Ph.D. Program in Humanics
University of Tsukuba
Entrance Examination in January 2024 for Graduate School Admission 2024
Information and Instructions for Examinees(At the University’s Examination Venues)
University of Tsukuba Graduate School Entrance Examinations (January to February Selection Process) will be conducted
as described in the Application Guidelines, with measures taken to prevent infection.
Please check the Graduate Admissions website (https://eng.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp/) for the latest
information on admissions, including any changes to the schedule.

【Points to note regarding entrance the examination venue】
1.

If you test positive for novel coronavirus infection at least 10 days prior to the examination date, please make adecision such as entering the examination venue within the standard recuperation period indicated by your place ofresidence (see below).
(1) If you have not yet passed the standard medical treatment period (5 days after onset of symptoms and 24 hours after
symptoms have abated), please consider forgoing the examination for this time.
(2) If the medical treatment period has passed, there is no restriction to enter the examination venue. Please wear amask until 10 days have passed after the onset of symptoms.

2.

If you have symptoms of the common cold such as fever, cough, sore throat, headache, or fatigue on the day of theexamination, please consider forgoing the examination this time.

【Precautions on the day of the examination】
1.

If you have symptoms of the common cold, please wear a mask on the day of the examination.

2.

Those who show symptoms of the common cold, such as repeated coughing, may be asked to move to a different seator testing room.

3.

Wearing a mask is at the discretion of the individual. However, depending on the situation, instructions may be given at
the examination venue, so please bring your own mask as much as possible.

On the examination day, please follow directions boards to the venue. All applicants should be present at the examination room by
8:30 on the examination date.
* Relevant buildings will be closed until the day of examination. Examinees are not permitted to see the examination rooms, etc.
beforehand.

11. Examination Venues
Program

Venue

Transportation【School of Integrative and Global Majors：SIGMA】

School of Integrativeand Global Majors(Ph.D. Program in

Building 4B at
University ofTsukuba

Get off at
Oikoshi
Gakusei
Shukusha maeHumanics)- Tsukuba Express (Get off at Tsukuba Station)
From Platform 6 of the nearby Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal,
take a Kanto Railway bus “University of Tsukuba Loop-LineClockwise bus”.
(About a 15-minute ride)- JR Joban Line (Get off at Tsuchiura Station)
From Platform 3 of the Tsuchiura Station Nishiguchi BusTerminal, take a Kanto Railway bus bound for “Tsukuba Center”
or “Tsukuba Daigaku Byouin”. Transfer to Kanto Railway bus“University of Tsukuba Loop-Line Clockwise bus” at Tsukuba
Center(About a 45-minute ride)- JR Joban Line (Get off at Arakawaoki Station)
From Platform 4 of the Arakawaoki Station Nishiguchi BusTerminal, take a Kanto Railway bus bound for “Tsukuba Center”
or “Tsukuba Daigaku Byouin”. Transfer to Kanto Railway bus“University of Tsukuba Loop-Line Clockwise bus” at Tsukuba
Center(About a 45-minute ride)- JR Joban Line (Get off at Hitachino-Ushiku Station)
From Platform 1 of the Hitachino-Ushiku Station Higashiguchi
Bus Terminal, take a Kanto Railway bus bound for “TsukubaCenter” or “Tsukuba Daigaku Byouin”. Transfer to Kanto
Railway bus “University of Tsukuba Loop-Line Clockwise bus” atTsukuba Center(About a 45-minute ride)[Access Guide]
https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/about/campus-access/tsukuba-access/https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/about/campus-access/tsukuba-campus/

Note 1: Pay attention to bus schedules when transferring at Tsukuba Center because of the limited number of buses.
See Kanto Railway bus schedules “University of Tsukuba Loop-Line”(https://kantetsu.jorudan.biz/?p=d&sc=41616&pn=6&v=&b1=%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8F%E3%81%B0%E3%82%B
B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC&m=b)
Note 2: Please note that there is no car parking space for examinees. Please use public transportation.
Note 3: Pay attention to the bus schedules bound for "Tsukuba Daigaku Chuo" departing from JR Joban Line Arakawaoki
Station and Hitachino-Ushiku Station are infrequent.

2. Precautions(1) Make sure you keep your Examination ID Card with you throughout the examinations.
(2) Take your seat in the examination room 15 minutes prior to the start of each subject examination. Turn off any alarms
on your mobile phone etc., switch it off, and put it in your bag before entering the room.
Do the same with wearable devices including smart watches and smart glasses, etc.
(3) Examination rooms do not have clocks. Bring your own watch or clock. Use of a mobile phone etc. as a clock is notpermitted.
(4) Examinees who arrived late will be permitted to take the examination only when such lateness is within 30 minutes ofthe start of the examination. If such lateness was caused by an unavoidable reason such as a transportation accident,
report to the corresponding head office of the examination venue (See 7. Contact Numbers of Head Offices of ExaminationVenues) and ask for instruction.
(5) Pay attention to the weather and allow enough time to get to the venue in time.
(6) If you have lost your Examination ID Card, report to the corresponding head office of the examination venue. (See 7.
Contact Number of Head Office of Examination Venue)(7) Make sure you follow the schedule and take all specified examinations. If an examinee failed to take any of the specified
examinations, such examinee will be regarded as absent and therefore ineligible for selection.
(8) For written examinations, examinees are not permitted to use tools other than writing tools (pencils or mechanicalpencils and erasers) and those specified by the corresponding Graduate School. Writing tools will not be loaned toexaminees.

2(9) If an examinee commits a dishonest or obstructive act, an immediate exit from the room will be ordered and further
taking of examination will not be permitted. In addition, the results of examinations of the examinee took before the act
will be invalidated.
(10) Follow any other instructions given by the supervisor.
3. General Considerations(1) Pay attention to notices relevant to entrance examinations.
(2) Make sure to look at the relevant notice boards and confirm the examination rooms in advance. Examinees are notpermitted to enter the rooms until examination day.
(3) Please bring home your own trash.
(4) The university does not provide an accommodation placement service for entrance examinees.
※The university has no connection with soliciting activities in the vicinity of the examination venues or the nearest
railway stations offering services that purport to telegram the result of entrance examinations to examinees. Althoughsome solicitors for such services may pretend to be members of the university, be cautious because they are not and theuniversity assumes no responsibility for such activities.
4. Oral Examination(1) Oral Examination I concerns comprehension in area of the fields of biomedical sciences and physical sciences/engineering/informatics. Twenty minutes are given for individual interview in English.
(2) Oral Examination II concerns research proposal upon admission, your career plan and individual interview in Englishor Japanese after your research proposal is presented.
10 minutes are given to explain the research proposal and career plan then 10 minutes are given for the individualinterview.
(3) Bring your own Computer to present your research proposal and career plan, and turn off the power until the Oral
Examination starts.
※Send the presentation file that you will use in Oral Examination II to the following email address（hx-ad@un.tsukuba.ac.jp） by Monday, January 22, 9a.m. JST. No changes to data are allowed after submission.
※Make sure to have your presentation data ready in your computer and print them out in A4 paper in case of any troubles.
The input/output of the projector/monitor is VGA/HDMI only so bring the proper adapter if needed.
5. Announcement of Accepted Applicants
10 a.m.(JST), February 15, (Thursday), 2024
The examinee numbers of the successful applicants will be posted on the website(https://webentry.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp/). Acceptance letters will be sent out to successful applicants on the same dayby registered mail.
6. Others
The examination schedules follow the “Examination Schedule and the Subjects” listed in the Application Guidebook.
7. Contact Numbers of Head Offices of Examination Venues(1) Head Offices of Respective Examination Venues【School of Integrative and Global Majors：SIGMA】
Examination Date

January 23 (Tue.)

Program029-853-5600
After a guidance,
please press‘91176

Ph.D. Program in Humanics(2)The Office of School of Integrative and Global Majors

TEL

TEL：029-853-7076

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