Graduate School of Science and Technology, Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences,
University of Tsukuba
Guide for Applications for English Course“International Bioindustrial Sciences Course for Doctoral Program” 2024
1. Objectives of Education and Admission Policy
Objectives ofThe objective of this program is to educate and train students toEducation
become professional practitioners who can (1) play active roles increating new bioindustry technologies and effectively manage
bioresources, (2) appropriately handle intellectual property rights,and (3) meet with the global standard regarding international
strategy and policy determination. This education is based on acurriculum focusing on teaching students broad and specialized
knowledge and raising their abilities to play an active role invarious fields of bioindustry.
Admission Policy

International Bioindustrial Sciences Course for doctoral
program has been established in our program as a special course
for the English program. It develops internationally competitive
human resources over multi-disciplinary practices with technology
and science components, as well as legal, regulatory, social, andethical aspects for bioindustry promotion. The educational aim of
this program is to cultivate doctorate holders who can work aspractitioners involved in the sustainable development andimprovement of life sciences; focusing on food, resource,medicine, energy development, and environmental conservation
technologies, to which great importance is acknowledged in the
21st century. In contrast to graduate programs in conventional
universities, which generally focus on academic career paths, thisprogram aims to cultivate practical researchers who can respond to
the needs of strategy and policy making from an international
perspective. Through education and research fields that integrate
natural science and social science, this program seeks to cultivate
special practitioners who can contribute to the creation of novel
life industries. Students are expected to acquire knowledge andskills based on global standards that are needed for the acquisitionand distribution of biological resources, as well as securing ofintellectual properties.

2. Entrance Examination Schedule
The entrance examination schedule is as follows:(1) Online Application Period: From December 1st, 2023, to December 8th, 2023
(2) Submission of Required Documents: No later than December 15th, 2023
(3) Individual Interviews: January 25th, 2024(4) Announcement of Decision on Application: February 15th, 2024
(5) Enrollment Procedures: Late June 2024 to late August 2024
(6) Enrollment Dates: October 1st, 2024
3. Number of Students to be AcceptedA few

4. Qualifications of ApplicantsIndividuals falling under either of the categories below may apply for this program:(1) Those who graduated or are expected to graduate from a graduate school by September
30th, 2024.
(2) Those who have earned or expect to earn a specialized degree by September 30th, 2024.
(3) Those who have been recognized eligible by the screening of Graduate School as
having academic ability equivalent to or superior to those of university graduate andaged above 24-years old or will become 24-years old by September 30th, 2024.

5. Documents Required for Application
The following documents are necessary for application. Please use the document forms
which can be downloaded fromhttps://www.global.tsukuba.ac.jp/programs/doctoral-program-bioindustrial-scienceNecessary Documents

To Be
SubmittedbyAllRemarks

1

Application Formfor Admission

2

Examination FeeAll

3

Recommendation
LetterAll4(Expected)
Graduation
Certificate*All

Submit original graduation certificate (or certificate ofexpected graduation) issued by any university or otherlearning institution that meets the application
requirements for the doctoral programs of this Graduate
School. See section 6-3 for details.

5(Expected) Degree
Certificate*Those who
graduatedfrom aforeign
graduateschoolIf you graduated from a graduate school outside Japan,
submit original degree certificate (or certificate ofexpected completion) for your Master's degree. Notethat all documents must be in English or in Japanese.
See section 6-4 for details.

6Transcript*

7Study PlanAllAll

This is to confirm the intent of the applicant. Please useForm 1 and attach your photo of passport-size(4.5cm×3.5cm) containing your full face, neck, andshoulders in frontal view, taken within 3 months.
￥ 30,000. Please pay before application. See section 61 for the payment procedure. Use Form 3 to attach thepayment receipt.
[Exceptions]
1. MEXT financed international students
2. Who have completed the University of Tsukuba
Master’s Program and will continue on to theUniversity Doctoral Program within one year of thecompletion date.
A recommendation letter from the dean of theapplicant’s faculty or the applicant’s research supervisor
is required. No specific format is designated. Please use
A4/Letter size paper. For entry details, see section 6-2.

Original transcript of records from the university,
including Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree.
If you are still attending a Graduate School, submit
transcript of records within the period available. See
section 6-5.
Please use the Form 2.

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TOEFL /TOEIC/IELTS
Test Results

Non-nativeEnglishspeakers【Validity Period ofTest Score】
test taken afterJanuary 2021

9ExaminationTicketAll

You are required to submit an original copy of theTOEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score
Certificate, TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Reportwhich is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS bypostal mail. Also possible is the "IELTS Test ReportForm".
※ Regarding submitting TOEFL iBT score reports,
Please check Attachment 1.
(This is not required for applicants whose native
language is English or are from countries where English
is the official language.)
Please fill in your name and attach two photos ofpassport-size (4.5cm×3.5cm) containing your full face,neck, and shoulders in frontal view, taken within 3months.
Use the same photo for the Examination Ticket, Photo
Sheet, and Application Form.

Note:*1 In the case that your current name is different from that on the documents you submit (forexample, because of marriage), submit with the proof (e.g., copy of marriage license).
*2 All documents must be written in English. If the documents or qualification certificates issued
by your school are in a language other than English or Japanese, translate and type the entire text
into English. (No specific format is designated. Please use A4/Letter size paper.)

6-1. Payment of examination fee
Please pay the examination fee by the due date and submit a copy of the payment receipt
with the application documents. Pay by credit card. The specific payment procedures areoutlined below.
Credit card payments:(1) Payment deadline date: December 15th, 2023
(2) URL: https://e-shiharai.net/english/(3) After the payment process is complete, a “Receipt Number” will be displayed. Print out
the page which shows the transaction details and receipt number and attach it to Form3.

6-2. Recommendation Letter
A recommendation letter from your supervisor is required for application. The
recommendation letter should be sealed by the dean. No specific format is designated.
Please use A4/Letter size paper.

6-3 (Expected) Graduation Certificate
Please submit the original graduation certificate (or certificate of expected graduation)issued by your university. No specific format is designated. Please include the date of your(expected) graduation.

6-4 (Expected) Degree Certificate
Please submit the original degree certificate (or certificate of expected completion) issued
by your university. No specific format is designated. Please include the date of your(expected) completion.

6-5 Transcript
Please submit an original transcript. If you are currently attending graduate school, submit
a transcript containing results of the past study period at graduate school. No specificformat is designated. Please submit the original document, not a copy.

7. Submission of Required Documents(A) Submission procedure(1) Fill out the required information in Form 1 and save all files as PDF files. Please send all
the PDF files by e-mail to this address.
Admission office of the Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial Sciences
bioindustrial-adm#@#un.tsukuba.ac.jp (*Replace “#@#” with “@”)
(2) Required documents in the form of PDF files are accepted from December 1st, 2023
to December 8th, 2023 (Japan Standard Time).

(3) Once receipt of the PDF files has been confirmed by our office, send all original
documents by international mail or internal courier service (must be received by the duedate) to the address below (B).

Please be sure the application package includes the following:•Application documents for University of Tsukuba English Course•

The program name of the course (“International Bioindustrial SciencesCourse for Doctoral Program”)•Applicant’s name•Applicant’s e-mail address(4) Original documents are accepted no later than December 15th, 2023 (Japan Standard Time).
(5) Please take the transit time into account when mailing the documents, since the documents
should arrive during the dates mentioned above (Japan Standard Time).
(B) Mailing address
Please send the required documents to:Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial Sciences Office
Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba
1-1-1 TennodaiTsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572
Japan(C) Notes when sending your application documents(1) If any document is missing or is not filled in correctly, your application will not beaccepted. Please check thoroughly before sending.
(2) Application documents will not be returned.
(3) For persons who require special considerations for study due to disabilities or other issues,
please consult by sending an e-mail to this address below before application.
E-mail address:
Admission office of the Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial Sciences
bioindustrial-adm#@#un.tsukuba.ac.jp (*Replace “#@#” with “@”).
(4) If any factual discrepancies are found in the information in the application or application
documents after admission to the University, admission may be revoked.

8. Selection method
After the application documents are received, screening will be conducted based on thesubmitted documents and individual interviews. In the individual interviews, acomprehensive evaluation will be made on English ability, basic knowledge, and eagerness
to enter English Course “International Bioindustrial Sciences Course for Doctoral
Program”.
9.Announcement of Successful ApplicantsAnnouncement of decision: February 15, 2024
Notification of the final result will be sent by email and post to all applicants. “Documents
Required for Enrollment Procedures” at the University of Tsukuba will be mailed toaccepted applicants.
10. Enrollment Procedures(A) Time period(1) The time period for enrollment procedures is from late June to late August, 2024.
(2) Following receipt of the “Documents Required for Enrollment Procedures,” send all
documents required for admission by international courier service by the above deadline.
(B) Payment required by students (except government scholarship students)(1) The normal admission fee is ¥282,000.
The entrance fees are exempted for those who are the Government-Sponsored(Japanese Government Monbukagakusho scholarship) foreign students or who havecompleted the University of Tsukuba Master’s Program and will continue on to theUniversity Doctoral Program within one year of the completion date. (Based on therules of the University of Tsukuba).
(2) The tuition fee is ¥267,900 for the 1st semester and ¥267,900 for the 2nd semester(¥535,800/year).
(3) If the amount of payment is revised at the time of admission or during enrollment, thenew amount will be applied from the time of revision.
(4) The University offers, upon selection, a waiver of all or part of the tuition fee forstudents who are deemed to find it difficult to pay tuition due to financial reasons andfor students who have other unavoidable circumstances.

11.Handling of Personal Information

Results from the entrance examination, as well as personal information obtained by theUniversity of Tsukuba from the applicants’ documents, will be used for affairs concerningadmission and screening, or may be used to improve the way of admission and university
education keeping each identity confidential.

12.Contact
If you have any questions about this student application process, please contact thefollowing three addresses below.
Contact Desk:
Bioindustrial Sciences Office, Graduate School of Science and Technology, University ofTsukuba

E-mail address:
Admission office of the Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial Sciences
bioindustrial-adm#@#un.tsukuba.ac.jp (*Replace “#@#” with “@”)