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Important Announcement

From the current fiscal year, all students for Master's Course and the Doctoral Course will be screened through an entrance examination designed specifically for the Department of Bioengineering. Please note an Entrance Examination Briefing Session for the Department of Bioengineering will be held as follows:


Time/Date: 15:00-17:00 (Fri) May 18, 2012
Venue: Lecture Room 51 (1st Floor, Building No.5, Department of Engineering)
As the Entrance Examination Briefing Session will provide an overview of the Department of Bioengineering Entrance Examination and also provide candidates with time for questions and consultation, candidates are strongly urged to attend.


If you have any questions about this guideline, contact the followings.
Administrative Office of Department of Bioengineering,
School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656
Fax:Phone: +81-3-5841-1674/1673
E-mail: officeJP@ bioeng.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Bioengineering Website URL: http://www.bioeng.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/


ADMISSION
The admission requirements for each professor may be different. Therefore, please contact your professor of interest before applying to the department.  Information regarding each faculty member can be viewed by the following link:
http://www.bioeng.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/faculty/index.html


MASTER COURSE

Regular Examninations

Schedule A (October 2011 or April 2012 enrollments, Japanese and foreigners)
The application period for October 2011 is from July 4 (Monday) to 12 (Tuesday), 2011.
Applications will be considered valid, however, if they are postdated no later than July 12 (Tuesday) and arrive no later than July 14 (Thursday).

For foreign students, special examination is performed at the same time of ordinary exam (September and February)
Written test (TOEFL-ITP, One general subject to be selected from Physics, Chemistry or Materials Engineering, Short essay concerning bioengineering).
Interview
This program does not supply a scholarship.

Admissions Information for Graduate School of Engineering (Please read the following link).

Schedule B (only for foreigners)

Application period for April 2011 is over. The application details for April 2012 will be available in nearly October of 2011.

Japanese Goverment (Monbukagakusho; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT) Scholarship Students
In this program, the candidates are initially admitted as research students, and have to take the special examination for foreign students in September and February.
For more information on this scholarship:
http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj0302e.html
Applying through the Japanese Embassy in foreign countries:
http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/etpage/international_applicants/applying_through_JE.html  

Application to the International Bioengineering Program (Master's Global 30 Special English Course for 2012)
The details on required documents for the application and the selection procedure have just been posted. (link)
http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/etpage/international_affairs/global30.html

The top student of this program will be granted with a Fellowship of the University of Tokyo.
The online registration deadline is 14:00 JST, December 26, 2011.
Applications and materials must be submitted both online and postal delivery by the following deadline dates.
We will NOT accept any applications submitted after the deadline under any circumstances.

1) 14:00, December 26, 2011 for online registration
2) 14:00, December 27, 2011 for data entry
3) December 31, 2011 : Your application dossier with your application ID number must be submitted via registered express mail. All documents must be postmarked no later than December 31.

MEM Program
The department of Bioengineering does not participate in the MEM program. However, some faculty members of the Department have joined this program.   -The candidate should submit the required documents and pass an interview  -The top student of this program may be granted with MEXT scholarship.
For more information on this program: 
http://www.mem.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/


DOCTOR COURSE

Regular Examninations

Schedule A (October 2011 or April 2012 enrollments, Japanese and foreigners)


The application period for October 2011 is from July 4 (Monday) to 12 (Tuesday), 2011.
Applications will be considered valid, however, if they are postdated no later than July 12 (Tuesday) and arrive no later than July 14 (Thursday).

For foreign students, special examination is performed at the same time of ordinary exam (September and February)
Written test (TOEFL-ITP, One general subject to be selected from Physics, Chemistry or Materials Engineering, Short essay concerning bioengineering).
Interview
This program does not supply a scholarship.

Admissions Information for Graduate School of Engineering (Please read the following link).

Schedule B
(only for foreigners)

Application period for April 2011 is over. The application details for April 2012 will be available in nearly October of 2011.

Japanese Goverment (Monbukagakusho; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT) Scholarship Students

In this program, the candidates are initially admitted as research students, and have to take the special examination for foreign students in September and February
For more information on this scholarship
http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj0302e.html

Applying through the Japanese Embassy in foreign countries
http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/etpage/international_applicants/applying_through_JE.html

MEM Program
The department of Bioengineering does not participate in the MEM program. However, some faculty members of the Department have joined this program.

The candidate should submit the required documents and pass an interview  -The top student of this program may be granted with MEXT scholarship.

For more information on this program:  http://www.mem.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

Chinese Science Council (CSC)

For Chinese students willing to study doctoral studies

The candidate should submit the required documents and pass an interview.

The CSC supplies the scholarship

For more information: http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/etpage/international_applicants/china_scholarship_council.html 

Special Program for Seoul National University and Tsinghua University Students

Students from for Seoul National University or Tsinghua University, with MEXT scholarship will have a special examination based on the submitted documents and an interview.
For more information:
http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/etpage/international_applicants/special_application_for_students.html  


SCHOLARSHIPS
#1) Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship (MEXT)
http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj0302e.html
#2) Japanese Student Services Organization (JASSO)
JASSO provides scholarships for qualified international students accepted by Japanese universities or graduate schools under the student exchange agreement on a short-term basis from about three months to one year. For the 2009-2010 academic year:  Monthly stipend: ¥80,000 per month (up to 12 months). Relocation allowance: ¥80,000 (upon arrival only)
For more information:
http://www.jasso.go.jp/study_j/scholarships_sfisij_e.html#Contents

IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES

The selected candidates should obtain a student visa before coming to Japan.
For more information:
http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj04e.html

JAPANESE LANGUAGE

The University of Tokyo provides Japanese language classes to the international students
For more information:
http://www.ic.u-tokyo.ac.jp/nkc/index2_e.html

LODGES

Several lodges are available for international students. After being admitted in a graduate course, you are able to submit an application to the lodges through your supervisor. The same application document is valid for all the lodges. Based on your selection, the administrative office will decide whether your can enter the lodge or not, and finally assign your room. http://www.gakuseikaikan.com/international/english/index.html  

International Lodge Komaba Lodge
http://dir.u-tokyo.ac.jp/usefulinfo/housing/shukusha/komaba.html  

International Lodge Shirokanedai Lodge
http://dir.u-tokyo.ac.jp/usefulinfo/housing/shukusha/shirokanedai.html
 

International Lodge Kashiwa Lodge
http://dir.u-tokyo.ac.jp/usefulinfo/housing/shukusha/kashiwa.html  

Mitaka student housing
http://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/student/campus/05_02.html
http://dir.u-tokyo.ac.jp/usefulinfo/housing/shukusha/mitakakokusai.html  

Toshima student housing
http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/stu02/h04_03_j.html
http://dir.u-tokyo.ac.jp/usefulinfo/housing/shukusha/toshimakokusai.html

General Introduction of Courses in English in UT
The University of Tokyo is offering several courses taught in English for qualified students.
We hope that you will find courses that match your needs and interests.
For more information: 
http://dir.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ICE/     

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