Academic Course Access Program (ACAP)

* Tokyo Tech have renewed our programs for International Exchange Students. Since September 2022, ACAP has been offered as a course-oriented program. Students who intend to take courses at Tokyo Tech should select the ACAP program.

Under the Academic Course Access Program (ACAP), Tokyo Tech waives the application, enrollment, and tuition fees of undergraduate (second-year or above) and graduate-level International Exchange Students from participating partner universities [LIST of agreements]. ACAP students are accepted for a period of one quarter to four quarters (a year) – for JASSO scholarship recipients, a period of two quarters (a semester) to four quarters (a year) – and are able to study alongside Tokyo Tech students in regular courses offered on a quarter or semester basis.

• • ・Doctoral program
  • ・Master’s program
  • ・Bachelor’s program (at least one year of study)*

*For JASSO scholarship recipients, the period of study must start in either April or October and last from 2 quarters (a semester) to 4 quarters (a year).

• 1) Take course(s) offered at Tokyo Tech (required): Mandated to take 6 classes (600 minutes) or more per week to maintain student visa status. *1 *2
  • (a) Master's and doctoral students can take all courses offered by the graduate school (conducted in English/Japanese).
  • (b) Undergraduate students in their final year can take courses for undergraduates (most of which are conducted in Japanese) and courses for graduates also open to undergraduate-level international exchange students (conducted in English). *3
  • (c) Undergraduate students other than those in their final year can take only undergraduate courses mostly conducted in Japanese. *3
• 2) Engage in at least one of the following activities (required):
  • (a) Take at least one of the following courses.
  • - Recommended Courses for International Exchange Students (TBA)
  • - Japanese language
  • (b) Participate in one of the monthly events organized by Tokyo Tech. (Dates: TBA)

For ACAP, the application deadline differs depending on whether students apply for Japan Student Services (JASSO) Scholarship or not:

The deadlines for applicants indicated above refer to the deadlines by which materials must be submitted online to Tokyo Tech. However, the preliminary application deadline at the applicant's home university may vary.

High-level English or Japanese ability is required for taking courses.

ACAP applicants must be officially nominated to Tokyo Tech by their home university, and Tokyo Tech must be informed of the nomination BEFORE applicants are invited to apply online. At the time of nomination, the "ACAP Course-Oriented Program Sheet" prepared by each applicant should be submitted to Tokyo Tech by their home university.
After receiving the official nomination from your home university, Tokyo Tech will directly send you the necessary information for logging in to the online application form via email to you.

Within the "Contact Period with the ACAP Specialized faculty member", applicants are required to contact an ACAP Specialized faculty member by directly referring to the list of the ACAP Specialized faculty members which will be provided by Tokyo Tech, and obtain their approval. Please do NOT contact outside of the set time of period. On the online application form, applicants need to submit evidence such as an email message or a letter indicating that the ACAP Specialized faculty member agrees to accept them. Note that there are some Departments with many applicants which may exceed their limit and not accept any. In most cases, the maximum number of students accepted by a single Department is about 10. Therefore, please refer to the list of Number of students by accepted department and consider which Departments you would like your students to be accepted by, if possible. If more than two students are recommended for the same Department, there is a possibility that we may not be able to accept them.

Visa application processing time is expedited when you submit a COE with your visa application.
Click HERE for information on applying for your visa with a COE.
Information about Tokyo Tech dormitories will be sent from the Student Support Division of Tokyo Tech.

Enjoy your studies at Tokyo Tech!

International students who have passed the entrance exam and whose registered enrollment period will be three months or longer are required to have the health certificate completed and signed by a physician within the three-month period before the designated date of enrollment at Tokyo Tech (or within the three-month period before their planned date of arrival in Japan if their arrival will be later than the date of entrance). In addition, we request that it be submitted prior to the designated date of entrance (or prior to arriving in Japan if the arrival will be later than the date of entrance).
Note that all expenses for this shall be borne by students.
Please cooperate with our preventive measures against various infectious diseases that could cross international borders in order to protect the health and wellbeing of you and your colleagues.

For more details, please refer to the following website;

For students who have submitted a request to move into a Tokyo Tech dormitory through the online application, the International Student Exchange Division will request that the department in charge of university dormitories will allocate a room for them. (Students are not required to apply for dormitories individually.) Students will be notified by email 1 to 1.5 months prior to enrollment whether or not they will be able to move into the dormitory. In that case, please follow the instructions in the email.

Please refer here regarding the results of ACAP acceptance.