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Education
The B2D Special Selection (B2D Scheme) started in AY2019 in response to demand from students wanting to get started in research projects earlier.
Previously, students started their research as part of the Independent Research Project in their fourth year of the undergraduate program*. Successful applicants for the B2D Scheme ("B2D Students") can start research projects from their second year.
(*Students scheduled for early graduation can start their Independent Research Project from the fall semester of their third year of the undergraduate program.)
B2D: A unique Tokyo Tech program that enables students intending to proceed to the doctoral program to start planning for graduate studies from the second year of their undergraduate program.
The B2D Scheme requires students to create a study plan and select a field of research based on their intentions.
The B2D Special Selection process starts from AY2020. The first cohort comprises students who entered the undergraduate program in AY2019.
Each year, a briefing on the B2D Scheme will be offered to first-year undergraduate students at the April guidance and information session, with an explanation of the contents and selection methods provided at the April orientation and departmental information session for second-year undergraduate students.
The information sessions will be held below. A briefing on the B2D special program and application method will be provided, and prospective applicants are required to participate.
Applicants to the B2D Scheme are limited to students belonging to participating departments.
Applicants are to download the Application Guide, Application Form.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
The AY2025 selection schedule is as follows:
Departments participating in the B2D Scheme and contact information (as of April 1, 2021)
School
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Undergraduate Major
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Contact
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Professor
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Osamu Jinnouchi
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Professor
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Masaki Kawano
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Associate Professor
Professor |
Yusuke Miyazaki
Hideyuki Tsukagoshi
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Associate Professor
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Shinsuke Miyajima
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Professor
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Takahiro Shinozaki
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Professor
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Masahiro Miyauchi
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Associate Professor
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Genichi Konishi
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Associate Professor
Professor |
Sakie Suzuki
Takafumi Kanamori |
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Professor
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Kohji Seio
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Professor
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Koshiro Nishimura
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Professor
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Hitoshi Morikawa
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Professor
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Manabu Kanda
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The B2D Scheme has established the B2D Special Program, which enables a tailored curriculum separate from each department’s standard curriculum, and thus provides career development support catered to individual students. Study plans will be designed under mentoring by faculty in charge of the B2D Scheme in the relevant department.
B2D students may take B2D Research Basics (B2D courses) that provide introductory research experience at laboratories from the fall semester of their second year of the undergraduate program. Consequently, they can investigate their intended field of research. Once the field of research is determined, students may take B2D Pre-research Training (B2D courses) from the spring semester of their third year of the undergraduate program. B2D Pre-research Training allows Independent Research Projects at the intended laboratory.
B2D courses comprise the following:
Please check the syllabus for details.
In addition, students are required to participate in B2D-related forums.
B2D Forum: Information exchange on research activities through group work with B2D students in different fields
Eligibility for B2D Students to start their Independent Research Project is explained below:
*For students enrolled from AY2019, the "22. B2D Special Program" page is not available, and the relevant material is to be distributed at the information session for second-year undergraduate students.
The following requirements have been added to the assessment of the B2D Special Program Independent Research Project:
Note 1. Notify us in advance if participation is not possible for unavoidable reasons.
Note 2. Overseas internship during the master’s program is recommended for students whose native language is English, or who is fluent in English.
B2D students must fulfil the following to graduate from bachelor’s programs:
Note 1. Departments may substitute "Research Opportunity Courses" (required courses for which completion is mandatory to start the Independent Research Project) with the requirements in "3" above at their discretion. Contact the department for details.
Note 2. B2D courses may be offered intensively during summer or spring break.
Note 3. "B2D Pre-research Training courses a,b" may be taken subject to completion of one of the "B2D Research Basics courses a,b". "B2D Research Basics courses c" may be taken subject to completion of the "B2D Research Basics courses a".
B2D students must fulfil the following to complete master’s and doctoral programs:
[Master’s program]
If students are not studying abroad in a bachelor's programs, students must have studied abroad, including a language program, for a minimum of two weeks.
[Doctoral program]
The B2D Scheme is a framework for promoting student advancement to doctoral-level studies, and student participation is optional. Students may return to the standard progression of the relevant department if they change their intended goals, and may apply for doctoral programs outside the B2D Scheme.
Please contact each department’s faculty member in charge of the B2D Scheme for consultation and inquiries.