October 2015 Guidelines for ApplicantsSpecial Selection Prior to Arrival in Japan
Doctoral Program, Yokohama National University
Graduate School of Urban Innovation
1. Introduction
Yokohama National University’s Graduate School of Urban Innovation offers applicants
living outside Japan the opportunity to take the entrance examination for its doctoral
program without coming to Japan. We are currently seeking students for matriculation inOctober of 2015.

If you wish to apply for enrollment, please read these guidelines carefully, make sure thatyou accurately understand the necessary information, and then correctly carry out theapplication procedures.
This graduate school is composed of four fields, and the number of applicants that canbe accepted in each field is different. Therefore, applicants should find the field in which theywant to major, consult with the academic advisor in charge of that field, and then proceedwith the application. Moreover, classes in this graduate school are as a rule conducted inJapanese, but some of our faculty members are able to provide academic supervision in
English, so please check with the academic advisor in charge of your preferred field about
the level of Japanese proficiency required.

You may contact the faculty member in charge of academic affairs in thedepartment/course to which you intend to apply. You may send your inquiries by e-mail ineither Japanese or English.

Contact Information
Office of Academic Affairs
Graduate School of Urban Innovation
Yokohama National University79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501
E-mail: ses.daigakuin-urb@ynu.ac.jp

Faculty member in charge of Academic Affairs
・Architectural Field: Satoshi Yoshida, Associate Professor(syoshida@ynu.ac.jp)

・Urban Culture Field: Katsushi Nakagawa, Associate Professor (katsushinakagawa@ynu.ac.jp)
・Urban Infrastructure Field: Shinji Tanaka, Associate Professor (stanaka@ynu.ac.jp)
・Global Studies Field: Yuta Kamahara, Assistant Professor (y-kamahara@ynu.ac.jp)-1-2. Overview of Doctoral Program
The Department of Urban Innovation has been set up for the Doctoral Program of theGraduate School of Urban Innovation. We are committed to developing professionals
through our Doctoral Program who are capable of addressing urban and community issues
globally. Toward that end, we facilitate growth of individuals who can wield expertise in therealms of technology, society, culture and history, with practical abilities to conceive, design
and build social hardware in terms of space, infrastructure and cultural foundations. At thesame time, we aim to give rise to professionals competent at providing ongoing andpragmatic leadership and support in also giving rise to social software, in terms of academic,cultural, artistic and citizenship realms of cities and localities.

3. Academic Advisors, Research Fields, and Language Requirements
Please visit the following websites.
http://www.ynu.ac.jp/english/exam/professors.html

4. Application Requirements
Applicants must be individuals who reside outside of Japan at the time of application, andwho have earned an academic degree equivalent to a master’s degree or a professional
degree outside of Japan or who expect to do so by September 30, 2015.
*An applicant who expects to earn an academic degree equivalent to a master’s degree
or a professional degree outside of Japan by September 30, 2015 and passes theentrance examination but then is unable to obtain the degree by September 30, 2015
will be denied admission.

5. Number of Openings for New Incoming Students in October 2015
Department of Urban Innovation: A few

6. Application Procedures(1)

After selecting the faculty member that you would like to have as your academic
advisor after you enroll in this graduate school, contact that teacher directly by e-mail orsome other means and obtain permission to apply. To see which faculty members areavailable to serve as academic advisors and their research fields, visit the appropriate
website, which you can access via the link in Section 3 above. To find your preferredadvisor’s contact information, please search the list of faculty members on the followingwebsite.
http://er-web.jmk.ynu.ac.jp/-2-

*If your preferred advisor’s contact information is unavailable, please request it fromthe appropriate faculty member in charge of academic affairs in the field to which youintend to apply mentioned on the list in Section 1.
When consulting with your prospective academic advisor, please submit, asdirected, your resume, a list of your past achievements, your intended research plan,
your foreign language test results (TOEIC, TOEFL, Japanese Language Proficiency
Test, etc.), and any other necessary information.

(2) Together with the entrance examination fee, please mail the documents mentioned
below, by international express mail or some other service that allows mail to be
tracked, so that they arrive from November 17(Monday), 2014 to December 12(Friday).
Moreover, if the undermentioned certificate and transcript of grades are in a language
other than English or Japanese, please attach an English or Japanese translation tothem.

*The forms necessary for applying can download.

a. Application for Admission: prescribed form (Form 1)
b. Intended Research Plan: prescribed form (Form 2)
c. Photograph: One taken in the 3 months prior to application, height 4.5 cm x width 3.5 cm.
Please affix it to the Application for Admission.
d. Certificate of completion, or certificate of expected completion, from last graduate school
attendede. Transcript of grades
f. Record of Research Achievements: A prescribed form on which to include an abstract ofyour master’s thesis and a list of your published papers and other achievements. (Attachoffprints and a summary of your achievements.) (Form 3)
g. Documents that objectively indicate your linguistic abilities (Only if requested)A TOEIC, TOEFL or IELTS score certificate or score sheet (This must be submitted
by applicants whose native language is not English and who have been asked tosubmit it by their academic advisor, and must have been issued within the 24 months
prior to application.)
Japanese Language Proficiency Test score certificate (This must be submitted byapplicants whose native language is not Japanese and who have been asked tosubmit it by their academic advisor.)h. Letter of recommendation: This must be from someone who is at least the equivalent of
the applicant’s academic advisor or graduate school dean at the university, etc., which-3-

the applicant attends or attended.
i. A copy of a personal ID containing a photograph of the applicant
For example, a passport (the page with your name, nationality and photograph), a
driver’s license, etc.
j. Entrance examination fee: 30,000 yen [International students on Japanese government
scholarship (MEXT) are not required to pay this fee, but must include a MEXT
scholarship certificate with application documents.]
Please pay by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, JCB, American Express, MUFG, DC, UFJ,NICOS) or China UnionPay. For more information, please visit the following websites.
http://www.ynu.ac.jp/exam/graduate/payment/index.html
http://e-apply.jp/shutsugan/c/ynu-gs/
Attach a printout of the email confirmation of payment to the prescribed form andenclose it with the submitted documents. If the entrance examination fee is not paid, or if
the printout and prescribed form are not enclosed, the application will not be accepted.
Address: Office of Academic Affairs
Graduate School of Urban Innovation
Yokohama National University79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, 240-8501

JAPAN

7. Method of Applicant Selection
The submitted documents will be reviewed, and a scholastic ability test (written test or oral
test (including interview over the Internet)) will be carried out. Applicants will be directly
notified at a later date of the test time, the method for carrying out the test, and otherinformation.

8. Announcement of Acceptance
On March 6, 2015, the results from the selection process will be announced on theGraduate School of Urban Innovation website, and notifications will also be mailed to theapplicants.

9. Necessary Tuition and Fees at the Time of Enrollment[International students on Japanese government [MEXT] scholarship will not be assessed thefee](1) Enrollment fee: 282,000 yen (currently)(2) Tuition: Annual amount: 535,800 yen (currently)-4-

[Note 1] Please note that enrollment fee and tuition fee are subject to revision. If tuition
is revised while you are attending the university, the new tuition fee will apply toyou.
[Note 2] Information about the payment method will be sent together with documents on
the enrollment procedures if your application is accepted.

10. Financial Aid
A post-enrollment financial aid program has been established, and provides forenrollment fees and tuition waivers, scholarships and other such forms of assistance. For
further details, check the scholarship and tuition/enrollment fee waiver section of theStudent Affairs and International Relations Department, Student Support Division website.
http://www.gakuseisupport.ynu.ac.jp/

11. Procedures for Coming to Japan Following Notification of Acceptance
The following procedures are necessary before coming to Japan.
(1) Obtaining a Passport
A passport is something issued by the government of one’s country. Without apassport a person cannot leave or enter a country. If you are obtaining a passport for
the first time, you may need a certificate of enrollment or test-taking, and it may takesome time to receive the passport. Please check the situation before applying for apassport. In case you need a certificate, please ask for one when applying foradmission.
(2) Obtaining a Visa
The residence status of foreign students at this university is “student”. When you firstenter the country for the purpose of study at this university, it is absolutely necessarythat you do so with a “student” visa. You can obtain a “student” visa by submitting, toyour local Japanese consulate or legation, a Certificate of Eligibility for Residence inJapan, issued by Japan’s Immigration Bureau. This certificate can be applied for onlyby 1) a parent or sibling living in Japan, 2) a scholarship provider, or 3) an academic
advisor.
Changing from another visa status (except for “family stay”) to “student” requires anextremely complicated procedure, and the change may not be allowed, so pleaseobtain a “student” visa before entering the country. Students who have a different typeof visa will not be regarded as foreign students and will thus be unable to apply forforeign student scholarships or obtain services intended for foreign students.

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Through an agent or another foreign student from your country who is living in Japan,
please arrange for a residence where you can live once you come to Japan. In thisconnection, please visit the following websites.
http://www.ynu.ac.jp/english/campus/institution/index.html
http://www.ynu.ac.jp/english/international/accept/guidebook.html

12. Points to Heed(1) The documents submitted in the application procedures cannot be changed after theprocedures are complete.
(2) Your application documents will not be accepted if required information has been
omitted from them or if they contain other deficiencies.
(3) Once the entrance examination fee is paid and documents are submitted, they will not
be returned for any reason.
(4) After the enrollment procedures, the enrollment fee will not be refunded for any reason.
(5) To obtain “student” residence status, you must be able to demonstrate that you
possess the economic resources to support your daily life as a foreign student inJapan.

13. Handling of Personal Information
In addition to being used for the applicant selection process, the personal informationentered in an applicant’s entrance examination results, application documents and so on
may be used in materials related to welfare measures applied for by the student – such as
the waiving of the enrollment fee – or in surveys and research conducted by the school.
However, if survey and research results are published, this will be done in a way so that
individuals cannot be identified from them. Personal information will not be used or provided
for any other purpose.

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