepen friendship among international
students and friendship among international students and Japanese
students, and also deepen the understanding of Japanese unique culture,
nature, history through group work and first-hand experience. Thisseminar is scheduled twice a semester, during the first and second
semester of the academic year. Our students went to Hida-Takayama andNikko for the Seminar in 2017.

A Look at Numerical Facts (Data)• Over 9,000 students(about 7,000 undergraduate and about 2,300 graduate)

Since its opening of 2014, Bangkok Office has been expanding its
promotional activities in ASEAN countries.
In 2017, it intensified its activities such as running exhibition booths inmany study-abroad fairs and visiting high schools, universities and othersin Thailand.
For this year’s Study in Japan Fair, our graduate school alumni came overto the venue to assist us! We were so happy to see many prospective
students at our booth.
Our alumnus supporters give advice andinformation

Two reliable alumni supporters• About 700 faculty staff and 450 administrative staff• Ranked 11th and enjoyed a great reputation for research achievements among Japanese
universities. (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018)• Over 500 international students from about 40 countries• Over 200 Student Associations

Academic Composition (7 faculties and 7 graduate schools)
Faculty• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences• Faculty of Science• Faculty of Law• Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences• Faculty of Economics and• Faculty of Systems Design

Business Administration• Faculty of Health Sciences

Graduate School• Graduate School of Humanities

International Affairs Office• Graduate School of Urban• Graduate School of Law and Politics

Environmental Sciences• Graduate School of Management• Graduate School of Systems Design• Graduate School of Science• Graduate School of Human Health sciences

Email: kokusai-center@jmj.tmu.ac.jp Web: http://www.ic.tmu.ac.jp/english