Language Requirements and Preparation for Study Abroad
This page explains English test requirements and the usual preparation time for study abroad in the specified academic years, faculties, and campuses.
English test requirements
For study abroad in an English-speaking region in the 2026 academic year at Tokyo Senju Campus's Faculty of Engineering, taking a test such as IELTS and obtaining a score are necessary. For long-term study abroad in the 2025 academic year at Saitama Hatoyama Campus's Faculty of Science and Technology, students going to an English-speaking region need to take an examination such as IELTS and have a score; the English-language requirements vary by destination. For the 2025 academic year at Tokyo Senju Campus's Faculty of Engineering (Second Division), students going to an English-speaking region also need to take a test such as IELTS and obtain a score.
How early to prepare
For the 2026 academic year at Tokyo Senju Campus's Faculty of Engineering and the 2025 academic year at Saitama Hatoyama Campus's Faculty of Science and Technology, meeting a study-abroad destination's English-language requirements usually requires at least one year of preparation. For the 2026 academic year at Saitama Hatoyama Campus's Faculty of Science and Technology, English requirements vary by destination, and one year or more of preparation is normally needed. For the 2025 academic year at Tokyo Senju Campus's Faculty of System Design and Technology, the destination's English-language requirements vary, and more than one year of preparation is ordinarily needed to meet them.
Official sources
The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 215
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of System Design and Technology (2025 academic year) — PDF page 138
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Engineering II (2025 academic year) — PDF page 162
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Science and Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 233
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Science and Engineering (2025 academic year) — PDF page 236