Shibaura Institute of Technology is a private university located in Tokyo, founded in 1927. There are around 8,000 students studying at one of the three different campuses.
Language of instruction: Japanese, English. Academic calendar: September-January, April-August. Credit system: 15 credits on undergraduate- or graduate level equivalent to 30 hp. Website:shibaura-it.ac.jp Youtube:
Shibauramovies Note: National Health Insurance (JNHI) appr. 4000 YEN/month is compulsory to buy at registration. Different programmes offered
SIT Mobility Programs.pdf (pdf 760 kB)
The Registration fee of 30,000 YEN mentioned on SIT information pages are waived for KTH students when applying for Sandwich Program and the Research Exchange Program.
Exchange opportunities
Number of spots: four semester spots. Grade requirements: No. Letter on English proficiency from international coordinator needed.
Programme specific information
If your programme or school is not listed below, contact the international coordinator at your school.
Master’s Programme, Transport and Geoinformation Technology
No student from you programme has been on exchange at this university before. Please investigate the courses offered carefully.
Master’s Programme, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure
No student from you programme has been on exchange at this university before. Please investigate the courses offered carefully.
Master’s Programme, Sustainable Technology
No student from you programme has been on exchange at this university before. Please investigate the courses offered carefully.
Master’s Programme, Real Estate and Construction Management
No student from you programme has been on exchange at this university before. Please investigate the courses offered carefully.
Master’s Programme, Sustainable Urban Planning and Design
This university offers relevant courses for your programme, but you should also be prepared to take elective courses.
Agreement: Shared between all schools at KTH
Please contact your coordinator for more information.
Students at EECS school can apply to this university provided you find courses that are relevant to your program. Therefore, examine the course offering carefully on the university's website.
Please visit the partner university's webpage for the latest information and contact your International Coordinator for further guidance.
We strongly advise our students to go on exchange to Japan during the spring semester, as it has been proven difficult for a number of students in finding suitable courses during the fall semester, in addition to the semester dates overlapping with those at KTH.
