The Postgraduate Program for Environmental Designers Contributing to Resilient Cities offers courses and research opportunities leading to Master's and doctoral degrees either in Civil and Environmental Engineering or Architecture and Building Engineering at the Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly, Tokyo Institute of Technology). This program aims to nurture young and excellent talents who can contribute to the creation and renewal of a disaster-resilient built environment as highly skilled engineers, architects, governmental officers or researchers. We call such professionals as Environmental Designers.
Application by individuals from disaster-prone countries with marked economic growth is highly appreciated.
This Program is either for a Master's degree only or both Master's and doctoral degrees. Depending on the applicant's career plan, either can be chosen. However, after the application, the choice cannot be changed.
If an applicant chooses to earn both Master's and doctoral degrees, this Program is considered to be one continuous course of study for both Master's and doctoral degrees. The study has to be started from the Master's level at the Institute of Science Tokyo even for an applicant who has already earned a Master's degree in the other institution and termination of study only with a Master's degree is not allowed. This combined Master's and Doctoral program can be completed within three to five years.
Students who enrol in this Program belong to either the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or the Department of Architecture and Building Engineering at the Institute of Science Tokyo.
The application guide here shows a list of faculty members involved in this Program.
List of faculty members with research topics ban be found at https://educ.titech.ac.jp/cv/eng/faculty/ (for Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) and https://educ.titech.ac.jp/arch/eng/faculty/ (for Department of Architecture and Building Engineering). You can find their email addresses by pressing [Researcher Profile (STAR Search)] buttons on the sites.
The official application guide for admission, including eligibility, procedures, required documents etc., is available here.
Since the degrees offered are based on research, finding an advisor is the first step of the application.
Before sending the application to the Admission Division, the applicant must obtain the consent of a faculty member who agrees to become her/his academic advisor if she/he passes the entrance examination. To obtain the consent, please contact the prospective advisor by sending the relevant information including the study plan at least one month before the deadline for the official application. The application cannot be made without a consent letter from the prospective advisor.
Besides examining the application documents, the applicant will be examined by an interview.
Application period: From early September to late November
Interview: In December or January
Notification of result: Early March
Admission: October
As for the scholarships provided for this program, such as the MEXT Scholarship and JASSO, the information can be found on the page for the International Graduate Program (A).
This Program offers a special curriculum. Under this program, students must also fulfil the Graduate Major completion requirements of their departments (degree completion requirements). For completion requirements of your Graduate Major, please refer to the Study Guides and Student Handbooks for the International Graduate Program.
The application deadline has already passed. If you are interested in the 2026 intake and would like to view it, please email us.
Program coordinators:
For Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Professor Akihiro TAKAHASHI, Professor Shinjiro KANAE
Email: edrc-inquiry"_at_"cv.titech.ac.jp
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For Department of Architecture and Building Engineering: Associate Professor Ryo MURATA, Professor Naoko SAIO, Professor Shuji TAMURA
Email: IGP"_at_"arch.titech.ac.jp
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