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Only the Japanese version is final.

2025 Application Guide: Doctoral Program
School of International Health
Graduate School of Medicine, the University of TokyoThis

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announce if there is any change, so please check the newest information constantly.
Purpose of Education for Research
The purpose of research training in the Graduate School of Medicine is to promote advanced researchthat will contribute to breakthroughs in the understanding of the mechanisms of life, to improve health,to contribute to the struggle against disease, and to foster international leaders in all fields of medicine
who are outstanding scholars and highly creative researchers.
Admission Policy
1. Consistent with the aims described above, for its PhD programs in the Graduate School of Medicine,the University of Tokyo seeks students who have the potential to become international leaders in all
fields of medicine through outstanding scholarship and advanced and highly creative research. We
seek those who will, as described above, contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms of life,
to preventing, curing, and recovering from disease, and to promoting and supporting healthy
human development.
2. Successful applicants will meet the following criteria.
- Successful applicants will, having a strong foundation of basic knowledge in medicine, nursing,and health sciences, be able to do creative research aimed at solving problems in health sciences
and nursing for the purposes of advancing our understanding of the mechanisms of life; preventing,curing, and recovering from disease; and promoting and supporting healthy human development.
- Successful applicants will be able to clear a path into the future of medicine, nursing, and healthsciences through clear, logical analysis and original thinking, unfettered by conventional concepts.
- Successful applicants will be able and motivated to become active international leaders in theirchosen field, on the basis of advanced knowledge and research skills acquired in graduate school.
- Successful applicants will have basic knowledge in medicine and health sciences and related
fields, and the ability to communicate in English as needed in lectures and seminars.
Each program in the Graduate School of Medicine seeks applicants who have the backgroundneeded for that purpose to be fulfilled.
The aim of the Doctoral program in the School of International Health / Global Health Sciences is totrain international leaders who will pursue advanced research contributing to the understanding of
the mechanisms of life, the prevention and cure of disease, and the promotion of health throughoutstanding scholarship and advanced creative research in all areas of medical science.

1. Application Qualifications(1) Persons who have obtained or are expected or complete a master's or professional degree at theGraduate School of Japanese University by 31 March 2025 (Note 1) (Note 5).
(2) Persons who have been awarded or are expected to be awarded by 31 March 2025 (Note 5) a master's
degree from the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher
Education (NIAD) in Japan.
(3) Persons who have been awarded or are expected to be awarded by 31 March 2025 (Note 5) an
academic degree in a foreign country which is equivalent to a master's or professional degree (Note 2).
1(4) Persons who have been awarded or are expected to award an academic degree equivalent to a master'sor professional degree after completing a foreign country's postgraduate course at an educational
institution in Japan which is designated in the said foreign country's education system and specificallydesignated in Japan by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, by 31 March2025 (Note 4).
(5) Persons who have completed a program and received or are expected to receive a degree equivalent toa Master’s degree by 31 March, 2025 (Note 5), from the United Nations University.
(6) Persons who have completed a course of study at a school overseas, an educational institution
designated above in Part (4) of the requirements for eligibility or the United Nations University, and havepassed or will have by 31 March, 2025 (Note 5) examinations and screenings equivalent to thosespecified in Article 16-2 of the Standards for Establishment of Graduate Schools (1974 Ministry of
Education, Science and Culture Ordinance No. 28), shall be recognized by this graduate school as
having abilities at least equivalent to those who have a Master's degree. (Note 3)(7) Persons who have graduated from a Japanese university or have completed at least 16 years ofacademic education overseas, and have undertaken or are expected to have undertaken by 31 March2025 (Note 5) two or more years of research at a university or research institute in Japan or overseas,
and who are deemed by the Graduate School of Medicine based on the results of the said research tohave academic ability equivalent or superior to that of a person with a master's or professional degree.
(Note 1) (Note 2) (Note 3)(8) Persons who have been deemed by the Graduate School of Medicine on the basis of an individual
eligibility review as having academic ability equivalent or superior to that of a person with a master's or
professional degree, and who are aged 24 years or older on 31 March 2025 (Note 4).
Note 1: Japanese universities mentioned in Eligibilities (1) and (7) above are universities within the boundaries of Japan andas prescribed in Article 83 of the School Education Law.
Note 2: Eligibilities (3) and (7) above includes the case of having completed a correspondence program provided by a foreignschool of said country while residing in Japan.
Note 3: Persons who intend to apply for admission under eligibility criteria (6) or (7) above must first undergo an eligibility
review, and must therefore apply to the Graduate School of Medicine’s Admission Office (refer to 6(4) below) andsubmit designated documents required for the review by the below-mentioned dates.
October 2024 entry
April 2025 entry

Monday, 20 May, 2024
Monday, 11 November, 2024

Eligibility review result (October 2024entry) will be notified by Email around Friday, 31 May, 2024, while the result(April 2025 entry) will be notified by Email around Friday, 22 November, 2024.
Note 4: ① Eligibility criterion (8) above is intended for those who do not fall under eligibility criteria (1) - (7) but who have been
deemed by the Graduate School of Medicine on the basis of an individual eligibility review to have academic
ability equivalent or superior to that of a person who has obtained a master's or professional degree.
② Persons who intend to apply for admission under eligibility criterion (8) above must first undergo an individual
eligibility review, and must therefore apply to the Graduate School of Medicine's Administration Office (see 6(4) below) and submit the following documents required for the review by the below-mentioned dates.
October 2024entry
April 2025 entry

Monday, 20 May, 2024
Monday, 11 November, 2024

Eligibility review result (October 2024 entry) will be notified by Email around Friday, 31 May, 2024, while the result(April 2025 entry) will be notified by Email around Friday, 22 November, 2024.
③ Persons who are deemed by the Graduate School of Medicine on the basis of an eligibility review to haveacademic ability equivalent or superior to that of a person who has completed a master’s or professional degree
program shall be permitted to take the entrance exam upon application.
Note 5: Those who wish for October 2024 entry, consider “September 30, 2024” instead of “March 31, 2025.”.

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2. Admission criteria(1) Admission shall be determined based on the results of a primary exam and a secondary exam.
(2) The primary exam is conducted by foreign-language assessment (based on the submission of a
TOEFL Official Score Report or an IELTS Test Report Form) (Note 1).
(3) The secondary exam is only taken by applicants who pass the primary exam, and involves a review of
the applicant's master's degree thesis or a suitable alternative, an assessment of the academictranscript, and an oral exam.
(4) Applicants who have obtained or expected to complete a master's or professional degree at theGraduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo between 1 April, 2022 and 31 March 2025 are
exempted from the primary exam (Note 2).
Note 1: As for School of International Health, applicants who graduated (or are expected to graduate before
entrance) from universities located in countries where English is used as official language can be
exempted from submission of TOEFL Official Score Report or IELTS Test Report Form. For details,
see the 'Notice Regarding Foreign Language (English) Examinations for Entrance to the Doctoral
Program in International Health’ in attached documents..
Note2: Those who wish for October 2024 entry, consider “1 October, 2021 and 30 September, 2024” insteadof “1 April, 2022 and 31 March 2025.”

3. Exam subjects and quotas
Major

Research Fields

Primary Exam

Secondary
Exam

Quota

Global Health Policy
Community and Global HealthForeign language
assessment

Human Genetics
Developmental Medical Sciences
International Health Human Ecology
Biomedical Chemistry
Global Environmental Health

English(assessment based on
TOEFL
Official Score Report or
IELTS Test Report Form)

Oral Examheld online

9*

International Cooperation for
Medical Education
Notes:(1) Depending on the exam results, the number of admitted students may be less than the quota.
(2) Applicants seeking admission to each major should refer to the description of ' Notice Regarding Foreign
Language (English) Examinations for Entrance to the Doctoral Program in attached documents for details
on how to submit the TOEFL/IELTS Official Score Report.
(3) *Combined quota for students enrolled in October 2024 and April2025.

34. Exam dates & venues
Category

Announcement of PrimaryPrimary Exam

October 2024 entry

April 2025 entry

Exam Results

Mid July, 2024
Foreign language assessment
A notification will be Emailed
based on TOEFL Official Score
Report or IELTS Test Report Formsubmitted (by postal mail) upon
Late January, 2025
application
A notification will be Emailed

Secondary ExamWed, 24 July, 2024

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

Notes:(1) Applicants will be notified of the foreign language assessment results by Email in mid July, 2024 (October
2024 entry) or in late January, 2025 (April 2025 entry). Successful primary test applicants will also receive
an Exam Card and an Examinee Guidelines.
(2) Applicants seeking admission to the each major should refer to the attachment entitled ' Notice Regarding
Foreign Language (English) for Entrance to the Doctoral Program’ for details on how to submit the
TOEFL/IELTS Official Score Report.

5. Announcement of successful applicants & admission procedures(1) Announcement of successful applicants
A list of successful applicants will be posted on the website (http://www.m.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html) on
the below-mentioned dates.
October 2024 entry

12:00 p.m. Friday, 6 September, 2024

April 2025 entry

12:00 p.m. Friday, 7 February, 2025

(2) An Admission Certificate will be posted to each successful applicant around early September, 2024
(October 2024 entry), while around late February, 2025 (April 2025 entry).

(3) Admission Certificate recipients are required to complete the necessary admission procedures (i.e.,
payment of admission fees and submission of admission forms) in accordance with the Admission
Procedure Guide that will be sent to the Email address indicated in the application form as follows.
October 2024 entry

between within designated period on late September, 2024

April 2025 entry

between within designated period on early March 2025

Failure to complete the admission procedures shall be regarded as refusal of admission.
(4) Estimated costs of admission in 2025
(International students with a Japanese Government [Monbukagakusho] Scholarship are exemptedfrom these fees.)
Admission fee: ¥282,000 (estimated)
Tuition fee: ¥260,400 (annual tuition fee of ¥520,800; estimated)(Note) The amounts indicated above are tentative. If amounts are amended at the time of admission orwhile the individual is registered as a student, the new amounts shall apply from the time of theamendment in question.

6. Application procedure(1) Applicants must contact faculty member before applying.
Applications must be sent by postal mail.
Place all of the necessary application documents in a single envelope designated by the Graduate
School of Medicine, and send by registered mail.
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If the application documents cannot fit inside the designated envelope, place the documents together
with the envelope in a suitably-sized package and send by registered mail.
Graduate School of Medicine’s Admission Office does not respond to inquiries on about individual delivery
status. Each delivery status must be confirmed by tracking number on applicants’ side.

(2) Submission period
application for October 2024 entry

between Friday, 7 June and Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
The envelope must be postmarked no later than Wednesday 19 June
2024, and must arrive no later than Friday, 21 June, 2024.

application for April 2025 entry

between Monday, 6 January and Wednesday, 8 January,2025
The envelope must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, 8January, 2025, and must arrive no later than Friday, 10 January, 2025.

(3) In case you live abroad and having a difficulty in submitting the application documents by post, you may
submit them online.
Submission period would be from Friday, 7 June to Wednesday, 19 June, 2024 JPT 23:59 forapplication for October 2024 entry. Submission period would be from Monday, 6 January to Wednesday,
8 January, 2025 JPT 23:59 for application for April 2025 entry.
However, when the postal mail becomes available, please submit the original application documents
via postal mail immediately. Also, if you submit documents by both postal mail and online, we will
presume the documents sent by postal mail as the final version.
Format on submission of application documents via online
・All documents in section “a” to “j”, excepting b. Self-addressed envelopes, must be submitted in the
PDF format or as image files and upload to the following address.
Applicants for International Health : https://x.gd/nEmvE・The name of the each file have to be [International Health]“the application document’s name“ /“applicant’s name”
e.g.: [International Health]Application Form/Hanako Igaku.pdf(4) Address
Graduate Student Affairs Sections, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-0033
in.m@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp

5(5) Application documents (asterisk [*] indicates that a specified form must be used)
Document

Who shoulda.* ApplicationForm

All applicants

Attach three identical passport photos taken within the last threemonths of the application date to the space provided on the: 1)
Application Form; 2) Photo ID Card; and 3) Exam Card.

b.* Self-addressed All applicants
envelopes

Submit two self-addressed envelopes and affix ¥84 worth of
postage stamps to the envelope marked 'Exam Card Enclosed'(jukenhyo zaichu; 受験票在中).
If your sending address is outside Japan, please enclose
sufficient IRC(International Reply Coupons, 1 piece of IRC=130
yen). The cost depends on the area where you receive.

Description

c.* Exam fee(¥30,000)

All applicants
The exam fee must be paid at a bank branch or convenience
except thestore, or by credit card. The applicant is responsible for any fees
following:
or charges associated with the payment.
Persons
expected to
Bank transfer:complete a
Fill out the designated Transfer Request Form and submit itmaster's or
together with the exam fee at your nearest bank branch. The
professional
payment cannot be made at a Japan Post Bank (Yucho Ginko),
degree course post office, ATM, or via the internet.
at theThe bank will give you the Transfer Receipt ('Furikomikin
University of
Uketorisho'; Form B) which you should retain for your own
Tokyo inrecords, and the Certificate of Transfer Receipt (‘Furikomikin
March 2025.
Uketsuke Shomeisho’; Form C) which you should submit.
International
students on a Convenience store & credit card payments:
Monbukagaku Refer to the attachment 'How to Pay the Graduate School ofshoMedicine Exam Fee at a Convenience Store or by Credit Card'
Scholarshipfor details on how to make the payment.
※Students
currently
enrolled at adifferent
university must
submit theirofficial
scholarshipcertificated.

Academictranscripts

All applicantse.

(Anticipated)
Certificate ofgraduation

All applicants
In the case of students graduating from universities outside[NOT required for Japan, please submit certificate in English. If documents cannot
those expect tobe submitted in English, you must submit English translation ofcomplete atranscripts provided by official agencies. Photocopies are notmaster's degree acceptable.
or a professional The degree acquired must be indicated. If the name and thedegree indate of the degree awarded are contained in the Official
Graduate School Transcript, applicants do not have to submit the Official Proof ofMust certify master's course and bachelor’s results (including
liberal arts courses); original certificates only.
In the case of students graduating from universities outside
Japan, please submit transcripts in English. If documents cannot
be submitted in English, you must submit English translation oftranscripts provided by official agencies. Photocopies are notacceptable.
If the applicant has changed the applicant’s university or
participated in exchange programs and if the applicant’s home
university does not report grades earned, name of courses anddates of attendance, he/she must include official transcripts fromall the former universities or colleges.

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of Medicine of the Graduation.
University ofSubmit a certificate of the degree conferred, created by the
Tokyo in March
National Institution for Academic Degrees or the National
2025]
Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation.
f.

Motivation

All applicantsLetterSummarize your motivation for applying to the Doctor's Programin the Department of International Health in A4 sized paper by
400-500 words. Write "Motivation Letter”, your name and page
number on the top left.

g.

Research Plan All applicants

Summarize your intended research plan in two-page A4, andwrite 'Research Plan' along with your name and page number at
the top left of each page.

h.

Master's thesis All applicants& abstract[NOT required
for those
Attach a
expected toJapanese orcomplete theEnglishInternationaltranslation for Health major at
documents in the Graduate
languages
School ofother than
Medicine inEnglish.
March 2025]① Submit one copie of your master's thesis or an appropriate
alternative (journal offprint is also acceptable, which can be
replaced by submitted draft of the paper You must add a
proof or acceptance of the paper by a journal if it is before
publication).
② Submit one copy of an abstract of on a single A4 page.
③ You may attach any additional relevant research papers to
the application documents besides ①and②.

i.

TOEFL Official
Score Report
or IELTS Test
Report Form
(International
Health)All applicants[NOT required
for those who are
exempt from theprimary exam(see 2(4)).]For details, refer to the attachment entitled ' Notice Regarding
Foreign Language(English) for Entrance to the Doctoral
Program for details on how to submit the TOEFL Official Score
Report or IELTS Test Report Form.
.

j.

Proof ofchange inname

if applicableThose who have changed their name and will submit supporting
documents that were issued under their former name are
required to enclose an ORIGINAL document that proves change
in name.
(e.g. Certificate of Individual Records, Certificate of Acceptanceof Marriage Report). Photocopy cannot be acceptable.

77. Other important points(1) We will send you the examination card by post and notes on the examination by Email around the

middle of Jury, 2024(October 2024 entry), while around the middle of January, 2025(April 2025
entry). If you have not received them by four days prior to the exam, contact the Administration Office(see 6(4) above) for instructions.
(2) Following the submission of application documents, changes to the documents or the refund of exam
fees will not be allowed under any circumstances. Once application documents are received, they are
not returnable.
(3) Those who wish to maintain their employment at a government office, school, hospital, or privatecompany during enrollment are required to submit a consent form (format optional) from their employer
when completing the admission procedures(see 5(3)) above, to the effect that they will enter our school
maintaining the employment.
(4) International students are required to obtain the appropriate visa according to the Immigration Control
and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951) prior to undertaking the admission
procedures.
(5) Admission fees shall not be refunded under any circumstances following the completion of admission
procedures.
(6) Applicants with a physical disability who require special consideration or assistance during the entrance
exam or after enrollment should contact the Administration Office (see 6(4) above) when submitting
their application.
(7) Names, addresses, or other personal information obtained from applications will only be used for:screening of applicants (application processing & screening);
the announcement of successful
applicants; andtasks related to admission procedures. This personal information will also be usedfor:academic affairs (enrollment records, learning etc.);
student support (health management,
employment assistance, applications for scholarships and exemption from tuition fees, use of libraries,etc.); and collection of tuition fees.
(8) If any false statement or forgery in the application documents, or if there is clear evidence that
there was any fraudulent activity during the examination, that student’s admittance may becanceled even after enrolling in or going on to a graduate school.
(9) The examination results used in the selection of entrants may be used in future studies for the
improvement of both the entrance examination and the education at the University of Tokyo.
(10) The University of Tokyo has established the “The University of Tokyo Security Export Control
Regulations” in accordance with Japan’s “Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act”, andrigorously implements security export control for potential students before and after theirenrollment on the basis of these regulations. In particular, pre-enrollment screenings aremandatory 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 notreceive permission to enroll at the university or may have their research activities restricted after
their enrollment even if they have passed the entrance examinations.
May 20248