In the case of short-term travel such as overseas travel and temporary return home for international students, students must obtain prior approval from their supervisor and submit the "Overseas Trip・Temporary Return to Home Country Notification Form" prior to the trip.

Students who will go abroad for two months or more to study or do research must obtain permission from their supervisor and the head of their department first and submit the necessary form(s) to the Student Affairs Team at least one month before the scheduled date of departure. Forms for the required documents can be downloaded from the GSFS portal site.

(1) To study and/or do research abroad during a leave of absence

• First of all, follow all the procedures required for a leave of absence (see previous section).
• Only when the reason to take a leave of absence is to study at a foreign educational/research institution, students may request to have that coursework evaluated for up to a maximum of fifteen (15) units of a master course and a doctoral course. All procedures are handled by the Student Affairs Team.

(2) To study at foreign universities, etc. while still enrolled at The University of Tokyo

• Students who study abroad under the student exchange programs managed by the University of Tokyo or the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences are not allowed to take a leave of absence while they study abroad. Instead, students are required to submit a Request for Approval to Study Abroad to the Student Affairs Team, after obtaining an approval stamp of their respective supervisor and the their respective department head.
• The approved period of study abroad is generally limited to a maximum of one (1) year and will be counted as part of the limit on degree completion and length of enrollment.
• Students who take courses in their field of study at a foreign university, etc. may request to have that coursework evaluated for up to a maximum of fifteen (15) units of a master course and a doctoral course. All procedures are handled by the Student Affairs Team.
• Students must pay tuition even while attending a foreign university.

(3) To do research abroad while still enrolled at The University of Tokyo

• Students are required to submit an Application for Going Abroad to the Student Affairs Team an after obtaining the approval stamp of your advisor. In addition, you must also submit a Research Plan and a Schedule of Research. (If it is difficult to get the approval stamp directly, please attach a copy of the e-mail that shows the consent of your supervisor and the head of your department.)
• The total of each period of being abroad is generally limited to half of the time limit of degree completion; that is, one year for master students and eighteen months for doctoral students. The period overseas will be counted as part of the limit on degree completion and length of enrollment.
• Students must pay tuition even while attending a foreign university.