Ehime University Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Application Guidelines for Doctoral Special Course onDeep Earth Mineralogical Studies for Asian Students
Academic Year 2012
Admission Policy
This course aims to nurture researchers who have advanced knowledge and research competency
in the studies of deep earth mineralogy and the related sciences. The Special Course on Deep
Earth Mineralogical Studies accepts students from Asian countries who have the following skills:
1) Those who are strongly motivated to learn about the deep earth's materials, structure, physicalproperties, dynamics, and related fields
2) Those who have knowledge concerning deep earth science and the related fields
3) Those who aspire to become a worldwide leading researcher in deep earth science and therelated fields
4) Those who have a firm intention to improve their ability to convey scientific and technicalknowledge

1. Number to be admitted:

1

2. Selection Schedule
1) Application period, Selection test date, and Submission of the application documents
Application period:
From 9 April (Monday) to 20 April (Friday) 2012
(must be sent by EMS-service)
Selection examination date:
Between 29 April (Sunday) and 13 May (Sunday) 2012
Venue:
Ehime University (on alteration of the site, notification
will be made)Notification of selection results: 1 June (Friday) 2012
Admission period:by 15 June (Friday) 2012
Application documents to be sent/submitted to:
The Educational Affairs Office
Faculty of Science, Ehime University
3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan2) Eligibility
Applicants for this program should be non-Japanese citizens from Asian countries, andshould meet one of the following requirements:
1. Those who received a Master’s degree or those who are expected to acquire a Master’s
degree by the end of September 2012.
2. Those who received a valid degree from an accredited institution, comparable to aMaster’s degree, or those who are expected to acquire a comparable Master’s degreeby the end of September 2012.
3. Those who obtained a degree which is equivalent to a Master’s degree by studying in
the correspondence course of a foreign institute while staying in Japan, or those whoare expected to acquire an equivalent Master’s degree by the end of September 2012.
4. Those who were evaluated to have academic achievement equivalent to those whohave a Master’s degree by an individual entrance examination of the Graduate School,Ehime University, and will be 24 years old or older by September 2012.
3) Selection Methods
The selection for admission will be made primarily with an assessment of the submitted
documents, an English writing test, and an interview based on the Admission Criteria
4) Documents to be submitted:
A. Application form (including an entrance examination card and a personal
identification card with a picture) (provided with the application information material,Form #1, Card #1, Card #2)
B. Transcript of academic record for both Bachelor's and Master's courses in a sealedenvelope issued by the Dean of the graduating university or college
C. Graduation certificate of a Bachelor's degree issued by the graduating university orcollege
D. Certificate of a Master's degree or the certificate of expected date of completion issued
by the graduating university or college
E. Letter of recommendation in a sealed envelope from the graduating university orcollege (provided with the application information materials, Form #2)
F. Pledge indicating the commitment of arrival in Japan by the end of September 2012(provided with the application information materials, Form #3)
G. Copy of applicant's passport5) Allocation of Marks, Rating, Evaluation Criteria, & Admission Criteria
1. Allocation of Marks Rating of the documents: Academic records and Letter of recommendation by A, B,and C levels
 English writing test and interview (including oral examination): 100 points
2. Rating and Evaluation Criteria
 Document assessment (Academic records and Letter of recommendation):
Academic ability in the specialized courses will be evaluated.
 English writing test and interview (including oral examination): Basic academic
abilities, sense of purpose, willingness to learn, self-expression ability, etc. will beevaluated.
3. Admission Criteria Successful applicants will be selected on a merit basis of the scores acquired fromthe document assessment, the English writing test, and the interview process(including oral examination). And, applicants evaluated as ‘B’ or ‘C’ in thedocument assessment and not exceeding 60 points on both the English writing test
and the interview will be considered disqualified.
3. Admission Formalities
The followings are necessary for enrollment:
1) Admission fee:
282,000 yen
2) Tuition fee:
535,800 yen/year (267,900 yen each for first and second semester)3) Admission documents filed by the applicant (forms are provided by the Graduate School,Ehime University)4) 3000 to 5000 yen for miscellaneous expenses(Note: Up to 1 student admitted to the Special Course on Deep Earth MineralogicalStudies will be exempted from admission and tuition fees. In addition, 100,000 yen
per month will be granted for living expenses, and the fare for the shortest route will
be provided when entering Japan.)5) Admission/Entrance: The Entrance Ceremony has been scheduled for 2012.9.24(The details will be sent to the successful candidates later.)4. Outline of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering(1) Organization
The Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Ehime University has been designed to have
five main specialized majors and three special courses, as indicated in the chart below. The
Graduate School Course consists of a pre-doctoral course (equivalent to M.S degree) and adoctoral course (equivalent to Ph.D degree). However this Special Course (Doctoral SpecialCourse on Deep Earth Mineralogical Studies for Asian Students) does not have a Pre-doctoralcourse, it only has a doctoral course.

(2) Outline of the Special Course on Deep Earth Mineralogical Studies for Asian Students andFaculty members
This course aims to nurture the researchers and technical experts who are able to play animportant role in the field of deep Earth material science, accepting excellent students from
Asian countries. The students will experience, 1) internship program both in Japan andabroad, 2) long-term overseas research and education programs, 3) intensive lectures andseminars by prominent researchers, the opportunity to develop the skills to become anindependent and international researcher. Additionally, this course is designed to foster
talented people who take an active part in their community and in the world by contributing
to various fields by increasing their research abilities with a wide variety of experiments andnumerical simulations in the field of deep earth material science.
The followings are Faculty members and their subjects:
Tetsuo Irifune
Professor, High Pressure Earth Science
Toshisuke Kawasaki Professor, Experimental Petrology
Akihiko Yamamoto Professor, Informational Earth Science
Toru InoueProfessor, High Pressure Earth Science
Taku Tsuchiya
Professor, Computational Mineral Physics
Masanori Kameyama Associate Professor, Mantle Dynamics
Hisako Hirai
COE Professor, Experimental Mineralogy
Kyoko Matsukage
COE Associate Professor, Experimental Petrology
Yu Nishihara
Senior Research Fellow, High Pressure Earth Science
Jun Tsuchiya
Senior Research Fellow, Computational Mineral Physics

Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University
Doctoral Special Course on
Deep Earth Mineralogical Studies for Asian Students
Application Form
Academic Year 2012 (AY2012)(Form#1)

To:
The President
Ehime University
I hereby submit this application form to seek admission in the Doctoral Special Course on Deep
Earth Mineralogical Studies for Asian Students of the Graduate School of Science andEngineering at your university, and request for your kind permission to appear in the Selection
Test.
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Doctoral Special Course on
Deep Earth Mineralogical Studies for Asian Students

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Deep Earth Mineralogical Studies for Asian Students

Personal Identification
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Entrance Test Admission
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AY2012

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Letter of Recommendation

The President
Ehime UniversityMatsuyama 790-8577
JAPANI, in my capacity as ………………………… of this institution, have written this Letter ofRecommendation in favor of Mr./Ms. ……………………………………….., who is applying for admission
to the Doctoral Special Course on Deep Earth Mineralogical Studies for Asian Students at theGraduate School of Science and Engineering of your university, with my belief that he/she meetsthe requirements mentioned in section 2-2) of the course’s application guidelines brochure. The
following are basic details of Mr./Ms. …………………………………
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(Family Name)(Given Name/s)

Date of Birth:……………/…………/………… (yyyy/mm/dd)

Nationality:……………………………………

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School/Institute/Faculty: …………………………………………………………
Other relevant information on his/her academic performance, character, and other abilities isgiven in the following page.
Thank you.

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Please describe how the applicant meets the application eligibility mentioned in section 2-2)of the application guidelines brochure based on his/her academic performance. Please alsomention the applicant’s rank among all students/graduates of his/her class/group.
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Pledge for Arrival in JapanThe Dean
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Ehime University
3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama 790-8577
JapanI, the undersigned applicant of the Doctoral Special Course on Deep Earth Mineralogical Studies
for Asian Students for AY2012 at your Graduate School, submit this written pledge along withother application documents in relation with my arrival in Japan by the end of September 2012.
Thank you.

Signature:……………………………………………

Applicant’s Full Name:……………………………………………

Date:……………………………………………