Overseas Selection for International Students(Global Interdisciplinary Science Course)

Application Guidelines for
Enrollment in October 2024

Graduate School ofInterdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems(Master’s Course)

OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY

Application Period

June 27, 2024 to July 9, 2024

Announcement of Successful Applicants

July 26, 2024

Period of Admission Procedures

September 18, 2024 to September 19, 2024.

Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries
Graduate School Section
Academic Affairs Division
Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems
Okayama University
3-1-1, Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
E-mail hs7771@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp-1-Policies for Graduate Education: Admissions, Curriculum, and Degree

Please refer to the following website about the Policies for Graduate Education.
Admission Policy
https://www.int.gisehs.okayama-u.ac.jp/admission/policy/admission-policy/
Curriculum Policy
https://www.int.gisehs.okayama-u.ac.jp/admission/policy/curriculum-policy/
Degree Policy
https://www.int.gisehs.okayama-u.ac.jp/admission/policy/degree-policy/-2-

I. Admission Quota
CourseQuota

Medical Bioengineering Course
Medical Devices and Materials Engineering Course

A Few

Healthcare Science and Human Care Innovation
CourseII. Eligibility for Application
A person who meets all of the following provisions.
1. Those to whom any of the following items are applicable, or are expected to be applicable by September 2024.

(1)
(2)

graduated from a Japanese university;
been awarded a bachelor’s degree under the provisions of Paragraph 7 of Article 104 of the Japanese
School of Education Law (Law No. 26 of 1947);(3) completed a 16-year course of school education in a foreign country;(4) completed a 16-year course of school education in a foreign country by taking class subjects in Japanthrough a correspondence course offered by an educational institution in that country;(5) have reached the age of 22 and been deemed to have academic ability equivalent to that of a university
graduate through an individual admission eligibility screening by our graduate school;(6) been awarded a degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree by completing a course of study at a foreign
university or other foreign school. The course of study must have a duration of three years or more(including the completion of a course in Japanese through the completion of class subjects incorrespondence courses offered by a school in a foreign country and the completion of a course at an
educational facility designated in the school education system of the foreign country as specified in thepreceding item). Only those schools that have been evaluated by a person certified by the relevant
foreign government or relevant organization for the overall status of its education and research
activities, etc., or those that are separately designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology are considered.
2. Those who are foreign citizens who live outside Japan and who are unable to come to Japan to take theirentrance examinations (except citizens and permanent residents of Japan).
3. Those who are expected to obtain Student Visa status as stipulated in the Immigration Control and Refugee
Recognition Act by the time of enrollment in the Graduate School.
4. Those who were recommended by the schools from which they graduated as being particularly suited in both
personality and academic ability.
Note 1. Those specified in II-1(5) refer to applicants who passed the document screening that our graduate
school provides as the screening of the eligibility for application. (See III)
Note 2. Admission will be withdrawn for those who applied as prospective degree holders but failed to beawarded the degree by September 2024.
Note 3. Those specified in II-2 include people who were staying in Japan at the time of application but departed
from Japan because the duration of their stay expired by the end of June 2024.

III. Individual Admission Eligibility Screening in Eligibility for Application
For applicants who are over 22 years of age as specified in II-1(5). Eligibility for Application, individual
admission eligibility screenings are conducted for the approval of admission eligibility before application.

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The applicants must submit the documents required for the admission eligibility screening specified in III-2 tothe address in “Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries” by the deadline in III-1.
1. Document Submission Period for Admission Eligibility Screening
May 29, 2024 to May 30, 2024
2. Documents Required for Admission Eligibility Screening
Documents Required
Remarks(1) Form of Eligibility for Application
Use the forms prescribed by our graduate school.
(2) Research Achievement or Research
Plan/ Progress Report(3) Academic Transcript of last completed
education(4) Graduation Certificate of last completed
education

Submit a list of research achievements or a research plan/
progress report relevant to the field of study that you wish
to pursue at our graduate school, summarizing in adocument in any form.
Submit an original transcript issued by the president of thelast school from which you graduated.
Submit an original graduation certificate issued by thepresident of the last school from which you graduated.

Note 1. All documents mentioned above must be prepared in English, in principle. (When English is notyour native language, attach English translations.)
Note 2. Document (1) mentioned above should be submitted using the forms prescribed by our graduate
school, in principle. However, using any forms containing the necessary matters other than theprescribed forms may be allowed only when our graduate school permits.
Note 3. The result of the Admission Eligibility Screening will be notified through your prospective
supervisor.
Date of notification of screening result:
June 27, 2024
IV Application Procedures
1. How to Apply
Applicants must complete all the procedures described in items (1) through (3):(1) Before preparing documents for application, applicants must contact a prospective supervisor at our
graduate school directly—preferably by e-mail. They must consult about research and education after
enrollment, obtain approval to take the examination, and receive a copy of the “Letter of Informal
Acceptance by Prospective Supervisor.” With regard to prospective supervisors at our graduate school,please visit our website: https://www.int.gisehs.okayama-u.ac.jp/staff/(2) Pay the entrance examination fee after obtaining approval from the prospective supervisor. (Except
those exempted from payment.)(3) Send all the required documents for application by post to arrive no later than the date stated in IV-2.
2. Application Period
June 27, 2024 to July 9, 2024
3. Address for Submission of Documents
Please submit all documents required to “Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries”.

-4-4. Notes on Application(1) No change shall be permitted after submission in terms of the contents of the documents submitted.
(2) No document shall be returned for any reason after the application documents are accepted.
(3) Application with incomplete application documents or shortage of examination fee shall not be
accepted.
(4) Please note carefully that admission might be withdrawn even after enrollment if the contents of thesubmitted documents are found to include false entries.
(5) Certificates issued under the former name, which differs from the name written on the application
form, are useful. However, in such case, attach a document (in any form) with the date of name change
and the new and the former name, which are written personally by the applicant.
5. Documents Required for Application
Documents Required for Application(1) Application for Admission andCurriculum Vitae (CV)Photograph(2) Entrance Examination Fee

Remarks
Use the forms prescribed by our graduate school.
Affix a photograph (4 cm long × 3 cm wide, upper body, noheadwear, facing forward, taken within the three months before
application) on the prescribed space on the “Application for
Admission.” Before affixing it, write your nationality, name, andthe name of major desired on the back of the photograph.
30,000 yen(Handling fees will be charged separately)
Please refer to “Paying for Entrance Examination Fees” below
and pay the entrance examination fee by 5 p.m. (Japan time) on
the last day of the application period on “Payment for Entrance
Examination Fee website.”
In addition, please be sure to choose “Credit Card” for payment
method. Other payment methods cannot be used from overseas.
After confirming the payment of the entrance examination fee,
print “Certificate of Entrance Examination Fee Payment” andattach it to the prescribed section of the prescribed form.
【Paying for Entrance Examination Fees】
https://www.gisehs.okayama-u.ac.jp/wp_root/wpcontent/uploads/2021/02/Paying-for-Entrance-Fees.pdf【Payment for Entrance Examination Fee website】
https://e-apply.jp/n/okayama-payment-eng
If you could not pay by the payment method above,
contact“Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries”.

Those applicants who are Japanese-government sponsored s
tudents need NOT pay the entrance examination fee, in pri
nciple.

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【Refund of Entrance Examination Fee】
The entrance examination fee paid is not refundable for any
reason, except in the following cases:a) Entrance examination fee was paid, but application was
not made (application documents were not submitted or
not accepted.)b) Entrance examination fee was accidentally transferred
twice.
(3) (Prospective) Graduation Certificate
from University(4) Transcript of University

Submit certificates issued by the university from which you
graduated (or will graduate).

(5) Submission of Researcha)(6) Research Plan Document【Only for Healthcare Science and Human Care Innovation
Course】
Use the forms prescribed by our graduate school.

(7) Certification of English Language
Ability (TOEIC®, TOEFL-iBT®, etc.)

If you have not taken the TOEIC®, TOEFL-iBT®, or otherproficiency tests, please submit a certificate of English ability
issued by the school from which you graduated.
Applicants for admission to the six areas of Human Care
Innovation (p.11) must have a minimum English proficiency of
C1 in CEFR.

(8) Copy of Passport, Copy of Family
Registry, or Certificate of Citizenshipin Home Country

Submit a copy of the page that confirms the names of thepassport and the date of birth, etc.
If you do not possess a passport, please submit the certificate
showing a copy of the family register or citizen membership,
etc. in your home country.

(9) Recommendation Letter to the President

Use the form prescribed by Graduate School and submit aletter.

Abstract of bachelor’s thesis or an equivalent research
paper (in English)b) If you cannot submit a bachelor’s thesis, Research
Achievement or Research Plan/Progress Report: Submit alist of research achievements or a research plan/progress
report relevant to the field of study that you wish to
pursue at our graduate school, summarizing the document
in any form. (In English)c) A list of research achievements after earning thebachelor’s degree and one or two representative papers
related to them (if applicable).

Recommender should be the head of university or department(President or Dean) that you graduated most recently from orthat you are currently enrolled in if you are still a student andare expected to graduate.
In addition to the above letter, applicants with a job can also
submit a recommendation letter prepared in any format by yoursupervisor at your current working place, if you want.

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Prospective
Use the form prescribed by our graduate school and submit a
copy of the letter written by your prospective supervisor at our
graduate school.

Note 1. All submitted documents must be prepared in the same size paper (preferably A4 size) and must be
typewritten.
Note 2. Documents that are incomplete or inaccurate or that are received after the deadline for submission
will not be accepted.
Note 3. Documents (1), (3), (4), (6), and (9) must be submitted in the original. For documents (3) and (4), a
copy of the original document verified by the issuer is acceptable.
Note 4. All required documents except Document (10) must be prepared in English. (IF English is not yournative language, please attach English translations.)

V. Method for Admission Selection
Admission will be determined by document screening.
VI. Announcement of Successful ApplicantsLetters of acceptance will be sent to the successful applicants, dated on the day the announcement is made:July 26, 2024
VII. Admission Procedures
1. Successful applicants will be admitted by completing the admission procedures.
Details will be notified separately with a letter of acceptance.

2. Period of Admission Procedures
September 18, 2024 to September 19, 2024.

VIII. Others
1. Admission Fee and Tuition Fee (Applicable only for self-supporting international students. Japanesegovernment-sponsored students need not pay.)
Admission fee: 282,000 yen (expected amount)
Tuition fee: 267,900 yen (for half a year); 535,800 yen (for a year)※ If the amount is revised while the applicant is in the process of applying, the new amount will becharged.
2. Study Assistance・Dormitories
For self-supporting international students, systems are available as part of study assistance: admission
fee waivers, postponement of admission fee collection, tuition fee waivers, and various scholarships.
If your academic achievement, income, etc., meet the requirements, you may apply for the admission
fee waiver, postponement of admission fee collection, and full or half tuition fee waivers.
When your academic achievement, income, etc. meet the requirements, you may apply for various
scholarships and receive other scholarship benefits.
Also, Okayama University has four dormitories for international students and researchers: Kuwanoki
Dormitory for International Students, Fukui Dormitory for International Students, International House forInternational Students and Researchers, and International Student Shared House, which is for international-7-

and Japanese students.
All of these dormitories are within walking distance of the Tsushima campus.
Inquiry about scholarship, dormitories, etc.:
International Affairs Department
Okayama University
2-1-1, Tsushima-naka kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
Website: https://intl.okayama-u.ac.jp/en/support/
Fax: +81-86-252-5022 (from overseas)
Fax: 086-252-5022 (from inside Japan)
E-mail: dde7046@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp (Scholarship)
housing@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp (Dormitory)
3. Notes
It is recommended that international students have sufficient knowledge of the climate, weather, andcustoms of Japan as well as the situation of the university in advance. For everyday life, you will needJapanese language skills. Candidates will find studying the Japanese language to be advantageous.
Okayama University has a Japanese language course for international students. Please take the course if
you like.
4. Purpose of Use of Personal Information
Application documents and all personal information submitted will be used for affairs related to theselection of entrants.
However, entrants’ personal information, including the name, gender, date of birth, current address, andschools graduated from, are also used as registry data for basic student information in the academic affairs
system at Okayama University.
In addition, successful applicants’ personal information, examinee number, and name are used by theclerical systems for tuition fee debt management and tuition fee waivers at Okayama University.
When applications for admission fee waivers, postponement of admission fee collection, tuition fee
waivers, or various scholarships are made, the applicant’s entrance examination results and academictranscript might be used to handle academic ability judgment related to affairs such as postponement ofadmission fee collection.
5. Security Export Control System
Okayama University has established the “Security Export Control Regulations of Okayama University”
under the Security Export Control System based on the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA).
Strict screening is conducted when accepting foreign students.
If you are subjected to this regulation or FEFTA, you may not be accepted or your desired research activities
may be restricted.
For details concerning the Security Export Control System in Japan, please refer to the following website.
https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/anpo/englishpage.html
6.

Inquiries should be sent by e-mail with the following information.
(1) Name(2) Name of the Faculty and University (Current affiliation or you have graduated/completed)(3) Contact e-mail address(4) Area of specialization you are currently studying(5) Degree(s) you hold(6) Which course of study (Master's Course) you are applying to.
(7) Name of faculty member(s) with whom you wish to consult(8) Description of consultation (please be specific)-8-

Global Science Course Guide to the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science andEngineering in Health Systems
CourseEducation and Research Field
Design of Biofunctional Molecules
Single Molecule Biology
Applied Cell Biology

Medical Bioengineering Course

Biomaterials Engineering
Biomolecular Engineering
Organelle Systems Biotechnology
Medical Protein Engineering
Molecular Cell Engineering
Human Centric Information Processing

Medical Devices
and Materials Engineering
Section Course

Information Network Technologies for Medical Engineering
Advanced Electro Measurement Technology
Interface Systems
Cognitive Neuroscience
Health System Management
Nursing science
Biomedical Informatics
Radiological Health Science
Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine (Ophthalmology)

Healthcare Science andHuman Care Innovation Course

Pharmaceutical Biomedicine
Japanese Culture
Religious Culture
Medical Law
History of Science and Technology
Clinical Thanatology
Social Innovation-9-

Major Guide to the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems
Master's Course, Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems Program,Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems Major
Section

Education and Research
Field
Design of Biofunctional
M oleculesContent of Education and Research Field
Interdisciplinary research aimed at the application of artificial bio-function
regulatory molecules that are designed based on functional analysis of biofunctional molecules, including nucleic acid binding protein and enzymes, andaiming at application of the obtained knowledge for medical care and agriculture

Affiliated teachers
SERA T akashi, Professor
MORI T omoaki, Senior Assistant Prof.
MORI Koichi, Assistant Prof.
☆IDE T oru, Professor

Single M olecule Biology

Functional analysis of protein and elucidation of the molecular mechanism, andthe application of those results to medical care and environmental science

HIRANO Minako, Associate Prof.
HAYAKAWA T ohru, Assistant Prof.
T OKUMIT SU Hiroshi, Professor

Applied Cell Biology

Intracellular signal transduction research and drug development

MAGARI Masaki, Assistant Prof.
△OHT SUKA Satomi, Assistant Prof.
HAYAKAWA Satoshi, Professor

Biomaterials Engineering

Research into the design and application of biomedical materials in which the
inorganic material-based structure is precisely controlled

MedicalBioengineering

YOSHIOKA T omohiko, Associate Prof.
△KAT AOKA T akuya, Assistant Prof.
OHT SUKI T akashi, Professor

Biomolecular Engineering

Research into biotechnology and life science, mainly emphasizing the function of
WAT ANABE Kazunori, Associate Prof.
RNA, based on design of novel bio-functional molecules△T AKAHARA Mari, Assistant Prof.

Organelle Systems
Biotechnology

Research into elucidating mechanisms and applications of intracellular organelle
biogenesis and material transport control

M edical Protein
Engineering

Research into the development of effective methods for production and analysis
of proteins and applications to the field of medical engineering

SAT OH Ayano, Associate Prof.

FUT AMI Junichiro, Professor△MIYAMOT O Ai, Assistant Prof.

M olecular Cell Engineering Research into analysis and application of molecular functions in immune cells

KANAYAMA Naoki, Associate Prof.

Analysis and modeling of human audiovisual information processing and☆ABE Masanobu, Professor

learning, as well as research on their application to services

AIDA T oshiaki, Senior Assistant Prof.

Information Network
Technologies for Medical
Engineering

Methods for functional analysis and evaluation, as well as for their further
reliability enhancement and further sophistication, of computer networks andcommunication protocols, and their application to medical use☆YOKOHIRA T okumi, Professor

Medical Devices
Advanced Electroand Materials M easurement Technology
Engineering

Research into various measuring techniques, systematization, and signal
processing design using sensor devices that are important in biomedical fields

Human Centric Information
behaviors based on signal processing, probability statistics theory, and machine
Processing

KIWA T oshihiko, Professor

WANG Jin, Associate Prof.

Interface Systems

Education and research on human computer interaction (HCI), media processing
and robot technologies that cooperate with people and which support human
NAKAZAWA Atsushi, Professor
activities, and their application to medical and nursing care systems

Cognitive Neuroscience

Education and research related to the elucidation of human cognitive neurological YANG Jiajia, Professor
functions using cognitive psychology and neuro-imaging techniques, and theirapplication to medical care and welfare
T AKAHASHI Satoshi, Associate Prof.

Note 1: You cannot choose a teacher with a △ mark as your supervisor.
Note 2: If you want to choose a teacher with a ☆ mark, please inquire in advance at the Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries.

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Section

Education and Research
Field

Content of Education and Research Field

Affiliated teachers

Health System
M anagement

Research on the construction of theories for building organizations, formulating
strategies, and motivating human resources while effectively using and allocating
WAT ANABE T oyohiko, Professor *finite human resources and funds in the clinical practice of medicine and thedevelopment of new therapeutic methods.

Nursing science

Research on building micro and macro level organizational structures to enableeffective disaster response in health, medical care, public health, and welfare to
HARADA Nahoko, Professor *scale up strategic response. Research on stress and wellbeing management forhumanitarian responders.

Biomedical Informatics

Education and research on technologies for accurate measurement and processingof biological information and methods for analysis and evaluation, and for MORIT A Mizuki, Professor *furthering their use in society based on the obtained information and databases

Healthcare
Sciences

Research into the development and application of physical measurement andevaluation technologies for radiation in the field of medical care; also, research
OIT A Masataka, Associate Prof. *Radiological Health Science
related to predictive simulations for subjects such as therapeutic and side effects
to living bodies

Human Care
Innovation

Regenerative andReconstructive M edicine(Ophthalmology)

Development and evaluation of equipment through medicine--engineeringcollaboration, clinical research related to vision, and research elucidating the role ☆MAT SUO T oshihiko, Professor *of vision in society and medical care

Pharmaceutical
Biomedicine

Analytical research elucidating the biological reactions of blood vessels andfibrous tissues based on knowledge of diseases in using medicines with
KANO Mitsunobu, Professor
nanotechnology for actual disease treatment, or epidemiological analyticalresearch based on medical data

Japanese Culture

Research specifically examining eastern Asian and Japanese views of old age and
MOT OMURA Masafumi, Professor
those of life and death rooted in sites of medical and nursing care

Religious Culture

Philosophical and religious research on human being, focusing on the notions of
HAKAMADA Rei, Senior Assistant Prof.
life/death and of body/soul.

M edical Law

Education and research oriented to fostering persons who can offer solutions
after grasping and analyzing legal issues arising at medical sites from both medical SHISHIDO Keisuke, Professor
practice and medical systems

History of Science andTechnology

YOSHIBA Yasuyuki, Professor
Research elucidating the relation between the development of scientifictechnology involved in nursing care and the issues of aging, and how the relation
should be△ KOMAT A Megumi, Assistant Prof.

Clinical Thanatology

Clinical thanatological research investigating issues related to life and death inmedical and nursing care sites and how the theory and specific method for solving HIKASA Haruka, Associate Prof.
the problems should be

Social Innovation

Education and research elucidating the development and application oftechnological and social innovation for various issues in medical and nursing care FUJII Daiji, Professor
sites

Note 1: You cannot choose a teacher with a △ mark as your supervisor.
Note 2: If you want to choose a teacher with a ☆ mark, please inquire in advance at the Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries.
Note 3: Teachers marked * are of Shikata campus.

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