SDGs International Doctoral Course for Young Vietnamese Lecturers
Application Information
July 2022
1. Enrollment capacity: 1

2. Application requirements
Applicants should be fulfilling all of the following conditions:(1) Applicants who have received, or are expected to receive a Master’s degree by the time ofadmission in any majors related to Environmental Science and Agricultural Science.
NOTE: Applicants must contact their potential supervisors to discuss about their doctoral
thesis research themes.
(2) Applicants who belong to the organization which have validated MoU or MoA withOkayama University.
(3) Applicants who are able to do the research at a university (and/ or a research organization)
in Vietnam for one year during their doctoral course.
(4) Applicants who have the supervisor (who holds PhD degree) at a university (and/or aresearch organization) in Vietnam.
(5) Applicants who are under the age of 40 by the time of entrance.

3. Required documents for application(1) Application form (Use the official application form attached)(2) Graduation Certificate from University (Submit certificates issued by the university fromwhich you graduated)(3) (Prospective) Completion Certificate from Graduate School (Submit certificates issued by
the graduate school which you graduated (or will graduate))(4) English certificate of TOEFL (International or Institutional), or TOEIC or IELTS, or CEFR
(5) An English abstract of doctoral research proposal (1 page in A4 size)(6) A copy of master’s thesis.
(7) If any, summary of an applicant’s current research after graduation of master course.
(8) If any, status of co-work with the potential supervisor at Okayama University(9) An English abstract of (6). (1 page in A4 size, tables and figures can be included)

(10) Letter of Commitment for the Entrance signed by the applicant and by both potential
supervisors from Okayama University and a Vietnamese university)
4. Application procedure
All required documents must be submitted by post by the deadline of September 30, 2022 toOkayama University, Japan.
Address for submission of documents
Graduate School Section Academic Affairs Division
Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science
Okayama University
3-1-1, Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan

5. Selection procedures of the entrance examination(1) First Screening: Review of the required documents and Interview in English(2) Final Screening: Review of the required documents
For the final screening, applicants need to apply to the Overseas Selection forInternational Students (Application Period: Late November to mid-December) selection
process.
*The entrance examination fee will be waived.

6. Schedule until the enrollment
September 30, 2022 (Fri): Application Deadline
Early October to mid-October : First Screening
Late October: Announcement of the first screening results
Late November to mid-December: Application acceptance periodfor Special Entrance Examination for the Foreign Students (Tentative)
January 20, 2023 (Fri): Announcement of the final screening results
Mid-March: Registration period for admission
April 1, 2023 (Sat): Enrollment and the courses begin7. Program fees and financial aids
Tuition: Okayama University waives entrance examination fee, enrollment and tuition fees forthe successful candidate in this program during their period of studying at Okayama University.
Fees for Vietnamese Universities might be applied.
Scholarship: Maximum of 1,600,000 JPY will be awarded by Okayama University to thesuccessful candidate. The grant would be disbursed in the first year.
Accommodation: Students in this program are able to stay on the campus housing preferentiallywith monthly fee.

8. Program description(1) Students will enroll into International Doctoral Course for Young Lecturers.
We will integrate the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology and the Graduate
School of Environmental and Life Science to establish new Graduate School of Environmental,
Life, Natural Science and Technology (provisional name) in April 2023.
For more information, please refer to the following website:
https://www.gels.okayamau.ac.jp/up_load_files/freetext/gels_dtest_youkoutop_en/file/annoucement-ofreorganization-plan.pdf(2) April 2023 to March 2024
Coursework and research at Okayama University(3) April 2024 to March 2025
Research at a university (and/or a research organization) in Vietnam.
(4) April 2025 to March 2026
Coursework and research at Okayama University. Doctoral thesis preparation and Thesis
Defense

9. Instructions for the preparation of application documents: Abstract of master’s thesis or,summary of current research or occupation (if already graduated)
One A4-size page, all margins are 25 mm, use Times New Roman font, standard font size is
10.5 point except the title with 12 point. Applicant’s name is followed after the title with a linespace. Summary begins after the name with a line space. Figures and/or tables can be included.

Example
Sustainability of Rural and Environmental Systems(Summary Title)(one line space)(applicant’s name)(one line space)

Introduction
The SDGs International Doctoral Course for Young Vietnamese Lecturers(InDoCYVL) was established in cooperation with Okayama University, Japan, andVietnum University.
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