Future Global Leadership (FGL)

2024 Academic Year (October 2024 Enrollment)

Application Guidelines forInternational Graduate Programs in Engineering
International Civil and Environmental
Engineering Course (I-CEEC)
Master’s Degree Program
Doctoral Degree Program

October 2023
Graduate School of Engineering
Tohoku University

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Admissions Policy
Outline of I-CEEC
Qualifications for Admission
Requirements for Admission
Submission of Applications
Application Documents
Examination and Selection
Announcement of Results
Enrollment Procedures, etc.
Eligibility for Long Term Study Program
Handling of Personal Information
Educational Data Usage
Important Notes
Contact Information

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1. Admissions Policy● Master's Course
The Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering aims to develop researchers who
think for themselves and carry out research with ethical standards and courage to realize asafe, secure, and prosperous society, and who can play a role in developing and innovating
future science and technology with abundant creativity and research capability, based on
profound knowledge and broad perspectives on nature and human beings. It also aims todevelop professional engineers who can contribute to the sustainable development of society
with not only highly specialized knowledge but also long-term perspectives and an international
outlook. Specifically, we welcome students with the following academic abilities and skills, and
who aspire to be creative, highly proficient researchers and professional engineers who
contribute to the sustainable development of society:1. Basic academic skills needed to learn engineering;
2. Logical thinking ability required to solve problems; and3. Language proficiency sufficient to adapt to the global educational and research
environment and to succeed in the world.
For this reason, the Graduate School of Engineering conducts Regular Selection, Special
Selection for Working Adults, Special Selection for Foreign Students, Special Selection
Program for Recommended Students, Selection for Students Expected to Graduate in
September/Graduated, Special Selection for Early Graduate Students, and Selection forInternational Degree Courses Offering Education in English, to select students with anemphasis on the abilities and qualities necessary to carry out research in line with theeducational policies.
Applicants for Regular Selection, Special Selection for Foreign Students, Selection forStudents Expected to Graduate in September/Graduated, Special Selection for Early Graduate
Students, and Selection for International Degree Courses Offering Education in English will beselected by each department through appropriate procedures by combining the methods: awritten examination etc. to evaluate basic knowledge and specialized knowledge inengineering, an oral interview to assess their aptitude, and the evaluation of language
proficiency. The selection will be made by a comprehensive assessment.
Applicants for the Special Selection Program for Recommended Students will be selectedby each department through appropriate procedures by combining the methods: an essay toevaluate their logical thinking ability and writing skills, an oral interview to evaluate theirresearch plan and research motivation etc. If necessary, language proficiency will be also
considered for the selection.
Applicants for the Selection for Working Adults will be selected by each department basedon an oral interview to evaluate their research plan, research motivation, etc. If necessary, thescore of written examinations, such as the Regular Selection and language proficiency test,
will be considered.
All new students are expected to have basic knowledge to understand advanced studies in
the related fields and undertake research.

○ Educational Objectives and Goals
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Staying true to the Tohoku University’s traditional spirit of “Research First”, “Open Doors”,
and “Practice-Oriented Research and Education”, the Graduate School of Engineering iscommitted to achieving its educational objectives. One of these objectives is to develop
researchers who act based on profound knowledge and broad perspective about nature andhuman beings, perform their research in an ethical, purposeful, and self-directed way to build
safe, secure, and affluent society, and possess abundant creativity and high research skills
that enable them to play a leading role in the future development and innovation of scientifictechnologies. Another educational objective of the School is to produce core technical experts
who are equipped with not only a high-level of technical expertise but also a long-term visionand global viewpoint, and capable of making contributions to the sustainable development of
our society.
Specifically, the educational goal of the Master's Degree Program is to endow students witha broad range of basic academic and language skills that are needed for the performance of
research, as well as abilities to develop their research subjects by using unique ideas andpresent research theses at a public occasion. They are also expected to have basic skills andadvanced techniques to perform a research or provide a research and technical guidance intheir field of expertise.

○ Diploma Policy
The Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering will award a master’s degree inengineering to students who pass a review of their master's thesis or research results on aparticular subject as well as a final examination. Students are also required to remain enrolled
for a specific period of time, study a set of subjects that are offered in accordance with the
School’s educational objectives and goals, earn a specified number of credits, anddemonstrate a high-level of ethical awareness and sense of responsibility, in addition to thefollowing knowledge and skills:
1. A broad range of basic knowledge and academic skills that help students understandand explore the essence of their research subjects;
2. Profound knowledge about their fields of expertise;
3. Interdisciplinary knowledge relating to their fields of expertise;
4. System design skills obtained through the integration of knowledge outside their fields
of expertise;
5. Ability to determine research subjects and problem-solving skills;
6. Advanced ability to perform, apply, and develop their research;
7. Language proficiency sufficient to perform their research; and8. Basic ability to provide research or technical guidance.

○ Curriculum Policy
The Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering provides education according to thefollowing policy to ensure that students can acquire knowledge and skills required under the
diploma policy:
1. Help students acquire the broad range of knowledge, advanced technical expertise,and interdisciplinary knowledge relating to their fields of expertise that are necessary tounderstand the essence of their research subjects and perform their research;22. Enable students to acquire advanced skills to work on their research subjects anddevelop these subjects with unique ideas; and3. Provide students with the language proficiency necessary to perform their research
and make presentations of the research results.
In order to execute the above policies, the Graduate School of Engineering offers Common
Subjects, and each department offers Major Basic Subjects, Major General Subjects, andRelated Subjects. The overall educational curriculum is presented in the curriculum map. The
Major Basic Subjects are mainly provided in lecture-based courses. The Major General
Subjects include lectures, seminars, and the Master Course Seminar etc. The subjects in
lecture-based courses are provided for the purpose of acquiring a wide range of basic
knowledge and advanced specialized knowledge in each major. A syllabus is prepared foreach subject to clearly state the educational content, achievement methods, guidelines for
self-study, etc. Seminar courses are provided to develop the students' ability to understand theresearch field from a diversified viewpoint, and research skills through presentations anddiscussions on the latest technologies or their own research results. The Master Course
Seminar is provided to foster the ability to conduct and develop advanced research andlanguage skills through individual research and writing a master thesis.
In the subjects provided in lecture-based courses, the faculty members in charge of thelecture will assess the student’s basic knowledge, basic academic skill, specialized knowledge,
etc. with regular examinations, reports, etc. Details of the grading method are described in thesyllabus for each subject. In the seminars, department faculty members assess the student’s
ability to understand academic papers and technical materials through presentations anddiscussions. In the Master Course Seminar, the academic advisor will assess the student
through their ability to develop and conduct their own research with original ideas, present anddiscuss research content at academic conferences, present in a foreign language, provide
technical guidance, write academic reports, etc., based on research activities in the laboratory,
give presentations at domestic and international conferences, and through their master thesis
and its defense.

● Doctoral Course
The Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering aims to develop researchers who
think for themselves and carry out research with ethical standards and courage to realize asafe, secure, and prosperous society, and who can play a role in developing and innovating
future science and technology with abundant creativity and research capability, based on
profound knowledge and broad perspectives on nature and human beings. It also aims todevelop professional engineers who can contribute to the sustainable development of society
with not only highly specialized knowledge but also long-term perspectives and an international
outlook. Specifically, we welcome students with the following academic abilities and skills, and
who aspire to be creative, highly proficient researchers and professional engineers who
contribute to the sustainable development of society:
1. A broad range of basic engineering knowledge, advanced expertise on their own
research fields, and the ability to develop them in a flexible manner; and2. The ability to logically present and discuss the significance and outcome of their3

research.
For this reason, the Graduate School of Engineering conducts Regular Selection, Special
Selection for Working Adults, Special Selection for Foreign Students, and Selection forInternational Degree Courses Offering Education in English, to select students with anemphasis on the abilities and qualities necessary to carry out research in line with our
educational philosophies and goals.
Applicants for Regular Selection, Special Selection for Foreign Students, and Selection forInternational Degree Courses Offering Education in English will be selected by eachdepartment through appropriate procedures by combining the methods: a written examination
etc. to evaluate basic knowledge and specialized knowledge in engineering, language
proficiency, and an oral interview to assess their aptitude. The selection will be made with anemphasis on the results of the written examination.
For Special Selection for Working Adults, the applicants will be selected by eachdepartment based on an oral interview to evaluate their research plan, research motivation, etc.
If necessary, basic and specialized knowledge in engineering and an evaluation of their essay
will also be considered in the selection process.
All new students are expected to have research experiences and basic knowledge to
conduct independent research.

○ Educational Objectives and Goals
Staying true to the Tohoku University’s traditional spirit of “Research First”, “Open Doors”,
and “Practice-Oriented Research and Education”, the Graduate School of Engineering iscommitted to achieving its educational objectives. One of these objectives is to develop
researchers who act based on profound knowledge and broad perspective about nature andhuman beings, perform their research in an ethical, purposeful, and self-directed way to build
safe, secure, and affluent society, and possess abundant creativity and high research skills
that enable them to play a leading role in the future development and innovation of scientifictechnologies. Another educational objective of the School is to produce core technical experts
who are equipped with not only a high-level of technical expertise but also a long-term visionand global viewpoint, and capable of making contributions to the sustainable development of
our society.
The educational goal of the doctoral program is to nurture human resources performing not
only subjective research in the relevant specialized field but also self-enlightenment to active
worldwide as a leader in the future.
They are also expected to have a bird’s eye view based on social and international
demands, having the ability to develop research project with their own ideas to summarize
international level papers and to discuss and present at international conferences etc.

○ Diploma Policy
The Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering will award a doctoral degree inengineering to students who pass a review of their doctoral thesis and the final examination.
Students are also required to remain enrolled for a specific period of time, study a set of
subjects that are offered in accordance with the School’s educational objectives and goals,
earn a specified number of credits, and demonstrate a high-level of ethical awareness and4sense of responsibility, in addition to the following knowledge and skills:
1.
Ability to embark on new research subjects and perform research from a panoramic
perspective that takes social needs into account;2.
Ability to solve issues with unique ideas;
3.
Thinking skills that have interdisciplinary application;
4.
Language proficiency as well as research paper writing, debating and communication
skills that are sufficient to make presentations at international academic conferences, etc.;
5.
Ability to provide research guidance; and6.
Basic ability to manage research or projects.

○ Curriculum Policy
The Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering provides education according to thefollowing policy to ensure that students can acquire knowledge and skills required under the
diploma policy:
1. Enable students to acquire skills to explore research subjects and perform researchfrom a panoramic perspective that takes social and international needs into account, skills todevelop such research subjects by using unique ideas and compile the results into aworld-class research paper, and thinking skills that allow for interdisciplinary applications;
2. Provide students with language proficiency as well as debating and communication
skills that are sufficient to make presentations and participate in discussions at international
academic conferences, etc.; and3. Equip students with skills that allow them to provide research guidance in their fields
of expertise.
In order to execute the above policies, the Graduate School of Engineering offers Common
Subjects, and each department offers Interdisciplinary Basic Subjects, Major General Subjects,
and Related Subjects. The overall educational curriculum of the master’s and doctoral programis presented in the curriculum map. The Interdisciplinary Basic Subjects are mainly provided in
lecture-based courses, and the Major General Subjects consists of special lectures, special
seminars, doctor course seminars, etc. The subjects in lecture-based courses are provided forthe purpose of acquiring a wide range of basic knowledge and advanced specialized
knowledge in each major. A syllabus is prepared for each subject to clearly state theeducational content, achievement methods, guidelines for self-study, etc. The Doctor Course
Seminar is provided to foster the ability to conduct and develop advanced research, andacquire a wide perspective, language skill and debating skill.
In the lecture-based subjects, the faculty member in charge of the lecture will assess thestudent’s basic knowledge, basic academic skill, specialized knowledge, etc. by using regularexaminations, reports, etc. Details of the grade evaluation method are described in thesyllabus for each subject. In the Doctor Course Seminar, the academic advisor will evaluate
the following abilities based on research activity in the laboratory, presentation at domestic andinternational conferences, the doctor thesis and its defense.
1) Ability to design and conduct research or projects
2) Ability to investigate and analyze academic papers and technical materials
53) Basic academic skills necessary to write academic papers to meet international
standards
4) Ability to evaluate research in related fields
5) Presentation and communication skills sufficient to present research results atinternational conferences
6) Ability to advise and guide research for undergraduate and master’s course students

2. Outline of I-CEEC
The graduate program of the International Civil and Environmental Engineering course(I-CEEC)was established in 2019 in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University. I-CEEC is aiming at enthusiastic
global-minded international students who aspire to assume key international leadership rolesin the future. Lectures in English are arranged in areas of students' research specialty.
The schematic career-path in I-CEEC is shown in the figure below. The academic calendarof I-CEEC starts in October. The entrance examination is held not only in Japan but throughonline meeting system as well. This makes the application procedure more accessible forstudents outside of Japan.
Students can enroll in the I-CEEC master’s or doctoral program. As the master’s program
directly connects to the doctoral program in I-CEEC, students have the opportunity to conductcutting-edge research throughout both graduate programs.
The total number of annually accepted students is approximately five.

I-CEEC Program Career Path

3. Qualifications for Admission
Those who have received a university education in Japan as international students or in an
overseas university are eligible to apply for the International Graduate Programs in
Engineering.
 Applicants for the Master’s Degree Program must fulfill one of the following requirements.
The applicant must:(1) Have graduated from Japanese university or expect to graduate by September 2024.
(2) Have received a bachelor's degree under Article 104 Paragraph 4 of the School
Education Law of Japan, or expect to receive such a degree by September 2024.
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(3) Have completed at least 16 years of school education overseas, or expect to complete
such education by September 2024.
(4) Have completed at least 16 years of school education in Japan by taking correspondence
courses offered by schools outside Japan, or expect to complete such education by
September 2024.
(5) Have completed a university education by taking courses designated by the Minister of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in an educational institution in Japan
recognized as adopting the educational system of a foreign country and having thecurriculum of that country (only when the person completing that education is regarded ashaving completed 16 years of that country's education), or expect to complete sucheducation by September 2024.
(6) Have been conferred a degree equivalent to a bachelor's degree upon completion of acurriculum that has a course term of three years or longer at a university or other school(limited to schools whose overall educational and research activities have been evaluatedby the relevant country's government or a government-approved individual, or aredesignated separately as having met this requirement by the Minister of Education) in aforeign country (including cases in which the student completed the curriculum by taking
subjects conducted by said school via distance learning while the student resided inJapan, and cases in which the student has completed a curriculum at an educational
facility that is positioned within that country's educational system as per the previous
item).
(7) Have completed a specialized course of a special training school designated by the
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (only when theschooling is at least four years in length and other criteria stipulated by the Minister aremet), on or after the date stipulated by the Minister, or expect to complete such a course
by September 2024.
(8) Have been designated as eligible by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology under ministerial ordinance No. 5 of 1953.
(9) Have been admitted to the graduate school of another university in accord with Article
102 Paragraph 2 of the School Education Law and be recognized through individual
admission qualification screening by this Graduate School as having suitable academic
ability for study in this program.
(10) Be aged 22 or above and, through individual admission qualification screening, berecognized by this Graduate School as having achieved at least the equivalent academic
abilities of a university graduate.
Note 1: Applicants who are employed by Tohoku University should contact the Graduate
Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering in advance.
Note 2: Applicants should contact the (head of the) department in which they expect tomajor in advance regarding their research plans after enrollment.
Note 3: Applicants applying under qualification (6) should contact the Graduate Academic
Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering in advance.
Note 4: Applicants applying under qualifications (9) to (10) will need to undergo admission
qualification screening. Please contact the Academic Affairs Section of Civil
Engineering and Architecture (ningen-k@grp.tohoku.ac.jp) in advance.
Note 5: The Graduate School of Engineering does not apply the qualification for7

admission regarding to “A person who was enrolled in a university for at least three
years, and furthermore who is found, by the Tohoku University Graduate Schools, tohave achieved excellent results in acquiring the prescribed credits”;
Applicants applying for the Doctoral Degree Program must meet either one of the following
requirements.
The applicant must:(1) Have earned a master's degree or professional degree, or expect to earn such a degree
by September 2024.
(2) Have earned a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or professional degree, or expect
to earn such a degree by September 2024, in the graduate school of a foreign university.
(3) Have earned a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or professional degree, or expect
to earn such a degree by September 2024, by taking correspondence courses in Japan
offered by schools outside Japan.
(4) Have earned a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or professional degree, or expect
to earn such a degree by September 2024, by completing a course designated by the
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in an educational
institution in Japan recognized as adopting the educational system of a foreign country
and having the curriculum of a graduate school in that country.
(5) Have earned a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or professional degree, or expect
to earn such a degree by September 2024, by graduating a program of the United
Nations University.
(6) Have been recognized as having achieved at least the academic equivalent of a master's
degree through an educational program offered at following institutions (a) to (c), andhave passed the equivalency examination and screening process as stipulated in Clause
2, Article 16 of the Standards for the Establishment of a Graduate School (Act No. 28,
1974).
(a) Foreign schools(b) Educational institutions of a foreign country which have the curriculum of a
graduate program(c) The United Nations University(7) Meet either of the following criteria for eligibility specified by the Minister of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:(a) Have carried out research in a university or research institute, etc. for two or more
years after graduating from university, and be recognized by this Graduate Schoolas having achieved at least the equivalent academic abilities of someone with amaster's degree on the basis of those research accomplishments.
(b) Have carried out research in a university or research institute, etc. for two or more
years after completing 16 years of course studies overseas, or after completing, inJapan, 16 years of foreign school course studies by means of correspondence
courses conducted by foreign schools, and be recognized by this Graduate Schoolas having achieved at least the equivalent academic abilities of someone with amaster's degree on the basis of those research accomplishments.
(8) Be aged 24 or above and, through individual admission qualification screening, berecognized by this Graduate School as having achieved at least the equivalent academic
abilities of someone with a master's degree or professional degree.
8Note 1: Applicants who are employed by Tohoku University should contact the Graduate
Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering in advance.
Note 2: Applicants should contact the (head of the) department in which they expect tomajor in advance regarding their research plans after enrollment.
Note 3: Applicants applying under qualification (7) should contact the head of thedepartment in which they expect to major in advance regarding their qualifications toapply. The following documents will be needed for the procedure.
Required documents

Notes

Certification of researchor work experience

Issued by the head of the place of work or research, certifying
two or more years of engagement as engineer, instructor,
researcher, etc. (any format; with official letterhead, signature,seal, etc.).

Summary of research or
work

Research/work carried out during time spent working as anengineer, instructor, researcher, etc. (approximately 2 A4-size
pages).

Academic transcript

Issued by the dean of the school from which the applicant
graduated.

Other reference materials

Copies of technical papers, patent announcements, etc.

Note 4: Applicants applying under qualification (8) will need to undergo admission
qualification screening. Please contact the Academic Affairs Section of Civil
Engineering and Architecture (ningen-k@grp.tohoku.ac.jp).

4. Requirements for Admission(1) Applicants must have taken one of the following on or after March 1, 2022: TOEFL iBT,
TOEFL PBT, TOEIC or IELTS (Academic Module).
By the time of their application, it is desirable that an applicant's score is equal to or
greater than that required by the school of engineering as shown below.
TOEFL

iBT
iBT Home Edition
PBT
TOEIC
IELTS

65 or higher
65 or higher
450 or higher
650 or higher
5.5 or higher

Applicants whose native language is English must contact the Graduate Academic
Affairs Section (see 14. Contact Information) by December 20, 2023 to omit submissionof English proficiency test scores. Evidence that the applicants received formal
education in English may be required to apply.
* TOEFL iBT’s ”My BestTM Score” will not be used for preliminary screening at Graduate
School of Engineering.
* TOEFL, TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL ITP and TOEIC are registeredtrademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS).
9(2) It is desirable that an applicant's grade point average is 2.30 or more. The evaluation
points are calculated from their coursework grades in their latest submitted transcripts,
as shown below.

Scale
4-grade Scale
5-grade Scale

PointsTotal CreditA
100-80SA
100-903
N4

Evaluation Point =

A
B
89-80
3
N3

Grade
B
79-70
B
C
79-70
2
N2

C
69-60
C
D
69-60
1
N1

F
59F
F
590
N0

(N4+N3)×3＋N2×2＋N1×1＋N0×0―――――――――――――――――――
N4＋N3＋N2＋N1

Note:
1. Applicants for the Master’s Degree Program
Evaluation points are calculated based on the undergraduate transcript.
2. Applicants for the Doctoral Degree Program
Evaluation points are calculated based on graduate school (Master’s course) transcripts.

5. Submission of Applications
Applicants should use The Admissions Office (hereinafter referred to as TAO), thedesignated online application system, to complete the following application procedures
within the below application period.
The Application Period： 9:00 on January 4 (Thu) to 16:00 on January 12 (Fri), 2024 (Japan
time)[Registration Methods]
1. Access the following URL and click the Member Registration button. The accountcreation screen will appear, so fill in the necessary information and create an account.
https://admissions-office.net/portal
2. After creating your account, enter your e-mail address and password to log in from theabove URL. Use the Application Schemes menu to search for “Tohoku University /Graduate School of Engineering / I-CEEC” then follow the TAO system’s directions and the
directions below to apply.
3. Please submit the following documents as PDF files by uploading them to yourapplication forms.
In principle, the certificates to be submitted should be in Japanese or English. In the case ofcertificates in other languages, a Japanese or English translation, corroborated by the10issuer of each certificate, should be attached.
If it is not possible to handle certificates in the way listed above, contact Graduate
Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering in advance.
4．Please be sure that the submission of application is completed on TAO system as below.

*Once application documents have been submitted, we will not accept any replacements.
*Withdrawal will not be accepted after an application has been received.
*Those who have made false declarations in their application documents may have theirentrance approval cancelled, even after enrollment. If false declarations are discovered
after the degree has been conferred, the degree already conferred may be revoked. In
either case, the entrance and tuition fees paid will not be refunded.
[IMPORTANT] Those who pass the entrance examination and are admitted to the
Graduate School of Engineering must submit original documents of their transcripts,
graduation (or completion) certificates, and English Score Sheet at the time ofenrollment procedures.
In addition, those who have applied under the qualification for admission (2) (e.g., those
who have completed (or expect to complete) an advanced course at a college of technology
or junior college, etc.) are also required to submit a "certificate of degree conferment". Your
admission to the Graduate School may be cancelled if there are any discrepancies between
the documents uploaded to the online application system and the original documents
submitted at the time of admission procedures, or if you are unable to submit the original
certificates.

6. Application DocumentsApplicants for the Master’s Degree Program should prepare the following documents in
English or Japanese and submit them by the above deadline.
Required documents
Checklist

Notes
Use the prescribed checklist form for the I-CEEC fromthe following URL.
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https://iceec.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/
Application for admission

Fill in the application form for admission in the online
application system.

CV

Download the prescribed CV file from the following
URL.
https://iceec.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/
Obtain a letter of acceptance from an expectedsupervisor.
The official form can be downloaded from thefollowing URL. https://iceec.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/
Issued by the dean of the university from which theapplicant has graduated. (Not required if alreadyenrolled in the School of Engineering, Tohoku
University.)
Applicants whose native language is English must
contact the Graduate Academic Affairs Section (see14. Contact Information) by Dec. 20, 2023 if they wantto omit submission of English proficiency test scores.
Evidence that the applicants have received formal
education in English may be required to apply.

Letter of acceptance

Undergraduate transcript

TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS score
sheetsValid tests:
TOEFLPBT,TOEFL iBT , TOEFL iBT Home
Edition,TOEIC Public Test,
IELTS-Academic Module* TOEFL iBT’s ”My BestTM Score” will not be used forpreliminary screening at Graduate School ofEngineering.
* TOEFL, TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition,
TOEFL ITP and TOEIC are registered trademarks of
Educational Testing Service (ETS).
Certificate of (expected) completion Issued by the dean of the university from which theand/or of degree conferralapplicant has graduated.
Residence Record
Should be submitted by foreign applicants residing inJapan whose period of stay is over 90 days. The
residence record should be issued within 3 months
and indicates residence status without Individual
Number.
Examination admission ticket and Download the prescribed examination admission ticket
photo ID form
and photo ID form file from the following URL.
https://iceec.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/
The photo ID form should include an image file of aphotograph showing the upper body of the applicant,facing forward with no hat, and have been taken within
three months of application.
Examination fee(1) Payment should be proceeded by ATM or Internet
Banking Transaction:
Please pay 30,000 yen and submit
attached "Payment Confirmation of * Sender's name should be the applicant's name in
Examination Fees"
Katakana.
* Copy of ATM transaction statement or evidence ofInternet Banking Transaction should be affixed to the"Payment Confirmation of Examination Fees".
* Bank transfer fee should be paid by the applicant.
* Only domestic banking transfer is accepted.
Amount（金額）: 30,000 yen
Payment Deadline（納入期限）: January 11, 2024
Bank（銀行）: Mitsubishi UFJ Bank （三菱UFJ銀行）
Bank Code: 0005
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Branch（支店）: Wakatake-shiten（わかたけ支店）
Branch Code: 809
Account Type（預金種別）: Futsuu（普通）Account Number（口座番号）: 2259225
Account Holder（口座名義）: Kokuritsu Daigaku-houjin
Tohokudaigaku（国立大学法人東北大学）
Account Holder in Kana（カナ）: ﾀﾞｲ)ﾄｳﾎｸﾀﾞｲｶﾞｸ
(2) If you are currently receiving MEXT scholarship,
you do not need to pay this fee.
If you wish to apply for examination fee waiver due tothe domestic disasters, please see the following
website:https://www.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/admission/grad/disaster.
html

Letter of recommendation(3) This banking information is only valid within Japan.
If you live overseas, credit card payment is available.
Please contact the Graduate Academic Affairs Sectionin advance.
An official letter for the I-CEEC prepared by asupervising faculty member or equivalent from theapplicant’s university.
Download the form from the following URL.
https://iceec.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/[NOTE] The Letter of recommendation must be
submitted by the recommender directly to the
Graduate Academic Affairs Section by email(eng-in@grp.tohoku.ac.jp) by 16:00 on January 12(Fri),
2024 (Japan time).

Address label
Other reference materials(optional)Fill in the necessary information on the address label
in the online application system.
Academic publications demonstrating academic
ability.

Applicants applying for the Doctoral Degree Program should prepare the following
documents in English or Japanese and submit them by the above deadline.
Required documents
Checklist

Notes
Use the prescribed checklist form for the I-CEEC fromthe following URL.
https://iceec.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/

Application for admission

Fill in the application form for admission in the online
application system.

CV

Download the prescribed CV file from the following
URL.
https://iceec.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/
Obtain a letter of acceptance from the prospective
supervisor.
The official form can be downloaded from thefollowing URL.
https://iceec.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/

Letter of acceptance13

Graduate school transcript

Issued by the dean of the graduate school from which
the applicant has graduated. (Not required if alreadyenrolled in the School of Engineering, Tohoku
University.)

TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS score
sheetsApplicants whose native language is English must
contact the Graduate Academic Affairs Section (see14. Contact Information) by Dec. 20, 2023 if they wantto omit submission of English proficiency test scores.
Evidence that the applicants have received formal
education in English may be required to apply.

Valid tests:
TOEFLPBT,TOEFL iBT , TOEFL iBT Home
Edition,TOEIC Public Test,
IELTS-Academic Module

Certificate of (expected) completion
and/or of degree conferral
Undergraduate transcript

Duplicate of master's
thesisResidence Record

Examination admission ticket andphoto ID form

Examination fee
Please pay 30,000 yen, and submit
attached "Payment Confirmation of
Examination Fees"* TOEFL iBT’s ”My BestTM Score” will not be used forpreliminary screening at Graduate School ofEngineering.
* TOEFL, TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition,
TOEFL ITP and TOEIC are registered trademarks of
Educational Testing Service (ETS).
Issued by the dean of the university from which theapplicant has graduated.
Issued by the dean of the university from which theapplicant has graduated. (Not required if alreadyenrolled in the School of Engineering, Tohoku
University.)
If thesis cannot be submitted, summary of research(approximately 2,000 characters, 2 A4-size pages) is
acceptable.
Should be submitted by foreign applicants residing inJapan whose period of stay is over 90 days. The
residence record should be issued within 3 months
and indicates residence status without Individual
Number.
Download the prescribed examination admission ticket
and photo ID form file from the following URL.
https://iceec.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/
The photo ID form should include an image file of aphotograph showing the upper body of the applicant,facing forward with no hat, and have been taken within
three months of application.
(1) Payment should be proceeded by ATM or Internet
Banking Transaction:* Sender's name should be the applicant's name in
Katakana.
* Copy of ATM transaction statement or evidence ofInternet Banking Transaction should be affixed to the"Payment Confirmation of Examination Fees".
* Bank transfer fee should be paid by the applicant.
* Only domestic banking transfer is accepted.
Amount（金額）: 30,000 yen
Payment Deadline（納入期限）: January 11, 2024
Bank（銀行）: Mitsubishi UFJ Bank （三菱UFJ銀行）
Bank Code: 0005
Branch（支店）: Wakatake-shiten（わかたけ支店）
Branch Code: 809
Account Type（預金種別）: Futsuu（普通）Account Number（口座番号）: 2259225
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Account Holder（口座名義）: Kokuritsu Daigaku-houjin
Tohokudaigaku（国立大学法人東北大学）
Account Holder in Kana（カナ）: ﾀﾞｲ)ﾄｳﾎｸﾀﾞｲｶﾞｸ
(2) If you are currently receiving MEXT scholarship,
you do not need to pay this fee.
If you wish to apply for examination fee waiver due tothe domestic disasters, please see the following
website:https://www.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/admission/grad/disaster.
html

Letter of recommendation(3) This banking information is only valid within Japan.
If you live overseas, credit card payment is available.
Please contact the Graduate Academic Affairs Sectionin advance.
An official letter for the I-CEEC prepared by asupervising faculty member or equivalent from theapplicant’s university.
Download the form from the following URL.
https://iceec.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/[NOTE] The Letter of recommendation must be
submitted by the recommender directly to the
Graduate Academic Affairs Section by email(eng-in@grp.tohoku.ac.jp) by 16:00 on January 12(Fri), 2024 (Japan time).

Address label
Other reference materials(optional)

Fill in the necessary information on the address label
in the online application system.
Academic publications demonstrating academic
ability.

7. Examination and Selection
Examination Dates: Tuesday, February 13, to Thursday, February 22, 2024.
Examination Venues: (Details will be sent directly to each applicant)In Japan: Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Outside Japan: The school will designate the locations of examination taking account of theplace of applicants' residence. Online meeting system including Skypesystem will be available.
Selection Method:
In the oral examination, questions on mathematics and two special subjects, as well as theapplicant’s research plan, will be asked. The applicant can select two special subjects from thefollowing subjects: (1) Structural Engineering, (2) Concrete Engineering, (3) GeotechnicalEngineering, (4) Hydraulics, (5) River Engineering, (6) Water Quality Engineering, (7)Environmental Planning, (8) Operations Research, (9) Transportation Planning, and (10)Transportation Engineering. Examination details will be sent directly to each applicant.
Successful applicants will be selected based on their overall scores in the oral examination,
language proficiency, and the submitted documents.
Details about the oral examination will be informed directly to each applicant from the15

Academic Affairs Section of Civil Engineering and Architecture (ningen-k@grp.tohoku.ac.jp).

8. Announcement of Results
Results are scheduled to be posted around 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, on thewebsite: https://iceec.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/
Notification of results will also be mailed to applicants who pass the entrance examination on
the above date. Please note that results cannot be given in response to telephone inquiries.

9. Enrollment Procedures, etc.
(1) Details of the enrollment procedures will be announced by your prospective laboratory inearly September, 2024. If you have any questions concerning enrollment procedures,
please contact the laboratory staff.
(2) Fees to be paid at the time of enrollment(a) Admission fee: 282,000 yen(b) Tuition (first semester): 267,900 yen (annual 535,800 yen)
(3) Original documents of transcripts, graduation (or completion) certificates (not required for
graduates of the School of Engineering, Tohoku University), and English Score Sheet mustbe submitted.
Note 1: The above amounts are provisional. Should admission or tuition fees be revised, the
new fees will become applicable from the time of the change.
Note 2: Information on the waiving of admission or tuition fees, or permission to defer payment
to a later date, etc., will be provided in the enrollment procedure documents sent after
notification of results.

10.

Eligibility for Long Term Study Program

Some applicants, due to the need to continue with employment or other special
circumstances (Note 1), may request permission to follow a planned course of study longer
than the normal period of two years in order to receive their master's degree and three years
for doctoral degree (Note 2). This Graduate School offers such an option, called a “Long Term
Study Program”, to those who qualify in an advance screening exam. Long term master's
students pay the same amount over the length of their studies as those enrolled in thestandard two-year program. Long term doctoral students pay the same amount over the lengthof their studies as those enrolled in the standard three-year program. Inquiries about thisprogram can be accepted at any time before enrollment. Please contact the Graduate
Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering.
Applicants hoping to be considered for this program need to apply at the enrollment
procedures. It is also possible to apply for this program in the middle of the enrollment, but not
if less than one year remained in the standard course of study. In such a case, the length of theLong Term Study period is limited to twice the remaining period of study within the normal
period of study.
Note 1: To be eligible for this program, the applicant who (1) is employed by a company or be
self-employed, (2) needs maternity leave, or is engaged in child or family care, or (3) isotherwise determined by this Graduate School to be suitable for the program (excluding
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financial reasons).
Note 2: The period of study may not be extended beyond four years for Master’s Program, andsix years for Doctoral Program, but it is possible to request that the period be shortened.
In principle, no special curriculum will be prepared for students in the long term study program.

11.

Handling of Personal Information(1) All personal information gathered by Tohoku University shall be treated with due care incompliance with the relevant university regulations, such as the Act on the Protection of
Personal Information (2003, Act No. 57), and the National University Corporation Tohoku
University Policy on the Protection of Personal Information, and security measures will betaken to protect it.
(2) Personal information, such as examination scores, used to screen applicants will be used
exclusively for educational purposes, such as selecting applicants, enrollment procedures,
pre-enrollment instruction, follow-up surveys, post-enrollment student support (scholarships,
tuition waivers and health management etc.) and academic advising, or in connection withtuition collection etc., or surveys/research (surveys/analysis related to entrance examination
improvements and reasons for applying; including analysis using the enrollees' personal
information after enrollment).
(3) Tasks related to entrance examinations and academic affairs may be outsourced by Tohoku
University to third-party contractors (hereafter, "contractors"). If personal information isprovided in whole or in part to contractors, necessary measures will be taken to ensure it ishandled appropriately in accordance with the relevant university regulations, such as the
National University Corporation Tohoku University Policy on the Protection of Personal
Information.

12.

Educational Data Usage

Tohoku University strives to use Educational Data including personal information stored in theinformation system in education and learning activities, effectively and appropriately incompliance with our "Statement on Educational Data Usage," "Policy on Educational Data
Usage," and "Tohoku University's 8 Principles of Educational Data Acquisition" while paying
attention to the protection of personal information.
After being admitted to the university, students' personal information, such as entrance exam
scores etc., is merged with the university's Educational Data.
URL：https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/studentinfo/education/08/education0801/

13.

Important Notes(1) Candidates should locate a prospective research advisor at Tohoku University and contact
him/her before submitting the application documents.
(2) Submitted application documents and examination fees cannot be returned.
(3) If you do not receive your examination admission ticket by ten days prior to the examination
date, please contact the Academic Affairs Section of Civil Engineering and Architecture(ningen-k@grp.tohoku.ac.jp).
(4) All other inquiries regarding application for admission should be made to the Graduate
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Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Engineering.
(5) Applicants desiring consultation regarding the need for special assistance or otherconsiderations in taking the examination or conducting their studies should create a written
application indicating the items listed below (no special format). Be assured that such arequest will in no way prejudice the outcome of the selection process, as all applicants willbe treated fairly.
＊Deadline for consultation: As a rule, no later than November 29, 2023.
＊Information to be indicated in creating the application:A) Name, address and phone number of applicant
B) University, etc. from which the applicant has graduatedC) Any special considerations desired regarding taking the examination
D) Any special considerations desired in the study environmentE) Nature of any special considerations provided up to nowF) Other relevant information about daily life circumstancesG) Reference materials (if currently receiving medical treatment, enclose a medical
certificate issued by your physician)(6) We have established Tohoku University Security Export Control Rules based on theForeign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, and screen each submitted application when we
accept international students in our university. In the event that their research plans apply tothe regulatory concerns, above mentioned students may not be able to receive desired
education and their research themes may be limited.

14.

Contact Information

Graduate Academic Affairs Section,
Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
6-6-04 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
E-mail: eng-in@grp.tohoku.ac.jp
Website: https://iceec.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/

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