Tohoku University Student Exchange Spring Semester 2025

Tohoku University Japan would like to inform you that the registration for Student Exchange Program application for Spring Semester (Intake 1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025) is open. The tuition fee for this program is waived. However the accepted students are responsible for their learning materials, dorms and living expenses in Japan including Roundtrip Flight Ticket & Travel Insurance.

Please kindly read about the program here https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/ and https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/application-instructions-for-applicants-2024-fall-enrolment/

For the Spring Semester 2025 Tohoku University offer two kind of exchange program

1. International Program in Liberal Arts (IPLA) for undergraduate program. This program open for ITS Students S1 batch 2022 from related department https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/ipla/

Please check the course in this link https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/ipla/ipla_curriculum_1/  and this link for your references https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/ipla-course-information-2023-spring/

2. Cooperative Laboratory Study Program (COLABS) for postgraduate program. This program open for ITS Students S2 & S3 all batch https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/colabs/

Please check the course in this link https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/colabs/colabs_curriculum_1/#01

[IMPORTANT]

– COLABS Prior Consent

COLABS applicants are required to obtain prior consent from their prospective academic advisor before the application.

The deadline for the COLABS prior consent application is [November 1, 2024 at 23:59 (JST)], please be advised that you cannot access the application system for the COLABS prior consent after the deadline.

This includes students who are to re-apply for COLABS.

For further details of COLABS Prior Consent, please refer to its website.

You can find the cost living in Sendai in the following website https://sup.bureau.tohoku.ac.jp/en/life-e/cost-e/

Here the requirement for this program

1.  CV

2. One Page Study Plan (A4, TNR 3,3,3,3). Please mentioned your name and your interested dept in  Tohoku Univ in your first paragraph

3. Certificate of Enrollment

4. Photocopy of the applicant’s passport information page (at least valid until one year)

5. Learning agreement. Applicants must submit two types of learning agreement, which are as follows :

Learning Agreement ITS version (please download from here http://bit.ly/its-student-exchange )

The document must be signed by the applicant and the advisor/Head of applicant’s department

You may left it blank in institutional coordinator

6. Valid English proficiency test certificate (original). Applicant may use TOEFL/IELTS/IBT/EFL/TEFL  The minimum score must equal with TOEFL 550 or equal to CEFR B2. (score screenshoot from web UPT Bahasa is not acceptable,  test prediction is not acceptable as well )

7. 1 (one) recommendation letter from an academic advisor

8. Statement letter (statement letter can be downloaded from this link  http://bit.ly/its-student-exchange  )

9. Certificate of GCW Non Degree (minimum C) or Result Test GCW Non Degree min 80 (please kindly note that this documents is required for this program) 

10. Scanned of Parents letter support (the letter must signed by your parents and the letter must mention about the awareness of your parents about this program. Please also mention that your parents support you for the financial and other things if you are accepted in this program)

The incomplete application will not processed by Mobility Team.

For ITS Students who interested to join this program please kindly submit your application through this form https://its.id/studyabroadITS . All of your documents must be in PDF and collected in 1 (one) .zip/.rar file. If you have finished and submitted your Study Abroad Application form, YOU HAVE TO SEND email to studyabroad@its.ac.id confirming that you have filled out the Study Abroad Application Form and submit it. Please use this subject: “Confirmation Study Abroad Application_TohokuIPLA/COLABS_NAME_NRP”. The submission deadline extended until 5 November 2024 ( 09.00 WIB). The Interview Session will be held on 7 November 2024 (13.30).

If you have questions about this program, please send an email to Mr. Ade at studyabroad@its.ac.id with subject : ASK_Tohoku