Graduate Program for International Students in Urban and Environmental Studies (UBE-UPN/ENV)

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Life as a student on this programme

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Foreign Students Office — The Department of Urban Engineering runs a Foreign Students Office on the 1st Floor of Engineering Bldg. #14 at Hongo, which handles applications and international student ma
International student community — "Around 120 undergraduate students and 170 graduate students, including 50 international students, are currently enrolled." The department publishes 14 "Voice of Inte
Laboratory life — "Under the Urban Environmental Engineering course, there are many laboratory groups in a variety of specific themes. In general, we have regular meeting within each lab group. We als
Urban Engineering Library — The department runs its own library in Room 704, 7th Floor, School of Engineering Building 14, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10:00
Accommodation — "For those who wish to apply to move into the dormitories, go to 'OSTA,' the online dormitory application system for the University of Tokyo." No rent figures, room numbers or guarante
Health insurance — "All international students who stay in Japan for longer than three months are designated as 'mid-to-long-term residents', and are required to join the National Health Insurance sys
Medical check-ups — "Medical check-ups for students are conducted on a fixed schedule every year. Announcements will be made on the department bulletin board."
Visa extension support — "You can renew the period of stay for your Visa three months prior to its expiration date... An official seal of the university is required on the application for extension of
International Student Support Room — "The University of Tokyo has an International Student Support Room, an office designated to support international students. The International Student Support Room
Certificates and administrative services — "Certificate of Enrollment, transcripts, and Certificate of Expected Completion (master's program) can be issued at the automatic certificate issuing machine
Leave of absence and travel home — Students must inform their academic advisor and submit a "Travel Report" to the department office before returning home temporarily. For a leave of absence, "you nee
Reasonable accommodations — "The University of Tokyo provides reasonable accommodations to ensure that applicants and students with disabilities or other circumstances requiring accommodations are not
Japanese language classes — The department's long-running Japanese Language Class, established in 1987, "will be terminated at the end of this academic year (end of March 2023)" per its own closing me
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