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 (October 2024)- Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship 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 the regionalsociety 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 withengineers 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 regional circumstances surrounding theenvironmental problems that occur across national borders. Moreover, the program will nurtureindividuals who will act as a bridge with Japan at the site of research and technological developmentin the fields of environment and energy and who will contribute to the sustainable development of thesociety through cooperation across national borders.

11. SCHEDULE
Date

Details

December 18, 2023 - January 5, 2024
Japan time: noon

Application Period

Middle of January, 2024 (tentative)

Notification of
Examination

Late January to beginning of February, 2024
(tentative)

Oral Examination

Late February, 2024 (tentative)

Notification of Results

October 1, 2024

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2. QUALIFICATIONS●The number of students to be admitted※ International students: Total 16 students*
Category

Number of applicants acceptedInternational students
3*(as MEXT scholarship students)*The number is subject to change. For the number of special quota and self-financed quota,
please refer to the application guideline for those.
※※※In this application guideline, we recruit only those who wish to Japanese Government(MEXT) Scholarship. Those who do not need the Scholarship please refer to the application
guideline for special quota and self-financed quota.
If applicants wish, they can also become a candidate for special quota and self-financed
quota in the application based on this application guideline, by selecting the corresponding
check box in the form 1.
An applicant who is applying for another university with MEXT scholarship at the sametime is not eligible. If identified after acceptance of the scholarship grantees, the applicant
will be required to withdraw from the scholarship.

●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, soil
environment, waste management, etc.) and energy technology●Research field and supervisor
Please select your intended field of specialization at Kanazawa University, and your preference
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 must receive
a letter of acceptance from prospective supervisor. Note that we cannot accept the application
without the letter of acceptance from prospective supervisor.
Reference URL: http://www.nst.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/etic/english/research/●Age
Applicant must have been born on or after April 2, 1989.
●Academic Background
Applicant must have graduated or will graduate from a Japanese university by September 30,
2024. Applicant will be deemed to have academic ability equal or superior to that of a Japanese
university graduate, if he / she[1] has completed or will complete by September 30, 2024, a 16-year school curriculum ina foreign country.
[2] is or will be age 22 by September 30, 2024, 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 September 30, 2024, for admission to a Japanese graduate school.
●Academic Record
Eligible applicants must have GPA (Grade Point Average) of 2.30 or higher at the last
university attended.
＊NOTICE＊
After admission, applicants should keep his/her GPA higher than 2.30 point as well. If his/her
GPA will be lower than 2.30 point each year, he/she will be disqualified from the MEXT
scholarship student.

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Method to Determine GPA
4-point scale
4-point scale
4-point scale
5-point scale
5-point scale
5-point scale
Point valueSA
90~100%3

Grade Point
Good
B
70~79%
B
C
70~79%
2

ExcellentA
80~100%A
B
80~89%
3

AverageC
60~69%
C
D
60~69%
1

Fail
F
0~59%
F
F
0~59%
0

(number of 3 point grades) x 3 + (number of 2 point grades) x 2 (number of 1 point grades) x 1 + (number of 0 point grades) x 0
Total number of grades (including those with a value of 0)●LanguageAn applicant must have enough English skills to conduct academic research and education. An
applicant is required to satisfy any of the following conditions.
(1) An applicant who has a score of any test of English language ability equivalent to/higher
level than Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) B2, thetest date must be after November 1, 2021.;(2) An applicant who completed the curriculum which meets the qualification to enter
Japanese Master's course of graduate school in an institution where main instruction wasin English.;(3) An applicant who can be concluded that the person has English ability equivalent to or
higher than (1).
*If you want to convert your English scores into CEFR, please refer to the website below.
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/koudai/detail/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2019/09/25/14205
00_3_2.pdf●HealthApplicant must be physically and mentally fit to pursue the study at university.
●Arrival in Japan
Applicant is able to leave for and arrive in Japan within two weeks of October 1, 2024.
●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;[2] Those who cannot arrive in Japan by the date specified by MEXT or the accepting
university;[3] Those who are previous grantees of Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarshipprograms (including those who withdraw from the scholarship program after acquisitionof student status). However, this does not apply to those who wish to apply for ResearchStudents program and meet any one of the following conditions. In addition, since the
Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students does4

not apply to the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship programs, the previous
grantees can apply.
・those who have at least three years of educational or work experience following the endof the payment of the previous scholarship and the start of this scholarship;・the past grantees of Japanese Studies Students program who have graduated or are goingto graduate from universities in their home countries, Japan-Korea Joint Government
Scholarship Program for the Students in Science and Engineering Departments and Young
Leaders’ Program;・those who have obtained or are expected to obtain a degree as undergraduate studentsof the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship programs (university
recommendation/special selection).
[4] Those who are currently also applying to another program under the Japanese
Government (MEXT) Scholarship system. This includes the programs for whichscholarship payments will begin in FY2024;[5] Those who are planning to receive scholarship money from an organization other than
MEXT (including a government organization of the applicant’s country) on top of thescholarship money provided by MEXT after the start of the scholarship payment (theacquisition of student status);[6] Those who are expected to graduate at the time of application and cannot satisfy thecondition of academic background by the deadline given;[7] Holders of dual nationality at the time of application who cannot verify that they will
give up Japanese nationality by the time of the arrival in Japan (the acquisition of student
status);[8] Those who plan to, from the time of application for the MEXT scholarship program,engage in long-term research (such as fieldwork or internship) outside Japan or plan totake a long-term leave of absence from the university;[9] Those who have no intention to obtain a degree.

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 of application
complete, applicants must send the originals.
Application Period and address for submission
Application Period: December 18, 2023 (Mon) ~ January 5, 2024 (Fri) by Japan time: noon
Admission Affairs Section, Student Affairs Division,
Science and Engineering Administration Department
Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192

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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) Cover Sheet *2) Application form for Japanese Government Scholarship * In electronic files (with photo)3) Statement of purpose *4) A letter of recommendation from the president, Dean, or above of the institute addressed to
the President of Kanazawa University *5) Academic transcript of the last university attended6) 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)
7) Students Registration Certificate (for current students)
8) Summary of Graduation Thesis, etc. (free format, 2-3 A4 sized pages)
9) Field of Study and Research plan form * In electronic files
10) Certificate that proves your English ability.
[1] 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.
And / or[2] An original score of any test of English language ability such as TOEFL-iBT or IELTS.
In case you cannot submit both [1] and [2], submit any documents showing your English
ability.
11) Letter of Acceptance from Prospective Supervisor *※You should submit PDF only. The prospective supervisor will submit the original toAdmission Affairs Section, Student Affairs Division.
12) A copy of applicant’s passport (or copy of a certificate of family register, certificate of
citizenship or other identification issued by the government of his/her home country)
13) Certification of health (to be completed by the examining physician) *14-1) Pledge to the President of Kanazawa University * Both side printing
14-2) Pledge to the Director of Graduate school of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa
University15) For those who are currently employed, a letter of release / recognition from their supervisor,
recognizing their right to apply and / or pursue further education in Kanazawa University.
※ 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 66※months. And it must be of upper body, uncapped, full-faced, and solid-color background.
Name and nationality must be indicated on the back. Electronic data can be acceptable.
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 a
graduation certificate simply showing the ranking of the applicant at graduation will not
substitute for academic transcripts.) If it is impossible to calculate your GPA, for example
because your grade is judged only by pass / fail etc., please include in “4) A letter ofrecommendation” the meaning that your academic record is in the top 30% of faculty,
university or graduate school.
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.
Not all students who want to be recommended as international students of special quota to
MEXT can be recommended.
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. Once submitted,
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.
Date of Oral Examination: about the late January to beginning of February 2024 (tentative)
Venue of Oral Examination: It will be announced later by prospective supervisor.
2.

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

4. SCHOOL FEE
Applicants need not to pay examination fee.
For the international student who passes the exam as a MEXT scholarship student, admission fee,and tuition fee will be waived.
(For the international student who passes the exam as a student of special quota, admission fee, andtuition fee will be waived.
For the international student who passes as a student of self-financed quota, admission fee andtuition fee need to be submitted.
Admission fee: 282,000JPY
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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 the date ofrevision.)

5. SCHOLARSHIP FOR JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MEXT) SCHOLARSHIPSTUDENTS※An applicant who is applying for another university with MEXT scholarship at the same time is
not eligible. If identified after acceptance of the scholarship grantees, the applicant will be required
to withdraw from the scholarship.
144,000 yen per month. (In case that the recipient research in a designated region, 2,000 or 3,000
yen per month will be added. The monetary amount each year may be subject to change due tobudgetary reasons.) Stipend will be paid for 2 years from October, 2024. The scholarship iscancelled in principle if the recipient is absent from the university for an extended period. The
scholarship will be also cancelled in principle in the following situations. If the recipient has been
receiving the scholarship despite his/her falling under any of the following situations, the recipient
will be ordered to return the amount of scholarship that he/she received during the period wherein
he/she was involved with any of the following situations.
① The recipient is determined to have made a false;② The recipient violates any article of his/her pledge to the Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology;③ The recipient is expelled from Kanazawa University or receives other punishment, or isremoved from enrollment;④ It has been determined that it will be impossible for the recipient to complete the training
course within the standard time period because of poor academic grades or suspension from
Kanazawa University;⑤ The recipient does not obtain a College Student (ryugaku) visa before arriving Japan or therecipient’s residence status has changed to one other than College Student;⑥ The recipient has received a scholarship from another institution (excluding those specified
for research expenditures);⑦ If he/she proceeds to a more advanced level of education without receiving approval for an
extension of the specific period of the scholarship;⑧ The recipient drops out from Kanazawa University or transfers to another graduate school;⑨ The recipient’s GPA is lower than 2.30 point each year. This GPA will be calculated by themethod which is designated by MONBUKAGAKUSHO;

6. FORCE MAJEURE
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Due to force majeure, the schedule to come to Japan may be changed, the scholarshipmay be canceled, or the contents of the application guidelines may be changed at any
time before or after the notification of acceptance.
Force majeure means events beyond the reasonable control of Monbukagakusho, suchas natural disasters, government (including local governments; hereinafter the same applies in thissection), or acts of government agencies (including border measures such as immigration
restrictions and travel restrictions by the Japanese government or national governments concerning
infectious diseases), compliance with laws, regulations or orders, fire, storm, flood or earthquake,war (whether declared or not), rebellion, revolution or riot, strike or lockout including but notlimited to.

7. 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 to cover
the immediate needs after arrival in Japan (rent of apartment, insurance, etc.).
(3)

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

(4)

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.jp9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

Associate
Akio Ohta
Professor
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

Research Field
Hydrosphere chemistry, environmental chemistry, remediation technology, toxic metals,
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,Trace
metals,Microorganism
Atomic force microscopy, Solid-liquid interface, Intermolecular interactions
photovoltaic devices, self-assembled monolayer, organic spintronic materials

Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering
Name

Position

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 Engineering
Combustion, Internal combustion engine, Biomass usage
thermal engineering, heat transfer

Akio Kodama

Professor

Adsorption, gas separation, desiccant cooling, air purification, low-temperature heat
energyTakuya 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
Name

Position

Research Field

Takafumi Seto

Professor

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
Name

Position

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
Name

Position

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 treatment
process

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

Associate
Professor

biomass conversion, surface chemistry

TENG, Xiao

Assistant
Professor

National land use planning, Smart city and zero energy buildings