Established in 1877 as the first imperial university, the University of Tokyo is one of Japan’s most storied and prestigious higher education establishments. In 2011, the university, which is nicknamed Todai, was ranked second in the world behind Harvard for the number of alumni in CEO positions at Fortune 500 companies. Also, 15 of Japan’s 62 prime ministers were educated at the University of Tokyo, and five alumni have gone on to become astronauts.

Tokyo consists of 10 faculties and 15 graduate schools, and has 30,000 students enrolled, of which 2,100 are from overseas. Unusually for a Japanese university, it also runs undergraduate programs taught entirely in English: the International Program on Japan in East Asia and the International Program on Environmental Sciences.

TYPES OF PROGRAMMES:

1. Type U (For Undergraduates):

COURSE REGISTRATION:

Students will officially register for courses in April or September after their arrival and orientation at UTokyo.

Note: Since students admitted to the Type U program may take various courses across the College and Faculties, please carefully note where the courses are held. There are two main campuses—Hongo and Komaba—and travel between the two takes about one hour by public transportation. Because of this we recommend that students select most of their courses at one of the campuses. However, this does not mean students are not allowed to choose courses on the other campus.

ACADEMIC YEAR:

PERIOD OF STUDY:

Note: S: summer, A: autumn, W: winter (W term is optional).

COURSES OFFERED:

Two kinds of courses are offered under University-wide Student Exchange Programs

1. Type G 2. Type U

TYPE G:

OVERVIEW:

Schools open for Sem Ex:

• Graduate Schools Accepting Exchange Students: