Changes in the entrance examination for Graduate Admission 2024
Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering,
Graduate School of Science and Technology
We hereby give notice that the number of students to be admitted, the application requirements
for the Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants, the criteria for the acceptance ofthe external English test score sheets and the examination subjects will be changed for the entrance
examination of the Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering, Graduate School ofScience and Technology for 2024 admission (to be conducted in AY 2023) and onward.

1. Number of Students to Be Admitted
Program(s) to which the change applies:
Doctoral Program in Empowerment Informatics (Third Year Enrollment)
Recruitment will be limited to the January to February Selection Process (General SelectionProcess), not the August Selection Process (General Selection Process).
Program Name
Doctoral Program in Empowerment
Informatics (Third Year Enrollment)

Selection Process
AugustJanuary toFebruary

GeneralChange of the Number ofStudents to Be Admitted
Before
After
A few
A few
A few

2. Application Requirements for the Special Selection Process for Recommended
Applicants
Program(s) to which the change applies:
Master’s Program in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems
Doctoral Program in Empowerment Informatics (First Year Enrollment)
We will change the application requirements for the Special Selection Process for
Recommended Applicants (July Selection Process).
Before Change
Master’s Program in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems(1) At least 68 percent of all credits earned by the time of application is A or A+ and have English
proficiency equivalent to TOEIC C rank (470 – 730 points). […]Doctoral Program in Empowerment Informatics(1) At least 68 percent of all credits earned by the time of application is A or A+ and have English
proficiency equivalent to TOEIC C rank (430 – 730 points). […]After Change
Master’s Program in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems(1) At least 68 percent of all credits earned by the time of application is A or A+, with a minimumscore of 470 on TOEIC Listening & Reading Test, 42 on TOEFL iBT or 4.0 on IELTS Academic
test. […]
Doctoral Program in Empowerment Informatics(1) At least 68 percent of all credits earned by the time of application is A or A+, with a minimumscore of 470 on TOEIC Listening & Reading Test, 42 on TOEFL iBT or 4.0 on IELTS Academic
test. […]

3. Criteria for the Acceptance of the External English Test Score Sheets
Program(s) to which the change applies:
Doctoral Program in Empowerment Informatics (First Year Enrollment)
Doctoral Program in Empowerment Informatics (Third Year Enrollment)
We will change the period when applicants should take an external English test for the score
sheets to be accepted.
Before Change
Documents Needed for Application
Documents
Instructions
The
English Please submit one of the following score sheets with your photo (TheTest Score
document must be original) for designated external English language
examinations (The examination must be taken after July 2021.
Exceptionally, applicants for Doctoral Program in Empowerment
Informatics can submit score sheets for exams taken after May 2021).
[…]

After Change
Documents Needed for Application
Documents
Instructions
The
English Please submit one of the following score sheets with your photo (TheTest Score
document must be original) for designated external English language
examinations (The examination must be taken after July 2021).
[…]

4. Examination Subjects
Program(s) to which the change applies:
Master’s Program in Engineering Mechanics and Energy
We will change the examination subjects for the General Selection Process.
Before ChangeGeneral Selection Process (August/January to February Selection Process)SubjectTranscript
EnglishOral Examination(Allocation(100 points)(400 points)(200 points)of Marks)
Individual Interview
Detail
Evaluate the transcript
English
1. You will be asked
Evaluate TOEIC
from the graduatedquestions about yourListening and Readingcollege.
basic knowledge about
Test Official Score
Certificate/Official Score mathematics (analysisand linear algebra) and
Report, TOEFL
one of the following
Examinee (Test Taker)
physics topics you
Score Report which ischoose upon applying.
sent to the TOEFL(dynamics,examinee from ETS bythermodynamics or
postal mail or IELTSelectromagnetics).
Academic Test ReportForm
2. You will be asked
questions on yourpurpose of enrollment.

After Change
General Selection Process (August/January to February Selection Process)Subject
EnglishOral Examination(Allocation(100 points)(400 points)of Marks)
Individual Interview
DetailEnglish
1. You will be asked questions about
Evaluate TOEIC Listening andyour basic knowledge about
Reading Test Official Score
mathematics (analysis and linear
Certificate/Official Score Report,
TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score algebra) and one of the following
physics topics you choose upon
Report which is sent to the TOEFL
applying. (dynamics, thermodynamics
examinee from ETS by postal mail orIELTS Academic Test Report Formor electromagnetics).
2. You will be asked questions on
your purpose of enrollment.
The above changes will be finalized with the publication of the application guidelines, scheduled forApril 2023. Please make sure to confirm the application guidelines for 2024 Graduate Admission.