Master of Public Policy, International Program (MPP/IP)

2 years English open

Life as a student on this programme

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Campus — "GraSPP is located in the Hongo Campus, the University of Tokyo's main campus, in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, which occupies about 56 hectares of the former Kaga Yashiki, the Tokyo estate of a major fe
Libraries — "The University of Tokyo Library System is composed of about 40 libraries, including the General Library, the Komaba and Kashiwa Libraries, and departmental libraries. The General Library
Sports facilities — "At the Hongo Campus, the 'Gotenshita Memorial Arena' can be used for table tennis, badminton, futsal, volleyball, basketball, and swimming. It also has training equipment that can
Accommodation — "The following are options for accommodation: UTokyo Dormitories (a limited number of vacancies), Shared House, Furnished Apartment, Unfurnished Apartment." University residences open
Renting privately — guarantor — "In Japan, whether you are a foreigner or Japanese, you need a joint surety/guarantor to rent an apartment basically." GraSPP points students to the university CO-OP "A
International Student Adviser — "International Student Advisers provide advice to international students regarding their visa, accommodation, daily life, private scholarships and other issues. There a
Supporting Tutor — "The University of Tokyo offers a tutoring program for each newly arriving international student. This program assigns a Japanese or international student as your supporter who can
Japanese language courses — "The University of Tokyo's Center for Japanese Language Education provides an opportunity to learn Japanese for international students and their spouses." These are optiona
Internships — "GraSPP offers summer and winter internship opportunities at major companies and government-related organizations for international students studying at GraSPP."
Student body — "GraSPP is one of the most cosmopolitan graduate schools in Japan. About 50% of the student body is composed of international students from over 30 different countries (both advanced an
Visa — "International students are required to obtain an appropriate visa according to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951) prior to undertaking the enro
Global Public Policy Network — "The world is your campus: 14 Partner Institutions including the Global Public Policy Network (GPPN), the world-leading public schools." GraSPP participates in GPPN annu
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