Takada Lab local version, June 20, 2004
This page tries to provide the information to apply for the graduate study in Takada Lab.
Note
Lectures for ordinary graduate courses are conducted in Japanese. It is essential that international students are competent in Japanese prior to admission to TITech.
Takada Lab belongs to the Department of International Development Engineering and the applicants should apply to the Department.
Lectures for international graduate courses are conducted in English. It does not mean that you do not have to learn Japanese language as it is necessary for the daily life in Japan.
Takada Lab now recruits the students from the following program.
There are two graduate degree courses.
Standard period is two years. 22 credits (11 subjects) of course works and master thesis are the requirements.
Standard period is three years, but those who majored the different areas in the master course usually takes four or five years. Doctoral dissertation as well as two full journal papers (with peer review) are the minimum requirements.
Decisions on successful applicants for master's courses are based on the results of written tests of the subjects below and interviews. Academic transcripts, letters of recommendation and a health report are also considered.
English
Basic Electrical Engineering or Basic Computer Science
Advanced Electrical Engineering or Advanced Computer Science
Basic International Development Engineering
The deadline for the applications is middle of June.
Decisions on successfully applicants for doctoral courses are based on the results and/or contents of English language, interviews on their master's thesis, written examinations, an oral examination and health check.
The deadlines for the application are middle of June (course starting from October) and middle of Febrary (course starting from April).
The application should be done via the potential supervisor in Tokyo Tech. The candidates are evaluated by their academic records and recommendation letters. The deadline is middle of December, and the course starts in October.
Excellent students among successful applicants are granted the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship for two years for a master's course student and three years for a doctoral course student. Extension of the Scholarship, for a longer time period is not possible. The graduates of master's course may continue to get the Scholarship for their doctoral study based on his academic achievements.
Persons who reside in Japan are requested to take the entrance examination given by in late-July. Applicants residing in Japan cannot apply for the Japanese Government Scholarship.
Different from US and European universities, it is very rare that the scholarships are provided to the students from the Lab in the national universities in Japan. Moreover, once you enter in the graduate course, it is quite difficult to find the scholarships, especially for master course students. The positions of Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants are also limited.
Therefhore, applicant should find the sponsors to provide the scholarship in advance. The sponsors are classified into three:
There are several schemes to apply for the Japanese government scholarship.
Except for the International Graduate Course students, the scholarship includes both the Japanese language training and the regular period (two years for master / three years for doctor) of graduate study.
The Japanese Government requests its overseas diplomatic establishments to advertise study in Japan on a Japanese Government scholarship and to conduct the preliminary selection of candidates.
This preliminary selection is based on the followings:
a consideration of the applicant's academic record and personal history
a written examination
an interview
The Japanese diplomatic establishments then recommend candidates for scholarships based on the results of the above selection process to the Government which makes the final decision. Please contact your nearest Japanese diplomatic establishment for further details.
Scholarships for New International Students from Overseas Pursuant to exchange agreements or similar agreements concluded between TITech and foreign universities/colleges, TITechmay recommend the awarding of a Japanese government scholarship to those international students admitted to postgraduate courses, who show exceptional academic ability and who are considered in need of financial assistance by the Monbusho. The final decision is made by the Government.
TITech may recommend the awarding of a Japanese government scholarship to those international students who want to be admitted to the International Graduate Course, who show exceptional academic ability and who are considered in need of financial assistance by the Government. The final decision is made by the Govenment.
Tokyo Tech has 2 dormitories for international students, i.e. Shofu Dormitory and Umegaoka Dormitory, both of which are conveniently located close to public transportation, in Aoba-ku, Yokohama, and which are run by the International Student Office of Tokyo Tech. The Shofu Dormitory has 46 single rooms for male students and 5 double rooms for couples, while the Umegaoka Dormitory has 31 single rooms for male students, 19 single for female students and 10 double rooms for couples. As the number of available rooms is insufficient to accommodate all international students, many live in private, rented accommodations.
There is a priority list for the dormitory:
International Graduate Course students.
Monbukagakusho Scholarship students.
Privately supported graduate students.
Privately supported research students.
In fact, private students hardly live in the dormitory, these days.
As each dormitory is for the international students who come to Japan to study at Tokyo Tech for the first time, the period of stay there is limited to one year.