📖Introduction

Tohoku University is a Japanese national university that was founded in 1907. It is located in Sendai, Japan and is considered one of the most prestigious universities in the country. The university has five campuses: Katahira, Kawauchi, Aobayama, Seiryo and Amamiya. It is ranked among Japan’s leading universities and is considered one of the top universities in the world.

Show less
Show more

📚About the Program

Master’s in Data Sciences at Tohoku University

The Data Sciences Program (DSP) started on October 2015 as one of the “International Priority Graduate Programs (PGP) - Advanced Graduate Courses for International Students - ” supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Technology (MEXT). Main purpose of this program is to develop highly-specialized global human resource of data sciences contributing to construction of social, life, and environmental foundations. The program is designed to acquire not only basic knowledge and skills of data sciences based on computer sciences, fundamental mathematics, and engineering, but also practical skills for discovery and solving the real world problems in life sciences, social sciences, economics, and others. Graduate School of Information Sciences (GSIS) conducts this program in collaboration with graduate schools of Life Sciences, Economics and Management, and Engineering in Tohoku University. The courses will mainly be given in English except for some optional subjects to learn Japanese language and culture. Show less
Show more

📖Program Curriculum

Programme
(1) Lectures
i. Specialized subjects provided by the affiliated graduate school.
ii. Fundamental subjects to learn information law and ethics for the treatment of big data.
iii. Interdisciplinary subjects designated to data sciences: sensing, storage, computation/ analysis, data mining/ discovery and solving the real world problems

(2) Practical training and internship
i. Training Camp to develop computational ability of big data
ii. Internship in industries

(3) Writing a master thesis supervised by the mentors

Show less
Show more

🏫About Tohoku University

In 1911, Vice Minister of Education Masataro Sawayanagi, moved to Sendai to become Tohoku University’s first president. Sawayanagi firmly believed that academic research should be integrated with education. He also believed that a university should not discriminate based on class or gender. Following this principle, Tohoku University accepted graduates from technical and higher normal schools, and despite opposition from the government at that time, became Japan’s first university to admit female students in 1913. As of 2022, there are more than 1,700 international students at the university representing 90 different countries and regions. In total there are around 10,000 undergraduates, 4,000 master’s students and 2,600 doctoral students enrolled.

🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:
  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
Show less
Show more

💰 Fees

Application Fee:

1,615 RMB

Tuition fee:

591,696 JPY per year

1,183,392 JPY in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied a degree in English before
- Can demonstrate a high level of English
- Having an English certificate such as IELTS level 6 or TOEFL 95 and above is an advantage.

Minimum education level: High School.

You need to have above average grades for the program. C average or above 55%.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

Is this not correct? You can edit your profile or contact us.
Or see the list of programs you are eligible for here .
Check Your Eligibility Show Suitable Programs

📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

Show more

Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

Show less
Here is some more information about the enrollment process after you have been accepted.

❓ Have a Question?

There are no similar questions. Please send us your question below

    See more questions

    📝 Tohoku University Reviews

    (No Reviews)
    Write a review

    📍 Location

    🛏️ Accommodation

    🍜 Food

    🏓 Facilities

    💲 Value for money

    👨‍🏫 Classes

    🕺 Student experience

    🗣️ Recommend a friend?