2014
Program for Leading Graduate Schools
Health life science: Interdisciplinary andGlocal Oriented Program(HIGO Program)[Guideline for Student Application(For Additional Admission Offer)]
Health life science: Interdisciplinary and Glocal Oriented Program (HIGO Program) provides
screening tests to the applicants who currently belong to the graduate school. The content of
this program is mentioned in number 8 below.
1. Number of students to be admitted to the program:
A limited number (If the application exceeds the limit, some students who fulfill
certain requirements can be accepted without scholarship.)2. Eligibility for application
Students who fulfill one of the requirements below;① Enrolled in Master Course of Graduate School of Medical Sciences in 2014FY② Enrolled in Master Course of Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in2014FY③ Enrolled in Doctoral Course of Graduate School of Medical Sciences in 2013FYor 2014FY (including those who entered to the doctoral course from the master’sprograms)④ Enrolled in Four-year Doctoral Course of Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences in 2013FY or 2014FY
3. Application Procedures(1) Application is accepted during
June 23rd (Mon.) 2014 ~ June 26th (Thu.), no later than 5:00pm(2) Application is accepted through:Bringing the application form to the Student Affairs Section where the student
belongs to, or post it.
(Internal mail is also available.)4. Papers needed for Application
Papers for submission

Details

Application form

Complete the prescribed form

Photo ID slip, Admission

4 cm high × 3 cm width, face-on photograph of upper half of the body,card and Address label

without head covering is to be pasted on the form. The photograph has toPhotograph (1)be one taken within 3 months of the application.

Reasons for application

Write the reasons in the prescribed form

Approval by the supervisor

A4 sized paper. Form is optional.

Envelope for return

Write your address and your name on the long format No 3 envelope

admission card

(23.5 cm×12 cm), and paste stamp worth 82 JPY on the envelope. The
envelope for internal mail is also accepted.

Score of English exam

Those who are admitted to the Doctoral Course of Graduate School of(only those required)

Medical Sciences in 2013FY or in 2014FY, through the 3rd exam, andhave not submitted English Test score when you applied, and those whohave no intention of submitting English score at the time of thisapplication, are required to take TOEFL-ITP test on the day of thescreening test.
This exam, for evaluation, uses the TOEFL-ITP Score of the entrance
exam of either the Graduate School of Medical Sciences or the Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, or English Test Score submitted inthe application procedure. Those who have already taken TOEFL-ITP at
the entrance exam, and those who have submitted score at the time ofentrance exam, can also take the TOEFL-ITP test on the day of thescreening test.
You can submit your latest (new) score, when you apply for this selective
exam, and can take the TOEFL-ITP test on the day of the screening test.*

Scholarship application formThose who want to receive scholarship should present the scholarship
application form.

*English exam score: TOEFL-iBT, TOEFL-PBT, TOEFL-ITP, TOEIC or TOEIC-IP, IELTS(Only the scores attained within the past 2 years of the exam date are accepted. As forthe TOFEL-ITP and TOEIC-IP, only the scores attained on them at Kumamoto University
are accepted.)
5. Exam fee
Not needed.
6. Screening ProcessDate of exam: July 5th (Sat.), 2014
(Those who take TOEFL-ITP test should come by 9:10, and those who start test fromshort essay should come by 12:40 to the exam room on the day of the exam.)
The exam room: School of Medicine, Kumamoto University (1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku,Kumamoto)
Subjects for the exam

(1) English (TOEFL-ITP)(2) Short essay(3) Interview

9:30 ~ 11:50
13:00~14:30
14:50~ (20 min/person)*During the (1) English test, (2) Short essay exam, students’ desks must be clear
except for their admission card, writing utensils, an eraser, and a watch.
*The student is notified of the details of the exam site when the admission card is sent
to the applicant.
7. Announcement of exam result
July 25th (Fri.) 11:00am
An acceptance letter is sent to applicants who passed the exam. Also, examinee’s
numbers of successful applicants are shown on the website of the Graduate Schoolof Medical Sciences, the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and theHIGO program.
8. Content of the program
The detail of the HIGO Program is shown on the website: http://higoprogram.org/
9. Management of Personal Information(1) Names, addresses and other personal information presented at the time ofapplication are used for screening, announcement of successful applicants, andrelevant procedures to promote this program.
(2) The personal information received for screening, including the results of the examis used as data for analysis, and it is also used to survey and study the screening
methods for applicants.
(3) Some of the tasks of (1) and (2) can be committed to an external business operator.
In such case, some or all of the personal information is provided after contractingwith external business operators, so that the personal information will be treatedproperly.
10. Scholarship system
In order to encourage students who study in this program, there is a system toprovide scholarship. Scholarship is offered to applicants after the prescribed
procedure of screening.
(1) The payment amount (planned amount)★The amount can be changed according to the national budget.
Master’s Course 200,000 JPY/month
Doctoral Course 200,000 JPY/month(2) Requirement for eligibility, compliance rules
・During the period when scholarship is supplied, the student must belong to thisprogram continuously, and participate in the studies provided by the program.

・The student is not allowed to receive any other scholarship or fellowship from otherinstitutes.
★Kinds of scholarship that cannot be received redundantly
Research Fellowship for Young People by the Japan Society for Promotion ofScience (DC)
Scholarship from the Japan Student Services Organization
International students: scholarship from the Japanese government, scholarshipfrom his or her homeland, scholarship for international students by JASSO,
scholarship from Kumamoto University (excluding the scholarship provided tosupport the tuition.)・During the period when scholarship is supplied, the student cannot do side-jobs.
(3) Scholarship is considered to be miscellaneous income, and is taxed. So therecipients of scholarship have to file an income tax report.
HIGO program may offer financial aid in the form of teaching assistantship for those
who cannot receive scholarship.
11. Notes
・After presenting the application form, the applicant cannot change the entries written
in the form.
・The application form cannot be returned to the student.
・Those who make false statements in their application form lose their exam eligibility.
Even after the screening process is over, the student’s eligibility is annulled.
【Application and inquiries 】
1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556
Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Medical Sciences,
Kumamoto University
Tel. 096-373-5025, Fax 096-373-5030
Email: iyg-igaku@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm weekdays
5-1 Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 862-0973
Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Kumamoto University
Tel. 096-371-4635, Fax 096-371-4639
Email: iyg-yakugaku@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm weekdays