Ehime University Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Engineering for Production and Environment
Civil and Environmental Engineering course

Double Degree Master Program
Application Information
Academic Year 2017 (April Entrance)
1.

Admission Policy

Designed for the graduate students in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitas
Gadjah Mada (UGM-CE), the Double degree Master Program of the Civil and Environmental Engineeringcourse in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University (EU-CE) aims at fostering
highly trained researchers and engineers with advanced research capabilities in the field of civil andenvironmental engineering.
EU-CE offers an opportunity to graduate students of UGM-CE to pursue two Master of Engineering degrees
simultaneously from EU and UGM, and invites applications for admission to this Double Degree Masterprogram from interested individuals possessing the following qualities:
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A fundamental background knowledge of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Highly motivated to enriching cultural values as a technical expert or researcher and contributing for
the welfare of mankind and society
Strong will for enriching one’s power of scientific and technical expressions and an ability tocommunicate with scientific community and the general public2.

Number of Available Seats: 2 (two)3.
1)

Selection Criteria
Application period, Selection test date, and Submission of application documents
Application period:
2017.1.16 (Mon) ~ 2017.1.27 (Fri) (must be received through EMS
within this period)
Selection test date:Will be conducted by 2017.3.3 (Fri)
Place of examination:
Ehime University (In case of other places, method and place will be
notified of later)
Notification of result:2017.3.10(Fri)
Admission formalities due: 2017.3.27(Mon)
Application documents to be mailed/submitted to:
Educational Support Division (Engineering Team)
Ehime University
3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan2)

Application eligibility
An applicant to this program should be expecting to graduate from a university/college and must meetthe following requirements.
i.
At the time of application, the applicant must have completed 16 years of course-based education
including a Bachelor Degree, or the applicant must go through a separate evaluation for admission
eligibility and have academic abilities equivalent to or greater than those of a Bachelor Degreeholder.
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At the time of application, the applicant must be enrolled as a graduate student of UGM-CE.

iii.

The applicant must be recommended by the chair of the department of Civil and Environmental
Engineeing, Universitas Gadjah Mada.

3)

Selection criteria
The selection for admission to this program will be made on the basis of document assessment andinterview (including oral examination) in person or based on internet media.

4)Documents to be submitted for applicationi.
Application form (including Entrance Test Admission Card and Personal Identification Card witha picture) (provided with the application information material, Form#1, Card#1, Card#2)
ii.
Officially sealed copies of Grade Sheets or Transcripts issued by the graduating university orcollegeiii.
Certificate of awarded Degree or Certificate of expected date of completion
iv.
Officially sealed Letter of Recommendation from the Chair of the department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada (provided with the application informationmaterial, Form#2)
v.
Details of field of research interest and Research Plan (provided with the application informationmaterial, Form#3) with a name of supervising professor (Refer page 3 and 4 for the professors’names)vi.
A photocopy of the passport details (front page); if unavailable at the time of application, it mustbe submitted by the time of entrance examination

5)

Marks distribution, Marking, Evaluation criteria, Admission criteriai.
Marks distribution
 Document assessment: based on Grade sheets or Transcripts, Letter of Recommendation,Research Plan; to be categorized into A, B, and C levels
 Interview (including oral examination):
100 marksii.
Marking, Evaluation criteria
 Document assessment (grade sheets or transcripts, Letter of Recommendation, and ResearchPlan): Academic ability in the specialized courses will be evaluated, expression power andwriting skill will be evaluated Interview (including oral examination):Fundamental academic ability, personal goals,willingness to study, expression power, etc. will be evaluatediii.
Admission criteria
 Applicants with ‘B’ or ‘C’ in document assessment or with less than 60% marks in the interview
will be considered disqualified.
 Final selection for admission will be made from the top two candidates in the merit list of scoresacquired in document assessment and interview (including oral examination).

4. Admission Formalities and Period(1) The following are necessary at the time of admission.
1) Graduate School admission documents, as specified by the Graduate School2) 3,000 to 5,000 yen for miscellaneous expenses (mainly accidental insurance)(2) Admission Period
The entrance ceremony will take place on 6(Thu) April 2017. The details will be sent to thesuccessful candidates later.
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(3) Tuition Fee and other Fees
Students admitted to this course will not be required to pay entrance fees and tuition fees at EhimeUniversity.
５．Outline of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering1)

Organization
The Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Ehime University has been designed as indicated in
the chart below. The Graduate School Course consists of a Pre-doctoral Course (equivalent to MasterDegree) and Doctoral Course.

Organization Structure

Doctoral Special Course on
Deep Earth MineralogicalStudies

Special Course on AdvancedSciences

Special Course on Environmental Studies
for Asian Students

Special Course on Disaster Mitigation Study
for Asian Students

Chemistry and Biology

Mathmatics,Physics,and Earth Sciences

Electrical and Electronic Engineering and ComputerScienceMaterials Science and Biotechnology

Engineering for Production and Environment

Doctoral Course
Master CourseEhime University Graduate School of Science andEngineering

Graduate School of Science and Engineering

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※1 Civil and Environmental Engineering course belongs to the Engineering for Production andEnvironment.
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Outline of the Special Graduate Course on Disaster Mitigation Study for Asian Students and theaffiliated faculties
The 21st century has been named the Century of Natural Disasters. Among all disaster-hit nations in theworld, the Asian nations probably suffer the most leaving a large number of people as victims every year.
To mitigate natural disasters or to minimize disaster damage/loss, it is all essentially important tounderstand disaster occurrence mechanism and work out various mitigation measures. Towards thiseffort, the Special Course for Asian Students on Disaster Mitigation Study at the Graduate School ofScience and Engineering, Ehime University has been designed to train Asian students in the field ofearthquake hazard and meteorological disasters, their mechanisms of occurrence, damage mitigation,
hazard prevention, disaster management, disaster informatics, and other related topics.

The following are the affiliated faculties and their disciplines:
Isao UjikeProfessor, Concrete Engineering
Mitsu OkamuraProfessor, Geotechnical Engineering
Toshio Yoshii
Professor, Transportation Planning(Page#3)

Ryo Moriwaki
Hirohumi Hinata
Kazuyuki Nakahata
Hideaki Yasuhara
Kunimitsu Inouchi
Shinichiro Mori
Shinya Kurauchi
Akihiro Kadota
Yo Miyake
Kozo Watanabe
Pang-jo Chun

Professor, Water Environment Engineering
Professor, Coastal Engineering
Professor, Applied Mechanics
Professor, Rock Engineering
Associate Professor, Geohydrology
Associate Professor, Earthquake Engineering
Associate Professor, Transportation Planning
Associate Professor, Hydraulic Engineering
Associate Professor, Stream Ecology
Associate Professor, Stream Ecology
Associate Professor, Bridge Engineering(Page#4)

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Ehime University Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Engineering for Production and Environment
Civil and Environmental Engineering course

Double Degree Master Program
Application Form
Academic Year 2017 (April Entrance)

To:The President
Ehime University
I hereby submit this application form to seek admission in the Double Degree Master Program in
Civil and Environmental Engineering course of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering,
Ehime University, and request for your kind permission to appear in the Selection Test.
※Registration No.: ……………………………

Full Name(Capital Letters)………………………
(Family name)………………………………

Date ofbirth……………/………/………
(yyyy/mm/dd)

Sex(…………… years old)

(Given name/s)

MFNationality
Admitted on Graduated on(yyyy/mm/dd)(yyyy/mm/dd)

Joined on

Worked until

Details (Name of College/university, major field of study, etc.)

Academic History(Information after
high school; list inorder of recent toprevious)(yyyy/mm/dd)(yyyy/mm/dd)

Details (place of work, position held, job nature, etc.)

Job Experience(list in order ofrecent to previous)

Current Address....................................................................................................................................................
Tel: .............................. Fax: ................................E-mail:……………………………………………………

Mailing Address(if different from theaddress above)....................................................................................................................................................
Tel: .............................. Fax: ................................E-mail:……………………………………………………

※ Do not enter text in the cell with this mark.

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Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Ehime University(Card#2)
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Ehime University

Civil and Environmental Engineering course
Double Degree Master Program

Civil and Environmental Engineering course
Double Degree Master Program

Personal Identification
Card

Entrance Test Admission
Card

Academic Year 2017(April Entrance)

Academic Year 2017(April Entrance)

Registration No. ※Registration No. ※Full Name*…………………… ………………………

Full Name*…………………… ………………………

Date of Birth…………/……/……

Date of Birth…………/……/……

Nationality……………………………………………

Nationality……………………………………………

(Family Name) (Given name/s)(yyyy/mm/dd)

Sex

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F(Family Name) (Given name/s)(yyyy/mm/dd)

Sex

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Photograph

NotePlease paste yourphoto here.
1. straight-forward looking

upper half with nocap/hat taken within 3months, size: 3cm×4cm
2. In case of larger than
this box, please trim thephoto to fit this box, anduse glue all over thephoto back to paste here
properly.

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*Please enter your name in CAPITAL letters.

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Do not enter anything in the cell with ※ mark.

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Carry this admission card throughout the time ofselection test.

vii.

During the selection test (i.e., interview and oral
examination), produce and show this card to theexaminer/s.

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Letter of Recommendation

The President
Ehime UniversityMatsuyama 790-8577
JAPANI, in my capacity as ………………………… of this institution, have written this Letter ofRecommendation in favor of Mr./Ms. ………………………………………………, who is applying foradmission to the Double Degree Master Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering course
at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering of your university, with my belief that he/shemeets the application eligibility mentioned in section 3-2) of the course’s application information
brochure. The following are basic details of Mr./Ms. …………………………………
Full Name:………………………………

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(Family Name)(Given Name/s)

Date of Birth:……………/…………/………… (yyyy/mm/dd)

Nationality:……………………………………

Matriculation Date:……………/………… (yyyy/mm)

Department/Faculty: …………………………………………………………
Other relevant information on his/her academic performance, character, and other abilities is givenin the following page.
Thank you.

Signature:……………………………………………………

Office Seal:

Full Name:……………………………………………………

Designation*:

Chair of the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University/College:

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Date of preparation:……………/………/…………(yyyy/mm/dd)

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Please describe how the applicant meets the application eligibility mentioned in section 3.4)
iv of the application information brochure based on his/her academic performance. Please alsomention the applicant’s rank among all students/graduates of his/her class/group.
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Please describe why the applicant is interested in participating in this special graduate course
at Ehime University.
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special abilities, and general attitude towards others).
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Form#3

Details of Research Interest (Brief Research Plan)

Interest Priority: ………………………
Provisional
Research
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Applicant’s Full Name:………………………………………………

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(Note: If the space above is inadequate, you may attach your research interest details separately in two pages.)