Future Global Leadership (FGL)

2025 Academic Year

(October 2025 Enrollment)

Application Guidelines for

International Graduate Programs in Engineering
International Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering Course (IMAC-G)
(for international residents)
Master’s Degree Program
Doctoral Degree Program

November 2024
Graduate School of Engineering
Tohoku University
Contents

1. Admissions Policy 1
2. Outline of IMAC-G 6
3. Qualifications for Admission 7
4. Requirements for Admission 11
5. Submission of Applications 12
6. Application Documents 13
7. Examination and Selection 18
8. Announcement of Results 19
9. Enrollment Procedures, etc. 19
10. Financial Support 19
11. Eligibility for Long Term Study Program 19
12. Handling of Personal Information 20
13. Educational Data Usage 21
14. Important Notes 21
15. Contact Information 22
 1. Admissions Policy

● Master’s Course
The Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering aims to develop researchers who think for
themselves and carry out research with ethical standards and courage to realize a safe, secure, and
prosperous society, and who can play a role in developing and innovating future science and
technology with abundant creativity and research capability, based on profound knowledge and
broad perspectives on nature and human beings. It also aims to develop professional engineers who
can contribute to the sustainable development of society with not only highly specialized knowledge
but also long-term perspectives and an international outlook. Specifically, we welcome students
with the following academic abilities and skills, and who aspire to be creative, highly proficient
researchers and professional engineers who contribute to the sustainable development of society:
1. Basic academic skills needed to learn engineering;
2. Logical thinking ability required to solve problems; and
3. Language proficiency sufficient to adapt to the global educational and research
environment and to succeed in the world.

For this reason, the Graduate School of Engineering conducts Regular Selection, Special
Selection for Working Adults, Special Selection for Foreign Students, Special Selection Program for
Recommended Students, Selection for Students Expected to Graduate in September/Graduated,
Special Selection for Early Graduate Students, and Selection for International Degree Courses
Offering Education in English, to select students with an emphasis on the abilities and qualities
necessary to carry out research in line with the educational policies.

Applicants for Regular Selection, Special Selection for Foreign Students, Selection for Students
Expected to Graduate in September/Graduated, Special Selection for Early Graduate Students, and
Selection for International Degree Courses Offering Education in English will be selected by each
department through appropriate procedures by combining the methods: a written examination etc.
to evaluate basic knowledge and specialized knowledge in engineering, an oral interview to assess
their aptitude, and the evaluation of language proficiency. The selection will be made by a
comprehensive assessment.
Applicants for the Special Selection Program for Recommended Students will be selected by
each department through appropriate procedures by combining the methods: an essay to evaluate
their logical thinking ability and writing skills, an oral interview to evaluate their research plan and
research motivation etc. If necessary, language proficiency will be also considered for the selection.
Applicants for the Selection for Working Adults will be selected by each department based on an
oral interview to evaluate their research plan, research motivation, etc. If necessary, the score of
written examinations, such as the Regular Selection and language proficiency test, will be
considered.
All new students are expected to have basic knowledge to understand advanced studies in the
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related fields and undertake research.

○ Educational Objectives and Goals

Staying true to the Tohoku University’s traditional spirit of “Research First,” “Open Doors,” and
“Practice-Oriented Research and Education,” the Graduate School of Engineering is committed to
achieving its educational objectives. One of these objectives is to develop researchers who act
based on profound knowledge and broad perspective about nature and human beings, perform their
research in an ethical, purposeful, and self-directed way to build safe, secure, and affluent society,
and possess abundant creativity and high research skills that enable them to play a leading role in
the future development and innovation of scientific technologies. Another educational objective of
the School is to produce core technical experts who are equipped with not only a high-level of
technical expertise but also a long-term vision and global viewpoint, and capable of making
contributions to the sustainable development of our society.
Specifically, the educational goal of the Master's Degree Program is to endow students with a
broad range of basic academic and language skills that are needed for the performance of research,
as well as abilities to develop their research subjects by using unique ideas and present research
theses at a public occasion. They are also expected to have basic skills and advanced techniques to
perform a research or provide a research and technical guidance in their field of expertise.

○ Diploma Policy
The Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering will award a master’s degree in
engineering to students who pass a review of their master's thesis or research results on a particular
subject as well as a final examination. Students are also required to remain enrolled for a specific
period of time, study a set of subjects that are offered in accordance with the School’s educational
objectives and goals, earn a specified number of credits, and demonstrate a high-level of ethical
awareness and sense of responsibility, in addition to the following knowledge and skills:
1. A broad range of basic knowledge and academic skills that help students understand and
explore the essence of their research subjects;
2. Profound knowledge about their fields of expertise;
3. Interdisciplinary knowledge relating to their fields of expertise;
4. System design skills obtained through the integration of knowledge outside their fields of
expertise;
5. Ability to determine research subjects and problem-solving skills;
6. Advanced ability to perform, apply, and develop their research;
7. Language proficiency sufficient to perform their research; and
8. Basic ability to provide research or technical guidance.

○ Curriculum Policy
The Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering provides education according to the
following policy to ensure that students can acquire knowledge and skills required under the diploma
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policy:
1. Help students acquire the broad range of knowledge, advanced technical expertise, and
interdisciplinary knowledge relating to their fields of expertise that are necessary to understand the
essence of their research subjects and perform their research;
2. Enable students to acquire advanced skills to work on their research subjects and develop
these subjects with unique ideas; and
3. Provide students with the language proficiency necessary to perform their research and
make presentations of the research results.

In order to execute the above policies, the Graduate School of Engineering offers Common
Subjects, and each department offers Major Basic Subjects, Major General Subjects, and Related
Subjects. The overall educational curriculum is presented in the curriculum map. The Major Basic
Subjects are mainly provided in lecture-based courses. The Major General Subjects include lectures,
seminars, and the Master Course Seminar etc. The subjects in lecture-based courses are provided
for the purpose of acquiring a wide range of basic knowledge and advanced specialized knowledge
in each major. A syllabus is prepared for each subject to clearly state the educational content,
achievement methods, guidelines for self-study, etc. Seminar courses are provided to develop the
students' ability to understand the research field from a diversified viewpoint, and research skills
through presentations and discussions on the latest technologies or their own research results. The
Master Course Seminar is provided to foster the ability to conduct and develop advanced research
and language skills through individual research and writing a master thesis.

In the subjects provided in lecture-based courses, the faculty members in charge of the lecture
will assess the student’s basic knowledge, basic academic skill, specialized knowledge, etc. with
regular examinations, reports, etc. Details of the grading method are described in the syllabus for
each subject. In the seminars, department faculty members assess the student’s ability to
understand academic papers and technical materials through presentations and discussions. In the
Master Course Seminar, the academic advisor will assess the student through their ability to develop
and conduct their own research with original ideas, present and discuss research content at
academic conferences, present in a foreign language, provide technical guidance, write academic
reports, etc., based on research activities in the laboratory, give presentations at domestic and
international conferences, and through their master thesis and its defense.

● Doctoral Course
The Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering aims to develop researchers who think for
themselves and carry out research with ethical standards and courage to realize a safe, secure, and
prosperous society, and who can play a role in developing and innovating future science and
technology with abundant creativity and research capability, based on profound knowledge and
broad perspectives on nature and human beings. It also aims to develop professional engineers who
can contribute to the sustainable development of society with not only highly specialized knowledge
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but also long-term perspectives and an international outlook. Specifically, we welcome students
with the following academic abilities and skills, and who aspire to be creative, highly proficient
researchers and professional engineers who contribute to the sustainable development of society:
1. A broad range of basic engineering knowledge, advanced expertise on their own research
fields, and the ability to develop them in a flexible manner; and
2. The ability to logically present and discuss the significance and outcome of their research.

For this reason, the Graduate School of Engineering conduct Regular Selection, Special
Selection for Working Adults, Special Selection for Foreign Students, and Selection for International
Degree Courses Offering Education in English, to select students with an emphasis on the abilities
and qualities necessary to carry out research in line with our educational philosophies and goals.

Applicants for Regular Selection, Special Selection for Foreign Students, and Selection for
International Degree Courses Offering Education in English will be selected by each department
through appropriate procedures by combining the methods: a written examination etc. to evaluate
basic knowledge and specialized knowledge in engineering, language proficiency, and an oral
interview to assess their aptitude. The selection will be made with an emphasis on the results of the
written examination.
For Special Selection for Working Adults, the applicants will be selected by each department
based on an oral interview to evaluate their research plan, research motivation, etc. If necessary,
basic and specialized knowledge in engineering and an evaluation of their essay will also be
considered in the selection process.
All new students are expected to have research experiences and basic knowledge to conduct
independent research.

○ Educational Objectives and Goals

Staying true to the Tohoku University’s traditional spirit of “Research First,” “Open Doors,” and
“Practice-Oriented Research and Education,” the Graduate School of Engineering is committed to
achieving its educational objectives. One of these objectives is to develop researchers who act
based on profound knowledge and broad perspective about nature and human beings, perform their
research in an ethical, purposeful, and self-directed way to build safe, secure, and affluent society,
and possess abundant creativity and high research skills that enable them to play a leading role in
the future development and innovation of scientific technologies. Another educational objective of
the School is to produce core technical experts who are equipped with not only a high-level of
technical expertise but also a long-term vision and global viewpoint, and capable of making
contributions to the sustainable development of our society.
The educational goal of the doctoral program is to nurture human resources performing not only
subjective research in the relevant specialized field but also self-enlightenment to active worldwide
as a leader in the future.
They are also expected to have a bird’s eye view based on social and international demands,
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having the ability to develop research project with their own ideas to summarize international level
papers and to discuss and present at international conferences etc.

○ Diploma Policy
The Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering will award a doctoral degree in
engineering to students who pass a review of their doctoral thesis and the final examination.
Students are also required to remain enrolled for a specific period of time, study a set of subjects
that are offered in accordance with the School’s educational objectives and goals, earn a specified
number of credits, and demonstrate a high-level of ethical awareness and sense of responsibility, in
addition to the following knowledge and skills:
1. Ability to embark on new research subjects and perform research from a panoramic
perspective that takes social needs into account;
2. Ability to solve issues with unique ideas;
3. Thinking skills that have interdisciplinary application;
4. Language proficiency as well as research paper writing, debating and communication skills
that are sufficient to make presentations at international academic conferences, etc.;
5. Ability to provide research guidance; and
6. Basic ability to manage research or projects.

○ Curriculum Policy
The Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering provides education according to the
following policy to ensure that students can acquire knowledge and skills required under the diploma
policy:
1. Enable students to acquire skills to explore research subjects and perform research from a
panoramic perspective that takes social and international needs into account, skills to develop such
research subjects by using unique ideas and compile the results into a world-class research paper,
and thinking skills that allow for interdisciplinary applications;
2. Provide students with language proficiency as well as debating and communication skills
that are sufficient to make presentations and participate in discussions at international academic
conferences, etc.; and
3. Equip students with skills that allow them to provide research guidance in their fields of
expertise.

In order to execute the above policies, the Graduate School of Engineering offers Common
Subjects, and each department offers Interdisciplinary Basic Subjects, Major General Subjects, and
Related Subjects. The overall educational curriculum of the master’s and doctoral program is
presented in the curriculum map. The Interdisciplinary Basic Subjects are mainly provided in
lecture-based courses, and the Major General Subjects consists of special lectures, special
seminars, doctor course seminars, etc. The subjects in lecture-based courses are provided for the
purpose of acquiring a wide range of basic knowledge and advanced specialized knowledge in each
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major. A syllabus is prepared for each subject to clearly state the educational content, achievement
methods, guidelines for self-study, etc. The Doctor Course Seminar is provided to foster the ability
to conduct and develop advanced research, and acquire a wide perspective, language skill and
debating skill.

In the lecture-based subjects, the faculty member in charge of the lecture will assess the
student’s basic knowledge, basic academic skill, specialized knowledge, etc. by using regular
examinations, reports, etc. Details of the grade evaluation method are described in the syllabus for
each subject. In the Doctor Course Seminar, the academic advisor will evaluate the following
abilities based on research activity in the laboratory, presentation at domestic and international
conferences, the doctor thesis and its defense.
1) Ability to design and conduct research or projects
2) Ability to investigate and analyze academic papers and technical materials
3) Basic academic skills necessary to write academic papers to meet international standards
4) Ability to evaluate research in related fields
5) Presentation and communication skills sufficient to present research results at international
conferences
6) Ability to advise and guide research for undergraduate and master’s course students

○ International Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Course (IMAC-G)

The graduate program in the International Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Course
(IMAC-G) was established in October 2009. This course is one of the courses offered under the
Global 30 program at Tohoku University, and is organized by the Graduate School of Engineering.
The main aim of IMAC-G is to cultivate global-minded engineers and leaders who can take up active
roles in the development of cutting-edge technologies based on mechanical engineering.

2. Outline of IMAC-G
The IMAC-G is one of the Future Global Leadership (FGL) Programs that were launched in fall,
2009, with the support of the “Global 30” project that was a Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT) program to further promote the internationalization of core
Japanese higher education institutions and to turn them into world-class international education and
research centers.
The IMAC-G is aiming at enthusiastic global-minded international students who aspire to assume
key international leadership roles in the future. All lectures in the IMAC-G program are conducted in
English.
The schematic career-path in IMAC-G is shown in the figure below. The academic calendar of
IMAC-G starts in October. Candidates for IMAC-G (international residents) are screened via an
entrance examination held in February in the enrollment year. The examination is held by on-line

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connection. This makes the application procedure more accessible for students outside of Japan.
Students can enroll in the IMAC-G master’s or doctoral program. As the master’s program
directly connects to the doctoral program in IMAC-G, students have the opportunity to conduct
cutting-edge research throughout both graduate programs.

Students can enroll in the IMAC-G master’s or doctoral program. As the master’s program directly
connects to the doctoral program in IMAC-G, students have the opportunity to conduct
cutting-edge research throughout both graduate programs.
Candidates will choose one department to enroll in from the following four departments participating
in IMAC-G:
○ Mechanical Systems Engineering
○ Finemechanics
○ Robotics
○ Aerospace Engineering

The total number of annually accepted students is 16 via the entrance examination.

3. Qualifications for Admission

 These are not the guidelines for applicants who are IMAC-U students or currently reside in Japan.
If you are an IMAC-U student or currently reside in Japan, please refer to the "IMAC-G"
guidelines.
 Those who have received a university education in Japan as international students or in an
overseas university are eligible to apply for the IMAC-G.
 Applicants for the Master’s Degree Program must fulfill one of the following requirements.
The applicant must:
(1) Have graduated from Japanese university.

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 (2) Have received a bachelor's degree under Article 104 Paragraph 4 of the School Education
Law of Japan.
(3) Have completed a 16-year curriculum of school education overseas, or expect to complete
such education by September 2025.
(4) Have completed a 16-year curriculum of school education in Japan by taking
correspondence courses offered by schools outside Japan, or expect to complete such
education by September 2025.
(5) Have completed a university education by taking courses designated by the Minister of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in an educational institution in Japan
recognized as adopting the educational system of a foreign country and having the
curriculum of that country (only when the person completing that education is regarded as
having completed 16 years of that country's education), or expect to complete such
education by September 2025.
(6) Have been conferred a degree equivalent to a bachelor's degree upon completion of a
curriculum that has a course term of three years or longer at a university or other school
(limited to schools whose overall educational and research activities have been evaluated by
the relevant country's government or a government-approved individual, or are designated
separately as having met this requirement by the Minister of Education) in a foreign country
(including cases in which the student completed the curriculum by taking subjects conducted
by said school via distance learning while the student resided in Japan, and cases in which
the student has completed a curriculum at an educational facility that is positioned within
that country's educational system as per the previous item).
(7) Have completed a specialized course of a special training school designated by the Minister
of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (only when the schooling is at least
four years in length and other criteria stipulated by the Minister are met), on or after the date
stipulated by the Minister, or expect to complete such a course by September 2025.
(8) Have been designated as eligible by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology under ministerial ordinance No. 5 of 1953.
(9) Have been admitted to the graduate school of another university in accord with Article 102
Paragraph 2 of the School Education Law and be recognized by this Graduate School as
having suitable academic ability for study in this program.
(10) Be aged 22 or above and, through individual admission qualification screening, be
recognized by this Graduate School as having achieved at least the equivalent academic
abilities of a university graduate.
Note 1: Applicants who are employed by Tohoku University should contact the Graduate Academic
Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering in advance.
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Note 2: Applicants should contact the (head of the) department in which they expect to major in
advance regarding their research plans after enrollment.
Note 3: Applicants applying under qualification (6) should contact the Graduate Academic Affairs
Section, Graduate School of Engineering in advance.
Note 4: Applicants applying under qualifications (9) to (10) will need to undergo admission
qualification screening. Please contact the Mechanical Engineering Academic Affairs Section (See
Remarks in the Appendix) in advance.
Note 5: The Graduate School of Engineering does not apply the qualification for admission
regarding to “A person who was enrolled in a university for at least three years, and furthermore who
is found, by the Tohoku University Graduate Schools, to have achieved excellent results in acquiring
the prescribed credits;”

 Applicants applying for the Doctoral Degree Program must meet either one of the following
requirements.
The applicant must:
(1) Have earned a master's degree or professional degree, or expect to earn such a degree by
September 2025.
(2) Have earned a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or professional degree, or expect to
earn such a degree by September 2025, in the graduate school of a foreign university.
(3) Have earned a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or professional degree, or expect to
earn such a degree by September 2025, by taking correspondence courses in Japan offered
by schools outside Japan.
(4) Have earned a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or professional degree, or expect to
earn such a degree by September 2025, by completing a course designated by the Minister
of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in an educational institution in Japan
recognized as adopting the educational system of a foreign country and having the
curriculum of a graduate school in that country.
(5) Have earned a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or professional degree, or expect to
earn such a degree by September 2025, by graduating a program of the United Nations
University.
(6) Have been recognized as having achieved at least the academic equivalent of a master's
degree through an educational program offered at following institutions (a) to (c), and have
passed the equivalency examination and screening process as stipulated in Clause 2, Article
16 of the Standards for the Establishment of a Graduate School (Act No. 28, 1974).
(a) Foreign schools
(b) Educational institutions which have the curriculum of a graduate program
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 (c) The United Nations University
(7) Meet either of the following criteria for eligibility specified by the Minister of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:
(a) Have carried out research in a university or research institute, etc. for two or more years
after graduating from university, and be recognized by this Graduate School as having
achieved at least the equivalent academic abilities of someone with a master's degree on
the basis of those research accomplishments.
(b) Have carried out research in a university or research institute, etc. for two or more years
after completing 16 years of course studies overseas, or after completing, in Japan, 16
years of foreign school course studies by means of correspondence courses conducted by
foreign schools, and be recognized by this Graduate School as having achieved at least the
equivalent academic abilities of someone with a master's degree on the basis of those
research accomplishments.
(8) Be aged 24 or above and, through individual admission qualification screening, be
recognized by this Graduate School as having achieved at least the equivalent academic
abilities of someone with a master's degree or professional degree.
Note 1: Applicants who are employed by Tohoku University should contact the Graduate Academic
Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering in advance.
Note 2: Applicants should contact the (head of the) department in which they expect to major in
advance regarding their research plans after enrollment.
Note 3: Applicants applying under qualification (7) should contact the head of the department in
which they expect to major in advance regarding their qualifications to apply. The following
documents will be needed for the procedure.

Required documents Notes

Certification of research or Issued by the head of the place of work or research, certifying
work experience two or more years of engagement as engineer, instructor,
researcher, etc. (any format; with official letterhead, signature,
seal, etc.).

Summary of research or Research/work carried out during time spent working as an

work engineer, instructor, researcher, etc. (approximately 2 A4-size
pages).

Issued by the dean of the school from which the applicant

Academic transcript
graduated.

Other reference materials Copies of technical papers, patent announcements, etc.

Note 4: Applicants applying under qualification (8) will need to undergo admission qualification
screening. Please contact the Mechanical Engineering Academic Affairs Section (See Remarks in

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the Appendix) in advance.

4. Requirements for Admission

All applicants must satisfy the following two requirements:

(1) Applicants for both the Master’s Degree and Doctoral Degree Program must have taken one of
the following: TOEFL iBT, TOEIC or IELTS (Academic Module). Scores are valid only within two years
before the date of the Entrance Examination. By the time of their application, applicants must have
obtained a score equal to or greater than that required by the school of engineering as shown below.

iBT 79 or higher
TOEFL
iBT Home Edition 79 or higher
TOEIC 730 or higher
IELTS 6.0 or higher
* Applicants whose native language is English must contact the Graduate Academic Affairs
Section (see 15. Contact Information) by December 20, 2024 if they want to omit submission
of English proficiency test scores. Evidence that the applicants received formal education in
English may be required to apply.

* TOEFL iBT’s ”My BestTM Score” will not be used for preliminary screening at Graduate
School of Engineering.

(2) Applicants must have earned 2.30 or more evaluation point as calculated from their coursework
grades in their latest submitted transcripts, as shown below.

Scale Grade
A B C F
4-grade Scale
100-80 79-70 69-60 59-
S A B C F
5-grade Scale A B C D F
100-90 89-80 79-70 69-60 59-

Points 3 3 2 1 0

Total Credits N4 N3 N2 N1 N0

(N4 + N3) × 3 + N2 × 2 + N1×1 + N0 × 0

Evaluation Point =
N4 + N3 + N2 + N1

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 Note:

1. Applicants for the Master’s Degree Program

Evaluation points are calculated based on the undergraduate transcript.

2. Applicants for the Doctoral Degree Program

Evaluation points are calculated based on graduate school (Master’s course) transcripts.

5. Submission of Applications

Applicants should use The Admissions Office (hereinafter referred to as TAO), the designated
online application system, to complete the following application procedures within the below
application period.
The Application Period： 9:00 on January 6 to 16:00 on January 14, 2025 (Japan time)

[Registration Methods]
1. Access the following URL and click the Member Registration button. The account creation
screen will appear, so fill in the necessary information and create an account.
https://admissions-office.net/portal

2. After creating your account, enter your e-mail address and password to log in from the above
URL. Use the Application Schemes menu to search for “Tohoku University / Graduate School of
Engineering / IMAC-G & IMAC-G (for international residents)” then follow the TAO system’s
directions and the directions below to apply.

3. Please submit the following documents as PDF files by uploading them to your application
forms.
In principle, the certificates to be submitted should be in Japanese or English. In the case of
certificates in other languages, a Japanese or English translation, corroborated by the issuer of
each certificate, should be attached.
If it is not possible to handle certificates in the way listed above, contact Graduate Academic
Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering in advance.

4．Please be sure that the submission of application is completed on TAO system as below.

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 *Once application documents have been submitted, we will not accept any replacements.
*Withdrawal will not be accepted after an application has been received.
*Those who have made false declarations in their application documents may have their
entrance approval cancelled, even after enrollment. If false declarations are discovered after
the degree has been conferred, the degree already conferred may be revoked. In either case,
the entrance and tuition fees paid will not be refunded.

[IMPORTANT] Those who pass the entrance examination and are admitted to the Graduate
School of Engineering must submit original documents of their transcripts, graduation (or
completion) certificates, and English Score Sheet at the time of enrollment procedures.

In addition, those who have applied under the qualification for admission (2) (e.g., those who
have completed (or expect to complete) an advanced course at a college of technology or
junior college, etc.) are also required to submit a "certificate of degree conferment." Your
admission to the Graduate School may be cancelled if there are any discrepancies between the
documents uploaded to the online application system and the original documents submitted at
the time of admission procedures, or if you are unable to submit the original certificates.

6. Application Documents

 Applicants for the Master’s Degree Program should prepare the following documents in English or
Japanese and submit them by the above deadline.

Required documents Notes

Application for Fill in the application form for admission in the online application
admission system.

Download the prescribed CV file from the following URL.

CV
http://www.imac.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/

Obtain a letter of acceptance from an expected supervisor.

Letter of acceptance The official form can be downloaded from the following URL.
http://www.imac.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/

Issued by the dean of the university from which the applicant has
Undergraduate
graduated. Grading system must be shown on the transcript or be
transcript
provided on another document issued by the university.

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 Scores are valid only within two years before the date of the
Entrance Examination.

TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS The applicants whose native tongue is considered to be English
score sheets must make a contact with Graduate Academic Affairs Section
(see 15. Contact Information) for required documents by Dec.
Valid tests: 20, 2024, if they want to omit the submission of English
TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT proficiency test score. The evidence that the applicants have
Home Edition, TOEIC received formal education in English may be required for the
Public Test, application.
IELTS-Academic
Module * TOEFL iBT’s ”My BestTM Score” will not be used for preliminary
screening at Graduate School of Engineering.
*TOEFL, TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL ITP, and TOEIC are
registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS).

Certificate of
Issued by the dean of the university from which the applicant has
(expected) completion
graduated.
and/or degree conferral

If the applicant has written one. A research summary

Duplicate of graduation
(approximately 2,000 characters, 2 A4-size pages) is
thesis
acceptable.

Download the prescribed examination admission ticket and photo

ID form files from the following URL.

Examination admission http://www.imac.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/

ticket and photo ID The photo ID form should include an image file of a photograph
form
showing the upper body of the applicant, facing forward with no
hat, and have been taken within three months of application.

Examination fee (1) Payment should be proceeded by credit card, ATM or Internet
Please pay 30,000 yen Banking Transaction:
by Jan. 13, and submit
attached “Payment *If you wish to pay by credit card, please contact the Graduate
Confirmation of Academic Affairs Section in advance for further information.
Examination Fees”
* Sender’s name should be the applicant’s name in Katakana.

* Copy of ATM transaction statement or evidence of Internet

Banking Transaction should be affixed to the “Payment
Confirmation of Examination Fees”.

* Bank transfer fee should be paid by the applicant.

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 * Only domestic banking transfer is accepted.
Amount（金額）: 30,000 yen
Payment Deadline（納入期限）: Jan. 13, 2025
Bank（銀行）: Mitsubishi UFJ Bank （三菱 UFJ 銀行）
Bank Code: 0005
Branch（支店）: Wakatake-shiten（わかたけ支店）
Branch Code: 809
Account Type（預金種別）: Futsuu（普通）
Account Number（口座番号）: 2259225
Account Holder（口座名義）: Kokuritsu Daigaku-houjin
Tohokudaigaku（国立大学法人東北大学）
Account Holder in Kana（カナ）: ﾀﾞｲ)ﾄｳﾎｸﾀﾞｲｶﾞｸ

(2) MEXT scholarship recipients do not need to pay this fee.

(3) If you wish to apply for examination fee waiver due to the
domestic disasters, please see the following website:

https://www.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/admission/grad/disaster.html

Written
recommendation Written by one of the following: the president, relevant dean, or
supervising faculty member (or equivalent) at the last university
you attended. The letter must include the university's official seal,
stamp or signature, and it must be addressed to the president of
Tohoku University. Later submission is allowed in case of
difficulty in obtaining it by the deadline, but please ask the
admissions office in advance.

Copy of passport,
census register, or
Issued in English.
other proof of
citizenship

Fill in the necessary information on the address label in the online

Address label
application system.

Other reference
Academic publications demonstrating academic ability.
materials (optional)

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 Applicants for the Doctoral Degree Program should prepare the following documents in
English or Japanese and submit them by the above deadline.

Required documents Notes

Application for Fill in the application form for admission in the online application
admission system.

Download the prescribed CV file from the following URL.

CV
http://www.imac.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/

Obtain a letter of acceptance from an expected supervisor.

Letter of acceptance The official form can be downloaded from the following URL.
http://www.imac.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/

Issued by the dean of the graduate school from which the

Graduate school applicant has graduated. Grading system must be shown on the
transcript transcript or be provided on another document issued by the
university.

Scores are valid only within two years before the date of the
Entrance Examination.

TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS The applicants whose native tongue is considered to be English
score sheets must make a contact with Graduate Academic Affairs Section
(see 15. Contact Information) for required documents by Dec.
Valid tests: 20, 2024, if they want to omit the submission of English
TOEFL-iBT, TOEFL iBT proficiency test score. The evidence that the applicants have
Home Edition, TOEIC received formal education in English may be required for the
Public Test, application.
IELTS-Academic
module * TOEFL iBT’s ”My BestTM Score” will not be used for preliminary
screening at Graduate School of Engineering.
* TOEFL, TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL ITP, and TOEIC are
registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS).

Certificate of
Issued by the dean of the university from which the applicant has
(expected) completion
graduated
and/or degree conferral

Issued by the dean of the university from which the applicant has
Undergraduate
graduated. Grading system must be shown on the transcript or
transcript
provided on another document issued by the university.

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Duplicate of master's If the thesis cannot be submitted, a research summary
(approximately 2,000 characters, 2 A4-size pages) is
thesis acceptable.

Download the prescribed examination admission ticket and photo

ID form files from the following URL.
Examination admission
http://www.imac.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/
ticket and photo ID
form The photo ID form should include an image file of a photograph
showing the upper body of the applicant, facing forward with no
hat, and have been taken within three months of application.

Examination fee (1)Payment should be proceeded by credit card, ATM or Internet

Banking Transaction:
Please pay 30,000 yen
by Jan. 13, and submit *If you wish to pay by credit card, please contact the Graduate
attached "Payment Academic Affairs Section in advance for further information.
Confirmation of
* Sender's name should be the applicant's name in Katakana.
Examination Fees"
* Copy of ATM transaction statement or evidence of Internet
Banking Transaction should be affixed to the "Payment
Confirmation of Examination Fees".

* Bank transfer fee should be paid by the applicant.

* Only domestic banking transfer is accepted.

Amount（金額）: 30,000 yen
Payment Deadline（納入期限）: Jan. 13, 2025
Bank（銀行）: Mitsubishi UFJ Bank （三菱 UFJ 銀行）
Bank Code: 0005
Branch（支店）: Wakatake-shiten（わかたけ支店）
Branch Code: 809
Account Type（預金種別）: Futsuu（普通）
Account Number（口座番号）: 2259225
Account Holder（口座名義）: Kokuritsu Daigaku-houjin
Tohokudaigaku（国立大学法人東北大学）
Account Holder in Kana（カナ）: ﾀﾞｲ)ﾄｳﾎｸﾀﾞｲｶﾞｸ

(2) MEXT scholarship recipients do not need to pay this fee.

(3) If you wish to apply for examination fee waiver due to the
domestic disasters, please see the following website:

https://www.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/admission/grad/disaster.html

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 Written by one of the following: the president, relevant dean, or
supervising faculty member (or equivalent) at the last university
you attended. The letter must include the university's official seal,
Written
stamp or signature, and it must be addressed to the president of
recommendation
Tohoku University. Later submission is allowed in case of
difficulty in obtaining it by the deadline, but please ask the
admissions office in advance.

Copy of passport,
census register, or
Issued in English.
other proof of
citizenship

Fill in the necessary information on the address label in the online

Address label
application system.

Other reference
Academic publications demonstrating academic ability.
materials (optional)

7. Examination and Selection

Applicants for the Master’s Degree Program

Examination Dates: February 20, 2025
Examination Venues: Online (Details will be sent directly to each applicant from the Mechanical
Engineering Academic Affairs Section (See Remarks in the Appendix).)

Applicants for the Doctoral Degree Program

Examination Dates: February 20, 2025
Examination Venues: Online (Details will be sent directly to each applicant from the Mechanical
Engineering Academic Affairs Section (See Remarks in the Appendix).)

Selection Method:
Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of the submitted documents and applicants will be
notified of the results prior to the interview and written examination (see Appendix). Only those who
have passed the preliminary screening are eligible for the interview and written examination.
Successful applicants will be selected based on their overall scores in the interview and written
examination, language proficiency, and the submitted documents.
Details about examination will be informed directly to each applicant from the Mechanical
Engineering Academic Affairs Section (See Remarks in the Appendix).

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 8. Announcement of Results
Results are scheduled to be posted around 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, on the
website （http://www.imac.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/）.
Notifications of results will also be sent to applicants who pass the entrance examination. Please
note that results cannot be given over the telephone.

9. Enrollment Procedures, etc.

(1) Details of the enrollment procedures will be announced by email in early September,2025. If you
have any questions concerning enrollment procedures, please contact the laboratory staff.
(2) Fees to be paid at the time of enrollment
(a) Admission fee: 282,000 yen (provisional)
(b) Tuition (first semester): 267,900 yen (annual 535,800 yen) (provisional)
(3) Original documents of transcripts, graduation (or completion) certificates (not required for
graduates of the School of Engineering, Tohoku University), and English Score Sheet must be
submitted.

Note 1: (a) and (b) are provisional. Should admission or tuition fees be revised, the new fees will become

applicable from the time of the change.

Note 2: Information on the waiving of admission or tuition fees, or permission to defer payment to a later

date, etc., will be provided in the enrollment procedure documents sent after the notification of results.

10. Financial Support

Employment as a research assistant (RA) or teaching assistant (TA)

There are opportunities for non-MEXT-scholarship students in the doctoral program to be
employed as RAs, and for those in the master’s program to be employed as TAs. The details will be
announced after enrollment.

11. Eligibility for Long Term Study Program

Some applicants, due to the need to continue with employment or other special circumstances
(Note 1), may request permission to follow a planned course of study longer than the normal period
of two years in order to receive their master's degree and three years for doctoral degree (Note 2).
This Graduate School offers such an option, called a “Long Term Study Program”, to those who
qualify in an advance screening exam. Long term master's students pay the same amount over the
length of their studies as those enrolled in the standard two-year program. Long term doctoral
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students pay the same amount over the length of their studies as those enrolled in the standard
three-year program. Inquiries about this program can be accepted at any time before enrollment.
Please contact the Graduate Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering.
Applicants hoping to be considered for this program need to apply at the enrollment procedures.
It is also possible to apply for this program in the middle of the enrollment, but not if less than one
year remained in the standard course of study. In such a case, the length of the Long Term Study
period is limited to twice the remaining period of study within the normal period of study.

Note 1: To be eligible for this program, the applicant who (1) is employed by a company or be
self-employed, (2) needs maternity leave, or is engaged in child or family care, or (3) is otherwise
determined by this Graduate School to be suitable for the program (excluding financial reasons).

Note 2: The period of study may not be extended beyond four years for Master’s Program, and six
years for Doctoral Program, but it is possible to request that the period be shortened.
In principle, no special curriculum will be prepared for students in the long term study program.

12. Handling of Personal Information

(1) All personal information gathered by Tohoku University shall be treated with due care in
compliance with the relevant university regulations, such as the Act on the Protection of Personal
Information (2003, Act No. 57), and the National University Corporation Tohoku University Policy
on the Protection of Personal Information, and security measures will be taken to protect it.
(2) Personal information, such as examination scores, used to screen applicants will be used
exclusively for educational purposes, such as selecting applicants, enrollment procedures,
pre-enrollment instruction, follow-up surveys, post-enrollment student support (scholarships,
tuition waivers and health management etc.) and academic advising, or in connection with tuition
collection etc., or surveys/research (surveys/analysis related to entrance examination
improvements and reasons for applying; including analysis using the enrollees' personal
information after enrollment).
(3) Tasks related to entrance examinations and academic affairs may be outsourced by Tohoku
University to third-party contractors (hereafter, "contractors"). If personal information is provided
in whole or in part to contractors, necessary measures will be taken to ensure it is handled
appropriately in accordance with the relevant university regulations, such as the National
University Corporation Tohoku University Policy on the Protection of Personal Information.

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 13. Educational Data Usage
Tohoku University strives to use Educational Data including personal information stored in the
information system in education and learning activities, effectively and appropriately in compliance
with our "Statement on Educational Data Usage," "Policy on Educational Data Usage," and "Tohoku
University's 8 Principles of Educational Data Acquisition" while paying attention to the protection of
personal information.
After being admitted to the university, students' personal information, such as entrance exam
scores etc., is merged with the university's Educational Data.
URL：https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/studentinfo/education/08/education0801/

14. Important Notes

(1) Submitted application documents and examination fees cannot be returned.
(2) If you do not receive your examination admission ticket by ten days prior to the examination date,
please contact the Mechanical Engineering Academic Affairs Section (See Remarks in the
Appendix).
(3) All other inquiries regarding application for admission should be made to the Graduate Academic
Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering.
(4) Applicants desiring consultation regarding the need for special assistance or other
considerations in taking the examination or conducting their studies should create a written
application indicating the items listed below (no special format). Be assured that such a request
will in no way prejudice the outcome of the selection process, as all applicants will be treated
fairly.
＊Deadline for consultation: As a rule, no later than November 29, 2024.
＊Information to be indicated in creating the application:
A) Name, address, and phone number of applicant
B) University, etc. from which the applicant has graduated
C) Any special considerations desired regarding taking the examination
D) Any special considerations desired in the study environment
E) Nature of any special considerations provided up to now
F) Other relevant information about daily life circumstances
G) Reference materials (if currently receiving medical treatment, enclose a medical certificate
issued by your physician)
(5) We have established Tohoku University Security Export Control Rules based on the Foreign
Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, and screen each submitted application when we accept
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 international students in our university. In the event that their research plans apply to the
regulatory concerns, above mentioned students may not be able to receive desired education
and their research themes may be limited.

15. Contact
Graduate Information
Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Graduate Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
6-6-04 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
E-mail: [email protected]
Homepage: http://www.imac.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/

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