T-GLIPs：TMU Global Leaders for Innovation Programs 

These programs are currently in the planning stage and are subject to change.

   T-GLIPs aim to cultivate globally minded individuals who possess solid expertise and a broad international perspective within the specialized fields of each faculty and department.
   We will introduce programs that allow students to complete their coursework and earn a degree entirely in English across existing academic departments.

Implemented in four departments* of Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences in 2027,  and will gradually expand to other faculties and departments.

　　　＊ Geography, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Applied Chemistry and Tourism Science

Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences　
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About T-GLIPs

Message from the Executive Advisor to the President

▼Video: Message from the Dean of Faculty of Urban Environmental Science

 

Features of T-GLIPs

We have published materials that provide a clear and accessible overview of T-GLIPs.
Overview of T-GLIPs(3.6MB)

Curriculum  Framework Overview

Overview of Curriculum Framework for Each Department

Please click here to view the curriculum framework for each department

 

Admission: T-GLIPsⅠ・Ⅱ

For details on Academic Year 2027 Qualifications for Application and Selection Process, please refer to the link below.
When submitting your application, please be sure to check the application guidelines to be released around June to July of the 2026 academic year.

【 Related Documents 】
・Academic Year 2027 Qualifications for Application and Selection Process （ T-GLIPs ）
・List of Recognized University Entrance Qualification Examinations and Unified University Admission Examinations for Admission to Tokyo Metropolitan University
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GLIDe : Faculty of Global Innovation and Development

Scheduled to Open in April 2028 (In the planning stage)
These programs are currently in the planning stage and are subject to change.

Through studying new academic fields that integrate knowledge from a wide range of disciplines, we will cultivate social innovation leaders^*1 who strive to solve global issues and realize sustainable cities.

＊1 Human resources with the ability to create a sustainable society by deeply involving themselves in social structures and frameworks while grasping the essence of issues to work on solving them using academic strengths.

 

About GLIDe

Message from the Coordinator

▼Video: Message from the Coordinator

 

Features of GLIDe

We have published materials that provide a clear and accessible overview of GLIDe.
Overview of GLIDe(1.5MB)

Learning beyond the boundaries of the humanities and sciences

GLIDe will organically connect the five specialized fields of Regional Society, International Politics, Development Economics, Urban Science, and Ecological Conservation to offer new learning that strives to solve issues. The faculty will develop human resources with the ability to perceive the essence of global and urban issues and who can create new value.

Cultivate human resources who GLIDe around the world

The faculty’s language of instruction is English in principle. Students from Japan and overseas learn in the same classrooms, allowing them to understand differences in aspects such as culture and values and to cultivate flexible thinking skills. The faculty will also nurture an international perspective and develop human resources who can succeed around the world in environments different from what students have previously experienced, including study abroad^*2 and corporate internships^*3.

*2 Long-term overseas studies for students who plan to enroll after completing an educational program in Japan (domestic students)
*3 Study at Japanese institutions or corporate internships in Japan for students who plan to enroll after completing an educational program overseas (international students)

 

The Five Specialized Fields that can be Studied at GLIDe

Students engage in multifaceted study of five specialized fields from the perspectives of both Human behavior and Environmental technology to foster skills needed to solve issues.

Curriculum Framework Overview

Examples of future paths

▶ Planning departments at global or multinational companies
▶ Advancement to graduate schools in Japan or overseas
▶ Heads of policy making at public organizations (principally municipalities) in Japan or overseas
▶ International organizations (after completing graduate school)