ASIA NIKKEI
 
The University of Tokyo is introducing a new undergraduate course in the School of Science that is open to foreign students and is taught entirely in English.
 
     Called the Global Science Course, the two-year program is open to third-year transfer students from foreign universities and culminates in an undergraduate degree in science. As a first step, the university is accepting transfer students into the chemistry department, but later hopes to expand the program to other departments in the School of Science.
 
     In addition to providing opportunities to foreign students, the Global Science Course creates a more international academic environment for Japanese students in the sciences. The fact that foreign students can earn a degree from the University of Tokyo in just two years is expected to draw higher-caliber undergraduates.
 
     The Global Science Course will accept foreign transfer students twice a year, in April and October. A first group of seven students starts the program on Wednesday.