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POSTGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH STUDENTS
OCTOBER 2024/APRIL 2025 ENROLLMENT: APPLICATION INFORMATIONTHE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOThe Postgraduate International Research Student (Daigakuin Gaikokujin Kenkyusei) programis intended for non-Japanese students interested in conducting research into a specific subject under
the supervision of a faculty member at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology.
This program does not grant any degrees or certifications.
1. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY
Individuals who may enter the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology as a postgraduate
international research student should have non-Japanese citizenship and meet one of the following
conditions.
(1) Those who have completed, or are expected to complete 16 years of formal education in a country otherthan Japan by September 30, 2024. (Note 1)(2) Those who have obtained a degree equivalent to that of a bachelor's degree, or are expected to obtainsuch a degree by September 30, 2024, from a foreign university or other foreign institution (limited tothose whose comprehensive status of education and research activities have been assessed by thegovernment of said foreign country or a related organization), having completed a program with acompletion period of 3 years or more. (Note 1)(3) Those whom the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology has recognized as having
academic abilities that are at least equivalent to Requirement (1) above.
(Note 1) Requirements (1) and (2) above include the case of having completed a correspondence programprovided by a foreign school of said country while residing in Japan.
(Note 2) If requesting April 2025 admission, please replace “September 30, 2024” with “March 31, 2025”
in the Requirements for Eligibility (1) and (2) above.
2. PERIOD OF APPLICATION
Admission

Period of Application

Result Notifications

October 2024

Mon, April 22, 2024 to

Middle of July 2024

Fri, May 10, 2024, 17:00 (JST)
April 2025

Mon, October 21, 2024 toFri, November 8, 2024, 17:00 (JST)* Late applications will not be accepted.
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3. APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applicants must first choose a faculty member at the Graduate School of Information Science andTechnology as their preferred academic supervisor. Before starting the application process, the applicant
must contact his/her preferred academic supervisor and obtain the approval for supervision. The applicant
should then submit the documents indicated in (2) below.
(1) Application Submission Method
The application form for admission should be created using the WEB application system. In addition, all
documents required for your application should be converted to PDF and uploaded to the WEB
application system. Go to the WEB application system from the graduate school web page.
( https://www.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp/edu/entra/research_students_e.shtml)
If you do not receive an email confirming your application by Friday, May 17, 2024 (or Friday, November15, 2024), please contact us by email at the address below.
（Office of International Relations, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology：
istoir.t@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp）(2) Application Documents
All documents should be created in Japanese or English.
No.

Document

Remarks①

Application form

This will be automatically uploaded to your My Page through theWEB application system when you finish entering the requiredinformation.

②

Research plan (Form 2)

Use the prescribed format. (Form 2)
Describe your motivation and research plan.

③

Certificate of Graduation

Upload a copy of the original to the WEB Application System.

and Degree from theThe original paper document must be submitted at the time ofprevious university

enrollment procedures. The conferred degree must be specified in thedocument.
Those who have not yet graduated are required to submit a certificateof expected graduation.

④

Academic transcripts

Upload a copy of the original verifying the applicant’s undergraduate

from the previous

performances to the WEB Application System. The original paper

university

document must be submitted at the time of enrollment procedures.
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transcripts issued within two months before applying. Those whohave graduated should submit the final academic transcripts issued
after the graduation date.
⑤

Recommendation letter

Letter of recommendation either from the department chairman or
your supervisor at the university or college attended. The letter musthave been signed and dated within six months of the application
deadline.

⑥

Proof of acceptance fromAcceptance emails etc. from your prospective supervisor at theprospective supervisor

Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the(email, etc.)

University of Tokyo.

⑦Passport copy

The ID page with your name, face photo, date of birth, etc.

⑧Receipt for Examination

Please refer to the attached "How to pay the examination fee of theFee (9,800 yen)

Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, theUniversity of Tokyo". It is recommended for those who live outside ofJapan to pay by credit card. ※⑨Certificate of residence

Applicable only to those who live in Japan at the time of application.
Issued within 3 months before the application deadline.

⑩

OthersSubmit any certificates for special abilities, such as a language
proficiency certificate. Depending on your department, you may berequired to submit documents other than the above, so please submit
them if instructed.

※Please note that the applicants must bear any additional charges associated with sending the money.

4. SELECTION
Successful applicants will be selected by evaluating the submitted documents. Oral examinations mayalso be conducted.
5. ADMISSION DATESThe admission date for postgraduate international research students is October 1, 2024, or April 1, 2025.
6. ENROLLMENT PERIOD
Postgraduate international research students are enrolled for one year. If additional research is necessary,
students may apply to the Dean of the Graduate School for an extension of one year (the total enrollment
period may not exceed two years). Applications for extension must be made before the research period
concludes.
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7. NOTES(1) Of the documents to be submitted, the originals of 3. (2) ③ Graduation certificate and ④ Academictranscript must be submitted at the time of admission. (Copies will not be accepted.) In addition, we will
not accept copies of certificates if an official seal/stamp from the issuing university is not on them.
(2) Applications will not be accepted if the documents specified in Section 3 (2) above are not submitted
in full by the application deadline. In particular, if 3. (2) ⑥ Proof of acceptance from prospective
supervisor (email, etc.) is not submitted, the application will be rejected.
(3) Applicants will be notified of the selection results. Telephone inquiries regarding results will not beaccepted. Applicants who pass selection will be notified of the admission period, procedures, anddocuments to prepare. These procedures must be completed within the designated period.
(4) Examination fee, admission fee, and tuition are as follows:
1) Examination fee: 9,800 yen
2) Admission fee: 84,600 yen
3) Tuition: 346,800 yen (for one year)
1* The fees indicated above are estimates. If the fees change by the time of admission or while enrolled,
the new amounts will apply from the time of the change.
2* The way to pay 2) Admission fee and 3) Tuition will be notified when the enrollment procedure issent.
(5) Non-Japanese applicants must obtain a visa permitting enrollment at a Japanese graduate school, as
stipulated in the “Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Law No. 319, 1951),” by the timeof enrollment procedures.
(6) The Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) applied for as a postgraduate international research student can only
be used to enroll as a postgraduate international research student. If you will be enrolling as a regularstudent, a new Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) needs to be obtained.
(7) The University of Tokyo shall use the personal information obtained through the application process
only for the purpose of (1) Selection procedures, (2) Notification of results and (3) Enrollment
procedures. For those who enroll, this personal information and the examination results used foradmission selection shall also be used for (4) Educational Affairs (school registration, attendance, etc.),(5) Student Support (healthcare, career support, application procedure for tuition exemption andscholarships, use of libraries, etc.) and (6) the Management of tuition payment.
(8) Those who make any false statements in their personal history, application, and/or in any otheraccompanying forms, statements or documents may have their admission rescinded even after beingadmitted.
(9) Submitted documents and paid examination fee will not be returned under any circumstances.
(10) The University of Tokyo has established “The University of Tokyo Security Export Control
Regulations” in accordance with Japan’s “Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act”, and rigorously
implements security export control for potential students before and after their enrollment on the basis
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of these regulations. In particular, pre-enrollment screenings are mandatory for all international students
and also for Japanese students in certain circumstances.
Please be aware that applicants who fall under any of the conditions set out in the Act may not receive
permission to enroll at the university or may have their research activities restricted after their enrollment.
8. INQUIRIES
Office of International Relations (OIR)
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology (IST)The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JAPAN
Phone: +81-3-5841-4478
E-mail: istoir.t@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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