TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE ANDTECHNOLOGY Biotechology and Life Science

Admissions

1. Admission Policy

The Graduate School of Engineering places focus on the study of natural environments and scientific technologies, accepting a wide range of students from Japan and other countries aiming to become technicians and researchers active in the international society for self-enlightenment and to acquire a broad range of knowledge and vision, and the ability to execute tasks that is sustained by high self-motivation and morality.

2. Major Education and Research Features

1) In order to respond to the scholastic research fields within the academic arena, research work is conducted under a strong guidance system according to the overall academic specialization based on the general academic system. Meanwhile, supervision of Master’s or Doctoral theses is conducted under a multiple-supervision system, in order to respond to interdisciplinary research work.
2) In order to eliminate any hindrance that may be created by specialized academic research that will become high level but extremely narrowed, students will be asked to conduct research of sources for a research theme different to their own Master’s or Doctoral theses. This is to ensure students acquire a broad range of knowledge and attain a flexible ability to think.
3) Classes are conducted with focus on the field related to the actual research work undertaken by the teaching staff.
4) The Graduate School of Engineering proactively accepts not only working people who already have acquired a master’s degree, but also people who have worked for more than 2 years after graduating from an undergraduate degree.

Please refer to the following for in-depth information about an admission.
http://www.tuat.ac.jp/en/admission/index.html