Tokyo Institute of Technology - Tokyo Tech

 

Profile

Tokyo Tech is a public technical university and one of the most renowned Japanese universities. With 10000 students it is the largest educational institution in Japan within the field of natural science and engineering.

Research internships lasting several months at the partner university are offered within the SERP Summer Exchange Research Program. Applications to this program have a higher success rate than those to a regular exchange program – we advise you to take this opportunity!

Please make note of the MEXT scholarship programs for Research Students and International Graduate Students.

Tokyo Tech invites students in engineering and the natural sciences to participate in its Tokyo Tech Summer Program for a four to ten week academic or research stay. Since 2018, TokyoTech also offers a new summer school called "The 1st IFToMM Japan International Summer School on Mechanical Science and Robotics, - Actuator, Mechanism and Control for Robotics-". For further information please visit the Website of the Summer School. Please notice the different deadlines for summer schools at TokyoTech.

Tokyo Institute of Technology, with whom we have had a strong partnership (student exchange and research collaboration) since 2007, has opened a Europe office at RWTH Aachen in March of 2019 – the Tokyo Tech ANNEX Aachen.

 

General Information

Country	Japan
City	Tokyo
Founded in	1881
Number of Students	10,000
Websites	Tokyo Institute of Technology International Office

 

Exchange

Type of Agreement	University cooperation
Who can apply?	Bachelor's students starting in the third semester (study abroad starting in the fifth semester) Master's students Doctoral candidates For mechanical engineering students: In order to be able to take Master's courses taught in English, Bachelor's students must be in the last two semesters of their studies at RWTH.
Type of Stay	Studies or research
Length of Stay	One to two semesters
Time of Stay	Winter or summer semester
Number of Exchange Placements	Ten

 

Study Details

Semester Dates	1st semester: April to September 2nd semester: October to March
Study Possibilities	Young Scientist Exchange Program or YSEP International Exchange Student Academic Cooperation Agreement Program (ACAP)
Course Offerings	Lectures in English ACAP: List of Graduate Courses available to Undergraduate-level International Exchange Students Open Course Ware List of Syllabus for Graduate Courses
Language Courses	The university offers language courses during the academic semester.

 

Application

Prerequisites for the Application	Very good academic performance
Language Requirements	An English certificate from the RWTH Language Center called placement test counts as proof of language skills.
Submit application in the	International Office application portal
Application Deadline in the International Office	You can find further information on the application portal website.

 

Financing

Tuition Fees	Tuition fees waived.
Average Cost of Living	1000 to 1200 euros
Funding Possibilities	BAföG for abroad RWTH Scholarship Database DAAD Scholarship Database MIRAI RWTH Scholarship for Japan PROMOS abroad scholarships JASSO Scholarships Financing Study Abroad

 

Practical Information

Accommodations	Support from the partner university: Yes Information from the partner university General Tips about Living
Hinweise zur Krankenversicherung	Students are responsible for having sufficient insurance coverage. We highly recommend health insurance and private liability insurance for abroad. Some partner universities have particular requirements for insurance protection.
Erfahrungsberichte	See the exchange reports in MoveOn Exchanges
weitere Informationen	Foreign Office DAAD Japan