Course Summary
School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo

COURSE OVERVIEW

Course Title SELF-SUPPORTING Systems Innovation Research Student 2025 Spring non degree program-
Course Code S25SFRSSYS
Admission Type Graduate Research Students (Non degree program) "KENKYU-SEI" Admission
Department Systems Innovation
Degree / Non Degree Non Degree
Degree Objective
Enrolment Semester Spring 2025
Number of Students to be Admitted Limited numbers
Preferred candidates A Postgraduate International Research Student (Called "Kenkyu sei" in Japanese) is a foreign student who wishes to study a specific research subject under a supervising professor in his/her laboratory at Graduate Level.
Additional Requirements from the course you are applying for. Any person who intends to apply for this course is required to make pre-application contact to the prospective supervising professor to ask about the possibility of acceptance in the laboratory before applying.

SELECTION PROCESS AND SCHEDULE

Process Schedule for
Spring 2025 Enrolment
Online Application starts 15:00 JST, 25th September 2024
Deadline for creating T-cens application accounts (Course Selection) 15:00 JST, 24th October 2024
Deadline for data entry through T-cens 15:00 JST, 28th October 2024
Your application dossier with your T-cens application number must be submitted by registered express mail. All submissions must be postmarked no later than this date. 00:00 JST, 08th November 2024
Your application dossier must reach your ICT Admissions Desk no later than this date. 15th November 2024
Final results will be announced. The End of December, 2024 (tentative)
We will NOT accept any applications submitted after the deadline under any circumstances.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Applying
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Press the “Submit” button by the deadline date.

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Proceed to the “Post” page. Send all required application documents by post.
Otherwise, your application is incomplete and you will not be considered for evaluation.

DOCUMENTS TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT

You need to prepare two types of application documents:
a) General Documents to be Submitted Online
b) Additional Requirements from the course you are applying for (to be submitted online);

This list shows some formatted application documents which you need to upload on T-cens. Please confirm materials to be sent by registered express mail (e.g., printed versions of some online forms, transcripts, degree certificate, etc.) from the Submission Checklist, which you can download by clicking the icon below.

a) General Documents
Photo Headshot photo:Frame the subject showing an aplicant's full face, frontal view, with eyes open.
A color photo is preferable.
The background must be solid and no shadow.

Taken within the last six (6) months prior to T-cens application
The file size must be no more than 500 kB.
Passport A photocopy of your valid passport (most preferable), census register, or other proof of citizenship.
Identification card with your photo is preferable.
letter_of_declaration -
AFEB_T-cens_Enquiries_on_Educational_and_Occupational_Background -
study_plan_at_UTokyo_School_of_Engineering Statement of Study Plans / Research Proposal
Please describe an outline of your research proposal, including your motivation for selecting this particular professor.
award_and_publication_for_T-cens Please detail any scholarships, prizes, honors, awards and other recognitions, if any.
academic_transcript_Bachelor_English Transcript of the scholastic record issued by all universities or colleges attended. If the original certificates are not available or are only issued once officially, you may submit copies that are certified by the issuing organization or your current school as “certified true copy.”
academic_transcript_Master_English Transcript of the scholastic record issued by all universities or colleges attended. If the original certificates are not available or are only issued once officially, you may submit copies that are certified by the issuing organization or your current school as “certified true copy.”
degree_bachelor_English All diplomas or graduation certificates issued by universities or colleges attended. If the original certificates are not available or are only issued once officially, you may submit copies that are certified by the issuing organization or your current school as “certified true copy.”
degree_master_English All diplomas or graduation certificates issued by universities or colleges attended. If the original certificates are not available or are only issued once officially, you may submit copies that are certified by the issuing organization or your current school as “certified true copy.”
expected_graduation_English If you are an on-going student and do not hold a relevant degree at the time of application to the Graduate School of Engineering, you can submit one of the following documents as a substitute for your degree certificate.

All these documents must be the original and are issued by your university/institute.
Certificate of Expected Graduation
Certificate of Enrolment
Provisional Degree Certificate

In this case, please remind that;
1) you must provide the date that your bachelor's/ master's degree is expected to be conferred (month/year) at Form2 under the Applying tab, and
2) your certificate of graduation, degree certificate, and complete academic transcripts must be submitted during the enrolment process to the University of Tokyo.
b) Additional Requirements from the course you are applying for.
Examination_Fee_receipt 9,800 Japanese Yen is required as an examination fee.

For more detailed, please refer to the following link;
http://ois.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/admission/selfRS_EngineeringTcens.html
academic_transcript_Bachelor_original_language if applicable
academic_transcript_Master_original_language if applicable
degree_bachelor_original_language if applicable
degree_Master_original_language if applicable
expected_graduation_original_language if applicable
self-assessment_SFRS -
questionnaire_on_your_financial_plan_SFRS -
certificate_of_residence_in_Japan Those who are currently residing in Japan need to upload this certificate (photocopy).
declaration_of_proficiency_in_Japanese_SFRS -
certificate_of_JLPT A copy of "Japanese Language Proficiency Test Certificate of Result and Scores" (if you have)
English_Language_Proficiency Please upload a photocopy of a standardized test score (TOEFL/IELTS/TOEIC/CET6, etc.).
GRE_score_record If you have a standardized test score (GRE, etc.), please upload its photocopy.

CONTACT

International Coordination Team (ICT) Admissions Desk Office of International Students
email: tcens_rsself.t@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp

MORE INFORMATION

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