Tokyo Tech Winter Program

The Information for Next Year

The winter program has been suspended for AY2024.
We will inform you about the program for AY 2025 on our website as soon as it is decided.
Program content will be renewal so please look forward to the new information until then.

Period of Study
February 9–20, 2024
Eligibility
Current undergraduate students at the selected partner universities below.
Program Fee
Free of charge
Number of Participants
Maximum 30 in total, including up to 10 from the University of Melbourne, up to 8 from the other selected partner universities and up to around 12 from Tokyo Tech.
Application Deadline
November 14, 2023

Overview

Through AY 2019, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) organized the Tokyo Tech Winter Program as a short-term inbound exchange program for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at overseas universities to pursue individual research projects under Tokyo Tech faculty supervision.

In light of the COVID-19 epidemic, Tokyo Tech relaunched the Winter Program in AY 2020 as Bringing Ideas in Remote Discussion (BIRD), a virtual exchange program for students from Tokyo Tech and the University of Melbourne. BIRD will be conducted for a third year in AY 2022.

Regarding AY 2023, we decided to hold the Winter Program online as a virtual exchange program with not only University of Melbourne but also other selected partner universities this time.

Bringing Ideas in Remote Discussion (BIRD) – virtual exchange program (AY 2023)

Period of Study
February 9–20, 2024
General theme for AY 2023 program
Japanese Food Culture and Engineering
Eligibility (overseas)
-Current undergraduate students
*Participants must maintain student status at the home universites
during the program.
The Selected Partner Universities Eligible to Apply
-The University of Melbourne
-The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
-Seoul National University
-National University of Singapore
-De La Salle University
-Chulalongkorn University
-Institut Teknologi Bandung
-Hanoi University of Science and Technology
* The time difference between Japan and the countries of the partner universities is under 2hours.
Program Fee
Free of charge
Number of Participants
Maximum 30 in total, including up to 10 from the University of Melbourne, up to 8 from the other selected universities and up to around 12 from Tokyo Tech.
*Competitive selection of applicants will be conducted in case of over subscription.
Application Deadline
November 14, 2023
Selection Result
November 30, 2023

Program Details

Participants in the AY 2023 program will

1.: apply and expand their knowledge of Japanese Food Culture and Engineering;
2.: enhance their skills through group work with students from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines; and
3.: broaden their international academic and social networks.

Schedule

Program Contents
-Lectures on technologies related to Japanese Food Culture and Engineering
-Introductory session and cultural activity
-Collaboration around the program theme (100 min. × 6 sessions)
-Final presentations

Certificate

A Certificate of Program Completion will be issued to each participant upon satisfactory completion.

Program Flyer

How to apply

Complete the onine application form.