Admission

Undergraduate Programs

Foreign applicants are required to take Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) and a special entrance examination given by Tohoku University. EJU is conducted twice a year in June and November while the entrance examination given by Tohoku University is conducted once a year in February. For information about application procedure, contact: Academic Affairs Section>>

In most cases, applicants must submit these documents:
1) an official transcript for the upper secondary school
2) scores for Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students(EJU)

Graduate Programs

＜General Program＞

Master’s Programs:
Foreign applicants must have completed 16 years of formal education and have earned a bachelor’s degree which is equivalent to those in Japan.*

 

Doctoral Program:

Foreign applicants must have earned master’s degree which is equivalent to those in Japan.*

 

For both programs, all applicants are required to pass written and oral examinations on respective academic subjects as well as foreign language tests.* *(One might be exempted from these requirements if one can show the academic ability equal to or superior to the requirement.)

＜International Graduate Program for Advanced Science (IGPAS)＞

Applicants must satisfy a condition below by September, which is a month before the commencement of the program.

 

For Master’s program

The applicants must have finished at least 16 years of school education and graduated from the university or an equivalent institution. *

 

For Doctoral Program

The applicants must have earned master’s degree which is equivalent to those in Japan. *

*One might be exempted from these requirements if one can show the academic ability equal to or superior to the requirement.

For more information check the web-page about IGPAS

University Fees

exchange rate: 1US Dollar=84.132593yen (as of December,2010)

※Student might be exempted from the tuition depending on the exchange agreement between the student’s home institutions.

Programs

Application periods for international students may vary from those for Japanese students.

※Contact the international office at the home institute

※※Contact the Graduate Academic Affairs Section at Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University

Undergraduate & Graduate Academic Affairs Section

Address: 6-3,Aramaki Aza-Aoba,Aoba-ku,Sendai 980-8578
Academic Affairs Section,Graduate School of Science,Tohoku University

Tel: +81-22-795-6403 Fax: +81-22-795-6345

E-ｍail: sci-sien＠bureau.tohoku.ac.jp

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