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Japan

Nagoya Institute of Technology

Country: Japan
City: Nagoya
University: Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech)
Homepage: https://www.nitech.ac.jp/eng/
Contact Person: Christine Mohr
Office of Study Information and Advice of the Faculty of Engineering (StIB)
Applicants from WW please also contact Prof. Fey from WW.
Support: No tuition fees, various scholarships.
Prerequisites: Good grades, appropriate language skills (Japanese for studies). Date of application within the standard period of study.
Type of cooperation: Direct partnership (MoU on student exchange)
Number of places: 10 x 1 semesters
Deadline for application: Online application (German,English) by 15th of January
Application documents:
  • Proof of good language knowledge (“DAAD-Mobilitätstest” or TOEFL)
  • CV in English with photo
  • Certificate of matriculation
  • Motivation letter in English (about 1-2 pages)
  • Transcript of records
  • Recommendation letter of a university teacher (professor) which shows your eligibility for study abroad
  • Copy of your passport with residence permit
Procedure: You will receive the decision of the selection committee approximately 4-6 weeks after the application deadline. If you are selected, you must then still apply to the host university, which always makes the final decision on your admission.
Criteria for selection: Grade point average, motivation letter, language knowledge.
Acknowledgement: https://www.tf.fau.de/studium/studieninteressierte/anerkennung/ (in German only)
Lecture period: Beginning of April – end of July
Beginning of October – end of February
Language of instruction: Japanese for studies, English for research work sufficient
Experience reports: 1718_JP_Nagoya-Institute-of-Technology_Materialwissenschaften-und-Werkstofftechnik_DE
Annotation: Without knowledge of Japanese only research work possible, no study

Tohoku University

Country: Japan
City: Sendai
University: Tohoku University
Homepage: http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/index.html
Contact Person: Christine Mohr
Office of Study Information and Advice of the Faculty of Engineering (StIB)
Support: No tuition fees, various scholarships.
Prerequisites: Good grades, good English, no Japanese citizenship. Date of application within the standard period of study.
Type of cooperation: Direct partnership (Agreement for Educational and Research Cooperation)
Number of places: Not more than 3 students simultaneously, up to one year
Deadline for application: Online application (German, English) by 15th of November
Application documents:
  • Proof of good language knowledge (“DAAD-Mobilitätstest” or TOEFL)
  • CV in English with photo
  • Certificate of matriculation
  • Motivation letter in English (about 1-2 pages)
  • Transcript of records
  • Recommendation letter of a university teacher (professor) which shows your eligibility for study abroad
  • Copy of your passport with residence permit
Procedure: You will receive the decision of the selection committee approximately 4-6 weeks after the application deadline. If you are selected, you must then still apply to the host university, which always makes the final decision on your admission.
Criteria for selection: Grade point average, motivation letter, language knowledge.
Acknowledgement: https://www.tf.fau.de/studium/studieninteressierte/anerkennung/
Lecture period: Beginning of April – end of July
Beginning of October – end of January
Language of instruction: English, Japanese
Experience reports: 1516_JP_Sendai_Tohoku-University_International-Production-Engineering-and-Management_DE
1718_JP_Sendai_Tohoku-University_Elektrotechnik_DE
171818_JP_Sendai_Tohoku-University_Elektrotechnik_DE
Annotation: Rather not suitable for computer scientists, as the exchange is only with Tohoku Graduate School of Engineering, which does not include computer science.

University of Tokyo

Country: Japan
City: Tokyo
University: The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering
Homepage: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/index.html
Contact Person: Christine Mohr
Office of Study Information and Advice of the Faculty of Engineering (StIB)
Support: No tuition fees, various scholarships.
Prerequisites: Exchange in Bachelor only with good knowledge of Japanese (JLPT)
Exchange in the Master also only with English knowledge
Date of application within the standard period of study.
Type of cooperation: Direct partnership (Agreement of Academic Exchange)
Number of places: 2 x 1 semesters in WS and 2 x 1 semesters in SS
Deadline for application: Online application (German, English) up to 15th of January
Application documents:
  • Proof of good language knowledge (“DAAD-Mobilitätstest” oder TOEFL)
  • CV in English with photo
  • Certificate of matriculation
  • Motivation letter in English (about 1-2 pages)
  • Transcript of records
  • Recommendation letter of a university teacher (professor) which shows your eligibility for study abroad
  • Copy of your passport with residence permit
Procedure: You will receive the decision of the selection committee approximately 4-6 weeks after the application deadline. If you are selected, you must then still apply to the host university, which always makes the final decision on your admission.
Criteria for selection: Grade point average, motivation letter, language knowledge.
Acknowledgement: https://www.tf.fau.de/studium/studieninteressierte/anerkennung/
Lecture period: Beginning of April – end of July
Beginning of October – end of January
Language of instruction: Japanese, English
Experience reports: 1415_JP_Tokyo_University-of-Tokyo-School-of-Engineering_Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen_DE
1617_JP_Tokyo_Tokyo-University_Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen_DE
1617_JP_Tokyo_University-of-Tokyo_Materialwissenschaften-und-Werkstofftechnik_DE
1617-17_JP_Tokyo_University-of-Tokyo_Informatik-Japanologie_DE
17_JP_Tokyo_University-of-Tokyo_Life-Science-Engineering_DE
1718_JP_Tokyo_University-of-Tokyo-School-of-Engineering_Chemie-und-Bioingenieurwesen_DE
1718_JP_Tokyo_University-of-Tokyo-School-of-Engineering_Computational-Engineering_EN
1718_JP_Tokyo_University-of-Tokyo_Life-Science-Engineering_DE
18_JP_Tokyo_University-of-Tokyo_International-Production-Engineering-and-Management_DE
18_JP_Tokyo_Todai-University-of-Tokyo_Life-Science-Engineering_DE
1920_JP_Tokyo_University-of-Tokyo_Mechanical-Engineering_IP_DE
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