Overview

About the programme

The Life Science Innovation Program from University of Tsukuba, offers degrees in the research fields - Disease Mechanism, Drug Discovery, Food Innovation and Environmental Management.

What makes this program unique is that the students will be provided with academic background and at the same time, gain technical expertise through internships at different national and private institution in Tsukuba City.

The knowledge gained on the field of specialization will help them to find innovative approaches that are cross-disciplinary and create synergies between these fields.

Our goal is to develop human resources with advanced and world-class professional research capabilities and initiate innovation in life science research

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Translational Science in Drug Discovery

Food Functionality

Food Safety

Biomass Science

Water Environment and Life Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-11 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-11 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

Credits

34 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tsukuba, Japan

Disciplines

Food Science

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Individuals who have graduated or who will graduate from a Japanese four-year university by the entrance
Individuals who have earned or will earn a bachelor’s degree in Japan by the entrance
Individuals who have graduated from a university outside Japan that implements 16 or more years of school curriculum up to university graduation, and earned a bachelor’s degree
Individuals who are expecting to graduate from a university described above, and earn a bachelor’s degree by the entrance
Individuals who have obtained or are obtaining relevant qualifications as specified by the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

535800 JPY / year

≈ 535800 JPY / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

535800 JPY / year

≈ 535800 JPY / year

Living costs

Tsukuba

Japan

111200 - 165260 JPY / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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