EDUCATING WORLD LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC POLICY
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  • Program Description

    • EDUCATING WORLD LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC POLICY

      The two-year Master of Public Policy, International Program (MPP/IP) at the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP*) offers an extensive and diverse menu of courses taught in English.  The program provides future global leaders with an opportunity to learn cutting-edge multidisciplinary approaches to addressing current public policy challenges.

      The MPP/IP is designed for those who aspire to be globally competitive public policy practitioners equipped with professional knowledge and practical capacities. Our faculty consists of academics, who provide intellectual foundations, and policy practitioners, who share professional knowledge and experience with students.

      MPP/IP students also have access to a broad range of courses offered by other graduate schools at the University of Tokyo. Moreover, the students have a chance to join exchange or double degree programs with top public policy schools around the world. Also readily available are extracurricular activities,including internship opportunities, facilitated by the school to enhance student exposure to and understanding of real-world challenges.

    • MPP/IP applicants are expected to demonstrate basic competence for learning law, politics and economics. MPP/IP consists of two policy streams, namely, Economic Policy, Finance and Development (EPFD) and Public Management and International Relations (PMIR).
    • *GraSPP
    • Established in 2004,  GraSPP seeks to provide student body, in preparation for careers spanning government, business, and the public sector, with a mission to bridge the gap between academic learning and public policy practices.  In the modern globalized world, effective policy making requires an international perspective.

  • Key Features of MPP/IP

    • Interdisciplinary curriculum Covering Law, Politics and Economics, with a solid foundation in Economics
    • Culturally diverse student bodyCourse work at GraSPP is similar to that of other leading public policy schools, and is especially integrated and compatible with our Double Degree partner school network. While the range of courses available is wide, the curriculum as a whole focuses on issues concerning the Asian region. This reflects both the school’s commitment to the community in which it is located, as well as its faculty members’ expertise.
    • Faculty members comprising world-leading academics and practitioners in Public PolicyCurriculum balanced between theory and practice
    • Case Study Training in the application of acquired knowledge and effective communication skillson public policy issues
    • Chance to study abroad  Double Degree and Exchange Program
    • Curriculum compatible with the world’s leading Public Policy SchoolsGraSPP is official member of Global Public Policy Network (GPPN): http://www.gppn.net/

  • Model Student Profile

    • MPP/IP seeks to nurture individuals who:
      • Aspire to acquire a graduate-level knowledge foundation that combines high levels of specialized knowledge with practical competencies in order to assume active roles as highly-principled public policy professionals and leaders in international society;.
      • Can proficiently evaluate current and future challenges, optimize policy responses, evaluate policy impacts, and build consensus among stakeholders;
      • Have the competency necessary to apply fundamental knowledge in policy design, implementation and evaluation honed through a balanced study of law, politics and economics to successfully resolve policy challenges.

  • Student Profiles

    • Approximately 50 percent are the JJ/WBGSP, the ADB-JSP, and the IMF-JISPA scholars.
    • 2014 Student Profile

    • As of April 2014, 74 students in the Master of Public Policy / International Program.

  • About the University of Tokyo

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      Tradition in Excellence

      As a leading research university with over 4,000 faculty, and nearly 30,000 students, the University of Tokyo offers courses in essentially all academic disciplines at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Cutting-edge research across the full spectrum of academic disciplines is a timely tradition at the school, as is providing students a learning environment ideal for both intellectual development and professional skills attainment. Many of the school’s graduates have gone on to become leaders in government, business, and the academic world.

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      Location Advantage

      The main campus of the university has a rich and long history, and is located in Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, steps away from both Kasumigaseki, the government district, and Marunouchi, the business epicenter. The school’s convenient location near the heart of Tokyo offers students easy access to leading practitioners.

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    • Message from the Dean

      • Now entering its 13th year, the Graduate School of Public Policy was established in April 2004 to educate professionals in diverse areas of public policy. The school provides interdisciplinary training with a balanced mix of law, politics, and economics, including classes given by teaching staff with practical experience and hands-on training that draws on real-world case studies, and has fostered people who have gone on to work in the planning, evaluation, and implementation of policy. We have been fortunate to enjoy steady growth in our number of graduates, with the total having surpassed 1,000 at the end of AY 2015.
        　
        One of the key issues we have had to grapple with since our establishment has been internationalization. With links between Japan and the rest of the world becoming both deeper and more complex, internationalization has also become a vital feature of public policy education and we have taken active steps to incorporate this major trend into our programs. We have also started to accept a large number of overseas students following the establishment of MPP/IP (Master of Public Policy, International Program) from AY 2010 that offers a master’s degree taken entirely in English. Thanks to these initiatives, approximately 40% of our classes are now in English and the number of overseas students has also climbed to roughly 40%, making us a cosmopolitan campus with a high level of internationalization compared to the rest of the University of Tokyo.

        Secondly, we have sought to act as a bridge between the latest research and teaching and its real-world application, including by taking advantage of external funding. This has included the establishment of research programs in such fields as international transportation policy, energy and the global environment, healthcare policy, capital markets, urban and regional policy, maritime policy, space policy, e-government practices, and science and technology innovation policy. By linking up not only with other universities but also with extensive real-world policy networks, we are able to undertake higher level and more practical research and education. As part of this effort, we are also taking a leadership role in cross-disciplinary programs across the university.

        In these ways, the Graduate School of Public Policy is making steady progress toward becoming one of the world’s leading schools in its field. I hope that our students can make the most of these learning environments and transform themselves into public policy professionals.

      • Prof Iizuka
        Toshiaki IIZUKA
        Dean, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo