Science Tokyo Academic Affairs News (April 2025 issue)

1. [Science and Engineering] Course registration period and timetables
<Undergraduate school>
・Course registration period: 9 a.m., Friday, April 4 to 1 p.m., Friday, April 18
For details, please read “Course registration“ shown on the pp. 3-4 of the following PDF.
Course registration
・The timetable is shown on the web site of formerly Tokyo Tech.
Undergraduate Timetables
<Graduate school>
・Course registration period ; Apr.4(Fri) - Apr.18(Fri)
・You can refer to the timetables of the graduate school on web.
Graduate Timetables
・For the details of graduate school course registration, please refer web.
How to register/add/cancel courses

2. [Science and Engineering] Spring Semester 2025
The courses will start from Saturday, April 5.
The academic calendar is shown on the web site of formerly Tokyo Tech.
Academic Calendar

3. [Science and Engineering] B2D Scheme 2025 Briefing session

The B2D Special Selection (B2D Scheme) started in AY2019 in response to demand from students wanting to get started in research projects earlier.

Applications are now open for B2D Scheme students for the academic year 2025.
In order to implement the B2D Scheme Special Selection, a briefing session for the academic year 2025 will be held.
Anyone with even a passing interest in the program is invited to attend.

- B2D Scheme Information Session for Second-Year Undergraduate Students
Date and time: Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Venue: Online（Zoom Webinar）
Registration: Separate information will be sent to students belonging to participating departments in the B2D.

- B2D Scheme Information Session for First-Year Undergraduate Students
Date and time: Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Online（Zoom Webinar）
Registration: Separate information will be given separately.

（What is the B2D Scheme?）
A unique Science Tokyo program that enables students intending to proceed to the doctoral program to start planning for graduate studies from the second year of their undergraduate program.
See webpage for more information.
B2D Scheme

（Points of concern）
Applicants to the B2D Scheme are limited to students belonging to participating departments in the B2D Scheme.
School of Science: Physics / Chemistry
School of Engineering: Systems and Control Engineering / Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Information and Communications Engineering
School of Materials and Chemical Technology: Materials Science and Engineering / Chemical Science and Engineering
School of Computing: Mathematical and Computing Science
School of Life Science and Technology: Life Science and Technology
School of Environment and Society: Architecture and Building Engineering / Civil and Environmental Engineering / Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering

Contact
Educational Planning Group, Student Division
stu.edu@adm.isct.ac.jp

(1) [Science and engineering] CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Academy for Leadership briefing sessions for all master's students in the science & engineering fields (Enrollment of the 8th cohort starting 2Q AY2025)

Academy for Leadership (ToTAL) will hold briefing sessions for all master's students in the science & engineering fields!

- What is Academy for Leadership (ToTAL)?
ToTAL is an extracurricular excellence program for students from all Schools and various backgrounds to develop leadership skills to bring out the best in one another and become innovative global citizens in a rapidly-changing era.
*Tuition exemption and financial support for 3-months off-campus project available during doctoral degree program. (*Conditions apply. Financial support after AY 2028 is to be decided.)

- Briefing session schedule:
[Day 1] Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30p.m., S2-202, South Building 2, Ookayama Campus（*To be held in Japanese. Questions in English are welcome.)
[Day 2] Thursday, April 17, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30p.m., J2-305, J2 Building, Suzukakedai Campus（*To be held in English.）

- To attend in person, please come directly to the venue. No registration necessary. Current ToTAL students are planned to attend each session to answer questions and hold consultations after the briefing session.
- To attend online, register from this link.
- For the latest information, visit our website.
- Eligibility for the ToTAL program: Science Tokyo master's students in the science & engineering fields（M1, M2）
- Reference (ToTAL website)
- Reference (ToTAL introductory video)

(2) [Science and Engineering] Entrepreneurship (Leadership, Value Creation courses) Courses offered by ToTAL
Regardless of whether you are an undergraduate and graduate, students may register for entrepreneurship courses that consist of a combination of various workshops to earn credits and apply to join a single workshop.
[Details]

- Call for participants: Briefing session
1. <Briefing session on business creation workshop "Lean Launchpad Program (LLP)" to be offered in 2025 1Q2Q>

"Lean Launchpad Program (LLP)" is a business creation workshop that will run for about two months from the end of May, where participants will work in teams to verify the marketability of their business ideas. Those who wish to participate have already begun preparations, but if you are interested in creating a business, there is still time to prepare, so please attend the information session. Both graduate and undergraduate students may take the course (2 credits, GA granted).
-Date and time: Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 18:00-19:00
-How to join: in-person (@S6-309B, Ookayama) or online (The Zoom link will be informed to registrants.)
-Details and registration

- Join a single workshop!
(a) <Storytelling for Researchers>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))　
-Date and time: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: Have you ever taken the time to reflect deeply on the appeal of your research or project? This class helps you restructure and present the value of your research in a way that is engaging and accessible to a broader audience. And by listening to other participants' stories and responding to feedback from mentors, you will gain new perspectives on your research and develop storytelling techniques that help you communicate your ideas persuasively. This process will also deepen your understanding of your own research and strengthen your ability to share its significance with others.
-Details and application

(b) <Negotiation process for consensus building (series of 2 classes>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))　
-Date and time: All classes to be held from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sunday, May 11, 2025, Sunday, May 25, 2025-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: Negotiations are pervasive in business, government, academia, law, and everyday life with family and friends. The problem with negotiation is that it often fails--deals are not made, relationships are damaged, and money and time are wasted. Recognizing possibilities for mutual gain is a possible solution for a successful negotiation, and we need to learn a simple and systematic way to do it. This class will give you an opportunity to increase your self-awareness and diagnostic capability as a negotiator.
-Details and application

(c) <Leadership for creating a Collaborative Research Environment (series of 6 classes>
-Date and time: All classes to be held from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Mondays, May 19, 2025; May 26, 2025; June 16, 2025; June 30, 2025; July 14, 2025; July 28, 2025
-Venue: Room S6-309A, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: Research outcomes are not solely determined by individual effort; they are also greatly influenced by the environment of the research lab and the dynamics of the team. Across different disciplines, researchers face common challenges in how research is conducted, how knowledge is shared, how decisions are made, and the structures that support daily research activities. But should we simply accept these challenges as "unchangeable" when we are in an academic setting that fosters exploration and innovation? This class aims to help participants expand their research networks and build collaborative relationships that foster knowledge creation. Using project management methodologies, participants will analyze challenges in their own research projects, exchange insights with peers, and learn practical approaches to advancing their research more effectively through hands-on exercises.
-Details and application

(d) <Trading Game>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))　
-Date and time: Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: The Trading Game is a workshop originally developed in the 1970s by the UK-based NGO Christian Aid. Its unique, strategy-based gameplay has been well received and continues to be conducted worldwide today. Through this immersive experience, participants will simulate real-world economic decision-making, negotiations, and strategic interactions withing the global trade system. By engaging in post-game reflections, they will gain a broader perspective on how economic systems operate and interact. -Details and application

(3) [Science and Engineering] Looking for interesting courses to take?
ToTAL offers ALL students (including students not registered in ToTAL) various kinds of courses which enhance your abilities, and those curricula must be worthwhile to experience. Take our courses if you are interested!
The following are some of the courses to be offered in Q1, AY 2025.

- TAL.W401-01　 Introduction to Leadership A
-Language: English
-Quarter/day/period: 1Q/Fridays/Periods 3-4
-Classroom: J3-309B, Suzukakedai campus (*This course is offered at Suzukakedai Campus in 1Q only.)
-Course description: This course is designed to help students define the concept of leadership and they will also be introduced to a variety of communication techniques that are essential for working with people from different cultural or professional backgrounds. A strong emphasis is put on learning by doing; students will be asked to do group activities, in which they get to develop the skills that are the key to successful co-creation. *This course is a deemed entrepreneurship course and GA0M can be obtained.

- TAL.S603　 Leadership Facilitation Practicum
-Language: English
-Quarter/day/period: 1-2Q/Mondays and others/Periods 5-6 (7 classes during the spring semester)
-Classroom: S6-305A, Ookayama campus and J3-309B, Suzukakedai Campus
-Course description: This course invites students to become aware of social issues and to plan events where we can all learn from people who are exercising leadership in grappling with these problems. Moreover, students will learn the practicalities of engaging in discourse on social issues through effective dialogue among participants.
*This course is a deemed entrepreneurship course and GA1D can be obtained.

- TAL.C503-01 Multicultural Business Leadership S
*International students: Please take "LAJ.C501 Japanese culture 3: Multicultural collaboration" of Japanese Language and Culture Courses.
-Language: Japanese
-Quarter/day/period: 1Q/Fridays/Periods 3-4
-Classroom: W9-202, Ookayama campus
-Course description: In this class, we will examine multicultural work situations in which Japanese and former international student employees work together. We will examine what conflicts they face and how they try to resolve them, and how they feel their own significance in the workplace. Japanese and international students will engage in discussions, imagining that they will be in a position to work and live in a multicultural environment in the future, and together they will consider issues of multicultural communication and interpersonal relationships.
*This course is a related entrepreneurship course.

(Reference) Entire course syllabi of ToTAL
*Note: ToTAL students take precedence when the seats are being allocated. For more information and latest information, please check our website, Graduate Course Timetables and OCW.

[Contact]
ToTAL Office
e-mail:total.jim@total.titech.ac.jp

[Deadline coming soon !! by April 15, 2025 (Tue.) 11:00 a.m. (JST)]

This year, we will continue to provide financial support for "Program for Development of Next-Generation Front-Runners with Comprehensive Knowledge and Humanity (Science Tokyo SPRING)" and "Program for Development of Co-creative Experts towards Top-level AI Research (Science Tokyo BOOST)" will offer financial support for doctoral students who are willing to contribute to the development of science, technology and innovation in Japan after completing the doctoral program and those who wish to independently choose their own career path.

We are pleased to announce the application information of the recruitment for spring FY 2025 on this website.

- Outline of Program Support
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<1> Science Tokyo SPRING
1. Research incentives (equivalent to living expenses)
Amount: 2,160,000 yen per year (180,000 yen per month)
2. Research funds
Amount: 300,000 yen per year
*Travel expenses for off-campus study will be supported

<2> Science Tokyo BOOST
1. Research incentives (equivalent to living expenses)
Amount: 3,600,000 yen per year (300,000 yen per month)
2. Research funds
Amount: 300,000 yen per year
*Travel expenses for off-campus study will be supported
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- Spring 2025 Application Outline
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- Application period: Tuesday, April 1, 2025　11:00 a.m. (JST) to Tuesday, April 15,　2025 11:00 a.m. (JST) -
1. Science Tokyo SPRING [Category A] Spring Enrollment FY 2025 Application
* Eligible students: Students enrolling in or advancing to the following six school s of Science Tokyo in April 2025: School of Science, School of Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, School of Computing, School of Life Science and Technology and School of Environment and Society

2. Science Tokyo SPRING [Category B] Spring Enrollment FY 2026 Application: Program Slots Offer in Advance
* Eligible students: Current master students of Science Tokyo or the graduate major in technology and innovation management in Science Tokyo and who wish to enter one of the following six doctoral schools (science and engineering fields) in Science Tokyo in April 2026: School of Science, School of Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, School of Computing, School of Life Science and Technology and School of Environment and Society (Successful candidates who will not enroll in April 2026 will be cancelled whatever the reasons are).
* Applicants may also apply for the Science Tokyo BOOST to be held in the spring of 2026 regardless of whether they are accepted or not.

3. Science Tokyo BOOST Spring Enrollment FY 2025 Application
* Eligible students: Students enrolling in or advancing to one of the following six doctoral schools (science and engineering fields) in Science Tokyo in April 2025, and those who are willing or are aiming to conduct top-level research in a wide area of research related to the field of next-generation AI that integrates different fields in a cross-disciplinary manner.

[warning] Common points to be noted for both projects
* Be sure to check the application guideline for details.
* The application may be cancelled or the details of the support and obligations of the supported students may be changed due to budget constraints or review of the project.
* Applications for students who plan to enter one of the following six doctoral schools (science and engineering fields) in Institute of Science Tokyo in October 2025 are planned in the fall of 2025.
* Science Tokyo BOOST will not conduct reserved recruitment.
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We look forward to hearing from you.

[Contact]
For inquiries, please use the "Inquiry Form" on our website (emails or phone calls are not accepted).
Education Program Promotion Division, Education Planning Department

--- Admissions Information Session for WISE-SSS / Graduate Major in SSS ---

- Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Time: 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm (in English) 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm (in Japanese)
- Target audience: Science Tokyo students

*　For more information and how to apply, please access to this link.

--- WISE program for Super Smart Society ---
The program's objective is to help students develop competencies and skills they will need to become "knowledge professionals" ("super PhDs") integrating physical space technologies with cyberspace technologies as well as combining advanced sciences and technologies, such as quantum science and artificial intelligence.
Participant's Voice
Contact: Office of Academy of Super Smart Society
E-mail： wise-sss@jim.titech.ac.jp

--- SSS Online Education ---
Website
Contact: SSS Online Education sss-online@wise-sss.titech.ac.jp

1. SSS Innovation
Cross-oriented on-demand classes for all students. Students will learn about issues, initiatives, and implementation methods from lecturers from leading companies and organizations in various fields. Diverse opinions from different fields of expertise in online discussions stimulate new research possibilities. Students are evaluated through discussions among themselves and between students and lecturers.

1Q Starting Tuesday, April 8: A6 Smart Ocean (Entrepreneurship courses, GA0M)
Smart Ocean, a research area more familiar to us who live surrounded by the sea, is full of potential and appeal. Even students outside of their field of expertise can enjoy lectures by non-degree lecturers.
- Lecturers： Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Koden Electronics Co., Ltd, ORNIS Corporation, Panasonic System Networks R&D Lab.Co.,

2Q Starting Tuesday, June 10 Start: A5 Manufacturing Process Innovation
How will Japan's "MONOZUKURI" change with cutting-edge technology and AI? We will learn how it should be and the challenges it faces through various examples from related companies.
- Lecturers: Fujitsu Limited, Yokogawa Digital Corporation, JTEKT CORPORATION, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., TOSHIBA CORPORATION, Mazda Motor Corporation

2. Free On-demand Course: "Try Virtual Line Tracing: First Steps Toward Autonomous Driving"
We are pleased to offer you the free on-demand course! Enjoy line tracing, the basis of autonomous driving, with simulation experience using MATLAB and viewing virtual experiments. MATLAB TAs will assist you with any questions.
Course About
Approximate duration: 120 minutes/week for about five weeks (On-demand)
Delivery Period: By Wednesday, April 30

3. Workshop for Online Education
The free workshop, Online Education x AI, will be held!
Join us in learning the latest trends in AI integration from Director Urakawa, a former NHK employee. SSS Online Education TAs who edit on-demand lecture videos will tell you about the behind-the-scenes.
- Recruitment of TAs at the same time.
Time and Date: 13:30-16:00, Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Location: TAKI PLAZA B2F Workshop 2 / Zoom (hybrid)
Lecturer: Makoto Urakawa (SSS Director of Online Education)
Application form

--- SSS interdisciplinary matching hold the event jointly with ISE ---
We will match the social needs given by SSS consortium members with the seeds of Science Tokyo Students! It will be the first time that the event will be held jointly with the Academy of Energy and Information. Participation in the matching workshop is one of the requirements for enrollment into the WISE program for SSS.

- Date and Venue:
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Tokyo Tech Front Ookayama Campus Science Tokyo
(Needs ＆ Seeds Round /in-person)

The application form will be ready on the website of SSS consortium on April 7, 2025.
(Coming soon)

Academy of Energy and Informatics (ISE)

-- Please watch 3 minutes video introducing Academy of Energy and Informatics. --

-- Enrollment Briefing Session will be held. --

- Targets
1.Undergraduate, master's and professional master's program students planning to enter or interested in doctoral programs.
2.Doctoral program students.

- Date and Time
April 7 (Mon.), 9 (Wed.) 2025　12:30-13:30　[Please join us over lunch.]
Online [Zoom] Japanese and English
The content is the same on both days.

- How to participate
Pre-registration is required
Please register from this link

[Contact]
The management office of Academy of Energy and Informatics
E-mail：management_office@infosyenergy.titech.ac.jp

1. [Science and Engineering] Briefing sessions on Entrepreneurship Courses (Leadership and Value Creation courses)

All Science Tokyo students in the science and engineering fields who entered Science Tokyo after AY 2024 are highly recommended or required to obtain credits from Entrepreneurship Courses.
<Bachelor's students>HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to take at least 3 credits from 2 courses or more (Certificate will be issued to those who fulfill the requirements)
<Master's students>REQUIRED to take at least 2 credits to fulfill 2 GAs
<Doctoral students>REQUIRED to take at least 4 credits to fulfill 2 GAs

At Center for Entrepreneurship Education, various courses are offered for students who want to enhance the following key elements of entrepreneurship: leadership and value creation.
Attend a briefing session on April 4 for bachelor's students (mainly B2 level) and graduate (M & D) students, and May 7 for bachelor's students (mainly B1 level) to learn more. Register from below to attend.

- Undergraduates (for mainly 2nd year bachelor's students):
Friday, April 4, 2025, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (In Japanese, in person and online)
- Graduates (Master's and Doctoral students):
Friday, April 4, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (In Japanese and English, in person and online)
- Undergraduates (for mainly 1st year bachelor's students):
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (In Japanese, in person and online)
- Details & registration
- Reference

2. [Science and Engineering] Entrepreneurship Courses to be offered in 1-2Q, AY 2025)
Entrepreneurship is the mindset and skills that is required not only in starting a business, but also in various organizations in society, including companies, academia/research institutions, government agencies, international organizations, and NGOs/NPOs. We encourage you to take these courses in AY 2025!
Details will be explained at the briefing session mentioned above in "1.Briefing session on Entrepreneurship Courses (Leadership, Value Creation courses)".

- ENT.L201 Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Leadership A (Intensive course)
-Language: Japanese
-Course description: Foundational elements of entrepreneurship are classified into three categories; INNOVATION, INITIATIVE and MOTIVATION. Various types of workshops will be offered each semester to train the foundational elements corresponding to each category.
Students enrolled in this course will be able to deepen their understanding of entrepreneurship by experiencing and practicing the elements of entrepreneurship above by selecting and attending 2 or more workshops, including a workshop from the "INITIATIVE" category and earning 13 points or more for attendance.
-Reference (syllabus and workshops)

- ENT.V201 Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Value Creation A
-Language: Japanese
-Course description: This course is positioned as the first step in building a foundation for entrepreneurship, and within that foundation, we would like students to understand; (1) MOTIVATION: recognizing the source of one's own interests and recognizing unconscious bias, and (2) INNOVATION: basics of "Design Thinking", including the 5-step process of empathy, issue identification, ideas, prototyping, and testing, through the following 2 workshops.
-Workshops: Developing Creative Thinking through Art (4 sessions) and Design Thinking for beginners (3 sessions)
-Reference (syllabus)

- ENT.V203 Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Value Creation C
-Language: Japanese
-Course description: Foundational elements of entrepreneurship are classified into three categories; INNOVATION, INITIATIVE and MOTIVATION. Various types of workshops will be offered each semester to train the foundational elements corresponding to each category.
Students enrolled in this course will be able to deepen their understanding entrepreneurship by experiencing and practicing the elements of entrepreneurship above by selecting and attending 2 or more workshops, including a workshop from the "INITIATIVE" category and earning 13 points or more for attendance.
-Reference (syllabus and workshops)

- ENT.V205 Bachelor's Practical Group Work for Value Creation A
-Language: Japanese
-Course description: In this course, students will work on a two-month team project called the Lean Launchpad program (LLP), an ideal program for those who plan to enter the business world in the future, including starting a company. Details will be announced at the beginning of the term. Please be sure to refer to the ToTAL website below and attend the pre-registration briefing.
- Details & registration
＜What is the Lean Launchpad Program (LLP)?＞
Based on ideas about new products or services generated and proposed by a student, he/she will form a team with other members who agree with the idea, conduct repeated interviews with potential customers, and discover customers with a "strong need" for the new product or service. At the same time, they will verify the marketability of the idea by estimating the price of the new product or service to be offered, the timing of market establishment, and the development plan and costs for the new product or service. Ultimately, the goal is to create a business plan that can get approval from investors. Through these tasks, students will gain a practical understanding of the basic actions and knowledge that must be considered in order to "develop new value and execute it into society".
-Reference (syllabus)

- ENT.B201 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
-Language: Japanese
-Quarter/day/period: 2Q, Tuesdays, Periods 3-4
-Classroom: M-101 lecture room, 1st floor, Main Building (Ookayama Campus)
-Course description: This course is a fundamental course for understanding entrepreneurship in the broad sense as defined by Science Tokyo. It broadens your comprehensive understanding of entrepreneurship, including startups. It also focuses on examining the impact of social systems on entrepreneurship from an interdisciplinary perspective. Specifically, the course will cover the fundamentals of systems surrounding entrepreneurship, such as economics, politics, geopolitics, security, marketing, and management.
-Reference (syllabus and workshops)

[Science and Engineering]
The Global Education Option (GEO) is an elective curriculum designed to help students enhance their global competencies through synergy with entrepreneurship education. GEO offers courses for acquiring international experience including study abroad programs and for building foreign language communication skills. Details such as course content will be explained at the orientation (in-person & online).
Details

Date and time: April 16 (Wed) Undergraduate 12:40~/ Graduate 17:40~
Venue: W8E-101

[Science and Engineering]
All Science Tokyo graduate students in the science and engineering fields are required to obtain credits from Entrepreneurship Courses.
Center for Entrepreneurship Education, Career Development Section offers many courses in which students learn the knowledge and skills necessary to be active in industry and academia after completing studies at our university.
We also offer many courses that allow students to think about own careers through the stories of people who are active in society, internship courses, and overseas training programs.
And we hold events to help you learn about various industries and expand your career options.
For undergraduate students, we will offer the new course that will help you think about your future career before joining a laboratory or entering graduate program.
For details, please refer to the materials and videos posted on the website and plan your course of study.