My Study Outside of Japan

2020.04.28
京都大学理学研究科

矢田

歌菜絵

Who am I?
- Born in Sofia, raised in Osaka- Graduation research at Maeno’s group(Condensed Matter Experiments)- Currently working at Maeno’s group- Prospective student in MaMaSELF+;
First year at TUM in Munich, Germany
Second half at Rennes I in Rennes, France- Studied at the University of Edinburgh
for a semester- Been to the University of California,
Irvine for my graduation research1

Motivation
For Exchange Program- To go to the U.K., where I was dreaming of- To see what is it like to study at one of the top universities

For Master- TO LIVE BY MYSELF!

- The content of study doesn’t differ so much from countries- There are many condensed matter research groups in EU- Why not study in other countries?
- Why not study together with students with various backgrounds?

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Application for Master course
What you need…
- Personal statement (Themed essay sometimes)- Academic transcript- Recommendation letters- Language level certificate; IELTS, and TOEFL
Some also require GRE or other kinds of exams

You don’t have very good GPA score?
I can’t say “Don’t worry!” but you can have a try.
The result depends not only on your GPA score.
They take your motivation, extracurricular activities,and skills into consideration.

Can’t afford to study abroad?
Don’t worry! There’re various kinds of scholarships
within and outside Japan.

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April

Talked with Ms. Suzuki from International Advisors for Science, Kyoto Uni.

October

Applied for the exchange program from Kyoto Uni.

January

Accepted for the University of Edinburgh

September

In Edinburgh. Courses started form 2nd week.

DecemberExam month. Return to Japan before Christmas.

April

IELTS test

September

Applied for a scholarship (DAAD)

October

Flew to Irvine, the U.S. for the graduation research

November

TOEFL test

DecemberInterview for the scholarship (DAAD)

January

Been to Irvine. Applied for MaMaSELF+ (Master course)

March

Accepted for the master course and the scholarship

Life in EDINBURGH- From Sep. to Dec. 2017
- Lived in a dormitory with three girls- Without any scholarship from outside,
but from Kyoto Uni- 10 weeks of lecture, 3 weeks for exams- A course includes 50-min lecture and 50-min tutorial- Many of lecturers and students are fromout of the U.K.

- Food and the weather there were much better
than expected- Japanese foods were available
at Chinese food shop
- Edinburgh is Scottish Kyoto

5Study in EDINBURGH

6The Universityof Edinburgh
was founded in1583.
One of the best
universities
in the U.K.
C. Darwin,
J. C. Maxwell,and A. C. Doylestudied here.

James Clerk Build.

Way to the main classroom

Science department is awayfrom city centre…
Maxwell’s equations

P. Higgs

Study in Edinburgh

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Hand InEM at theatre

Final Examin the historical libraryLife in Irvine- In January 2020 for my graduation research- Takes some time to find your favorite food or restaurant- Organic and vegetarian food are available almost everywhere- The prices at Starbucks were as high as the ones in Japan- Mediterranean climate but the wind was strong- You can hardly see people walking on the road outside theuniversity- People there were open-minded and nice
- Everything in CA was HUGE

8MaMaSELF+

9- An Erasmus Mundus joint degree for master- Master in material science exploring large scale facilities- Two-year course of study, going to more than two universities and institutions- Kyoto University is one of the associated partners of this program- Got the scholarship for this course from the EACEA- 43,000€ for the two academic years!
(12,000€ will be withdrawn for tuition fee.)
For further information: https://www.mamaself.eu/
For joint degrees in EU: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmusplus/library/scholarships-catalogue_en

From MaMaSLEF+’s InstagramSupplementary- Feel free to ask me
Kanae Yada: yada.kanae.72s*kyoto-u.jp (change * into at sign)- For studying abroad, you can consult to Ms. Suzuki at iLab
http://ilab.sci.kyoto-u.ac.jp/- Scholarships for studying abroad (JASSO)
https://ryugaku.jasso.go.jp/scholarship/- How to write a personal statement (University of Sussex)
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/masters/apply/tips-for-masters/personal-statement

Thank you for listening.
Enjoy your pursuit of studies!

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