2013
Program for Leading Graduate Schools
Health Life Science: Interdisciplinary andGlocal Oriented Program(HIGO Program)[Guideline for Student Application]
Health Life Science: Interdisciplinary and Glocal Oriented Program (HIGO Program)provides screening tests to the applicants entering the graduate school in 2013. The contentof this program and the information about the briefing session are mentioned in number 8below.
1. Number of students to be admitted to the program:
20 (Those who accept scholarship are 20, but supernumerary attendance isaccepted, as far as the student fulfills certain requirements.)
2. Eligibility for application
Students who enrolled in one of the courses below in 2013.
① Master Course of Graduate School of Medical Sciences② Master Course of Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences③ Doctoral Course of Graduate School of Medical Sciences (including those whoentered to the doctoral course from the master’s programs)④ Four-year Doctoral Course of Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
3. Application Procedures(1) Application is accepted during
April 5 (Fri.) 2013 ~ April 10 (Wed.), no later than 5:00pm(2) Application is accepted through:Bring the application form to the Student Affairs Section where the student
belongs to, or post it.
(Internal mail is also available.)4. Papers needed for Application
Papers for submission

Details

Application form

Complete the prescribed form

Photo ID slip, Admission

4 cm high × 3 cm width, face-on photograph of upper half of the body,card, and Address label

without head covering is to be pasted on the form. The photograph has to

Photograph (1)be one taken within 3 months of the application.

Reasons for application

Write the reasons in the prescribed form

Approval by the supervisor

A4 sized paper. Form is optional.

Score of external exam

As for the English exam, the score by an external organization can be a
substitute for the exam, as far as it fulfills certain standards. So when theapplication is submitted, present the score. The student can also take theTOFEL-ITP on the day of exam.

Envelope for return

Write your address and your name on the long format No 3 envelope

admission card

(23.5 cm×12 cm), and paste stamp worth 80 JPY on the envelope. The
envelope for internal mail is also accepted.

Scholarship application formThose who want to receive scholarship should present the scholarship
application form.

5. Exam fee for TOFEL-ITP

4,160 JPY (Pay in cash at the exam room. Those who do not take the TOFEL-ITP
need not pay this fee.)
6. Screening Process
Date of exam: April 20 (Sat.), 2013 (Come to the exam room by 8:50 on the day ofthe exam.)
The exam room: School of Medicine, Kumamoto University (1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku,Kumamoto)
Subjects for the exam
(1) English exam (TOFEL-ITP) 9:00~11:20 (Dictionary cannot be brought into theexam room.)(2) Short essay 12:30~14:00(3) Interview 14:20~ (20 min/person)*During (1) and (2) hours, students’ desks must be clear except for their admission
card, writing utensils, an eraser, and a watch. Students are not allowed to use a
dictionary during the English exam.
*The student is notified of the details of the exam site when the admission card is sent
to the applicant.
*Those who want to be assessed by showing the previous score they attained within
the 2 past years by external organizations, including TOFEL-iBT (score 33 or over),TOFEL-PBT or TOFEL-ITP (score 407 or over), IELTS (score 4 or over), should

present the copy of one or some scores. And on the day of the exam, please show
the original score sheet. After confirmation, it is returned to the student. The newscore (presented by original and copy) attained after the time of application is alsoaccepted. When scores from multiple organizations are presented or when the resultof the TOFEL-ITP shown on the exam day is better than the presented scores, thebest result is chosen among them. As for the TOFEL-ITP and TOEIC-IP, only thescores attained on them at Kumamoto University are accepted.
However, the basic score mentioned here is the minimum requirement, and in orderto pass the exam, students are required to fill the criterion of integrated assessment,
which includes English. So the students are suggested to take TOFEL-ITP on the dayof exam.
7. Announcement of exam result
May 1 (Wed.) 11:00
An acceptance letter is sent to applicants who passed the exam. Also, examinee’s
numbers of successful applicants are shown on the website of the Graduate Schoolof Medical Sciences, the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and theHIGO program.
8. Briefing on the program
The detail of the HIGO Program is shown on the website: http://higoprogram.org/en/.
The briefing will be held as below:
Date: April 4 (Thu) 2013, 16:00~17:00
Site: Conference room, 1st floor of the Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics
9. Management of Personal Information(1) Names, addresses and other personal information presented at the time ofapplication are used for screening, announcement of successful applicants, andrelevant procedures to promote this program.
(2) The personal information received for screening, including the results of the examis used as data for analysis, and it is also used to survey and study the screening
methods for applicants.
(3) Some of the tasks of (1) and (2) can be committed to an external business operator.
In such case, some or all of the personal information is provided after contractingwith external business operators, so that the personal information will be treatedproperly.
10. Scholarship system
In order to encourage students who study in this program, there is a system toprovide scholarship. Scholarship is offered to applicants after the prescribed
procedure of screening.
(1) The payment amount (planned amount)

★The amount can be changed according to the national budget.
Master’s Course 140,000 JPY/month
Doctoral Course 200,000 JPY/month(2) Requirement for eligibility, compliance rules
・During the period when scholarship is supplied, the student must belong to thisprogram continuously, and participate in the studies provided by the program.
・The student is not allowed to receive any other scholarship or fellowship from otherinstitutes.
★Kinds of scholarship that cannot be received redundantly
Research Fellowship for Young People by the Japan Society for Promotion ofScience (DC)
Scholarship from the Japan Student Services Organization
International students: scholarship from the Japanese government, scholarshipfrom his or her homeland, scholarship for international students by JASSO,
scholarship from Kumamoto University (excluding the scholarship provided tosupport the tuition.)・During the period when scholarship is supplied, the student cannot do side-jobs.
(3) Scholarship is considered to be miscellaneous income, and is taxed. So therecipients of scholarship have to file an income tax report.
HIGO program may offer financial aid in the form of teaching assistantship for those
who cannot receive scholarship.
11. Notes
・After presenting the application form, the applicant cannot change the entries written
in the form.
・The application form cannot be returned to the student.
・Those who make false statements in their application form lose their exam eligibility.
Even after the screening process is over, the student’s eligibility is annulled.
【Application and inquiries 】
1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556
Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Medical Sciences,
Kumamoto University
Tel. 096-373-5025, Fax 096-373-5030
Email: iyg-igaku@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm weekdays
5-1 Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 862-0973
Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Kumamoto University

Tel. 096-371-4635, Fax 096-371-4639
Email: iyg-yakugaku@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm weekdays