Graduate Program for International Students in Urban and Environmental Studies (UBE-UPN/ENV)

Life as a student on this programme

Studio and community

Laboratory life Under the Urban Environmental Engineering course, there are many laboratory groups in a variety of specific themes.

Housing

Accommodation For those who wish to apply to move into the dormitories…
Reasonable accommodations The University of Tokyo provides reasonable accommodations to ensure that applicants and students with disabilities or other circumstances…

Estimated accommodation and living costs

Support

Foreign Students Office The Department of Urban Engineering runs a Foreign Students Office on the 1st Floor of Engineering Bldg.
International student community Around 120 undergraduate students and 170 graduate students, including 50 international students, are currently enrolled.
Urban Engineering Library The department runs its own library in Room 704, 7th Floor, School of Engineering Building 14, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656.
Health insurance All international students who stay in Japan for longer than three months are designated as 'mid-to-long-term residents'…
Medical check-ups Medical check-ups for students are conducted on a fixed schedule every year. Announcements will be made on the department bulletin board.
Visa extension support You can renew the period of stay for your Visa three months prior to its expiration date...
International Student Support Room The University of Tokyo has an International Student Support Room, an office designated to support international students.
Certificates and administrative services Certificate of Enrollment, transcripts, and Certificate of Expected Completion (master's program) can be issued at the automatic…
Leave of absence and travel home Students must inform their academic advisor and submit a Travel Report to the department office before returning home temporarily.
Japanese language classes The department's long-running Japanese Language Class, established in 1987…
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