AY 2022
Master’s Program (Enrollment in April 2022)
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering
Special Entrance Examination
for International Students
Application Guide
Term 1
There may be changes to the application guidelines due to thenovel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. If there are any suchchanges, we will inform you through the website below.
Please check our website again before applying for the entrance
examination.
http://www.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/eng-ofc/kym/examinee.html

Graduate School of Engineering
Kobe University

Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering was established as part of the reorganization of the
Graduate School of Science and Technology in April 2007. Both the Master’s and Doctoral Programsof the Graduate School of Engineering consist of five departments: Architecture, Civil Engineering,Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Science and Engineering.
A Master of Philosophy in Engineering is granted upon completion of the Master’s Program at theGraduate School of Engineering.
A “Basic Policy for the English course of Undergraduate and Graduate School of Engineering” hasbeen established. This policy aims to promote lectures in English or English with Japanese additional
explanation.
Admission Policy of Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering
Engineering refers to an academic discipline dedicated to developing an understanding of nature toserve humanity, pursuing the principles of nature to solve social issues, and building a sustainable
society in which people can live in harmony with nature.
The Graduate School of Engineering promotes fundamental scientific research, engages in appliedresearch that contributes to society, and conducts research and education for developing individuals
demonstrating advanced and broad knowledge, extensive creativity, high ethical standards, and global
mindedness. The Graduate School is committed to enrolling students from a wide range of backgrounds,
including people who have conducted and published research at a company, laboratory, or the like, andinternational students.
The Graduate School of Engineering welcomes applications from those who meet the criteria below,
in addition to the criteria set forth in the Admission Policy of Kobe University.
The ideal applicants that the Master’s Program of the Graduate School of Engineering
hopes to accept are as follows:
1. Students who show enthusiasm for identifying the principles underlying natural phenomena andwish to contribute towards human society through science and technology.
[Required competences: critical thinking, good judgement, expression, interest, and motivation.]
2. Students who possess high ethical standards and are able to understand and consider the impact ofscience and technology on human society.
[Required competences: critical thinking, good judgement, expression, interest, and motivation.]
3. Students who derive satisfaction from identifying novel challenges and finding creative solutions.
[Required competences: critical thinking, good judgement, expression, interest, and motivation.]
4. Students who use their international experience to increase their cultural awareness, particularly
with respect to the potential applications of their research.
[Required competences: critical thinking, good judgement, expression, initiative, cooperativeness,interest, and motivation.]
5. Students who demonstrate a passion for acquiring advanced and specialized academic knowledge
and capabilities in order to conduct cutting-edge research.

[Required competences: knowledge, technique, critical thinking, good judgement, expression,interest, and motivation.]
Basic Policy for the Selection of Students:
In order to select students demonstrating the qualities above, in line with the Diploma Policy andCurriculum Policy of the Master’s Program of the Graduate School of Engineering, the Graduate Schoolassesses various competences in the entrance examinations below.
The General Entrance Examination, Entrance Examination for Recommended Candidates, Special
Entrance Examination for Working Adults, and Special Entrance Examination for International
Students are designed to assess knowledge, technique, critical thinking, good judgement, expression,
initiative, cooperativeness, interest, and motivation.

For admissions enquiries please contact the Master’s Program of the Graduate School of Engineering:
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering, Student Affairs Section
1-1, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501
Tel: +81-(0)78-803-6350
E-mail: eng-kyomugakusei@office.kobe-u.ac.jp
Graduate School of Engineering Website: http://www.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/
Kobe University Website: https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/

Table of Contents
Ⅰ Application Guide for Special Entrance Examination for International Students to the
Master’s Program (Enrollment in April 2022) of the Graduate School of Engineering
1. Enrollment Quota………………………………………………………………….……………… １
2. Required Qualifications …………………………………………………………………………… １
3. Application Term ……………………………………………………………………………...… ２
4. Application Procedures……………………………………………………………………….… ２

5. Submission Address for the Application ………………………………………………………… ８
6. Methods, Dates, and Place of Examination ……………………………………………………… ８
7. Publication of Successful Applicants
8. Admission Procedures………………………………………………………

８………………………………………………………………………..… ８

9. Important Notes …………………………………………………………………………….…… ９
10. Screening of Eligible Applicants (5) …………………………………………………………… ９
11. Handling of Personal Data…………………………………………………………………...… ９

12. Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases………………………………………………...… 10
13. Other Information ……………………………………………………………………………… 12
Appendix: Subjects, Date, Place of Examination …………………………………………13
Payment Methods of the Fees for the Entrance Examination for the Master’s Program of the Kobe
University Graduate School of Engineering from a Location Overseas ……………………… 19

Ⅱ Information on the Master’s Program Curricula (Enrollment in April 2022) of the
Graduate School of Engineering
1. Educational Philosophy and Objectives ………………………………………………………… 20
2. Approach and Features of Program Curricula ……………………………………………...…… 20
3. Departments, Divisions, and Fields of Education and Research ………………………………… 22
4. Department Details …………………………………………………………………………….… 23
5. Educational and Research Fields, Faculty, and Research Subjects (Keywords) ……………….…. 25◎ Attachments (A set of required forms for the application as designated by the Graduate
School of Engineering)○Application Form
○Curriculum Vitae○ID for the Examination○Administration Form
〇Letter of Provisional AcceptanceⅠ Application Guide for Special Entrance Examination for International Students
to the Master’s Programs (Enrollment in April 2022) of the Graduate School ofEngineering
1. Enrollment Quota
Enrollment
Quota

Department

Note

A Few
(Undefined)

Department of Architecture
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Chemical Science and Engineering

A Few
A few students of each
(Undefined)
department can select the
A Few
Digital Medical(Undefined)
Engineering Creation
A Few
Course. (See page 21)(Undefined)
A Few(Undefined)

2. Required Qualifications
The eligible individual must be a foreigner with International Student alien residential status (or be eligible forthis status in April 2022) and fully meet the condition or conditions under one of the following items.
(1) The individual has completed an undergraduate program or will have completed an undergraduate
program by March 31, 2022. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any individual who has graduated from anundergraduate program of Kobe University Faculty of Engineering or is currently enrolled in the programwith a prospective graduation date is excluded in the case of the Department of Electrical and Electronic
Engineering.
(2) The individual has completed sixteen years of academic curricula outside of Japan or will have completed
the curricula by March 31, 2022.
(3) The individual has completed the aforementioned sixteen years of academic curricula offered byinstitutions outside Japan as correspondence programs while living in Japan or will have completed thecurricula by March 31, 2022.
(4) Applicants who have received a bachelor’s degree by completing a three-year or longer program at aforeign university accredited by the respective foreign government, or designated by the Minister of
MEXT (this includes applicants who have completed an appropriate program offered by the respective
foreign educational facility through distance learning while residing in Japan, and applicants who havecompleted an appropriate foreign educational program at an educational facility in Japan as specified in
the previous category).
(5) The individual has been recognized as having the academic ability equivalent to or better than the abilityof individuals who have completed an undergraduate curriculum, based on an application evaluation by
the Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering on an individual basis, and the individual is going
to be 22 years of age or older by March 31, 2022.
(Note 1) See page 17 if applying based on item (5) above.
(Note 2) The individual who may be eligible based on item (5) above is a graduate of a junior college, technical-1-

college, or vocational school or has completed a curriculum offered by a school in the "miscellaneous"category.

3. Application Term
The application term starts on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 and ends on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (Closed on
weekends and holidays.)
Applications are accepted from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (except for 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
In the case of mailed applications, the application must be delivered to the Graduate School by 5:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, July 27, 2021.
* The Examination Admission Card and other documents will be mailed at a later time.
4. Application Procedures
The applicant must collect, complete as may be required, and submit the documents as listed below:
ApplicantsApplication
Document

required toNotes

submitdocuments

A form designated by the Graduate School. The forms are specific to each
respective department.
Please use a pen or a ballpoint pen with black ink to fill out the forms.
Ensure that the Certificate of Payment of the examination fee (must bewith a dated post office stamp) is attached to the designated area on theback of the Application Form.
<Completing the field of education and research>
Please refer to the "Educational and Research Fields, Faculty, andApplication Form
/ Curriculum
Vitae

Research Subjects (Keywords)" (page 25-29) and choose the field of
your education and research to complete the Application form for

All theapplicants

special entrance examination for international students. The fields ofeducation and research are instructed by each department as below.
1. Department of Architecture
Complete the boxes for the desired field of education and research with
the number of your most desired field of education and research (onefield only).
2. Department of Civil Engineering
Complete the box for the desired field of education and research with
the number of your most desired field of education and research (onefield only).
3. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering-2-Complete the box for the desired field of education and research with
the number of your most desired field of education and research (onefield only).
4. Department of Mechanical Engineering

Application Form
/ Curriculum
Vitae

All theapplicantsComplete the box for the desired field of education and research withthe field code of your most desired field of education and research (onefield only).
5. Department of Chemical Science and Engineering
Complete the boxes for the desired field of education and research(faculty member in charge) with the number of your most desired fieldof education and research (one field only).

ID for the
Examination(with one photo)
Administration
Form (with one
photo)All theapplicants

Address Stickers(Two stickers)

All theapplicantsSpecial Envelope
for Examination
Application
Documents

All theapplicants

A form designated by the Graduate School. Glue your photo in thedesignated area. (The photo must be cut to 4.0 cm x 3.0 cm and taken
within the last three months with the applicant facing front without any
head covering and background, and may be monochrome or in color.
Digital photos must be printed on the special paper for photo prints and of
sufficient quality.)
A form designated by the Graduate School. For mailing a notice anddocuments for enrollment procedures for the successful applicants.
The designated envelope must include the applicant’s mailing address, firstand last names, zip code, and postage stamp/stamps worth 384 JPY. (Formailing the Examination Admission Card)
Transfer the fee from your nearest post office with the attached transfer
form and glue the Certificate of Payment in the designated area on the backof your Application Form. (See "Payment Methods of the Fees for the

Examination Fee
30,000 JPY

All theapplicants

Entrance Examination for the Master’s Programs from a Location
Overseas" on page 19 if the fund is transferred from a foreign bank.) The
fee is not collected if you are an international student awarded a Japanese
Government Scholarship at the time of application and continue (or arescheduled) to be an international student with a Japanese Government
Scholarship after enrollment.

Recommendationreferral from theacademicsupervisor of theuniversity thatyou have
graduated from

Prepared by the professor you studied with at your university or any other

Applicablestudents only

institution that you graduated from. If the referral is written in a language
other than English, please attach an English or Japanese translation of the
document. (Not required for the students currently enrolled in the Kobe University
Faculty of Engineering or Graduate School of Engineering.)-3-

Prepared by the dean (or the president) of your university or any otherinstitution that you have graduated from. (Not required if the applicants have

Academic
Transcript

Applicablestudents only

the required qualification (5) or the applicants are expected to graduate fromthe Faculty of Engineering of Kobe University by March 31, 2022.) If thetranscript is written in a language other than English, please attach an
English or Japanese translation of the document.

Certificate of
Graduation(Prospective)
or
Certificate ofCompletion(Prospective)

Prepared by the dean (or the president) of your university or any otherinstitution that you graduated from. (Not required if the applicants have theApplicablestudents only

required qualification (5) or the applicants are expected to graduate fromthe Faculty of Engineering of Kobe University by March 31, 2022.) If thetranscript is written in a language other than English, please attach an
English or Japanese translation of the document.

A document
proving theunofficial
acceptance
prepared by thefaculty member ofthe education andresearch field of
your first choice

All the applicants

Notification onelective subjects

Applicants for Department ofArchitecture,
Applicants for Department ofCivil Engineering,
Applicants for Department ofElectrical and Electronic
Engineering, andApplicants for Department of
Mechanical Engineering

Original of
TOEIC Official
Score Certificate*orOriginal of TOEFL
Test Taker(Examinee) Score
ReportSubmit the document (no format specified) prepared by therelevant faculty members of the Graduate School ofEngineering.

Complete the Special Subject (1) and Special Subject (2) inthe case of Applicants for the Department of Architecture,and Special Subject (2) in the case of Applicants for the
Department of Civil Engineering, the Department of
Mechanical Engineering, and the Department of Electricaland Electronic Engineering in the area for elective
notification included in "II. Survey Items for the Applicantsof Special Entrance Examination for International Students
and Special Entrance Examination for Career
Professionals."

Applicants who submit the TOEIC Score must submit the original versionof the TOEIC Official Score Certificate in addition to a copy of thiscertificate (A4 size). If you submit the TOEFL Test Score, you must submit

Applicants for
Department ofArchitecture

the original version of the TOEFL Test Taker (Examinee) Score Report inaddition to a copy of this report (A4 size). After we check the copy against
the original, we will return the original version to you when we send you
the Examination Admission Card. If you only submit the original version,
we will not return it to you.
-4-For TOEFL we only accept TOEFL-iBT (internet Based Test, except for
TOEFL-iBT Special Home Edition) and TOEFL PBT (Paper Based Test),
and for TOEIC, we only accept TOEIC Listening & Reading Test. Anyscore for a TOEIC-IP Test or TOEFL-ITP administered for groups is not
acceptable. Furthermore, the applicants who submit a TOEFL Test Taker

Applicants for
Department ofArchitecture(Examinee) Score Report must make an arrangement to send theInstitutional Score Report（Official Score Report）to Kobe University( DI code：B071 ). TOEIC Official Score Certificate or TOEFL Test
Taker (Examinee) Score Report is considered valid if it is issued for a test
taken within the last two years calculating from the day of the scheduled
enrollment examination. Any official certificate without the photo of theapplicant is not acceptable.
Please visit our Department of Architecture website for more details.
(http://www.arch.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/) (in Japanese)
Applicants who submit the TOEIC Score must submit the original versionof the TOEIC Official Score Certificate in addition to a copy of thisOriginal of
TOEIC Official
Score Certificate*orOriginal of TOEFL
Test Taker(Examinee) Score
Reportcertificate (A4 size). If you submit the TOEFL Test Score, you must submit
the original version of the TOEFL Test Taker (Examinee) Score Report inaddition to a copy of this report (A4 size). After we check the copy against
the original, we will return the original version to you when we send you
the Examination Admission Card. If you only submit the original version,
we will not return it to you.
For TOEFL we only accept TOEFL-iBT (internet Based Test, except for
TOEFL-iBT Special Home Edition) and TOEFL PBT (Paper Based Test),
and for TOEIC, we only accept TOEIC Listening & Reading Test. Anyscore of TOEIC-IP Test or TOEFL-ITP administered for groups is not

Applicants for
Department of
Civil
Engineering

acceptable. Furthermore, applicants who submit a TOEFL Test Taker(Examinee) Score Report must make arrangements to send the Institutional
Score Report（Official Score Report）to Kobe University ( DI code：
B071 ). TOEIC Official Score Certificate or TOEFL Test Taker(Examinee) Score Report is considered valid if it is issued for a test taken
within the last two years calculating from the day of the scheduled
enrollment examination. Any official certificate without the photo of theapplicant is not acceptable.
You may replace the Original of TOEIC Official Score Certificate
or TOEFL Test Taker (Examinee) Score Report with the submitted
one if you send (by post) or submit directly the new one to the
Department Office of Civil Engineering by one week before theexamination day. (If you send it by post, it must arrive there by
one week before the examination day.)
Please visit our Department of Civil Engineering website for more details.
(http://www.shimin.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/) (in Japanese)-5-Applicants who submit the TOEIC Score must submit the original versionof the TOEIC Official Score Certificate in addition to a copy of thiscertificate (A4 size). If you submit the TOEFL Test Score, you must
submit the original version of the TOEFL Test Taker (Examinee) Score
Report in addition to a copy of this report (A4 size). After we check the
copy against the original, we will return the original version to you when
we send you the Examination Admission Card. If you only submit theoriginal version, we will not return it to you.

Applicants for
Department ofElectrical andElectronic
Engineering

Original of
TOEIC Official
Score Certificate*orOriginal of TOEFL
Test Taker(Examinee) Score
ReportFor TOEFL we only accept TOEFL-iBT (internet Based Test, except for
TOEFL-iBT Special Home Edition) and TOEFL PBT (Paper Based Test),
and for TOEIC, we only accept TOEIC Listening & Reading Test

conducted in Japan. Any score for a TOEIC Test administered outside
Japan or a TOEIC-IP Test or TOEFL-ITP administered for groups is not
acceptable. Furthermore, applicants who submit a TOEFL Test Taker(Examinee) Score Report must make arrangements to send the Institutional
Score Report（Official Score Report） to Kobe University ( DI code：
B071 ) . TOEIC Official Score Certificate or TOEFL Test Taker(Examinee) Score Report is considered valid for the application if it isissued for a test taken after April 1, 2018. Any official certificate without
the photo of the applicant is not acceptable. Please visit our Department ofElectrical and Electronic Engineering website for more details.
(http://www.eedept.kobe-u.ac.jp/) (in Japanese)
Applicants who submit the TOEIC Score must submit the original versionof the TOEIC Official Score Certificate in addition to a copy of thiscertificate (A4 size). If you submit the TOEFL Test Score, you must submit
the original version of the TOEFL Test Taker (Examinee) Score Report inaddition to a copy of this report (A4 size). After we check the copy against
the original, we will return the original version to you when we send you
the Examination Admission Card. If you only submit the original version,
we will not return it to you.
For TOEFL we only accept TOEFL-iBT (internet Based Test, except for

Applicants for
Department of
MechanicalEngineering

TOEFL-iBT Special Home Edition) and TOEFL PBT (Paper Based Test),
and for TOEIC, we only accept TOEIC Listening & Reading Test. Anyscore of TOEIC-IP Test or TOEFL-ITP administered for groups is not
acceptable. Furthermore, applicants who submit a TOEFL Test Taker(Examinee) Score Report must make arrangements to send the Institutional
Score Report（Official Score Report） to Kobe University ( DI code：
B071 ) . TOEIC Official Score Certificate or TOEFL Test Taker(Examinee) Score Report is considered valid if it is issued for a test taken
within the last two years calculating from the day of the scheduled
enrollment examination. Any official certificate without the photo of theapplicant is not acceptable. Please visit our Department of MechanicalEngineering website for more details. (http://www.mech.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/)(in Japanese)-6-

Applicants who submit the TOEIC Score must submit theoriginal version of the TOEIC Official Score Certificate inaddition to a copy of this certificate (A4 size). If you submit the
TOEFL Test Score, you must submit the original version of the
TOEFL Test Taker (Examinee) Score Report in addition to a copyof this report (A4 size). After we check the copy against theoriginal, we will return the original version to you when we send

Original of
TOEIC Official
Score Certificate*orOriginal of TOEFL
Test Taker(Examinee) Score
Reportyou the Examination Admission Card. If you only submit the

Applicants for
Department ofChemicalScience andEngineering

original version, we will not return it to you.
For TOEFL we only accept TOEFL-iBT (internet Based Test, except for
TOEFL-iBT Special Home Edition) and TOEFL PBT (Paper Based Test),
and for TOEIC, we only accept TOEIC Listening & Reading Test. Anyscore for a TOEIC-IP Test or TOEFL-ITP administered forgroups is not acceptable. Furthermore, the applicants who
submit a TOEFL Test Taker (Examinee) Score Report must makean arrangement to send the Institutional Score Report（Official
Score Report）to Kobe University ( DI code：B071 ) . TOEIC
Official Score Certificate or TOEFL Test Taker (Examinee) Score
Report is considered valid for the application if it is issued for atest taken after April 1, 2018. Any official certificate without thephoto of the applicant is not acceptable.

Permission for
examination entry

Residence
Certificate or the
likeCertificate ofJapanese
Government
ScholarshipStudent

Applicant currently
enrolled in a
graduate school;
Applicant currently
employed by acompany

Individuals currently enrolled in a graduate school (except for

Applicant who is aforeigner (onlyapplicable if theapplicant is an alien
resident of Japan)

An applicant who is a foreigner and an alien resident of Japan must

individuals with prospective completion by March 2022) must submit
permission for examination entry issued by the chief faculty memberof his/her graduate school, and individuals currently employed by acompany or any organization of a similar nature must submit
permission issued by his/her line manager.
submit a photocopy of his/her residence certificate (the certificate isvalid only if issued within the last 30 days from the day ofsubmission) or any other equivalent document (submit a photocopy ofboth sides of your resident card).
If you are an international student awarded a Japanese Government

Applicable students
only

Scholarship, include a letter to that effect issued by the university
where you are currently enrolled. (Not required for students currently
enrolled in the Kobe University Faculty of Engineering or Graduate
School of Engineering.)*Special notes regarding the application documents- As a general rule, the documents submitted must be the originals, and no photocopy of the document will
be acceptable. (Except where indicated that the photocopy is acceptable, or when it is necessary to submit
the photocopy with the original version.)- Any insufficiently prepared document is rejected, so please use extra caution for any item that is incomplete
or includes inaccurate information.
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- In the event an applicant falsified the application details or failed to satisfy the eligibility requirements forthe application, the enrollment shall be revoked, even if the person has been successfully enrolled.
- As a general rule, application documents shall not be returned to the applicant. (Except where indicatedthat the documents will be returned.)- TOEIC Official Score Certificate of TOEIC Listening & Reading Test is the only acceptable certificates.
TOEIC Speaking & Writing Tests,TOEIC Speaking Test, TOEIC Bridge Listening & Reading
Tests,TOEIC Bridge Speaking & Writing Tests are not accepted.
5. Submission Address for the Application
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering, Student Affairs Section, 1-1, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku,
Kobe 657-8501
Tel: +81-(0)78-803-6350
If you apply via postal mail, please use the registered express mail service.
Also, please add the text "Application Documents to the Master’s Degree Program (Enrollment in April 2022)
of XXXX (note: name of the department) at Graduate School of Engineering Inside" in red on the front of theenvelope.

6. Methods, Dates, and Place of Examination
The decision on enrollment is made based on the overall evaluation of the results of a written examination
and an interview. Please take note that any candidate who has not undergone the written examination orinterview is exempted from the evaluation for enrollment. See the table on the appendix (pages 13 to 16)
for the subjects of the written examination and the date, time, and venue of the interview.
7. Publication of Successful Applicants
10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 9, 2021 (currently scheduled)
The successful applicants will be announced on the website of Graduate School of Engineering.
(http://www.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/eng-ofc/kym/examinee.html)
In addition to the publication, a notice of the results will be mailed to the successful applicants.
The offices will not respond to any inquiries by phone about the results.
8. Admission Procedures(1) Procedure for Enrollment
The procedure for enrollment will be completed by post.
(2) Period and Documents for Admission Procedures
The period for enrollment procedures is scheduled for mid-March of 2022. The detailed schedule will
be mailed (via postal services) by late February of 2022, together with the documents required forenrollment.
(3) Payments upon Admission
Category

AmountAdmission Fee

282,000 JPY

Notes
Please make the payment within the enrollment period.

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Tuition
Feefor First
Semester

267,900 JPY

AnnualTuition535,800 JPY

The tuition fee is due in April. The payment method isan account transfer from the account indicated on the
Account Transfer Request of Tuition to Kobe
University. [If the tuition has been revised in the
program of your curriculum, the revised tuition isapplicable as of the time of the revision.](Note 1) The prices indicated above are the actual prices for AY 2021.
(Note 2) The paid admission fee is not refundable on any basis.
9. Important Notes(1)
General Notes(i) An applicant may apply to one department only. An applicant may not apply to two or more departments.
(ii) No revisions to the information as written and completed at the time of the application are allowed
thereafter. The paid examination fee is not refundable on any basis, except for the instance where theapplication documents have not been submitted, or where the application has been rejected.
(iii) Please bring your Examination Admission Card with you on the day of your examination.
(iv) The applicant may use a watch or clock with timekeeping functions only.
(v) The Graduate School does not make any referral to any lodging facility for the examination.
(vi) If you are physically impaired and require special attention, please notify the Graduate School of it two
weeks prior to your application.
(2)
Important Notes to Applicants
For applicants to the Department of Architecture, the applicant may not bring or present any material todemonstrate previous professional achievements (e.g. completed works) in the interview for the Master’s
Degree Program (Enrollment in April 2022) at the Graduate School.
10. Screening of the Applicants under Eligibility (5)An eligibility evaluation is administered for applicants seeking to apply under this eligibility. (See page 17)
11. Handling of Personal Data
(1) The personal data retained by the Graduate School will be handled under stringent compliance with the
Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Independent Administrative Agencies, as wellas the Guideline on the Control of Personal Information Retained by Kobe University.
(2) The results of the examination used in the admission examination and other kinds of personal data areused in the decision on the individuals to enroll (processing of applications and administration of
examinations), publication of the successful applicants, admission procedures, and the compilation of
the reference materials for the evaluation of methods for the admission examinations in the future.
(3) The personal data as disclosed upon application are used only for enrolled students in supporting
activities (including health control, tuition exemption, and application for scholarships), guidance forlearning and other educational purposes, tasks related to tuition, and other activities inherent to thesetasks.
(4) These activities may be partly performed by a subcontractor (hereinafter referred to as the "Subcontractor")that is commissioned by the Graduate School. The disclosed personal data are provided under theconfidentiality obligation to the Subcontractors as a whole or in part and to the extent that the
Subcontractors are capable of performing the commissioned activity.
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Kobe University has implemented the Measles and Rubella Registration Policy, and all
newly enrolled Kobe University students must submit one of the following three certificates(①, ②, or ③) to prevent a possible outbreak of measles and rubella on campus.
Please note that students admitted into the following schools should submit either ① or ③:
School of Medicine (Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences),the Graduate School of Medicine, or the Graduate School of Health Sciences.
① A vaccination certificate to prove that you were inoculated against measles and rubella(twice each after one year of age) .
② A vaccination certificate to prove that you were inoculated with measles and rubella vaccines each within thelast five years (since April 2017).
③ An antibody certificate verifying that you have sufficient antibody titer in your blood (refer to the chart nextpage) to prevent the development of measles and rubella, based on the results of an antibody test
performed within the last five years (since April 2017).
＊ For ① and ②, it can be a combined vaccine of measles and rubella vaccines (e.g., MR vaccine).
＊ For ① and ②, the certificate must be issued by an accredited medical institution,and state the type of vaccine andthe date of inoculation.
＊ For ③, the certificate must specify the measuring method and the measured values of antibody titer in your blood(refer to the next page), and it must satisfy the judging standard listed in the chart. A blood test report sheet itself canbe accepted for submission.
If the antibody titer in your blood is insufficient, you must receive the necessary vaccination, and submit either ① or②.
＊ You may submit a combination of ①, ②, and ③ (e.g., ① for measles, and ③ for rubella).
＊ If the antibody titer level is below requirements, yet you cannot be inoculated with vaccines for some reason (e.g.
illness or body composition), please submit an official document (for example, a certificate issued by the doctor)
explaining why.
<Submission Period and Place of Submission>・All successful undergraduate and graduate applicants enrolling in April (except the Graduate
School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Health Sciences, and the Graduate School of Maritime Sciences):
Submit the certificate when you register at the Medical Center for Student Health (Rokkodai)
during your routine medical check-up scheduled for April.
・All successful graduate applicants enrolling in April (the Graduate School of Medicine, theGraduate School of Health Sciences, and the Graduate School of Maritime Sciences):
Submit the certificate to the following institution by the designated date:Students of the Graduate School of Medicine should submit directly to the Medical Center for Student Health,
Kusunoki Branch, by April 18.
Students of the Graduate School of Health Sciences should submit directly to the Physical and Mental Health
Consultation Office (Myodani Campus), by April 18.
Students of the Graduate School of Maritime Sciences should submit directly to the reception desk on the date of
the medical check-up for Maritime Sciences students.
Please note that medical check-ups for students enrolling in the following schools in April take place on different
dates on their own campuses than the aforementioned routine medical check-up schedule. The schools are theGraduate School of Medicine, Graduate School of Health Sciences, and the Graduate School of Maritime Sciences.
・Successful applicants enrolling in October:
Submit the certificate when you register at the Medical Center for Student Health (Rokkodai) during the routine
medical check-up scheduled for mid-late October.
(2)

Submission of a certificate demonstrating inoculation and an antibody test against epidemic parotiditis andchickenpox (Only for successful applicants enrolling in the School of Medicine including both the Faculty of
Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences; the Graduate School of Medicine; and the Graduate School of Health
Sciences):
In addition to the measles and rubella certificate, successful applicants enrolling in the School of Medicine (theFaculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences), the Graduate School of Medicine, and the Graduate Schoolof Health Sciences, are also required to submit a certificate regarding epidemic parotiditis and chickenpox. A
designated form for the certificate is available at the Academic Affairs Section.
The certificate must state that either you were inoculated against epidemic parotiditis and chickenpox (twice each
after one year of age), or verify that you have sufficient antibody titer in your blood to prevent development of
epidemic parotiditis and chickenpox based on an antibody test performed within the last five years (since April 2017).
If the antibody titer in your blood is insufficient, you must receive a necessary vaccination (twice each after one
year of age), by the due date for the certificate submission.
If the antibody titer level is below requirements, yet you cannot be inoculated with vaccines for some reason (e.g.,
illness or body composition), please submit an official document (for example, a certificate issued by the doctor)
explaining why.

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<Submission Period and Place of Submission>・Successful undergraduate and graduate applicants enrolling in April(Only for the School of Medicine including the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences;
the Graduate School of Medicine, and the Graduate School of Health Sciences):
By end of July of your first year, submit the certificate to the following:
Students of the School of Medicine (both the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences) should
submit directly to the Medical Center for Student Health (Rokkodai).
Students of the Graduate School of Medicine should submit directly to the Medical Center for Student Health,
Kusunoki Branch.
Students of the Graduate School of Health Sciences should submit directly to the Physical and Mental Health
Consultation Office (Myodani Campus).
(Attention: For those who are enrolled in the School of Medicine but miss the submission deadline, you may not beable to participate in the initial on-site clinical training program etc.)
・Successful graduate applicants enrolling in October(Only for the Graduate School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Health Sciences):
Submit the certificate by end of December of your first year to the following:
Students of the Graduate School of Medicine should submit directly to the Medical Center for Student Health,
Kusunoki Branch.
Students of the Graduate School of Health Sciences should submit directly to the Physical and Mental Health
Consultation Office (Myodani Campus).
Measuring Methods and Judging Standards for Protective Antibodies in Blood
MeasuringJudging Standard
Remarks
MethodPositive result by one of these three methods.
IgG−EIA method
8.0 ≦ positive（16.0 ≦ ）＊＊ For the School of Medicine (both the Faculty
Measles

RubellaEpidemic Parotiditis(Mumps)Chickenpox

PA method

256x≦ positive

NT method

4.0x
(8x

≦ positive≦ ）＊of Medicine and the Faculty of Health
Sciences), the Graduate School of Medicine,and the Graduate School of Health Sciences:
Positive result by one of these three methods,
and must achieve values shown in brackets.

HI method
IgG−EIA method

32x
8.0

≦ positive≦ positive

Positive result by one of these two methods. (HImethod is recommended)

IgG−EIA method

4.0≦ positive

IgG−EIA method

4.0
4-fold4-fold5mm≦ positive≦ positive≦ positive≦ positive

IAHA method
NT method
Antigen skin test

Only for the following schools:
School of Medicine (Faculty of Medicine, Facultyof Health Sciences)，
Graduate School of Medicine, and Graduate
School of Health Sciences
Only for the following schools:
School of Medicine (Faculty of Medicine, Facultyof Health Sciences), Graduate School of
Medicine, Graduate School of Health Sciences
Positive result by one of these four methods（IgG−EIA method is recommended）

Make sure the above methods are followed when the antibody titer is measured in your blood.
The protective antibody value differs according to the measuring method used. Please note that the judging
standards are higher than the usual standards used at medical institutions.
Students who wish to enter the School of Medicine (the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health
Sciences), the Graduate School of Medicine, and the Graduate School of Health Sciences should be awarethat they are required to have an even higher level of protective antibody values listed in brackets against
measles.
Before you visit a medical institution, please make an appointment and confirm that the antibody test and/or
the vaccine you need are available at that institution.
When you visit a doctor at a medical institution, make sure you present this guidebook so your doctor canissue the necessary certificate(s). (Please make sure you confirm with your doctor the measuring methods
and judging standards when measuring the antibody titer in your blood.)＊ Points to Consider when Submitting a Certificate:① Please submit the original certificate and one set of copies (A4 size).
② If the certificate is written in a language other than Japanese or English, please attach a document thatshows either a Japanese or English translation.

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For further information, please refer to:
Medical Center for Student Health, Kobe University
Tel: 078-803-5245
Student Support Division, Student Affairs Department, Kobe University Tel: 078-803-5219

13. Other Information
The Graduate School has exemption programs from admission fee and tuition fees, as well as
scholarship programs as part of the educational support.

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Appendix
Subjects, Date, and Place of Examinations
Subjects (for Special Entrance Examination for International Students)
English translation for the written exam is available. Please make a request for English translation with theapplication form. If the applicants for the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering request an English
translation, the written examinations will be provided in both English and Japanese. If the applicants for the
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering request an English
translation, the written examinations will be provided only in English.
Items to be used
except for writing
stationery

Subjects
Department
Special Subject (1)Department ofArchitecture

Special Subject (2)The applicant applying for a The applicant applying for afaculty member of group A faculty member of group B
must take Architectural must take Building Structure
Planning, Urban Planning andStructural
Materialand History of Architecture examinations.
examinations.
The applicant applying for afaculty member of group C
must take the Environmental
Engineering examination.

Foreign
Language

Interview

Not Available(Note 1)EnglishInterview

A rental calculator
will be supplied.

(Note 2)

Structural Mechanics,
Hydraulics,(linear algebra, differential andSoil Mechanics,
integral calculus, differential
Infrastructure
equations, and probability
Planning
andand statistics)
Management
Select two of the four subjects
listed above
Mathematics

Department ofCivil Engineering

Mathematics

Department of
MechanicalEngineering

EnglishInterview

A rental calculator
will be supplied.

Materials Science and(linear algebra, differential and Engineering,
integral calculus, ordinary Quantum Physics,(Note 4)differential
equations, Electric Power Engineering,
Department ofcomplex function theory, and Automatic Control,
Electrical andFourier analyses)
Information Theory,

Electronic
Engineering

Scale(Note 3)(Note 6)EnglishInterview

Scale

Interview

Not Available

Electromagnetics
Logic Circuit
Electric and Electronic (Note 5)
Circuits
Select two of the six subjects
listed above
Mechanics of Materials
Fluid Dynamics
Mathematics
Thermodynamics(linear algebra, differential andFundamental Mechanics andintegral calculus, ordinary
Vibrationdifferential
equations,
Production Engineering andcomplex function theory, andControl Engineering
Fourier analyses)
Select three of the fivesubjects listed above- 13 -(Note 7)

EnglishDepartment ofChemical Scienceand Engineering(Note 8)

Evaluated by Interview

EnglishInterview

Not Available（Note 1）Evaluated by the TOEIC or TOEFL Score. For information on score validity, please refer to “4. Application Documents”.
Please visit our Department of Architecture website for more details.
(http://www.arch.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/) (in Japanese)(Note 2) Please visit our Department of Civil Engineering website for an overview of the problems covered in the Special Subject
examinations. (http://www.shimin.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/)(in Japanese)(Note 3) Evaluated by the TOEIC or TOEFL Score. For information on score validity, please refer to “4. Application Documents”.
Please visit our Department of Civil Engineering website for more details. (in Japanese)(http://www.shimin.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/)(Note 4) Please visit our Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering website for an overview of the problems covered in theSpecial Subject examinations. (http://www.eedept.kobe-u.ac.jp) (in Japanese)(Note 5) Select two subjects out of the Special Subjects (2) listed below and designated by the education and research field of your firstpreference for the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Education and Research Field

Special Subject (2)Number
1-4B

Materials Science and Engineering, Quantum Physics, Electric PowerEngineering

5

Quantum Physics, Electric Power Engineering, Automatic Control

6-10

Automatic Control, Information Theory, Logic Circuit(Note 6) Evaluated by the score for the TOEIC test or TOEFL test. For information on score validity, please refer to “4. Application
Documents”. Any official certificate without the photo of the applicant is not acceptable.
(Note 7) Evaluated by the TOEIC or TOEFL Score. For information on score validity, please refer to “4. Application Documents”.
Please visit our Department of Mechanical Engineering website for more details.
(http://www.mech.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/) (in Japanese)(Note 8) Evaluated by the TOEIC or TOEFL Score. For information on score validity, please refer to “4. Application Documents”.

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Department of Architecture
Date

Time

Subjects

Aug. 23 (Mon)10:30–12:30

Special Subject (1): Architectural Planning;
Urban Planning and History of Architecture(Only for the applicant applying for a faculty memberof group A)
Special Subject (2): Building Structure andStructural Material(Only for the applicant applying for a faculty memberof group B)
Special Subject (2): Environmental Engineering(Only for the applicant applying for a faculty memberof group C)

Aug. 24 (Tue)

9:30–

Interview

Department of Civil Engineering
DateAug. 23 (Mon)Aug. 24 (Tue)Time

Subjects

9:30–10:30

Special Subject (2): Structural Mechanics

11:00–12:00

Special Subject (2): Hydraulics

13:00–14:00

Special Subject (1): Mathematics

14:30–15:30

Special Subject (2): Soil Mechanics

16:00–17:00

Special Subject (2): Infrastructure Planning andManagement

10:00–13:00

Interview

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
DateAug. 23 (Mon)Aug. 24 (Tue)Time

Subjects

9:30–11:00

Special Subject (1): Mathematics

11:30–13:00

Special Subject (2)

14:30–16:30

Special Subject (1): Electromagnetics Electric andElectronic Circuits

14:00–17:00

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Department of Mechanical Engineering
Date

Time

Subjects

9:30–11:00

Special Subject (1): Mathematics

11:20–12:20

Special Subject (2): Mechanics of Materials

13:20-14:20

Special Subject (2): Fluid Dynamics

14:40-15:40

Special Subject (2): Thermodynamics

9:30-10:30

Special Subject (2): Fundamental Mechanics andVibration

10:50-11:50

Special Subject (2): Production Engineering andControl Engineering

Aug. 23 (Mon)Aug. 24 (Tue)

13:30–

Interview

Department of Chemical Science and Engineering
DateAug. 24 (Tue)Time
14:00–

Subjects
Interview

Place of Examination
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering Building (address: 1-1, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe. See
the back of your Examination Admission Card for access to the venue).

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Screening of the Applicants under Eligibility (5)1. Required Qualifications
The individual must have been verified to have the academic ability equivalent to or better than the abilityof the individuals who have completed an undergraduate curriculum after an application qualification
evaluation by the Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering on an individual basis, and the individualis going to be 22 years of age or older by March 31, 2022.
(Note) The individual who has been "approved to have the academic ability equivalent to or better than theability of the individuals who have completed an undergraduate curriculum after an application
qualification evaluation by the Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering on an individual
basis" refers to individuals who have graduated from a junior college, technical college, or vocational
school, or have completed a curriculum offered by a school in the "miscellaneous" category, andhave been approved to have the academic ability equivalent to or better than the ability of theindividuals who have completed an undergraduate curriculum after an application qualification
evaluation on an individual basis.
2. Application Eligibility Evaluation
An eligibility evaluation is administered by the Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering on an
individual basis for an applicant seeking to apply under this eligibility.
(1) Application procedures
Application term: from Tuesday, June 15, 2021 to Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Applications are accepted from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (except for 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)(2) Submission address of the application documents for eligibility evaluation:
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering,Student Affairs Section, 1-1, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501
Tel: +81-(0)78-803-6350
In the case of mailed applications, the application must be sent via registered express service anddelivered to the Graduate School by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Also, please add "Application Documents for the Eligibility Evaluation of Master’s Degree Program(Enrollment in April 2022) at Graduate School of Engineering Inside" in red color written on the frontof the envelope.
(3) Documents to submit(i) Application for Eligibility Evaluation (the form designated by the Graduate School)(ii) Certificate of graduation issued by the last educational institution attended (in Japanese or English)(iii) Academic Transcript issued by the last educational institution attended (in Japanese or English)(iv) Envelope designated for response (a standard size envelope with the applicant’s mailing address, firstand last names clearly indicated, and attached with the postage stamp/stamps of 374 JPY)
(4) Evaluation Method
The applicant is evaluated by the documents.
(5) Notice of the results of application eligibility evaluation
The results will be notified to the applicant by Thursday, July 1, 2021.

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3. Application Procedures
If you have qualified for application eligibility through the application eligibility evaluation, please complete
the application procedures pursuant to this Application Guide. (In this instance, the academic transcript or
certificate of graduation (or completion) included in the list of application documents are not required.)
4. How to Request the Documents for Application Eligibility Evaluation(i) Make sure that the application is based on application eligibility (5), and (ii) request the documentsfrom the Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering, Student Affairs Section, by sending the form
with the clearly indicated name of the school that you last graduated from and the other information andwith an envelope (size K2: 33.2 cm long and 24.0 cm wide) for a response with your zip code, mailingaddress, first and last names indicated, and with the postage stamp/stamps of 410 JPY. It should be notedthat "Application Documents for the Eligibility Evaluation of Master’s Degree Program (Enrollment in April
2022) at Graduate School of Engineering Inside" must be written in red on the envelope.

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Payment Methods of the Entrance Examination Fees for the Master’s Programs ofKobe University Graduate School of Engineering from a Location Overseas

Please access the Application Fee Payment System of Kobe University from the URL shown
below or the QR code, and pay with a credit card or Alipay.
The credit card holder does not have to be the applicant, but please be sure to enter theapplicant's information in the Customer information field.
Please print the Incoming email of payment completion and attach it to the application form.
https://tinyurl.com/yxt4p2dv【Items】
Application fee¥30,000

Remittance fee¥660【Handling credit cards, etc. at the payment system of Kobe University】- 19 -

Ⅱ Information on the Master’s Program Curricula (Enrollment in April 2022) of
the Graduate School of Engineering
1. Educational Philosophy and Objectives
The Graduate School of Engineering aims to develop applied research activities that contribute tosociety and at the same time promote fundamental scientific research activities based on the belief thatengineering should give back its scientific progress to society. To enable the Graduate School to achieve
its aim, five departments are established: the Department of Architecture to create living space in societythat excels in safety, comfort, convenience, and balance with the environment; the Department of Civil
Engineering to promote safety and symbiosis with the environment in urban and suburban spaces; theDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering to construct the foundation for the informationsociety with electronic materials, electronic information devices, and data processing technology; theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering to create the various kinds of machinery including energy,transportation, and production machinery and robots; and the Department of Chemical Science andEngineering to invent and explore the mechanism of functional materials and to create and advance thematerial production processes. The objective of the first term of the Master’s Programs at the Graduate
School is to engage in education and research to cultivate talent with broad knowledge and aninterdisciplinary viewpoint, in particular professionals of excellence with multiple points of view andabundant creativity. The objectives for the second term of the programs are to further expand and explore
education in the first term of the respective departments, and at the same time promote education andresearch to nurture researchers and faculty members at higher educational institutions and expert
professionals of more advanced levels.
2. Approach and Features of Program Curricula
The first term of the programs offers a kind of education that attracts a wide breadth of talent and thatis aligned with the talent cultivation policy after the completion of the programs. The second term of the
programs continues to deliver higher levels of technical education that is consistent with the first term,
whereas the newly enrolled students from the second term are provided guidance on an individual basis.
The features of the Graduate School curricula include the following.
The Graduate School is currently offering Master’s Programs that cover highly specialized and diverse
academic areas of engineering to successfully satisfy the students' ambition for improvement, and now it
is introducing coursework, multi-major education, and industry-academia collaborative education
featuring work experience.
Establishing multi-major courses:
Cross-department sub-courses are established to cultivate engineering professionals equipped withmultiple points of view and abundant creativity and to offer students an option to develop talent fromeducation by multiple departments, in addition to that of the principal department. The completion ofeach sub-course will be accredited if the requirements have been met, and the students will be awarded
with certificates of completion. The accredited units, however, will be treated separately from therequirements of the first term.

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Digital Medical Engineering Creation Course:
In order to develop advanced medical devices that provide solutions to the various problems thatJapan’s healthcare system is facing today, there is a need for human resources who can create
innovations by acquiring fundamental knowledge for device development from both life and medical
science perspectives, and who are able to capture the needs of the medical field and translate them into
commercialization. In response to this, Kobe University will offer a new course, the Digital Medical
Engineering Creation Course, in April 2021 at the Graduate School of Engineering, as a place forcreative education to achieve the full potential of the medicine and engineering collaboration. Thiscross-disciplinary educational program will be implemented across multiple graduate schools of Kobe
University (Graduate School of Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Graduate School of Health
Sciences, etc.). In this course, students will learn about concept development and manufacturing of
new devices, with a specific emphasis on medical device development that enables practicalapplications in the medical field.
This course has the following features. (i) Students will develop specialized knowledge andmultifaceted thinking in life/medical science and engineering fields through a cross-disciplinary
curriculum and team-based development practices in collaboration with different disciplinary fields.
(ii) Students will be able to experience needs identification through visits to the sites of medical
operations. (iii) Students will gain a broad range of hands-on experience, such as medical device
development and robot hand control, through practical training at the Medical Device Hands-on Studioin Kobe University research hospital.
If students meet the requirements of the course, they will receive a certificate of completion. The course
is designed for students who are interested in advanced medical technology and the application ofengineering principles to medicine. Those who are able to set their own goals and tackle their challenges
with an inquiring mind are encouraged to participate in this course.
Fostering Interdisciplinary Viewpoints:
The Graduate School promotes the cultivation of interdisciplinary viewpoints by designating a required
elective subject of Advanced Science and Technology A that is established as a subject common to fivenatural science graduate schools (science, engineering, system informatics, agricultural science, andmaritime sciences).
Master’s Degree Accreditation Procedures:
A midterm presentation meeting on the progress and future plan of the research will be held in thesecond term of the first year to the first term of the second year to offer proper guidance for the draftingof master’s degree theses. Furthermore, the progress of the students in learning technical knowledge will
be verified in the second term of the second year before moving forward to the submission and evaluationof the master’s degree theses (including the presentation meeting for the master’s degree theses). The
midterm presentation meeting on the progress of research and the presentation meeting for the master’s
degree theses will be held by the respective departments to establish a system for each department as awhole to work on the research and guidance. The presentation meeting for the master’s degree theses isheld in the first year in the case of earlier completion.

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3. Departments, Divisions, and Fields of Education and Research(Department)

Department of Architecture

Department of Civil
Engineering

Department of Electrical andElectronic Engineering

Department of MechanicalEngineering

Department of Chemical
Science and Engineering(Total) 5 departments(Division)(Education and Research
Field)

Spatial Design

4 fields

Architectural Planning

3 fields

Engineering of Building
Structures
Architectural Environmental
Engineering
Engineering of Human
SafetyEngineering ofEnvironmental Symbiosis

3 fields
2 fields

6 fields
6 fields

Physical Electronics

5 fields

Computer and Information
Engineering

5 fields

Heat Transfer and Fluid
Engineering
Materials Physics andMechanics

3 fields
3 fields

System Design

3 fields

Innovative Materials andNano Engineering

2 fields

Applied Chemistry

3 fields

Chemical Engineering

3 fields

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51 fields

4. Department Details
Department of Architecture
Architecture is one of the most universal fields of learning, concerning the creation of housing,architectural facilities, and other bases of human life. In order to address the emerging architectural
challenges, it is necessary to foster human resources capable of "spatial design" to study basic fields ofarchitecture, such as design and planning, structural engineering, and environmental engineering, and toprovide specific solutions for the challenges by integrating the learning from the basic fields.
The curriculum at the Department of Architecture provides education and undertakes research in orderto produce practical talents to create safer and enhanced space for living comprising (i) integrated andpractical design encompassing architectural and environmental design, management of structural
engineering and designing; structural and information systems, and environmental management, (ii) basic
theory of the architectural design including history and theory of architecture, conservation and restoration
theory for historical environments, dwellings and planning of housing and areas, urban and architecturalsafety and architectural planning, and basic theory of urban planning; (iii) broad range of research andeducation for improvement of safety and resilience of building structures against natural and human-madehazards and for advanced structural design, performance evaluation, proposal and application of novel
technologies: structural controls and high-performance materials; and the (iv) analysis and control of
acoustical, thermal, aerial and lighting environment of buildings.
Department of Civil Engineering
The Department of Civil Engineering enrolls students who intend to be in charge of the public services
that are much-needed in society, and develops practical and highly skillful talents with comprehensive
cross-disciplinary points of view and technical knowledge across the traditional civil engineering areas.
The department sees the broad engineering area encompassing urban redevelopment, citizen participation,and internationalization as the new Civil Engineering for the 21st century. The department delivers
education and research related to safety in urban and regional areas, and to environmental symbiosis basedon education on environmental conservation and maintenance and restoration of urban facilities. We aim
to create cities and areas that are safe against natural and social disasters and symbiotic with nature. The
Department of Civil Engineering has two divisions including the Human Safety Engineering Division andEnvironmental Symbiosis Engineering Division.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The current expectations for fundamental research at universities are the highest ever in the electricaland electronic engineering fields as the fields are facing critical research subjects, including thedevelopment of nano-structured materials; neo-functional materials; quantum effect materials anddevices; ultra-gigabit scale chips; large capacity communication shifting from terabit to petabit; nextgeneration super capacity computers; artificial intelligence attempting to achieve the functionality ofhuman brain; development of new electric energy technology; and the application of electrical andelectronic engineering technologies to the environment, medical, safety, and bioengineering fields.
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is designed to meet these expectations, andbased on a new concept where electronic physics and electronic information are functionally integrated.
The notable feature is an organization that allows for integrated education and research at graduate schoolfrom hardware and software to systems at the electronics and information engineering. The basic study
and research subjects include the physical properties of electronic materials and device physics; the theory- 23 -

and technology of exchange, transfer, and processing of data; conversion, transfer, and control ofelectromagnetic energy; and the basics of new energy systems. The department aims to organize curriculawith a wider variety of subjects in order to cultivate talents with higher levels of basic academic capabilityin specialized fields and basic research capability.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is an academic field that forms the foundation to support industrialized society
and information society. The department provides education and research in machines and related fields
to design, manufacture, and control a highly complicated mechanical system while maintaining harmony
with society and the environment. This is achieved by integrating and synthesizing many advanced andsophisticated technology elements both from the hardware and software of environment, energy,
nanotechnology, robotics, design systems, and production systems. During the program of the first term,
the department nurtures talents with high levels of basic academic capability in specialized fields andbasic research capability, as well as an ethical and cosmopolitan way of thinking, to be leader of society
in the future. The department then cultivates talents with interdisciplinary ways of thinking to be able tocarry out unique research and development in the second term. To achieve this, the Department of
Mechanical Engineering offers four divisions including Heat Transfer and Fluid Engineering, Materials
Physics and Mechanics, System Design and Innovative Materials and Nano Engineering.

Department of Chemical Science and Engineering
The Department of Chemical Science and Engineering freely integrates subjects from a broader areafrom fundamental chemistry at micro and molecular levels to the addition and expression of functionalityof chemical substances as the amalgamated form of molecules, creation of substances, engineering methodof application of biological functions, and to the actual macro-level industrial production and production
technologies and systems based on a new set of standards thereby seeking to cultivate researchers andengineers to lead the chemical industry in the future on a global level. The department offers education
and research on the analysis of structure and physical properties in the orders of molecule to nano, creationof highly functional substance and materials, biomaterial including application technologies of biological
functions, development of bioreactors, chemistry technology, production technology, advancing isolation
and refining technologies, and analysis and application of processing system as a whole. To achieve this,the Department of Chemical Science and Engineering has two divisions: Applied Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering.

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５．Education/Research Fields，Staff and The Study Contents(Keyword)
As of April 1, 2021
Department

Num
ber

Staff

The Study Contents

SUEKANE, Shingo

Theory and Design of Architecture

2

NAKAE, Ken

History of Modern Architecture, Theory of Architecture

3

YAMAZAKI, Juichi （Note1）

Living Environmental Planning and Design，Regional and
Dwelling Planning

KURIYAMA, Naoko

Urban Landscape Policy, Urban Planning, Urban Design,
Urban Regeneration, Community Planning

TSUKIHASHI, Osamu

Practical Theory for Architecture and Urban Design

KOSHIMA, Yusuke

Architecture and Environmental Design

Planning for the Built
Environment and Disaster
Risk Reduction

KONDO, Tamiyo

Planning for the Built Environment,Housing Policy,
Post-disaster Housing Recovery

Structural Engineering and
Design（Note3）

Undecided

Undecided

ＡGroup（Note２）

1

Education/Research Fields

History and Theory ofArchitecture

Urban and Regional Planning
4

5

Architectural Design andEnvironmental Design

67Architecture
ＢGroup（Note２）

9

Reinforced Concrete
Structures

FUJINAGA, Takashi

Steel-Concrete Composite Structures, Hybrid Structures, Seismic
Retrofitting

TANAKA, Tsuyoshi

Steel Structures, Composite Structures, Connections

12

NAMBA, Hisashi

Seismic Behavior of Steel and Timber Structures

13

FUJITANI, Hideo

Resilience of buildings, Structural control, Performance
evaluation of seimic control structure, Retrofit by response control

MUKAI, Yoichi

Structural Control, Structural Monitoring, Structural Analysis,
Impulsive Action, Wooden Structure

YAMABE, Yuichiro

Structural Planning, Optimization of Structural System,
Behavioral Simulation

SAKAGAMI, Kimihiro

Measurement, analysis and evaluation of acoustic environment,
Numerical acoustic simulation, Control of acoustic environment

SATO, Hayato

Evaluation of sound environment, Speech transmission
performance,
Auditory guide signal, Speech privacy

TAKADA, Satoru

Architectural environmental system, Simultaneous heat andmoisture transfer, Thermal comfort, Heat transfer in buildings,
Hygrothermal material properties

TAKEBAYASHI, Hideki

Urban Thermal Environment, Heat Island, Wind Environment,
Green Roof, Energy Conservation

SUZUKI, Hirotaka

Lighting Environment Planning, Visual Environment Analysis,
Daylighting, Lampshade Design

1011

Steel Structures

Structural Dynamics andMechanics

14

15

Structural and Information
Systems

16

ＣGroup（Note２）

Earthquake-Resilient Stuctures, Reinforced Concrete Structures,
Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Structures, Seismic Design,
Seismic Retrofit, Wind-Resistance Engineering
Life-cycle Management of Building, Damage
and Fracture Process,
OHTANI, Yasuhiro（Note1）
Composite and/or Hybrid Structures, Recycled Material,
Stress Analysis
SUN, Yuping

8

Planning of Acoustical andLighting Environments
17

18

Thermal Environmental
Planning

19

Environmental Management
20（Note1）The faculty member is scheduled to retire in March 2023.
（Note2）The years of practical experience which you can acquire through this master course to apply for the Architect licence examination vary depending on A,B and C group.
Please visit Department of Architecture website for more details.（http://www.arch.kobe-u.ac.jp/）（Note3）Please do not choose this Education/Research Field because the staff is undecided.

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Depar
tment

Divisions

Number

Education/Research
FieldsStaff

The Study Contents(Keyword)

AKUTAGAWA,
ShinichiRock engineering, Tunnel engineering, Infrastructure maintenance, On-Site
Visualization

MIKI, Tomohiro

Structural concrete, Maintenance, Nonlinear analysis,
Seismic performance evaluation, Residual Performance evaluation, Image
analysis

KATAOKA, Satsuki

Geotechnical Engineering, Geomaterial Properties,
Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Prevention, Recycle Material

OTAZAWA, Toshimori

Infrastructure Economics, Regional Science

SEYA, Hajime

Geographic information science, Spatial econometrics,
Spatial statistics, Travel behavior analysis

TAKEYAMA,
Tomohide

Geotechnical Engineering, Soil-water coupled FEM,
Soil-water coupled SPH, Liquefaction, Landslide, Large-scale simulation

NAGAO,Takashi

Earthquake engineering, Evaluation of earthquake ground motion,
Earthquake resistance analysis, Structural design engineering, Performancebased design, Reliability-based design

KUWATA, Yasuko

Lifeline earthquake engineering, Strong ground motion assessment, Seismic
response analysis, Experiment on buried pipe, Earthquake disasterprevention, Seismic risk assessment

KOBAYASHI,
Kenichiro

Hydrology, Hydraulic Engineering, River engineering, GIS, Urban floodinundation analysis, Economic loss estimation, Evacuation behavior,
Ensemble flood prediction

UCHIYAMA, Yusuke

Coastal engineering, Coastal oceanography, Ocean waves,
Turbulence, Ocean modeling, Ocean environment

SAITO, Masahiko

hydraulics, groundwater hydrology, environmental groundwater modeling,
seepage flow simulation, multi-phase flow analysis

NAKAYAMA, Keisuke

Environmental Engineering，Applied Ecology，Environmental Fluid Dynamic，
Climate Change，Solitary Wave, Internal Wave

Ｃ１３

OISHI, Satoru

Information Civil Engineering, Application of Meteorology to Disaster
Mitigation, Quantitative Precipitation Estimation by Electromagnetic wave,
Hydrology, Water Resources

Ｃ１４

KAJIKAWA, Yoshiyuki

Meteorology, Climatology, Climate Change, Monsoons, Diagnostic study,
Numerical Simulation, Deep Convection, Heavy rainfall

Ｃ１５

KATO, Shoji

Geotechnical Engineering for Unsaturated Soils,
Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils, Soil material technology,
In-Situ and Laboratory test for Unsaturated Soils, Foundation Disaster
Prevention, Analysis of Mechanical Properties of Granular Materials

Ｃ１６

YAMAURA, Tsuyoshi

Meteorology, Climatology, Climate Change, Monsoons, Diagnostic study,
Numerical Simulation, Computational Science

Ｃ１７

IIZUKA, Atsushi

Unsaturated and Saturated Soil Water Coupling Analysis,
Quality Evaluation of Earth Structure,
Geomaterials for Reducing Environmental Impact

TACHIBANA, Shinya

Geo-environmental Engineering, Geo-environmental Risk Evaluation,
Geo-multiphysics, Constitutive Modeling of Geomaterials

ZENITANI, Seiji

Space physics, Plasma physics, Numerical simulation, Computational Fluid
Dynamics

MORIKAWA, Hidenori

Concrete Engineering，Structural Diagnostics, Maintenance,
Prestressed Concrete Bridge

Ｃ２１

HASHIMOTO,
Kunitaro

Steel structure, Hybrid structure, Connection, Load carrying capacity,
Seismic design, Corrosion, Fatigue

Ｃ２２

KOIKE, Atsushi

Infrastructure Planning and Management, Project Evaluation,
Applied Economics, Cost Benefit Analysis

Ｃ２３

SEGI, Shunsuke

Relation between Transportation Infrastructure and Spatial Distribution ofPopulation and Industries, Investment and Operation Strategy of
Infrastructures, Urban Economics, Transportation Economics

Ｃ２４

TSURUTA, Hiroki

Value Engineering, Consensus Building, Social System, Industrial System,
Resilience, Design Thinking, System Thinking

Ｃ２５

GION, Keiko

Ｃ１Engineering of Human Safety

Structural Engineeringfor Urban Safety
Ｃ２

Ｃ３

GeotechnicalEngineeringfor Human Safety

Ｃ４Transport Systems
Engineering
Ｃ５

Ｃ６

GeotechnicalEngineeringfor Disaster Reduction

Ｃ７

Earthquake disastermitigation engineering
Ｃ８

Ｃ９River BasinManagement
Engineering

Ｃ１０

Environmental Fluid
Engineering

Civil Engineering

Ｃ１１

Engineering of Environmental Symbiosis

Ｃ１２

Aquatic andEnvironmental
Engineering

Geosphere
Environmental
Engineering

Ｃ１８

Geo-environmental
Engineering

Ｃ１９

Ｃ２０

Urban Preservation
Engineering

Urban Systems
Engineering andManagement

Science Communication, Systems Thinking, Genetic Engineering-26-

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Education/Research Fields

Staff

The Study Contents（Keyword）

Mesoscopic Materials

FUJII, Minoru;
SUGIMOTO, Hiroshi

Nano-photonics materials, Nano-electronics materials,
Nano-electronics devices, Plasmonics, Silicon photonics

2

Photonic Materials

KITA, Takashi;
KOJIMA, Osamu;
HARADA, Yukihiro

Quantum nano-photonics, quantum wells/wires/dots, opto electronics, 3rd
generation solar cells, photonic devices, ultrafast spectroscopy, opticalnonlinear materials, ultrafast optical communication devices, qunatum
information, next generation luminescent devices

3

Quantum Functional
Engineering

KITAMURA, Masatoshi;
HATTORI, Yoshiaki

Organic electronics, Organic transistors, Organic-inorganic hybrid devices,
Oxide semiconductor devices, Flexible electronics materials,
Surface-property control, Gas sensors

SOUMA, Satofumi

Computational nanoelectronics, nano material design, ultimate CMOS
design, spin/molecular electronics device design,
computational design of highly-efficient quantum structure solar cells.

ONO, Tomoya

Computational Materials & Device Design, Power Electronics,
Spintronics,
Molecular Electronics, First-Principles Electronic-Structure & TransportProperty Calculation, Surface & Interface Physics

Depaetment Number

1

4
A

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Nano-Structure Electronics
4
B

5

Electromagnetic Energy
Physics

TAKENO, Hiromasa;
YONEMORI, Hideto

electromagnetic phenomena, space propulsion, nuclear fusion,energy conversion, power electronics, power system control,
wireless power transfer, intensive electromagnetic wave

6

Integrated Circuit Information

NUMA, Masahiro;
KUROKI, Nobutaka

Integrated Circuit Design, High Performance System Design, LSI CAD,
Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, Visual Information
Processing, Multimedia Recognition

7

Computer Engineering

8

Information andCommunication Engineering

910

Algorithms

Intelligent Learning Theory

TSUKAMOTO, Masahiko; Wearable computing, Ubiquitous computing, Entertainment computing,
TERADA,Tsutomu
Human-Computer Interaction, Sensor network, activity/context recognition

MORII, Masakatu;
SHIRAISHI, Yoshiaki

Internet Applications, Mobile Communications, Ubiquitous Networks,
Network Security, Computer Security, Information Hiding, Data
Compression, Cryptography, Coding Theory, Information Theory

YAMAGUCHI, Kazuaki

algorithms, data structures, data retrieval, data analysis, information
visualization,
graph theory, combinatorial optimization, complexity theory,
discrete mathematics, geographic information processing

OZAWA, Seiichi;
OMORI, Toshiaki;
TAMEI, Tomoya

Computational Intelligence, Machine Learning, Statistical Learning
Theory,Neural Networks, Probabilistic Information Processing,
Dynamical System Estimation, Pattern Recognition, Data Mining,
Informaiton Security, Motor Control & Learning, Rehabilitation
Engineering-27-

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MATERIALS PHYSICS AND MECHANICSSYSTEM DESIGN
Innovative Materials and Nano Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID ENGINEERING

Department Divisions

Fields
Code

Education/Research
FieldsStaff

The Study Contents（Keyword）

MH-1

Advanced Fluid
Engineering

IMAI, Yohsuke
KATAOKA, Takeshi
ISHIDA, Shunichi

Computational biomechanics, Biofluid mechanics, Computational fluid
dynamics, Digestive fluid mechanics, Capsules and cells, GPU computing,Nonlinear flow phenomena, Water wave, Internal gravity wave,
Breaking wave, Acoustic wave, Stratified fluid

MH-2

Multiphase Fluid
Dynamics

TOMIYAMA, Akio
HAYASHI, Kosuke
KURIMOTO, Ryo

Bubble dynamics, Drop dynamics, Mass transfer,
Computational multiphase flow dynamics,
Nuclear thermalhydraulics, Gas-to-liquid,
Multiphase flows in microchannels, Two-phase pipe flows

MH-3

Energy Conversion
Engineering

ASANO, Hitoshi
MURAKAWA, Hideki
SUGIMOTO, Katsumi

Boiling and condensation heat transfer, Heat exchanger,
Thermal control devices, Ultrasonic measurement, Neutron radiography,
Fuel cell, Refrigerating and heat pump system, Geothermal utilization

MM-1

Structural Safety
Evaluation

SAKAGAMI, Takahide
SHIOZAWA, Daiki
OGAWA, Yuki

Structural integrity evaluation, Inverse problem,
Non-destructive evaluation, Maintenance engineering,
Infrared measurement, Teraheltz electromagnetic waves measurement

MM-2

Fracture Control
Engineering

TAGAWA, Masahito
TANAKA, Hiroshi

Space materials, Space envirnmental effect, Electric propulsion, Beaminduced surface reaction, Strength and fracture of engineering materials,
Fracture mechanics, Fatigue of materials, Micromaterial, Metallic material,
Composite material

MM-3

Structural andFunctional Materials

TANAKA, Katsushi
HASEBE, Tadashi

Utilizing surfaces and interfaces to improve performance of materials,
Heat resistance structural materials, Functional materials for energy
harvesting devices, Multiscale simulations for analysis and predicting
material performances

MA-1

Function-Oriented
Robotics

YOKOKOHJI, Yasuyoshi
TAZAKI, Yuichi
NAGANO, Hikaru

Robotic Hand, Teleoperation System, Haptic Device, Hydraulic Robot,
Biomechanics of Human Hand, Walking Robot, Mobile Robot,
Environment Recognition, Map Generation, Model Predictive Control

MA-2

Sensing Device
Engineering

KANNO, Isaku
HIDA, Hirotaka

Thin film, Sensor, Actuator, Piezoelectric device, micro-TAS, Plant in achip, Energy harvesting, Thin-film battery, micro-robot, Acoustic device,
Piezoelectric thin film, Ferroelectric thin film, Photocatalyst thin film

MA-3

Advanced
Manufacturing Systems

SHIRASE, Keiichi
SATO, Ryuta
NISHIDA, Isamu

High speed and high precision machining, End-milling operation, Die andmold, Dental prosthetics, Autonomous and intelligent machine tool, Multiaxis and multi-tasking machine tool, On machine measurement,
CAD/CAM, Modal analysis, Mathematical model, Simulation, Motion
control, Positioning, Linear motor, Ball screw, Power consumption,
Process planning

MI-1

Nano Electro
Mechanical Systems

ISONO, Yoshitada
SUGANO, Koji
UESUGI, Akio

MEMS/NEMS (Micro/nanomachine), Microsensor, Microactuator,
Experimental nanomechanics, Semiconductive nanowire, Multiphysics,
Micro physical measurement, Surface plasmon, Bio/chemical sensor,
Microfluidic device

MI-2

Materials Design andFabrication Engineering

MUKAI, Toshiji
IKEO, Naoko

Macro-and Micro-structure design, Microstructure modification,
Strengthening mechanism, Lightweight structural materials, Metallic
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Depaetment

Staff

Keywords

1

MORI, Atsunori;
OKANO, Kentaro

Transition metal catalysis, Polymer syntheses,
Advanved organic materials

2

MIZUHATA, Minoru;
MAKI, Hedeshi;
MATSUI, Masaki

Inorganic materials, Electrochemistry, Materials forenergy conversion, Highly concentrated solution,
Molten salt chemistry, Liquid phase deposition,
Relaxative auto-dispersion, Solid-liquid coexisting
systems, Hetero-phase effect, Nanomaterials

3

OKADA, Etsuji （Note1）

Heterocyclic chemistry, Fluorine chemistry,
Biologically active substances, Functional materials,
Exploratory research on medicines andagrochemicals

4

NISHINO, Takashi;
MATSUMOTO, Takuya

Polymer property, Polymer structure,
Polymer surface and interface,
Composite, Adhesion

5

ISHIDA, Kenji;

Material physical chemistry, Thin film growth,
Organic electronics and optics, Dipole engineering,
Molecular sensor and actuators,
Molecular nanotechnology

6

MINAMI, Hideto;SUZUKI, Toyoko

Polymer synthesis, Soft matter, Polymer particles,
Interface, Heterogeneous polymerization

KAJINAMI, Akihiko

Amorphous material chemistry, Inorganic polymer
chemistry, Functional material chemistry,
Inorganic energy chemistry,
Environmental analytical chemistry

8

OOYA, Tooru

Biofunctional materials, Drug delivery system,
Cell/Tissue engineering, Biomaterial

9

MATSUYAMA, Hideto;
KAMIO, Eiji

Membrane separation, Separation based on reaction
and diffusion, Control of microporous structure,
Water treatment, Gas separation

NISHIYAMA, Satoru （Note1）;
ICHIHASHI, Yuichi;
TANIYA, Keita

Catalyst, Catalytic reaction engineering, Selective
oxidation, Selective reduction, Surface science,
Material science, Photocatalyst, Photocatalysis,
Energy conversion, Green chemistry

11

MARUYAMA, Tatsuo

Interface, Surface functionalization, Surfactant,
Polymer, Biomolecule

12

OHMURA, Naoto;
KOMODA, Yoshiyuki;

Process intensification, Process dynamics,
Reactor, Functional film

13

SUZUKI, Hiroshi;
HIDEMA, Ruri

Rheology, Complex fluid,
Latent heat transportation, Drag reduction,
Microfluidics

14

YAMAJI, Hideki;
KATSUDA, Tomohisa

Bioprocess, Bioreactor, Cell culture engineering,
Recombinant protein production, Bioseparation

OGINO, Chiaki;
TANAKA, Tsutomu

Bioproduction, Biorefinery, Synthetic
bioengineering, Protein engineering, Nanobio
technology

Number

Education/Research Fields

Creative Materials
Chemistry

Chemical Science and Engineering

Smart Materials Chemistry

7

10

Functional Materials
Chemistry

Separation and Reaction
Engineering

Process Engineering

Biochemical Engineering
15（Note1）The faculty member is scheduled to retire in March 2023.
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