Applicants who have completed upper secondary education and an undergraduate program outside of Japan, and have obtained or are expecting to obtain a Master’s degree or equivalent outside of Japan by the end of March 2022 are eligible to apply for the Special Selection for Foreign Graduates.
Additional eligibility requirements can be found in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Guidelines for Applicants.
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 – Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Use the provided checklist to verify that you have all the required application materials. The checklist is also available on the back of the print version of the Admission Questionnaire (Doctoral Program)
Please complete the printed version of the Admission Questionnaire.
Make sure to submit the Admission Questionnaire and indicate in the Questionnaire that you wish to use the Special Selection for Foreign Graduates.
Read the 2022 Guidelines for Applicants to the Doctoral Program of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, contact the faculty of the group of interest, and discuss possible research projects.
The applicant must contact the faculty of the laboratory of interest prior to applying. However, such conversations are prohibited after application submission.
English proficiency will be assessed by the TOEFL ITP test. The TOEFL ITP test will be administered by the Department of Advanced Materials Science as an institution-specific assessment of English proficiency. The scores of this test will only be valid as part of the entrance examination for the Department and will not be released.
All applicants must take the TOEFL ITP test. TOEFL and TOEIC score reports will not be accepted.
The applicant may receive individualized questions or choose questions from the fields of physics, chemistry, and materials science. The admission ticket will indicate the type of examination.
Special Selection applicants can receive English translations of the exam questions and have the option to answer in English.
Past subject examination questions in physics, chemistry, and materials science are available in Japanese on the Department’s website. Applicants can obtain English translations of past examination questions by contacting Professor Kohzo ITO (email: kohzo@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp).
An oral examination (about 5 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for a questions-and-answers session) will be used to assess whether the applicant has sound, specialized knowledge and abilities to become a successful doctoral student.
The applicant will be asked to present a review of past research and a research plan for the Doctoral Program.
Supplementary materials may not be used, while a chalk and a blackboard will be available. A document camera is also provided. You can write on a blank sheet on site with a pen and project this onto the screen with use of the camera instead of the use of the blackboard.
| Examination | Date and Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1: Foreign Language | August 17 (Tue.) 09:30 – 12:30 |
Kashiwa Campus, Kashiwa research complex, 6th floor Lecture Room |
| 2: Subject Areas | August 17 (Tue.) 13:40 – 16:40* |
Kashiwa Campus, Kashiwa research complex, 4 center joint meeting room on 5F |
| 3: Oral Examination | August 20 (Fri.) Between 13:00 and 18:00 |
Kashiwa Campus, Transdisciplinary Sciences Bldg., 2nd floor, Dept. of Advanced Materials Science Lecture Room |
For details regarding the examination venue, refer to the Examination Schedule and List of Examination Venues accompanying the examination admission ticket.
Allow sufficient time when traveling to the examination venue for the written examinations on August 17.
Verify the room assignment for the written examinations on the day of the examination at the entrance of the Institute for Solid State Physics.
Details regarding the time and location of the oral examination will be distributed after the written examination.
The secondary oral examination is scheduled for the end of January 2022. Only applicants who have passed the primary examinations will be notified of the schedule.
Applicants should be prepared to present their Master’s thesis research (using a computer, a projector is provided). Each applicant should bring a copy of their Master’s thesis and 20 copies of a 3-page (A4 paper) research summary.
Admitted applicants will be able to begin the study program in April 2022.
For general questions related to the application procedures, fees, tuition costs, and schedules, refer to the entrance exam information page of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences.
Additional information for prospective international students is available from the International Liaison Office.
For questions regarding the entrance examination of the Department of Advanced Materials Science, please contact Professor Kohzo ITO (email: kohzo@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp). For all other department-related inquiries, please contact the Department Office (phone: +81-(0)4-7136-3821).
For inquiries related to the entrance examination of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Guidelines for Applicants, and other required documents, please contact the Student Affairs Section of the Graduate School (phone: +81-(0)4-7136-4092) or the International Liaison Office (phone: +81-(0)4-7136-4561) (contact information).