Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS)

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Life as a student on this programme

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Weekly GPSS Student Seminar — "GPSS seminar is a peer learning forum for all the students in the program. This weekly seminar provides students from various backgrounds with the opportunities to prese
A predominantly international cohort — GSFS statistics show that GPSS applications and admissions are overwhelmingly international: 49 of 54 applicants and 7 of 10 admitted students in the 2026 entry
Learning alongside students from other GSFS departments — "GPSS students can also have an opportunity to work and learn together with students from other departments taking this minor program. Both GP
Housing — "Students enrolled in GPSS are eligible to apply to accommodations offered by The University of Tokyo. For more information, please visit the website of Housing Office" (https://www.u-tokyo.
Financial support after enrolment — "The Graduate School of Frontier Sciences provides a range of financial support programs, encompassing scholarships, on-campus employment opportunities, and tuition
GPSS Award for outstanding master's theses — GPSS publishes a roll of master's theses winning the GPSS Award, most recently "Identification and Simulation of Urban Shrinking Process: Implications for
Contact points for applicants — Programme admissions: admission@s.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp (also the address for confidential recommendation letters). GSFS administration: inquiry form under "3. Contacts and I
University accommodation at Kashiwa — "Kashiwa International Lodge (on Kashiwa campus II: 20 minutes walk to Kashiwa campus)" — "Applications for admission are accepted twice a year, in January and Ju
Dining on Kashiwa Campus — The campus has a Cafeteria (in front of the Institute for Solid State Physics building; "about eight homemade items, a la carte, and salads daily", plus Chinese and Korean d
Japanese language classes — "International student and researchers who are studying or working on the Kashiwa campus, and their family members are welcome to study Japanese at the Japanese classes at
Orientation, Tutor System and the Kashiwa International Office — "The Graduate School of Frontier Sciences holds orientation events for new students at the beginning of each semester… The department o
Community and cultural exchange — "To strengthen the relationship with the local community, we value the communication between students and the community, offering students opportunities to visit the
Kashiwa Library — "The Kashiwa Library is one of the hub libraries of the University of Tokyo, along with the General Library at the Hongo Campus and the Komaba Library at the Komaba Campus." It has "
Health and counselling services — "Kashiwa Health Service Center offers wellness and healthcare services to students, faculty and staff members at the Kashiwa campus." "The Student Counseling Center o
Getting to campus — The Graduate School is at 5-1-5 Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa City, Chiba 277-8561, with GPSS's home building — the Environmental Studies Building — at 277-8563. A university shuttle bus
On-campus gym or sports centre
Cost of Japanese language classes
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