AY 2025
Master’s Program (Enrollment in April 2025)
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering
Special Entrance Examination
for International Students
Application Guide
Round 1

Graduate School of Engineering
Kobe University

Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering was established as part of the reorganization of the Graduate
School of Science and Technology in April 2007. Both the Master’s and Doctoral Programs of the Graduate School ofEngineering consist of five departments: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Science and Engineering. A Master of Philosophy in Engineering is granted
upon completion of the Master’s Program at the Graduate School of Engineering.
A “Basic Policy for the English course of Undergraduate and Graduate School of Engineering” has been established.
This policy aims to promote lectures in English or English with Japanese additional explanation.

Admission Policy of Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering
Engineering refers to an academic discipline dedicated to developing an understanding of nature to serve humanity,
pursuing the principles of nature to solve social issues, and building a sustainable society in which people can live inharmony with nature.
The Graduate School of Engineering promotes fundamental scientific research, engages in applied research that
contributes to society, and conducts research and education for developing individuals demonstrating advanced andbroad knowledge, extensive creativity, high ethical standards, and global mindedness. The Graduate School iscommitted to enrolling students from a wide range of backgrounds, including people who have conducted andpublished research at a company, laboratory, or the like, and international students.
The Graduate School of Engineering welcomes applications from those who meet the criteria below, in addition to
the criteria set forth in the Admission Policy of Kobe University.
The ideal applicants that the Master’s Program of the Graduate School of Engineering
hopes to accept are as follows:
1. Students who show enthusiasm for identifying the principles underlying natural phenomena and wish to contributetowards human society through science and technology.
[Required competences: critical thinking, good judgement, expression, interest, and motivation.]
2. Students who possess high ethical standards and are able to understand and consider the impact of science andtechnology on human society.
[Required competences: critical thinking, good judgement, expression, interest, and motivation.]
3. Students who derive satisfaction from identifying novel challenges and finding creative solutions.
[Required competences: critical thinking, good judgement, expression, interest, and motivation.]
4. Students who use their international experience to increase their cultural awareness, particularly with respect to thepotential applications of their research.
[Required competences: critical thinking, good judgement, expression, initiative, cooperativeness, interest, andmotivation.]
5. Students who demonstrate a passion for acquiring advanced and specialized academic knowledge and capabilities
in order to conduct cutting-edge research.
[Required competences: knowledge, technique, critical thinking, good judgement, expression, interest, andmotivation.]

Basic Policy for the Selection of Students:
In order to select students demonstrating the qualities above, in line with the Diploma Policy and Curriculum Policyof the Master’s Program of the Graduate School of Engineering, the Graduate School assesses various competences inthe entrance examinations below.
The General Entrance Examination, Entrance Examination for Recommended Candidates, Special Entrance
Examination for Working Adults, and Special Entrance Examination for International Students are designed to assess
knowledge, technique, critical thinking, good judgement, expression, initiative, cooperativeness, interest, andmotivation.

For admissions enquiries please contact the Master’s Program of the Graduate School of Engineering:
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering, Student Affairs Section
1-1, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501
Tel: +81-(0)78-803-6350
E-mail: eng-kyomugakusei@office.kobe-u.ac.jp
Graduate School of Engineering Website: http://www.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/
Kobe University Website: https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/

Table of Contents
Ⅰ Application Guide for Special Entrance Examination for International Students to the
Master’s Program (Enrollment in April 2025) of the Graduate School of Engineering
1. Enrollment Quota………………………………………………………………….……………… １
2. Required Qualifications …………………………………………………………………………… １
3. Application Term ……………………………………………………………………………...… ２
4. Application Procedures……………………………………………………………………….… ２

5. Submission Address for the Application ………………………………………………………… ７
6. Methods, Dates, and Place of Examination ……………………………………………………… ８
7. Publication of Successful Applicants
8. Admission Procedures………………………………………………………

８………………………………………………………………………..… ８

9. Important Notes …………………………………………………………………………….…… ８
10. Screening of Eligible Applicants (5) …………………………………………………………… ９
11. Handling of Personal Data…………………………………………………………………...… ９

12. Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases………………………………………………...…９
13. Other Information ……………………………………………………………………………… 12
Appendix: Subjects, Date, Place of Examination …………………………………………13
Payment Methods of the Fees for the Entrance Examination for the Master’s Program of the Kobe
University Graduate School of Engineering from a Location Overseas ……………………… 19

Ⅱ Information on the Master’s Program Curricula (Enrollment in April 2025) of the
Graduate School of Engineering
1. Educational Philosophy and Objectives ………………………………………………………… 20
2. Approach and Features of Program Curricula ……………………………………………...…… 20
3. Departments, Divisions, and Fields of Education and Research ………………………………… 22
4. Department Details …………………………………………………………………………….…

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5. Educational and Research Fields, Faculty, and Research Subjects (Keywords) ……………….….

25◎ Attachments (A set of required forms for the application as designated by the Graduate
School of Engineering)○Application Form
○Curriculum Vitae○ID for the Examination○Administration Form
〇Letter of Provisional AcceptanceⅠ Application Guide for Special Entrance Examination for International Students
to the Master’s Programs (Enrollment in April 2025) of the Graduate School ofEngineering
1. Enrollment Quota
Enrollment

Department

Quota

Note

A Few

Department of Architecture(Undefined)
A Few

Department of Civil Engineering(Undefined)

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

A Few(Undefined)
A Few

Department of Mechanical Engineering(Undefined)

Department of Chemical Science and Engineering

A few students of eachdepartment can select the
Digital Medical
Engineering Creation
Course. (See page 21)

A Few(Undefined)

2. Required Qualifications
The eligible individual must be a foreigner with International Student alien residential status (or be eligible for thisstatus in April 2025) and fully meet the condition or conditions under one of the following items.
(1) The individual has completed an undergraduate program or will have completed an undergraduate program by
March 31, 2025. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any individual who has graduated from an undergraduate
program of Kobe University Faculty of Engineering or is currently enrolled in the program with a prospective
graduation date is excluded in the case of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
(2) The individual has completed sixteen years of academic curricula outside of Japan or will have completed thecurricula by March 31, 2025.
(3) The individual has completed the aforementioned sixteen years of academic curricula offered by institutions
outside Japan as correspondence programs while living in Japan or will have completed the curricula by March
31, 2025.
(4) Applicants who have received a bachelor’s degree by completing a three-year or longer program at a foreign
university accredited by the respective foreign government, or designated by the Minister of MEXT (thisincludes applicants who have completed an appropriate program offered by the respective foreign educational
facility through distance learning while residing in Japan, and applicants who have completed an appropriate
foreign educational program at an educational facility in Japan as specified in the previous category).
(5) The individual has been recognized as having the academic ability equivalent to or better than the ability of
individuals who have completed an undergraduate curriculum, based on an application evaluation by the Kobe
University Graduate School of Engineering on an individual basis, and the individual is going to be 22 yearsof age or older by March 31, 2025.
(Note 1) See page 17 if applying based on item (5) above.
(Note 2) The individual who may be eligible based on item (5) above is a graduate of a junior college, technicalcollege, or vocational school or has completed a curriculum offered by a school in the "miscellaneous"category.
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3. Application Term
The application term starts on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 and ends on Friday, July 26, 2024.
Applications are accepted from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (except for Saturday, Sunday, holiday and 12:00 p.m. to
1:00 p.m.)
In the case of mailed applications, the application must be delivered to the Graduate School by 5:00 p.m. on
Friday, July 26, 2024.
* The Examination Admission Card and other documents will be mailed at a later time.
4. Application Procedures
The applicant must collect, complete as may be required, and submit the documents as listed below:
ApplicantsApplication

required toDocument

submitNotes

documents
A form designated by the Graduate School. The forms are specific to each
respective department.
Please use a pen or a ballpoint pen with black ink to fill out the forms.
Ensure that the Certificate of Payment of the examination fee (must bewith a dated post office stamp) is attached to the designated area on theback of the Application Form.
<Completing the field of education and research>
Please refer to the "Educational and Research Fields, Faculty, andApplication Form

Research Subjects (Keywords)" (page 25-29) and choose the field of/ Curriculum

your education and research to complete the Application form for

Vitae

All thespecial entrance examination for international students. The fields ofapplicants

education and research are instructed by each department as below.
1. Department of Architecture
Complete the boxes for the desired field of education and researchwith the number of your most desired field of education and research(one field only).
2. Department of Civil Engineering
Complete the box for the desired field of education and research with
the number of your most desired field of education and research (onefield only).
3. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Complete the box for the desired field of education and research with
the number of your most desired field of education and research (one-2-

field only).
4. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Complete the box for the desired field of education and research with
Application Form

All thethe field code of your most desired field of education and research (one/ Curriculum

applicants

field only).

Vitae
5. Department of Chemical Science and Engineering
Complete the boxes for the desired field of education and research(faculty member in charge) with the number of your most desired fieldof education and research (one field only).
ID for the

A form designated by the Graduate School. Glue your photo in the

Examination

designated area. (The photo must be cut to 4.0 cm x 3.0 cm and taken(with one photo)

All thewithin the last three months with the applicant facing front without any

Administration

applicantshead covering and background, and may be monochrome or in color.

Form (with one

Digital photos must be printed on the special paper for photo prints and ofphoto)

sufficient quality.)

Address Stickers

All theA form designated by the Graduate School. For mailing a notice and(Two stickers)

applicants

documents for enrollment procedures for the successful applicants.

Special Envelope
for Examination
Application
Documents

All theapplicants

The designated envelope must include the applicant’s mailing address, firstand last names, zip code, and postage stamp/stamps worth 354 JPY.
(For mailing the Examination Admission Card)
Transfer the fee from your nearest post office with the attached transfer
form and glue the Certificate of Payment in the designated area on theback of your Application Form. (See "Payment Methods of the Fees for the

Examination Fee

All the30,000 JPY

applicants

Entrance Examination for the Master’s Programs from a Location
Overseas" on page 19 if the fund is transferred from a foreign bank.) The
fee is not collected if you are an international student awarded a Japanese
Government Scholarship at the time of application and continue (or arescheduled) to be an international student with a Japanese Government
Scholarship after enrollment.

Recommendationreferral from theacademicsupervisor of theuniversity that you
have graduatedfrom

Prepared by the professor you studied with at your university or any other
Applicablestudents only

institution that you graduated from. If the referral is written in a language
other than English, please attach an English or Japanese translation of the
document. (Not required for the students currently enrolled in the Kobe
University Faculty of Engineering or Graduate School of Engineering.)-3-

Prepared by the dean (or the president) of your university or any otherinstitution that you have graduated from. (Not required if the applicants havethe required qualification (5), the applicants are expected to graduate fromAcademic

Applicable

the Faculty of Engineering of Kobe University by March 31, 2025, or theTranscript

students only

applicants are currently enrolled in the Graduate School of Engineering of
Kobe University as Non-Degree Seeking Research Students.) If thetranscript is written in a language other than English, please attach an
English or Japanese translation of the document.
Prepared by the dean (or the president) of your university or any other

Certificate of

institution that you graduated from. (Not required if the applicants have theGraduation(Prospective)
or
Certificate ofrequired qualification (5), the applicants are expected to graduate from theApplicable

Faculty of Engineering of Kobe University by March 31, 2025, or the

students only

applicants are currently enrolled in the Graduate School of Engineering of
Kobe University as Non-Degree Seeking Research Students.) If theCompletiontranscript is written in a language other than English, please attach an(Prospective)

English or Japanese translation of the document.

A document
proving theunofficial
acceptance
prepared by thefaculty member of

All theSubmit the document (no format specified) prepared by the relevant

applicants

faculty members of the Graduate School of Engineering.

the education andresearch field of
your first choice
Applicants for

Notification onelective subjects

Department ofComplete the Special Subject (1) and Special Subject (2) in the case ofArchitecture,

Applicants for the Department of Architecture, and Special Subject (2) in

Department of

the case of Applicants for the Department of Civil Engineering, and the

Civil

Department of Mechanical Engineering in the area for elective notification

Engineering,

included in "II. Survey Items for the Applicants of Special Entrance

and Department

Examination for International Students and Special Entrance Examinationof Mechanicalfor Career Professionals."Engineering-4-Only tests taken on or after August 23, 2022 will be considered valid.
--When submitting TOEIC scores
Only results from TOEIC Listening & Reading Public Tests conducted inJapan are accepted. Scores from tests conducted outside Japan and TOEICApplicants for
TOEIC L&R
Public TestorOriginal of TOEFL
Test Taker(Examinee) Score
ReportDepartment ofArchitecture,
Department of
Civil
Engineeringand Departmentof MechanicalEngineering

IP tests for group examinations are not accepted.
Please follow the instructions in "Procedure for the TOEIC Public Test
Score Confirmation Service" below and submit your score via the TOEIC
application website.
A submission of the “official certificate” is not accepted.
--When submitting TOEFL scores
Only TOEFL iBT (internet-based test) scores are accepted for TOEFL score
reports; TOEFL iBT Home Edition and TOEFL ITP for group examinations
are not accepted.
Please submit the applicant’s original score report with the applicant’s
photograph together with a photocopy (A4), or submit a printout of thedownloaded PDF file (A4) of the Test Taker Score Report.
Applicants who submit a TOEFL score report must ensure that an
Institutional Score Report (official score report) will be sent to Kobe
University (DI code: B071) at a later date.
-- When submitting TOEIC scores
Only results from TOEIC Listening & Reading Public Tests conducted inJapan are accepted. Scores from tests conducted outside Japan and TOEICIP tests for group examinations are not accepted.
Tests taken on or after April 1, 2021 are considered valid.
Please submit an A4 printout of the digital official certificate.
If you are unable to submit the digital official certificate, please submit theoriginal and a photocopy (A4) of your official TOEIC certificate. After

TOEIC L&R
Public Test

Applicants forOr

Department ofOriginal of TOEFLElectrical andTest Taker

Electronic(Examinee) Score

Engineering

Reportchecking the original against the photocopy, the original will be returned(together with the examination voucher). If only the original is submitted,
it will not be returned. Applications without the applicant’s photograph are
not accepted.
-- When submitting TOEFL scores
Only TOEFL iBT (internet based test) scores taken on or after August 23,
2022 are accepted; TOEFL iBT Home Edition and TOEFL ITP scores forgroup examinations are not accepted.
Please submit the applicant’s original score report with the applicant’s
photograph together with a photocopy (A4), or submit a printout of thedownloaded PDF file (A4) of the Test Taker Score Report.
Applicants who submit a TOEFL score report must ensure that an
Institutional Score Report (official score report) will be sent to Kobe
University (DI code: B071) at a later date.

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-- When submitting TOEIC scores
Tests taken on or after August 23, 2022 are considered valid.
Only results from TOEIC Listening & Reading Public Tests conducted inJapan will be accepted. Scores from tests conducted outside Japan and
TOEIC-IP test scores for group examinations will not be accepted.
Please follow the instructions in “Procedure for the TOEIC Public Test
Score Confirmation Service” section below and submit your score via the

TOEIC L&R
Public Test

Applicants forOr

Department ofOriginal of TOEFL

ChemicalTest Taker

Science and(Examinee) Score

Engineering

ReportTOEIC application website.
A submission of the official certificate is not accepted.
-- If you are submitting TOEFL scores
Only TOEFL iBT (internet based test) scores taken on or after April 1, 2021
is accepted; TOEFL iBT Home Edition and TOEFL ITP scores for groupexaminations are not be accepted.
Please submit the applicant’s original and a photocopy (A4) of the originalscore report with the applicant’s photograph, or submit a printout of the
PDF version (A4) of the Test Taker Score Report downloaded from thewebsite.
Applicants who submit a TOEFL score report must ensure that an
Institutional Score Report (official score report) will be sent to Kobe
University (DI code: B071) at a later date.

Applicantcurrently
enrolled in a
Permission for
examination entry

graduateschool;Applicantcurrently
employed by a

Individuals currently enrolled in a graduate school (except for individuals
with prospective completion by March 2025) must submit permission for
examination entry issued by the chief faculty member of his/her graduate
school, and individuals currently employed by a company or any
organization of a similar nature must submit permission issued by his/herline manager.

company
Applicant who
is a foreigner

An applicant who is a foreigner and an alien resident of Japan must submit

Residence(only

a photocopy of his/her residence certificate (the certificate is valid only if

Certificate or theapplicable if theissued within the last 30 days from the day of submission) or any otherlikeapplicant is anequivalent document (submit a photocopy of both sides of your resident

alien resident ofcard).

Japan)
Certificate ofJapanese
Government
ScholarshipStudent

If you are an international student awarded a Japanese Government
Applicable

Scholarship, include a certificate issued by the university where you are

students only

currently enrolled. (Not required for students currently enrolled in the Kobe
University Faculty of Engineering or Graduate School of Engineering.)-6-

*Special notes regarding the application documents- As a general rule, the documents submitted must be the originals, and no photocopy of the document will be
acceptable. (Except where indicated that the photocopy is acceptable, or when it is necessary to submit thephotocopy with the original version.)- Any insufficiently prepared document is rejected, so please use extra caution for any item that is incomplete or
includes inaccurate information.
- In the event an applicant falsified the application details or failed to satisfy the eligibility requirements for theapplication, the enrollment shall be revoked, even if the person has been successfully enrolled.
- As a general rule, application documents shall not be returned to the applicant. (Except where indicated that the
documents will be returned.)

TOEIC public test score confirmation service procedure flow
STEP 1: Login to the TOEIC application website(TOEIC application site: https://ms.toeic.or.jp/Usr/Pages/Entry/Login.aspx)
STEP 2: Go to the public test application page
Click the “Submit Score to University/Company” button on the bottom right of “Test Results”
on the top page.
STEP 3: Select the organization to which you would like to submit your score and the test for which you would
like to take the test.
Enter the application code (application code “00010407” for Kobe University Graduate Schoolof Engineering) in the “Select the organization to submit scores to” and click the “Search” button.
Next, select the test you wish to submit in the “Test Type Selection” section, and click the “Next”
button.
STEP 4: Select the score you wish to submit from the TOEIC Listening & Reading public test you have taken
and click the 'Next' button.
STEP 5: Confirm the submission details and terms and complete the submission.
Confirm the application code, the name of the test site, the submitted score, and the terms, checkthe checkbox for agreement to the terms, and click the “Submit” button. You can check yoursubmission history from “Score Submission List” in the “Test Result List”.

5. Submission Address for the Application
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering, Student Affairs Section, 1-1, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe
657-8501
Tel: +81-(0)78-803-6350
If you apply via postal mail, please use the registered express mail service.
Also, please add the text “Application Documents to the Master’s Degree Program (Enrollment in April 2025)
of XXXX (note: name of the department) at Graduate School of Engineering Inside” in red on the front of theenvelope.
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6. Methods, Dates, and Place of Examination
The decision on enrollment is made based on the overall evaluation of the results of a written examination andan interview. Please take note that any candidate who has not undergone the written examination or interview
is exempted from the evaluation for enrollment. See the table on the appendix (pages 13 to 16) for the subjectsof the written examination and the date, time, and venue of the interview.
7. Publication of Successful Applicants
10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 6, 2024 (currently scheduled)
The successful applicants will be announced on the website of Graduate School of Engineering.
(http://www.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/eng-ofc/kym/examinee.html)
In addition to the publication, a notice of the results will be mailed to the successful applicants.
The offices will not respond to any inquiries by phone about the results.
8. Admission Procedures(1) Procedure for Enrollment
The procedure for enrollment will be completed by post.
(2) Period and Documents for Admission Procedures
The period for enrollment procedures is scheduled for mid-March of 2025. The detailed schedule will bemailed (via postal services) by late February of 2025, together with the documents required for enrollment.
(3) Payments upon Admission

Category

AmountAdmission fee

282,000 JPY

Tuitionfee

267,900 JPY

Tuition

Payment is to be made by direct debit from the tuition fee
transfer account submitted via web registration at the timesemester
AnnualPlease make the payment within the enrollment period.
Tuition fees for the first semester are due in April.

for the
first

Notes

of enrolment procedures. [If tuition fees are revised in the535,800 JPY

program of your curriculum, the revised tuition isapplicable as of the time of the revision.](Note 1) The prices indicated above are the actual prices for AY 2024.
(Note 2) The paid admission fee is not refundable on any basis.

9. Important Notes(1)

General Notes(i) An applicant may apply to one department only. An applicant may not apply to two or more departments.
(ii) No revisions to the information as written and completed at the time of the application are allowed thereafter.
The paid examination fee is not refundable on any basis, except for the instance where the application
documents have not been submitted, or where the application has been rejected.
(iii) Please bring your Examination Admission Card with you on the day of your examination.
(iv) The applicant may use a watch or clock with timekeeping functions only.
(v) The Graduate School does not make any referral to any lodging facility for the examination.
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(vi)

If you are physically impaired and require special attention, please notify the Graduate School of it two
weeks prior to your application.

(ⅶ) There may be changes to the application guidelines and enclosed documents due to natural disasters(earthquake, typhoon and so on) or a disruption of public transportation, etc. If there are any such changes,
we will inform you through the website. Please check the website frequently until the examination day.
(2)

Important Notes to Applicants
For applicants to the Department of Architecture, the applicant may not bring or present any material todemonstrate previous professional achievements (e.g. completed works) in the interview for the Master’s
Degree Program (Enrollment in April 2025) at the Graduate School.

10. Screening of the Applicants under Eligibility (5)An eligibility evaluation is administered for applicants seeking to apply under this eligibility. (See page17)
11. Handling of Personal Data
(1) Kobe University complies with legislation such as the “Act on the Protection of Personal Information, Act No.
57 of May 30, 2003” when handling applicants’ personal information, based on the “Guideline on the Control of
Personal Information Held by Kobe University.”(2) Personal information including the individual results of screening shall be used for screening (application
procedures, conducting screening), announcement of successful applicants, enrollment procedures, future
screening methods, and surveys/research aimed at improving university education. The results of thesesurveys/research will be published without information that could identify specific individuals.
(3) The personal information of enrolled students provided for the application will be used for supporting the students
after enrollment (health management, tuition fee exemption or scholarship application), educational purposes(registration, academic instruction), tuition-fee related matters, and other corresponding work.
(4) Part of these operations may be outsourced to an agency (hereafter referred to as “Agency”). In cases whereoperations are outsourced, all or part of the personal information provided will be provided to such an Agency
under a nondisclosure obligation within a certain limit necessary for the Agency to execute the operations.
12. Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases(1) Submission of a certificate demonstrating inoculation and an antibody test against measles and rubella:
Kobe University has implemented the Measles and Rubella Registration Policy, and all newly enrolled Kobe
University students must submit one of the following three certificates (①, ②, or ③) to prevent a possible outbreakof measles and rubella on campus.
Please note that students admitted to the following schools are required to submit either ① or ③: School of
Medicine (Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences),the Graduate School of Medicine, or the Graduate
School of Health Sciences.
① A vaccination certificate to prove that you have received two doses each of the measles and rubella vaccine
after turning one year old (recommended)② A vaccination certificate to prove that you were inoculated with measles and rubella vaccines each with-in thelast five years (since April 2020).
③ An antibody certificate to prove that you have sufficient antibody titer in your blood (refer to the chart nextpage) to prevent the development of measles and rubella, based on the results of an antibody test performed within
the last five years (since April 2020)＊ For ① and ②, a combined vaccine against measles and rubella (e.g., MR vaccine) is permissible.
＊ For ① and ②, the certificate must be issued by an accredited medical institution and state the type of
vaccine and the date of inoculation.
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＊ If you have a history of measles or rubella, please submit ③ or receive a vaccination and submit ① or ②.
＊ For ③, the certificate must specify the measuring method and the measured values of antibody titer in yourblood (refer to the next page), and it must satisfy the judging standard listed in the chart. A blood test report sheet
itself can be accepted for submission.
If the antibody titer in your blood is insufficient, you must receive the necessary vaccination, and submit either ①
or ②.
＊ You may submit a combination of ①, ②, and ③ (e.g., ① for measles and ③ for rubella).
＊ If your antibody titer level is below the threshold, yet you are unable to receive the vaccinations due tocertain circumstances (such as illness or specific body conditions), please provide an official docu-ment (like a
medical certificate) that explains the reason.
Procedure, deadline, and location for submission
・All successful undergraduate and graduate applicants enrolling in April (except the Graduate School of
Medicine, the Graduate School of Health Sciences and the Graduate School of Maritime Sciences):
Please submit at the time of the medical checkup for new students scheduled in April.
・All successful graduate applicants enrolling in April (the Graduate School of Medicine, theGraduate School of Health Sciences, and the Graduate School of Maritime Sciences):
Submit the certificate to the following institution by the designated date:- Students of the Graduate School of Medicine should submit directly to the Medical
Center for Student Health, Kusunoki Branch, by April 21.
- Students of the Graduate School of Health Sciences should submit directly to the Physical and Men-tal Health
Consultation Office (Myodani Campus), by April 21.
- Students of the Graduate School of Maritime Sciences should submit the form at the medical exami-nation siteon the day of the medical check-up for maritime sciences students.
・Successful applicants enrolling in October:
Please submit the form at the time of the medical check-up for students entering in October.
(2) Submission of a certificate demonstrating inoculation and an antibody test against epidemic parotiditis
and chickenpox (Only for successful applicants enrolling in the School of Medicine including both theFaculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences; the Graduate School of Medicine; and the Graduate
School of Health Sciences):
In addition to the measles and rubella certificate, successful applicants enrolling in the School of Medicine (theFaculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences), the Graduate School of Medicine, and the Graduate
School of Health Sciences, are also required to submit a certificate regarding epidemic parotiditis andchickenpox. A designated form for the certificate is available at the Academic Affairs Section.
The certificate must state that either you were inoculated against epidemic parotiditis and chickenpox (twice
each after one year of age), or verify that you have sufficient antibody titer in your blood to prevent thedevelopment of epidemic parotiditis and chickenpox based on an antibody test performed within the last five
years (since April 2020).
If the antibody titer in your blood is insufficient, you must receive the necessary vaccination (twice each), by
the due date for the certificate submission. (The two vaccinations must be given at least 4 weeks apart.)＊ If your antibody titer level is below the threshold, yet you are unable to receive the vaccinations due tocertain circumstances (such as illness or specific body conditions), please provide an official document (like a
medical certificate) that explains the reason.
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Procedure, deadline, and location for submission>・Successful undergraduate and graduate applicants enrolling in April(Only for the School of Medicine including the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences;
the Graduate School of Medicine, and the Graduate School of Health Sciences):
By the end of June of your first year, submit the certificate to the following:- Students of the School of Medicine (both the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences) should
submit directly to the Medical Center for Student Health (Rokkodai).
- Students of the Graduate School of Medicine should submit directly to the Medical Center for Student Health,
Kusunoki Branch.
- Students of the Graduate School of Health Sciences should submit directly to the Physical and Mental Health
Consultation Office (Myodani Campus).
☆Attention: For those who are enrolled in the School of Medicine but miss the submission deadline, you may
not be able to participate in the initial on-site clinical training program etc.
・Successful graduate applicants enrolling in October(Only for the Graduate School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Health Sciences):
Submit the certificate by end of December of your first year to the following:- Students of the Graduate School of Medicine should submit directly to the Medical Center for Student Health,
Kusunoki Branch.
- Students of the Graduate School of Health Sciences should submit directly to the Physical and Mental Health
Consultation Office (Myodani Campus).
Measuring methods and judging standards for blood antibody titers
Judging Standard
Remarks
Measuring
MethodIgG－methodMeasles

EIA

PA method
NT method

RubellaEpidemic Parotiditis(Mumps)HI method
IgG－EIAmethodIgG－EIAmethod8.0 ≦ positive（16.0 ≦ ）＊≦ positive≦ ）＊≦ positive≦ ）＊Positive result by one of these threemethods.
＊For the School of Medicine (both theFaculty of Medicine and the Faculty of
Health Sciences), the Graduate Schoolof Medicine, and the Graduate Schoolof Health Sciences: Positive result by
one of these three methods, and mustachieve values shown in brackets.

32x ≦ positive
8.0 ≦ positive

Positive result by one of these two
methods. (HI method is recommended)

4.0 ≦ positive

Only for the following schools:
School of Medicine (Faculty of
Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences)，
Graduate School of Medicine, andGraduate School of Health Sciences

256x
(256x
4.0x
(8x

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Chickenpox

IgG－EIAmethodIAHA method
NT method

4.0 ≦ positive
4-fold ≦ positive
4-fold ≦ positive

Only for the following schools:
School of Medicine (Faculty of
Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences),
Graduate School of Medicine, Graduate
School of Health Sciences
Positive result by one of these threemethods（IgG－EIA method is recommended）＊ Antibody testing is not required if the vaccination history meets the requirements or if additional vac-cinations
are given.
＊ Make sure the above methods are followed when the antibody titer is measured in your blood.
＊ The protective antibody value differs according to the measuring method used. Please note that the judging
standards are higher than the usual standards used at medical institutions.
Students who wish to enter the School of Medicine (the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences),the Graduate School of Medicine, and the Graduate School of Health Sciences should note that they are required tohave a higher level of protective antibodies against measles, as indicated in brackets.
＊ Before visiting a medical institution, please confirm in advance whether you can receive the necessary antibody
tests and/or the vaccinations.
When you visit a doctor at a medical institution, make sure to present this document to obtain the necessary
certificate(s). (In particular, when taking an antibody test, please ensure the measurement methods meet the above
criteria.)＊ Points to Consider when Submitting a Certificate:① Please bring the original certificate and one set of copies (A4 size).
② If the certificate is written in a language other than Japanese or English, please attach a document that shows
either a Japanese or English translation.
For further information, please refer to:
Medical Center for Student Health, Kobe University Tel: 078-803-5245
Student Support Division, Student Affairs Department, Kobe University Tel: 078-803-5219

13. Other Information
The Graduate School has exemption programs from admission fee and tuition fees, as well as scholarshipprograms as part of the educational support.

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Appendix
Subjects, marks allocated, date, and place of examinations
Subjects and marks (for the Special Entrance Examination for International Students)
An English-language written exam is available. Please apply for the English-language written exam using theapplication form. For applicants to the Departments of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Chemical Science andEngineering who request an English-language written exam, the examinations will be provided in both English andJapanese. For the applicants to the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Department of
Mechanical Engineering who request an English-language written exam, the written tests will be provided in English
only.
Subjects（Numbers in the bottom row are allocated points）
Department

ForeignSpecial subject (1)Special subject (2)language

Total

Interview

points(Note 1)

Department ofArchitecture

Applicants for a lab in group
A must take Architectural
Planning, Urban Planningand History of Architecture
examinations.

Applicants for a lab in group B musttake Building Structure and Structural
Material examinations.
Applicants for a lab in group C musttake the Environmental Engineering
examination.

English

200

200

50

(Note 4）

(Linear algebra, differential andintegral calculus, differential
equations, and probability
and statistics)

Structural mechanics,
hydraulics,
soil mechanics,
infrastructure
planning andmanagement
Select two of the four subjects listed
above.

EnglishInterview100

200（100 per subject）

100(Note 4)

Electronic physics,
Electronic informatics(Note 3)
Select one of the two -subjects listed
above.

EnglishInterview

180

100

(Note 4)

Mechanics of materials,
fluid dynamics,
thermodynamics,
fundamental mechanics and vibration,
production engineering and control
engineering
Select three of the five subjects listed
above.

EnglishInterview300（100 per subject）

100（Note４）

Mathematics
Department of
Civil
Engineering

Interview

Items to be used
except for writing
utensils（note5）

Not available
250

Calculators can beborrowed.

Ruler
400

Calculators can beborrowed.

Mathematics(Note 2)

Department ofElectrical andElectronic
Engineering(Linear algebra, differential andintegral calculus, ordinary
differential equations,complex function theory, andFourier analyses)

Electric and electronic
Circuits

440

Not available

500

Not available

160 (Mathematics 100,
Electric and electronic
Circuits 60)
Mathematics

Department of
MechanicalEngineering(Linear algebra, differential andintegral calculus, ordinary
differential equations, complex
function theory, and Fourier
analyses)100- 13 -

Department ofChemical

Short essay

EnglishInterview

150

100

Science and400

Not available

Engineering
150(Note 1) Evaluated by the TOEIC or TOEFL score. For information on score validity, please refer to “4. Application Procedures.”(Note 2) Please visit our Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering website for an overview of the problems covered in thespecial subject examinations. (http://www.eedept.kobe-u.ac.jp) (in Japanese)(Note 3) Select one subject out of the special subjects (2) listed below and designated by the education and research field of your firstpreference for the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Education and research fieldSpecial subject (2)numberElectronic physics
1-5(Three fields: Electromagnetics, quantum material engineering,semiconductor device engineering)Electronic informatics

6-10(Select three of the four fields:
Logic circuits, information and communication engineering,data structures and algorithms, data science )(Note 4) The oral examination is judged on a pass/fail basis.
(Note 5) Writing utensils refer to black pencils, pencil caps, mechanical pencils (only black lead), erasers,
and pencil sharpeners. No other items are accepted.

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Department of Architecture
Date

Time

Subjects

Aug. 22 (Thu)

10:30–12:30

Special Subject (1): Architectural Planning;
Urban Planning and History of Architecture(Only for the applicant applying for a faculty memberof group A)
Special Subject (2): Building Structure andStructural Material(Only for the applicant applying for a faculty memberof group B)
Special Subject (2): Environmental Engineering(Only for the applicant applying for a faculty memberof group C)

Aug. 23 (Fri)

9:30–

Interview

Department of Civil Engineering
DateAug. 22 (Thu)Aug. 23 (Fri)Time

Subjects

9:30–10:30

Special Subject (2): Structural Mechanics

11:00–12:00

Special Subject (2): Hydraulics

13:00–14:00

Special Subject (1): Mathematics

14:30–15:30

Special Subject (2): Soil Mechanics

16:00–17:00

Special Subject (2): Infrastructure Planning andManagement

10:00–13:00

Interview

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
DateAug. 22 (Thu)Aug. 23 (Fri)Time

Subjects

9:30–11:00

Special Subject (1): Mathematics

11:30–12:30

Special Subject (1): Electric and Electronic Circuits

14:00–16:00

Special Subject (2)14:00–17:00

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Department of Mechanical Engineering
Date

Time

Subjects

9:30–11:00

Special Subject (1): Mathematics

11:20–12:20

Special Subject (2): Mechanics of Materials

13:20-14:20

Special Subject (2): Fluid Dynamics

14:40-15:40

Special Subject (2): Thermodynamics

9:30-10:30

Special Subject (2): Fundamental Mechanics andVibration

10:50-11:50

Special Subject (2): Production Engineering andControl Engineering

Aug. 22 (Thu)Aug. 23 (Fri)13:30–

Interview

Department of Chemical Science and Engineering
Date

Time

Subjects

10:00–11:30

Short essay

14:00–

Interview

Aug. 23 (Fri)

Place of Examination
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering Building (address: 1-1, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe. See
the back of your Examination Admission Card for access to the venue).

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Screening of the Applicants under Eligibility (5)1. Required Qualifications
The individual must have been verified to have the academic ability equivalent to or better than the abilityof the individuals who have completed an undergraduate curriculum after an application qualification
evaluation by the Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering on an individual basis, and the individualis going to be 22 years of age or older by March 31, 2025.
(Note) The individual who has been "approved to have the academic ability equivalent to or better than theability of the individuals who have completed an undergraduate curriculum after an application
qualification evaluation by the Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering on an individual
basis" refers to individuals who have graduated from a junior college, technical college, or vocational
school, or have completed a curriculum offered by a school in the "miscellaneous" category, andhave been approved to have the academic ability equivalent to or better than the ability of theindividuals who have completed an undergraduate curriculum after an application qualification
evaluation on an individual basis.
2. Application Eligibility Evaluation
An eligibility evaluation is administered by the Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering on an
individual basis for an applicant seeking to apply under this eligibility.
(1) Application procedures
Application term: from Tuesday, June 11, 2024 to Thursday, June 13, 2024.
Applications are accepted from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (except for 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)(2) Submission address of the application documents for eligibility evaluation:
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering,Student Affairs Section, 1-1, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501
Tel: +81-(0)78-803-6350
In the case of mailed applications, the application must be sent via registered express service anddelivered to the Graduate School by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2024.
Also, please add "Application Documents for the Eligibility Evaluation of Master’s Degree Program(Enrollment in April 2025) at Graduate School of Engineering Inside" in red color written on the frontof the envelope.
(3) Documents to submit(i) Application for Eligibility Evaluation (the form designated by the Graduate School)(ii) Certificate of graduation issued by the last educational institution attended (in Japanese or English)(iii) Academic Transcript issued by the last educational institution attended (in Japanese or English)(iv) Envelope designated for response (a standard size envelope with the applicant’s mailing address, firstand last names clearly indicated, and attached with the postage stamp/stamps of 380 JPY)
(4) Evaluation Method
The applicant is evaluated by the documents.
(5) Notice of the results of application eligibility evaluation
The results will be notified to the applicant by Monday, July 1, 2024.

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3. Application Procedures
If you have qualified for application eligibility through the application eligibility evaluation, please complete
the application procedures pursuant to this Application Guide. (In this instance, the academic transcript or
certificate of graduation (or completion) included in the list of application documents are not required.)
4. How to Request the Documents for Application Eligibility Evaluation(i) Make sure that the application is based on application eligibility (5), and (ii) request the documentsfrom the Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering, Student Affairs Section, by sending the form
with the clearly indicated name of the school that you last graduated from and the other information andwith an envelope (size K2: 33.2 cm long and 24.0 cm wide) for a response with your zip code, mailingaddress, first and last names indicated, and with the postage stamp/stamps of 380 JPY. It should be notedthat "Application Documents for the Eligibility Evaluation of Master’s Degree Program (Enrollment in April
2025) at Graduate School of Engineering Inside" must be written in red on the envelope.

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Payment Methods of the Entrance Examination Fees for the Master’s Programs ofKobe University Graduate School of Engineering from a Location Overseas

Please access the Application Fee Payment System of Kobe University from the URL shown below or the QR
code, and pay with a credit card or Alipay.
The credit card holder does not have to be the applicant, but please be sure to enter the applicant's information in
the Customer information field.
Please print the email of payment completion and attach it to the application form.
https://tinyurl.com/yxt4p2dv【Items】
Application fee¥30,000

Remittance fee¥660【Credit cards accepted by Kobe University’s payment processing system】- 19 -

Ⅱ Information on the Master’s Program Curricula (Enrollment in April 2025) of
the Graduate School of Engineering
1. Educational Philosophy and Objectives
The Graduate School of Engineering aims to develop applied research activities that contribute tosociety and at the same time promote fundamental scientific research activities based on the belief thatengineering should give back its scientific progress to society. To enable the Graduate School to achieve
its aim, five departments are established: the Department of Architecture to create living space in societythat excels in safety, comfort, convenience, and balance with the environment; the Department of Civil
Engineering to promote safety and symbiosis with the environment in urban and suburban spaces; theDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering to construct the foundation for the informationsociety with electronic materials, electronic information devices, and data processing technology; theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering to create the various kinds of machinery including energy,transportation, and production machinery and robots; and the Department of Chemical Science andEngineering to invent and explore the mechanism of functional materials and to create and advance thematerial production processes. The objective of the first term of the Master’s Programs at the Graduate
School is to engage in education and research to cultivate talent with broad knowledge and aninterdisciplinary viewpoint, in particular professionals of excellence with multiple points of view andabundant creativity. The objectives for the second term of the programs are to further expand and explore
education in the first term of the respective departments, and at the same time promote education andresearch to nurture researchers and faculty members at higher educational institutions and expert
professionals of more advanced levels.
2. Approach and Features of Program Curricula
The first term of the programs offers a kind of education that attracts a wide breadth of talent and thatis aligned with the talent cultivation policy after the completion of the programs. The second term of the
programs continues to deliver higher levels of technical education that is consistent with the first term,
whereas the newly enrolled students from the second term are provided guidance on an individual basis.
The features of the Graduate School curricula include the following.
The Graduate School is currently offering Master’s Programs that cover highly specialized and diverse
academic areas of engineering to successfully satisfy the students' ambition for improvement, and now it
is introducing coursework, multi-major education, and industry-academia collaborative education
featuring work experience.
Establishing multi-major courses:
Cross-department sub-courses are established to cultivate engineering professionals equipped withmultiple points of view and abundant creativity and to offer students an option to develop talent fromeducation by multiple departments, in addition to that of the principal department. The completion ofeach sub-course will be accredited if the requirements have been met, and the students will be awarded
with certificates of completion. The accredited units, however, will be treated separately from therequirements of the first term.

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Digital Medical Engineering Creation Course:
In order to develop advanced medical devices that provide solutions to the various problems thatJapan’s healthcare system is facing today, there is a need for human resources who can create
innovations by acquiring fundamental knowledge for device development from both life and medical
science perspectives, and who are able to capture the needs of the medical field and translate them into
commercialization. In response to this, Kobe University will offer a new course, the Digital Medical
Engineering Creation Course, in April 2021 at the Graduate School of Engineering, as a place forcreative education to achieve the full potential of the medicine and engineering collaboration. Thiscross-disciplinary educational program will be implemented across multiple graduate schools of Kobe
University (Graduate School of Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Graduate School of Health
Sciences, etc.). In this course, students will learn about concept development and manufacturing of
new devices, with a specific emphasis on medical device development that enables practicalapplications in the medical field.
This course has the following features. (i) Students will develop specialized knowledge andmultifaceted thinking in life/medical science and engineering fields through a cross-disciplinary
curriculum and team-based development practices in collaboration with different disciplinary fields.
(ii) Students will be able to experience needs identification through visits to the sites of medical
operations. (iii) Students will gain a broad range of hands-on experience, such as medical device
development and robot hand control, through practical training at the Medical Device Hands-on Studioin Kobe University research hospital.
If students meet the requirements of the course, they will receive a certificate of completion. The course
is designed for students who are interested in advanced medical technology and the application ofengineering principles to medicine. Those who are able to set their own goals and tackle their challenges
with an inquiring mind are encouraged to participate in this course.

Master’s Degree Accreditation Procedures:
A midterm presentation meeting on the progress and future plan of the research will be held in thesecond term of the first year to the first term of the second year to offer proper guidance for the draftingof master’s degree theses. Furthermore, the progress of the students in learning technical knowledge will
be verified in the second term of the second year before moving forward to the submission and evaluationof the master’s degree theses (including the presentation meeting for the master’s degree theses). The
midterm presentation meeting on the progress of research and the presentation meeting for the master’s
degree theses will be held by the respective departments to establish a system for each department as awhole to work on the research and guidance. The presentation meeting for the master’s degree theses isheld in the first year in the case of earlier completion.

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3. Departments, Divisions, and Fields of Education and Research(Department)

Department of Architecture

Department of Civil
Engineering

Department of Electrical andElectronic Engineering

Department of MechanicalEngineering

Department of Chemical
Science and Engineering(Total) 5 departments(Division)(Education and Research
Field)

Spatial Design

4 fields

Architectural Planning

4 fields

Engineering of Building
Structures
Architectural Environmental
Engineering
Engineering of Human
SafetyEngineering ofEnvironmental Symbiosis

3 fields
2 fields

6 fields
6 fields

Physical Electronics

5 fields

Computer and Information
Engineering

5 fields

Heat Transfer and Fluid
Engineering
Materials Physics andMechanics

3 fields
3 fields

System Design

3 fields

Innovative Materials andNano Engineering

2 fields

Applied Chemistry

3 fields

Chemical Engineering

3 fields

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52 fields

4. Department Details
Department of Architecture
Architecture is one of the most universal fields of learning, concerning the creation of housing,architectural facilities, and other bases of human life. In order to address the emerging architectural
challenges, it is necessary to foster human resources capable of "spatial design" to study basic fields ofarchitecture, such as design and planning, structural engineering, and environmental engineering, and toprovide specific solutions for the challenges by integrating the learning from the basic fields.
The curriculum at the Department of Architecture provides education and undertakes research in orderto produce practical talents to create safer and enhanced space for living comprising (i) integrated andpractical design encompassing architectural and environmental design, management of structural
engineering and designing; structural and information systems, and environmental management, (ii) basic
theory of the architectural design including history and theory of architecture, conservation and restoration
theory for historical environments, dwellings and planning of housing and areas, urban and architecturalsafety and architectural planning, and basic theory of urban planning; (iii) broad range of research andeducation for improvement of safety and resilience of building structures against natural and human-madehazards and for advanced structural design, performance evaluation, proposal and application of novel
technologies: structural controls and high-performance materials; and the (iv) analysis and control of
acoustical, thermal, aerial and lighting environment of buildings.
Department of Civil Engineering
The Department of Civil Engineering enrolls students who intend to be in charge of the public services
that are much-needed in society, and develops practical and highly skillful talents with comprehensive
cross-disciplinary points of view and technical knowledge across the traditional civil engineering areas.
The department sees the broad engineering area encompassing urban redevelopment, citizen participation,and internationalization as the new Civil Engineering for the 21st century. The department delivers
education and research related to safety in urban and regional areas, and to environmental symbiosis basedon education on environmental conservation and maintenance and restoration of urban facilities. We aim
to create cities and areas that are safe against natural and social disasters and symbiotic with nature. The
Department of Civil Engineering has two divisions including the Human Safety Engineering Division andEnvironmental Symbiosis Engineering Division.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The current expectations for fundamental research at universities are the highest ever in the electricaland electronic engineering fields as the fields are facing critical research subjects, including thedevelopment of nano-structured materials; neo-functional materials; quantum effect materials anddevices; ultra-gigabit scale chips; large capacity communication shifting from terabit to petabit; nextgeneration super capacity computers; artificial intelligence attempting to achieve the functionality ofhuman brain; development of new electric energy technology; and the application of electrical andelectronic engineering technologies to the environment, medical, safety, and bioengineering fields.
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is designed to meet these expectations, andbased on a new concept where electronic physics and electronic information are functionally integrated.
The notable feature is an organization that allows for integrated education and research at graduate schoolfrom hardware and software to systems at the electronics and information engineering. The basic study
and research subjects include the physical properties of electronic materials and device physics; the theory- 23 -

and technology of exchange, transfer, and processing of data; conversion, transmission, and control ofelectromagnetic energy; and the basics of new energy systems. The department aims to organize curriculawith a wider variety of subjects in order to cultivate talents with higher levels of basic academic capabilityin specialized fields and basic research capability.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is an academic field that forms the foundation to support industrialized society
and information society. The department provides education and research in machines and related fields
to design, manufacture, and control a highly complicated mechanical system while maintaining harmony
with society and the environment. This is achieved by integrating and synthesizing many advanced andsophisticated technology elements both from the hardware and software of environment, energy,
nanotechnology, robotics, design systems, and production systems. During the program of the first term,
the department nurtures talents with high levels of basic academic capability in specialized fields andbasic research capability, as well as an ethical and cosmopolitan way of thinking, to be leader of society
in the future. The department then cultivates talents with interdisciplinary ways of thinking to be able tocarry out unique research and development in the second term. To achieve this, the Department of
Mechanical Engineering offers four divisions including Heat Transfer and Fluid Engineering, Materials
Physics and Mechanics, System Design and Innovative Materials and Nano Engineering.

Department of Chemical Science and Engineering
The Department of Chemical Science and Engineering freely integrates subjects from a broader areafrom fundamental chemistry at micro and molecular levels to the addition and expression of functionalityof chemical substances as the amalgamated form of molecules, creation of substances, engineering methodof application of biological functions, and to the actual macro-level industrial production and production
technologies and systems based on a new set of standards thereby seeking to cultivate researchers andengineers to lead the chemical industry in the future on a global level. The department offers education
and research on the analysis of structure and physical properties in the orders of molecule to nano, creationof highly functional substance and materials, biomaterial including application technologies of biological
functions, development of bioreactors, chemistry technology, production technology, advancing isolation
and refining technologies, and analysis and application of processing system as a whole. To achieve this,the Department of Chemical Science and Engineering has two divisions: Applied Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering.

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５．Education/Research Fields，Staff and the Study Contents (Keyword)
As of April 1, 2025
Department

Num
ber

Education/Research Fields

Staff

The Study Contents

NAKAE Ken

1

History of Modern Architecture, Theory of Architecture

History of Architecture

A Group （Note 1）

2

3

Theory of Architecture

4

YASUDA Tetsuya

History of Japanese Architecture

SUEKANE Shingo

Theory and Design of Architecture

KURIYAMA Naoko

Urban Landscape Policy, Urban Planning, Urban Design

Urban and Regional Planning
5

6

Architectural Design andEnvironmental Design
Planning for the Built
Environment and Disaster
Risk Reduction

YAMAGUCHI Hidefumi

Living Environmental Planning and Design, Living Environment,
Regional Planning, Community Planning

TSUKIHASHI Osamu

Practical Theory for Architecture and Urban Design

KONDO Tamiyo

Planning for the Built Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction,
Urban Safety Management

FUJINAGA Takashi

Steel-Concrete Composite Structures, Hybrid Structures, Seismic
Retrofitting

9

MIZUSHIMA Yasunori

Finite Element Analysis, Super-Detailed Structural Model,
Collision Problem, Behavior Analysis of Building underConstruction

10

SUN Yuping

Earthquake-Resilient Stuctures, Reinforced Concrete Structures,
Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Structures, Seismic Design,
Seismic Retrofit

11

TAKEUCHI Takashi

Resilient Stuctures, Reinforced Concrete Structures,
Wind-Resistance Engineering, Wind-Induced Damage Analysis

12

TANAKA Tsuyoshi(Note2)

Steel Structures, Composite Structures, Connections

NAMBA Hisashi

Seismic Behavior of Steel and Timber Structures
Structural Control, Structural Monitoring, Structural Analysis,
Impulsive Action, Wooden Structure

78Architecture
B Group （Note 1）

Structural Engineering and
DesignReinforced Concrete
Structures

Steel Structures
13

14

Structural Dynamics andMechanics

MUKAI Yoichi

15

Structural and Information
Systems

YAMABE Yuichiro

Structural Planning, Optimization of Structural System,
Behavioral Simulation

SAKAGAMI Kimihiro

Measurement, analysis and evaluation of acoustic environment,
Numerical acoustic simulation, Control of acoustic environment

C Group （Note 1）

16

Planning of Acoustical andLighting Environments
17

18

Thermal Environmental
Planning

19

SATO Hayato

Evaluation of sound environment, Speech transmission
performance,
Auditory guide signal, Speech privacy

TAKADA Satoru

Architectural environmental system, Simultaneous heat andmoisture transfer, Thermal comfort, Heat transfer in buildings,
Hygrothermal material propertiesSUZUKI Hirotaka

Lighting Environment Planning, Visual Environment Analysis,
Daylighting, Lampshade Design

TAKEBAYASHI Hideki

Urban Thermal Environment, Heat Island, Wind Environment,
Green Roof, Energy Conservation

Environmental Management
20（Note1）The years of practical experience which you can acquire through this master course to apply for the Architect licence examination varydepending on A, B and C group. Please visit Department of Architecture website for more details.（http://www.arch.kobe-u.ac.jp/）（Note2）The faculty member is scheduled to retire in March 2026.

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As of April 1, 2025

Divisions

Number

Education/Research
FieldsStaff

The Study Contents(Keyword)

Structural concrete, Maintenance, Nonlinear analysis,
Seismic performance evaluation, Residual Performance evaluation, Image
analysis

C1

Structural Engineering

MIKI Tomohiro

C2

GeotechnicalEngineeringfor Human Safety

TACHIBANA Shinya

C3Transport Systems
Engineering
C4

C5

GeotechnicalEngineeringfor Disaster Reduction

C6

C7

Geo-environmental Engineering, Geo-environmental Risk Evaluation,
Geo-multiphysics, Constitutive Modeling of Geomaterials

OTAZAWA Toshimori Infrastructure Economics, Regional Science
SEYA Hajime

Geographic information science, Spatial econometrics,
Spatial statistics, Travel behavior analysis

TAKEYAMA
Tomohide

Geotechnical Engineering, Soil-water coupled FEM,
Soil-water coupled SPH, Liquefaction, Landslide, Large-scale simulation

NAGAO Takashi

Earthquake engineering, Evaluation of earthquake ground motion,
Earthquake resistance analysis, Structural design engineering, Performancebased design, Reliability-based design

KUWATA Yasuko

Lifeline earthquake engineering, Strong ground motion assessment, Seismic
response analysis, Experiment on buried pipe, Earthquake disasterprevention, Seismic risk assessment

UCHIYAMA Yusuke

Coastal engineering, Coastal oceanography, Ocean waves,
Turbulence, Ocean modeling, Ocean environment

Earthquake disastermitigation engineering

River BasinManagement
Engineering＊
C8

Environmental Fluid
Engineering

C10

Aquatic andEnvironmental
Engineering

C11

C12

hydraulics, groundwater hydrology, environmental groundwater modeling,
seepage flow simulation, multi-phase flow analysis

SAITO Masahiko

C9Engineering of Environmental Symbiosis

Depar
tment

Geosphere
Environmental
Engineering

C13

Environmental Engineering，Applied Ecology，
NAKAYAMA Keisuke Environmental Fluid Dynamic，
Climate Change，Solitary Wave, Internal Wave
OISHI Satoru

Information Civil Engineering, Application of Meteorology to Disaster
Mitigation, Quantitative Precipitation Estimation by Electromagnetic wave,
Hydrology, Water Resources

KAJIKAWA Yoshiyuki

Meteorology, Climatology, Climate Change, Monsoons, Diagnostic study,
Numerical Simulation, Deep Convection, Heavy rainfall

KATO Shoji(Note1)

Geotechnical Engineering for Unsaturated Soils,
Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils, Soil material technology,
In-Situ and Laboratory test for Unsaturated Soils, Foundation Disaster
Prevention, Analysis of Mechanical Properties of Granular Materials

HASHIMOTO Kunitaro

Steel structure, Hybrid structure, Connection, Load carrying capacity,
Seismic design, Corrosion, Fatigue

Geo-environmental
Engineering＊
C14

Urban Preservation
Engineering

C15

C16

C17

Urban Systems
Engineering andManagement

KOIKE Atsushi

Infrastructure Planning and Management, Project Evaluation,
Applied Economics, Cost Benefit Analysis

SEGI Shunsuke

Relation between Transportation Infrastructure and Spatial Distribution ofPopulation and Industries, Investment and Operation Strategy of
Infrastructures, Urban Economics, Transportation Economics

TSURUTA Hiroki

Value Engineering, Consensus Building, Social System, Industrial System,
Resilience, Design Thinking, System Thinking（Note1）The faculty member is scheduled to retire in March 2026.
（Note2）Education/Research Fields marked with ＊ are not selectable.

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Education/Research Fields

Staff

The Study Contents（Keyword）

Mesoscopic Materials

FUJII Minoru;
SUGIMOTO Hiroshi

Nanophotonics, Plamonics, Metasurface, Metafluid, Structural coloration,
Nanobiophotonics, Li-ion battery

2

Photonic Materials

KITA Takashi;
ASAHI Shigeo;
HARADA Yukihiro

Quantum nano-photonics, quantum wells/wires/dots, opto electronics, 3rd
generation solar cells, photonic devices, ultrafast spectroscopy, opticalnonlinear materials, ultrafast optical communication devices, qunatum
information, next generation luminescent devices

3

Quantum Functional
Engineering

KITAMURA Masatoshi;
HATTORI Yoshiaki

Organic electronics, Organic transistors, Organic-inorganic hybrid devices,
Oxide semiconductor devices, Flexible electronics materials,
Surface-property control, Gas sensors

SOUMA Satofumi

Nanoscale device modeling and simulation, Device-circuit co-simulation,
Optical device design and simulation, Neuron-synapse device design andsimulation, Quantum bit device design, Quantum conputational algorithm
and machine learning assisted nanoscale device simulation

ONO Tomoya;
UEMOTO Mitsuharu

Computational Materials & Device Design, Power Electronics,
Spintronics,
Molecular Electronics, First-Principles Electronic-Structure & TransportProperty Calculation, Surface & Interface Physics

TAKENO Hiromasa;
FURUKAWA Takeru

electromagnetic phenomena, magneto-hydro-dynamics, low pressureplasma, intensive electromagnetic wave, radio-frequency plasma discharge,
helicon wave, nuclear fusion, direct power generation, space propulsion,
magnetic nozzle plasma acceleration

Depaetment Number

1

4
A

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Nano-Structure Electronics
4
B

5

Electromagnetic Energy
Physics

6

Integrated Circuit Information

Integrated Circuit Design, High Performance System Design, LSI CAD,NUMA Masahiro(Note1);
Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, Visual Information
KUROKI Nobutaka
Processing, Multimedia Recognition

7

Computer Engineering

TSUKAMOTO Masahiko;
Wearable computing, Ubiquitous computing, Entertainment computing,
TERADA Tsutomu;
Human-Computer Interaction, Sensor network, activity/context recognition
OHNISHI Ayumi

8

Information andCommunication Engineering

9

Algorithms

10Intelligent Learning Theory

SHIRAISHI Yoshiaki;
KUZUNO Hiroki

Cyber Security, System Security, Internet Applications, Mobile
Communications,
Network Security, Computer Security, Information Hiding, Data
Compression, Cryptography, Coding Theory, Information Theory,
Networking, Cyber Threat Intelligence

Algorithms, Data Structures, Graph Theory, Combinatorial Optimization,
NAKAMURA Masahide;Computational Complexity, Software Engineering, Service Computing,
YAMAGUCHI Kazuaki
IoT, Smart Systems
OZAWA Seiichi;
YAMADA Akira;OMORI Toshiaki;
ITO Mari;
INOUE Hiroaki

Computational Intelligence, Machine Learning, Statistical Learning
Theory,Neural Networks, Probabilistic Information Processing,
Dynamical System Estimation, Pattern Recognition, Data Mining,
Informaiton Security（Note1）The faculty member is scheduled to retire in March 2026.

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MATERIALS PHYSICS AND MECHANICSSYSTEM DESIGN

Fields
Code

Education/Research
FieldsStaff

The Study Contents（Keyword）

MH-1

Advanced Fluid
Engineering

IMAI Yohsuke
KATAOKA Takeshi
ISHIDA Shunichi

Computational biomechanics, Biofluid mechanics, Computational fluid
dynamics, Digestive fluid mechanics, Capsules and cells, GPU computing,Nonlinear flow phenomena, Water wave, Internal gravity wave,
Breaking wave, Acoustic wave, Stratified fluid

MH-2

Multiphase Fluid
Dynamics

HAYASHI Kosuke
KURIMOTO Ryo

Bubble dynamics, Drop dynamics, Mass transfer,
Computational multiphase flow dynamics,
Nuclear thermalhydraulics, Gas-to-liquid,
Multiphase flows in microchannels, Two-phase pipe flows

MH-3

Energy Conversion
Engineering

ASANO Hitoshi
MURAKAWA Hideki
SUGIMOTO Katsumi

Boiling and condensation heat transfer, Heat exchanger,
Thermal control devices, Ultrasonic measurement, Neutron radiography,
Fuel cell, Refrigerating and heat pump system, Geothermal utilization

MM-1

Structural Safety
Evaluation

SAKAGAMI
Takahide(Note2)
SHIOZAWA Daiki

Structural integrity evaluation, Inverse problem,
Non-destructive evaluation, Maintenance engineering,
Infrared measurement, Teraheltz electromagnetic waves measurement

MM-2

Fracture Control
Engineering

TAGAWA Masahito

Space materials, Space envirnmental effect, Electric propulsion, Beaminduced surface reaction

MM-3

Structural andFunctional Materials

TANAKA Katsushi
HASEBE Tadashi
TERAMOTO Takeshi

Utilizing surfaces and interfaces to improve performance of materials,
Heat resistance structural materials, Functional materials for energy
harvesting devices, Multiscale simulations for analysis and predicting
material performances

MA-1

Function-Oriented
Robotics

YOKOKOHJI Yasuyoshi
TAZAKI Yuichi

Robotic Hand, Teleoperation System, Haptic Device, Hydraulic Robot,
Biomechanics of Human Hand, Walking Robot, Mobile Robot,
Environment Recognition, Map Generation,

MA-2

Sensing Device
Engineering

KANNO Isaku
HIDA Hirotaka
KWEON Sanghyo

Thin film, Sensor, Actuator, Piezoelectric device, micro-TAS, Plant in achip, Energy harvesting, Thin-film battery, micro-robot, Acoustic device,
Piezoelectric thin film, Ferroelectric thin film, Photocatalyst thin film

NISHIDA Isamu

High speed and high precision machining, End-milling operation, Die andmold, Dental prosthetics, Autonomous and intelligent machine tool, Multiaxis and multi-tasking machine tool, On machine measurement,
CAD/CAM, Simulation, Process planning

MI-1

Nano Electro
Mechanical Systems

ISONO Yoshitada
SUGANO Koji (Note 1)
HONMA Hiroaki
UESUGI Akio

MEMS/NEMS (Micro/nanomachine), Microsensor, Microactuator,
Experimental nanomechanics, Semiconductive nanowire, Multiphysics,
Micro physical measurement, Surface plasmon, Bio/chemical sensor,
Microfluidic device

MI-2

Materials Design andFabrication Engineering

MUKAI Toshiji (Note 1)
IKEO Naoko

Macro-and Micro-structure design, Microstructure modification,
Strengthening mechanism, Lightweight structural materials, Metallic
biomaterials, Bio-degradable materials, Implant device

Advanced
MA-3
Manufacturing Systems

Innovative Materials and Nano Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID ENGINEERING

Department Divisions(Note 1) Department of Medical Device Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine.
(Note 2) The faculty member is scheduled to retire in March 2026.

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Depaetment

Number

Education/Research Fields

1
Creative Materials
Chemistry

Staff

Keywords

MIZUHATA Minoru;
MAKI Hideshi;
MINAMIMOTO Hiro

Inorganic materials, Electrochemistry, Materials forenergy conversion, Highly concentrated solution,
Molten salt chemistry, Liquid phase deposition,
Relaxative auto-dispersion, Solid-liquid coexisting
systems, NMR spectroscopy, Hetero-phase effect,
Nanomaterials

OKANO Kentaro

3

FUNAHASHI Masahiro;
HORIKE Shohei

Material physical chemistry, Thin film growth,
Organic electronics and optics, Dipole engineering,
Molecular sensor and actuators,
Molecular nanotechnology（TBD）;
MATSUMOTO Takuya

Polymer property, Polymer structure,
Polymer surface and interface,
Composite, Adhesion

Smart Materials Chemistry

Chemical Science and Engineering

Transition metal catalysis, Polymer syntheses,
Advanved organic materials

2

4

MINAMI Hideto;SUZUKI Nozomu;
SUZUKI Toyoko

Polymer synthesis, Soft matter, Polymer particles,
Interface, Heterogeneous polymerization

MATSUYAMA Hideto(Note1);
KAMIO Eiji;
MATSUOKA Atsushi

Membrane separation, Separation based on reaction
and diffusion, Control of microporous structure,
Water treatment, Gas separation

7

MARUYAMA Tatsuo;
MORITA Kenta

Interface, Surface functionalization, Surfactant,
Polymer, Biomolecule, Pharmacological activity

8

OHMURA Naoto;
KOMODA Yoshiyuki

Process intensification, Process dynamics,
Reactor, Functional film

9

SUZUKI Hiroshi

Rheology, Complex fluid,
Latent heat transportation, Drag reduction,
Microfluidics

10

YAMAJI Hideki;
ICHIHASHI Yuichi;
KATSUDA Tomohisa

Bioprocess, Bioreactor, Cell culture engineering,
Recombinant protein production, Bioseparation,
Hydrogen energy, Photocatalysis, Catalyst process

OGINO Chiaki;
TANAKA Tsutomu;
MORI Yutaro

Bioproduction, Biorefinery, Synthetic
bioengineering, Protein engineering, Nanobio
technology

5Functional Materials
Chemistry6
Separation and Reaction
Engineering

Process Engineering

Biochemical Engineering
11（Note1）The faculty member is scheduled to retire in March 2026.

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