The University of Tokyo
Website for International Students
*If you wish to find a partner on Kashiwa Campus, please check here
Want to find a language exchange partner on campus?
NEW!■Language Exchange Program for Spring 2025 (Updated 2025/4/1)
Application for Spring 2025 is now open. Those who have participated in previous years will need to re sign up again.
・UTokyo students from all campuses (Faculty/staff members, researchers and their family members and non-UTokyo members are not able to participate.)
・At the time of registration, 3 months or more of enrollment remains before graduation/completion or leaving the university.
・ECCS Cloud Email is necessary to participate.
・If you have participated in the program before, you need to register again.
(About ECCS Cloud Email) https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/google/
Step1: Register online
Sign in with your ECCS Cloud Email (@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp) and register through Registration form
※For those who participated before, please sign-up again for this semester.
※Please read and accept the "Rules of Participation," including the handling of personal information, carefully before registering.
1. You will receive an automatic reply with your registered information.
2. Your information will be updated on Online Bullet-in Board (Sign in necessary with your ECCS Cloud Email. When updating, closed temporarily.) within 2 business days.
Step 2:
1. If you find a potential partner on Online Bullet-in Board (Sign in necessary with your ECCS Cloud Email), please let us know the following information from your ECCS Cloud Email at issr.exchange.adm[at-mark]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp (change [at-mark] to @).
※Request from your personal email address and/or other UTokyo email addresses are not accepted.
(1) In "Subject (title)" of your request email, put your name (in alphabet as in the registration) and Language Exchange Program registratoin number, if you know it from the bullet-in board.
(2) Inform 4 information items below.
1) Your name (in alphabet as in the registration) and Language Exchange Program registration number, if you know it
2) Partner's number (1 person per 1 request, 1 request per 1 time. Please do not make multiple requests by sending multiple emails at one time.)
3) Language(s) to exchange
4) Partner's hobbies/interests listed in their profile (This is to avoid misidentification of numbers, so it is okay if your hobbies are different from theirs.)
2. We will send you your partner's name and email address within 2 business days after we confirm your request.
*If you do not receive a reply within two business days, it may be due to an e-mail failure. In that case, please send us a request email again.
Step 3:
Please send an email to your partner from your ECCS Cloud Email (g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp) with your participation number (available on Online Bullet-in Board ) and your self-introduction to start the language exchange!
-Please contact your partner within 48 hours when you receive your partner's contact information from us. Also, please reply within 48 hours to your partner when you receive their requests.
【Reference】Chinese Conversation Club for Chinese speaking students and Japanese students 中文茶话会
ISSR holds a meetup event for UTokyo international students and Japanese students to interact in Chinese, Japanese, and other languages. 「中文茶话会」是由留学生支援室主办的活动，旨在为给东京大学的留学生和日本学生提供一个交流场所。大家用汉语或日语交流有关校园生活、文化等方面的想法和信息。
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/adm/inbound/en/life-interact-ac-other.html
FAQ
How did the past participants enjoy the language exchanges?
Please check the Overview of the program (ECCS Cloud Email necessary). You can find the overview of the program and their feedback from the previous semester.
I have more than 2 preferred languages to exchange. Can I apply for more than one language?
Yes you can apply for more than one language. However, please make sure to contact them once you received the contact information.
I would like to exchange languages with an international student who is a native English speaker.
Your language partner may not necessarily be a native speaker of your preferred language. For example, if you select English, your language partner can be French or Chinese who can speak English at a near native level. We would like you to participate in the language exchange program without focusing on the word “native.”
I would like to stop posting my profile on the bulletin board.
Profiles are posted until the end of each semester, but please contact ISSR by e-mail if you would like to stop your positing.
However, you may receive e-mails from those who are interested in the language exchange with you if they had already seen your details information before your profile was removed. In this case, please let them know that you have stopped participating in the language exchange program.
I would like to post my profile on the bulletin board, but can I add or delete some information?
You cannot add to nor delete the original information.
Reference Please see the statistics (Japanese only)
on the International Students at the University of Tokyo. Please note that the 90% of international students at the University of Tokyo are graduate students.
■Language Exchange Program Introductory Session -What is the Language Exchange Program?
-What can I learn from the program?
-What languages are the participants exchanging?
-I would like to get to know how the participants enjoy the program.
You can learn everything about the Language Exchange Program at the session.
This meeting is helpful for anyone who is thinking about joining, as well as for those who have already joined and want to know what other pairs are doing to interact with each other. Come and join us!
*Languages：Japanese and English.
【Program Content】
■Date/Time: October 18 (Mon), 2021 12:10-13:00
■Place: Zoom meeting room *Link will be announced in the morning of the event day.
■To participate: UTokyo Account and ECCS Cloud Email (@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp) necessary.
※How to obtain a UTokyo email address（for those who have UTokyo Account)
https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/google/
■Language Exchange Program presents "Let's get to know UTokyo student's hometown!" cultural exchange event
Presenters from all over the world (including Japan) will make a presentation on their hometown / country, such as their lifestyle, culture, food, etc., using the photos, realia, etc. at the event.
*Languages：Japanese and English
*You can have a lunch during the session.
-Date/Time: Each day 12:10-12:50
1.Dec 15（Tue）,2021Taiwan (Famous places, cuisine), Benin (Famous street food)
2.Dec 17（Thu）,2021China・Hunan Province (Local culture), China・Yunnan Province (Diverse ethnic groups, culture, lifestyle, climate, etc.)
3.Dec 18（Fri）,2021 Taiwan (Geography, gourmet, culture), UK・Oxford (Lifestyle and study experience) *presentation by the student from US
4.Dec 22（Tue）,2021 Japan・Toyama (Local language and festival-Attractive features of Toyama, the northwestern part of Japan) *China・Henan Province (Cutting-edge technology and traditional culture in ancient city-Luoyang) cancelled.
-Place: Zoom meeting room *Link will be announced later. Zoom account registered with ECCS Cloud Email necessary to join in the meeting.
■Language Exchange Program Introductory Session and Student Gathering (Updated: 2020/9/16)
-What is the Language Exchange Program?
-What can I learn from the program?
-What languages are the participants exchanging?
-I would like to get to know how the participants enjoy the program.
-I am not still unsure if I join in the program, but I am simply interested in the gathering.
Putting your questions altogether, you can learn everything about the Language Exchange Program at the session.
*Languages：Japanese and English. Previous participants in the Summer semester will support. So, just feel free to join us!
【Program Content】
■Date/Time: October 13 (Tue), 2021 12:10-13:00 *You can have a lunch during the session.
■Place: Zoom meeting room *Link will be announced later.
■To participate: Zoom account registered with ECCS Cloud Email necessary.