Science Tokyo Academic Affairs News (September 2025 issue)

1. 2025 Spring Semester's Grade（Score and Result）
It will be seen on the Web system from 2025 August.26(Tue)

2. Use of the Web system is suspended.
From 4:00 a.m. on Monday, September 22, 2025
To 9:00 a.m. on Friday, September 26, 2025

3. The automatic certificate machine will be suspended.
From Monday, September 22, 2025
To 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 26, 2025
（As grades from the spring semester are awarded at the end of the spring semester, transcripts containing grades from the spring semester can only be issued after the certificate issuing machine has been out of operation (fall semester).）

4. Deadline of "Pre-registration" of Humanities and Social Science Courses in 3Q and 4Q 2025
Pre-registration of Humanities and Social Science courses (course numbers starting with LAH) in 3Q & 4Q has been being conducted on the Web System for Students and Faculty, prior to the course registration period. The deadline is 13:00 on Thursday, September 11. Undergraduate students and master's program students who are planning to take these courses in 3Q and 4Q are advised to apply through "pre-registration" on the system.

Details have been announced by email sent from "lah.yoyaku@ila.isct.ac.jp" address according to target courses. There are many courses for which the number of applicants reach full capacity by pre-registration. If you have not answered the questionnaire on the system yet, make sure to take the necessary procedure.

Check emails sent from the Institute also during the summer break.
(Emails will be sent to “...@m.isct.ac.jp” addresses.)

For the latest information and the details of pre-registration, please refer to the "Pre-registration" page of the website for Humanities and Social Science Courses.

※For Master's degree students enrolling in September 2025, registration instructions will be given at the time of enrollment procedure.

5. After the Graduation Ceremony, all graduating students will receive one copy of their Certificate of Completion and one copy of their Academic Transcript.
International students who completed graduate school will receive one copy of English version Certificate of Completion and one copy of English version Academic Transcript in addition to the Japanese version certificate.
Students who need additional copies of certificates or transcripts (either in Japanese or in English) have to answer the questionnaire on the Web system for Students & Faculty (deadline: Sep. 4 for undergraduate students and Sep. 3 for graduate students.)
You cannot receive them with the automated issuance machines after the Ceremony.

6. 2025 Fall Semester will begin from October 1(Wed)
Your class schedules are opened on the web page.
=>Academic Calendar

7. Timetables of 2025 Fall Semester
[Undergraduate program]
A final version of the timetables is available on our website.
The timetable booklet will not be distributed in this semester.
Undergraduate Timetables
[Graduate program]
A final version of the timetables is available on our website.
The timetable booklet will not be distributed in this semester.
Graduate Timetables

8. Using Learning Portfolio System
2025-1Q-2Q Grades have been released on Web system for S&F.
Let's review your studies in 1Q-2Q.
You can use Learning Portfolio System to record continuously your goals and activities which could be useful information for you in the future.

9. Renewal of Student ID Cards (Graduate Students)
Students whose ID card is due to expire in September 2025 but who will continue with their current education program beyond this month are requested to apply for a new card by Friday, September 12.
Visit either of the following locations to submit an application. Remember to bring a head-and-shoulders photograph (30 x 25 mm) to attach to the new card.
*Please apply as soon as possible.
<Ookayama Campus>
Graduate Group, Student Division (Taki Plaza, Fl 1)
<Suzukakedai Campus>
Suzukakedai Student Group, Student Division (Bldg.J, 1 Fl)
Office opening hours:
(- September 12 (Fri.)) 10:15-16:15 on weekdays.
(After September 16 (Tue.)) 9:00-17:00 on weekdays.
Students will be informed when the card may be collected at the time of application.
Applications will still be accepted after September 12, but the issuing of the ID card may be delayed considerably.

10. Fall Graduation Ceremony 2025
The Fall Graduation Ceremony 2025 will take place as follows:
Date and Time
Monday, September 22, 2025 10:30 a.m.
Venue
Kuramae Hall, Science Tokyo Front on Ookayama Campus

For details, please refer to the link below.
2025 Fall Graduation Ceremony

(1) Entrepreneurship Courses and Workshops offered by ToTAL and orientation
Regardless of whether you are an undergraduate or a graduate student, students in the science & engineering fields may register for entrepreneurship courses that consist of a combination of various workshops to earn credits, or apply to join a single workshop. The following are a few of the courses to be offered in 3-4Q and information on orientations for those courses. We encourage students to attend an orientation and take these courses!
*Credits and points will not be granted to students in the medical & dental fields, but those students are also welcome to participate in individual workshops.
[Details]

(a) <An orientation about Entrepreneurship Workshops that both ToTAL and non-ToTAL students may apply/attend>
-Date and time*:
<For Undergraduates>
[#1 (Japanese)] Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
[#2 (Japanese & English)] Monday, October 6, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
<For Graduates>
[#1 (Japanese) Thursday, October 2, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
[#2 (English)] Friday, October 3, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
[#3 (Japanese) Friday, October 10, 2025, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
[#4 (English)] Friday, October 10, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
*The contents are the same except for the language used for each session.
*For ToTAL students, briefing sessions will be held separately.
-Venue: S6-309B, Ookayama Campus and online
-Outline: At ToTAL, we offer over 20 workshops annually, focusing on leadership and value creation. These workshops vary in format, ranging from single-session to multi-day series workshops. Lead by facilitators active at the forefront of diverse fields, they provide valuable training opportunities in a wide range of skills. Each workshop is open to any undergraduate or graduate student, including students who are not registered in the ToTAL program. Participants will have the chance to collaborate and learn with peers from different academic backgrounds and disciplines.
-Details and application

(b) <Briefing session on "Programming Boot Camp" to be held in 3-4Q>
-Date and time*: Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
*The contents are the same as the briefing sessions held in August.
-Venue: S6-309B, Ookayama Campus and online
-Outline: Programming Boot Camp is a 4-day workshop which participating students propose a web application that they want to make in their team and intensively develop the application over 4 days with support by professionals. Students with any level of programming skill is welcome to join. Training classes on no-code tools and API development will be provided in advance to students who wish to take, so everyone from beginners to experienced students in programming can enjoy the program. Join a briefing session to learn more!
-Details and application

(c) <3-4Q Professionals and Value Creation B/D Courses: Thinking about entrepreneurship with DNX Ventures> (An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time:
Thursdays, October 30, November 6, November 13, November 20, December 4, December 11, and December 18, 2025 (All classes from 5:30 p.m. - 7:10 p.m.)
-Venue: Ookayama Campus (Lecture room to be decided)
-Outline: This program is full of contents related to entrepreneurship with a focus on "startups", including learning about the mechanisms of companies, the significance of launching new businesses, and the challenges faced by corporate organizations, regardless of whether they are large corporations or startups. In some sessions, you will listen to lectures by entrepreneurs who passionately share their real-life experiences and engage in discussions with them. Whether you are interested in starting a business or not, this course will help you understand the essence of business. These insights will provide you with a broad range of knowledge and options, regardless of the field you choose to pursue in the future. We highly recommend enrolling in this course.
-Details and application

[Contact] Academy for Leadership (ToTAL) Office
e-mail: total@adm.isct.ac.jp

Academy of Super Smart Society

In April 2026, a new graduate major "Graduate Major in Super Smart Society" for doctoral program will be Launched!
An information session for this brand-new major will be held on October 29, 2025.
In this unique course, you will have the opportunity to practice Convergence Science-creating new fields of research through the fusion of disciplines ranging from science and engineering to medicine, dentistry, and nursing.
Master's students who are planning to enroll in a doctoral course are especially encouraged to join, but undergraduate students are also very welcome.
In addition, this session will also introduce the SSS Matching Workshop (to be held on November 26), an event for Science Tokyo students to interact with companies and research institutes in the Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium.

*** Information Session for Graduate Major in Super Smart Society***

Date & Time: October 29, 2025 (Wednesday)
17:15-18:00 (Session in English)
18:00-18:45 (Session in Japanese)
Format: Online via Zoom
Registration: Please register at this link.

*** Features of Graduate Major in Super Smart Society ***
- Successor to the WISE Program for Super Smart Society, which has cultivated "knowledge professionals" through a fusion of interdisciplinary research (open innovation) and education in collaboration with society (open education).
- Unlike the previous WISE Program, this course grants official academic degrees.
- Designed for students in the Doctoral Program.
- Research and education will continue to be closely connected with society through the Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium.

For more details, please visit:
Graduate Major in Super Smart Society

*** SSS Matching Workshop ***
The SSS Matching Workshop is an event where students can present their ideas to companies participating in the Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium, while also learning about cutting-edge initiatives in industry.
This is a valuable opportunity to see how your ideas can be received beyond academia and by society at large.
In fact, many participants have secured internships and joint research projects through this workshop. Take this chance to actively promote your ideas!

For highlights from the workshop held in the spring, please visit:
[Report] SSS&ISE Interdisciplinary Matching Workshop 2025 Spring was held.

<SSS Online Education>

1. On-demand Class - SSS Innovation

New! Now, Medical and Dental Sciences students can also take this course. Even students outside their specialized fields can explore applications of their research topics and engage in online discussions with students from other fields.

# 3Q [SSS.S404] Super Smart Society Innovation A4: Frontiers in Smart Workplaces

Lecturers： Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited, MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corporation, ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION, MITSUBISHI ESTATE, Azbil Corporation, ITOKI CORPORATION

# 4Q [SSS.S407] Super Smart Society Innovation A7: Quantum Science and Technology Close at Hand

Lecturers： Toshiba Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Hitachi, Ltd, TOPPAN Holdings Inc

2. Free on-demand courses to deepen your learning!
You can learn anytime, anywhere, at your own pace on edX, a learning platform featuring world-renowned universities.

# "Try Virtual Line Tracing: First Steps Toward Autonomous Driving"
# "Programming for beginners: Learning basics with computer Shogi"
# "Introduction to the Super Smart Society"
# "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming"

Contact: SSS Online Education, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Email: sss-online@wise-sss.titech.ac.jp

[Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium]

*** The 11th Super Smart Society Promotion Forum ***
"Envisioning Semiconductor Technologies Toward Super Smart Society"

- a day full of lectures, panel discussions, and a reception about the theme of "semiconductors".

Date and time: September 26th, 2025 (Fri) 13:00-20:00
Venue: Ookayama Campus W9 Digital Multi-Purpose Hall ( + Zoom )　

Application: Please visit below webpage
The 11th Forum "Envisioning Semiconductor Technologies Toward Super Smart Society"

<Contact> Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium Secretariat
E-mail: sss-secretariat@sss.e.titech.ac.jp

Academy of Energy and Informatics(ISE)

>>> We will hold enrollment briefing sessions for prospective ISE students applying. <<<

The sessions will be held online via Zoom and offered twice.
The language will be bilingual (Japanese and English), and the content will be the same for both sessions.

< Session 1 >
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 12:30-13:30
Registration

< Session 2 >
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 12:30-13:30
Registration

We warmly welcome those who are interested in our academy or considering pursuing a doctoral degree to join us.

Click here for a 3-minute video introducing ISE's activities.

[Contact]
The management office of Academy of Energy and Informatics
E-mail : management_office@infosyenergy.isct.ac.jp

[Science and Engineering/graduate students] Orientation on required entrepreneurship courses

All the graduate students in Science Tokyo (Science and Engineering) are required to earn the credits of Entrepreneurship Courses to complete the graduate program.
In this orientation, Center for Entrepreneurship Education will explain the goals of our university's entrepreneurship education program, how to take courses, and what courses are available.
We will also provide information on entrepreneurship-related events, workshops, study abroad programs, and other opportunities, so please feel free to participate.
(This orientation is mainly for newly enrolled graduate students, but currently enrolled students are also welcome to participate.)

-For master's students (all schools)
Sep.26 (Fri.) Online by zoom meeting
Japanese : 17:00-17:40 English : 17:50-18:30
※Please participate in one of the above sessions.
※Please pre-register in advance from this link.
※The documents will be uploaded on this box.

-For doctoral students (all schools)
Sep.30 (Tue.) Online by zoom meeting
Japanese : 17:00-17:30 English : 17:40-18:10
※Please participate in one of the above sessions.
※Please pre-register in advance from this link.
※The documents will be uploaded on this box.

1. [Science and Engineering] Briefing sessions on Entrepreneurship Courses (Leadership and Value Creation courses)

All students in the science and engineering fields who entered Science Tokyo after AY 2024 are highly recommended or required to obtain credits from Entrepreneurship Courses.
<Bachelor's students> HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to take at least 3 credits from 2 courses or more(Certificate will be issued to those who fulfill the requirements)
<Master's students> REQUIRED to take at least 2 credits to fulfill 2 GAs
<Doctoral students> REQUIRED to take at least 4 credits to fulfill 2 GAs

- Undergraduates:
[Day 1] Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (In Japanese, in person and online)
[Day 2] Monday, October 6, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (In English, in person and online)
- Graduates (Master's and Doctoral students):
[Day 1] Thursday, October 2, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (In Japanese, in person and online)
[Day 2] Friday, October 3, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (In English, in person and online)
[Day 3] Friday, October 10, 2025, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (In Japanese, in person and online)
[Day 4] Friday, October 10, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (In English, in person and online)
*The content is the same other than the language used.
[Venue (In-person participation)] S6-309B (scheduled), South Building 4, Ookayama Campus
[Online participation] Zoom link will be notified to registrants on a later date.
Details and registration*
*Venue and schedules are subject to change. Please visit the above website for the latest information.

Entrepreneurship courses can be taken from any of the following categories: "Global," "Career," or "Leadership and Value Creation". However, courses focused on cultivating and strengthening the core competencies of entrepreneurship-leadership and value creation mindset and skills-are provided by our section. Among these, courses that focus on developing entrepreneurial practical mindsets and skills that can be utilized when "pioneering and establishing new value" in society, rather than simply studying entrepreneurship as knowledge, will be offered in an intensive course format. Briefing sessions regarding the overview and enrollment procedures for these courses will be held in early October. Those courses are based on courses offered by the Academy for Leadership (ToTAL) for graduate students (courses starting with "TAL"), as well as courses newly developed specifically for undergraduate students based on the assets of ToTAL (courses starting with "ENT"). These courses aim to cultivate and strengthen your entrepreneurial capabilities (mindset and skills) through the following unique features:
(1) Intensive course format
(2) Based mainly on discussions and workshops rather than entirely in lecture style
(3) A point system allowing students to independently select content (workshops) they wish to take from multiple options within the core categories of "INITIATIVE," "MOTIVATION," and "INNOVATION"
(4) Emphasis on diversity of students over grade level progression
(5) Participation in individual content (workshop) is possible even without enrolling in the course (primarily for SPRING recipients)
(6) Content aimed at training directly related to professional activities, including entrepreneurship available

Briefing sessions for this unique "Entrepreneurship (Leadership, Value Creation) Course" will be held both in person and online, two times for undergraduate students and four times for graduate students (master's and doctoral). The content is the same for all sessions other than the language used. Register in advance and attend the session that is the most convenient for you.

2. Course to be offered in 3-4Q: Pre-registration now open!] Thinking about Entrepreneurship with DNX Ventures (ENT.V202 Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Value Creation B)

A full-fledged Entrepreneurship Course will start in the next semester.
This program "Thinking about Entrepreneurship with DNX Ventures" is full of contents related to "entrepreneurship to create new values and set them in society" with a focus on "startups". The program consists of lectures by entrepreneurs who will passionately share their real experiences of how they started their businesses. They will not just teach about the "how-to's" but also share what their goals are and what they thought about when they started their business.

Mr. Akira Kurabayashi, Head of Japan, and Mr. Yoshiki Shiraishi, Partner, of DNX Ventures, a venture capital firm that has made many investments and fostered startups in Japan and the U.S., are invited as lecturers for this program, and provide full cooperation in the structure and contents for all seven sessions.

Through this program, students will be able to understand the reality of entrepreneurship to "develop and create new value," which is the goal of the entrepreneurship education of this university, and will be able to understand the essence of business for those who are interested in start-ups as well as those who are not thinking of starting their own company. These will give you a wide range of knowledge and options for your future career, regardless of which field you choose to pursue. The program forms the core of the university’s entrepreneurship education.

-Course: ENT.V202 Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Value Creation B (0-1-0)
-Date and main topics:
-Class 1: Thursday, October 30; Capitalism and purpose management
-Class 2: Thursday, November 6; Lecture & discussion with a guest entrepreneur (1)
Guest speaker: Takeo Inada, Representative Director and CEO, Andpad Inc.
-Class 3: Thursday, November 13; Methodology for starting a business -DNX Studio-
-Class 4: Thursday, November 20; Startup funding and VC evaluation
-Class 5: Thursday, December 4; Lecture & discussion with a guest entrepreneur (2)
Guest speaker: Takashi Nakagawa, Representative Director and CEO, Kakehashi Inc.
-Class 6: Thursday, December 11; Governance Theory
-Class 7: Thursday, December 18; Collaboration between startups and large corporations
All classes from 5:30 p.m. - 7:10 p.m.
-Venue: Ookayama Campus (Lecture room to be decided)
-Language: Japanese
-Lecturers: Akira Kurabayashi (Managing Partner/Head of Japan, DNX Ventures), Yoshiki Shiraishi (Partner, DNX Ventures) (Reference) DNX Ventures website
-Details
-Pre-register HERE*
*Students in the science and engineering fields who wish to enroll in a course must register for ENT.V202 Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Value Creation B on the Kyomu Web System during the course registration period.
-Flyer

3. [Science and Engineering] Entrepreneurship Courses to be offered in 3Q or 3-4Q (intensive courses)

The following are some of the Entrepreneurship Courses to be offered in 3Q or 3-4Q. Entrepreneurship is the mindset and skills that is required not only in starting a business, but also in various organizations in society, including companies, academia/research institutions, government agencies, international organizations, and NGOs/NPOs. Students are strongly recommended to take these courses!

<For undergraduate students (3-4Q intensive courses>
ENT.L202 Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Leadership B
-Language: Japanese
-Course description: Students may select two or more workshops to be offered in 3-4Q that you wish to take from 15-20 options, including one belonging to the "INITIATIVE" category, to obtain a total attendance score of 13 points or more for credit.
Details and eligible workshops (Syllabus)

ENT.V204 Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Value Creation D
-Language: Japanese
-Course description: Students may select two or more workshops that you wish to take from 15-20 options, including one belonging to the "INNOVATION" category, to obtain a total attendance score of 13 points or more for credit.
Details and eligible workshops (Syllabus)

ENT.V206 Bachelor's Practical Group Work for Value Creation B
("Programming Boot Camp" offered by Academy for Leadership)
-Language: Japanese
-Course description: [Last orientation to be held on October 7] This program is conducted in a "hackathon" style, where participants propose a web service that they wish to develop, form their own team, and develop it from scratch in a short period of four days, including a three-day camp. Six to eight professional web application development experts will accompany and support each team. Students from all programming levels may participate. We will provide optional lectures and exercise for programming beginners and students who wish to brush up their programming skills in advance. (This optional "learning phase" is not counted as part of credit.)
Details and information on briefing session

<For graduate students (3Q)>
ENT.V401 Master's Introduction to Entrepreneurship 1 (GA0M)
-Language: English
-Venue: Classroom to be decided, Ookayama Campus
-Course description: This course focuses on broad entrepreneurship, including startups, social entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs. Students will learn interdisciplinary perspectives and business structuring methods, with the goal of understanding both the fundamental knowledge and practical approaches of entrepreneurship necessary for promoting social change.
Details (Syllabus)

ENT.V601 Doctoral Introduction to Entrepreneurship 1 (GA1M)
-Language: English
-Venue: Classroom to be decided, Ookayama Campus
-Course description: This course focuses on entrepreneurship in its broadest sense, including startups, and examines the social frameworks that constitute entrepreneurship from an interdisciplinary perspective. The aim of this course is to deepen students’ interdisciplinary understanding of the social sciences (economics, political science, geopolitics, marketing, management, etc.) as complex systems that form and sustain entrepreneurship. Through this, students will gain a deeper understanding of the importance of entrepreneurship and the frameworks of complex social systems.
Details (Syllabus)

<For graduate students (3-4Q intensive courses)>
There are four 500-level and two 600-level courses offered in 3-4Q as intensive courses. Those will be covered in the Entrepreneurship Course (Leadership and Value Creation) Briefing Session mentioned in 1. above. We encourage you to attend a briefing session for more information. For details on each subject, please refer to the "Academy for Leadership" section of this newsletter or the workshops list on Academy for Leadership website.

[Contact] Leadership and Innovation Section, Center for Entrepreneurship Education
e-mail: lead_innov_edu@cee.isct.ac.jp