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

Research Paper schedule (5150011 course code)

Two credit points will be conferred upon passing the final oral examination. Research Paper can be written during the first year and second year. You can gain up to 4 credits through the submission of a Research Paper.

Though you can register and write Research Paper and Thesis at the same semester, the title must be different.

The paper must be written under the academic supervision of a faculty member. Only those faculty members who teach course at GraSPP this academic year can be your supervisor. However, Visiting Lecturers and some of Visiting Professors/Visiting Associate Professors cannot be supervisors. If you want to ask Visiting Professor/Visiting Associate Professor to be your supervisor, please contact the GraSPP Office by 2 weeks before the registration period to confirm if he/she could be your supervisor.

If you wish to receive thesis supervision remotely(from overseas universities where you study abroad etc.), you need to have supervisor’s permission beforehand. 

■Faculty members at the GraSPP

https://www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/faculty/

※Faculties who do not offer any courses at the GraSPP in the registration academic year, Visiting Lecturers and some of Visiting Professors/Visiting Associate Professors cannot be supervisors.

Request for Supervision 

When you contact a faculty member to request supervision, it is recommended that you fill and submit 【Thesis/Research Paper Request for Supervision】 to the desired supervisor well in advance (3 weeks prior to the registration period would be desirable).

Guidelines 

Please refer to the “Guidelines for Writing Academic Papers“. 

 

▼Research Paper Registration Period: January 07(Tue) – January 14(Tue), 2025 ※LAST UPDATE 2024/12/17

We don't accept any registrations or submissions after the deadline. If you need advice/assistance from your supervisor, please contact her/him well before the deadline.

Students who wish to write Research Paper must first get a consent from one of the faculty members to become your Research Paper supervisor.

To register the research paper, please access to the link below and submit information through MS Forms.   If you are asked to sign in, use “10digit Common ID@utac.u-tokyo.ac.jp” and your UTokyo Account password. Please enter required information correctly and submit on the period above.   Confirmation email will be sent automatically to you and your supervisor after your submission.   In case that you do not receive the confirmation email, the registration may not be completed, so please contact GraSPP Office (ppin.j@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp). If you have any questions, please contact GraSPP Office. 

【Research Paper Registration Form】 

※Research Paper will be registered as a 2 credit point course. Registration on UTAS will be done by our team. Please be aware that 2 credit points will still count as part of student’s annual credit point limit (maximum 38 per annum) even if you withdraw and does not submit a Research Paper (please refer to the Graduate School of Public Policy Regulations, Article 11, Section 2). In this case, the grade will be “M”.

※Withdrawal of Research Paper should be requested by notifying GraSPP Office via email including his/her supervisor in cc. Approval from the faculty must be obtained in advance.

▼Title Report Submission Period: March 11(Tue) – March 17(Mon), 2025 ※LAST UPDATE 2025/2/28

We don't accept any registrations or submissions after the deadline. If you need advice/assistance from your supervisor, please contact her/him well before the deadline.

Approval from the supervisor must be obtained in advance.

To report research paper title, access to the link below and submit information through MS Forms.  If you are asked to sign in, use “10digit Common ID@utac.u-tokyo.ac.jp” and your UTokyo Account password.

Please enter required information correctly and submit on the period above.  Confirmation email will be sent automatically to your supervisor after your submission. If you have any questions, please contact GraSPP Office (ppin.j@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

【Research Paper Title Report Form】

※Title change after this submission period must be requested via MS Forms 【Thesis, Research Paper title change form】 after obtaining approval from the supervisor.  Confirmation email will be sent automatically to you and your supervisor after sending the form.  Title change is available until your Thesis submission. If the Thesis you submit has a different title from the one you reported GraSPP Office, your Thesis will not be accepted. 

▼Research Paper and Research Paper Summary Submission Period: June 03(Tue) – June 09(Mon), 2025　※LAST UPDATE 2025/5/26

We don't accept any registrations or submissions after the deadline. If you need advice/assistance from your supervisor, please contact her/him well before the deadline.

To submit the documents, access to the link below and send information through MS Forms.  If you are asked to sign in, use “10digit Common ID@utac.u-tokyo.ac.jp” and your UTokyo Account password.

Please enter required information correctly and submit on the period above.  Confirmation email will be sent automatically to your supervisor after your submission. If you have any questions, please contact GraSPP Office (ppin.j@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

Each PDF file size for uploading is limited up to 10MB. Research paper/thesis to be on GraSPP website(only the case if recommended by the supervisor and you agree to it), file size should be less than 5MB.

【Research Paper & Summary Submission Form】

※If the title needs to be changed before the research paper submission, please inform us by sending the title change form by one day prior to the beginning of the research paper submission period. 

[Notes regarding correction and resubmission after deadline] You are not allowed to correct and resubmit your Research Paper after deadline. However, after oral examination, you can submit the revised version of your Research Paper after consulting with your supervisor and gain permission. When submitting the revised version, please send it by email to GraSPP Office cc’ing your supervisor(Last submission deadline will be the middle of Sep.2025).

■Research Paper

※Please be sure to check the “Guidelines for Writing Academic Papers“. 

① Your research paper should not exceed 12,000 characters (Japanese) or 4,200 words (English). If it exceeds these limits, you must seek permission from your supervisor. No need to contact the GraSPP office on this matter. ② Please use word processing software to write your research paper. The maximum limit is 1,400 characters (Japanese) or 490 words (English) per page. ③ Must include a contents page that specifies page numbers. ④ Cover page must include Research Paper title, student ID No, and your Name. ⑤ UTokyo or GraSPP Logo is not available. ⑥ The first page should only be used for cover page. Contents page should start from the pages that follow. ⑦ Please use the research paper posted on GraSPP website as a reference to check your format. →　https://www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/research/research-outputs/research-outputs-of-students/ ⑧File name must be "(Student ID No.)ResearchPaper2025S". (e.g.: 51xx0000ResearchPaper2025S)

■Research Paper Summary

⑨ The Research Paper Summary should not be longer than 3000 characters (Japanese) or 1,050 words (English). ⑩ Notes ②, ④, ⑤ and ⑥ also applies to Research Paper Summary. ⑪ Research Paper and Research Paper Summary must be in separate PDF. For Research Paper Summary , file name must be "(Student ID No.)ResearchPaperSummary2025S". (e.g.: 51xx0000ResearchPaperSummary2025S)

NOTE：

Students who have gained the prior approval of their supervisor are not required to follow the aforementioned format for the Research Paper and the Research Paper Summary. There is no need to notify GraSPP Office about the matters which are gained the prior approval of supervisor. Plagiarism is strictly prohibited. Plagiarism is a serious offence. If it is discovered, students may have credits cancelled or their degree revoked. This also applies to degrees that have already been conferred.

           GraSPP response to Misconduct in Research

For students who wish to continue with the PhD program with Graduate School of Public Policy or Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, “Thesis” is compulsory(Research Paper is not sufficient). As for the PhD programs of other departments/graduate schools, students are required to check the application criteria on their own.  ▼Oral Examination Period: July 29(Tue) – July 31(Thu), 2025

Examination date and time will be fixed based on the agreement between students and judges. If necessary, it could be scheduled outside of the period above(but needs to be in time for the grade report). Please consult with your supervisor. Upon receiving your research paper, we ask all supervisors to adjust the schedules of oral exam members, fix the date and report the oral exam date to us.  

Thesis schedule (5150021 course code)

Six credit points will be conferred upon passing the final oral examination. Thesis can only be written during the second year of study at GraSPP.

Though you can register and write Research Paper and Thesis at the same semester, their titles must be different.

The thesis must be written under the academic supervision of a faculty member. Only those faculty members who teach course at GraSPP this academic year can be your supervisor. However, Visiting Lecturers and some of the Visiting Professors/Visiting Associate Professors cannot become a supervisor. If you want to ask Visiting Professor/Visiting Associate Professor to be your supervisor, please contact the GraSPP Office by two weeks before the registration period to confirm if he/she could be your supervisor.

If you wish to receive thesis supervision remotely(from overseas universities where you study abroad etc.), you need to have supervisor’s permission beforehand. 

Please refer to the below site.

■Faculty members at the GraSPP

https://www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/faculty/ ※Faculties who do not offer any courses at the GraSPP in the registration academic year, Visiting Lecturers and some of Visiting Professors/Visiting Associate Professors cannot be supervisors.

Request for Supervision 

When you contact a faculty member to request supervision, it is recommended that you fill and submit “Thesis/Research Paper   Request for Supervision” to the desired supervisor well in advance (3 weeks prior to the registration period would be desirable).

Guidelines 

Please refer to the "Guidelines for Writing Academic Papers". 

▼Thesis Registration Period: November 11(Mon) – November 15(Fri), 2024   ※LAST UPDATE 2024/10/29

We don't accept any registrations or submissions after the deadline. If you need advice/assistance from your supervisor, please contact her/him well before the deadline.

Students who wish to write Thesis must first get a consent from one of the faculty members to become your Thesis supervisor.

To register thesis, access to the link below and submit information through MS Forms. If you are asked to sign in, use “10digit Common ID@utac.u-tokyo.ac.jp” and your UTokyo Account password. Please enter required information correctly and submit on the period above. Confirmation email will be sent automatically to you and your supervisor after your submission. In case that you do not receive the confirmation email, the registration may not be completed, so please contact GraSPP Office (ppin.j@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp). If you have other questions, please contact GraSPP Office. 

Registration Form 

*You can enter the information during the registration period only.  

※Thesis will be registered as a 6 credit point course. Registration on UTAS will be done by our team. Please be aware that 6 credit points for Thesis will still count as part of student’s annual credit point limit(maximum 38 per annum) even if you withdraw and do not submit a Thesis (please refer to the Graduate School of Public Policy regulations, Article 11, Section 2). In this case, the grade will be “M”.

※Withdrawal of Thesis should be requested by notifying GraSPP Office via email including your supervisor in cc. Approval from your supervisor must be obtained in advance.  

▼Title Report Submission Period: March 11(Tue) – March 17(Mon), 2025 ※LAST UPDATE 2025/2/28

We don't accept any registrations or submissions after the deadline. If you need advice/assistance from your supervisor, please contact her/him well before the deadline.

Approval from the supervisor must be obtained in advance.

To report thesis title, access to the link below and submit information through MS Forms.  If you are asked to sign in, use “10digit Common ID@utac.u-tokyo.ac.jp” and your UTokyo Account password.

Please enter required information correctly and submit on the period above.  Confirmation email will be sent automatically to your supervisor after your submission. If you have any questions, please contact GraSPP Office (ppin.j@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

【Thesis Title Report Form】

※Title change after this submission period must be requested via MS Forms 【Thesis, Research Paper title change form】 after obtaining approval from the supervisor.  Confirmation email will be sent automatically to you and your supervisor after sending the form.  Title change is available until your Thesis submission. If the Thesis you submit has a different title from the one you reported GraSPP Office, your Thesis will not be accepted. 

 

▼Thesis and Thesis Summary Submission Period: June 03(Tue) – June 09(Mon), 2025　※LAST UPDATE 2025/5/26

We don't accept any registrations or submissions after the deadline. If you need advice/assistance from your supervisor, please contact her/him well before the deadline.

To submit the documents, access to the link below and send information through MS Forms.  If you are asked to sign in, use “10digit Common ID@utac.u-tokyo.ac.jp” and your UTokyo Account password.

Please enter required information correctly and submit on the period above.  Confirmation email will be sent automatically to your supervisor after your submission. If you have any questions, please contact GraSPP Office (ppin.j@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

Each PDF file size for uploading is limited up to 10MB. Research paper/thesis to be on GraSPP website(only the case if recommended by the supervisor and you agree to it), file size should be less than 5MB.

【Thesis & Summary Submission Form】

※If the thesis title needs to be changed before the thesis submission, please inform us by sending the title change form by one day prior to the beginning of the thesis submission period. 

[Notes regarding correction and resubmission after deadline]

You are not allowed to correct and resubmit your Thesis after the deadline. However, after oral examination, you can submit the revised version of your Thesis after consulting with your supervisor and gain permission. When submitting the revised version, please send it by email to GraSPP Office cc’ing your supervisor(Last submission deadline will be the middle of Sep.2025).

■Thesis 

※Please be sure to check the "Guidelines for Writing Academic Papers". 

① As a general measure, your thesis must be written within 100,000 characters (Japanese) or 35,000 words (English). You must get a permission from your academic advisor if the Thesis exceeds these limits. You do not have to contact GraSPP office on this matter. ② Please use word processing software. The maximum limit is 1,400 characters (Japanese) or 490 words (English) per page. ③ Must include a contents page that specifies page numbers. ④ Cover page must include Thesis title, student ID No, and your Name. ⑤ UTokyo or GraSPP Logo is not available. ⑥ The first page should only be used for cover page. Contents page should start from the pages that follow.  ⑦ Please use the thesis posted on GraSPP website as a reference to check your format. →　https://www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/research/research-outputs/research-outputs-of-students/ ⑧ File name must be "(Student ID No.)Thesis2025S". (e.g.: 51xx0000Thesis2025S)

■Thesis Summary

⑨ Thesis Summary should be no longer than 3,000 characters (Japanese) or 1,050 words (English). ⑩ Notes ②, ④, ⑤ and ⑥ also applies to thesis summary. ⑪ Thesis and Thesis Summary must be in separate PDF. For Thesis Summary , file name must be "(Student ID No.)ThesisSummary2025S". (e.g.: 51xx0000ThesisSummary2025S)

NOTE：

・Students who have gained approval of their supervisor are not required to follow the aforementioned format for Thesis and Thesis Summary. There is no need to notify GraSPP Office about the matters you have gained approval of supervisor.

・Plagiarism is strictly prohibited. Plagiarism is a serious offense. If it is discovered, students may have credits cancelled or their degree revoked; this also applies to degrees that have already been conferred.

GraSPP response to Misconduct in Research

・For students who wish to continue with the PhD program with Graduate School of Public Policy or Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Thesis is compulsory. As for the PhD programs of other departments/graduate schools, students are required to check the application criteria on their own. For those who will be applying for entry into a PhD program, please be aware that entry is by no means guaranteed just because you gained credits for your Thesis.

▼Oral Examination Period: July 29(Tue) – July 31(Thu), 2025

Examination date and time will be fixed based on the agreement between students and judges. If necessary, it could be scheduled outside of the period above(but needs to be in time for the grade report). Please consult with your supervisor. Upon receiving your thesis, we ask all supervisors to adjust the schedules of oral exam members, fix the date and report the oral exam date to us.

UNU-IAS* Intensive  Course "Environmental Statistics and Research Methods"

*UNU-IAS: United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability

UNU-IAS has announced its Intensive Course in June. Course Syllabus 

Under the exchange agreement between GraSPP and UNU-IAS, full-time students in either Master’s Program or PhD Program at GraSPP are eligible to register for the course without paying tuition. Those interested, please submit the registration form via the link below by NOON on Tuesday, May 27.

https://univtokyo.sharepoint.com/:f:/t/Teams.graspp-gakumu.j/EsiuOr0WCKRPu80sUXL7878ByL8tvXwWdJbVNDKZ--KDZw

Note: – Course credits taken at UNU-IAS may be transferable to GraSPP as elective credits. Those who wish to transfer credits are required to contact the GraSPP Office after UNU-IAS course starts.

IIMA Webinar Series "Turbulent Global Situation and the Future of the Japanese Economy and the Yen (12 Part Series)"

As we approach our 30th Anniversary in December 2025, IIMA, Japan's sole think tank specializing in currency and international finance, will adopt the theme "The Turbulent Global Situation and the Future of the Japanese Economy and the Yen" for the fiscal year 2025. We will actively conduct research and webinars that capture the essence of these issues, aiming to understand and solve the challenges at hand and contribute to the revitalization of the Japanese economy and the stability and development of the global financial economy.

Regarding our research activities, we will conduct studies and research that accurately capture changes in the situation and publish high-value-added reports. As for webinars and symposiums, we will hold several events aligned with the annual theme mentioned above. For details of the events please click here.

IIMA is pleased to announce the first of twelve events in its 30th Anniversary Program "The Turbulent Global Situation and the Future of the Japanese Economy and the Yen" and following webinars (12 Part Series):  

 

May 29th, 2025

"Outlook for Japan's Monetary Policy: Exploring the Path to Financial Normalization and the Future of the Yen"

2 June 2nd, 2025

"Changing trends in the global economy and growth strategies for Japan and Asia"

Contact Information:

Institute for International Monetary Affairs

Nippon Life Nihonbashi Bldg., 8F

2-13-12 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027 Japan

Tel:　03-3510-0882

Email: webinar0602@iima.or.jp

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東京大学が参画した「共助資本主義の実現に向けた大学連合(SOLVE!)」から、上智大学が事務局・会場校となって実施する特別プログラムの案内がありましたので、以下のとおりお知らせします。

------------------------------------------ ＜第1回ソーシャル・アントレ道場 プログラム概要＞ ■日時：6月16日（月）18：00～19：30 ■会場：上智大学四谷キャンパス 6号館5階502教室　※オンライン参加も可能 ■対象：SOLVE！参画大学の学部生・大学院生 ■形態：対面参加 または オンライン参加（会場の様子をZoomにてLIVE配信） ■参加方法：事前申込制・無料。下記リンクからお申込みください。 https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/mX130Mq3c8 　※6月13日（金）申込締切

■運営事務局 （上智大学 Sophia Future Design Platform 推進室） TEL：03-3238-3552 MAIL：global-citizen-co@sophia.ac.jp ------------------------------------------

＜大学連合（SOLVE!）Webサイト＞ https://solve-alliance.org/

The course "Strategic Communications – From Concepts to Application（5122508）," which was originally offered as an A2 intensive course in AY2025, has been cancelled.

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https://www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp/events/2025-05-21-52074/

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（変更前）国際学術総合研究棟 1213A

⇒（変更後）国際学術総合研究棟 1222E

The application for the Summer Internship offered to GraSPP students is now open. Please check the internship information sheets of each institution from the link below.

Institution Information Sheet Past internship report Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)  ADBI info sheet  ADBI internship reports Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Accreditation Unit  APO internship reports Executive Support Unit GR Japan K.K  GR Japan info sheet  GR Japan internship reports Institute for International Monetary Affairs (IIMA)  IIMA info sheet  IIMA internship report Nihon Keizai Shimbun  Nikkei info sheet  Nikkei internship report Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)  OECD info sheet  OECD internship report 1. Application

Application Form  *Please submit your resume and cover letter using the application form above. *Those applying to multiple institutions, please prepare and submit a cover letter for each institution.

2. Deadline

Sunday, June 1st, 2025

3. Important notice for scholars Scholarship What By when What to do Submit to Before applying for an internship ADB Letter to ADB When you apply for an internship Prepare a letter with information of the internship(applying institution, period and tasks) and submit it through GraSPP Office GraSPP Office JICA Email Notice When you apply for an internship Receive approval from the faculty member in charge and share information with JICA Faculty member in charge IMF Email Notice When you apply for an internship Receive approval from both the sponsoring agency and GraSPP GraSPP Office Before the internship starts JDS Application form Soon after you are selected Consult with JICE before starting the internship JICE JJ/WBGSP Email Notice Two weeks before the internship Notify about the internship as required by the World Bank World Bank 4. Interview

An interview with faculty members online will be arranged on June 12th and 13th. GraSPP will recommend the shortlisted applicants to each institution for the final selection. The internal interview result will be announced by email.

5. Others

-For your information, please check through the to-do list after you get shortlisted as a GraSPP intern. -Please note that the intern positions listed above are not guaranteed. -If you would like to know past interns’ records, please check the internship reports posted on the website from the related link below, or come to see them at my office at IAR 1314 (weekdays 9 am-5 pm). -Some of the internship reports are published below.  Internship Reports

Inquiries to: ppsupport.j@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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内閣人事局は、本年も各府省と連携・協力し、女性の活躍を推進する取組として、女子学生を対象とした「女子学生霞が関体験プログラム」を行うことといたしました。 本プログラムは、理系の女子学生が参加しやすい技術系職種のグループを複数設けるなど、充実を図っています。 また、今年度から、学生が内閣人事局ホームページから直接、応募申込を行う方式といたしました。なお、内閣人事局への応募締切は、６月１２ 日（木）です。応募方法等の詳細は、以下の内閣人事局ホームページを御確認ください。 【内閣人事局ホームページ 女子学生霞が関体験プログラム】 https://www.cas.go.jp/jp/gaiyou/jimu/jinjikyoku/recruit/event/detail_women_program.html

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