2024 Academic Year

Application Guideline
Global Program in Economics and Management (GPEM)
Doctoral Programfor Continuation to the 3-Year Doctoral Curriculum(April Entrance)

Application Period

December 1, 2023, 9:00 – December 15, 2023, 16:00 (JST)

Download
the Exam Admission Ticket

From February 2, 2024 onwards from TAO

Screening

February 8, 2024

Result Notification

March 1, 2024

Enrollment Procedure Period

March 4, 2024 - March 11, 2024, 16:00 (JST)Enrollment Date

April 1, 2024

Tohoku University
Graduate School of Economics and Management

Admission Policy
The Graduate School of Economics and Management at Tohoku University offers two majors. TheDepartment of Economics and Management seeks students who are strongly interested in economy orbusiness management, have basic academic skills in those areas, and aspire to work as researchers or
highly specialized professionals in such fields in the future. Students are educated with the aim of providingthem broad perspectives and profound knowledge, the ability to conduct original research at an international
level, and the ability to contribute to social and academic development. The Department of Accountancy(Accounting School) seeks students who have the basic academic skills for accounting and who aspire to beaccounting professionals working in international settings. Students are educated with the aim of providingthem academic and practical knowledge of accounting, international perspectives, communication skills, andthe ability to contribute to social development with strong professional ethics. The Graduate School of
Economics and Management also actively accepts working adults aspiring to learn economics or businessadministration based on new problem awareness or to improve their skills as accounting professionals while
using their real-world experience.

Department of Economics and Management, Doctoral Program
While the course is not divided into categories, the GPEM doctoral program is offered. The screening
categories below are available. In all categories, applicants having high English language proficiency,
specialized knowledge of the relevant fields, and research aptitude will be selected. Research skills will be
important criteria. Examination methods vary depending on the screening category. All categories requireapplicants to meet specified standards for admission according to the examination method.
General screening for transferred students
Examinations are conducted orally and are based on submitted documents.
Screening for working adults transferring from another university
Working adults who have research achievements are eligible to apply in this category. Examinations areconducted orally and are based on submitted documents.
Screening for foreign students transferring from another university
Only the GPEM doctoral program is available. Examinations are conducted based on submitteddocuments.
Continuation to the 3-year doctoral curriculum
Students in the master’s program of the Graduate School of Economics and Management at Tohoku
University, or a master’s program or professional degree program at Tohoku University, are eligible to applyin this category. Examinations are conducted orally and are based on submitted documents.
Applicants are recommended to acquire specialized knowledge, skills for conducting research anddemonstrating results, international perspectives, and the ability to act at the graduate level (for a master’sdegree) before admission.

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Application Guideline
The GPEM doctoral program recruits eligible students for the 3-year Doctoral Curriculum who arecurrently enrolled in the GPEM 2-year Master Program in the Graduate School of Economics andManagement, Tohoku University. All students who wish to continue to this curriculum must follow theapplication procedure stated below.
I.

Number of Enrollments
A few

II.

Application Qualification
Applicants must be currently enrolled through Special Examination for Foreign Applicants in the GPEM

2-year Master Program in the Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University, andexpected to receive a master’s degree by March 2024.
Note: Please refer to General Examination Guideline if you enter the GPEM 2-year Master Program otherthan Special Examination for Foreign Applicants.
III.

Application ProcedureA.

Online Application Procedure
Applicants are required to complete the application procedures by the online application system, The

Admissions Office (hereinafter referred to as TAO), within the application period. The outline is as follows.
1.

Confirmation of application guidelines and obtaining necessary documents
Please carefully check this application guideline for necessary documents for application (B.
Application Documents).

2.

Apply on the TAO Application Website-Please visit TAO (The Admissions Office) website, create an account and enter therequired information, https://admissions-office.net/en/portal/-Uploading of a research plan and other documents is also available at the TAO.

-Once you have registered, you cannot make any changes to your registration. Whenregistering, please do so carefully and make sure that there are no errors.

-The temporary save function is available, please use it effectively for checking.

The application procedure is completed by registering the application information on the internet.

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B.

Application Documents
Applicants must submit the following documents to the TAO.

No.

Document

Abstract
Fill in the required fields and upload a photo of the applicant byTAO.
【Photo data requirements】- The photo must be coloured and be taken within 3 months prior toApplication to Continue,
1.

CV, Photo Data of theApplicant

the application.
- If the applicant takes the examination wearing glasses shall be
photographed wearing them.
- With the upper half of the body, without a headband, facing front.
- No backgrounds or patterns.
- Available data must be in jpeg or png format and between 100 KB
and 5 MB in size.
- The ratio of 4:3 (length: width)2.

Research Plan

3.

Project Paper

4.

Abstract of Project Paper

5.

IV.

Residence Registration(Jumin-hyo)

Typed on A4-size paper (approximately 3,000 words, doublespaced, in English). Please convert it to PDF and upload it by TAO.
The version you submitted showing the result of your project.
Please convert it to PDF and upload it by TAO.
Typed on A4-size paper (approximately 1,500 words, doublespaced, in English). Please convert it to PDF and upload it by TAO.
Residence Registration must be issued within 3 months prior to theapplication, do not contain “My number” and clearly state yourstatus of residence. Please convert it to PDF and upload it by TAO.

Consent of the Prospective Advisor
You should obtain a prospective advisor’s consent to be your academic advisor before starting theapplication procedures in the event you pass the entrance screening. We cannot accept the application
without consent. Please refer to our website regarding the faculty members.
Inquiries about the e-mail address of your expected advisor can be made below.
Contact e-mail: gpem@grp.tohoku.ac.jp
V.

Application Period

December 1 (Fri.) to December 15 (Fri.), 2023, 16:00 (JST).
Note 1: We cannot accept incomplete applications (Including your registered information on the TAO).
Note 2: After completing the application procedures, your application documents
registered information on the TAO) cannot be altered.
3(Including yourNote 3: Certificates uploaded to TAO must be submitted in original at the time of enrolment procedures.
If the original documents cannot be verified at the time of enrolment procedures, enrolment will becancelled.
VI.

Exam Admission Ticket
Exam Admission Tickets can be downloaded from TAO from February 2, 2024 onwards, printed andbrought with you on the day of the examination. Please print in color on A4 white paper.
VII. Screening
Applicants will be comprehensively assessed based on the examination result of their project report, theirproject paper, an oral exam, and their research plan.
Examination Date

Examination Time

Subject of Examination

February 8 (Thur.), 2024

9:00-

Oral Examination

Note: You must bring your exam admission ticket and come to the designated testing venue (Graduate
School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University) 15 minutes before your assigned time(you will be notified of this time at a later date). Exact examination time will be announced at a later
date. You must present your exam admission ticket to the Instruction Section before the exam.
VIII. Successful Applicants and Necessary ProcedureA.

Announcement of Successful Applicants

March 1 (Fri.), 2024 at 15:00 (tentative)
Successful applicants will be announced on the Bulletin board, as well as personally notified via
TAO; applicants who did not pass will not be sent any notification. We cannot accept any inquirieson this matter by phone, writing, or other means.
B.

Enrollment ProceduresThose who received the acceptance letter must adhere to the enrollment procedures as set out inthe acceptance notification between March 4 (Mon.) and 16:00 on March 11 (Mon.), 2024.
Submitting enrollment documents in person will be accepted during the hours of 8:30 to 12:45 and13:45 to 16:00 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and March 8). Please be advised that if
you do not enroll in the prescribed time period, you will lose your place in the course.
The admission procedures are not online, but by post or in person.

IX.

Term of Enrollment
The standard term of enrollment is 3 years

X.

Tuition Fee
Tuition per semester is JPY267,900 or yearly tuition is JPY535,800 (both figures are subject to change).
Note 1: If tuition amounts are revised, the new tuition will become applicable from the time of the revision.
Note 2: Information on waivers and deferments of tuition fees will be announced after the announcement4

of successful applicants.
XI.

Consultation with applicants who need consideration for examination and study
Those who need examination consideration and study consideration should submit an application form

(the format is not specified) that describes the following items. In addition, in the entrance examination ofthis graduate school, there is no disadvantage in the acceptance judgment.
A.

Timing of consultation: As a general rule, until October 6 (Fri.), 2023

B.

Contents to be entered in the application form
1. Applicant’s name and address (including contact telephone number)
2. Matters for which you want to consider the examination
3. Matters that you want to consider when studying
4. Contents of consideration that have been recognized so far
5. Status of daily life
6. Other reference matters (If you are currently undergoing treatment, attach a medical certificate
from a doctor)

XII. Comments
A.

If it is discovered that applicants have made false declarations in the application documents,admission will be cancelled even after enrolment.

B.

After entering the graduate course, and a certain period of time has passed, students are allowed
to change their academic advisors, if they receive permission to do so from this graduate school'sFaculty Committee.

XIII. Privacy Policy on the Treatment of Personal InformationA.

All personal information gathered by Tohoku University shall be treated with due care incompliance with the relevant university regulations, such as the Act on the Protection of PersonalInformation (2003, Act No. 57), and the National University Corporation Tohoku University Policyon the Protection of Personal Information, and security measures will be taken to protect it.

B.

Personal information, such as examination scores, used to screen applicants will be used
exclusively for educational purposes, such as selecting applicants, enrollment procedures, preenrollment instruction, follow-up surveys, post-enrollment student support (scholarships, tuition
waivers and health management etc.) and academic advising, or in connection with tuitioncollection etc., or surveys/research (surveys/analysis related to entrance examination
improvements and reasons for applying; including analysis using the enrollees' personal
information after enrollment).

C.

Tasks related to entrance examinations and academic affairs may be outsourced by Tohoku
University to third-party contractors (hereafter, "contractors"). If personal information is provided
in whole or in part to contractors, necessary measures will be taken to ensure it is handledappropriately in accordance with the relevant university regulations, such as the National
University Corporation Tohoku University Policy on the Protection of Personal Information.

XIV. Educational Data Usage
Data, including personal information, that Tohoku University collects through its education/learning
activities and stores on its information systems (hereafter, Educational Data) is analyzed with the latest
analytical and A.I. technology and is considered vital to our implementation of evidence-based education.
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Consequently, the university strives to use Educational Data effectively and appropriately in compliancewith our "Statement on Educational Data Usage," "Policy on Educational Data Usage," and "Tohoku
University's 8 Principles of Educational Data Acquisition."
After being admitted to the university, students' personal information, such as entrance exam scores etc.,
is merged with the university's Educational Data.
URL：https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/studentinfo/education/08/education0801/
October 2023

Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University
27-1, Kawauchi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai 980-8576 JAPAN
Tel.: +81-22(795)6263
https://www.econ.tohoku.ac.jp/en6Appendix: Faculty Members of Graduate School of Economics and Management,Tohoku University
2024 Academic YearYou must choose your academic advisor among the professors and associatedprofessors listed below.
Professors
NameSpecialized Subject

Kenji MORI

Political Economy I (Marxian Economics)

Akiomi KITAGAWA

Theoretical Economics II (Macroeconomics)

Yoh KAWANA

Economic History of Western Europe

Naoki ODANAKA

History of Social Thoughts

Shinji OHSETO

Economic Planning

Akira HIBIKI

Environmental Economics

Shigemi IZUMIDA

Industrial Organization

Kazuhiro KUROSE

Economic Policy

Yasumasa MATSUDA

Economic Statistics

Ken-ichi SUZUKI

Decision Making*Masahiko FUJIMOTO

Organization and Management

Fumihiko KIMURA

Accounting Information

Yoshifumi MUROI

Investment and Security Analysis

Yuko NISHIDE

Non-profit Organization

Midori WAKABAYASHI

Welfare Economy

Hiroshi YOSHIDA

Aging Economy

Norio SASAKI

Public FinanceMichi FUKUSHIMARegional Enterprises*Satoru MASUDA

Regional PlanningShiro HIOKIAsian Economy

Nozomu KAWABATA

Industrial Development

Jun NAGAYASU

International Economics

7Associate Professors
NameSpecialized Subject

Yutaka FURUYA

History of Economic Thought

Kazuho SAKAI

History of Japanese Economy

Michio SUZUKI

Applied Macroeconomics

Yasunari TAKAURAManagement

Takeyasu ICHIKOJI

Marketing Management

Yuto YOSHINAGA

Financial Accounting

Yasuhiro MATSUDAManagement Accounting

Hiroaki CHIGIRA

Econometrics

Iat-Meng KO

Data Science in BusinessTsukasa ISHIGAKI

Business Statistics

Takenobu YUKI

Business History

Eriko KAMEOKA

Auditing

Shinsuke KAMOTO

Financial Management

Kiyohiro YAMAZAKIManagement Strategy

Norimasa OZEKI

Financial Reporting

Takuya ISHIHARA

Data Science in Economics

Michio YUDA

Health Economics

Ayumu SUGAWARA

Global Business History*Will resign at the end of 2024 academic year.

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