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 2016 (AY2016)

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 andEnvironmental Engineering course 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 and environmental engineering.
EU-CE offers an opportunity to graduate students of UGM-CE to pursue two Master ofEngineering degrees simultaneously from EU and UGM, and invites applications for admission tothis Double Degree Master program 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 andcontributing 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 public3)
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Number of Available Seats: 2 (two)3.
1)

Selection Criteria
Application period, Selection test date, and Submission of application documents
Application period:
2016.7.22 ~ 2016.8.5 (must be received through EMS within
this period)
Selection test date:2016.8.19
Place of examination:
Ehime University (In case of other places, method and place will
be notified of later)
Notification of result:2016.8.26
Admission formalities due: 2016.9.7
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 thathas academic agreement with Ehime University, and must meet the following requirements.
i.
At the time of application, the applicant, who has had formal education outside Japan,
must have completed 16 years of course-based education including a Bachelor Degree orshould be expecting a Bachelor Degree by September 2016.
ii.
At the time of application, the applicant must have passed the entrance examination andbe approved to be a graduate student of UGM-CE from September 2016.
iii.
The applicant must be recommended by the chair of the department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineeing, Universitas Gadjah Mada.

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

Documents to be submitted for application
Application form (including Entrance Test Admission Card and Personal Identification
Card with a picture) (provided with the application information material, Form#1,

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Card#1, Card#2)Officially sealed copies of Grade Sheets or Transcripts issued by the graduating
university or college
Certificate of awarded Degree or Certificate of expected date of completion
Officially sealed Letter of Recommendation from the Chair of the department of Civiland Environmental Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada (provided with theapplication information material, Form#2)
Details of field of research interest and Research Plan (provided with the application
information material, Form#3) with a name of supervising professor (Refer page 3 and4 for the professors’ names)
A photocopy of the passport details (front page); if unavailable at the time of application,
it must be submitted by the time of entrance examination

Marks distribution, Marking, Evaluation criteria, Admission criteriaMarks distribution
 Document
assessment: based on Grade sheets or Transcripts, Letter ofRecommendation, 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, andResearch Plan): Academic ability in the specialized courses will be evaluated,expression power and writing 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 theinterview will be considered disqualified.
 Final selection for admission will be made from the top two candidates in the merit
list of scores acquired in document assessment and interview (including oralexamination).
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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 26 September 2016. The details will be sent tothe successful candidates later.

(3) Tuition Fee
Students admitted to this course will be exempt from admission and tuition fees to Ehime
University.
４．Outline of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering
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Organization
The Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Ehime University has been designed asindicated in the chart below. The Graduate School Course consists of a Pre-doctoral Course(equivalent to Master Degree) and Doctoral Course.

Organization Structure

Doctoral Special Course onDeep 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 Computer
Science

Materials Science and Biotechnology

Engineering for Production and Environment

Doctoral Course
Master Course

Ehime University Graduate School of Science andEngineering

Graduate School of Science and Engineering※1※2※1※12)

Civil and Environmental Engineering course belongs to the Engineering for
Production and Environment.

Faculty member for potential supervisor of DDM program
Isao Ujike
Mitsu Okamura
Toshio Yoshii
Hideaki Yasuhara
Ryo Moriwaki
Hirohumi Hinata
Kazuyuki Nakahata
Toshio Yoshii
Shinichiro Mori
Shinya Kurauchi
Akihiro Kadota
You Miyake
Kozo Watanabe
Pang-jo Chun

Professor, Concrete Engineering
Professor, Geotechnical Engineering
Professor, Transportation Planning
Professor, Rock Engineering
Professor, Water Environment Engineering
Professor, Coastal Engineering
Professor, Applied Mechanics
Professor, Transportation planning
Associate Professor, Earthquake Engineering
Associate Professor, Transportation Planning
Associate Professor, Hydraulic Engineering
Associate Professor, Stream ecology
Associate Professor, Stream ecology
Associate Professor, Structural Engineering(Form#1)

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 2016 (AY2016)To:
The President
Ehime University
I hereby submit this application form to seek admission in the Double Degree Master Program inCivil 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 afterhigh 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.

(Card#1)
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
CardAY2016

AY2016

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

Full Name*…………………… ………………………

Date of Birth…………/……/……

Date of Birth…………/……/……

Nationality……………………………………………

Nationality……………………………………………

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

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

SexMF

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 University
Matsuyama 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 2-2) 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 isgiven in 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 2. 4)iv of the application information brochure based on his/her academic performance. Pleasealso mention 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 Title

Applicant’s Full Name:………………………………………………

Supervisor’s Name:………………………………………………

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