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東京大学公共政策大学院 | GraSPP / Graduate School of Public Policy | The university of Tokyo

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About the Program

About the Program

Key Features

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Double Degree and Exchange
Students enrolled in GraSPP’s CAMPUS Asia Plus program in principle experience study in three countries through a double degree and exchange program coupled with online interactions. All students spend their first year at GraSPP, after which they spend the next one-and-a-half or two years on the double degree and exchange program. In the double degree and exchange track, students are enrolled at the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) while they spend one year of study at the Graduate School of International Relations at Peking University (SIS-PKU), the Graduate School of International Studies at Seoul National University (GSIS-SNU), or the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore (LKYSPP-NUS). By fulfilling the completion requirements at one of these institutions, students can receive a master’s degree from both the University of Tokyo and the institution where they studied. What is more, students can use opportunities provided under the exchange part of the program to spend a further semester at another of the consortium universities, completing their studies in two-and-a-half to a maximum of three years. Students can also choose to pursue an exchange track, where students enrolled at UTokyo spend their first year at UTokyo and spend their second year at two of the partner schools for a semester at each school.
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Bridging the language barrier to gain expertise at the front line of East Asian studies
For students thinking of studying their specialization at a university in China or South Korea, language can be an insuperable barrier. Now the program offers you the opportunity to take advanced-level courses in international studies at GSIS-SNU, SIS-PKU, and LKYSPP-NUS in English. You will be able to enroll in classes of leading academics in each country and thereby acquire knowledge that could not be obtained otherwise without high literacy skills and oral fluency in Chinese and Korean.
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CAMPUS Asia Joint Course
In 2018, the three universities established “CAMPUS Asia Joint Course: International Public Policy in East Asia” (2 credits each for the Spring Semester and Autumn Semester), and professors from Seoul National University and Peking University were invited to the University of Tokyo as lecturers. From 2023, we are expecting professors from the National University of Singapore to participate as lecturers. Major Features of the CAMPUS Asia Joint Course:
  1. Establish the CAMPUS Asia Plus Joint Course as a required course
  2. Focus on East Asia and ASEAN International Relations and Public Policy
  3. Omnibus Lecture Style led by professors of the four universities
  4. Discussions led by TA (Ph.D. student in GraSPP)
  5. Field Trips
  6. Lectures and group work activities addressing public policy issues in Japan
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Forming Networks for the future
Through the program, students will study in the same classroom with students from Japan, China, South Korea, Singapore, and other various countries on a daily basis. In making research presentations, exchanging ideas, and conducting group research in workshops, students will find inspiration in the way of thinking of other students from different cultural backgrounds. It is one of the important features of this program that students will be able to form close relationships and network in a culturally diverse environment. Creating interpersonal connections is essential for those who aim to act as leaders on a global stage. In the future, our alumni may meet again in a variety of venues, at international conferences and meetings for example, and on those occasions may be able to renew their early collaborations to promote global projects. The program is an ideal place to cultivate such relationships for the future.
Alumni Network
CAMPUS Asia alumni volunteer to organize and hold a CAMPUS Asia Gathering for both current and graduates of the program. Roughly thirty to forty individuals participate in these gatherings on an annual basis. At the 2017 Gathering Party, the establishment of the BESETO Campus Asia Alumni Network was announced. In 2018, the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat supported a workshop held in Seoul, Republic of Korea. GraSPP plans to continue strengthening collaborating with the CAMPUS Asia alumni.