Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Tokyo

How to Apply
MEXT Scholarship – University
Recommendation/
ADB – Japan Scholarship Program

INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAMScholarship with a Recommendation from theDepartment of Civil Engineering ...see below 1

OUTSIDEJapan

SpecialAdmission

If you are now
living/staying...

Other Scholarships

INSIDEJapan1

MEXT Scholarship – Embassy
Recommendation...see below 2

RegularAdmission

MEXT Scholarship – University Recommendation/
ADB – Japan Scholarship Program

Department of Civil Engineering will nominate qualified candidates
and recommend them to partner scholarship organizations, as listedbelow. Approximately 30 places in total will be allocated every year.
Application due: The end of November for the following year’s
autumn intake
1. Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Sports and Technology of2

Entrance Exam...see below 3...see below 4

MEXT Scholarship – Embassy Recommendation

Department of Civil Engineering will accept the MEXT scholarship
recipient(s). For this application procedure, please ask for details atthe Embassy of Japan in your home country. The internal procedure
for this scholarship is mentioned on the School of Engineering website: http://ois.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/admission/embassy_R_eng.html

Let’s Study inUTokyo!!

Japan (MEXT)
http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/
mext_scholarship.html
2. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
http://www.adb.org/site/careers/japan-scholarship-program/main
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Other Scholarships

Department of Civil Engineering will also accept recipients of otherscholarships, if you obtain proof of financial support deemed
adequate/acceptable by our department.

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Department of Civil Engineering, the University ofTokyo – UTokyo – is offering an international
graduate program with the following key features:

Entrance ExamThose who are already living or staying in Japan are required to takean entrance examination. For further information on the entrance
examination, please visit the website at
http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/etpage/international_applicants/general.html
or send e-mail to gs@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

All classes are provided in English
Immediate enrollment in a degree program

Contact

Full scholarship support

For more information, visit our website at
http://www.civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/
or contact us at the following address:
fso@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Foreign Student Office (FSO)
Department of Civil Engineering
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
Sep. 2015

Civil Engineering Building

Huge international alumni network
Opportunity to study in one of the top
departments in the world

For more information about the features, see the next page.
To find out how to apply, see the last page.

Key Features of the Program

Support Systems for International Students

All classes are provided in English!

Our department has set up effective support systems to help students during their studies at UTokyo. The Foreign Student Office, Japanese Language Classes, tutors and host families all assist international students at various stages, both inside and outside the university.

Lectures and research supervision are all given in English. In our department there are, in total, 40 lectures provided in English in thefields of infrastructure management, regional planning, transportation engineering and planning, environmental engineering, coastal

Foreign Student Office (FSO)

engineering, hydraulic and water resources engineering, geotechnical engineering, concrete engineering, structural engineering, disasterprovides support with administrative procedures and accommodation arrangements.

mitigation engineering, spatial information science, and international projects. Students can also take courses offered in English by otherJapanese Language Classes (JLC)

related departments. In total, you will have over 100 lectures to choose from.

provide beginner’s courses, run by professional instructors.
Tutors (senior graduate students)

Immediate enrollment in a degree program!

help you to start up your campus life.
Host Family Program

You will be enrolled as a full-time graduate student immediately after arrival in Japan, and can earn a higher degree within two years forgives you opportunities to gather with a Japanese host family to learn more about Japanese culture.

Master’ s and three years for Doctoral degrees.

Full scholarship support!
Scholarships for approximately 30 students are provided every year mainly by:
The Japanese government, Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Sports and Technology (MEXT), andAsian Development Bank (ADB).

Huge international alumni network!
More than 800 international students have

Civil Engineering Building

May Fesitval at Hongo Campus

Host Family Program

completed our graduate program since1982. And we have founded a web-based
Civil Engineering Alumni Network (CEAN),
to encourage communication between ouralumni all over the world.

Number of Graduates from 1982 to 2015
Field Trip

Opportunity to study in one of the top departments in the world!
Our department is ranked in the top category in the QS World University Ranking by Subject (Civil & Structural Engineering).

LectureJLC - Speech Contest

Field Trip

Welcome Party organized by ISACE (The International Students' Association in Civil Engineering)

JLC - Excursion to Nezu Shrine

Outside Campus

Fireworks Event