Graduate School of Engineering (Three Departments), The University of Tokyo, offer advanced study and research opportunities to foreign students in the framework of the Special Graduate Program on Engineering for Systems Innovation (“the Special Program”).

The program offers:
• Master’s (2 years)
• Doctoral (3 years)
courses leading to the degrees of Master of Engineering and Doctor of Engineering degrees in the Three Departments, respectively.

Those accepted to Special Graduate Program on Engineering for Systems Innovation will be enrolled in the winter semester which begins on October 1, 2008. Research and instruction are conducted both in English and in Japanese. Japanese language courses are offered by the Department of Systems Innovation.

The students for Special Graduate Program on Engineering for Systems Innovation will be selected primarily based on academic qualification. To be eligible for admission to the Master’s program an applicant must hold Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. For admission to the doctoral program an applicant must hold a Master’s Degree or its equivalent. The age of the applicant must be under 35 on April 1, 2008 and must be citizens of countries with whom the Japanese government has diplomatic relations.

How To Apply
The following documents (originals and/or several copies as indicated) must reach the Foreign Student Office of the Department of Quantum Engineering and Systems Science by January 4, 2008. In case you want to submit the application urgently to meet the due date please send at first the documents in PDF files by email, then submit the original ones through ordinary mail.

The necessary materials to be submitted:
• One original and five copies of Application for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusyo) Scholarship (Form #1).
• One original and five copies of Field of Study and Study Program (Form #2).
• One original and five copies of Application for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusyo) Scholarship (Annex) (Form #3).
• One original and five copies of Certificate of Health completed by a registered medical doctor. Copy of the latest periodic medical check-up record of your institute is acceptable.
• One original and six copies of Application Card (Form #4).
• One original and five copies of Self-evaluation Form (Form #5).
• Mailing address labels (Form #6).
• One original and five A4-sized copies of Certificate of Graduation and Diploma of Degree for each study period (Bachelor, Master, Doctor), with English translation if the original one is not in English.
• One original and five A4-sized copies of Official Transcript or Academic Record of undergraduate and graduate study from each institution which the applicant graduated from or is presently enrolled in, with English translation if the original one is not in English.
• Two evaluation reports (Confidential Evaluation Report on Applicant). One evaluator must be a dean or a person in higher position in the institution, the other should be a faculty member of the institution which the applicant is presently attending or attended most recently, who knows the applicant well such as an academic advisor. The evaluation is expected to rank the applicant according to his/her grade within certain education unit, for example, “top 5% among 98 students of the department, top 3 among 350 students” (see Sample). The report should be signed, sealed then sent directly to the Foreign Students Office of the Department of Quantum Engineering and Systems Science.
• A recommendation Letter from dean or a person in higher position of the institution. The letter should address to the President of The University of Tokyo and be directly sent to the Foreign Students Office of the Department of Quantum Engineering and Systems Science. Recommender’s E. mail address and telephone number must be indicated.
• Six copies of census register, passport or other proof of citizenship (do not need to send the original passport).
• Six passport-size photographs (6cm x 4cm) taken within past six months.
• A summery of thesis, research papers and other publications authored by applicant.
• Score of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or official certificate of your English capability. This does not apply to the native English speakers.
• Score of GRE (Graduate Record Examination), if available.

Ms. N. Kanzaki
Foreign Student Office
Department of Quantum Engineering and Systems Science
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Phone: +81 -3 - 3814 - 7553
Fax: +81 -3 - 3818 - 3455
E-mail: kanzaki@q.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Please get the latest information from:
http://www.q.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/index.html
or
http://www.q.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/inter/