University of Tsukuba

1. University of Tsukuba Masanao Honda Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba

2. Russia China Tsukuba main campus Korea Japan TSUKUBA Tokyo Campus Express TOKYO NARITA (International Airport) TOKYO • located in Tsukuba City, 60 km northeast of Tokyo; • 45 minutes from Tokyo and 100 minutes from Narita International Airport; • one of the largest campuses in Japan (260 ha); • the core institution in the Tsukuba Science City, where 300 institutes are located and 13,000 researchers live (4,000 foreigners); • Tokyo campus and many training and research facilities. Tsukuba Campus

3. 139 years of history and tradition Higher Normal School (1872) -> Tokyo University of Education (1949) -> University of Tsukuba (1973) 3 Nobel Laureates Dr. Sin-Itiro Tomonaga (Physics, 1965) Dr. Leo Esaki (Physics, 1973) Dr. Hideki Shirakawa (Chemistry, 2000) 10 Gold Medals in Olympic games Gymnastics and Judo History

4. 9 Undergraduate Schools of 23 programs(10,000 students) Organization Humanities and Culture Social and International Studies Human Sciences Life and Environmental Sciences Sciences and Engineering Informatics Medicine and Medical Sciences Health and Physical Education Art and Design 8Graduate Schools of 66 programs (7,000 students) Education Humanities and Social Sciences Business Sciences Pure and Applied Sciences Systems and Information Engineering Life and Environmental Sciences Comprehensive Human Sciences Library, Information and Media Studies

5. Residences Campus Life • 60 residence buildings with 4,200 rooms (single and family types)inside the campus. • Dormitories accommodate both international and Japanese students, of which 1,200 are international students. • Many apartments are also available off-campus. Costs • Registration and tuition fees: • University dormitory: 14,000-31,000 JPY. • Average living expenses including food, clothing and study materials: approximately 80,000 JPY per month.

6. International-exchange Programs • Academic partnerships with 211 universities and institutions in 53 countries. • 1,944 international students from 102 countries. Scholarships • Japanese Government offers scholarships to overseas students who wish to study in Japan. Applications for the scholarships are made either through Japanese embassies overseas or through a university in Japan. • “Tsukuba Scholarship“ is our own financial support for excellent international students who enter Global 30 Programs at the undergraduate level. • Japanese Student Services Organizations (JASSO) and other private foundations are also available.

7. Admissions • Undergraduate Students (Japanese) • Graduate Students (Japanese) • Entrance examinations for these two are held in Japanese, therefore sufficient Japanese proficiency is required. • Non-degree Research Students (Japanese and English) • Selection is based on the submitted documents, and needs an agreement with the supervisor of University of Tsukuba in advance. • Credited Auditors (Japanese and English) • Residence status in Japan is required. • Exchange and Ex-Research Students (Japanese and English) • These are open to foreign students from educational institutions sharing Academic Exchanges Agreements with University of Tsukuba. • Global 30 Programs for Under/Graduate Students (English)

8. 3 Undergraduate Programs International Social Studies Life and Environmental Sciences Medical Scientists 20 Graduate Programs MBA Program in International Business International Agricultural Research International Bio-industrial Sciences Environmental Diplomatic Leader Education Bio-diplomacy International Collaborative Environment Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development International Relations and Public Policy Education and Cultural Policy Japanese Studies International Relations Economic and Public Policy Management Public Health Dual Master's Degree Program for Comprehensive Human and Medical Sciences Medical Sciences Materials Science and Engineering Computational Science Arid Land Resource Science Waste Management Expert Nano Science Global 30 Programs in Tsukuba

9. Students from Ukraine and neighboring countries Academic partnership with Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

10. Why Tsukuba? • Reasonable: 4,200 rooms inside the campus; monthly fee of university dormitory = 14,000 JPY = 1,400 UAH; cost of living is cheaper than those of big cities, such as Tokyo. • Scientific: the core institution of Tsukuba Science City; 300 institutes, including a half of national research organizations; 4,000 foreign researchers of 13,000 scientists; 1,500 teachers in our university. • International: 10% international students representing over 100 countries worldwide; manyEnglish classes for both Japanese course and English course. • Amazing: wide variety of fields, from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, medicine and environmental sciences, to health and physical education, and art and design; coexistence of scientists, players and artists.

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