Tokyo Institute of Technology

Tokyo Institute of Technology


Motto	chi, waza, kokorozashi, wa no riko-jin Pursuing Excellence
Motto in English	Here are almost almighty as scientists
Established	1881
Type	Public (National)
President	Prof Ken-ichi Iga
Academic staff	1,324
Undergraduates	4,940
Postgraduates	5,096
Location	Meguro Yokohama Tamachi, Tokyo Kanagawa, Japan
Campus	Urban Rural
Colors	Royal Blue (DIC-641)
Mascot	None
Website	http://www.titech.ac.jp

The Tokyo Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology. Tokyo Tech enrolled 4,850 undergaraduates and 5006 graduate students for 2009-2010. It employs around 1400 faculty members.

Tokyo Tech's main campus is located in the Ookayama on the boundary of Meguro and Ota, with its main entrance facing the Ōokayama Station. Other campuses are located in Nagatsuta and Tamachi. Tokyo Tech is organised into 6 schools, within which there are over 40 departments and research centres.

Operating the world-class supercomputer Tsubame 2.0 , and taking a breakthrough in high-temperature superconductivity, Tokyo Tech is a major centre for supercomputing technology and condensed matter research in the world.

Tokyo Tech is a member of LAOTSE, an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia exchanging students and senior scholars. In 2011 it celebrated the 130th anniversary of its founding.

History

Foundation and early years (1881-1922)

Tokyo Institute of Technology was founded by the government of Japan as the Tokyo Vocational School on May 26, 1881, 14 years after the Meiji Restoration. To accomplish the quick catch-up to the West, the government expected this school to cultivate new modernized craftsmen and engineers. In 1890, it was renamed Tokyo Technical School. In 1901, it changed name to Tokyo Higher Technical School.

Great Kanto Earthquake and World War II (1923-1945)

In early days, the school was located in Kuramae, the eastern area of the Greater Tokyo Area, where many craftsmens' workshops had been since the old Shogun's era. The buildings in Kuramae campus were destructed by the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923. In the following year, the Tokyo Higher Technical School moved from Kuramae to the present site in Ookayama, a south suburb of the Greater Tokyo Area. In 1929 the school became Tokyo Institute of Technology, gaining a status of national university, which allowed the university to award degrees. The university had the Research Laboratory of Building Materials in 1934, and its five years later the Research Laboratory of Resources Utilisation and the Research Laboratory of Precision Machinery were constructed. The Research Laboratory of Ceramic Industry was made in 1943, and one year before the World War Two finished the Research Laboratory of Fuel Science and the Research Laboratory of Electronics were made.

Post War Era (1946-present)

After World War II, the new educational system was promulgated in 1949 with the National School Establishment Law, and Tokyo Institute of Technology was reorganized. Many 3-years courses were turned into 4-years courses with the start of the School of Engineering in this year. The university started graduate programmes in engineering 1n 1953. In the following year, the above 5 research laboratories were integrated and reorganised into new 4 laboratories: the Research Laboratory of Building Materials, the Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, the Precision and Intelligence Laboratory and the Research Laboratory of Ceramic Industry, and the School of Engineering was renames the School of Scinece and Engineering.

Throughout the post-war reconstruction of the 1950s, the high economic growth era of 1960s, and the aggressive economic animal's era marching to the Bubble Economy of the 1980s, it kept providing Japan its leading engineers, researchers, and business persons. Since April 2004, it has been semi-privatized into the National University Incorporation of Tokyo Institute of Technology under a new law which applied to all national universities.

In its 130 years, Tokyo Tech has provided not only scientific researchers and engineers but also many social leaders, including Naoto Kan who is a former prime minister.

Campuses

Tokyo Tech has three campuses, the Ōokayama campus in Ōokayama Meguro as the main campus, Tamachi campus in Shibaura Minato and the Suzukakedai campus, located in Nagatsuta, Midori-ku in Yokohama.

Ōokayama Station campus
Tamachi campus
Suzukakedai campus

Organisation

Undergraduate schools

The Centennial Hall in Ōokayama campus

School of Science
School of Engineering
School of Bioscience and Biotechnology

Graduate schools

Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering
Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology
Graduate School of Innovation Management

Research laboratories

Chemical Resources Laboratory
Precision and Intelligence Laboratory
Materials and Structures Laboratory
Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors
Quantum Nano Electronics Research Centre

Politics and Social sciences

Centre for Research in Advanced Financial Technology (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Precision and Intelligence Laboratory (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Solutions Research Laboratory
Integrated Research Institute
Global Edge Institute (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Productive Leader Incubation Platform
Academy for Global Leadership
Centre for Research and Development of Educational Technology (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Research Centre for Educational Facilities
Creative Research Laboratory
Research Centre for the Science of Institutional Management of Technology
Collaboration Centre for Design and Manufacturing (CODAMA)
Centre for Agent-Based Social Systems Sciences (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Foreign Language Research and Teaching Centre
Centre for the Study of World Civilisations
Asia-Africa Biology Research Centre
Centre for CompView Research and Education
Career Advancement Professional School
Organization for Life Design and Engineering
Centre for Liberal Arts

Engineering and Computing

Materials and Structure Laboratory (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Fromtier Research Centre
Imaging Science and Engineering Laboratory
Global Scientific Information and Computing Centre
Structural Engineering Research Centre
Super-Mechano Systems R&D Centre
Centre for Photonic Nano-Device Integrated Engineering
Photovoltaics Research Center
Inter-departmental organisation for Informatics

Chemistry and Life sciences

Chemical Resources Laboratory
Research Centre for Carbon Recycling and Energy
Centre for Biologial Resources and Informatics
International Research Centre of Macromolecular Science
Bio-Frontier Research Centre
Emerging Nanomaterial Research Centre
Centre for Molecular Science and Technology
The Osmotic Power Research Centre

Physics and Astronomy

Volcanic Fluid Research Centre (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Research Centre for Low Temperature Physics
Quantum Nanoelectronics Research Centre
Centre for Urban Earthquake Engineering
Research Centre for Nanometer-Scale Quantum Physics
Research Centre for the Evolving Earth and Planets
Centre for Research into Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems

Other facilities

Tokyo Tech Archive Initiative
Health Service Centres
TITECH Earth Database Centre
Tokyo Tech Front
International Student Centre
Inter-departmental Organization for Environment and Energy
ICE Cube Centre

Academics

International graduate programmes

Tokyo Tech runs intensive programmes for obtaining master degree or PhD. Called the Tokyo Tech's International Graduate Programme, the programmes are targeted at international students of high academic potential who are not Japanese speakers. Lectures and seminars are given in English mainly by Tokyo Tech's faculty members. Programme starting dates are October or April. Public fundings for these courses are also available; those students who have academic excellence may apply for scholarships from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

Rankings

Tokyo Tech is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.

University rankings (overall)
Toyo Keizai National	General	13
Kawaijuku National	General	4
T. Reuters National	Research	8
WE National	Employment	2
NBP Greater Tokyo	Reputation	6
Shimano National	Selectivity	SA

QS Asia	General	9
ARWU Asia/Pacific	Research	10-18

THE World	General	112
QS World	General	57
ARWU World	Research	101-150
ENSMP World	Alumni	92

University rankings (by subject)
Natural Sciences & Technology
Engineering
Nikkei National	Research	7
MATERIALS SCIENCE
T.Reuters National	Research	5
T.Reuters World	Research	24
PHYSICS
T.Reuters National	Research	5
T.Reuters World	Research	31
CHEMISTRY
T.Reuters National	Research	5
T.Reuters World	Research	22
MATHEMATICS
ARWU National	Research	3
ARWU World	Research	77-100
ARCHITECTURE
ARE Success National	Qualification	23

General Rankings

The university has been ranked 8th in 2008 and 13th in 2009-2010 in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai. In another ranking, Japanese prep school Kawaijuku ranked Tokyo Tech as the 4th best university in Japan.

According to ARWU, Tokyo Tech was ranked 6th overall in Japan and internationally ranked 37th in the field of Engineering and Technology, and 51-75th in Natural science in 2009.The university was ranked 31st worldwide according to Global University ranking and 57th in 2011 according to QS World University Rankings, who placed it 20th in Engineering & IT and 51st in Natural Sciences.

It was also ranked 31st worldwide according to the Global University Ranking in 2009.

Research Performance

Tokyo Tech is one of the top research institutions in natural sciences and technology in Japan. According to Thomson Reuters, Tokyo Tech is the 8th best research university in Japan. Its research excellence is especially distinctive in Materials Science (5th in Japan, 24th in the world),Physics (5th in Japan, 31st in the world), and Chemistry (5th in Japan, 22nd in the world).

Weekly Diamond also reported that Tokyo Tech has the highest research standard in Japan in terms of research fundings per researchers in COE Program. In the same article, it's also ranked 8th in terms of the quality of education by GP funds per student.

In addition, Nikkei Shimbun on 2004/2/16 surveyed about the research standards in Engineering studies based on Thomson Reuters, Grants in Aid for Scientific Research and questionnaires to heads of 93 leading Japanese Research Centers, and Tokyo Tech was placed 7th (research planning ability 7th/informative ability of research outcome 5th/ability of business-academia collaboration 4th) in this ranking.

The Tsubame, which is a large scale supercomputer in Tokyo Tech, was ranked one of the world best-performed computer. this supercomputer is used for simulation related to the complex systems such as the dynamics of planets or financial systems.

As Tokyo Tech has been emphasizing on 'practical' research, Tokyo Tech got the 2nd place at the number of patents accepted (284) during 2009 among Japanese Universities.

Alumni Rankings

Alumni of Tokyo Tech enjoy their good success in Japanese industries. According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings and the PRESIDENT's article on 2006/10/16, graduates from Tokyo Tech have the 2nd best employment rate in 400 major companies, and the average graduate salary is the 9th best in Japan.

École des Mines de Paris ranks Tokyo Tech as 92nd in the world in 2011 in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies.

Popularity and Selectivity

Tokyo Tech is one of the most selective universites in Japan. Its entrance difficulty is usually considered as one of the top in Japan.

Nikkei BP has been publishing the ranking system "Brand rankings of Japanese universities" every year, composed by the various indications related to the power of brand, and Tokyo Tech has been ranked 6th (and 3rd among national universities) in Greater Tokyo Area in 2009-2010.

Alumni and Faculty

List of Tokyo Institute of Technology people

Research and Industry

Programs for Research

Collaborative Research Program

Under this program, a company researcher(s) and a Tokyo Tech faculty member(s) carry out research jointly on an equal level. This may be conducted at either Tokyo Tech or the company, or both.

The procedure is as follows.

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(1)Identifying the counterpart at Tokyo Tech: If you do not know any faculty members that carry out research of your interest, the Tokyo Tech website may be useful. Please click here to open the search page, and input research fields and/or keywords of research topics. You can contact us directly in the Office of Industry Liaison. Our coordinators will be very pleased to help you identify Tokyo Tech faculty members whose research may suit your need.
(2)Developing a detailed plan of collaboration: You can establish personal contact with the faculty member to discuss details of the collaboration: expected research outcome, period, funds, and plans. A contract model(140KB:®Word) and general rules applicable to any research collaboration project are available for your reference. Please request these from the Office of Industry Liaison. When you come to an agreement with him/her over the above items, you can move on to the next step.
(3)Formal application: A formal application must be made by filling out and submitting an application form.
(4)Reviewing and Approval: The OIL will render its decision concerning approval of the collaboration after reviewing the project plan.
(5)Concluding a contract: Following approval of the project plan, a contract of research collaboration is finalized. A single-year or multi-year contract may be established. Breakdown of research expenses is not required to be made at this time.
(6)Paying the research funds or fees: Research funds must be paid into the bank account Tokyo Tech specifies. The amount is comprised of two sorts: direct expenses and overhead costs. Direct expenses are the costs incurred directly in carrying out the research, and the overhead costs include utility fees and maintenance. The amount of overhead costs is calculated as 30 percent of direct expenses. When we host a visiting researcher from industry, a visitation fee of 802,800 JPY per year is charged to the industry. It is 401,400 JPY for six months or less.

Handling of research results

The patent right of any inventions resulting from the research collaboration must be, in principle, shared by the company and Tokyo Tech depending on the degrees of involvement and contribution of the each party's researcher(s).

Contract model

A contract model(140KB:®Word) is available. Please feel free to consult us.

We also offer specific consultation to reflect the company's demands as much as possible.

For more information, please contact

The Office of Industry Liaison, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ookayama 2-12-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
Phone: +81-(0)3-5734-3807 Facsimile: +81-(0)3-5734-2482
Email: san.kyo[at]jim.titech.ac.jp* If you mail to us, please exchange "[at]" for "@" in the address.

Sponsored Research Program

Under this program, our faculty member(s) is commissioned by a company to carry out research as a part of his job at the university. The research results will be reported to the company by the researcher.

The procedure is as follows.

(1)Identifying the faculty member for commissioned research: If you do not know anyone suitable to solicit collaboration, the Tokyo Tech website may be useful. Please click here to open the search page, and input research fields and/or keywords of research topics. Alternatively, you may contact us directly in the Office of Industry Liaison. Our coordinators will be very pleased to help you find someone from our faculty whose research may suit your need.
(2)Developing a detailed plan for the sponsored research project: You can establish personal contact with the faculty member to discuss details of the project: expected research outcome, period, funds, and plans. A contract model(128KB:®Word) and general rules applicable to any sponsored research project are available for your reference. Please ask the Office of Industry Liaison to supply. When you come to an agreement with him/her over the above items, you can move on to the next step.
(3)Formal application: A formal application must be made by filling out and submitting an application form.
(4)Reviewing and Approval: The OIL will render its decision concerning approval of the sponsored research project after reviewing the project plan.
(5)Concluding a contract: Following approval of the sponsored research project, a contract is finalized. A single-year or multi-year contract may be established.
(6)Paying the research funds: Research funds must be paid into the bank account Tokyo Tech specifies. The amount is comprised of two sorts: direct expenses and overhead costs. Direct expenses are the costs incurred directly in carrying out the research, and overhead costs include utility fees and maintenance. The amount of the overhead cost is calculated as 30 percent of direct expenses.

Handling of research results

Research results will be reported to the company by the Tokyo Tech faculty member.
Inventions resulting from the sponsored research will belong to Tokyo Tech in principle. For the patent execution, Tokyo Tech will flexibly respond to the company's demands such as exclusive business execution right.

Contract model

A contract model(128KB:®Word) is available. Please feel free to consult us.

We also offer specific consultation to reflect the company's demands as much as possible.

For more information, please contact:

Visiting Researcher Program

To carry out collaborative research with a company or its own research , Tokyo Tech can accept a company researcher as a visiting researcher at the university.

The procedure is as follows

(1)Identifying the faculty member to collaborate with your researcher: If you do not know anyone to ask for hosting, the Tokyo Tech website may be useful. Please click here to open the search page, and input research fields and/or keywords of research topics. Alternatively, you may contact us directly in the Office of Industry Liaison. Our coordinators will be very pleased to help you find someone from our faculty whose research may suit your need.
(2)Developing a detailed plan for the research project: You can make a personal contact with the faculty member to discuss details of the project: expected research project, period, funds, and plans.
(3)Formal application: A formal application must be made by filling out and submitting an application form.
(4)Reviewing and Approval: The OIL will render its decision concerning approval for the guest researcher to study at Tokyo Tech after reviewing the project plan.
(5)Paying the visitation fee: The visitation fee is 802,800 JPY per guest per year. It must be paid into the bank account Tokyo Tech specifies. For a visit of six months or less, the fee is 401,400 JPY.

For more information, please contact

Donation for Research

Donations made by companies or benefactors support campus education and research activities. If you wish, donations can be channeled to support specific research. You can also attach conditions such as requesting a report on research progress or achievement. However, asking for the patent right that may result from the research is not possible. Donations should not be provided to demand the reward allocation.

The Japanese government provides tax deduction to those who have donated money. For details, please contact the following division.

For more information, please contact

Research Cooperation Division, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ookayama 2-12-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
Phone: +81-(0)3-5734-3806 Facsimile: +81-(0)3-5734-2482
Email: efund[at]jim.titech.ac.jp* If you mail to us, please exchange "[at]" for "@" in the address.

Industry Liaison Membership

This system strives for improvement of the quality of research and education at Tokyo Tech, and for use of its achievements by companies. It maintains close communication with industry and provides high-quality service that is beneficial to both the industry and Tokyo Tech. Please consult OIL for membership.

Membership benefits include the following

Providing industry liaison that is custom-made to suit your needs.
- A specific coordinator in charge is assigned to each company
- Technical consultation, search and creation of the seeds for collaborative research, follow-up of collaborative research and so forth are available
Forum meetings for the exchange of opinions between the company management and President and Vice Presidents of Tokyo Tech.
Invitation to technical forums and seminars sponsored by Tokyo Tech and OIL.
Free disclosure of undisclosed Tokyo Tech patent information.

Class of Membership and Annual Membership Fees

Type	Criteria	Fee (excluding tax)
Class 1 member	Corporate that can make use of patents for its own business and have paid the membership fees.	1,200,000 yen (300,000 yen for small to medium-sized businesses)
Class 2 member	Mainly financial service institutions, think tanks, and local governments with the objective of providing research information to its clients, and have paid the membership fee.	2,000,000 yen

Campus Map & Directions

Ookayama Campus

Access

The Ookayama campus is a one-minute walk from Ookayama Station.

From Downtown Tokyo

1.: Take Keihin-Tohoku Line (Japan Railways) to Ooimachi Station. Transfer to Ooimachi Line (Tokyu Transportation Systems) there and get off at Ookayama Station. The train ride from Ooimachi Station to Ookayama Station is about 10 minutes.
2.: Take Yamanote Line (Japan Railways) to Meguro Station. Transfer to Meguro Line (Tokyu Transportation Systems) there and get off at Ookayama Station. The ride from Meguro Station to Ookayama Station takes about 10 minutes.
3.: Take Mita Line (Toei Subway) to Meguro Station and continue the ride to Ookayama Station.
4.: Take Namboku Line (Tokyo Metropolitan Subway) to Meguro and continue the ride to Ookayama.

From Haneda Airport

1.

by TOKYO MONORAIL.

a.: The monorail trains run between Haneda Airport and Hamamatsucho Station. From Hamamatsucho, take JR Keihin-Tohoku Line to Ooimachi.Transfer to Tokyu Ooimachi Line.
b.: Take JR Yamanote Line from Hamamatsucho to Meguro Station. Transfer to Tokyu Meguro Line there and ride to Ookayama Station.

2.

by KEIKYU LINE.

a.: Take Keikyu Line from Haneda Airport to Shinagawa Station. From Shinagawa, take JR Keihin-Tohoku Line to Ooimachi there and transfer to Tokyu Ooimachi Line.
b.: Take JR Yamanote Line from Shinagawa to Meguro Station. Transfer to Tokyu Meguro Line there and ride to Ookayama Station.

From Narita Airport

1.

by KEISEI Line. Take a Narita skyliner to Nippori Station and transfer to JR Keihin-Tohoku Line. Take a train bound for south from Nippori to Ooimachi. At Ooimachi, transfer to Tokyu Ooimachi Line and get off at Ookayama.

2.

by JR.

a.: Take a Narita express to Shinagawa Station. Change to a Keihin-Tohoku train bound for south and get off at Ooimachi Station (next to Shinagawa).Transfer to Tokyu Ooimachi Line.
b.: Take a Narita express to Shinagawa Station. Change to Yamanote Line bound for Shibuya and Shinjuku. Get off at Meguro Station and transfer to Tokyu Meguro Line to Ookayama.

3.

by BUS.
A limousine bus runs from the airport to Tokyo City Air Terminal (T-cat). At T-cat, go downstairs to the subway station - Suitengumae Station (Hanzomon Line) - and take a train bound for Nagatsuta or Chuo-rinkan. At Futako- tamagawa Station, change to a train bound for Ooimachi. Get off at Ookayama.

Suzukakedai Campus

Access

The Suzukakedai campus (former Nagatsuta campus) is a 5-minute walk from Suzukakedai Station

From Downtown Tokyo

1.: Take Yamanote Line (Japan Railways) to Shibuya Station. Transfer to Den-en-Toshi Line (Subway - Tokyu Transportation Systems) and take a train bound for Chuo-rinkan. Get off at Suzukakedai Station.

From Shin-Yokohama Station

1.: Take JR Yokohama Line to Nagatsuta Station. Transfer to Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line bound for Chuo-rinkan. Get off at Suzukakedai Station.

From Haneda Airport

1.

by TOKYO MONORAIL The monorail trains run between Haneda Airport and Hamamatsucho Station. From Hamamatsucho, take JR Yamanote Line to Shibuya. Transfer to Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line bound for Chuo-rinkan.

2.

by BUS

a.: A limousine bus runs from the airport to Shin-Yokohama Station. Take JR Yokohama Line from Shin-Yokohama to Nagatsuta. Transfer to Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line.
b.: Also, there is a limousine bus service to Yokohama Station. At Yokohama Station, take JR Keihin-Tohoku Line to Higashi-Kanagawa and change trains there to JR Yokohama Line bound for Hachioji via Nagatsuta.Transfer to Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line at Nagatsuta.

From Narita Airport

1.: by KEISEI Line. Take a Narita skyliner to Nishi-Nippori Station and transfer to JR Yamanote Line. Take a train bound for Shinjuku and Shibuya. At Shibuya Station, transfer to Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line. Take a train bound for Chuo-rinkan and get off at Suzukakedai.
2.: Take a Narita express to Shinagawa Station. Change to Yamanote Line bound for Shibuya and Shinjuku. Get off at Shibuya Station and transfer to Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line to Suzukakedai.
3.: by BUS. A limousine bus runs from the airport to Tokyo City Air Terminal (T-cat). At T-cat, go downstairs to the subway station - Suitengumae Station (Hanzomon Line) - and take a train bound for Chuo-rinkan. Get off at Suzukakedai.

Tamachi Campus

Access

The Tamachi Campus is a 2-minute walk from Tamachi Station.

From Downtown Tokyo

1.: Tamachi Station is on JR Yamanote Line.

From Haneda Airport

1.: by TOKYO MONORAIL. The monorail trains run between Haneda Airport and Hamamatsucho Station. From Hamamatsucho, take JR Yamanote Line to Tamachi.

From Narita Airport

1.: by KEISEI Line. Take a Narita skyliner to Nishi-Nippori Station and transfer to JR Yamanote Line. Take a train bound for Tokyo and Shinagawa and get off at Tamachi.
2.: by JR. Take a Narita express to Shinagawa Station. Change to Yamanote Line bound for Shimbashi and Tokyo. Get off at Tamachi.

Admissions

Application Guide of International Graduate Program

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO APPLICANTS FOR OVERSEAS APPLICATION

The International Graduate Program offers a choice of seven English-language based curricular programs related to the 40 departments of Tokyo Institute of Technology and enables students to obtain a Master's or Doctoral degree.
Therefore, Tokyo Tech requires all IGP(overseas application) applicants whose first language is not English to take the official score of TOEFL-iBT, TOEFL-PBT, TOEIC or IELTS-Academic module within two years before the application deadline as the certification of their English proficiency and submit the score with other application documents by the application deadline.(original, no photocopies) If you have any questions,please contact the Admission Division.

Please be aware that score sheets from the TOEFL-ITP, TOEIC-IP and other tests conducted on a special group system are NOT acceptable.

It is necessary for applicants to make preparations well in advance for submitting completed application documents including the score by the application deadline. Tokyo Tech will NOT accept application documents which do not arrive by the deadline under any circumstances.

1) International Graduate Program (A) Commencing in October 2012 (Overseas Application): Program:Integrated Doctral Education proguram,Master's and Doctoral program Admission period:October 2012; Applicants with outstanding academic performance are entitled to apply for Japanese Goverment(MEXT)Scholarship.; *NOTICE: Residents of Thailand who are going to apply for IGP(A) We understand that due to the flood situation in Thailand, many universities and offices may be closed until early January. Applicants who cannot submit a part of their application documents by the deadline (December 16, 2011), should contact the Admission Division.
2) International Graduate Program (B) Commencing in April 2012 Tokyo Institute of Technology - RIKEN International School (Overseas Application): Program:Doctoral program Admission period:April 2012; Application for April 2012 entrance is closed.
3) International Graduate Program (B) Commencing in October 2012 Slection for Receiving Goverment and Other Scholarships (Overseas Application): Program:Doctoral program Admission period:October 2012; The Application Guide will be shown up in early April of 2012.
4) International Graduate Program (C) Commencing in April 2012 (Overseas Application): Program:Master's and Doctoral program Admission period:April 2012; Application for April 2012 entrance is closed.
5) International Graduate Program (C) Commencing in October 2012 (Overseas Application): Program:Master's and Doctoral program Admission period:October 2012; The Application Guide will be shown up in early April of 2012.
6) International Graduate Program (C) Commencing in October 2012 (Domestic Application): Program:Masster's and Doctoral program Admission period:October 2012; This Program is for Applications residing in Japan. The Application Guide will be shown up in early April of 2012.

Library

The main library of Tokyo Tech is the Tokyo Institute of Technology Library in Ookayama. It is the home of Japan's largest science and technology library. The library was founded in 1882, and it lost nearly 28,000 books during the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923. Moved to Ookayama in 1936, it has been the national science and technology library of Japan.

1,200 students and staff visit the library each day.
It has 674,000 books and 2,500 journals, including 1,600 foreign academic journals; the number of international research collections is the largest in Japan. It provides around 7,000 registered electric journals each year. The library is therefore recognised for the outstanding national and international importance and awarded 'Centre of foreign journals' by the government of Japan. The library was renewaled on July 2011.

Plan about the new library

We consider the next two points most important as a design in the future.

Advanced electronic library.
The new library will offer the environment to use various academic information easier, and will transmit the research achievements produced by the members of the Tokyo Tech University, widely in the world.
Provision of the comfortable space for studying, and the excellent reference service.
We will have enough space, where the users can study comfortably, and they are able to get their necessary informations easily.

To realize especially the 2nd point, the new library will be designed with following points in mind.