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My Study Abroad in Tokyo
The details of what it’s like living in Japan as an exchange student
I decided to go to Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), namely because I believe global experience and a constant change of pace is important to energize your mind. Tokyo is a city, very unlike Delft, where I was living as an undergraduate at the time and it was certainly refreshing. And food, food, food, 24/7. I gained 8kg in the first month, and I’m not even kidding.
Before my final application I got in contact with an exchange student from Aerospace Engineering who just arrived back from the university. He gave me insight on what life is like there, how classes were arranged, as well as how the logistics was arranged. We met at the TUDelft library and it was a simple chat, but it helped me understand a lot and I would be very happy to share my insights with your expectations too. But here is a short breakdown, and the advise really is tailored to a student from TUDelft to Tokyo Tech.
After I was selected by the LR faculty first at TU Delft, I had two weeks to apply at the Tokyo Tech in order to be a candidate for a grant from the Japanese government of about 700 euros per month (the infamous MEXT)…
