2025
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences[Doctoral Program]Special Selection for Overseas Students[For Applicants living outside Japan](Recommendation from partner institution)

April Admission Application Guidelines

Special Selection for Overseas Students[For Applicants living outside Japan] (Recommendation from partnerinstitution)
This is the special selection for foreign students （i.e. having a nationality other thanJapanese）who are living abroad as of May 1, 2024, and are able to obtain a recommendationfrom the president or dean of the university from which they graduated or the institution
with which they are affiliated, — and which has research exchange activities with theGraduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University—, andhope to study in the doctoral program in the Graduate School of Urban EnvironmentalSciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University.
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Number of students to be admitted
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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LimitedEligibility
To be eligible to apply, you must satisfy conditions (1) to (7) below:(1) Have foreign nationality and be living in a foreign country as of May 1, 2024 (limited to students
coming to study from overseas).
(2) Have been awarded a master’s degree or a degree equivalent to a master’s degree. Alternatively,
having been screened individually for entrance at our graduate school and been deemed to possess
the academic ability equivalent to that of a person who has been awarded a master’s degree or higher,
and will reach the age of 24 by the time of admission.
(3) Will have a visa with which admission to the university would not be in violation of the Immigration
Control and Refugee Recognition at the time of entry to Japan.
(4) Be mentally and physically sound enough to pursue coursework and research at the university.
(5) Have sufficient communication skills in Japanese or English for pursuing study and living in Japan.
(6) Have permission to apply via the pre-application consultation mentioned in “3 Pre-applicationConsultation” below.
(7) Be able to obtain a recommendation from the president or dean of the university from which they
graduated or the institution with which they are affiliated, which has research exchange activities
with the Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University.
[Please understand that:]
You are ineligible to apply if you are already enrolled at a Japanese language school or a university inJapan with a “Student” status of residence (including research students ).

3Pre-application Consultation
You must submit the required documents specified by the Graduate School of Urban Environmental

Sciences in advance and receive permission to take the examination.
You need to notify us of your intention to apply to the Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciencesby Wednesday, February 21, 2024, through a professor whom you wish to study under.
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After having given notification, the Academic Affairs Section of Urban Environmental Sciences will email
you the formats for the following documents. You must submit the required documents specified by theGraduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences by email by the date given below. Eligibility screening
pertaining to item number 2 (2) stated above will also be conducted during the pre-application consultation.
(1) Documents to be submitted
Please submit the following from the documents to be submitted in “4 Application (2)” by PDF:
・Resume (Application document B)
・Field of Study and Study Program (Application document C)・Academic Transcripts (Application document D)
・Recommendation form (Application document F)(2) Application period for pre-application consultation
Monday, February 26, 2024 to Monday, March 4, 2024 (must arrive by March 4)(3) Address for submission
Academic Affairs Section of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University
admission-fues@jmj.tmu.ac.jp
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Application(1) Application period:
Monday, April 8, 2024 to Monday, April 15, 2024 (must arrive by April 15)
Please send the necessary documents by registered mail such as EMS.
(2) Application documents
Application documents

Notes
・ Use the graduate school’s prescribed form (reverse side also to be

A Application for Admission(Form 1)

filled in)・ Fill in your desired professor and research details in the research
items column of the application for admission form
・ Use the graduate school’s prescribed form and complete in English or

B Resume (Form 2-1)

Japanese・ Attach an outline of your master’s thesis

C Field of Study and Study
Program (Form 2–2)

・ Use the graduate school’s prescribed form and complete in English or
Japanese・ Official documentation issued by the president of your university ordean of your school

D Academic Transcripts(Original)・ Submit the transcripts that show all credits taken from the first yearof undergraduate studies to most recent
・ If supplied by a foreign school or institution in a language other thanJapanese or English, please attach either Japanese or English
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・ Official documentation issued by the president of your university or

E Certification of(Prospective) Completionof Predoctoral
Coursework(Original)

dean of your school・ If supplied by a foreign school or institution in a language other thanJapanese or English, please attach either Japanese or English
translation
・ Official documentation issued by the president or dean of theuniversity from which you graduated (or expected to graduate from)or the institution you are affiliated with, and which has research

F Recommendation Formexchange activities with the Graduate School of Urban Environmental(Form 3)

Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University
・ Use the graduate school’s prescribed form and complete in English orJapanese

G Medical certificate

・ Use the graduate school’s prescribed form

(Form 4)・ Submit cover page and the page where your name and nationality
are printed

H Copy of your passport

・ Prepare two ID photos・ ID photos (40 mm [H] × 30mm [W]) should be taken within the past
three months showing your face and upper body, without any cap orIother head covering (unless there is a justifiable religious or medicalID Photos

reason for wearing such a head covering) Attach one of these photos
in the designated space and enclose the other with your namewritten on the back.
・ After referring to P.4 “6 Payment of Application Screening Fee” and“Supplementary Documents,” please make payment as necessaryJ

Proofofpaymentofapplication screening fee(Form 5)

and submit either of the following by the deadline:
A Certification of Payment
B Result Page
* The application screening fee is 30,000 yen.
* Your application screening fee will not be refunded under any
circumstances after your application has been received.
・ Persons who have been awarded a Master’s degree or a degree

K Diploma or Degree

equivalent to a master’s degree in “2 Eligibility (2).” If issued by a

Certificate (original)

foreign school or institution in a language other than Japanese orEnglish, please attach either Japanese or English translation.

LCopy of “certification ofPlease submit a copy of certification which was issued when you havepermission to apply”

undergone the Pre-Application Consultation.

M Application for Long-Term
Study・Documents that・ Only for applicants for the Long-Term Study System

prove long-term study is・ Be sure to fully confirm the details of the Long-Term Study System

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(3) Submit your application to:
Academic Affairs Section, Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University
1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan(Notes)* Even if you have already submitted any of the above documents to the graduate school for preapplication consultation, you have to submit the original document by post when you apply.
* If issued by a foreign school or institution in a language other than Japanese or English, please attach
either Japanese or English translation.
* Your application will be considered void and will not be accepted if your documents are incomplete.
* Documents accepted will not be returned for any reason.
5Applicant Selection Method
Students will be selected based on the results of their examination and the contents of the documents
they submit.
(1) Selection Date:
A date designated by the graduate school, between Friday, May 10, and Friday, May 31, 2024
(2) Test Venue:
Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa Campus or other location designated by the school.
(Generally, the exam will be held in the place where the candidate lives)(3) Test Subjects:
There will be an oral examination focusing on your subject of specialization.
*You will be contacted by the department you have applied to regarding the test schedule, etc.

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Payment of Application Screening Fee(1) After registering with the e-shiharai site (https://e-shiharai.net/english/), please pay by using a credit
card, Alipay international payment, or Union Pay online payment.
(2) For details of the payment method, see the “Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Urban
Environmental Sciences, How to make the payment for the Examination Fee” at the end of theapplication guidelines. You are responsible for paying all money transfer fees.
(3) After you make the payment, please print out the certification of payment from the top page of thee-shiharai site (“Result Page” on the English-language site).
(4) Please cut out the certification of payment and attach a copy to the sheet for application creening
fee certificate (Form 5) and submit it. If you have printed it out from the English-language site,
however, do not attach it to Form 5; submit it as-is.
Application screening fee payment period
Monday, April 1, to Monday, April 15, 2024 at 2 pm, Japan time

(Note)
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If you have any questions concerning procedures on the e-shiharai site, etc., please first check the“Frequently Asked Questions” page (https://e-shiharai.net/English/sss/FAQ.html) on the site before
contacting the e-Service Support Center.
Japanese-language website:

https://e-shiharai.net/Syuno/FAQ.html

English-language website:

https://e-shiharai.net/ English /sss/FAQ.html

Procedure for obtaining a refund of the application screening fee
If you have paid an application screening fee but ultimately did not apply, or mistakenly paid theapplication screening fee twice, etc., you may request a refund. For details, please visit the university
website.
Please see (https://www.tmu.ac.jp/campus_life/tuition/expenses.html).
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Notification of Results
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 11 a.m. Japan time
Place: Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences Website
https://www.ues.tmu.ac.jp
If you are accepted, you will receive a letter of acceptance by e-mail.

8Admission Procedure, Admission Fees, Tuition Fees, etc.
(1) Admission procedure
Admission procedure documents will be sent to accepted students. Please pay the Admission Fees
and fill out and return the documents to the Academic Affairs Section, Faculty of Urban
Environmental Sciences by the designated date. Failure to carry out this procedure will result inyour admission being refused.
(2) Admission fees
・ 282,000 yen (tentative amount)・ Admission fees are to be paid at the time of enrollment
・ If admission fees are revised, the amount after the revision will be applied(3) Tuition fees
・ 520,800 yen per annum (as of academic year 2023)
If admission fees are revised upon admission or during enrollment, the revised amount will apply
・ The admission procedure documentation offers details on how to pay admission fees and tuition
fees, etc.
・ The university offers a full/partial tuition exemption program(4) Scholarship system
There is a system of scholarships in support of graduate students at Tokyo Metropolitan University.
You may also be eligible to receive the “MEXT Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed InternationalStudents” in some cases (which requires separate screening).

59Enrollment period
April 1, 2025

10 The Long-Term Study System
You may be permitted to study and complete your course on a pre-planned basis for fixed periods
exceeding the standard period of study (e.g., three years for the doctoral program) if you wish, becauseof circumstances such as your occupational (*1), parental or nursing care leave commitments.
Students permitted to undertake long-term study upon admission may pay the same amount of tuition
paid over the standard period of study in installments. For details, please visit the graduate school
website (https://www.ues.tmu.ac.jp).
[Note]*1 Employment is not permitted under the status of residence of “Student.”
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About the Handling of Personal Information
Tokyo Metropolitan University handles personal information in accordance with the law as follows:(1) The personal information you disclose when applying to the university, such as your name and address,is used during the screening of applicants (processing applications, screening and announcement ofresults) and for the enrollment procedure.
(2) The test results used for screening applicants may be used as reference materials for future selection
methods.
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Even after your admission has been approved, that approval will be canceled if it is judged that there
was any wrongdoing either during the examination or in the application procedure.

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