We will announce the recruitment information for students who wish to enroll in Tokyo Tech’s doctoral program in April 2024 or later on this website after February 2024.
Field of research
For Cross the border! Tokyo-Tech pioneering doctoral research project , we have identified the following six areas of research and education in which the University has strengths and which should be more strengthened. All of these fields are cutting-edge and interdisciplinary specialties that can make a significant contribution to solving problems in Japan. When applying, please select one field that most closely matches your research interests.

Message
Spring of FY2022 application message
Professor Kanda, the Project Director, explains the purpose and features of the project.
Professor Iwasawa, the vice-Project Director, gives an overview of the project and points to note about the selection process.
Please be sure to watch this video if you are applying for this project.
Fall FY2023
Eligibility Requirements: | Students who wish to enroll in Tokyo Tech’s doctoral program in September 2023 * |
Application Period: | Tuesday, April 25, 9:00 a.m.- Noon, Wednesday, May 31 |
Interviews: | Tuesday, July 4 or Wednesday, July 5, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (both days) |
Announcement of selection results: | Noon, Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
Remarks: | * Applications will be canceled if the applicant does not enroll in the Tokyo Tech doctoral program in September 2023, regardless of the institution where the applicant earned a master’s degree (i.e., whether the applicant earned the degree from Tokyo Tech or another institution). |
Perspectives on Selection
- The research plan should be feasible and of a sufficiently high level of expertise in the priority and strategic areas that the university intends to strengthen, as well as in basic research related to these areas, based on the applicant’s past academic and research achievements.
- The research plan must include sufficient challenging and interdisciplinary elements.
- The research plan is challenging enough to achieve the goal of fostering versatility while maintaining one’s advanced expertise through three months of off-campus study and a wide selection of events and courses.
- The career plan should be based on the student’s doctoral research and its potential to solve social problems or to implement strategies to solve social problems.
- The application and interview should be structured so that the applicant’s research and its significance to society can be easily understood not only by those in the applicant’s field of specialization, but also by those in related interdisciplinary fields.