PROSPECTUS FOR INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAM 2024
NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
1. General Information
Nagoya Institute of Technology (hereinafter referred to as NITech) provides
International Graduate Programs for studying advanced theories andtechnologies in the Life Science and Applied Chemistry, and the Architecture,Design, Civil Engineering and Industrial Management Engineering. The lecturesand seminars in these programs are generally given in English, so that qualified
applicants are accepted even with little or no Japanese literacy. The applicants
are not required to go to the preparatory Japanese classes, unlike theconventional graduate programs. However, the accepted students are strongly
recommended to study Japanese during their postgraduate studies, sinceJapanese is essential for daily life in Japan and for finding employment in Japanafter completion of their postgraduate studies. NITech provides Japanese
language classes, in addition to the respective specialized courses.
2. Programs (Master’s Degree) and Fields (Doctoral Degree)
The NITech International Graduate Programs include the Master’s Degree
Program in the Life Science and Applied Chemistry Program, and theArchitecture, Civil Engineering and Industrial Management Engineering
Program and the Doctoral Degree Program in the Department of Engineering,
especially following two fields; Life Science and Applied Chemistry, and theArchitecture, Civil Engineering and Industrial Management Engineering.
The applicants are requested to choose either of the programs or fields according
to the application procedure. The lectures, seminars, and individual advice aregenerally given in English, though some may be given in Japanese with theadvancement of the student's Japanese competence.
(1) Master’s Degree Program
The Master’s Degree Program is provided for the two programs and gives
lectures and seminars on advanced theories and technologies in the respectivefields. The student must submit a master’s degree thesis and pass the final
examination for obtaining a master’s degree in his/her selected field. Forevaluating the student’s competency in the field, the presentation of his/herresearch in an international conference is recommended.

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The student selects one of the three fields: Life and Materials Chemistry,Soft Materials, and Advanced Ceramics. The prospective advisers

in therespective fields are shown in Table 1-1.
2)Architecture, Civil Engineering and Industrial Management Engineering
ProgramThe student selects one of the three fields: Architecture and Design, Civiland Environmental Engineering and Systems Management andEngineering. The prospective advisers in the respective fields are shownin Table 2-1.
(2) Doctoral Degree Program
The Doctoral Degree Program is provided for the two fields and gives
specialized advice for the student's progress and training by a advisor andan advisory group in each field. The doctoral degree is offered based on thestudent's doctoral thesis and the result of a final examination. In order toacquire the expertise and the comprehensive insight, the internship in someenterprise or academic organization is recommended in this program.
It is necessary to earn 10 credits.
Further details will be mailed out to successful candidates.
1) Life Science and Applied Chemistry
The student has research training for advanced theories and technologies
in one specialized field selected among Life and Materials Chemistry, SoftMaterials, and Advanced Ceramics. The research specifically focuses ondevelopment of new materials with superior functions, properties, andcharacteristics in a wide range of chemical fields. The prospective advisors
are shown in Table 1-2.
2)Architecture, Civil Engineering and Industrial Management Engineering
The student has research training for advanced theories and technologies
in one specialized field selected among Architecture and Design, Civil andEnvironmental Engineering and Systems management and Engineering.
The main objective of research is to attain the human-friendly andenvironment-friendly

socialspacesandinfrastructures

bythetechnologies related to architecture, civil engineering and industrialmanagement. The prospective advisors are shown in Table 2-2.

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Scholarship
Applicants with excellent academic records are entitled to apply for theNagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) Scholarship Foundation.The detail will
be mailed out separately to the applicants.

４.Qualifications(1) The applicant for the Master’s Degree Program must satisfy one of the following
qualifications:
1) graduated a university or a college;2) completed 16 years of school education abroad;3) completed 16 years of school education in an international school orequivalent educational institution in Japan;4) the applicant who has not satisfied any of the above three qualifications
but has submitted academic papers and documents must fulfill thefollowing condition and is to be deemed by the graduate school ofengineering in NITech to possess the academic ability at least equivalent
to the university graduate in Japan:i) be 22 years old or older as of September 30, 2024
Note: The applicant who is under category 4) is required to contact theInternational Affairs Division in NITech before submitting anapplication.
(2) The applicant for the Doctoral Degree Program must satisfy one of the following
qualifications:1)

obtained a master’s degree from a university or a college in Japan orabroad;2)

obtained a degree equivalent to a master’s degree from a university or acollege in Japan or abroad;3)

obtained a degree equivalent to a master’s degree from an international
school or educational institution in Japan.

5. Preliminary Consultation for Applicants with Disabilities or OtherSpecial treatment is available for students with disabilities. Please contact theInternational Affairs Division prior to the application if you have a disability
stipulated in Article 22-3 of the Order for Enforcement of the School Education Act
and other disability or others, and therefore need special care to enable you toattend the admission examination.
You should inform the International Affairs Division of the content of yourrequirements by e-mail. Please refer to section “11. Contact Address.”-3-6. Application
A. Preliminary Selection (Documentary Examination)
The applicant is obliged first to contact a prospective adviser and obtain the approvalon his/her study in master's degree program or the doctoral degree program.
After the approval of the prospective advisor, the applicant is required to submit thefollowing documents to the International

Affairs Division in NITech (the postal

address is given in Article 11) by December 8, 2023.
(1) Application form with attachment of two photos taken within the past 6 months(6 cm×4 cm) to ANNEX I and ANNEX II(2) Certificate of citizenship(3) Official transcript of academic record(4) Official transcript of graduation certificate(5) Recommendation letter from the head of the department of applicant’s homeinstitution.
Please use the recommendation form attached to the application form.
(6) English Proficiency Test Score Report (such as TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS.)
To be valid, your score sheet must be dated within two years prior to theapplication period.
(7) Summary of thesis for Master's Course Program, or Master's thesis for Doctoral
Course Program.
(8) Copy of passport with the name and photo(9) Declaration of Applicable Specific Categories
The applicant will be notified of the result of the preliminary selection by e-mail on
January 12, 2024. In the event of failed reception of the notification e-mail by theexpected date, please contact the International Affairs Division in NITech (thepostal address is given in Article 11) immediately.
B. Final Selection
The applicant from one of the universities in the international academic exchange
agreements with NITech (Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Tongji
University) has an interview by the representative of the advisors from NITech.
Otherwise the applicant to master’s or doctoral degree program is subject to a final
examination on January 24, 2024.
(1) Life Science and Applied Chemistry
Oral examination and interview (i.e., graduation thesis)(2) Architecture, Civil Engineering and Industrial Management Engineering
Oral Examination

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Notification of Admission

NITech will notify the applicant of the result of admission by e-mail by February 9,2024. In the event of failing to receive the notification e-mail by the expected date,please contact the International

Affairs Division in NITech (the postal address isgiven in Article 11) immediately.
8. Examination Fee, Admission Fee, and Tuition Fee(1) Examination Fee: 30,000 (JPY)(2) Admission Fee: 282,000 (JPY)(3) Tuition Fee: 535,800 (JPY)※ The admission and tuition fees are subject to change.
※ Students from the universities in the international academic exchange
agreements with NITech (Life Science and Applied Chemistry of Beijing
University of Chemical Technology, and Architecture and Design or Civil andEnvironmental Engineering of Tonji University) will be exempted from theexamination, admission and tuition fees.
9. Accommodation
NITech has accommodations for overseas students.
10. Security Export Control
Nagoya Institute of Technology has established the “Nagoya Institute of Technology
Security Export Control regulations” in accordance with the “Foreign Exchange andForeign Trade Act”, and rigorously screens potential international students on thebasis of these regulations.
In November 2021, in accordance with the clarification of the scope of control for“deemed exports” under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (“FEFTA”), allapplicants who are to study at Nagoya Institute of Technology will be required tosubmit a “Declaration of applicable specific categories” based on the “Flowchart for
determining applicable specific categories.” In addition, some students may berequired to submit a “pledge” at the time of admission procedures.
Please be aware that applicants who fall under any of the conditions set out in said
regulations may have their education or research activities restricted.
[Reference]
Ministry of Economy, "Trade and Industry “Security Export Control”
https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/anpo/englishpage.html“Nagoya Institute of Technology Security Export Control regulations”
https://www.nitech.ac.jp/eng/about/regulations/files/c-1_Security_Export_Control_Regulations.pdf-5-11. Contact Address
International Affairs Division
Nagoya Institute of Technology
Gokiso, Showa, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, Japan
Tel: +81-52-735-5079
E-mail: international@adm.nitech.ac.jp-6-Table 1-1 : Advisors in the Program
Graduate School of Engineering, Master's Degree Program,
Department of Engineering, Life Science and Applied Chemistry Program(subject to change)
Life and Materials Chemistry
Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

AOKI Atsushi

ISHII Yosuke

IIGUNI Yoshinori

ITOH Hiroshi

INOMATA Tomohiko

KONDO Masaharu

IWATA Shuichi

KATAYAMA Kota

FURUKAWA Haruki

OHKITA Masakazu

SUMII Yuji

OZAWA Tomohiro

SONOYAMA Noriyuki

KATO Yoshihito

NAGUMO Ryo

KAWASAKI Shinji

HANAI Yoshiteru

KITAGAWA Shinya

HIRASHITA Tsunehisa

SHIBATA Norio

HIROTA Yuichiro

TAKADA Kazutake

FURUTANI Yuji

DEWA Takehisa

MIZUNO Toshihisa

NAKAMURA Shuichi

MIYAGAWA Atsushi

YAMAMURA Hatsuo

YAGYU Takeyoshi
YASUI Takashi
YAMAMOTO Yasushi

Soft Materials
Professor

Associate Professor

INAI Yoshihito

ISHII Daisuke

INOMATA Katsuhiro

OKAMOTO Shigeru

TAKASU Akinori

SAKO KatsuyaTSUKIJI Shinya

SHIOTSUKA Michito

NAGATA Kenji

SUGIMOTO Hideki

HIGUCHI Masahiro

TAKAGI KojiNOBUKAWA Shogo
MATSUOKA Shinichi
YAMAMOTO Katsuhiro
YOSHIZATO Hideo
YOSHIMIZU Hiroaki-7-Assistant Professor

Advanced Ceramics
Professor

Associate Professor

ADACHI Nobuyasu

ASAKA Toru

IDA Takashi

OBATA Akiko

IWAMOTO Yuji

SHIRAI Takashi

KAKIMOTO Kenichi

DAIKO Yusuke

KAGOMIYA Isao
SHIN Woosuck
NAKAYAMA Masanobu
HASHIMOTO Shinobu
HANEDA Masaaki
HAYAKAWA Tomokatsu
HYUGA Hideki
FUKUDA Koichiro
FUJI Masayoshi
FUDOUZI Hiroshi
MAEDA Hirotaka-8-Assistant Professor

Table 1-2 : Advisors in the Program
Graduate School of Engineering, Doctoral Degree Program,
Department of Engineering, Life Science and Applied Chemistry(subject to change)
Professor

Associate Professor

AOKI Atsushi

ISHII Yosuke

ITOH Hiroshi

INOMATA Tomohiko

IWATA Shuichi

ONO Katsuhiko

OHKITA Masakazu

SONOYAMA Noriyuki

KATO Yoshihito

NAGUMO Ryo

KITAGAWA Shinya

HIRASHITA Tsunehisa

KAWASAKI Shinji

HIROTA Yuichiro

TAKADA Kazutake

FURUTANI Yuji

NAKAMURA Shuichi

MIYAGAWA Atsushi

Assistant Professor

YAMAMOTO Yasushi

Professor

Associate Professor

INAI YoshihitoISHII Daisuke

INOMATA Katsuhiro

OKAMOTO Shigeru

TAKASU Akinori

SUGIMOTO Hideki

NAGATA Kenji

TAKAGI KojiNOBUKAWA Shogo
MATSUOKA Shinichi
YAMAMOTO Katsuhiro
YOSHIZATO Hideo
YOSHIMIZU Hiroaki-9-Assistant Professor

Professor

Associate Professor

ADACHI Nobuyasu

ASAKA Toru

KAGOMIYA Isao

OBATA Akiko

SHIN Woosuck

SHIRAI Takashi

NAKAYAMA Masanobu

DAIKO Yusuke

KAKIMOTO Kenichi
HASHIMOTO Shinobu
HYUGA Hideki
FUJI Masayoshi
FUDOZI Hiroshi
HANEDA Masaaki
MAEDA Hirotaka
HAYAKAWA Tomokatsu- 10 -Assistant Professor

Table 2-1 : Advisors in the Program
Graduate School of Engineering, Master’s Degree Program, Department of Engineering,Architecture, Civil Engineering and Industrial Management Engineering Program(subject to change)
Architecture and Design
Professor

Associate Professor

ISHIKAWA Yuka

ITO Takanori

ISHIMATSU Takeyoshi

ITO Yosuke

KAMO Kiwako

UMEMURA Hisashi

KITAGAWA Keisuke

KOMATSU Yoshinori

KUSUHARA Fumio

SUDO Mine

SATO Atsushi

NATSUME Yoshinori

Assistant Professor

HAMADA Shinichi
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor
Associate Professor
UEHARA Naoto

IWAMOTO Masami

KAYABA Yuichi

KYOKAWA Hiroyuki

KITANO Toshikazu

SHO Kenjiro

SUZUKI Koji

NAGATA Kazutoshi

HIDESHIMA Eizo

YOSHIDA Naoko

FUJITA Motohiro

YOSHIDA Ryo

Assistant Professor

FUJIMOTO Tsumoru
MAEDA Kenichi
MASUDA Michiko
Systems Management and Engineering
Professor
Associate Professor
ARAKAWA Masahiro
KAWAMURA Hironobu
IMURA Naoe

KANDA Koji

SUMI Katsunori

KOJIMA Mitsutoshi

NAKADE Koichi

SUN Jing

YOKOYAMA Junichi

HAMAGUCHI Takashi

WATANABE Kenji- 11 -

Assistant Professor

Table 2-2: Advisors in the Program
Graduate School of Engineering, Doctoral Degree Program, Department of Engineering,Architecture, Civil Engineering and Industrial Management Engineering(subject to change)
Professor

Associate Professor

ISHIKAWA Yuka

ITO Takanori

ISHIMATSU Takeyoshi

ITO Yosuke

KITAGAWA Keisuke

KOMATSU Yoshinori

KUSUHARA Fumio

SUDO Mine

SATO Atsushi

NATSUME Yoshinori

Professor

Associate Professor

UEHARA Naoto

KYOKAWA Hiroyuki

KAYABA Yuichi

NAGATA Kazutoshi

KITANO Toshikazu

YOSHIDA Naoko

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

HIDESHIMA Eizo
SUZUKI Koji
FUJITA Motohiro
FUJIMOTO Tsumoru
MAEDA Kenichi
MASUDA Michiko
Professor
ARAKAWA Masahiro

Associate Professor
KAWAMURA Hironobu

IMURA Naoe

SUN Jing

SUMI Katsunori
NAKADE Koichi
YOKOYAMA Junichi- 12 -

Assistant Professor