2024 Academic Year

Application Guideline
Global Program in Economics and Management (GPEM)
2-year Master's Programfor Foreign Student Screening (October Entrance)

1st period
Pre-application

2nd period

3rd period

December 1, 2023 - March 15, 2024, 16:00(JST)Application
PeriodJanuary 17, 2024 –January 31, 2024, 16:00(JST)

February 14, 2024 –February 28, 2024, 16:00(JST)

March 15, 2024 –March 29, 2024, 16:00(JST)

ResultNotification

Mid March, 2024

Mid April, 2024

Mid May, 2024

Admission Date

October 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. The Departmentof Economics and Management seeks students who are strongly interested in economy or business management,
have basic academic skills in those areas, and aspire to work as researchers or highly specialized professionals insuch fields in the future. Students are educated with the aim of providing them broad perspectives and profoundknowledge, the ability to conduct original research at an international level, and the ability to contribute to social andacademic development. The Department of Accountancy (Accounting School) seeks students who have the basic
academic skills for accounting and who aspire to be accounting professionals working in international settings.
Students are educated with the aim of providing them academic and practical knowledge of accounting,international perspectives, communication skills, and the 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 business administration based on new problem awareness or to improve their skills
as accounting professionals while using their real-world experience.

Department of Economics and Management, Master’s ProgramThis department offers two courses: the Economics and Management Research Course, and the Global
Program in Economics and Management (GPEM). Each course has the screening categories below. Non-Japaneseapplicants for the Economics and Management Research Course must have adequate Japanese language
proficiency. Applicants for GPEM must have the ability to work in international settings. Examination methods differ
depending on the screening category. All categories require applicants to meet specified standards for admission
according to the examination method.
General screening
Applicants having adequate English language proficiency and specialized knowledge of economics or businessadministration will be selected. Examinations are conducted in writing, orally, and based on the submitted
documents. The applicants’ specialized knowledge is an important criterion.
Screening for working adults
Working adults having vocational capabilities and knowledge of specialized fields will be selected.
Examinations are conducted orally and are based on submitted documents. The applicants’ specialized knowledge
and research aptitudes are important criteria.
Screening for undergraduate students in the Faculty of Economics at Tohoku University
Graduate candidates in the Faculty of Economics at Tohoku University who demonstrate high academic
performance and who have a clear purpose for studying at the graduate school will be selected. Examinations are
conducted orally and are based on submitted documents. The applicants’ specialized knowledge and the proprietyof their research plans are important criteria.
Foreign student screening
Only non-Japanese applicants are accepted for GPEM. Applicants having high English language proficiency
and high basic academic skills at the undergraduate level will be selected. Examinations are conducted based on
submitted documents. The applicants’ basic academic skills are important criteria.
Double degree program student screening for the University of Paderborn
Applicants are accepted only for GPEM. Students in the master’s program in the Faculty of Business
Administration at the University of Paderborn will be selected. Examinations are conducted based on submitted
documents. The applicants’ specialized knowledge is an important criterion.
Applicants are recommended to acquire specialized knowledge, research skills, and international perspectives
at the undergraduate level before admission.

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Application Guideline
GPEM was established to foster skilled professionals who possess deep knowledge of economics
and management, the ability to discover and solve problems, and an international perspective, so thatthey will be able to work in societies with differing languages, cultures, and values. Foreign students are
eligible to apply under Foreign Student Screening. This screening allows admitted foreign students tocomplete the program by taking classes taught entirely in English.
I.

Major and Enrollment Quota
Major
Economics andManagement

Quota1

Admission Category

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Global Program in Economics
and Management
Foreign Student Screening

1 Includes those admitted under other admissions categories.

II.

Application Qualifications etc.
To be eligible, the applicant must not be a Japanese citizen. In addition, by September 30, 2024, theapplicant must have satisfied at least one of the qualifications listed in A. Basic Qualifications andmust have fulfilled the requirements described in B. Requirements below.
A.

Basic Qualifications
1.

be a graduate of a Japanese University

2.

have a bachelor's degree in accordance with National Institution for Academic Degrees
and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education

3.

have fully completed a 16-year school education program overseas

4.

have fully completed a 16-year program of school education while in Japan by taking
classes via distance learning offered by an overseas school5.

have completed a curriculum of an overseas university (have already completed a
16-year program of school education in the relevant nation) while in Japan at an
educational facility that is ranked within the relevant nation's educational system andwhich has been designated separately by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (hereinafter, "Ministry of Education")

6.

have been conferred a degree equivalent to a bachelor's degree upon completion of acurriculum that has a course term of three years or longer at a university or other school(limited to schools whose overall educational and research activities have been
evaluated by the relevant country's government or a government-approved individual, or
are designated separately as having met this requirement by the Ministry of Education) ina country other than Japan (including cases in which the student completed thecurriculum by taking subjects conducted by said school via distance learning while thestudent resided in Japan, and cases in which the student has completed a curriculum at
an educational facility that is positioned within that country's educational system per theprevious item).

7.

have completed a professional program (the program must have a course term of morethan four years or fulfill other criteria stipulated by the Ministry of Education) at a special
technical school after the date stipulated by the Ministry of Education on which that2

school was specially designated by the Ministry of Education
8.

have been certified by the Ministry of Education

9.

have enrolled in the graduate school of another university (hereinafter "another graduate
school") in accordance with the School Education Act, Article 102, Item 2, and possess
sufficient academic abilities to receive an education at Tohoku University graduate school

10.

have been acknowledged, through individual entrance qualification screening, to possess
academic abilities either equal to or exceeding those of a university graduate and are atleast 22 years old

Note 1:

If you wish to apply using Application Qualifications items 6, 8, 9, or 10 above, you

should contact us (gpem@grp.tohoku.ac.jp) in advance to screen your eligibility.
Note 2:

Application from students who have completed undergraduate study at Japanese

universities in 3 years are not accepted.
B.

Requirements
A TOEFL iBT® Test score of 79 or higher (TOEFL iBT® Home Edition and Paper Edition are
acceptable.) or an IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 or higher is required.

III. Pre-application procedure
The applicant should apply by accessing the GPEM Pre-application system on the website of
Graduate School of Economics and Management.
Please check the following first:
A. Applicants should register the required information of two referees by accessing to the
Recommendation letter system of the GPEM pre-application system. Our system willautomatically ask your referee to upload a recommendation letter. Be sure to ask and get consent
from your referees for using his/her information prior to registration.
B. When both recommendation letters are uploaded, you will receive an email, informing you of the
URL to the GPEM Pre-application system. You are required to fill in your information and uploadsome documents (PDF etc.). Important requirements are on the “V. List of Required Documents”.
C. Once we confirm all of your required documents have been uploaded to our system and confirm
you are qualified to apply, you will be notified of the next steps by email from us.
D. Pre-application period
December 1 (Fri.), 2023 to March 15 (Fri.), 2024 16:00 (JST)IV. Online Application Procedure
A. Complete the application procedures by the online application system, The Admission Office(hereinafter referred to as TAO) by complying with the guide which is sent to you after the
pre-application within the application period. The outline is as follows.
1. Confirmation of application guidelines and obtaining necessary documents.
Please carefully check this application guideline.
2.

Payment of Application Fee
Please see “k. Application Fee” of “V. List of Required Documents” for more information.

3.

Apply on the TAO application website
Please visit the TAO website (https://admissions-office.net/en/portal), create an accountand enter the required information on the TAO page that you are guided after passing the
pre-application. Once you have registered, you cannot make any changes to your3

registration. When registering, please do so carefully and make sure that there are noerrors.
The temporary save function is available, please use it effectively for checking.
The application procedure is completed by both paying the application fee and registering theapplication information on the TAO. Please note that the application procedure is not completed
only by paying the application fee or registering the application information.
B. Application Period
Application periods are as follows. Be advised that we accept the applications only from theapplicants who have completed the pre-application.
First Application Period: January 17 (Wed.) to January 31 (Wed.), 2024 16:00 (JST).
Second Application Period: February 14 (Wed.) to February 28 (Wed.), 2024 16:00 (JST).
Third Application Period: March 15 (Fri) to March 29 (Fri.), 2024 16:00 (JST).
V. List of Required Documents
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a. Academic Transcript
Submit a transcript from your university or the university from which you most recently
graduated. Not required for students who graduated from the Tohoku University
Faculty of Economics.
b. Certificate of Graduation (or Expected Graduation)
If you are applying under item No.2 of “A. Basic Qualifications” of “II Application
Qualifications”, submit your bachelor's diploma (or certificate of expected graduation).
Not required for students who graduated from the Tohoku University Faculty of
Economics.
c.

Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate or Online
Verification Report of Student Record
Only those who graduated or expected to graduate from a university in People's
Republic of China.

d. Research Plan (1,000 words in English)
Research plan should include a concise and informative title.
e. TOEFL® Test or IELTS (Academic) Score
If submitting a TOEFL® Test score, please have ETS send the Institutional Score
Report for your test, which must have been taken on or after March 1, 2022, to thisgraduate school. The Institution Code is 0232. We only accept TOEFL iBT® scoresfrom a single test date, not MyBestTM scores. If submitting an IELTS score, pleasesubmit the IELTS Test Report Form (official certificate) original or copy, for your test,
dated on or after March 1, 2022.
Neither of these tests is required if you graduated from a university in a country
where English is an official language, such as the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia,
and New Zealand. In such cases, please contact us in advance for instructions.
If you provide multiple English skill scores, we will calculate and use the highest
score.
Inquiries: gpem@grp.tohoku.ac.jp
f. General Test score for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE®) or Official Score
Report –Test Taker Copy for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT®)
If submitting a GRE® Test score, please have ETS send the Graduation Institution
Score Report for your test, which must have been taken on or after March 1, 2019,
to this graduate school. The DI Code is 4137. If submitting a GMAT® score, pleasesubmit the GMAT® Official Score Report or copy, for your test, dated on or after
March 1, 2019.
※ TOEFL®, TOEFL iBT®, TOEFL ITP® and GRE® are registered trademarks of
ETS.
g. Proof of expected scholarship funding, etc. (if applicable)
h. Resident Registration
This must be submitted only if you are a non-Japanese citizen currently residing inJapan (unless your period of residence is less than 90 days).
i. Pledge (official form)j. Photo Data of the Applicant- The photo must be colored and be taken within 3 months prior to the application.
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- With the upper half of the body, without a headband, facing front.
- No backgrounds or patterns.
- Available data must be in jpeg or jpg format and between 100 KB and 5 MB in size.
- The ratio of 4:3 (length: width)k. Application Fee: JPY 30,000
We will send the payment instructions to the applicants who pass the pre-application.
Please follow the instructions and upload a copy of the receipt to the TAO.

Note 1: All the submitted documents and information must be written in English or Japanese.
Note 2: All documents to be uploaded should be in PDF format except “j. Photo Data of the
Applicant”.
Note 3: We do not accept pre-applications documents which are not completed by the due date,even in the event we require you to resend or resubmit documents to complete yourpre-application.
Note 4: Once you fill in your information and upload the required documents to the GPEM
pre-application system, your submission cannot be cancelled or altered.
Note 5: Certificates uploaded during the pre-application must be submitted in original at
the time of admission procedures. If the original cannot be verified at the time, admission will
be cancelled.
Note 6: After submitting the application documents (Including your registered information on the
TAO, the same hereinafter), your application documents cannot be cancelled or altered. The
application fee cannot be refunded.
Note 7: We cannot accept incomplete applications.
Note 8: If it is discovered that the application documents include any false declaration, even after
enrollment, then admission will be cancelled.
VI. Screening
You will be evaluated based on your submitted documents.
VII. Admission Notification
You will be informed of the results of your application via TAO during the following periods.
First Application Period: by mid-March 2024
Second Application Period: by mid-April 2024
Third Application Period: by mid-May 2024
The announcements for the first and second application periods will include successful applicants
along with wait-listed applicants. The announcement for the third application period will include only
successful applicants. Wait-listed applicants who have been formally accepted may be announced
during the announcements for the second and third application periods. Unsuccessful applicants will
not be notified.
VIII. Admission Procedures
Detailed information related to the admission procedures will be provided in the enrollment
documents sent after the announcement of successful applicants.
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Follow the instructions and complete the necessary procedures by the deadline. The admission
procedure is not online but by post.
Mailing Address:
Instruction Section, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University27-1 Kawauchi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai 9808576 JAPAN
Send all the documents by registered mail, or EMS, DHL, FedEx, etc. Application materials will
not be returned.
Please note that if you do not complete the admission procedures by the deadline, you will betreated as if you have not enrolled.
IX. Admission and Tuition Fees
A.

Admission Fee: JPY 282,000 (subject to change) [to be paid in September 2024]

B.

Fall Semester Tuition: JPY 267,900 (yearly JPY 535,800) (estimated) [paid in October 2024
entrance period or later]
Note 1: If tuition amounts are revised during your term of enrollment, the new tuition will become
applicable from the time of that revision.
Note 2: Information related to waivers and deferments of tuition fees will be provided in theentrance procedure documents sent after the announcement of successful applicants.

X. Entrance Period
The Entrance Period will be in October 2024.
XI. Notes
A.

If you have questions about applying, please contact: gpem@grp.tohoku.ac.jp

B.

After entering, you must enroll in Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing
Education and Research (Gakkensai) and Comprehensive Insurance for Students Lives
Coupled with PAS for International Students (Inbound futai-gakuso). Additionally, if you expect
to rent private housing, you must enroll in an insurance/mutual relief policy such as
Comprehensive Renters' Insurance for Foreign Students Studying in Japan.

C.

No questions regarding the screening result will be accepted.

XII. 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
Personal Information (2003, Act No. 57), and the National University Corporation Tohoku
University Policy on the Protection of Personal Information, and security measures will betaken 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,
pre-enrollment instruction, follow-up surveys, post-enrollment student support (scholarships,
tuition waivers and health management etc.) and academic advising, or in connection withtuition collection etc., or surveys/research (surveys/analysis related to entrance examination
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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 isprovided in whole or in part to contractors, necessary measures will be taken to ensure it ishandled appropriately in accordance with the relevant university regulations, such as the
National University Corporation Tohoku University Policy on the Protection of Personal
Information.

XIII. 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 thelatest analytical and A.I. technology and is considered vital to our implementation of evidence-based
education.
Consequently, the university strives to use Educational Data effectively and appropriately incompliance with 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/en8

Appendix: Faculty Members of Graduate School of Economics and Management,
Tohoku University
2024 Academic Year
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

Yoshifumi MUROI

Investment and Security Analysis

Yuko NISHIDE

Non-profit Organization

Midori WAKABAYASHI

Welfare Economy

Hiroshi YOSHIDA

Aging Economy

Norio SASAKI

Public FinanceMichi FUKUSHIMA

Regional Enterprises*Satoru MASUDA

Regional PlanningShiro HIOKIAsian Economy

Nozomu KAWABATA

Industrial Development

Jun NAGAYASU

International Economics

9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

Hiroaki CHIGIRA

Econometrics

Iat-Meng KO

Data Science in BusinessTsukasa ISHIGAKI

Business Statistics

Takenobu YUKI

Business History

Kiyohiro YAMAZAKIManagement Strategy

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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