Introduction
Summer and Winter Schools are offered by our partner universities in Japan. These programs are not part of the regular exchange agreements and in some cases may include tuition fees. It is important to know that these short term stays may not result in a recognition of ECTS credits. Depending on the specific university, the programs focus on intercultural exchange, Japanese language training, engineering courses or individual research.
Before applying to any of the summer or winter schools, please consult with JASEC staff beforehand and get informed about the specific requirements.
ESEP 2025
University of Tokyo Engineering Summer Program 2025
The University of Tokyo will be holding a Summer Program, called ESEP-G (Engineering Summer Education Program-G) from June 24 to August 1, 2025, for students of partner institutions. This program offers top-class students short-term research experience in the basic and translational sciences in UTokyo's world-leading laboratories.
Regardless of the number of applicants, any eligible student wishing to participate can apply as an individual through the online system.
For more details about the program and the application information, please see this website, opens an external URL in a new window.
ESEP-G 2025 (Engineering Summer Education Program-G)
1. Schedule
June 24th - August 1th, 2025
2. Eligibility
・Undergraduate students who have completed at least 2 full years in a bachelor’s degree program before the program starts
・Graduate students
3. Maximum number of participants
25 students
4. Financial support
Stipend: JPY 160,000
5. Accommodation
Off-campus accommodation will be provided by UTokyo.
6. Applications
Applicants must apply for the program through the online application system, opens an external URL in a new window.
7. Application deadline
January 15, 2025, 3:00PM (Japan time)
Download Program Flyer (PDF), opens an external URL in a new window
Ochanomizu University Summer Program 2025
The program offers a unique opportunity for students to engage in courses addressing societal and scientific issues related to Japan, interact with Japanese peers, and explore various aspects of Japanese culture. TU Wien may nominate up to 10 students to participate. The internal deadline is February 24, 2025.
Program Structure:
- The Summer Program includes the Subject-Based Course and the Japanese Language Course.
- The Subject-Based Course consists of Lectures and Project Work.
- The Project Work component will consist of both an online and in-person component.
The online component will begin on July 7, 2025, followed by the in-person component starting on July 23, 2025.
- Japanese Language course may have online sessions with buddy from July 7, 2025.
- Subject-Based Courses and the Japanese Language Course will be conducted in-person starting on July 23, 2025.
Buddy Activities with Ochanomizu University students will begin in Late June but are not part of the formal classes.
Accommodation Arrangements:
Starting in 2025, students will be responsible for arranging their own accommodation in Japan. Unfortunately, our university dormitories will not be available for short-term program participants. However, we can assist with finding accommodation if needed, but students need to make their own reservations. We appreciate your understanding.
Program Details:
For more details about the program, please refer to the attached flyers, visit our [website, opens an external URL in a new window], or watch the explanation video [https://youtu.be/icLSRULtL0Y], opens an external URL in a new window
Additionally, 2024 year’s participants shared their thoughts about the program in a video available on our [Participant Comments & Photo Gallery, opens an external URL in a new window], where you can also find other details about the program.
We also encourage you to follow our Summer Program Instagram account @ochanomizu_summer_program, opens an external URL in a new window for updates, photos, and student experiences!
Nomination Process:
For detailed instructions on the nomination process, including how to input student information and upload the required documents, please download and review the document from the link provided at the end of this email.
JASSO Scholarship:
- Only students applying for the JASSO scholarship are eligible for the Subject-Based Course.
- Students applying for the Japanese Language Course are NOT eligible for the scholarship.
Please download and review the document from the link provided at the end of this email for further details about the JASSO scholarship.
Screening Results:
Selected participants will be notified by the end of April 2025. If scholarships are available, we will inform you about the students selected for the scholarship along with the screening results.
Post-Screening Information:
- Students must complete registration fee payment by May 9, 2025. (JPY10,000. -)
- Please download and review the document from the link provided at the end of this email for details on the participation process for selected students.
Downloadable Documents:
The following documents are available for download: https://link.directcloud.jp/YicVKI1zCO, opens an external URL in a new window
The password is ocha2025.
- Program Flyers (Subject Based Course/Japanese Language Course)
- Nomination Process for coordinator
- Motivation Paper Template for students
- Consent to Use Works and Portrait for students (Original/Sample)
- Process for Students to participate in the program (Subject-Based Course/Japanese Language Course)
- JASSO Scholarship Application Guidelines
- JASSO Grade Calculation Sheet
How to apply:
- TU Wien students must be nominated by JASEC. Ochanomizu University will not accept individual applications without prior nomination.
- Required application documents: Passport copy, transcript (Sammelzeugnis), face photo, motivation paper
University of Tokyo Summer Internship Program in Kashiwa
The esteemed summer internship program, UTSIP Kashiwa, offers undergraduate students the unique opportunity to engage in hands-on research activities while benefiting from a scholarship.
UTSIP Kashiwa is primarily designed for undergraduate students from overseas institutions who are considering pursuing graduate studies,especially at GSFS. The program serves as an excellent platform for students to immerse themselves in cutting-edge research in both natural and social sciences.
Key details of the program are as follows:
Program Dates
- Program A : May 26, 2025 - July 11, 2025 (47 day)
- Program B : June 16, 2025 - August 1, 2025 (47 days)
Application deadline
January 15 (Wednesday), 2025 at 17:00 (Tokyo time)
For comprehensive program information, please refer to our website:
https://www.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/education/for_undergraduate/, opens an external URL in a new window
Applicants are kindly requested to complete the online application by the specified deadline via our website:
Hokkaido Summer Institute (HSI) 2024
Hokkaido Summer Institute (HSI) 2024 will be held in the summer of 2024 at Hokkaido University.
There will be 145 courses (98 graduate courses and 47 undergraduate courses) from June 1st to October 31st, 2024. Each course conducted in English is worth 1 or 2 Japanese credits. Most of the courses run for one or two weeks. Students can tailor their own summer program by combining courses according to their major, interests and their summer schedule.
Attention: As TU Wien as concluded an agreement with HU's School of Engineering, all applicants must choose at least one course from the School of Engineering.
The website of HSI 2024 will open in early February 2024. Please visit our website when it becomes available.
Additional Information
More details are available via HSI Website, opens an external URL in a new window, HSI Facebook site, opens an external URL in a new window and HSI Instagram page, opens an external URL in a new window
Tokyo Tech Summer Program 2023
Period of Study | Monday, July 3 – Friday, July 28, 2023 (4 weeks) |
Eligibility | Undergraduate students majoring in a STEM field who are enrolled at a partner university with which Tokyo Tech has a tuition waiver agreement and those who have completed at least their first year of university at the time of participation. |
Student Status at Tokyo Tech | International Exchange Student (Non-regular, non-degree-seeking student) |
Program Fee | JPY 50,000 |
Number of Participants | Approximately 20 in total, including up to 10 from Tokyo Tech |
Application Deadline | February 15, 2023 |
Overview
In 2023, Tokyo Institute of Technology will offer a 4-week summer program consisting of intensive courses for undergraduate students. All participants will have opportunities to learn about Japanese culture while experiencing life in one of the most exciting and technologically advanced cities in the world.
Tokyo Tech Summer Program 2023
Program Period | Monday, July 3 – Friday, July 28, 2023 (4 weeks) |
Eligibility | Undergraduate students majoring in a STEM field who are enrolled at a partner university with which Tokyo Tech has a tuition waiver agreement. Students must have completed at least their first year of university at the time of participation. *Participants must have student status at their home university during their period of study at Tokyo Tech.
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Number of Participants | Approximately 20 in total, including up to 10 from Tokyo Tech |
Application Deadline | February 15, 2023 at 23:59 (Japan time) |
Selection Results | Applicants will be notified of the results in early March 2023. |
Theme
Engineering Design for Social Resilience
Program Description
Humans and technology can work together to identify societies vulnerabilities for the development of social resilience: the ability to be flexible and recover in the face of numerous global crises such as public health issues like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and its impacts like heavy rains, and natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
This summer program at Tokyo Institute of Technology, which draws in many interested participants, this time will be entitled, “Engineering Design for Social Resilience”. Up-to-date lectures regarding energy, information, health management and social situations in Japan will be included in the program, as well as laboratory activities, a fun Japanese cultural event, and interactive class activities every week. Tokyo Tech offers an opportunity for participants to learn technologies necessary for the near future.
Week 1 | Orientation, self-introductions, welcome reception, Japanese cultural exchange |
Week 2 | “AI & Evacuation” Prof. Takumi Ohashi (School of Environment and Society) |
Week 3 | “Future Sustainable Health Conditioning Society Realized by Open Innovation” Prof. Nobuhiro Hayashi (School of Life Science and Technology) |
Week 4 | Final presentations, closing ceremony |
Tokyo Tech Summer Program Leaflet 2023, opens an external URL in a new window (PDF)
Fees & Expenses
Program fee | JPY 50,000 |
Accommodations | JPY 100,000-150,000 for 4 weeks (to be paid directly to the accommodation management) |
Trip expenses | Airline ticket, overseas travel insurance, and local transportation |
Living expenses | JPY 100,000-150,000 or more for 4 weeks for food, daily necessities, and utilities |
Detailed Information on TokyoTech's Website, opens an external URL in a new window
UTokyo Global Unit Courses
The University of Tokyo is calling for application for the fee-based online summer program, called UTokyo Global Unit Courses.
We are delighted to announce our online summer program, UTokyo Global Unit Courses (UTokyo GUC) for 2022.
We believe these online and on-demand courses offer a great opportunity for your students to experience the University of Tokyo and Japan during this time of the pandemic. The course contents range from humanities to social and natural sciences (see below for the list of courses for 2022). They are taught entirely in English by cutting-edge scholars who are full-time faculty members of the university. In addition, we also offer Japanese language courses. Most of the courses can be completed in one week and the students will be granted Global Unit and a certificate will be issued upon completion of the course. In order to make the courses accessible, we are keeping the fees at minimum (50,000 yen per Unit).
The 2022 courses are built on the great success we had in the summer of 2021. We were happy to welcome many wonderful students from our partner institutions and we hope to do the same this summer. We would greatly appreciate it if you could share this information with your students. Should you have any questions, please feel free to let us know.
UTokyo Global Unit Courses
- Media in Japan and the World / Prof. Kaori Hayashi
- Law in Transnational East Asia / Prof. Kentaro Matsubara
- Writings About Japan: Analyzing Cultural Representations, From Orientalism to Artificial Intelligence. / Prof. Yujin Yaguchi
- Group Theory and Its Applications: Introduction to Beautiful Modern Mathematics / Prof. Yukari Ito
- Nanoscience / Prof. Satoshi Iwamoto
- Sustainable Urban Management / Associate Prof. Kiyo Kurisu
- Early Language Acquisition: How Human Infants Learn Language Within Their Social Environment. /Assistant Prof. Sho Tsuji
- AI and Social Justice / Prof. Yuko Itatsu
Japanese Language Courses
*Japanese Language Courses are open only to the students who register for at least one of the above courses.
- Survival Japanese for Beginners
- Tips on Reading Japanese Kanji for Kanji Background Students
- Interview Project in Japanese “Let's get to know UTokyo students!”
- Rediscovering the pleasure and challenges of studying the language and society of Japan
Application is already closed!
The program fee is JPY 50,000 per Unit/ JPN 25,000 per 0.5 Unit.