Tokyo Institute of Technology International Education and Research (TIER) Program was first implemented in 2012 as part of the project entitled "World-Class University Alliance for Educating Techno-Scientific Leaders" under Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's (MEXT) newly established funding scheme "Re-inventing Japan Project" to promote international exchanges. Of the 183 proposals submitted to MEXT by 91 universities, only 25 were selected. Among the 25 successfully chosen proposals, two of Tokyo Tech's proposed international education programs were selected - one program to collaborate with some of the top American, European, and Asian universities, and the other with specified universities in China and Korea.
By utilizing funds from the "Re-inventing Japan Project," we have implemented the following two programs.