# Exchange Programs

**Source**: https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/academics/exchange_programs.html

Tohoku University has an extensive range of student exchange programs with affiliated universities throughout the world.

We are glad that you are considering spending one semester/year/special term with us as a Non-degree international student. We have an extensive range of Student Exchange Programs with [universities throughout the world](https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/about/global_network.html).

#### PAGE INDEX

**Undergraduate**

- [JYPE : Junior Year Program in English](#JYPE)
- [IPLA : International Program in Liberal Arts](#IPLA)
- [DEEP : Direct Enrollment Education Programs(Natural Science)](#DEEP)

\
**Graduate**

- [COLABS : Cooperative Laboratory Study Program](#COLABS)

| JYPE : Tohoku University Junior Year Program in English | |
| --- | --- |
| Duration | 1-2 Semesters (September to August) |
| Eligibility | Junior or Senior (Third year of four-year course or final year of three-year course) |
| Fields | Science, Engineering, Agricultural studies |
| Outline | The core (required) course of this program is the Individual Research Training course. The student will research a current topic that is related to his/her field of study with the support of the research group to which the student is assigned. |
| Credits | 13 credits or more, including 5 credits from their faculty's Individual Research Training course each semester. |
| Launguage | English |
| More Info | <https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/jype/> |

| IPLA : Tohoku University International Program in Liberal Arts | |
| --- | --- |
| Duration | 1-2 Semesters (September to August) |
| Eligibility | Sophomore or junior undergraduate students enrolled in home institutions with university-level agreements with Tohoku University. |
| Fields | Economics, Management, Education, Literature, Agricultural Economics, Law |
| Outline | IPLA provides an opportunity for students at our partner institutions to study a variety of Liberal Arts classes taught in  English, including Economics, Management, Education and Literature at Tohoku University. |
| Credits | 15 credits or more each semester. |
| Launguage | English |
| More Info | <https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/ipla/> |

| DEEP : Direct Enrollment Education Program for Natural science faculties | |
| --- | --- |
| Duration | 1-2 Semesters (Fall and Spring) |
| Eligibility | Undergraduate |
| Fields | All natural Science course, (Science, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Engineering, Agriculture) |
| Outline | DEEP for Natural Science Course allows international students to take classes and perform research alongside Japanese students. |
| Launguage | English and Japanese |
| More Info | <https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/deep-u/> |

| COLABS - Cooperative Laboratory Study Program | |
| --- | --- |
| Duration | 1-2 Semesters (September to August) |
| Eligibility | Graduate (Preferably Master level) |
| Fields | All Natural Sciences Course, Science, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Engineering, Agricultural Science, Information Sciences, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Biomedical Engineering |
| Outline | Though COLABS students are not graduate-level degree candidates at Tohoku University, a similar experience is offered by special arrangement. They can experience high-quality "real" research in the natural science fields. |
| Credits | 30 ECTS equivalent credits (750 school hours) or more each semester. |
| Launguage | English |
| More Info | <https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/colabs/> |

### Tohoku University Exchange and Summer Programs

- This guidebook contains information on Exchange Programs and Summer Programs at Tohoku University.

  [Download](https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/admissions/images/tohokuuniversity_exchange_program.pdf)

### Academic Calendar

- [2025-2026](https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/academics/academic_calendar.html)

### Contact:

- #### Student Exchange Division

  41 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8576 Japan\
  Tel: +81-22-795-3745\
  Email: studyabgrp.tohoku.ac.jp\
  <https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/>