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2020 – 2021

Application Guide for Master’s Program

Japan Advanced Institute of

Science and Technology

Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences

CONTENTS

Examination Schedule ·········································· 1

Admission Policy ················································· 1

Important notices for applicants to the

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences ··········· 2

Supervisor ·························································· 3

Regular Examination ············································ 5

Examination for Admission on Recommendation

for Overseas Residents ······ 13

Important Information ········································· 21

Forms

Contact

Admissions Section

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

1-1 Asahidai Nomi Ishikawa 923-1292 JAPAN

Email: [email protected]

URL: http://www.jaist.ac.jp/english

Examination Schedule

April 2021 Admission

Type of Examination

Application Period (The application must be postmarked

within the period)

Examination Period (The designated one day of the following period)

Date of Notification of Admission Decision

Regular Examination

First Examination

July 6 – 17, 2020 August 22 - 23, 2020 August 28, 2020

Second Examination

September 4 – 23, 2020 October 17 - 18, 2020 October 30, 2020

Examination for Admission on

Recommendation for Overseas

Residents

Submission deadline for pre-check:

November 19, 2020 Documentary screening January 22, 2021

Application period:

November 11 - December 3, 2020

Note: Applicants who will graduate (or graduated) early from their university, and those who will complete (or completed) their bachelor’s degree in a foreign country may be required to pass through the Judgment of Eligibility prior to applying. For details, please refer to the instructions for each type of examination.

Admission Policy The master’s program accepts applicants who have a strong desire to actively create new and advanced values for the development of society. In addition to utilizing the specialized knowledge acquired in the bachelor’s program, they are expected to draw on their multifaceted reasoning skills to engage in concerted activities with others to play an active role in a global society. They will be called upon to identify and solve various complex problems through transdisciplinary sciences.

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Important notices for applicants to the Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences

The Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences is offered jointly with Kanazawa University. The

applicants should be aware of the following:

Students will enroll in the university to which their supervisor (the dedicated supervisor who

primarily provides research instructions) belongs. They will receive instructions from the

supervisor of the university to which they belong, and from other instructors, including the

vice supervisor at the other university. Students belonging to Japan Advanced Institute of

Science and Technology (hereafter JAIST) will have as the supervisor one of the instructors

listed on p.3 “Supervisor”.

Those who have completed the required curriculum at JAIST will be awarded a master

degree (in transdisciplinary sciences) jointly by JAIST and Kanazawa University. As a

requirement for the program, students must participate in a lab rotation project at Kanazawa

University. Students enrolled in Master’s Program must earn at least 10 credit units at

Kanazawa University.

For classes offered by Kanazawa University, students, in principle, must attend the

Kanazawa University campus. However, we have adopted a mechanism to help reduce

commuting by using a distance-learning media platform to deliver lectures and by holding

intensive lectures.

Students belonging to JAIST may use Kanazawa University facilities, such as a library.

However, there may be certain restrictions placed on the use of some facilities.

As for an application and examination, applicants must send an application to the University

where the supervisor under whom they wish to study belongs. They will take an entrance

examination of that university and enroll in that university. If they apply to JAIST, take an

examination, and enroll, the tuition must be paid to JAIST. Other procedures, such as

scholarship applications, must also go through the University, to which the students belong.

The Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences is a single program operated by two constituent

universities. For this reason, if applicants have completed the admission procedure of one

of the universities, they cannot enroll in the other university even if they pass an entrance

examination of the other university.

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences Scholarship (Benefit type, no repayment required)

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences Scholarship is for applicants who pass the

Examination with a high achievement.

Benefit: 50,000 yen per month for 2 years

*The result for this scholarship will be announced with the result of admission decision at

the same time.

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Supervisor

・TSUKAHARA Toshifumi /Professor［Research areas］RNA Technologies for Next Generation Medicine［Keywords］RNA splicing, RNA editing, Gene Expression, Genetic-code Restoration

・MATSUMI Noriyoshi /Professor［Research areas］Creation of Energy Related Materials［Keywords］Lithium ion secondary batteries, Metal-air batteries, Electrocatalysis (oxygen reduction,

photo-electrochemical water splitting), Solid polymer electrolytes, Ionic liquids, Organoboron compounds/materials

・KOYANO Mikio /Professor［Research areas］Develop next-generation energy conversion using thermoelectric technology,

Condensed matter physics ［Keywords］Thermoelectrics, DFT calculation, Waste-heat recovery, Energy harvesting,

Low-dimensional materials

・HORITA Susumu /Professor［Research areas］Electron devices, Electronic materials［Keywords］Thin film, Low-temperature process, Silicon-based materials, Crystallization,

Semiconductor, Insulator, Cellulous nanopaper, Environmentally friendly materials

・HAYASHI Yukio /Professor［Research areas］Self-organized design for future networks［Keywords］Network science, Wireless communication, Fractal physics, Biological mechanism,

Algorithm, Optimization, SNS:Social network system(or service), Influencer

・KOTANI Kazunori /Professor［Research areas］Image Processing, Computer Vision［Keywords］Image Pattern Recognition, Facial Image Analysis, Facial Expression Recognition, Color

Engineering, Medical Image Analysis, Morphology, Computer Graphics, Visual Information Processing, Human-Robot Interaction, Emotional Communication, Multi-modal Interaction, 3 Dimensional Image Processing, Motion Image Analysis

・AOKI Toshiaki /Professor［Research areas］Software engineering, Software science［Keywords］Formal methods, Formal verification, Testing, Model checking, Theorem proving,

Automotive systems, Safety critical systems

・HO, Anh Van /Associate Professor［Research areas］Utilization of materials softness in development of novel robotic mechanisms［Keywords］soft robotics, soft robotic hands, soft sensor, morphological computation, bio-inspired robots

・NISHIMURA Shun /Associate Professor［Research areas］Catalyst chemistry, Solid catalyst, Alloy catalyst, Biomass transformation［Keywords］New energy sources, Metal nanoparticle, Solid acid/base catalyst, Catalyst design,

Mechanistic study

・IKEDA Kokolo /Associate Professor［Research areas］Not only Strong, but also Human-like, Entertaining or Educating Computer Game

Players ［Keywords］Computer Game Player, Entertainment, Education, Procedural Content Generation,

Reinforcement Learning, Genetic Algorithm, Monte-Carlo Tree Search

・YUIZONO Takaya /Associate Professor［Research areas］Collaboration Technology for People ~ Creativity, Community, and Culture ~［Keywords］Creativity Support, Community Support, Intercultural Collaboration, Interaction Design,

Content Co-Creation, Social Media

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Regular Examination

Regular Examination

Note: The number of students in April 2021 admission includes the number of students admitted through the other Selections except for Regular Examination to JAIST Master’s program (Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences).

Applicants must satisfy one of the following requirements by the day prior to the day of desired enrollment. Eligible applicants are those who have:

1. graduated from a Japanese university.

2. been granted a bachelor’s degree by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement ofHigher Education (NIAD-QE) as stipulated in paragraph 7, article 104 of the School Education Law.

3. completed a 16-year curriculum of school education in countries other than Japan.

4. completed a curriculum at a foreign-affiliated university in Japan which has a university education curriculumunder the school education of its country (Its completion must be regarded as the completion of a 16-yearcurriculum of school education in its country) and specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture,Sports, Science and Technology.

5. completed a 16-year curriculum of school education in a foreign country by completing a correspondencecurriculum of an overseas educational institution while residing in Japan.

6. been granted a bachelor’s degree from a foreign university or other foreign institution of higher education bycompleting a curriculum with a completion period of three years or more.

7. completed a specialized curriculum specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology at a vocational school on or after the date designated by the Minister of Education, Culture,Sports, Science and Technology. The required period for graduation is four years or longer, and which alsosatisfies other condition specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

8. been designated as eligible by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. For example,those who graduated from a university which is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,Science, and Technology.

9. Early Graduate School Entrance ProgramApplicants for the early graduate school entrance program must have completed the required number of creditsset by JAIST, which is approximately three-quarters of the necessary credits to graduate from a Japaneseuniversity or an equivalent level of the curriculum in a foreign country, with excellent academic results.Prospective applicants for the early graduate school entrance program are those who have:

a) attended a Japanese university for at least three years.b) completed a 15-year curriculum of school education in countries other than Japan.c) completed a 15-year curriculum of school education in a foreign country by completing the correspondence

curriculum of an overseas educational institution while residing in Japan.d) completed a curriculum at a foreign-affiliated university in Japan which has a university curriculum under the

school education of its country (Its completion must be regarded as the completion of a 15-year curriculumof school education in its country) and specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,Science and Technology.

10. enrolled in a graduate school as stipulated in Paragraph 2, Article 102 of the School Education Law, andrecognized as having sufficient academic abilities by JAIST.

11. been recognized by JAIST through the Judgment of Eligibility as having an equivalent or greater scholastic abilitythan that of university graduates, and have reached 22 years of age.

Note: Applicants satisfying at least one of the eligibility requirements (1) - (8) are not required to pass through the Judgment of Eligibility. Such applicants should move to “III. Application Periods”.

School Division

Number of Students to be Admitted

April 2021 Admission

Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences 10（See Note）

I. Number of Students to be Admitted

II. Eligibility Requirements

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[Judgment of Eligibility (For applicants who apply for the examination under the eligibility requirement (9), (10) or (11))]

Applicants who wish to apply under the eligibility requirement (9), (10) or (11) must be screened by JAIST for eligibility prior to applying. Applicants should download the instruction documents and forms for judgment of eligibility from the website and submit all the necessary documents before the following deadline. For more information about the judgment of eligibility, please see the link below.

Examination Application Deadline for Judgment of Eligibility

(The application must be postmarked by)

April 2021 admission First examination Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Second examination Friday, August 7, 2020

JAIST Top Page>Admissions>Application Guide>Judgment of Eligibility

https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/admissions/application-guide/Eligibility.html

Each applicant will be notified of the result of the judgment of eligibility one week before the end of each application period. If you have not received the result until the last week of the application period, please contact the Admissions Section at [email protected]. Only applicants who have been admitted to obtain the eligibility can apply for the examination. Please note with great caution that if an applicant enrolls in JAIST under the eligibility requirement (9)a), he/she will leave his/her university prior to graduation. In this case, he/she will not be eligible for some Japanese national examinations requiring that applicants have graduated from a university and obtained a bachelor’s degree.

The application periods for each examination are below. Please make a “IV. Online Application Registration” and “V. Mailing Certificates” within the application period.

Examination Application Period

April 2021 admission First examination Monday, July 6 - Friday, July 17, 2020

Second examination Friday, September 4 - Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Note1: The parcel must be postmarked no later than the last day of the application period. Otherwise your application will not be accepted. Note2: Multiple applications (i.e. applying for the 1st and 2nd examinations) are acceptable, but applicants must do the same procedure for each examination they apply for. Note3: The first and second examinations for admissions to the Master’s Program in the Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences are scheduled to be held on the same dates as those for admission to the Division of Advanced Science and Technology. It is not acceptable to apply more than one Division.

III. Application Periods

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Applicants must register their applications on the Internet to apply for the Regular Examination. The application procedure will be completed by “V. Mailing Certificates” to JAIST after registering the online application. The application would not be completed without “V. Mailing Certificates”. Online application registration can be proceeded on the JAIST website. Please see the website for the detailed information about online application registration.

JAIST Top Page>Admissions>Online Application

https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/admissions/internet-application/internet-application.html

(1) Screening fee

Applicants need to pay the screening fee of 30,000 yen when making an online application registration. For the payment method, please see the website of the online application registration.

Note1: All transfer fees shall be paid by applicants in addition to the screening fee. Note2: The paid screening fee is non-refundable in principle. Note3: JAIST waives the screening fee for Japanese government (MEXT*) scholarship students.

*Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagaku-sho)

<For applicants in Japan> You can make a payment through the convenience store, post office, ATM, online banking or with a credit card.

<For applicants from overseas> You can make a payment with a credit card.

(2) Documents to be uploaded

Prescribed forms need to be uploaded when making an online application registration. Please download them from the JAIST website and enter the information.

JAIST Top Page>Admissions>Prescribed Forms

https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/admissions/application-form/form-yugom.html

1. Documents to be uploaded by all applicants

Prescribed Forms Summary

Short essay Topic:“Study and research plan which cover transdisciplinary research fields at JAIST”

The short essay should consist of about 1,000 Japanese characters or about 600 words in English. The topic should be the study and research plan you wish to pursue. In addition, they should cover transdisciplinary research fields. Applicants should describe their research background, purpose and methods in their own words.

The condition of research preparation, the association with the research so far (e.g. graduation research) and the reason you wish to change the major etc. may be added in the essay.

The short essay should be written horizontally with the font size of 11 points or larger and less than or equal to one page in length, single-sided, A4-sized paper.

Note: Do not attach any supporting documents.

IV. Online Application Registration

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Entry Form Please fill in each column as follows:

① Select one type of “Innovation” in which you want to challenge out of three:Life Innovation, Green Innovation, System Innvation.

② Provide the name of one faculty you want to be supervised after enrollment.listed on p.3 . Write the full name(s).

③ Fill in three specialized subjects in which you have excelled.④ Describe the purpose to study in JAIST⑤ Describe your future career goals after graduating from Master’s Program in

JAIST

The entry form should be written with the font size of 11 points or larger and less than or equal to one page in length, single-sided, A4-sized paper.


2. Documents to be uploaded by specified applicants

<Only for applicants who meet eligibility requirement (3) - (6)>


Curriculum vitae Not only applicants who have studied in university, but also all the applicants who have received education in any kind of school in countries other than Japan need to upload the curriculum vitae.

After registering the online application, please send the following certificates to the Admissions Section by mail. Please place all the required documents in the envelope and bring it yourself or send via registered express mail for applicants in Japan or via courier delivery (such as DHL, FedEX or EMS) for applicants from overseas. Please write applicant’s name, address and rubricate “Application Documents Enclosed” on the envelope.

(1) Documents to be submitted by all applicants

Certificates Summary

Official transcript *Copies are NOT acceptable.(See Note1)

An official transcript and proof of (expected) graduation must be issued by the president or a dean of the university, junior college or technical college from which the applicant graduated (or will graduate) and bear the school’s stamp or embossed seal and the signature of the authorizing official.

All the documents must be prepared in English or Japanese. Documents in languages other than English or Japanese must be accompanied with an official translation in English or Japanese. Translations must be issued by the university or government agency and bear a stamp or embossed seal of the school or the agency and the signature of the authorizing official. Translations from a Japanese language school or translation company are acceptable if are stamped with the official seal of the translating body.

Proof of (expected) graduation *Copies are NOT acceptable.(See Note2)

Note1: If applicants transferred from a university or attended a non-degree graduate program of a junior college or technical college, they must submit the transcripts from both the present and previous schools (university, junior college or regular curriculum of technical college) together.

Note2: Proof of (expected) graduation must specify the exact date of (expected) graduation.

V. Mailing Certificates

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Documents to be submitted by specified applicants

<Only for applicants who meet eligibility requirement (2) or (6)>

Certificate Summary

Degree certificate *Copies are NOT acceptable.

The certificate must be issued by the national Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE) or the head of the junior college or technical college in which applicants enrolled.

The certificate must be prepared in English or Japanese. Documents in languages other than English or Japanese must be accompanied with an official translation in English or Japanese. Translations must be issued by the university or government agency and bear a stamp or embossed seal of the school or the agency and the signature of the authorizing official. Translations from a Japanese language school or translation company are acceptable if are stamped with the official seal of the translating body.

<Only for MEXT scholarship students who are currently enrolled in another Japanese university>

Certificate Summary

Certificate of Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship student *Copies are NOT acceptable.

The certificate must be issued by the university which the applicant is currently attending and specify the period of receiving the scholarship. Applicants currently enrolled in JAIST do not need to submit this.

<Only for foreign government scholarship students>

Certificate Summary

Certificate of foreign government sponsored student *Copies are acceptable.

The certificate must prove that the applicant is a foreign government sponsored student.

<Only for applicants whose name on the certificates are different to the present one due to marriage, etc.>

Certificate Summary

Abstract of the family register, etc. The certificate must prove the applicant’s former and present names.

When the application documents are accepted after completing the procedure of “IV. Online Application Registration” and “V. Mailing Certificates”, an examination admission card and related documents will be sent to each applicant via postal mail soon after the deadline of the application period. If they do not arrive one week before the examination date, please contact the Admissions Section at [email protected].

Mailing Address: Admissions Section

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)


Email: [email protected]

Open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except Saturdays, Sundays, Japanese national holidays and etc.)

VI. Delivery of Examination Admission Card

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(1) Examination Periods and Venues

Examination will be conducted on one day (specified date from JAIST) during the period shown below. Each applicant will be notified of the venue, date, registration and examination time when they receive the examination admission card. We cannot accept any requests for dates and times.

Examination Examination Period Examination

Venue

April 2021 admission

First examination Saturday, August 22 - Sunday, August 23, 2020 Ishikawa

Tokyo Second examination Saturday, October 17 - Sunday, October 18, 2020

(2) Selection Method

Selection is conducted by an oral examination. Applicants have a choice of speaking in English or Japanese. The total time of the examination is 30 minutes per applicant.

①7 minutes for presentation about the short essay submitted at the time of application.

A document projector is available. Please bring a set of printed materials (plain paper, A4 size) for a document projector to the examination venue. The number of pages is unspecified. Please do not staple them together. It is recommended to use horizontal sheets of paper. (i.e. long sides of a sheet come to the top and bottom.) Applicants can use notes during the presentation. However, they are strictly prohibited from distributing any

materials and using any other electronic devices.

②23 minutes for Q&A based on the short essay and the entry form submitted at the time of application.

(3) Admissions and Evaluation Criterion

The oral examination is conducted to comprehensively assess the basic academic ability of applicants and their motivation to conduct study and research after enrollment. All applications are evaluated on the same holistic screening criteria for the results of the oral examination and all the application documents submitted.

(1) Dates of Notification of Admission Decision and Admission Procedures

The result notification letter will be sent to all applicants via postal mail on the dates shown below. And, the result for the Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences Scholarship will be announced at the same time. Admission decisions will not be released on the website; no telephone or email inquiries concerning examination results will be accepted. Successful applicants will receive information on admission procedures at the time of notification of the result. Please conduct the procedures by the specified deadline.

Examination Date of Notification of Admission Decision

Period of Admission Procedures

April 2021 admission

First examination Friday, August 28, 2020 Thursday, October 8, 2020

Second examination Friday, October 30, 2020 Monday, November 30, 2020

VII. Examination Schedule and Selection Method

VIII. Notification of Admission Decision and Admission Procedures

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(2) Expenses Required for Enrollment

Type Amount Summary

1. Entrance fee ¥282,000

The entrance fee is non-refundable.

Please pay the entrance fee with the bank transfer request form which will be sent along with documents for admission procedures.

2. Tuition

For a half year ¥267,900

The tuition payment will be made by automatic withdrawal from the student’s own bank account.

For new students enrolled in April, the withdrawal date for their first semester is May 20. From the second year, the withdrawal dates are April 20 and October 20.

In case the tuition figure is revised while the student is attending JAIST, the new tuition figure shall be applied from the following academic year.

For a year ¥535,800

3. Insurance fee

(For two years)¥2,430

It is mandatory for JAIST students to take out the Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research (Gakkensai: PAS) and Liability Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research (Gakkenbai: LSR).

Note1: Instructions for completing payment will be sent to successful applicants along with documents for admission procedures. Note2: The entrance fee and the tuition may be subject to change. Note3: JAIST waives the entrance fee and tuition for MEXT scholarship students.

Please see page 21-23.

IX. Other Important Information

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Examination for Admission

on Recommendation for

Overseas Residents

Examination for Admission on Recommendation for Overseas Residents (See Note) In this examination, applicants can pass the selection process without traveling to Japan. The purpose of this examination is to accept motivated and excellent students from throughout the world who have been recommended by their supervisor, dean, university president or a manager at their place of work.

Note: Applicants living outside Japan at the time of application.

School Division Number of Students to be Admitted

April 2021 Admission Graduate School of

Advanced Science and Technology

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences

A few (See Note)

Note: The number of students in April 2021 admission includes the number of students admitted through the other Selections except for Examination for Admission on Recommendation for Overseas Residents to JAIST Master’s program (Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences).

Applicants must satisfy one of the following requirements by the day prior to the day of desired enrollment and must live outside Japan at the time of application. Eligible applicants are those who have:

1. graduated from a Japanese university.

2. been granted a bachelor’s degree by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement ofHigher Education (NAID-QE) as stipulated in paragraph 7, article 104 of the School Education Law.

3. completed a 16-year curriculum of school education in countries other than Japan.

4. completed a curriculum at a foreign-affiliated university in Japan which has a university education curriculumunder the school education of its country (Its completion must be regarded as the completion of a 16-yearcurriculum of school education in its country) and specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture,Sports, Science and Technology.

5. completed a 16-year curriculum of school education in a foreign country by completing a correspondencecurriculum of an overseas educational institution while residing in Japan.

6. been granted a bachelor’s degree from a foreign university or other foreign institution of higher education bycompleting a curriculum with a completion period of three years or more.

7. completed a specialized curriculum specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology at a vocational school on or after the date designated by the Minister of Education, Culture,Sports, Science and Technology. The required period for graduation is four years or longer, and which alsosatisfies other condition specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

8. been designated as eligible by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. For examplethose who graduated from a university which is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture,Sports, Science, and Technology.

9. Early Graduate School Entrance ProgramApplicants for the early graduate school entrance program must have completed the required number of creditsset by JAIST, which is approximately three-quarters of the necessary credits to graduate from a Japaneseuniversity or an equivalent level of the curriculum in a foreign country, with excellent academic results.Prospective applicants for the early graduate school entrance program are those who have:

a) attended a Japanese university for at least three years.b) completed a 15-year curriculum of school education in countries other than Japan.c) completed a 15-year curriculum of school education in a foreign country by completing the correspondence

curriculum of an overseas educational institution while residing in Japan.d) completed a curriculum at a foreign-affiliated university in Japan which has a university curriculum under the

school education of its country (Its completion must be regarded as the completion of a 15-year curriculum

I. Number of Students to be Admitted

II. Eligibility Requirements

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of school education in its country) and specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

10. enrolled in a graduate school as stipulated in Paragraph 2, Article 102 of the School Education Law, andrecognized as having sufficient academic abilities by JAIST.

11. been recognized by JAIST through the Judgment of Eligibility as having an equivalent or greater scholastic abilitythan that of university graduates, and have reached 22 years of age.

Note: Applicants satisfying at least one of the eligibility requirements (1) ~ (8) are not required to pass through the Judgment of Eligibility. Such applicants should move to “III. Application Process”.

[Judgment of Eligibility (For applicants who apply for the examination under the eligibility

requirements (9), (10), or (11))]

Applicants who wish to apply under the eligibility requirements (9), (10) or (11) must be screened by JAIST for eligibility prior to applying. Applicants should download the instruction documents and forms for judgment of eligibility from the website and submit all the necessary documents before the following deadline. For more information about the judgment of eligibility, please see the link below.

Examination Application Deadline for Judgment of Eligibility

(The application must be postmarked by)

April 2021 admission Friday, October 9, 2020

JAIST Top Page> Admissions> Application Guide>Judgment of Eligibility

https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/admissions/application-guide/Eligibility.html

Each applicant will be notified of the result of the judgment of eligibility one week before the end of each deadline for Pre-check. If you have not received the result until the last week of the deadline for Pre-check, please contact the Admissions Section at [email protected]. Only applicants who have been admitted to obtain the eligibility can apply for the examination.

Followings are the detailed instructions for the application.

1. Obtain an informal consent.

Before applying for admission, contact the faculty you wish to be supervised and obtain an informal consent of acceptance in the laboratory after enrollment. Note: This consent is informal, therefore, it does not mean you will succeed in the examination.

2. Prepare the application documents.

For details, please refer to “IV. Application Documents”.

3. Pay the screening fee.

Please send 30,000 yen to the following bank account by international bank transfer and get a receipt.

Note: You must send the screening fee well in advance since international bank transfer takes more time than domestic bank transfer. Please make sure to arrange the corresponding bank fees to be "charged to the remitter". If it is charged to the beneficiary by error, the corresponding bank will deduct the fees from the amount of remittance and your payment to JAIST will be insufficient. This will cause your application to be rejected.

III. Application Process

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Details of account

Bank Name The Hokuriku Bank, Ltd. Branch Name Kanazawaminamichuo Branch Address 1-32-38, Teraji, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, JapanBeneficiary Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Type of Account Ordinary savings account Account Number 6037485 SWIFT(BIC) Code RIKBJPJT

<For Japanese government (MEXT*) scholarship students> *Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagaku-sho)JAIST waives the screening fee for MEXT scholarship students.

4. Submit PDF copies of the application documents via email and go through the pre-check.

If you send PDF copies of all the application documents via email to the Admissions Section at [email protected], we will check your documents and reply whether there are any mistakes. The pre-check is not mandatory, however, we recommend that you do the pre-check to avoid disappointments such as your application documents are not accepted by insufficiencies when applying for the examination. You will be able to lower the risk by taking the pre-check earlier. Therefore, we strongly recommend you to email us your documents as soon as possible.

Examination Submission Deadline for Pre-check

April 2021 admission Thursday, November 19, 2020

Note: Please write email subject as “(Your name) TDS_M_Overseas Residents_ pre-check”. Note: Do not attach any supporting items when sending your application documents for the pre-check. Please email PDF copies only of the required documents. Note: If you cannot meet the deadline, please submit hard copies of the application documents without going through the pre-check.

5. Submit hard copies of the application documents.

① Submission Method

Please place all the required documents in an envelope and send it via courier delivery (such as DHL, FedEX, or EMS) to the Admissions Section. Write applicant’s name, address and rubricate “Application Documents Enclosed” on the envelope. Please note that your application will not be completed until the parcel arrives at JAIST from the courier. Please keep the tracking number for your confirmation purpose and inform the Admissions Section of it at [email protected]. Applicants are responsible for the delivery of all the required documents in time.

② Application Periods

Examination Application Period

April 2021 admission Wednesday, November 11 - Thursday, December 3, 2020

Note: The parcel must be postmarked no later than the last day of the above period. Otherwise your application will not be accepted.

Mailing Address: Admissions Section

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)


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General Instructions: Please download the prescribed forms from our website, input and print them out.

JAIST Top Page > Admissions > Application Guide > Prescribed Forms

https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/admissions/application-form/form-yugom.html

We recommend inputting the forms on the computer, however, if applicants fill in the forms by hand, they shoulduse a black ink pen or a ballpoint pen. Applicants may not use erasable ink pens or ink that disappears overtime.

(1) Documents to be submitted by all applicants


Application form Please use the application form for Examination for Admission on Recommendation for Overseas Residents.

Curriculum vitae

Statement of purpose The statement of purpose should be less than or equal to one page in length, single-sided, A4-sized paper and written horizontally with the font size of 11 points or larger .

Note: Supplementary documents are NOT permitted to be attached.

Short essay Topic:“Study and research plan which cover transdisciplinary research fields at JAIST”

The short essay should consist of about 1,000 Japanese characters or about 600 words in English. The topic should be the study and research plan you wish to pursue. In addition, they should cover transdisciplinary research fields. Applicants should describe their research background, purpose and methods in their own words.

The condition of research preparation, the association with the research so far (e.g. graduation research) and the reason you wish to change the major etc. may be added in the essay.

The short essay should be written horizontally with the font size of 11 points or larger and less than or equal to one page in length, single-sided, A4-sized paper.


IV. Application Documents

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Certificates Summary

Consent of acceptance Please submit a copy of the email which indicates the informal consent of

acceptance in the laboratory from your intended supervisor. The format is

unspecified.

Two letters of recommendation *Copies are NOT acceptable.

Two letters of recommendation are acceptable from two of the following.

At the university where the applicant obtained (or will obtain) the degree:Supervisors, the dean of the faculty or department, or the president, etc.

At the company where the applicant is (or was) employed (if applicable):An immediate supervisor or a manager of human resources department,etc.

They must be prepared in English or Japanese. The format is unspecified if it is prepared using an official letterheaded paper.

Please show the following instructions and inform the deadline to your recommenders.

Official transcript *Copies are NOT acceptable.(See Note1)

An official transcript and proof of (expected) graduation must be issued by the president or a dean of the university, junior college or technical college from which the applicant graduated (or will graduate) and bear the school’s stamp or embossed seal and the signature of the authorizing official.

All the documents must be prepared in English or Japanese. Documents in languages other than English or Japanese must be accompanied with an official translation in English or Japanese. Translations must be issued by the university or government agency, bear a stamp or embossed seal of the school or the agency and the signature of the authorizing official. Translations from a Japanese language school or translation company are acceptable if are stamped with the official seal of the translating body.

Note1: If applicants transferred from a university or attended a non-degree graduate program of a junior college or technical college, please submit the transcripts from both the present and previous schools (university, junior college or regular curriculum of technical college) together.


Proof of (expected) graduation *Copies are NOT acceptable.(See Note2)

Proof of screening fee payment Please submit the receipt of 30,000 yen.

Note1: If applicants transferred from a university or attended a non-degree graduate program of a junior college or technical college, they must submit the transcripts from both the present and previous schools (university, junior college or regular curriculum of technical college) together.


Please give your personal impressions of the applicant’s motivation, aptitude to study and character. Please describe the quality and details of the research or work that the applicant has conducted.

Please provide your name, title / position, organization, signature and date on an official letterheaded paper. Please pass the letter to the applicant. He/She will submit the letter to JAIST along with all other documents.

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(2) Documents to be submitted by specified applicants

<Only for applicants who meet eligibility requirement (2) or (6)>

Certificate Summary

Degree certificate *Copies are NOT acceptable.

The certificate must be issued by the national Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE) or the head of the junior college or technical college in which applicants enrolled.

The certificate must be prepared in English or Japanese. Documents in languages other than English or Japanese must be accompanied with an official translation in English or Japanese. Translations must be issued by the university or government agency, bear a stamp or embossed seal of the school or the agency and the signature of the authorizing official. Translations from a Japanese language school or translation company are acceptable if are stamped with the official seal of the translating body.

<Only for foreign government scholarship students>

Certificate Summary

Certificate of foreign government sponsored student *Copies are acceptable.

The certificate must prove that the applicant is a foreign government sponsored student.

When the application documents are accepted, the interviewers will be assigned based on each applicant’s field of specialization. Applicants will be contacted individually by the interviewers regarding the method, date and venue of the interview. Please wait for the interviewers to contact you.

The interview is conducted mainly through web communication tools for the purpose of discussing the details of your research proposal and your school life after enrollment. Applicants have a choice of speaking in English or Japanese.

All applicants are evaluated based on the same holistic criteria of screening the result of the interview and all the application documents submitted.

(1) Dates of Notification of Admission Decision and Admission Procedures

All applicants will be notified of the decision by email. And, the result for the Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences Scholarship will be announced at the same time. Admissions decisions will not be released on the website; no telephone or email inquiries concerning examination results will be accepted. The dates of the notification are shown below. Successful applicants will receive information on admission procedures at the time of notification of the result. Please conduct the procedures by the specified deadline.

Examination Date of Notification of Admission Decision Period of Admission Procedures

April 2021 admission Friday, January 22, 2021 Wednesday, February 24, 2021

V. Selection Method

VI. Notification of Admission Decision and Admission Procedures

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(2) Expenses Required for Enrollment

Type Amount Summary

1. Entrance fee ¥282,000 The entrance fee is non-refundable.

2. Tuition

For a half year ¥267,900

The tuition payment will be made by automatic withdrawal from the student’s own bank account.

For new students enrolled in April, the withdrawal date for their first semester is May 20. From the second year, the withdrawal dates are April 20 and October 20.

In case the tuition figure is revised while the student is attending JAIST, the new tuition figure shall be applied from the following academic year.

For a year ¥535,800

3. Insurance fee

(For two years)¥2,430

It is mandatory for JAIST students to take out the Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research (Gakkensai: PAS) and Liability Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research (Gakkenbai: LSR).

Note1: Instructions for completing payment will be sent to successful applicants along with documents for admission procedures. Note2: The entrance fee and the tuition may be subject to change. Note3: JAIST waives the entrance fee and tuition for MEXT scholarship students.

Please see page 21-23.

VII. Other Important Information

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Important Information

Important Information Note: Please read this chapter thoroughly as well as the guide for each examination. If there are any corrections or additions to this booklet, we will update them in the news page on our website.

I. Important Notice regarding Application for Admission

Application documents which are incomplete will be rejected. Modification of submitted application documents isnot permitted. Documents will not be returned to applicants.

Only applicants should fill in the application documents except for certificates or letters of recommendation. If it isdiscovered that an applicant has made false statements or has neglected matters to be stated on applicationdocuments, the admission may be revoked even after enrollment.

Applicants who have not graduated from their university and submit an expected graduation certificate at the timeof application must submit their graduation certificate after graduation. If they do not submit the graduationcertificate by the specified date, their admission may be revoked even after enrollment.

In principle, the screening fee is non-refundable. However, the fee will be refundable in the following three cases.If it is the case for you, please contact the Admissions Section by the end of the month of enrollment.

In case applicants have paid the screening fee without submitting the application documents.

In case applicants have paid the screening fee, however, the application was rejected by JAIST.

In case applicants have paid the fee twice by mistake.

Successful applicants cannot defer enrollment to a later semester or year.

Application guide for collaborative graduate education between other universities are specified separately.

Students who enrolled in JAIST based on this entrance examination are allowed to study only at the Ishikawacampus. Ishikawa campus students are not allowed to study at the Tokyo Satellite.

II. Informal laboratory assignment prior to enrollment

Successful applicants are eligible to apply for an informal lab assignment prior to enrollment. Visit our website for details.

JAIST Top Page > Education > Academic Procedures > Informal Laboratory Assignment Prior to Enrollment

Since applicants for Admission on Recommendation for Overseas Residents are required to obtain an informal consent of acceptance from their intended supervisor prior to the formal application, those who successfully passed the examination will be assigned to the laboratory of their intended supervisor without using this system.

III. Extended Study Period for Completion

The standard periods for completion are two years for a master’s degree and three years for a doctoral degree. However, students may be granted extension of their study period as one of the student support services when they face difficulty in completing the degree within the standard study period due to fair reasons related to their work or personal affairs. Students who wish to extend their study period must contact the Educational Service Section (Email: [email protected]) for details and apply by the designated deadline below.

Application deadline

Successful applicants for the April 2021 admission: Monday, March 1, 2021

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IV. Handling of Personal Data

JAIST has established regulations for personal information management that control and protect personal data properly. Data collected through the admission process will be used for the following purposes and will not be used for any purpose not stated below.

Entrance examination and admission procedures

Registration and advising after enrollment

Support for students such as in reduction of entrance fee and tuition or in application for scholarships

Payments of entrance fee, tuition and housing fees

Data analysis

Other administrative tasks

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Directions to Ishikawa Campus

From Japan Railway (JR) Kanazawa Station

Regarding the timetable, please visit the website of each transportation company and the JAIST website. There is no direct link between JR Kanazawa Station and JAIST. Reservations are not required for the Tsurugi Line of the JAIST Shuttle Bus.

Time: about 1 hour Fare: 640 yen

From Komatsu Airport and JR Komatsu Station

JAIST operates a shuttle bus free of charge between JAIST and JR Komatsu Station / Komatsu Airport. If you wish to use the shuttle bus, please arrange a reservation through the section or person you will visit on campus.

By Car or Taxi

From JR Kanazawa Station From JR Komatsu Station From Komatsu Airport

Time: 60 minutes (approx.) Time: 25 minutes (approx.) Time: 30 minutes (approx.)

The Hokuriku Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo to Kanazawa ed on March 14, 2015. Then the required time was shortened from about 4 hours to about 2.5 hours.

West Japan Railway

Hokuriku Railroad

Ishikawa Line

Local Train approx. 5 min.

JR Kanazawa

Station JAIST

Shin Nishi Kanazawa

Station approx.10 min. Free of charge

No need to reserve

JAIST Shuttle Bus Tsurugi Line

Tsurugi Station


Terai Station を Nomineagari

Station に変更願います。

削除願います。

Forms

Form 1: Application Form

Form 2: Curriculum Vitae

Form 3: Examination Admission Card and Photograph Card

Form 4: Statement of Purpose

Form 5: Label for Official Use and Address Labels

Form 6: Payment Slip

Envelope

Note: These forms can be downloaded from our website.

Top Page > Admissions > Application Guide

> [Doctoral Program] Examination for general track

VV. Directions to Ishikawa Campus

From Japan Railway (JR) Kanazawa Station

Regarding the timetable, please visit the website of each transportation company and the JAIST website. There is no direct link between JR Kanazawa Station and JAIST. Reservations are not required for the Tsurugi Line of the JAIST Shuttle Bus.

Time: about 1 hour Fare: 640 yen

From Komatsu Airport and JR Komatsu Station

JAIST operates a shuttle bus free of charge between JAIST and JR Komatsu Station / Komatsu Airport. If you wish to use the shuttle bus, please arrange a reservation through the section or person you will visit on campus.

By Car or Taxi

From JR Kanazawa Station From JR Komatsu Station From Komatsu Airport

Time: 60 minutes (approx.) Time: 25 minutes (approx.) Time: 30 minutes (approx.)

The Hokuriku Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo to Kanazawa ed on March 14, 2015. Then the required time was shortened from about 4 hours to about 2.5 hours.

West Japan Railway

Hokuriku Railroad

Ishikawa Line


JR Kanazawa

Station JAIST

Shin Nishi Kanazawa

Station approx.10 min. Free of charge

No need to reserve

JAIST Shuttle Bus Tsurugi Line

Tsurugi Station


Terai Station を

Nomineagari Station

に変更願います。

削除願います。

Yamagawa Loop Rd

Umig

awa L

oop R

d

TrainJR

KomatsuStation

KomatsuAirport

JRKomatsuStation

JAIST Shuttle (Komatsu Station Line)35 minutes /Free, Reservation Required※

Taxi 35 minutes / 6,000yen

JAIST Shuttle (Komatsu Station Line)35 minutes / Free, Reservation Required※



Komatsu Bus12 minutes / 280yen

Train

Air

JRKanazawa

Station

JR Nishi-Kanazawa

Station


JR5 minutes /190 yen

Walk5 minutes

Train25 minutes/500yen

JAIST Shuttle(Tsurugi Line)

13 minutes /Free

HokurikuRailroad

Ishikawa LineShin Nishi-Kanazawa

Station

HokurikuRailroad

Ishikawa LineTsurugiStation

SENDAI

CHITOSE(SAPPORO)

Air : 1 hour 10 minutes

Air: 1 hourBullet Train：2hours 30 minutes

Train : 2 hours 40 minutes


Train : 2 hours 20 minutesFUKUOKA


NAGOYA

OSAKA

KANAZAWA・KOMATSU

Komatsu Airport offers regular international flights to and from Shanghai (China), Seoul (Korea) and Taipei (Taiwan).

TOKYO (HANEDA)

※ If visitors will use the JAIST Shuttle (Komatsu Station Line), reservations should be arranged for them by the JAIST faculty or the departments with whom they are visiting.

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Forms

1. Application Form (Examination for Admission on

Recommendation for Overseas Residents)

2. Short Essay

3. Entry Form

4. Statement of Purpose

5. Curriculum Vitae

（海外在住者対象推薦入学特別選抜用 / Recommendation for Overseas Residents

・融合科学共同専攻 / Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences）

北陸先端科学技術大学院大学先端科学技術研究科

融合科学共同専攻博士前期課程入学願書

Application Form - Master’s Program / Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

受験する選抜試験名/ Type of Examination

海外在住者対象推薦入学特別選抜/ Examination for Admission on Recommendation for Overseas Residents

写真 / Photograph

たてよこ

４cm×３cm /

4 cm long × 3 cm wide

入学希望年/ Admission Term 令和３年４月 / April 2021

フリガナ

氏名 / Name （注１/ See Note 1）

性別 / Gender

☐男 / Male

☐女 / Female

生年月日 / Date of Birth 年 / Year 月 / Month 日 / Day

希望主任研究指導教員名 / Intended Supervisor

出願資格を満たす最終学歴 / Eligibility Requirement

☐１☐２☐３☐４☐５☐６☐７☐８☐９☐10☐11*募集要項の「出願資格」から 1 つ選択 /

See Eligibility Requirements on the Application Guide.

大学名/ University

学部名/ Department

学科名/ Major

☐卒業 / Graduated

☐卒業見込 / Will graduatein 年 / Year 月 / Month

現住所 / Current Address 〒

Email 携帯電話/ Cell Phone 自宅電話/ Home Phone

上記以外の連絡先住所 / Another address 〒

氏名 / Name 続柄 / Relationship 電話 / Phone

学歴 / Educational Background（注２ / See Note 2）

入学・卒業（見込）年月 / Period of (Expected) Attendance 学校等の名称 / Name of School

年/Year 月/Month ～年/Year 月/Month 高等学校/ Secondary School

（所在国/Country ）

年/Year 月/Month ～年/Year 月/Month



国籍/ Nationality 区分/ Category ☐私費留学生 / Privately financed international students ☐日本政府奨学留学生 / Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship students ☐外国政府派遣留学生 / Foreign government scholarship students

氏名 / Name Family Given Other (s)

言語能力（自己評価を excellent・good・fair・poor から選択）/ Language Proficiency (Evaluate the level as excellent, good, fair or poor.)

英語/

English

読む/ Reading

☐excellent ☐ good ☐ fair ☐ poor

書く/ Writing


聞く/ Listening


話す/ Speaking


日本語/

Japanese

読む/ Reading


書く/ Writing


聞く/ Listening


話す/ Speaking


（注１/ Note 1）外国人留学生は氏名を英字で記入すること。/ Write your full name in Roman alphabet. （注２/ Note 2）学歴は高等学校から記入すること。大学においては学部・学科、大学院においては研究科・専攻まで記入すること。大学等で研究生として在学歴がある場合は学歴欄に

その期間も記入すること。/ Applicants must fill in their educational background starting from high school until the most recent school. If applicable, please also write any experience as a research student at a university or other institution. Please fill in the department and faculty of the university.

受験番号Examinee’s Number

※

職歴 / Professional Background

入社・退職年月 / Period of Employment 企業・機関等名称/ Name of Organization




現有職者選択欄 / Will you quit your job at the time of enrollment? 入学後に［☐退職する・☐退職しない］予定です。/( ☐Yes・☐No )

□にはでチェックすること。/ Please check the appropriate box.

※欄は記入しないこと / Official use only


（Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences）

＊Official use only Short Essay Topic: “Study and research plan which cover

transdisciplinary research fields at JAIST”

Note: Do not change the topic.

Full name in block letters

Family Given Other(s)

＊Examinee's Number

（Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences）

＊Official use only

Entry Form

Full name in block letters


① Desired Challenge

(See Note2)

☐ Life Innovation ☐ Green Innovation ☐ System Innovation

② Deep interest laboratory

(See Note3)

③ Subjects of Specialty

(Fill in three subjects)

④ Purpose to study in

JAIST

⑤ Future career goals after

graduating from Master’s

Program in JAIST

Note1: This information will be used only for the oral examination and will not affect the laboratory assignment. Note2: Select one type of “Innovation” in which you want to challenge out of three:Life Innovation, Green Innovation,

System Innvation. Note3: Provide the name of one laboratory you want to be supervised after enrollment listed on p.3 . Write the full

name(s).

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences

* Examinee’s Number


(Recommendation for Overseas Residents・Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences) ＊Official use only

Statement of Purpose

Please describe the research area you are interested in and write the course titles you completed with excellent results during your undergraduate study. Also, please state your motivation to go on to the master’s program and future career goals. Applicants may not attach other documents.

Full name in

block letters


* Examinee’s Number


※欄は記入しないこと。 Official use only

学校教育等履歴書 Curriculum Vitae 入学希望年月 Semester for which you are applying

令和３年４月 April 2021

志望課程 Intended program

博士前期課程 Master’s Program

生年月日 Date of Birth

Year Month Day

氏名 Full name in Roman alphabet


［学歴 Educational Background］

学校名及び所在地 Name and location of school

正規の修学年数

Officially required

number of years

of schooling

入学及び卒業年月 Year and month of enrollment and

graduation or completion

修学年数 Duration of

attendance

学位・資格 Qualification

(degree, diploma or certificate)

初等教育 Primary Education

小学校

Primary School

学校名 Name 所在地 Location

年 years

入学／ From Year Month

卒業／ To Year Month

年 years

and

月 months

中等教育 Secondary Education

中学及び高校

Secondary School

中学 Lower


年 years



年 years

and

月 months

高校 Upper


年 years



年 years

and

月 months

高等教育 Higher Education

大学

Undergraduate Level


年 years



年 years

and

月 months

大学院 Graduate Level


年 years



年 years

and

月 months

以上を通算した全学校教育修学年数 Total years of the schooling mentioned above

年 years

年 years

and

月 months

注）上欄に書ききれない場合には、適宜別紙に記入して添付すること。 If the given space is not enough, attach additional sheets.

［職歴 Professional Background］

勤務先及び所在地 Name and location of organization 勤務期間 Period of employment

From To

From To

From To

From To

注）虚偽の事項を記載し、又は当然記載すべき事項を記入しなかったことが判明した場合は、入学許可を取り消すことがある。 If it is discovered that an applicant has made false statements or has neglected matters to be stated on this curriculum vitae, the admission may be revoked even after enrollment.

［日本在住連絡人］外国在住の方のみ記入してください。 For applicants living overseas, please fill out a contact person in Japan (if any).

氏名 Full Name

志願者との関係 Relationship to the applicant

住所 Address 電話番号 Phone:

電子メール Email:

※受験番号 Examinee’s Number