The University of Tokyo, Japan

The University of Tokyo was established in 1877 as the first national university in Japan. As a leading research university with approximately 4,000 faculty members and 27,000 graduate and undergraduate students, the university offers courses in essentially all academic disciplines at both undergraduate and graduate levels and conducts research across the full spectrum of academic activity. It aims to provide its students with a rich and varied academic environment that ensures opportunities for both intellectual development and the acquisition of professional knowledge and skills.

The university has three main campuses in Tokyo area, including Hongo, Kashiwa, and Komaba. The university-wide student exchange program (USTEP) enables graduate students from Yale University to spend a semester or a year at one of these campuses under the Fox International Fellowship. The student may come either as a special auditor and register for courses or as a special research student and conduct research under the guidance of UTokyo faculty. Academic prerequisites and Japanese language proficiency requirement are set by each department and/or graduate school. For those interested in learning the language while on campus, the university offers free language courses at its Japanese Language Center on Hongo campus.

USTEP offers an inspiring opportunity for those interested in studying and researching at the University of Tokyo as a Yale graduate student. It offers chances to learn from faculty engaged in the latest scholarship in a wide variety of fields while experiencing the life in Tokyo, one of the most dynamic and vibrant metropolises of the world.