Location:

Tokyo, Japan

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Doctorate

Specialty:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Program Overview

Program Description:

Global Science Graduate Course (GSGC) is an international graduate program that was recently launched by Graduate School of Science at the University of Tokyo and allows students to obtain their degrees in English. This program welcomes excellent graduates from universities all over the world, fostering world-class science professionals, and standardizes a five-year integrated education scheme in which students attend both the Master's program and the Doctoral program in sequence. Students on GSGC are also provided with a monthly scholarship of 180,000 JPY during their time on the program and support in finding employment following graduation.

*This program is offered in the following departments: Physics, Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Science, Chemistry, and Biological Sciences.

Setting Description:

Hongo Campus, the University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo

Cost:

4800 USD. 1. Entrance Fee: ¥282,000 (one-time) 2. Tuition Fee: ¥267,900 per 6 months (¥535,800 annually)

Requirements:

Prospective students should meet one of the following qualifications listed below: 1. One who has completed 16 years of education abroad and has or will have graduated from an undergraduate program before entering the Master's Program of the University of Tokyo. 2. One who has had their bachelor's degree or its equivalent conferred, or are expected to be conferred on or before entering the Master’s Program of the University of Tokyo from a foreign university or other foreign institution of higher education, having completed a program with a completion period of three years or more. 3. One who has transferred from a university abroad to an undergraduate program of the University of Tokyo and is expected to graduate by September 2018. 4. One who has been approved by the Graduate School of Science of the University of Tokyo through an individual entrance screening as being academically equivalent to one of the three types of students listed above and who is at least 22 years of age.

Scholarships:

Yes

Scholarships Description:

Students accepted onto GSGC will receive a monthly scholarship of 180,000 JPY to assist them with tuition and living expenses.