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Program for
LEADING GRADUATE SCHOOLS
Master’s + Doctorate program, 5 years study
Major course + Sub-major special course

at a glance■ National university for women, ranked

The Program for
Leading Graduate Schools
was initiated by
the Japanese Ministry of Educationin support of graduate schools reform.
By instituting
top quality degree programs,
this program educates students
to take leading roles
in industry and academia
across the globe.

No.1 university of the kind in Japan■ Established: 1875 (140 years anniversary)■ Located in the heart of Tokyo■ S taff: about 469■ Students: about 2995
■ School color: Fuchsia■ Motto: “みがかずば” (“Keep polishing!”)■ Real estate holdings: 111,748 sq.
■ Library: approx. 660,000 books;

14,000 journals and more

Science and Technology for Global Leaders- special Sub-major course -Our graduate special course titled “Science and Technology for GlobalLeaders” is tailored to complement your Major within the Life Sciences
or Advanced Sciences Divisions. This 5 years Master + Doctorate
program aims at educating students to create innovations and flexibly
respond to fast changing social needs and global challenges that havenever been more dynamic or complex.
PBTS is an original, highly
competitive and fun study
environment, wherestudents with a global
perspective and a majority
of non-Japanese teachers
set common scientific goals
and work together towards
achieving them.
The program’s strong
collaboration with local andinternational academia andindustry bodies opens
extraordinary opportunities
and grants for students to
go on internships, building
foundations in their careers
as SciTech leaders throughglobal internships andnetworking.

JAXA Tour2014

In 2013, Japan’s Ministry of Education selected OchanomizuUniversity to participate and execute the Program for
Leading Graduate Schools with its “Science and Technology
for Global Leaders” graduate Sub-major course.

4 steps to get started:
1Choose aMajor course2

Apply andpass exam

Advanced Sciences

Application periods
for the Major Master'sCourse*:
・ Mid December
・ Late July

Life Sciences

Entrance
examination**
periods for the Major
Master's Course:
・ Early February
・ Late August

・ Physics
・ Chemistry andBiochemistry
・ Computer
Science・ Human –EnvironmentalSciences
・ Food andNutritionalSciences
・ BiologicalSciences
・ GeneticCounseling3

Apply and enter
the Sub-major

4Start yourgraduate lifein Japan!

・ Only applicants・ Students admitted
admitted to a Major in both the Major
are eligible to applyand Sub-major
for the Sub-major
course are eligible
course.
to apply fora scholarship***・ Applications andthroughentrance
the Sub-major.
examinations
periods are
set up days
after the entrance
exam in the Major.

* Prior acceptance from the applicant’ s supervising professor of choice is necessary for non-Japanese speaking candidates.
** Entrance examinations are taken in Ochanomizu University, Tokyo (travel expenses are not covered).
*** Scholarships are currently provided on yearly and competitive basis until March 2020.
Conditions and taxes apply.

Curricula of the Program
JAXA Tour2014

Ochanomizu University
Leading Graduate School
Promotion Center
2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan+81-3-5978-5775
leading-global@cc.ocha.ac.jp
http://leading.dc.ocha.ac.jp/leading/en/
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