October 2021 Guidelines for ApplicantsSpecial Selection Prior to Arrival in Japan
Doctoral Program, Yokohama National University Graduate School of Environment
and Information Sciences
1. Introduction
Yokohama National University’s Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences
offers applicants living outside Japan the opportunity to take the entrance examination for its
doctoral program without coming to Japan.

We are currently seeking students formatriculation in October of 2021.

If you wish to apply for enrollment, please read these guidelines carefully, make sure thatyou accurately understand the necessary information, and then correctly carry out theapplication procedures.
This graduate school is composed of several research fields, and the number of applicantsthat can be accepted in each field is different. Therefore, applicants should find the field inwhich they want to major, consult with the academic advisor in charge of that field, and thenproceed with the application. Moreover, classes in this graduate school are as a rule conductedin Japanese, but some of our faculty members are able to provide academic supervision in
English, so please check with the academic advisor in charge of your preferred field about thelevel of Japanese proficiency required.
Please contact the Office of Academic Affairs of the Graduate School of Environment andInformation Sciences if you have any questions about this entrance examination. Please sendquestions by e-mail, in either Japanese or English.

Contact Information
Office of Academic Affairs
Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences
Yokohama National University
79-7 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501
E-mail: ses.daigakuin-env”@”ynu.ac.jp
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You may also contact the faculty member in charge of academic affairs in thedepartment/educational program to which you intend to apply. You may send your inquiries by
e-mail in either Japanese or English.

Department

Artificial
Environment

NaturalEnvironment

Information
Environment

Educational Program
Safety, Environment andSystem Engineering
ProgramEnvironmental Science
ProgramSocial Environment
Program
Ecology and Bioscience
ProgramEarth and Biological
Science Program
Environmental Studies
ProgramInformatics Program
Information Studies
ProgramMathematical Science
Program

Faculty Member

E-mail address

KASAI Naoya

kasai-naoya-pf ”@” ynu.ac.jp

SHIRAISHI Toshihikoshiraishi-toshihiko-fd”@”ynu.ac.jp

FUJII Makiko

fujii-makiko-jd”@”ynu.ac.jp

ENDO Akira

endo-akira-hx”@”ynu.ac.jp

MORI Akira

mori-akira-gc”@”ynu.ac.jp

YAMAMOTO Shinji

yamamoto-shinji-sp”@”ynu.ac.jp

OIKAWA Hiroki

oikawa-hiroki-nm”@”ynu.ac.jp

SHIRAKAWA Shinichishirakawa-shinichi-bg”@”ynu.ac.jp

NAKAMORTO
Atsuhiro

nakamoto-atsuhiro-hc”@”ynu.ac.jp

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National Security-Related Export Controls
Yokohama National University has instituted its own rules for national security-related
export controls based on the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act and rigorously
screens the admission of international students to control the transfer of goods obtainedin Japan to other countries, provision of technology, and exchange of personnel.
Any international students subject to export control regulations may have restrictions
placed on their chosen research activities, or may be ineligible to receive education at
the University. Prospective students should therefore consult their proposed academic
advisor before submitting their application, or take other precautionary measures when
applying to study at the University. International students need to submit a “Pledge to comply
Security Export Control” at the time of enrollment.
For further details of export controls, please refer to the following website.
https://www.ripo.ynu.ac.jp/researcher/start/security/-2-2. Overview of Doctoral Program(1) Purpose of the Doctoral Program
The global community of the 21st century faces an urgent need to create a safe, hospitablesociety through sustainable development. The environment required to develop such a society
must be explored by leveraging the extensive range of knowledge that has been acquired
through interactions across various fields of studies.
In order to address the social challenges posed by this undertaking, the Graduate School ofEnvironment and Information Sciences is conducting interdisciplinary education and researchacross the liberal arts and sciences. The studies are underpinned by two pillars: theenvironment and information. As the former can be broken down into the three inextricably
linked aspects listed below, our graduate school offers programs in three corresponding
specializations.
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Artificial environment:
Natural environment:
Information environment:

Environment created by humans and physical objects
Environment provided by nature
Environment created by information

Given our comprehensive approach to the information sciences, we view information as
another pillar that cuts across all of the various fields of studies that our graduate school offers,
going beyond narrow definitions of the information sciences and information engineering.
Our graduate school cultivates talented individuals in a variety of fields who transcend thebarriers between the liberal arts and sciences with the aim of helping to usher in a safe,
hospitable, and sustainable society by creating new social value based on information frominteractions among the three different environments. During their studies, our students not only
acquire specialist knowledge and skills, but also develop fluency in communication acrossdifferent disciplines.
The studies carried out in our doctoral programs bring together the disciplines of the liberalarts and sciences to explore a sustainable society, natural environment, and advanced
information sciences. They are designed to foster highly specialized professionals who caninnovatively and practically apply their knowledge and skills based on the findings reported
from studies for the realization of a risk-aware society. In more advanced studies combined withthe cross-sectional studies conducted in our doctoral programs, our students conduct their own
research to identify and resolve challenges that broadly entail discussions on the environment,
information, humanities, and society. Through this process of creating new social value without
being constrained by the arts-science divide, our students acquire leadership in their respective
fields of study in order to help usher in a safe, hospitable, and sustainable society.

(2) Admissions Policy of the Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences
and Its Departments
Please visit the following website.
https://www.eis.ynu.ac.jp/english/category04/overview_D.html-3-

3. Academic Advisors, and Educational Programs
Please visit the following websites.
https://www.eis.ynu.ac.jp/english/category04/overview_D.html

4. Number of Openings for New Incoming Students in October 2021
Department of Artificial Environment: A few
Department of Natural Environment: A few
Department of Information Environment: A few

5. Application Requirements
Applicants must be individuals who reside outside of Japan at the time of application, andwho have earned an academic degree equivalent to a master’s degree or a professional
degree outside of Japan or who expect to do so by September 30, 2021.
*An applicant who expects to earn an academic degree equivalent to a master’s degree ora professional degree outside of Japan by September 30, 2021 and passes the entrance
examination but then is unable to obtain the degree by September 30, 2021 will be denied
admission.

6. Application Procedures(1) After selecting the faculty member that you would like to have as your academic advisor
after you enroll in this graduate school, contact that teacher directly by e-mail or someother means and obtain permission to apply. To see which faculty members are available
to serve as academic advisors and their research fields, visit the website, which you canaccess via the link in Section 3 above. To find your preferred advisor’s contact information,please search the list of faculty members on the following website.
https://www.eis.ynu.ac.jp/english/category03/academic_new/index.html*If your preferred advisor’s contact information is unavailable, please request it from theappropriate faculty member in charge of academic affairs in the department/educational
program to which you intend to apply mentioned on the list in Section 1.
When consulting with your prospective academic advisor, please submit, as directed,
your resume, a list of your past achievements, your intended research plan, your foreign
language test results (TOEIC, TOEFL, Japanese Language Proficiency Test, etc.), andany other necessary information.
(2) Together with the entrance examination fee, please mail the documents mentioned below,
by international express mail or some other service that allows mail to be tracked, so thatthey arrive from May 25(Tuesday), 2021 to June 22(Tuesday). Moreover, if theundermentioned certificate and transcript of grades are in a language other than English
or Japanese, please attach an English or Japanese translation to them.
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a. Application for Admission: prescribed form. (Form 1)
b. Intended Research Plan: prescribed form. (Form 2)
c. Photograph: One taken in the 3 months prior to application, height 4.5 cm x width 3.5 cm.
Please affix it to the Application for Admission.
d. Certificate of completion, or certificate of expected completion, from last graduate school
attendede. Transcript of grades
f. Record of Research Achievements: A prescribed form on which to include an abstract ofyour master’s thesis and a list of your published papers and other achievements. (Attach
offprints and a summary of your achievements.) (Form 3)
g. Documents that objectively indicate your linguistic abilities (Only if requested)
A TOEIC or TOEFL score certificate or score sheet (This must be submitted byapplicants whose native language is not English and who have been asked to submit itby their academic advisor, and must have been issued within the 24 months prior toapplication.)
Japanese Language Proficiency Test score certificate (This must be submitted byapplicants whose native language is not Japanese and who have been asked to submit
it by their academic advisor.)h. Letter of recommendation: This must be from someone who is at least the equivalent of theapplicant’s academic advisor or graduate school dean at the university, etc., which theapplicant attends or attended.
i. A copy of a personal ID containing a photograph of the applicant
For example, a passport (the page with your name, nationality and photograph), a driver’s
license, etc.
j. Entrance examination fee: 30,000 yen
Please pay by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, JCB, American Express, MUFG, DC, UFJ,NICOS) or China UnionPay. For more information, please visit the following website.
http://e-apply.jp/e/ynu-payment/
Attach a printout of the email confirmation of payment to the prescribed form and enclose itwith the submitted documents. If the entrance examination fee is not paid, or if the printout
and prescribed form are not enclosed, the application will not be accepted.
Address: Office of Academic Affairs
Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences
Yokohama National University
79-7 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, 240-8501
JAPAN

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7. Method of Applicant Selection
The submitted documents will be reviewed, and a scholastic ability test (written test or oral
test (including interview over the Internet)) will be carried out. Applicants will be directly notified
at a later date of the test time, the method for carrying out the test, and other information.

8. Announcement of AcceptanceOn August 6(Friday), 2021, the results from the selection process will be announced on the
Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences website, and notifications will also
be mailed to the applicants.

9. Necessary Tuition and Fees at the Time of Enrollment(1) Enrollment fee: 282,000 yen (currently)(2) Tuition (for half year): 267,900 yen (Annual amount: 535,800 yen) (currently)[Note 1] If the tuition is revised while you are in the doctoral program, the new tuition will
apply to you.
[Note 2] Information about the payment method will be sent together with documents on
the enrollment procedures if your application is accepted.

10. Procedures for Coming to Japan Following Notification of Acceptance
The following procedures are necessary before coming to Japan.
(1) Obtaining a Passport
A passport is something issued by the government of one’s country. Without a passport a
person cannot leave or enter a country. If you are obtaining a passport for the first time,
you may need a certificate of enrollment or test-taking, and it may take some time toreceive the passport. Please check the situation before applying for a passport. In caseyou need a certificate, please ask for one when applying for admission.
(2) Obtaining a Visa
The residence status of foreign students at this university is “foreign student.” When you
first enter the country for the purpose of study at this university, it is absolutely necessarythat you do so with a “foreign student” visa. You can obtain a “foreign student” visa bysubmitting, to your local Japanese consulate or legation, a Certificate of Eligibility for
Residence in Japan, issued by Japan’s Immigration Bureau. This certificate can beapplied for only by 1) a parent or sibling living in Japan, 2) a scholarship provider, or 3) an
academic advisor.
Changing from another visa status (except for “family stay”) to “foreign student” requires
an extremely complicated procedure, and the change may not be allowed, so pleaseobtain a “foreign student” visa before entering the country. Students who have a different-6-

type of visa will not be regarded as foreign students and will thus be unable to apply forforeign student scholarships or obtain services intended for foreign students.
(3) Securing a Residence
Through an agent or another foreign student from your country who is living in Japan,
please arrange for a residence where you can live once you come to Japan. In thisconnection, please visit the following websites.
https://www.ynu.ac.jp/english/student/#housing

11. Points to Heed
(1) The documents submitted in the application procedures cannot be changed after theprocedures are complete.
(2) Your application documents will not be accepted if required information has been omitted
from them or if they contain other deficiencies.
(3) Once the entrance examination fee is paid and documents are submitted, they will not be
returned for any reason.
(4) After the enrollment procedures, the enrollment fee will not be refunded for any reason.
(5) To obtain “foreign student” residence status, you must be able to demonstrate that you
possess the economic resources to support your daily life as a foreign student in Japan.

12. Handling of Personal Information
In addition to being used for the applicant selection process, the personal information enteredin an applicant’s entrance examination results, application documents and so on may be usedin materials related to welfare measures applied for by the student – such as the waiving of theenrollment fee – or in surveys and research conducted by the school. However, if survey andresearch results are published, this will be done in a way so that individuals cannot be identified
from them. Personal information will not be used or provided for any other purpose.

13. Tuition Waiver Program for Privately Financed International Students（Section in Charge ：International Admissions Office）
The tuition waiver program aims to promote the acceptance of academically excellent
privately financed international students and provide financial support after their admission
to YNU. Screening is based on the results of entrance examinations. High-ranked
applicants will be entitled to a 100%, 50%, or 30% exemption from tuition fees according totheir performance in exams. (Also, those entering doctoral programs will be entitled to a
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Application procedure
Those who wish to apply for the tuition waiver program must download “Application
Form/Expense Plan Form” from the following URL, please fill out the form and submit ittogether with other application documents by mail when they apply.
URL: https://www.ynu.ac.jp/english/student/tuition/waiver/-8-