FAQ

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology is a historical national university consisting of Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Engineering in Tokyo.
The Faculty of Engineering, to which the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science belongs, is located at Koganei Campus (Koganei City, Tokyo Prefecture).

We hold seminars and campus tours for the Faculty of Engineering. For details, please refer to the page of “Entrance Examination Information: Seminar.”

The Faculty of Engineering at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology is located in the Koganei Campus (Koganei City). The nearest station is Higashi-Koganei Station on the JR Chuo Line. It’s an 8-minute walk from the station. Higashi-Koganei Station is about 20 minutes from Shinjuku Station and about 35 minutes from Tokyo Station, both of which have excellent access without transfer. (The Faculty of Agriculture is located on the Fuchu Campus.)

The Koganei Campus is located in a quiet residential area surrounded by lush greenery, making it an ideal place to spend your campus life.

There is no problem at all. Every year, many students start with no experience at all. What is important is passion to learn new things and curiosity.

In addition to mathematics and physics required as a university student in the Faculty of Engineering, we have classes in English, second foreign language, physical education, and what is generally called liberal arts. Furthermore, classes are held to learn how to write a report and how to make a presentation. You can acquire cultural and technical skills as a university student.

Wireless LAN is installed in the campus, and web mail accounts are distributed to all students. In the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, announcements from teachers to students are basically done through an electronic bulletin board system. This electronic bulletin board can also be viewed from a mobile phone, and a report can be submitted from home.

At the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, in addition to simply learning knowledge about computers, we place importance on the ability to actually make and move things. Experiments and Exercises are hands-on classes based on this policy, in which students actually solve problems and program computers.

In order for students to fully understand the contents of the lecture, classes to learn the basics of programming or the like are divided into three classes in each grade and are conducted in small groups. Also, in the hands-on classes, several graduate students will be assigned as the teaching assistants, so you can ask questions whenever you get confused. Furthermore, in order to enable students to smoothly step up to the study of specialized subjects, we have classes in “Engineering Basic Experiments” in which a small number of students take individual instruction from teachers in the first semester of the 1st year undergraduate.

Transfer students start from the 3rd year undergraduate. Most of the credits acquired in the 1st or 2nd year undergraduate can be replaced with credits acquired at the technical college. There is no big difference between transfer students and general students.

It is a research in which each student works with their own theme under the individual instruction of the advising teacher throughout one year of the 4th year undergraduate. By submitting a graduation thesis summarizing the graduation research, you will be able to graduate from the university. Although each theme is different, everyone has the same spirit of “Something New.”

When working on graduation research in the 4th year undergraduate, four or five students are usually assigned to one teacher to take instruction. This group is called a “laboratory.” Each laboratory has its own room, which contains your own office desks, computers, and experimental equipment or the like. Senior graduate students are with us. Please also take a look at the pictures on the page of “College Life” and “Environment.”

In the Faculty of Engineering, graduation research and experiments sometimes make it late to get home. During the night, the security of the building is strengthened to prevent suspicious individuals from entering, and students can enter with their ID cards, so you can work with peace of mind.

There is the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology / International Center which was established to support international exchange and study abroad for students. It offers a variety of study abroad programs and offers advice on study abroad.
And there are about 90 sister school agreements in the world. Please also refer to the page on “International Exchange.”
Apart from studying abroad, there are also opportunities to present the content of graduation research and graduate school research at international conferences in English. Also, there are many students from overseas at the campus, so it would be good to make friends.

It is not necessary for students of the Faculty of Engineering to study agriculture for graduation. However, at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, both Engineering and Agriculture are considered to be part of the study to realize the coexistence of humans, nature and science and technology, and we are engaged in research and education from a broader perspective of symbiotic science and technology.

In the first examination, you will take examinations of mathematics, English and science (two subjects, physics and “one subject from chemistry and biology”).
In the second examination, you will take examinations for mathematics, English and science (physics only).

Consideration is given to ensuring that there are no advantages or disadvantages.

There is no difference at all.

No disadvantage at all.

There is no difference at all.

You can also get credit for the second foreign language (German, French, Chinese, etc.), so it is desirable to take it at a technical college or the like.

Since the school year 2016, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology has introduced the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) system, in which each student prepares a notebook PC for use in lectures and exercises or the like. See the following pages for more information.
https://sites.google.com/a/go.tuat.ac.jp/imc/home/info-system0/byodspec2016

* As a general rule, it is recommended that each student prepare a notebook PC, but if you cannot prepare one due to circumstances, there is a free PC rental service although the number of units is limited. Please inquire after entering the university.

There is a health center on campus where doctors and counselors can give you advice when you feel unwell and even when you need mental counseling. You can also consult and meet with the teachers of the Student Life Committee. Of course, your privacy will be strictly protected.

It is true that it costs more to stay at a boarding house than to go to the campus from your parents’ home. But we don’t think the cost of living will be so high if you use the school cafeteria, etc. Many students are likely to make good use of the scholarships system and part-time jobs.

Many students from rural areas live by themselves. The area around Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology is a residential area, so many students live around the university. We have also student dormitories on the campus of the Faculty of Engineering.

There are many real estate companies around Higashi-Koganei Station and Musashi-Koganei Station, and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology co-op also introduces you to find the apartment. Please refer to it.

Yes, there is. In addition to a large playground where baseball and football clubs can practice, there are playgrounds where you can play futsal, tennis courts, and the like, and you can move your body for a change.

There are many circle activities, and some of them are also on the Website of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. Of course, there are many kinds of circles other than those mentioned above.

Of course, it will be a problem if you neglect your studies, but many of your seniors are well balanced in their circles activities and part-time jobs, leading a fulfilling campus life. Being able to interact with various students is also one of the great attractions of campus life.

Because the campus is far away, there is no frequent communication. However, there are many circle activities in which both students are participating. It may be a good idea to participate in such circle activities for those who want to have more communication.

Yes, there is. Some students go back to their hometowns, some work part-time, some study to get a qualification and some go to language study abroad.

In the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, we don’t teach only computer operation. However, no matter what kind of profession you take in the future, the computer skills you learned in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science will be useful and not definitely wasted.

It is true that job hunting becomes more difficult than a company with a recommendation quota, but many seniors get a so-called humanities-related employment.

About 70% of the graduating students (former Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) go on to graduate school. Motives range from wanting to do more research because graduation research is interesting, to acquiring knowledge and skills to get a more specialized profession.
In addition, the Leading Graduate School was established in the school year 2013 to integrate the five years of master’s and doctoral courses. Admission is subject to screening, but there are many benefits such as non-repayable grants and free study abroad.

The Department of Computer and Information Science and the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (former Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology are highly regarded by society due to the activity of graduates. As a result, many companies have recommendation quotas, and the employment rate is almost 100% every year.

A teaching course to obtain the first class teaching certificate in “Mathematics” at junior and high schools and “Information” at high schools is provided. Moreover, you can obtain museum curator certification through practical training at the Nature and Science Museum located at the Faculty of Engineering of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. In addition, the knowledge obtained through various information courses is useful for acquiring qualifications for information processing engineers, and many of your seniors have acquired these qualifications.