Notice
TAO Support Desk - Notice of Winter Holidays
12-16-2024

Admission Scheme

Currently open/Currently closed Admission Scheme close date/time
Closed GUC 2024

2024/03/15
16:00(JST)(Closed)

~03/15(JST)(Closed)

UTokyo Global Unit Courses (GUC) 2024

Dear Applicants,

Thank you for applying to UTokyo GUC 2024.

The screening results have been sent to the "contact" email addresses you provided in your application documents. For further information, please visit the GUC website. (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/guc.html)

*For GUC, applicants who have completed their applications with TAO’s status shown as "Application completed" are eligible for screening.

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The application period for the UTokyo GUC 2024 has now closed.
We greatly appreciate the large number of applications we have received from all of you!

- The selection process is solely based on the documents and information submitted via TAO before the deadline. Documents for the selection process are only accepted through TAO, and TAO closed at 16:00 on Friday, March 15th.

- The GUC Office neither accepts nor considers any documents or information for the selection process if they are sent via means other than TAO until the selection results are announced.

- Please be aware that the screening process for all applications will commence collectively on our end after the application deadline, independent of TAO, based on the information provided via TAO. It is normal for the status on TAO to continue displaying "Application completed" during this period, so there is no need to worry.

For the schedule, please refer to the GUC website under the Application section.

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Thank you for your interest in applying for the GUC 2024!

The deadline for the application is 16:00 Japan Standard Time on Friday, March 15th.
We strongly recommend applying well in advance to allow sufficient time based on the following reasons:

- After the application deadline, the online application system (TAO) will automatically close, and late submissions cannot be accepted under any circumstances.
- The GUC Office may not respond to inquiries promptly.
- The GUC Office will not be responsible for any consequences resulting from applicants' failure to receive, read, and/or reply to messages sent from our office, as well as any malfunctions of networks, PCs, or other devices that may prevent applicants from submitting applications in time.
- Even if an application is not successfully submitted, the application fee, once paid, will not be refunded.

For general information, please refer to the GUC website from the link below.
Before proceeding to the application page, please ensure you have the following items ready.

▶For General Information
1. Copy of Passport (PDF): Pages displaying the applicant's name and face photo are required.
2. Color ID photo (JPEG): Sized 45mm x 35mm, plain background, taken within the last 3 months.
3. Copy of Student ID (PDF): Side(s) displaying the institution name, the applicant's name and face photo are required.
4. OFFICIAL transcript in English (PDF): The most recent one from the applicant’s home institution.

▶For Course Preferences
Refer to the timetable (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/content/400230877.pdf) and chart (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/content/400231239.pdf) for each term to verify time conflicts and select an option with an alphabetical letter based on your course preference per term.
Applicants are required to submit a Statement of Purpose (maximum 300 words) for each course they apply for.

▶For Paying Application Fee
- Credit Card (Visa/Master/JCB/Amex/Diners)

UTokyo GUC