With over 130 years of history, and ranked in the top 10 Japanese universities, and in the top 200 worldwide (QS Worldwide rankings), the University of Tsukuba has a long and proud history as one of Japan's premier educational institutions. The University campus is located in the center of Tsukuba Science City, 60 kilometers northeast of Tokyo. The Tsukuba Express Line links Tsukuba and Akihabara in central Tokyo in 45 minutes. Tsukuba science city is Japan's top academic environment. Currently, over 200 private research organizations and approximately 60 public research organizations are located in Tsukuba. Tsukuba has an internationally diverse, welcoming and friendly citizenry. Approximately 7,500 of Tsukuba's 220,000 residents hail from overseas, with around 2000 of these studying or working at the University.
The percentage of foreign residents is one of the highest for any Japanese city, making Tsukuba a friendly, welcoming place for international students.
The Mater's Program in Agro-biological Resource Sciences and Technology, which participates in the Double Degree Program with the Master BBP aims to cultivate researchers and highly trained professionals with research ability and abundant knowledge fundamental to the Agro-biological Resource Sciences and Technology. The main topic of education/research program is sustainable food security for the future.
