Program Overview

Introduction to the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP)

The Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) at the University of Tokyo is dedicated to educating world leaders in the field of public policy. The school offers a range of programs designed to produce highly skilled policy-makers who can identify issues and challenges in public policy, determine how to respond to them, and build consensus by presenting their analyses to other parties involved.

Key Features of GraSPP

• Interdisciplinary curriculum - covering Law, Politics, and Economics, with a solid foundation in Economics
• A culturally diverse student body
• Faculty members comprising world-leading academics and practitioners in Public Policy
• Curriculum balanced between Theory and Practice
• Case Study - Training in the application of acquired knowledge to create a presentation on Public Policy issues genuinely relevant to our time
• A chance to study abroad - Double Degree and Exchange Programs
• A curriculum compatible with the world's leading Public Policy Schools

Programs Offered by GraSPP

Master of Public Policy (MPP) Program

The Master of Public Policy (MPP) program at GraSPP is a two-year interdisciplinary graduate-level professional degree developed to produce highly skilled policy-makers. The program aims to foster professionals with the ability to identify issues and challenges in the field of public policy, to determine how to respond to them, and to build consensus by presenting their analyses to other parties involved.

Doctoral Program (International Public Policy)

The Doctoral program (International Public Policy) trains students in the advanced research skills necessary to develop original questions from their research, construct and assess potential solutions that synthesize expert knowledge from various disciplines, and move these solutions quickly into practice with an international perspective, communicating with diverse stakeholders.

GraSPP Programs Offered in English at the Master's Level

The Master of Public Policy, International Program (MPP/IP) is a two-year English program where all courses required for completion are offered in English. Around two-thirds of the international students studying at GraSPP belong to MPP/IP, including double-degree students from the GPPN schools and young professionals with scholarships from international financial institutions such as the World Bank, IMF, and ADB.

The CAMPUS Asia Plus Program

The CAMPUS Asia Plus Program is a student exchange and double-degree program in the field of public policy and international relations. A consortium known as BESETOSING, consisting of East and Southeast Asia's top schools, namely Peking University, Seoul National University, the University of Tokyo, and National University of Singapore, is the platform of the CAMPUS Asia Plus Program.

Network with Future World Leaders

GraSPP is one of the most cosmopolitan graduate schools in Japan, with nearly half of the student body composed of international students from over 30 countries and regions. Student backgrounds are equally diverse, with many entrants having just completed undergraduate studies in Japan or overseas, and others being public servants from government ministries, central banks, financial institutions, the media, and more. At GraSPP, about half of all courses are offered in English, allowing Japanese students to take courses in English side by side with international students, forging bonds of friendship and potential future collaborations.

Study Public Policy at GraSPP and its Global Partner Schools

GraSPP is a member of the Global Public Policy Network (GPPN), a partnership between leading public policy schools worldwide, including SIPA at Columbia University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences-Po, Paris, Hertie School, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, and FGV-Escola de Administraçao de Empresas de Sao Paulo. In addition to GPPN, GraSPP has partnerships with Heidelberg University, HEC Paris, Seoul National University, Peking University, United Nations University, the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA, the Department of War Studies at KCL, and the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen.