Are there any communications among different labs?
We would say that students on the same campus have communications between labs, as you expect. People frequently come and go, have chats and discussions between labs especially when they are in the same building.
To encourge networking between students and between campuses, new students gather in the Kashiwa campus on the department orientation day. We observed many new students have connections after the orientation day. We also observed a foreign student network.
We also have a class excersise that introduce experimental techniques of laboratories, providing students with an opportunity to communicate between labs and campuses.
Is there any procedure I have to do physically in the Kashiwa campus?
Yes, there is. Major procedures that can only be completed at Kashiwa Campus include enrollment procedures and the issuance/receipt of various certificates using the automatic certificate issueing machines installed at Kashiwa Campus. Please consult with us if you are an overseas student who has difficulty entering Japan.
Can a doctoral-course student apply for an exchange program at University of Lyon?
Yes. Both master/doctoral course students can apply.
If I belong to a lab outside the Kashiwa campus, do I have to come to the Kashiwa campus frequently for experiments or written exams?
Under the COVID-19 pandemic, many courses are now online and can be taken anywhere via Internet. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, it was possible to attend classes remotely by connecting the Shirokane or Yayoi campuses with high-speed connection to the Kashiwa campus.
There are times when you have to come to a particular campus for training, experiments, written examinations, etc., which are difficult to conduct online, but in most cases, you can take these in the Shirokane campus as well as in the Kashiwa campus.
What is the minimum requirement for getting a PhD degree?
The explicit requirement is that you have the publication of at least one first-author paper in a peer-reviewed journal in English. In addition to this, your research in the doctoral program must be of a quality worthy of a doctoral degree at the University of Tokyo.
