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International Internship Program in Informatics at NII in Tokyo

As a doctoral or master’s student at KTH, you have the opportunity to be a guest researcher at the leading institute for informatics in Japan, with funding to cover the living costs. Master's students can do their degree project at NII through this program.

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Apply

The application is now open until 25 March 2026, 10.00 am. When you apply, please follow these steps:

First, you need to contact a professor at NII who is willing to supervise you if you are admitted. You find a list of possible Supervisors with the link below.

Second, you should send the following four documents to KTH's advisor, Torkel Werge, werge@kth.se :

  • A letter of motivation, in which you express your motivation for taking part in this opportunity.
  • Your CV, which states your previous employment, assignments and education.
  • Your transcript of records, describing all your past studies at KTH: Certificates of academic results
  • the NII application form, which you will find through the link below
  • The NII application form, available at the link below.

Make sure to read the NII guidelines before KTH's internal deadline.

After the deadline, KTH will review all applications to nominate three students for this opportunity. Professor Atsuto Maki and KTH's Vice President Stefan Östlund are responsible of the nominations.

Click the link below to find NII's guidelines, available research projects, contact details for supervisors, and the application.

1st call of 2026 "NII International Internship Program" Guideline for Candidates (nii.ac.jp)

The National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo has identified KTH as a prioritized partner. Therefore, master’s and doctoral students at KTH can visit NII and get supervision. If you are a master’s student, you can use this opportunity for your master’s degree project. Through this programme, students and researchers at KTH have performed reserach stays at NII since several years.

NII offers an exceptionally strong research environment. It is the only national institute in Japan in informatics, with some 75 permanent professors and many visiting professors. The institute is located in central Tokyo.

There are two calls announced annually:

  • Call 1: During the spring, with an application deadline in March – for stays ending in March of the following year at the latest.
  • Call 2: During the Autumn semester, with an application deadline in October – for stays starting after 1 March in the following year.

Research visits should extend over two to four months. The financial support is approximately SEK 350 per day.

How to apply

You will find information on this page regarding the application procedure and deadlines when the application is open.