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)- 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 the regionalsociety and the understanding of regional cultures and history. This program will train individuals whocan 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 topropose 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 - January5, 2024
Japan time: noon

Application Period

Middle of January, 2024 (tentative)

Notification ofExamination

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(special quota)
International students(self-financed quota)*The number is subject to change.

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In this application guideline, we recruit only those who wish to apply for special quota andself-financed quota. Those who wish to apply for Japanese Government (MEXT)
Scholarship please refer to the application guideline for that.
※ Out of all successful candidates, those who have an academic record of GPA 2.10 or higher
at the last university attended and rank among the top 4 examinees* in result of the entrance
exam will be accounted as the candidates in special quota. In case a successful candidate in
the quota declined the admission, a self-financed international student will move up to fill
the special quota in order of exam result. The students in special quota will be exemptedfrom the payment of both admission fee and tuition fee.
※ The academic records will be calculated by the method which is designated by the Ministryof 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, soil
environment, waste management, etc.) and energy technology●Research field and supervisor
Please select your intended field of specialization at Kanazawa University, and your preferencefor 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/●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 in aforeign 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.
●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 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 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
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 application 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 printing
9) An original score of any test of English language ability such as TOEIC, TOEFL-iBT orIELTS.
10) Letter of Acceptance from Prospective Supervisor *※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 any4

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 willsuffice. 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. 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.
(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(1) Fees
Applicants need not to pay examination fee.
For the international student who passes the exam as a student of special quota, admission fee,and tuition fee will be waived for two years from October 2024 to September 2026.
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
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 dateof revision.
5(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 or student who faces significant difficulty in paying tuition fee either due to a lossof 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 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

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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 to cover
the immediate needs after arrival in Japan (rent of apartment, insurance, etc.). For Self-Financed
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, or are applying for will be granted 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 related information, you might be categorized as a self-financed
international student, even though you pass the exam as an international student with scholarship.
(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
NamePosition

Hiroshi Hasegawa

ProfessorTetsuya 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,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 Engineering
Combustion, 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

AssociateProfessor

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
NamePosition

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
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
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-YamamuraAssociate
Professor

Water environment engineering,Wastewater reclamation, Emerging contaminants

Yuri Nishiwaki-Akine

Associate
Professor

biomass conversion, surface chemistry

TENG, XiaoAssistantProfessor

National land use planning, Smart city and zero energy buildings