Kanazawa University
Graduate School of
Natural Science and Technology(Master’s Level Section)“ Graduate Program on Science and Engineering for Sustainable
Development：Environmental/Energy Science and Engineering(Environmental and Energy Technologies International Course)”
Applicant Guidelines for International Students (April 2025)- Special Quota and Self-financed Quota ApplicantsApplication Outline for Admission
Environmental and energy engineers who can contribute to the global society are expected to beequipped with not only the advanced knowledge and skills of environmental and energy engineering
but also the ability to propose and design the skills and processes that are in harmony with theregional society and the understanding of regional cultures and history. This program will train
individuals who can contribute to the global society by providing education on (1) advanced
knowledge and skills on environmental and energy engineering, (2) advanced communications skills
for collaborating with engineers from other nations and to understand the historical and cultural
background of the regional residents who will be the users of the environmental and energy
technology, and (3) the leadership to propose the appropriate skills and processes for each regionalcircumstances surrounding the environmental problems that occur across national borders. Moreover,the program will nurture individuals who will act as a bridge with Japan at the site of research andtechnological development in the fields of environment and energy and who will contribute to thesustainable development of the society through cooperation across national borders.

11. SCHEDULE
Date

Details

September 11 - September20, 2024
Japan time: noon

Application Period

Late of September, 2024 (tentative)

Notification ofExamination

Late of September toOctober,2024 (tentative)

BeginningofscheduleonanOralOral Examination

Beginning of November, 2024 (tentative)

Notification of Results

April 1, 2025

Admission

2. QUALIFICATIONS●The number of students to be admitted
Category

Number of applicants acceptedInternational students(special quota)
International students(self-financed quota)

A few students

Out of all successful candidates, a few candidates who has an academic record of GPA※

2.10 or higher at the last university attended and have excellent result in the entrance exammight be accounted as the candidates in special quota. In case a successful candidate in thequota declined the admission, a self-financed international student will move up to fill thespecial quota in order of exam result. The student in special quota will be exempted from thepayment of both admission fee and tuition fee.
The academic records will be calculated by the method which is designated by the※Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
●Divisions offered
1) Division of Material Chemistry (Applied Chemistry Course)2) Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering
3) Division of Frontier Engineering4) Division of Electrical, Information and Communication Engineering5) Division of Geosciences and Civil Engineering (Course in Civil Engineering)2

●Field of Study
Environmental engineering fields (atmospheric environment, water environment, soilenvironment, waste management, etc.) and energy technology●Research field and supervisor
Please select your intended field of specialization at Kanazawa University, and yourpreference for Supervisor.
For the professors who can accept students in this course, please refer to the Appendix.
Prior to application, applicants must contact their preferred supervisors directly via email inorder to discuss the possibility of studying under their guidance. Then, applicants mustreceive a letter of acceptance from prospective supervisor. Note that we cannot accept theapplication without the letter of acceptance from prospective supervisor.
Reference URL: http://www.nst.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/etic/english/research/●Academic Background
Applicant must have graduated or will graduate from a Japanese university by March 31,
2025. Applicant will be deemed to have academic ability equal or superior to that of aJapanese university graduate, if he/she[1] has completed or will complete by March 31, 2025 a 16-year school curriculum in aforeign country.
[2] is or will be age 22 by March 31, 2025 or older and has taken an individual entrance
qualification examination and has been judged by a graduate school as being equal orsuperior in academic ability to a university graduate.
Note: Eligible applicants include those who otherwise satisfy or will satisfy the qualification
requirements by March 31, 2025 for admission to a Japanese graduate school.
●HealthApplicant must be physically and mentally fit to pursue the study at university.
●Arrival in Japan
Applicant is expected to be able to arrive in Japan by April 1, 2025.
●Visa Requirement
Selected applicants must obtain a College Student (ryugaku) visa from the Japanese
consulate general in the country of their nationality.
●OtherAny applicant who meets any or all of the following conditions is ineligible.
[1] Those who are military personnel or military civilian employees at the time when theschool period is due to begin;[2] Those who cannot arrive in Japan during the period designated by Kanazawa
University; or[3] Those who are expected to graduate at the time of application and cannot satisfy thequalifications and the conditions related to academic background by the deadline given.

33. APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND SELECTION(1) Application Procedure●Submit documents
Applicants must submit the following PDF documents to the Student Affairs Division,Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University and prospective
supervisor as e-mail attachment by the deadline. After receiving a notification ofapplication complete, applicants must send the originals.
Application Period and address for submission
Application Period: September 11, 2024 (Wed) ~ September 20, 2024 (Fri) by Japan time:noonAdmission Affairs Section, Student Affairs Division,
Science and Engineering Administration Department
Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192
Email address: s-nyusi@adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp(please include “[ETIC]” in the subject header)
Website: http://www.nst.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/etic/english/
Note:
If applicants find it difficult to send documents to us because of exceeds size or any otherreasons, please split them into several files and send them separately.
Required Documents
1) Application Checklist *2) Application Form *(with photo)3) Statement of purpose *4) Academic transcript of the last university attended5) Graduation certificate or degree certificate of the last university attended (or an attested
document certifying that the applicant will graduate from the school, where applicable)
6) Students Registration Certificate (for current students)
7) Summary of Graduation Thesis, etc. (free format, 2-3 A4 sized pages)
8) Field of Study and Research plan form * Both side printing9) Certificate that proves your English ability.
[1] An original score of TOEIC, TOEFL-iBT or IELTS.
And / or[2] A certificate stating that the main instruction is English, from an institution you havecompleted / will have completed which meets the qualification to enter Japanese
Master’s course of graduate school.
In case you cannot submit either [1] or [2], English proficiency will be tested in anOral Examination.
10) Letter of Acceptance from Prospective Supervisor *4

※You should submit PDF only. The prospective supervisor will submit the original toAdmission Affairs Section, Student Affairs Division.
11) A copy of applicant’s passport (or copy of a certificate of family register, certificate ofcitizenship or other identification issued by the government of his/her home country)※※※

Items with * must be printed in A4 sized paper using prescribed forms.
Above documents must be written in either Japanese or English. A document written in
any other language must accompany a Japanese or English translation.
Photographs (4.5×3.5cm) to be pasted on the application must be taken with in the past 6months. And it must be of upper body, uncapped, full-faced, and solid-color background.
Also, you can paste the photo data instead of the photo.
Applicant should clearly describe his/her research program on Field of Study and Study
plan form because it will serve as important materials for placement of the applicant at auniversity.
The academic transcripts of the last university attended must show the grade scale applied
and the grades earned by the applicant on all the subjects studied. (A degree certificate or agraduation certificate simply showing the ranking of the applicant at graduation will not
substitute for academic transcripts.)
For abstracts of the theses, abstracts of the graduation thesis and presented papers will
suffice. Please note that these abstracts will be used as basic data for evaluation of theapplicant’s academic ability.
Applications will not be accepted if any of the documents are incomplete, incorrect, or notsupported by evidence, or if they are not received by the specified deadline. Oncesubmitted, documents cannot be modified and will not be returned.
If any information of the documents is later found to be false, admission can be canceled at
any time after enrollment.

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(2) Examination
1. Screening Method
Selection will be based on the results of an Oral Examination over the Internet and thescreening of the submitted documents.
※ In case you cannot submit either [1] or [2] of Required Documents 9), English
proficiency will be tested in an Oral Examination.
Date of Oral Examination: about the late of September to Beginning of October,2024(tentative)
Venue of Oral Examination: It will be announced later by prospective supervisor.
2.

Announcement of Results
Date: the beginning of November 2024 (tentative)※The results will be notified by e-mail and document.

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4. SCHOOL FEE(1) Fees
Applicants need not to pay examination fee.
For the international student who passes the exam as a student of special quota, admission feeand tuition fee will be waived for two years from April, 2025 to March, 2027.
Admission fee: 282,000JPY
Tuition fee (Annually): 535,800JPY(First semester: 267,900JPY / Second semester: 267,900JPY)※If amendment of admission fee and tuition fee take place, the new fee will apply from thedate of revision.
(2) Admission Fee Exemption
Successful applicant who passes the examination as a self- financed student is eligible to apply
for admission fee exemption (full or half), if he/she meets the following conditions of ① or ②.
Please inquire the details after being selected.
①Applicant who has financial difficulties in paying the admission fee and has exemplary
academic records.
②Applicant who faces significant difficulty in paying admission fee due to a loss of his/her
financial supporter within a year from enrollment or to wind and flood damages brought upon
the student or his/her financial supporter.
Additional details are available from the contact information below.
Student Support Division, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-1192
JAPAN TEL 076-264-5164(3) Tuition Fee Exemption
Successful applicant who passes the examination as a self- financed student is eligible to apply
for tuition exemption (full or half), if he/she meets the following conditions of ① or ②. Pleaseinquire the details after being selected.
①Applicant who has financial difficulties in paying the tuition fee and has exemplary academicrecords.
②Applicant who faces significant difficulty in paying tuition fee either due to a loss of his/her
financial supporter within a year from enrollment or to wind and flood damages brought uponthe student or his/her financial supporter.
Additional details of this information are available from the contact information below.
Student Support Division, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-1192
JAPAN TEL 076-264-5164

65. SCHOLARSHIP OF KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY
Kanazawa University provides some scholarship programs for International students.
For more information, please refer to the following website.
http://www.adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/ie/e/abroad/scholarship.html

6. NOTES(1)
Each applicant is advised to learn the Japanese language and to acquire some information
on Japanese weather, climate, customs, university education, and conditions in Japan, as well as
about the difference between the Japanese legal system and that of his/her home country before
departing for Japan.
(2)
The successful applicant should bring approximately 250,000JPY or the equivalent tocover the immediate needs after arrival in Japan (rent of apartment, insurance, etc.). For SelfFinanced student, admission fee and tuition fee must be arranged in addition.
Moreover, submission of the deposit balance proof of about 1,000,000JPY might be requested at astate to issue a student visa.
(3)
If you are granted, will be granted or are applying for any scholarship while you stay inJapan including MONBUKAGAKUSHO scholarship, government of your country etc., please
make sure to fill in the name of scholarship field in the application form in advance.
If you fail to provide us with information about scholarship, you might be categorized as a selffinanced international student, even though you pass the exam as an international student inspecial quota.
(4)

Additional details of this program are available from the contact information below.

(5)

Do not use erasable ball-point pens for application documents.

Admission Section, Student Affairs Division,
Science and Engineering Administration Department,Kanazawa University
Kakuma, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192 JAPAN
Phone: +81-76-234-6823 Fax: +81-76-234-6844
http://www.nst.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/etic/
E-mail: s-nyusi@adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp7Graduate Program on Science and Engineering for Sustainable
Development：Environmental/Energy Science and Engineering(Environmental and Energy Technologies International Course)
Instructors and Research
Division of Material Chemistry
Name

Position

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Professor

Tetsuya Taima

Professor

AssociateProfessor
Associate
Takahiro Yamaguchi
Professor
Associate
Asami Mashio
Professor
Assistant
SHAHIDUZZAMAN MD
Professor
Assistant
WONG KUO HONG
Professor
Associate
ASAKAWA, Hitoshi
Professor
Assistant
NAKANO, Masahiro
Professor
Akio Ohta

Research Field
Hydrosphere chemistry, environmental chemistry, remediation technology, toxicmetals, rare metals
Organic photovoltaic cell, peroviskite solar cell, molecular orientaiton control
Physical chemistry of interfaces, surfactant science, amino acid-type surfactants,surfactants, biomaterials, calorimetry
Electrochemistry, Modified electrode, Oxygen reduction reaction
Marine chemistry, Environmental chemistry, Analytical chemistry
Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Cells
Biogeochemical cycles,Chemical oceanography,Aquatic Analytical Chemistry,Tracemetals,Microorganism
Atomic force microscopy, Solid-liquid interface, Intermolecular interactions
photovoltaic devices, self-assembled monolayer, organic spintronic materials

Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering
NamePosition

Research Field

Takahiro KIWATA

Professor

Fluid Engineering

Takaaki Kono
Hiroshi Enomoto
Yoshikazu Teraoka

Associate
Professor
Associate
Professor
Associate
Professor

Wind Turbine Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Wind EngineeringCombustion, Internal combustion engine, Biomass usage
thermal engineering, heat transfer

Akio Kodama

Professor

Adsorption, gas separation, desiccant cooling, air purification, low-temperature heatenergy

Takuya Tsujiguchi

Professor

Fuel cell, Desiccant Cooling system, Heat and Mass Transport analysis

Yugo Osaka

Associate
Professor

Masashi Haruki

Professor

Thermal battery, Heat/Electricity integrated energy management system, Exhaust gas
purification
Heat storage, New energy device and system, Controlling thermal conductivity,
Thermophysical property, Supercritical fluid technology

Division of Frontier Engineering
NamePositionTakafumi Seto

Professor

Research Field
Nano-particles, aerosols

Hirohisa Uchida

Professor

High pressure/Supercritical fluid technology, Advanced materials production,Crystallization, Thermodynamics

Mikio Kumita

Professor

Adsorption, Sorption cooling, Heat and mass transfer, Reaction engineering

Noboru Takiguchi

Associate
Professor

Bioprocesses, bioinformatics

Yayoi Inomata

Associate
Professor

Atmospheric Environment Sicence, Meteorology, Geochemistry

Division of Electrical, Information and Communication Engineering
NamePosition

Research Field

Tatsuo Ishijima

Professor

Plasma Application

Yasunori Tanaka

Professor

Power engineering/Power conversion/Electric machinery、Plasma science

Takeo MARUYAMA

Associate
Professor

Optoelectronics, Silicon Photonics, Optical Wireless Power Transmission,
Semiconductor Devices

Yusuke NAKANOAssistant
Professor

Electrical Discharge, Electrical Insulation, Current Interruption, Power System

Division of Geosciences and Civil Engineering
NamePosition

Zhen-jiang Shen

Professor

Research Field
Inventory and total amount control approach for urban environment management
simulation, agent-based models

Mitsuhiko Hata

Professor

Aerosol, biomass combustion, source countermeasure technologies

Ryo Honda

Professor

Environmental process engineering, Environmental microbiology, Water treatmentprocess

Masashi Ohashi

Professor

Materials physics and chemistry, Thermophysical property, Functional materials, Low
temperature, Magnetism

Kenji Taniguchi

Professor

Numerical weather prediction, River runoff simulatoin, Impact assessment of global
warming

Tatsuya Nishino

Professor

Architectural Planning, Living Environment for the Elderly, Restructuring of Public
Facilities

Seiya Hanamoto

Associate
Professor

Environmental chemistry

Norihisa Matsuura

Associate
Professor

Water environmental engineering, wastewater treatment, eco-friendly technology,
microbial community analysis

Hiroe Hara-Yamamura

Associate
Professor

Water environment engineering,Wastewater reclamation, Emerging contaminants

Yuri Nishiwaki-Akine

AssociateProfessor

biomass conversion, surface chemistry

TENG, XiaoAssistantProfessor

National land use planning, Smart city and zero energy buildings