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About The Admissions Office

An evolving admissions platform supporting recruitment from 205 countries worldwide

The Admissions Office is a patented system that lets university administrators design any application form exactly the way they want. Easy to operate and requiring no recurring requests to development vendors, TAO dramatically reduces both operational burden and development cost. With full Japanese and English support and inbound traffic from 205 countries, TAO delivers strong results not only for domestic recruitment but also for international student admissions.

Features & Functions

Transform your admissions operations with
TAO's versatile toolset

In Development

Score Disclosure

We are developing a feature that allows seamless online disclosure of exam scores to requesting applicants.
In Development

Evaluation & Selection

We are developing a feature that allows multiple faculty members to evaluate documents and interviews online in parallel.
In Development

Application Fee Exemption

A feature to waive application fees for specific applicants. It is designed to accommodate complex exemption rules.
In Development

COE Application (Renewal)

We are developing support for procedures for extending the period of stay.
New Feature

Two-stage Selection

Advance only first-round qualifiers to the second round and support complex selection flows.
New Feature

Automatic Enrollment Period Calculation

We are developing a feature where the enrollment period is automatically calculated and populated simply by entering the admission and graduation dates.

Messaging

Communicate with applicants directly on TAO, with a chat-like interface and read receipts.

# Examinee Numbering

Automatically assign even complex examinee numbers based on conditions you define.

Exam Ticket Generation

Generate and issue exam tickets as PDFs directly within TAO.

Video Submission

*Additional fees may apply depending on the number of applicants.

Applicants can upload video files such as self-PR videos directly (up to 50 MB).

COE Application Support

Collect data and generate documents for the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) application within TAO.

Multilingual Support

Full support for multilingual input (UTF-8) including English and Simplified Chinese, plus CSV export.

Recommender Submissions

Recommenders or third parties can upload recommendations directly to the university, bypassing the applicant.

Deadline Reminders

Automatically send reminder emails multiple times to applicants who have not yet completed their application.

Enrollment Procedures

Manage post-admission enrollment fees, tuition payments, COE applications, and online pledge submissions.

Diverse Payment Options

Integrated with credit card, Pay-easy, and convenience-store payments for application, enrollment, and tuition fees.

? Support Desk

A dedicated bilingual (Japanese/English) support desk assists both applicants and university administrators.

Granular Permissions

Configure view and edit permissions per faculty or program. Additional accounts are free of charge.

Mobile & Desktop Friendly

Applicants can complete their applications from their smartphones, tablets, or PCs.