Campus Guide for International Students

Foreword

Contents

1.

Residence and Registration Procedures
　1.1 Residence Card
　1.2 Notification Procedures Involving Your Address
　1.3 Change in Information on the Residence Card Other Than Place of Residence
　1.4 Social Security and Tax Number (Individual Number)
　1.5 Leaving Japan
　1.6 Leave of Absence from Tokyo Tech
　1.7 Withdrawal / Removal from Tokyo Tech
　1.8 Extending Period of Stay
　1.9 Applying for Permission to Engage in Extra-status Activity

2.

Visa Consulting Service

3.

Joining the National Health Insurance System

4.

Disaster and Accident Insurance for Students and Personal Liability Insurance for Students
　4.1 Disaster and Accident Insurance for Students (Gakkensai)
　4.2 Personal Liability Insurance for Students (Gakkenbai)
　4.3 Premiums
　4.4 Joining the Insurance
　4.5 Claiming Insurance
　4.6 Other(Car Insurance)

5.

Medical Checkup
　5.1 Annual Medical Checkup and Medical Certificate
　5.2 Special Medical Screenings

6.

Counseling and Support System
　6.1 Student Guidance Room
　6.2 Student Life Coach Office
　6.3 International Student Support Desk
　6.4 Student Accessibility services
　6.5 Telephone Consultation Service
　6.6 Health Consultation and Counseling Services at the Health Support Center
　6.7 Tutoring System

7.

Applying for Certificates
　7.1 Academic Transcripts and Certificates of Enrollment for enrolled students
　7.2 Academic Transcripts and Certificates of Completion for students having graduated or completed their studies
　7.3 Scholarship Certificates

8.

Administrative Divisions in Charge of Student Affairs

9.

Accommodation
　9.1 Dormitories exclusive for new international students
　9.2 Other dormitories
　9.3 The Tokyo Tech Affiliated Dormitory
　9.4 Tokyo International Exchange Center(TIEC)
　9.5 Company dormitories
　9.6 Private apartments and Share houses
　9.7 Rules for living in Japan

10.

Commuter Passes and Student Discounts
　10.1 Regular Students (undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students)
　10.2 Non-regular Students (Research Students, Japanese Intensive Course Students and International Exchange Students and International Visiting Students)

11.

Inviting a family member to Japan
　11.1 Procedures for inviting a family member to Japan for a short-term visit (as a tourist)
　11.2 Procedures for inviting your family to reside with you
　11.3 Accommodation for you and your family

12.

Use of the Libraries

13.

Career Support
　13.1 Student Career Support Section
　13.2 Employment Support in the Departments

14.

Bulletin Boards

15.

Application for Privately Funded Scholarships
　15.1 Privately funded scholarships that you can apply for directly
　15.2 Privately funded scholarships that require a university recommendation

16.

Tokyo Tech Tsubame Scholarship for Doctoral Students
　16.1 Eligibility
　16.2 Scholarship amount
　16.3 Application

17.

Useful information
　17.1 Foreign Language Medical Information Telephone Service
　17.2 Information Service for Foreign Residents
　17.3 General Information Center for Foreign Residents
　17.4 Traffic rules in Japan
　17.5 When connecting to Tokyo Tech campus network

18.

COVID-19 Response at Tokyo Tech

Forms

• 1. Notification of Overseas Travel by a Foreign Student
• 2. Application for Certificate of MEXT Scholarship Student
• 3. Application for a Certificate of Receipt of a Scholarship
• 4. Application for the Certification of Research Student
• 5. Application for the Certification of International Exchange (Visiting) Student
• 6. Application for the Certification of Japanese Intensive Course Student