Press Conference on the Opening of UTokyo College of Design - Release of Briefing Materials and Press Conference Video
Updated on May 30, 2025

On April 4th (Friday), the University of Tokyo held a press conference to announce the establishment of a new academic program, UTokyo College of Design scheduled to launch in September 2027.

NB: This project is currently being planned for submission to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for approval, and may be subject to change in the future.

• Press Conference Handout (PDF： 485KB)
• Briefing video by President Fujii – Published on May 30
• Briefing video by Prof. Pennington (Prospective Dean) – Published on May 30
• Press Conference Presentation Slides by President Fujii and Professor Pennington (Prospective Dean) (Abridged Version) Published on June 30 (PDF： 4.7MB)