Women in Engineering & STEM at TDU

University-wide or incoming-student figures alone do not show what your everyday learning environment will be like. It is important to distinguish between the School of Science and Engineering at Saitama Hatoyama Campus and the schools at Tokyo Senju Campus, and then check the specific department or academic division and year you are considering. The composition of individual laboratories cannot be determined from school- or department-level proportions alone. A 2023 university feature introduces examples of female students enrolled in multiple departments, academic divisions, and years across the two campuses. However, these are individual examples. They do not provide information about the current proportion of female students, enrollment in individual laboratories, comfort, or ease of participation. Treat student numbers as one reference point, and make sure that the scope of the program you are considering and the year of the data are aligned when checking the information.

A sense of belonging cannot be judged from the number of female students alone. It is important to see whether you will be able to work hands-on, speak up, and take on a role in classes, small-group experiments, PBL, laboratories, projects, and fabrication activities. At Saitama Hatoyama Campus, the 2027 Laboratory Guide describes research methods including experiments, simulations, design and prototyping, and field surveys. At Tokyo Senju Campus, the School of Engineering provides experiments and practical training in every year. The Department of Electronic Engineering also offers small-group experiments, PBL, and a dedicated workshop room. How activities are conducted differs by department, academic division, and laboratory. Monozukuri Centers are located at both Saitama Hatoyama and Tokyo Senju, with facilities for metalworking, electrical work, assembly, and other activities available for student use. Safety training is required, and depending on the equipment, machining training, work clothes, or other requirements may also apply. Advance reservations are given priority for the use of facilities and equipment. However, publicly available information alone does not show how female students participate, how roles are assigned, or whether opportunities to use the facilities are equal for men and women. During a visit, ask specifically what students actually do and whether it is easy to consult faculty members or instructors.

“Dendai Girls” is introduced as a community for female students. In the group’s March 2024 self-introduction, it invited female students to join and listed activities such as interaction across departments and years, science experiment classes for children, and participation in open campus events. In July 2026, it held a science experiment class for children at Ponte Porta Senju in Adachi City. However, current membership requirements, the scope of its activities, and whether students can participate at both Tokyo Senju and Saitama Hatoyama campuses cannot be confirmed. A 2026 announcement states that female students from the School of Science and Engineering at Saitama Hatoyama Campus and the School of Engineering, Evening Division, are also scheduled to participate in an event limited to female high school students and parents. The event is planned to include small-group discussions where participants can ask current students questions. However, the organizer, host campus, and application or registration status cannot be identified from the announcement, and the affiliations of participating students alone do not indicate that the event will be held at both campuses. Check the latest information on whether the event will be held, the venue, how to apply, and the affiliations of participants. The university has also presented a policy to increase the number of female faculty members. However, these materials do not confirm whether there are ongoing mentoring programs with female faculty members, researchers, or alumni; opportunities to interact with female engineers; or the extent to which such opportunities are available at each campus. If these points matter to you, ask specific questions during a visit about where activities take place, how often students participate, and whom students can consult.

If you are considering opportunities to connect with students outside your department or in other years, check the activities of clubs and student organizations. Both Saitama Hatoyama Campus and Tokyo Senju Campus have science and technology, athletic, humanities, and other activities. Tokyo Senju also has academic organizations focused on areas such as software and astronomy. In its self-introduction, “Dendai Girls” invites female students to join and describes its activities as including interaction with female students in other years through events and connections across departments and years. However, the date of the information, current registration and activity status, organizing body, intended participants, and campus where activities take place cannot be confirmed. The information does not represent all female students or the overall campus environment. Nor is it possible to determine from this information alone how easy it is to form friendships or what interaction within laboratories is actually like. It is important to check the group’s current activity status, participation requirements, activity frequency, and usual atmosphere during a visit or through other means.

Both Saitama Hatoyama and Tokyo Senju campuses have a Learning Support Center, Student Counseling Office, and Health Consultation Office. At the Learning Support Center, students can ask questions about classes and seek advice on study methods. Individual instruction by appointment and group consultations are also available. The Health Consultation Office is the point of contact for illness or injury, while the Student Counseling Office handles concerns about student life. Both campuses also have points of contact for harassment consultations. The university states that it protects the details of consultations and individuals’ privacy and will not disadvantage those who seek advice or cooperate with fact-finding. At the Monozukuri Centers on both campuses, students who complete safety training and other required courses can use facilities and receive technical advice according to the training they have completed.

Do not judge from the total number of female students alone. Check specifically how female students participate in the academic division or department you are considering. According to the official 2026 announcements, Saitama Hatoyama Campus plans to offer exhibitions by academic division, open laboratories, opportunities to ask students individual questions, and campus tours. Tokyo Senju Campus also plans to offer exhibitions by department, open laboratories, and tours led by student staff. Points to check include: • Approximately how many female students are in each year, and how do they participate in the third and fourth years and in laboratories? • When and how are students assigned to laboratories, and what criteria are used when preferences overlap? • How are roles in experiments, fabrication, presentations, equipment operation, and similar activities assigned? • What consultation services and support are currently available? Can the university explain who is eligible, how to use them, and their hours of operation? • How do current students feel about places where students can interact outside class? In an official announcement dated February 6, 2026, Tokyo Denki University announced a mini open campus event “limited to female high school students and parents.” Small-group discussions with female students and an information session for parents are planned, and female students from the School of Science and Engineering at Saitama Hatoyama Campus and the School of Engineering, Evening Division, are also scheduled to participate. However, this indicates the affiliations of the participating female students, not the event venue or the campuses covered by the event. Before participating, check the latest official information on the event date, venue, and reservation availability. Research fields can also be compared in the 2027 Laboratory Guide, but the guide alone does not explain assignment methods or how female students actually participate. If you are told only that “there are female students” or “there is no need to worry,” without being shown the situation by year and laboratory, assignment rules, or how to use support services, ask faculty members or current students in the academic division or department for specific examples.