Education Tokyo University to launch all-English undergraduate department in 2027

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On Friday, the University of Tokyo announced that it will establish its first new undergraduate department in nearly 70 years, set to open in September 2027. All courses will be conducted in English to prepare students to tackle complex global issues. The new integrated five-year programme, which leads to both a bachelor's and a master's degree, will allocate half of its 100 available spots to international students to enhance the global standing of Japan's leading university.

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The department, "UTokyo College of Design," will adopt fall enrollment, the mainstream in Europe and the United States, offering topics that students can explore in line with their interests, such as climate change and biodiversity, regardless of field of study. Teruo Fujii, the public university's president, said at a press conference, "We will create a new place of learning where students can realize their respective visions by fully utilizing the potential of the University of Tokyo." All freshman students will reside in a university dormitory to promote cross-cultural exchange through daily interaction. The program comprises four years of bachelor's and one year of master's study. The college is set to be headed by a foreign professor at the university, with teaching staff to include other instructors at the institution and top-class researchers from both Japan and abroad, it said.

University of Tokyo to open new department in 2027, classes all in English

The University of Tokyo said Friday that it will open its first new undergraduate department in about 70 years in September 2027, with all classes taught in English to empower students to take on complex global challenges.

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