Prospective Students
Prospective Students
What kind of future do you envision for yourself as an international applicant considering studying in Japan and at Tokyo Tech?
Tokyo Tech graduates are highly regarded for their employability in Japan and abroad, and your future as a student at Tokyo Tech will be diverse and fulfilling.
Approximately 90% of undergraduate students go on to graduate school. That is how attractive Tokyo Tech's graduate school is. Of course, many of students have gone on to work after graduation.
About 80% of master‘s students find employment. There is a wide variety of employment opportunities. You can find a job that makes the most of your specialty or in a new field. About 15% of master‘s students go on to the doctoral program. After completing the doctoral program, there are opportunities to work as a researcher in companies or academia.
Let's take a look at the diverse career paths of international students at Tokyo Tech: those who will work for companies in Japan and abroad, or those who will go on to doctoral programs at Tokyo Tech or other universities or start their own businesses.
Approximately 550 international students graduate from Tokyo Tech each year. Let's take a look at the latest career paths of these graduates and see what they are choosing.
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Country of Employment
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Type of Employment
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No. of People
|
|---|---|---|
|
Employed in Japan
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Private Firms
・Japanese Company: 118 ・Foreign-Affiliated Company: 36 |
154
|
|
University
|
11
|
|
|
Research Institute
|
6
|
|
|
Embassy/Ministry
|
2
|
|
|
Undisclosed
|
6
|
|
|
Employed in Home Country
|
Private Firm
|
38
|
|
University
|
16
|
|
|
Research Institute
|
4
|
|
|
Public Servant
|
4
|
|
|
Undisclosed
|
13
|
|
|
Employed in Other Countries
|
Private Firm
|
4
|
|
University
|
1
|
Source: 2020 International Students Career Data
Total number of graduates: 545 (from Sept. 2019 to Mar. 2020)
OPENCLOSEOPENCLOSESource: 2020 International Students Career Data
Total number of graduates: 545 (from Sept. 2019 to Mar. 2020)
Tokyo Tech's faculty members and administrative staff in each graduate and undergraduate department have provided detailed advice on employment that makes the most of students' respective fields of expertise.
In cooperation with support by departments, the Student Support Center provides comprehensive information on employment and higher education, and responds to the diversifying need for career support.
Experienced career advisors at the Student Support Center will provide individual counseling on career paths and specific job-hunting issues, and English support is available. Online counseling is also available for current students living abroad.
Throughout the year, Tokyo Tech holds career support events such as internship guidance, job-hunting guidance, and information exchange events with foreign-affiliated companies. Most events are held in Japanese except the event for international students held in November every year.
The Career Support Seminar for International Students is held in November every year.
The Student Career Support Section of the Student Support Center introduces data on international students' employment results and trends in Japan, explains how to prepare for successful job-hunting, and invites graduates who are working in Japan for interviews.
The Ookayama and Suzukakedai campuses each have a Career Information Room, where students can browse company information and read various kinds of career related books to gather information.
Contact
152-8550 TP-006, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
Career Support Services, Student Success Support Section, Student Support Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Email career2@jim.titech.ac.jp
Tel 03-5734-3012 FAX 03-5734-3240
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