Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University 2023
Application Requirements for the Doctoral Programme (October)（Cross-National Doctoral Course）
The Graduate School of Law at Tohoku University has collaborated with Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
(ENS-Lyon), University Lumière Lyon 2, the University of Sheffield’s School of East Asian Studies,
the Department of Political Science at Tsinghua University, the School of Law at Tsinghua University,
the Institute of Law at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the Department of Political
Science and International Studies at Yonsei University, the College of Law at National Taiwan University,
the Department of Political Science at National Taiwan University, the Faculty of Philosophy atHeidelberg University, the Department of Political Science at National Chengchi University, the Facultyof Social and Political Sciences at Universitas Padjadjaran, Institut national des langues etcivilisations orientales (Inalco), and Graduate Institute of East Asian studies, College ofInternational Affairs, National Chengchi University(hereafter “Home Institutions”) and decided tooffer a Cross-National Doctoral Course in fields related to law and political science (including
humanities and social sciences).

1. Number of Students to be accepted
We will admit up to 10 qualified applicants each year in total from the Home Institutions.

2. Eligibility
Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements.
(1) Those who are registered, or are expected to be registered, as PhD students at one of theHome Institutions by October, 2023.
(2) Those who have passed the preliminary requirements set forth by the Home Institutions at
which he or she is registered or plans to be registered at the Home Institution and are agreed
upon as candidates for making an application to the Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University.
* Pertaining to (2), please make inquiries regarding the preliminary requirements to theperson in charge at each Home Institution

3. Application Period
1st December (Thu), 2022 – 13th January (Fri), 2023
All required documents must be received by the School of Law Office by 13th January (Fri),
2023 deadline.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Applications sent by post will be accepted during the above application period.
Applications hand-delivered directly to the School of Law Office will be accepted during its
business hours (from 9:00 to 12:45 and from 13:45 to 16:45, except Saturdays, Sundays, national
holidays and the year-end and New Year holidays (December 28, 2022 – January 3, 2023).

-1-4. Application Procedure
Applicants should prepare and submit to the Student Affairs Section of School of Law thefollowing
documents.
Documents to be submitted① Application for Admission and CV

Details
Use the forms specified by the School of Law. The forms canbe downloaded from the following website:

http://www.law.tohoku.ac.jp/eng/admissionsgraduate/entrance_examination/application-requirements/

If you have written a master thesis, its submission isrequired. In case there is no master thesis, other equivalent
piece of written work shall be accepted. If the Master thesis
Master thesis [(in case there is no or other equivalent piece of written work to be submitted is② master thesis, other equivalent piece written in a language other than English or Japanese, theof written work)] (4 copies)
full paper in the original language must be accompanied by
an abstract written in either English or Japanese(approximately 4,000 words in English or 10,000 characters
in Japanese, on A4 paper).

③

List of past research and publications In any format, on A4 paper. The list must be written in(4 copies)
English or Japanese.

④ Research proposal (4 copies)

The Research proposal must be written in English or Japanese.
Use the forms
specified by the School of Law. The forms can be downloaded
from the following
website:http://www.law.tohoku.ac.jp/eng/admissionsgraduate/entrance_examination/application-requirements/

Student Registration Certificate (or The certificate must be written in English or Japanese. Use⑤ certificate of expected registration) the form specified by the School of Law. An official seal of
from the Home Institutions

the Home Institution is required on the form.

Recommendation
letterfromtheThe letter must be written in English or Japanese.
student's supervisor or prospective⑥
Supervisor's or prospective supervisor's signature issupervisor at one of the Home
required.
Institutions
The certificate must be written in English or Japanese. Use
Certificate of Master degree (or⑦the form specified by the School of Law. An official seal ofcertificate of expected Master degree)
the Home Institution is required on the form.

* Applicants who need assistance or other consideration in taking the entrance examination or completingthe course of study should contact the School of Law Office of Student Affairs Section. Applicants
will not be discriminated against based on such inquiries made to the School of Law.
Inquiries should be made by 5th December (Mon), 2022.

-2-5. Selection Process
Selection will be determined by the following process.
First Selection: Screening
Final Selection: Interview* Each successful applicant of the (1) Screening will be informed of the time and place ofthe (2) Interview.
* Tohoku University Graduate School of Law cannot accept any inquiries regarding the selection
results including documentary screenings.

6. Notification of Results
Notification of First Selection Results: Around 11:00 a.m., 20th March (Mon), 2023
Notification of Final Selection Results: Around 11:00 a.m., 19th May (Fri), 2023
All applicants will be notified of the selection results by e-mail. The results will also beposted on the website of the School of Law (http://www.law.tohoku.ac.jp/eng/).

7. Status and Research Activities as Registered Students of Tohoku University’s Graduate
School of Law(1) Graduate students accepted to the Cross-National Doctoral Course will become registereddoctoral programme students of the Graduate School of Law at Tohoku University and their HomeInstitution. While registered at Tohoku University’s Graduate School of Law, students arerequired to spend a minimum of one year at the institution and to conduct research duringthat time.
(2) Graduate students on the Cross-National Doctoral Course will submit their dissertations
to the Graduate School of Law at Tohoku and their Home Institution. By successfully defending
their dissertations, students will receive a double doctoral degree from the two institutions.
The awarding of a doctoral degree from Tohoku University’s Graduate School of Law will be inaccordance with the Graduate School of Law’s regulations.
(3) Graduate students on the Cross-National Doctoral Course will conduct research under thejoint supervision of supervisors from Tohoku University’s Graduate School of Law and theiroverseas home institution from the time of enrollment at Tohoku University until they receive
their doctoral degrees.

8. Expenses and Financial Support for Research(1) Students applying to and enrolling in the Cross-National Doctoral Course will be exempt
from the admission, matriculation, and tuition fees of Tohoku University.
(2) Travel fees to Japan, living expenses including utilities and rent, insurance, and otherexpenses will be the student’s responsibility.
(3) Those who are in the Cross-National Doctoral Course will be employed as Research Assistants
or Fellows for one academic year from October 2023 By assisting at research workshops andwith tasks such as translation, Research Assistants or Fellows may receive a monthly salaryof around 130,000 yen (subject to taxation). In addition, they may be eligible for an annual
research grant of up to 100,000 yen to facilitate their research activities. Please note thatsalary and research grant amounts are subject to change.

-3-9. Additional Information(1) Applications sent by post should be sent by registered mail with “School of Law
Application (Cross-National Doctoral Course)” written in red, to:School of Law, Tohoku University27-1 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku,Sendai, Miyagi 980-8576
Japan(2) Those with inquiries regarding the application process or with requests for applicationmaterials by post should enclose a stamped and self-addressed envelope.
(3) Withdrawal and changes cannot be made to documents once submitted.
(4) Submitted documents will not be returned.
(5) Regarding personal information
1) The Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University handles personal information in strict
compliance with regulations such as the “Act on the Protection of Personal Information
Held by Incorporated Administrative Agencies etc.” and the “National University
Corporation Tohoku University - Policy on the Protection of Personal Information”,
taking every precaution to protect personal information.
2) Personal information, such as examination scores, used to screen applicants will be
used exclusively for educational purposes, such as selecting applicants, enrollment
procedures, follow-up surveys, post-enrollment student support (scholarships, tuition
waivers and health management etc.) and academic advising, or the purpose of tuitioncollection.

November 2022
School of Law, Tohoku University27-1 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku,Sendai, Miyagi 980-8576
Japan
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