Graduate School of Information
Science and Technology,
Osaka University

Admission in April 2024

Application Guide for Master Course Applicants（Special Selection in Summer for International Applicants）

This application guide applies to one of the following seven entrance examinations for entrance to Master Course in
April 2024 as indicated with a circle ‘○.’Entrance Examination
Master Course for 2024 (General Selection)
Master Course for 2024 (Special Selection for Working People)
Master Course for 2024 (Special Selection for Recommended Students)
Master Course for 2024 (Special Selection for Juniors of Undergraduate Schools)○

Master Course for 2024 (Special Selection in Summer for International Applicants)
Master Course for 2024 (Special Selection in December for International Applicants)
Master Course for 2024 (Selection for Information Technology Special Course in English)

March 2023

【Cautions】
Before submitting their application, all applicants should contact the expected
academic supervisor (or the Department Chair) of the department they wish to enterwith regard to the course of research they wish to follow after admission.
See the following webpage of the Graduate School of Information Science andTechnology to find the contact address of instructors.
https://www.ist.osaka-u.ac.jp/english/introduction/organization.html

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1. Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
Education objectives, diploma policy, curriculum policy and admissions policy[Education objectives]
The Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University, holds the philosophy that
“Information Science and Technology is an essential academic discipline which leads social innovation by creating
new technologies and systems to implement advanced information society toward our enriched and fulfilled life.”
With this in mind, we aim to develop engineers, researchers, educators, etc. who acquire a profound academic
knowledge of information science and technology, play leadership roles in their major discipline, and open up newacademic regions.
The master course strives to develop human resources who have the following capabilities, and, by making use ofthem, play an active role with high ethical standards within the information science and technology and related fields
such as mathematics, life sciences, and so on.
- Broad knowledge, advanced expertise and skills relating to his/her major discipline- The design skills required to conduct research and development by envisioning a new system- The communication skills required to work with a global perspective- The management ability to carry out projects in collaboration with other people
The doctor course is committed to developing human resources who are equipped with the following capabilities
in addition to the above, and, by making use of them, play an active role with high ethical standards.
- The research abilities required to explore research themes set up on their own- Leadership skills to guide other engineers and researchers with a global perspective[Diploma Policy]
Based on diploma policies of Osaka University, the master course of Graduate School of Information Science andTechnology confers a master’s degree to students who fulfill the following requirements through the systematiccoursework providing an overview of the information science discipline and fostering the basic skills of information
sciences.
- The students who earn a predetermined number of credits must acquire the knowledge needed to pursue a career
requiring research capability and advanced expertise in the major discipline.
- The students’ master dissertations, written clearly and plainly based on the necessary research guidance received,
should include research contents that contribute to the development of the major discipline, and should
demonstrate the student’s abundant academic knowledge of his/her discipline.
The doctor course of Graduate School of Information Science and Technology confers a doctor’s degree to students
who fulfill the following requirements through the systematic coursework enabling a deeper understanding ofadvanced expertise in their major discipline, and the acquisition of cutting-edge academic knowledge.
- The students have made important contributions relating to scientific principles and their application in theinformation science discipline by discovering an unknown phenomenon or object, establishing and rolling out a
new theory, developing/inventing/applying a new technology/equipment/methodology/algorithm, producing a
new academic concept, and so on.
- The student’s doctoral dissertation, written clearly and plainly based on the necessary research guidance received,
demonstrates the student’s abundant overall knowledge of the discipline that makes up the academic content of
the dissertation.
- The student has the academic skills required to conduct independent research, and the academic content of his/her
dissertation makes a contribution to society.

3[Curriculum Policy]
Based on curriculum policies of Osaka University, the master course of Graduate School of Information Scienceand Technology provides the systematic coursework overviewing the information science disciplines and fostering
students’ basic skills. The course offers basic subjects for acquiring expertise in each major as well asinterdepartmental subjects covering important peripheral disciplines. The course also offers subjects that foster
students’ practical skills, such as interdisciplinary subjects, special lectures covering leading-edge technological trends
offered by external instructors invited from the industrial community, etc., internships to experience work at acompany or research institution in Japan or abroad, and project-based seminars to allow students to acquire basic
qualities as advanced engineers/researchers as well as the broad knowledge required to meet the diverse
requirements of society. These advanced classes relating to information science technology foster cultural knowledge,
design skills and an international perspective. In addition, the course also provides excellent research guidance as
well.
The doctor course of Graduate School of Information Science and Technology provides the systematic coursework
enabling students to acquire more advanced expertise in their major discipline and cutting-edge academic knowledge.
The course offers the basic subjects covering cutting-edge science and technology, as well as internships to experience
work at a company or research institution in Japan or abroad, to foster students' ability to create new academic value.
The course also trains human resources who can utilize this academic value to develop new social value. In addition
to offering advanced classes relating to information science technology to foster comprehensive understanding,
synthetic imagination and transcultural communicability, the course also provides excellent research guidance.
Credits are granted to students who have achieved grades of the requisite level by submitting reports and taking
examinations. Students who have attained excellent grades may be able to end the course earlier than usual, subject
to deliberation by the faculty council.

[Admission Policy]
Based on admission policies of Osaka University, the master course at Graduate School of Information Scienceand Technology accepts students, whether from Japan or abroad, who are motivated to establish and deepen
information science technology, enabling the realization of a more advanced information society. For this purpose, thecourse accepts those who have studied information science technology in the science and technology department andwho are interested in the application and roll-out of information science technology to biology or medicine. To seek
candidates from a broader array of fields, the course also accepts students who have studied disciplines other thaninformation science technology. The course is willing to accept excellent students from overseas as well, not just within
Japan. To this end, the course conducts diverse types of screening using examinations and interviews.
The doctor course of Graduate School of Information Science and Technology accepts students, whether fromJapan or abroad, who are motivated to create innovation in the information science discipline to realize a moreadvanced information society. For this purpose, the course accepts those who have learned information science
technology in graduate school of science and technology (master course), who are interested in the application androll-out of information science technology to biology or medicine, as well as students who have completed thesegraduate school programs and strongly wish to contribute to the information science discipline while working invarious fields of society.
To seek candidates from a broader array of fields, the course accepts students who are registered in graduate
schools other than information science, as well as working adults who are motivated to study and conduct research
into information science. The course is willing to accept excellent students from overseas as well, not just within Japan.
To this end, the course conducts diverse types of screening through examinations and interviews.

42. Enrollment Limits
Department

NumberPure and Applied Mathematics
Information and Physical Sciences
Computer Science
Information Systems Engineering

A few students

Information Networking
Multimedia Engineering
Bioinformatic Engineering
3. Admission Requirements
Eligible applicants are those international students with an appropriate level of Japanese language proficiency who
fulfill any one of the following requirements.
(1) An applicant who has graduated or expect to graduate from a Japanese university or a Japanese professional
university by March 31, 2024.
(2) An applicant who has earned or expect to earn a bachelor’s degree from the National Institution for Academic
Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education by March 31, 2024 under the stipulations of Article 104,
Clause 7 of School Education Law of Japan (Law No.26, 1947).
(3) An applicant who has completed or expect to complete 16 years of formal school study in a foreign country byMarch 31, 2024.
(4) An applicant who has completed correspondence courses in Japan which are administered by foreign schools
and thus completed 16 years of formal school education in the said country or who is expected to have completed
such by March 31, 2024.
(5) An applicant who has graduated from a foreign university (including a foreign university which is equivalent toa Japanese professional university. The same shall apply hereinafter.) which is positioned as a university in theschool education system of that country or who is expected to do so by March 31, 2024. The said university
must be recognized by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Japanese
Government. In this case the applicants must have completed 16 years of formal education in the said country.
(6) An applicant who has completed an academic program of either a foreign university or a foreign educational
institution (limited to which its comprehensive progress of education and research have been evaluated by an
external personnel certified by its government or its related agency, or an institution designated as equivalentby the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Japanese Government) whose termof study is at least 3 years or more (including completion of the said program in our country earning credits fromits institution’s correspondence course or from an educational facility established in Japan under the school
education system of the said foreign country designated in the preceding issue), and has earned or expect to earna bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree by March 31, 2024.
(7) An applicant who has graduated from a specialized course of a college which is recognized by the Minister of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Japanese Government, on or after the date designatedby the Minister, or who is expected to do so by March 31, 2024. The college must fulfill the criteria designatedby the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Japanese Government, including
a term of study of four years or more.
(8) An applicant who is accredited by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of theJapanese Government (Notification No.5 of the Education Ministry dated February 7, 1953).
(9) An applicant who entered a university under the stipulations of Article 102, Clause 2 of School Education Law
of Japan and who is accredited by the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology via thepre-application screening as having appropriate academic ability for a graduate student.

5(10) An applicant who has graduated from a junior college, a specialized vocational high school, a school in the
miscellaneous category or other educational institutions, who is at least 22 years-old by March 31, 2024, and
who is accredited by the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology via the pre-application
screening as having academic skills equal to a university or a Japanese professional university graduate.
4. Pre-application Screening
In the case of applicants falling in category (9)-(10) of the Admission Requirements shown above, a pre-application
screening is necessary. An applicant may submit an application for admission after passing the pre-application
screening.
All applications must be sent via postal recorded delivery (kani-kakitome), using an envelope of 33cm×24cm in size,
so that it reaches the university by the designated date.
Indicate ‘Master Course Special Selection in Summer for International Applicants’ in red ink on the outside of theenvelope.
Acceptance Period

May 22, 2023 (Mon.) – June 2, 2023 (Fri.)

Application documents

No.1 to 3 shown in the list of application documents

Submit to:

Graduates Section
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
Osaka University
1-5 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, JAPANSubmission of an application form to the Graduates Section by hand is permissible within the following period,
provided that the applicant has an acceptable reason for doing so. Use an envelope of 33cm×24cm in size.
9:00－11:30 ／ 13:00－16:00

May 31, 2023 (Wed.) – June 2, 2023 (Fri.)The result of the pre-application screening will be sent to each applicant by postal mail on June 13, 2023 (Tue.).
In case it does not reach you, please contact the Graduates Section considering the application period.
5. Application Procedure
All applicants must contact the expected academic supervisor (or the Department Chair) of the department they wish
to enter for obtaining the confirmation seal that their application has been approved before submitting theirapplication form. If it is difficult to obtain it (such as the application from overseas), applicants should consult withthe expected academic supervisor in advance.
All applications must be sent via postal recorded delivery (kani-kakitome), using an envelope of 33cm×24cm in size.
All application forms must reach the Graduates Section by the designated date.
Indicate ‘Master Course Special Selection in Summer for International Applicants’ in red ink on the outside of theenvelope.

Acceptance Period

June 19, 2023 (Mon.) – June 30, 2023 (Fri.)

Application documents

Application Requirements (1)-(8)No.4 – 15 shown in the list of
application documents

Applicants passed the pre-No. 4 – 6 and No.9 – 15 shown

application screening (Applicationin the list of application

Requirements (9)-(10))

documents

6Submit to:

Graduates Section
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
Osaka University
1-5 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, JAPANSubmission of an application form to the Graduates Section by hand is permissible within the following period, provided
that the applicant has an acceptable reason for doing so. Use an envelope of 33cm×24cm in size.
9:00－11:30 ／ 13:00－16:00
June 28, 2023 (Wed.) – June 30, 2023(Fri.)The examination admission card will be sent to each applicant by postal mail on July 7, 2023 (Fri.).
In case it does not reach you by July 14, 2023 (Fri.), please contact the Graduates Section.
6. Examination Fees
¥ 30,000(1) When paying via the Application Fee Payment System
You can pay the examination fee by credit card, the convenience store, or an internet banking service of Pay-easythrough Application Fee Payment System. For further details, please refer “How to pay the application fee by
the Application Fee Payment System” on our graduate school web page (Top / Admission / Application Guides/
Application Guides for 2024 ). If you choose to pay through Application Fee Payment System, please send theReceipt of Application Fee Payment.
(2) When paying with the money transfer slip designated by the Graduate School
Place of payment: All banks in Japan (Don’t use an ATM for sending the payment.)
You can’t pay the examination fee at the Japan Post Bank.
Method of payment: Use a money transfer slip designated by the Graduate School.
All bank charges incurred in this connection shall be borne by the applicant.
Attach a bank receipt with a stamp (certificate of examination fee payment) to the Graduates Section.
Those who have been officially recognized by the Japanese Government as Japanese Government Scholarshipstudents are exempt from examination fee payment.
(3) When paying by foreign remittance from overseas
Make a payment of 30,000 yen (Japanese yen) of examination fee by transfer in accordance with the following
guideline as well as submit a copy of Foreign Remittance Request. If a separate commission is required at the
local bank from which you will transfer the fee, you are required to pay the commission at the counter in addition
to the examination fee above. Please inform the Graduates Section in advance when transferring theexamination fee from overseas,
Remittance type: Telegraphic transfer
Bank commission: To be borne by Applicant
Amount of money to be transferred: 30,000 yen
Purpose of transfer: Examination fee(*Entry item for application form)
Receiving bank: SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
Swift code: SMBCJPJT (if a 11 digit is required: SMBCJPJT XXX)
Branch name: TOYONAKA BRANCH
Account number: 154-7484657
Payee name: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OSAKA UNIVERSITY
Currency: JPY

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Special measures for examination fee exemption will be implemented for those who have been affected by large
scale disasters in Japan.
For further details, please refer “Regarding the exemption of examination fees for entrance examination in
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology” on our graduate school website (Top/Admission).
Only Japanese website.
The applicants who apply for the examination fee exemption should not pay the examination fee, and are
required to submit the necessary documents such as the exemption application form instead.

7. Selection Methods
Selection will be made after comprehensively examining the results of written examinations, an academic transcriptof the school the applicant graduated from and scores of the TOEIC (or TOEFL) test. (TOEIC or TOEFL score is not
used for the Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics). The examinations include written examinations andinterview tests.
All applicants except for those applying to the Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics must submit a TOEIC(or TOEFL) score sheet. All applicants except for those applying to the Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics
can submit a TOEFL score in case it is difficult to submit a TOEIC score. Please submit the score in the application
acceptance period or on the first day of the entrance examination. The TOEIC (or TOEFL) score sheet must be
original. No copies are accepted.
However, you may re-submit scores on the first day of the entrance examination even if you have already provided
scores when you submitted your application. The applicants who do not submit the TOEIC (or TOEFL) score at thetime of application or who re-submit the score must submit the TOEIC (or TOEFL) score sheet at the examination
room on the first day of entrance examination under the instruction of examiners.
Date ofentrance
examination

Pure and Applied【Written Examination】July 29, 2023 (Sat.) 10:00 -16:30

Mathematics【Interview Test】 July 30, 2023 (Sun.) 9:00 ~Information and【Written Examination】July 29, 2023 (Sat.) 9：00 ~Physical Sciences【Interview Test】 July 30, 2023 (Sun.) 10:00 ~Other departments
Examinationroom

All departments【Written Examination】July 29, 2023 (Sat.) 9：00 ~【Interview Test】 July 30, 2023 (Sun.) 12:00 ~Graduate School of Information Science and Technology (Suita campus)

Convention Center

The written examinations include specialty subjects and others as designated by each department. Refer to theattached sheet for the details of test subjects.
Details about the examination will be supplied to each applicant when an examination admission card is sent.

8. Announcement of Examination Results
For all departments, the successful examinees’ numbers will be displayed on the bulletin board on the first floor of A
building in the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology at Suita Campus at 2:00 p.m. on August 17,
2023 (Thu.). At the same time, a notification will be sent to each applicant via postal mail. Telephone or e-mailinquiries are NOT accepted.

89. Necessary Fees for Enrollment
Admission fees: ¥282,000
Tuition fees: ¥535,800 (annual tuition)
Tuition fees are withdrawn from the account in two equal installments. (¥267,900 each)(1) The above fees are valid as of April 2023 and are subject to change. The fees for the 2024 academic year will be
confirmed before the admission procedure starts.
(2) In the case of a change in tuition fees during school terms, the revised tuition fees will be applicable as of the datewhen they are effective.
(3) If they are admitted as a Japanese Government Scholarship Student on the time of their entrance to the Graduate
School, they are exempt from admission fee and tuition fee payments.
(4) Osaka University offers tuition waiver system (Tuition Waiver System for Honor International Students) for
privately-funded international students who are recognized as excellent in the graduate school entrance
examinations in order to further strengthen research capabilities and promote the acceptance of international
students.
This entrance examination is subject to the Tuition Waiver System for Honor International Students.
10. Handling of Personal Information(1) The names, addresses and other personal information obtained from applicants are used for entrance
examination purposes such as the ‘selection of students (handling of applications and selection examinations)’and ‘admission procedures’ only.
For successful applicants, personal information might be used for providing information about educational
programs which can be registered after entering Osaka University.
For those admitted to Osaka University, personal information is also used for ‘student control purposes (school
register control and course taking instructions),’ ‘student support (health management),’ and ‘tuition fee
collection’.
(2) Entrance examination results and other data are used for tabulation and analysis of the examination results
and research and study on appropriate applicant selection methods.
(3) We may entrust an outsourcing contractor with the handling of any personal information to conduct theabove business. In this case, we make a contract with the outsourced companies to handle the personal
information in an appropriate way and provide the whole or a part of the information to them.

11. Cautions
(1)

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

(7)

Some applicant may not be required to submit a TOEIC/TOEFL score certificate.
For example, a native English speaker or a student who has graduated from or who is expected to graduate
from an institution where all instruction is in English. Such an applicant should consult with his/her intended
academic supervisor, prior to submission of the application form, to verify that it can be waived from application
requirement.
An applicant requiring special assistance for taking an entrance examination or studying after admission
should inform the Graduates Section to this effect by June 2, 2023 (Fri.).
Application documents which are incomplete, or contain errors and omissions will not be accepted.
After they are submitted, application documents may not be corrected in any manner.
The admission procedure is accepted from March 7, 2024 (Thu.) to March 8, 2024 (Fri.) Successful applicants
will be notified of the details at a later date.
An applicant who does not fulfill entrance requirements (Article 20 of Osaka University Regulations) by
March 31, 2024 is subject to the cancellation of his/her admission to the Graduate School.
An applicant who has submitted false information in the application documents may be subject to thecancellation of his/her admission to the Graduate School.
Examination fees are not refunded except in the following cases:

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(a)

an applicant is found not to be qualified for the examination after his/her submission of application
documents,(b) application documents arrive after the close of the acceptance period and hence are rejected,(c) application documents are incomplete, or contain errors and omissions and hence are rejected,(d) examination fees are paid but the applicant doesn’t submit his/her application documents within theacceptance period,(e) examination fees are paid twice erroneously, or(f) other cases in which the University elects to award a refund.
In the case of (a) to (f) above, an applicant should make a claim for a refund of the examination fees to the University.
For the detailed procedures, contact to the Graduates Section.
(8) Information and measures in case of unexpected contingency will be announced on the Graduate School’s
homepage.
(9) The entrance examination implemented this time is for international students with an appropriate student visa.
An applicant is, in principle, ineligible to submit an application form if he/she does not hold an appropriate
student visa. Therefore, an applicant applying for the Graduate School of Osaka University who currently lives
outside Japan or who is currently staying in Japan with a visa other than a ‘student visa’ must obtain or change
to a ‘student visa,’ before undergoing the admission procedure.
(10) This application guide is for “Special Selection in Summer for International Applicants”. For Master Course in
April 2024, there are also other entrance examinations as follows, “General Selection “, “ Special Selection for
Recommended Students “,” Special Selection for Working People”, “Special Selection for Juniors ofUndergraduate Schools”, “Special Selection in December for International Applicants”, “Selection for
Information Technology Special Course in English” .
(11) International Student Categories● Japanese Government Scholarship Students:
International students awarded a scholarship by theJapanese Government (Japanese Government(Monbukagakusho) Scholarship Student)● Students dispatched from foreign countries:
Foreign government-sponsored students● Unsponsored international students:
Other international students(12) Due to the spread of the COVID-19, the information described in the application guides may be changed. Pleasecheck the graduate school website regularly for the latest information.

March 2023

Please direct your inquiries to:
Graduates Section
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
Osaka University
1-5 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, JAPANE-mail: office@ist.osaka-u.ac.jp
Website of Graduate School of Information Science and Technology:
https://www.ist.osaka-u.ac.jp/

10List of Application Documents(Note.1) Please do not use erasable writing instruments (e.g. pencils, erasable ballpoint pens, etc.) when filling in all documents.
(Note.2) Certificates, documents and references written in a language other than Japanese or English must be accompanied by aJapanese or an English translation.

● Documents required for pre-application screening
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１
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３

Documents
Application Qualification
Assessment Form (Resume)
Application Qualification
Assessment Report (Research
Result)Academic transcript

Description
Use the designated form.
Use the designated form.
Must be issued by the last university, etc., the applicant graduated from, or its equivalent.

● Documents that must be attached and submitted with the application form
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Application for admission

Use the designated form.
Submit it after receiving a stamp/seal from the expected academic supervisor (or the
Department Chair). Attach a picture taken singly within three months prior to the date ofapplication.
1) Use either Japanese or English when completing the form.
2) Don’t use acronyms for proper nouns but spell them out fully.
3) Please fill in the name as stated in the Certificate of Residence (Juminhyo) or on yourpassport in principle.

５

Examination Admission Cardand Photo Identification Card

Attach a picture taken singly within three months prior to the date of application and fill in
the required details.

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Research Plan
Academic transcript

８(Expected) Graduation
letter/certificate of (Expected)
Graduation
TOEIC / TOEFL Score
Certificate

Use the designated form (attached word file).
Must be issued by the last university, etc., the applicant graduated from. Students
graduating from the undergraduate schools of Science, Engineering and Engineering Sciencesof Osaka University are exempt.
Must be issued by the last university, etc., the applicant graduated from. Students
graduating from the undergraduate schools of Science, Engineering and Engineering Sciencesof Osaka University are exempt.
Applicants for Pure and Applied Mathematics should take an English examination, andhence are exempt from this requirement.
( Applicants for other departments ):Submit an Official Score Certificate of TOEIC issued after July 2021 either together with theapplication documents or on the first day of the examination. Official Score Certificate of
TOEIC must be original. Copies will not be accepted.
If it is difficult to submit the TOEIC score, a Test Taker Score Report (or an Examinee Score
Report) of TOEFL dated after July 2021 is also acceptable. Regarding “Test Taker Score
Report” (or “Examinee Score Report”) for TOEFL, a score report that will be delivered to thetest taker by postal mail or a score report that can be downloaded from the test taker's ETS
account are acceptable. A score report that will be delivered to the test taker by postal mailmust be original. Copies will not be accepted.
Scores from TOEIC-IP, TOEIC Speaking & Writing Tests, TOEIC Speaking Test, TOEIC
Bridge Test, and TOEFL-ITP are not acceptable. You may re-submit scores on the first day ofthe entrance examination even if you have already provided scores when you submitted yourapplication. Refer“English Test for Admission in 2024 (including Admission in October 2023)”
on our graduate school website (Top/Admission/News & Topics).
With regard to TOEFL iBT Test Score, we only accept TOEFL iBT Test Score from a single
test date, not MyBest scores.
A person who has falsified the score may have his/her enrollment cancelled even after
admission to the Graduate School, or the degree cancelled even after obtaining the degree inthe relevant course.

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Certificate of proficiency ofJapanese language

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A copy of the Certificate of
Residence(Juminhyo-no-Utsushi)
or
Copies of residence card

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Certificate of Monbukagakusho
Scholarship Student
Certificate of examination fee
payment

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An envelope (for sending theexamination admission card)

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Dispatch slip

Submit either one of the following in any form. This is not required for graduates of aJapanese university.
①A certificate from the academic advisor who will be accepting the applicant (any form)②A copy of the result of EJU (the year of examination is not specified)③A copy of the result of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (the year of taking the test is
not specified)④Transcript of academic records of Japanese language school, etc.
⑤ Certificate issued by the Center for International Education and Exchange, Osaka
University(Required only if the applicant lives in Japan)
The document issued by the local government office which mentions your status of residence
and period of stay.
*Not required that of family members.
orCopies of your residence card (both sides)
For Japanese Government Scholarship Students only except for applicants currently
studying at Osaka University.
If you choose to pay through Application Fee Payment System, please submit the Receipt ofApplication Fee Payment.
If you pay with the money transfer slip designated by the Graduate School, attach a bankreceipt with a stamp (certificate of examination fee payment) on the designated form.
In case of transfer from overseas, you are required to submit a copy of Foreign Remittance
Request instead.
The applicants who apply for the examination fee exemption should not pay the examination
fee, and are required to submit the necessary documents such as the exemption application
form instead.
The envelope must be sized 33cm×24cm. Make sure to indicate the name and address of
the applicant on the front, and affix a ¥140 stamp.
Applicants who live abroad don’t have to affix a stamp.
Use the designated form.

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Attachment
I. Examination Subjects
Department
Pure and Applied Mathematics

Information and PhysicalSciences

Subjects【Written Examination】
a. English
b. Mathematics【Interview Test】 Examinees must come to the designated examination room on
time.
【Written Examination】
Information and Physical Sciences
Examinees must select two fields out of the following four fields at theexamination time.
1.Basic Information Science
Algorithm, Data structure, Computational complexity, Graph and network,etc.
2.Basic Mathematical Methods
Linear programming, Nonlinear programming, Probability distribution,
Estimation and testing, etc.
3.Mathematical Analysis
Complex analysis, Fourier analysis, Ordinary differential equation, Laplacetransform, etc.
4.Information Physics
Electrostatic field, Electric current and magnetic field, Properties of light,
Interference and diffraction of light, etc.
【Interview Test】 Examinees must come to the designated examination room on
time.

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Computer Science
Information Systems
Engineering
Information Networking
Multimedia Engineering
Bioinformatic Engineering【Written Examination】
Select either (A) or (B) shown below and take the examination. Make sure tomention either ‘Information Engineering’ or ‘Biology for BioinformaticEngineering’ to the ‘Subject to Select’ column in the application form.
Applicants who have selected Information Engineering may enroll in all courses
with the exception of the two Bioinformatic Engineering specialist courses(Metabolic Engineering and Analytical Biotechnology).
Applicants who have selected Bioinformatic Engineering may only enroll in the
two Bioinformatic Engineering specialist courses (Metabolic Engineering andAnalytical Biotechnology). Be sure to contact your expected supervisor before
taking the examination.
(A) Information Engineering [Range of Examination for Applicants of Information

Engineering]Specialty Subject [Compulsory]
1.Algorithms and Programming
Algorithm design, Procedural programming, Computational complexity, Data
structure, Recursion, Sort algorithm, Search algorithm, etc.
2.Computer System and System Program
Computer system area: Number representation, Arithmetic/logic operation
control, Instruction execution control, Memory control, Input/output control,
etc.
System program area: Process management, Processing unit management,
Memory management, Input/output management, File management, etc.

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Specialty Subject [ Optional ] Two from five subjects must be selected and taken.
1.Discrete structure
Set and proposition, Relation, Recurrence relation, Boolean functions, Boolean
algebra, Minimum sum-of-product, Propositional logic, Predicate logic,
Resolution principle, Graph, etc.
2.Computation theory
Words and languages, Finite automata, Regular expressions and languages,
Formal languages and their classes, Derivation/recognition/parsing，Context
free grammars and context free languages, Pushdown automata, etc.
3.Information network
Source coding and channel coding, Layered architecture model, Protocol andinterface, Protocol design/specification/evaluation, Network applications, etc.
4.Electronic circuit and logic design
Diode and transistor, MOSFET, Analog electronic circuit, Operational
amplifier, Memory device/Storage element, Expression of number, Logic
algebra and logic function, Combinational logic circuit, Sequential logic,
Arithmetic and logical unit, etc.
5.Mathematical analysis and signal processing
Differential equation, Fourier series, Laplace transform, Complex function,
Manipulation of signals, Fourier analysis for continuous-time signal,
Sampling, Fourier analysis for discrete-time signal, Z transform, Filter, etc.
(B) Biology for Bioinformatic Engineering [Range of Examination for Applicantsof Biology for Bioinformatic Engineering]Specialty Subject: Basic biology (based on the contents of Essential Cell Biology(Nankodo Co., Ltd.)【Interview Test】Examinees must come to the designated examination room ontime.
Note: Applicants will be notified of details of the examination room when the examination admission card is sent.

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II. Examination Schedule
Applicants will be notified of details of the examination room and interview test when the examination admission
card is sent.

● Pure and Applied Mathematics
Date
July 29, 2023 (Sat.)

Subject
WrittenExamination

Time

English

10:00 － 12:00

Mathematics

13:30 － 16:30

July 30, 2023 (Sun.)Interview Test

9:00 －(Be sure to be at the examination roomon time.)

SubjectTime● Information and Physical Sciences
Date
July 29, 2023 (Sat.)

WrittenExamination

Information andPhysical Sciences

July 30, 2023 (Sun.)●

9:00 － 12:00

Interview Test

10:00 －
(Be sure to be at the examination roomon time.)

Subject

Time

Computer Science
Information Systems Engineering
Information Networking
Multimedia Engineering
Bioinformatic Engineering(A) Information Engineering
Date
July 29, 2023 (Sat.)

WrittenInformation

Examination

Engineering

July 30, 2023 (Sun.)Interview Test

9:00 － 12:00
12:00 －
(Be sure to be at the examination roomon time.)(B) Biology for Bioinformatic Engineering
Date
July 29, 2023 (Sat.)

Subject
Biology for

WrittenExamination

July 30, 2023 (Sun.)Time

Bioinformatic

9:00 － 12:00

Engineering

Interview Test

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12:00－(Be sure to be at the examination roomon time.)