Background and Purpose of Interdisciplinary Internship
The “interdisciplinary internship” is designed to provide students with experience in research activities in an environment that differs from their usual research activities in order to foster their ability to look at different fields and to integrate different fields.
Destination and Contents of Internship
- Internship destinations need not be limited to companies, but can be selected from a wide range of perspectives, including international organizations, NPOs, and universities.
- If you do your internship at an organization outside the university, you will be placed in an environment that is clearly different from your usual research environment, so the content of your internship does not necessarily have to be different from your own research.
- If the internship is conducted on campus, it will be judged whether it can be certified as an interdisciplinary internship based on whether the environment is different from your usual research environment. Please consult with the IIW office in advance.
- Research at an overseas university is also recognized as the interdisciplinary internship.
- Students who have worked in an environment different from that of a university may apply for an exemption from the interdisciplinary internship. However, the IIW office will review the application based on the submitted documents.
- Students who enrolled in a doctoral program before March 31, 2024, are required to complete a total of 60 working days (equivalent to approximately three months) of internship to graduate. Additionally, students who enroll in a doctoral program on or after April 1, 2024, or plan to do so, are required to complete a total of 20 working days (equivalent to approximately one month) of internship to graduate.
- It is not necessary to fulfill the required number of days in a single internship; it is permissible to divide the internship into multiple destinations and periods.
- The interdisciplinary internship is intended to be a full-time internship. If the working hours for a single day are less than half a day, the internship will generally not be recognized as an interdisciplinary internship. If there are special circumstances, please check with the administrative office in advance.
Information on studying abroad
- https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/adm/go-global/en/program-index.html
There is a UTokyo site named Go global Website, which introduces University-wide Programs and Program lists for going abroad.
Please have a look. - Please refer to https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/adm/go-global/ja/scholarship-index.html for information on study abroad locations.
Support for Travel expenses
- https://www.candc.or.jp/en/schedule.html (Support for traveling cost to attend an international conference, The NEC C&C Foundation)
- Fellowships at Microsoft Research Asia (until June 30)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/fellowships-microsoft-research-asia/ - https://www.taf.or.jp/grant-b/02/ (For doctoral students only)
- https://奨学金.net/abroad.html (list of organizations that give scholarships)