Application Guidefor Master’s Program

April 2025 Admission

Japan Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences

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Examination Scheduleyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy1
Important notices for applicants to theDivision of Transdisciplinary Sciencesyyyyyyyyyyy2
Human Resource Development yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy3Admission Policyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy3
Diploma Policyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy3
Supervisoryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy4
Regular Examinationyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy6
Examination for Admission on Recommendation
for Overseas Residents yyyyyy15
Important Informationyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy23
Forms
Please read the application guide thoroughly. If there are any corrections oradditions to the guide, we will update them on our website or inform applicantsin other ways.
Contact
Admissions Section
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
1-1 Asahidai Nomi Ishikawa 923-1292 JAPAN
Email: nyushi@ml.jaist.ac.jp
URL: https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english

Examination Schedule
April 2025 Admission
Type of
Examination

RegularExamination

Examination for
Admission on
Recommendation
for Overseas
Residents

Application Period(The application must be postmarked within
the period)

Examination Period(The designated one dayof the following period)

Date of Notificationof Admission
DecisionFirst
Examination

May 29 – June 11, 2024

July 6 - 7, 2024

July 19, 2024

SecondExamination

September 2 – 13, 2024

October 12 - 13, 2024

October 25, 2024

Submission deadline for pre-check:
November 14, 2024

Interview andApplication period:

Documentary screening

January 24, 2025

November 6 - 28, 2024

Note: Applicants who will graduate (or graduated) early from their university, and those who will complete (orcompleted) their bachelor’s degree in a foreign country may be required to pass through the Judgment of Eligibility
prior to applying. For details, please refer to the instructions for each type of examination.

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Important notices for applicants to theDivision of Transdisciplinary Sciences
The Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences is offered jointly with Kanazawa University. The
applicants should be aware of the following:z

Students will enroll in the university to which their supervisor (the dedicated supervisor who
primarily provides research instructions) belongs. They will receive instructions from thesupervisor of the university to which they belong, and from other instructors, including thevice supervisor at the other university. Students belonging to Japan Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology (hereafter JAIST) will have as the supervisor one of the instructors
listed on p.4 “Supervisor”.

zThose who have completed the required curriculum at JAIST will be awarded a master
degree (in transdisciplinary sciences) jointly by JAIST and Kanazawa University. As arequirement for the program, students must participate in a lab rotation project at Kanazawa
University. Students enrolled in Master’s Program must earn at least 10 credit units at
Kanazawa University.

z

For classes offered by Kanazawa University, students, in principle, must attend the
Kanazawa University campus. However, we have adopted a mechanism to help reduce
commuting by using a distance-learning media platform to deliver lectures and by holding
intensive lectures.

zStudents belonging to JAIST may use Kanazawa University facilities, such as a library.
However, there may be certain restrictions placed on the use of some facilities.

z

As for an application and examination, applicants must send an application to the University
where the supervisor under whom they wish to study belongs. They will take an entrance
examination of that university and enroll in that university. If they apply to JAIST, take an
examination, and enroll, the tuition must be paid to JAIST. Other procedures, such as
scholarship applications, must also go through the University, to which the students belong.

z

The Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences is a single program operated by two constituent
universities. For this reason, if applicants have completed the admission procedure of oneof the universities, they cannot enroll in the other university even if they pass an entrance
examination of the other university.

z

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences Scholarship (Benefit type, no repayment required)
Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences Scholarship is for applicants who pass the
Examination with a high achievement.
Benefit: 50,000 yen per month for 2 years*The result for this scholarship will be announced with the result of admission decision at
the same time.

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Human Resource Development
Doctoral human resources that are capable of creating a foundation of innovative science and technology based on
unique ideas and outstanding research ability and applying it to the society according to the needs and trends of the
global society.

Admission Policy
The master’s program accepts applicants who have a strong desire to actively create new values for the developmentof society. In addition to utilizing the basic specialized knowledge acquired in the bachelor’s program, they are expected
to draw on their multifaceted reasoning skills to engage in concerted activities with others. They will be called upon to
identify and solve various complex problems through transdisciplinary sciences. We offer two-year Master’s Program
and three-year Doctoral Program separately but we willingly offer the five-year systematic program if students wish to
take.

Diploma Policy
In the master's course, students are required to acquire the five abilities and competencies listed in the "academic
achievement" below through the pursuit and practice of a "Methodology for Transdisciplinary Science" based on thefour forces listed as the educational philosophy. The degree of "Master of Philosophy" is conferred on students who
have mastered these competencies, enrolled in the program for a specified period of time, earned the specified numberof credits, and then have passed either the Master Thesis Examination and the Final Examination or the Ph.D.
Qualifying Examination.
1. Ability to contribute to solve social problems related to science, technology and innovation.
2. Knowledge and practical skills related to your discipline.
3. Motivation and ability to be actively involved in the other discipline than your discipline.
4. Ability to understand academic papers and give brief presentation about your research in foreign language.
5. Research ethics of science, technology and life.

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࣭AOKI Toshiaki /Professor

㹙Research areas㹛Software engineering, Software science㹙Keywords㹛Formal methods, Formal verification, Testing, Model checking, Theorem proving,
Automotive systems, Safety critical systems

࣭IKEDA Kokolo /Professor

㹙Research areas㹛Game Informatics, Machine Learning㹙Keywords㹛Computer Game Player, Entertainment, Education, Procedural Content Generation,
Reinforcement Learning, Genetic Algorithm, Monte-Carlo Tree Search࣭KOYANO Mikio /Professor

㹙Research areas㹛Develop next-generation energy conversion using thermoelectric technology,
Condensed matter physics
㹙Keywords㹛Thermoelectrics, DFT calculation, Waste-heat recovery, Energy harvesting,Low-dimensional materials

࣭HAYASHI Yukio /Professor

㹙Research areas㹛Complex Network Science㹙Keywords㹛Network Science, Wireless Communication, Fractal Statistical Physics, Algorithm,
Optimization, Biological Mechanism, SNS, Influencer

࣭MATSUMI Noriyoshi /Professor

㹙Research areas㹛Creation of Energy Related Materials
㹙Keywords㹛Lithium ion secondary batteries, Metal-air batteries, Electrocatalysis (oxygen reduction,
photo-electrochemical water splitting), Solid polymer electrolytes, Ionic liquids,
Organoboron compounds/materials

࣭YUIZONO Takaya /Professor

㹙Research areas㹛Collaboration Technology, CSCW, Creativity, Knowledge Science㹙Keywords㹛Creativity Support, Community Support, Intercultural Collaboration, Interaction Design,
Content Co-creation, Social Media࣭SHIRAI Kiyoaki /Associate Professor

㹙Research areas㹛Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence㹙Keywords㹛Statistical Natural Language Processing, Support for Web Access, NLP Application

࣭TSUTSUI Hidekazu /Associate Professor

㹙Research areas㹛biophysics, neurophysiology, molecular & cell biology, bioengineering
㹙Keywords㹛neuron, synapse, molecular sensor, next generation electrophysiology, bio-imaging

࣭NISHIMURA Shun /Associate Professor

㹙Research areas㹛Catalyst chemistry, Solid catalyst, Alloy catalyst, Biomass transformation
㹙Keywords㹛New energy sources, Metal nanoparticle, Solid acid/base catalyst, Catalyst design,
Mechanistic study

࣭HO, Anh Van /Associate Professor

㹙Research areas㹛Intelligent robotics
㹙Keywords㹛Soft robotics, Soft robotic hands, Soft sensor, Morphological computation,
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Regular Examination

Regular Examination
I. Number of Students to be Admitted
Number of Students to be Admitted

School

DivisionGraduate School of
Advanced Science andTechnology

Division of Transdisciplinary
Sciences

April 2025 Admission
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Note: The number of students in April 2025 admission includes the number of students admitted through the other
Selections except for Regular Examination to JAIST Master’s program (Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences).

II. Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must satisfy one of the following requirements by the day prior to the day of desired enrollment. Eligible
applicants are those who have:
1. graduated from a Japanese university.
2. been granted a bachelor’s degree by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement ofHigher Education (NIAD-QE) as stipulated in Paragraph 7, Article 104 of the School Education Act.
3. completed a 16-year curriculum of school education in countries other than Japan.
4. completed a curriculum at a foreign-affiliated university in Japan which has a university education curriculum
under the school education of its country (Its completion must be regarded as the completion of a 16-year
curriculum of school education in its country) and specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology.
5. completed a 16-year curriculum of school education in a foreign country by completing a correspondence
curriculum of an overseas educational institution while residing in Japan.
6. been granted a bachelor’s degree from a foreign university or other foreign institution of higher education bycompleting a curriculum with a completion period of three years or more.
7. completed a specialized curriculum specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology at a vocational school on or after the date designated by the Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology. The required period for graduation is four years or longer, and which alsosatisfies other condition specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
8. been designated as eligible by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. For example,
those who graduated from a university which is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science, and Technology.
9. Early Graduate School Entrance Program
Applicants for the early graduate school entrance program must have completed the required number of credits
set by JAIST, which is approximately three-quarters of the necessary credits to graduate from a Japanese
university or an equivalent level of the curriculum in a foreign country, with excellent academic results.
Prospective applicants for the early graduate school entrance program are those who have:a) attended a Japanese university for at least three years.
b) completed a 15-year curriculum of school education in countries other than Japan.
c) completed a 15-year curriculum of school education in a foreign country by completing the correspondence
curriculum of an overseas educational institution while residing in Japan.
d) completed a curriculum at a foreign-affiliated university in Japan which has a university curriculum under theschool education of its country (Its completion must be regarded as the completion of a 15-year curriculumof school education in its country) and specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology.
10. enrolled in a graduate school as stipulated in Paragraph 2, Article 102 of the School Education Act, andrecognized as having sufficient academic abilities by JAIST.
11. been recognized by JAIST through the Judgment of Eligibility as having an equivalent or greater scholastic ability
than that of university graduates, and have reached 22 years of age.
Note: Applicants satisfying at least one of the eligibility requirements (1) - (8) are not required to pass through the
Judgment of Eligibility. Such applicants should move to “III. Application Periods”.

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Applicants who wish to apply under the eligibility requirement (9), (10) or (11) must be screened by JAIST for
eligibility prior to applying. Applicants should download the instruction documents and forms for judgment of eligibility
from our website and submit all the necessary documents before the following deadline. (Admissions > Application
Guide > Judgment of Eligibility)
Application Deadline for Judgment of Eligibility(The application must arrive by)

Examination
First examination

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Second examination

Friday, August 2, 2024

April 2025 admission

For more information about the judgment of eligibility, please see the link below.
[Judgment of Eligibility URL]
https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/admissions/application-guide/Eligibility.html
Please note with great caution that if an applicant enrolls in JAIST under the eligibility requirement (9) a), they will
leave their university prior to graduation. In this case, they will not be eligible for some Japanese national
examinations requiring that applicants have graduated from a university and obtained a bachelor’s degree.
Each applicant will be notified of the result of the judgment of eligibility one week before the end of each application
period. If you have not received the result until the last week of the application period, please contact the Admissions
Section (Email:nyushi@ml.jaist.ac.jp). Only applicants who have been admitted to obtain the eligibility can apply forthe examination.

III. Application Periods
The application periods for each examination are described below. Please make “IV. Online Application Registration”
and “V. Mailing Certificates” within the application period.
Examination

Application Period (Valid with postmark within the period)First examination

Wednesday, May 29 - Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Second examination

Monday, September 2 - Friday, September 13, 2024

April 2025 admission
Note 1: Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Students do not need to pay the screening fee. Please email the
Admissions Section (Email:nyushi@ml.jaist.ac.jp) by the day before the end of application period. In the case thatyou are the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Student who are currently enrolled in another Japanese
University, please submit the Certificate of Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Student that specifies theperiod of receiving the scholarship.
Note 2: Multiple applications (i.e. applying for the 1st and 2nd examinations) are acceptable, but applicants must
follow the same procedure for each examination they apply for.

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IV. Online Application Registration

Applicants must register their applications on the Internet to apply for the Regular Examination. The application
procedure will be completed by “V. Mailing Certificates” to JAIST after applicants register the online application.
The online application registration can be proceeded on our website. Please see our website for the detailed
information about the online application registration. (Admissions > Online Application)[Online Application URL]
https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/admissions/internet-application/internet-application.html(1)

Screening fee

Applicants need to pay the screening fee of 30,000 yen when making the online application registration. For thepayment method, please see our website of the online application registration.

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Type
Screening Fee

AmountSummary¥30,000z All transfer fees shall be paid by applicants in addition to the screening fee.
z The paid screening fee is non-refundable in principle.
z JAIST waives the screening fee for Japanese Government (MEXT) ScholarshipStudents.

<For applicants in Japan>
You can make a payment through the convenience store, post office, ATM, online banking or with a credit card.
<For applicants from overseas>
You can make a payment with a credit card.
(2)

Documents to be uploaded

Prescribed forms, etc. need to be uploaded when making the online application registration. Please download themfrom our website and enter the information. (Admissions > Prescribed Forms) The PDF format is preferable when
uploading.
[Prescribed Forms URL]
https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/admissions/application-form/form-yugom.html
1.

Documents to be uploaded by all applicants
Prescribed Forms, etc.

Photograph

Short essay

Summary
Please prepare your color photograph data (jpeg, jpg, png, bmp) (max:2MB) whichshows your full head and shoulders facing the front without a hat or any material
covering your head and face, has no background and was taken in the past 3
months, and upload it according to the website of the online application registration.
Topic: “Study and research plan which cover transdisciplinary research
fields at JAIST”
The topic should be the study and research plan you wish to pursue. In addition,
they should cover transdisciplinary research fields. Applicants should describe theirresearch background, purpose and methods in their own words.
The condition of research preparation, the association with the research so far (e.g.
graduation research) and the reason you wish to change the major etc. may be
added in the essay.
The short essay should consist of about 1,000 Japanese characters or about 600
words in English, should be written horizontally with the font size of 11 points orlarger and less than or equal to one page in length, single-sided, A4-sized paper.

Entry Form

Do not attach any supplementary materials.
Please fill in each column as follows:ձ Select one type of “Innovation” in which you want to challenge out of three:
Life Innovation, Green Innovation, System Innovation.
ղ Provide one of faculty members’ name that you wish to be supervised after
enrollment listed on p.4. Write the full name(s).
ճ Fill in three specialized subjects in which you have excelled.
մ Describe a reason why you wish to study at JAIST.
յ Describe your future career goals after graduating from Master’s Programin JAIST.
The entry form should be written horizontally with the font size of 11 points or larger
and less than or equal to one page in length, single-sided, A4-sized paper.
Do not attach any supplementary materials.

Self-Declaration Form of
Applicability to a SpecificCategory
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Documents to be uploaded by specified applicants<Only for applicants who meet eligibility requirement (3) (4) (5) (6)>
Prescribed FormCurriculum vitae

Summary
Not only applicants who have studied in university, but also all the applicants
who have received education in any kind of school in countries other thanJapan need to upload the curriculum vitae.

<Only for non-Japanese national applicants>
Certificates
Photocopy of the passport

Photocopy of the residence card

Summary
Non-Japanese national applicants must upload a copy of their passports (thepage with your full name). For those living in Japan at the time of application, a
copy of their residence cards (both sides) must also be uploaded.
Only for those living outside Japan at the time of application and do not havevalid passports, a copy of their family registers or citizenship certificates are
acceptable. In this case, please note the following information:z Documents in languages other than English or Japanese must be
accompanied with a translation in English or Japanese.
z Please handwrite “I do not have a valid passport.” in that copy.

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V. Mailing Certificates

After registering the online application, please submit the following certificates to the Admissions Section. Please
place all the required documents in the envelope and bring it to us in person, or send by registered express mail for
applicants in Japan, or by registered mail such as DHL, FedEX or EMS for applicants from overseas. (Please write
applicant’s name, address, and rubricate “Application Documents Enclosed” on the envelope.) Please note that yourapplication will not be completed until the parcel arrives at JAIST. Kindly notify the Admissions Section(Email:nyushi@ml.jaist.ac.jp) of the tracking number and the name of the courier service. We will accept parcels thathave been postmarked within the application period.
(1)

Documents to be submitted by all applicantsCertificates

Official transcript*Copies are NOT acceptable.

Summary
An official transcript must be issued by the president or a dean of the university,
junior college or technical college from which the applicant graduated (or will
graduate) and bear the stamp or embossed seal and the signature of the authorizing
official. In the case that applicants obtained a course by transfer admission, or
attended an advanced course of a junior college or a technical college, they must
submit the transcript from the previous school (university, junior college or regularcourse of technical college).
Applicants should submit one of the following:a) Transcript issued by university (original)b) Certified true copy of transcript by university (original)c) Certified true copy of transcript by public institution (original)
The certificate must be prepared in English or Japanese. Documents in languages
other than English or Japanese must be accompanied with an official translation in
English or Japanese. Translations must be issued by the university or a public
institution and bear the stamp or embossed seal of the university or the institution
and the signature of the authorizing official. Translations from a Japanese language
school or translation company are acceptable if they are stamped with the official
seal of the translating body.
If applicants apply under the eligibility requirements (9), (10) or (11), they do notneed to submit it.

-9-Proof of (expected) graduation*Copies are NOT acceptable.

Proof of (expected) graduation must be issued by the president or a dean of theuniversity, junior college or technical college from which the applicant graduated (orwill graduate) and bear the stamp or embossed seal and the signature of theauthorizing official. It must specify the exact date of (expected) graduation.
Applicants should submit one of the following:a) Graduation certificate issued by university (original)b) Official letter issued by university (original)c) Certified true copy of diploma by university (original)d) Certified true copy of diploma by public institution (original)
The certificate must be prepared in English or Japanese. Documents in languages
other than English or Japanese must be accompanied with an official translation in
English or Japanese. Translations must be issued by the university or a public
institution and bear the stamp or embossed seal of the university or the institution
and the signature of the authorizing official. Translations from a Japanese language
school or translation company are acceptable if they are stamped with the official
seal of the translating body.
If applicants apply under the eligibility requirements (9), (10) or (11), they do notneed to submit it.

(2)

Documents to be submitted by specified applicants<Only for applicants who meet eligibility requirement (2) (3) (6)>
Certificate

Summary

Proof of (expected) bachelor's

Proof of (expected) bachelor's degree must be issued by the National Institution
for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education(NIAD-QE) or the president or a dean of the university, junior college ortechnical college from which the applicant obtained (or will obtain) his/herbachelor’s degree and bear the stamp or embossed seal and the signature of
the authorizing official.

degree*Copies are NOT acceptable.

Applicants should submit one of the following:a) Bachelor's degree certificate issued by university (original)b) Official letter issued by university (original)c) Certified true copy of diploma by university (original)d) Certified true copy of diploma by public institution (original)
The certificate must be prepared in English or Japanese. Documents in languages
other than English or Japanese must be accompanied with an official translation in
English or Japanese. Translations must be issued by the university or a public
institution and bear the stamp or embossed seal of the university or the institution
and the signature of the authorizing official. Translations from a Japanese
language school or translation company are acceptable if they are stamped withthe official seal of the translating body.
If proof of graduation shows the bachelor's degree, proof of bachelor's degree
is not necessary.
<Only for MEXT Scholarship Students who are currently enrolled in another Japanese university>
Certificate

Summary

Certificate of Japanese
Government (MEXT) ScholarshipStudent*Copies are NOT acceptable.

The certificate must be issued by the university which the applicant is currently
attending and specify the period of receiving the scholarship. Applicants who are
currently enrolled in JAIST do not need to submit this.

<Only for foreign government scholarship students>
Certificate

Summary

Certificate of foreign government
sponsored student*Copies are acceptable.

The certificate must prove that the applicant is a foreign government sponsored
student.

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<Only for applicants whose name on the certificates are different to the present one due to marriage, etc.>
Certificate
Abstract of the family register, etc.

Summary
The certificate must prove the applicant’s former and present names.

[Important] The details of “*Copies are NOT acceptable.”
Certificates must be original. Certificates bearing an electronic seal but not issued on anti-counterfeiting paper are
not accepted unless the envelops are sealed by the university from which the applicants graduated (or will graduate).
If applicants cannot submit the original, please submit the Certified True Copy, which is proved by the university thatapplicants graduated from or a public institution such as an Embassy or a Consulate that it is the true copy of theoriginal certificate.

Mailing Address: Admissions Section
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)
1-1 Asahidai Nomi Ishikawa 923-1292 JAPAN
Email: nyushi@ml.jaist.ac.jp
Open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except Saturdays, Sundays, Japanese national holidays, etc.)

VI. Delivery of Examination Admission Card
Upon the successful completion of the "IV. Online Application Registration" and "V. Mailing Certificates" procedures,once the application deadline has passed, each applicant will receive an examination admission card and pertinent
documents via postal mail. Additionally, the Entrance Examination Guide for the Master’s Program and associateddocuments will be dispatched to all applicants via email. For those applicants residing outside of Japan at the time of
application, these materials will be delivered via email. If they do not arrive one week before the examination date,please contact the Admissions Section at (Email:nyushi@ml.jaist.ac.jp).

VII. Examination Schedule and Selection Method(1)

Examination Periods

Examination will be conducted on one day (specified date from JAIST) during the period shown below. Eachapplicant will be notified of the date, registration and examination time when they receive the examination admission
card.
Examination Period

Examination
April 2025
admission

First examination

Saturday, July 6 - Sunday, July 7, 2024

Second examination

Saturday, October 12 - Sunday, October 13, 2024

MethodOnlineNote: We cannot accept any requests for dates and times.
(2)

Selection Method

Selection is conducted by an oral examination. Applicants have a choice of speaking in English or Japanese. The
total time of the examination is within 30 minutes per applicant.
The oral examination is conducted online by using a web conference system designated by us that can be used froma PC, etc.
A webcam and a microphone are necessary for it. Please read carefully “Online Examination Q&A” on our website
for details and prepare enough equipment and network environment by yourself.
We will have a connection test with each applicant a few days before the examination (weekdays only).
[Online Examination Q&A URL]
https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/admissions/outline/qa-m-online.html

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ձPresentation about the short essay submitted at the time of application.
z The time allowed for your presentation is within 7 minutes.
z Your presentation material must be prepared in still images in file formats such as PDF. (There is no page limit.
It is recommended to use horizontally long sheets of paper. (i.e. long sides of a sheet come to the top andbottom.))z You will give your presentation by showing your presentation material in full screen with using the function ofcontent sharing.
z You are allowed to have a printed copy of your presentation script during your presentation, however,
distributing other materials and using any other electronic devices are strictly prohibited.
ղQ&A based on the short essay and the entry form submitted at the time of application.
z The time allowed for Q&A is within 23 minutes.
z You might be asked to describe your answers on paper and explain it during Q&A. Please prepare about 5
sheets of A4 sized blank paper, which have no ruled lines, and a black or a blue felt tip pen. When examiners
ask you to do so, please describe and show it to the webcam and explain it.
(3)

Admissions and Evaluation Criterion

The oral examination is conducted to comprehensively assess the basic academic ability of applicants and theirmotivation to conduct study and research after enrollment. All applications are evaluated on the result of the oral
examination and all the application documents submitted, based on the holistic screening criteria.

VIII. Notification of Admission Decision and Admission Procedures
(1)

Dates of Notification of Admission Decision and Admission Procedures

The result notification letter will be sent to all applicants via postal mail on the dates shown below. Also, theexaminee numbers of the successful applicants will be posted on our website; no telephone or email inquiries
concerning examination results will be accepted. And, the result for the Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences
Scholarship will be announced at the same time.
Successful applicants will receive information on admission procedures at the time of notification of the Admission
Decision. Please conduct the procedures by the specified deadlines.
Examination
First examination

April 2025
admission(2)

Second examination

Date of Notification of
Admission Decision

Period of Admission Procedures

Friday, July 19, 2024

Middle of September, 2024

Friday, October 25, 2024

Late November, 2024

Expenses Required for Enrollment
Type

AmountSummary
The entrance fee is non-refundable.

1.

Entrance fee¥282,000

For a half year2.

The automatic withdrawal date for the first semester tuition is
May 20th, and for the second semester tuition, it is November
20th.

TuitionFor a year

3.

¥267,900

Please pay the entrance fee with the bank transfer request
form which will be sent along with documents for admission
procedures. If you reside outside of Japan, please make aninternational bank transfer.
The tuition payment will be made by automatic withdrawal
from the student’s own bank account.

¥535,800

Insurance fee for two years:
Gakkensai PAS

The payment of the amount for a year all together is
acceptable.
JAIST students are required to purchase the both insurances.

¥2,430Gakkensai LSR
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procedures.
Note 2: In case the amount of entrance fee and tuition are revised while the student is enrolling and attending JAIST,
the new amount shall be applied.
Note 3: JAIST waives the entrance fee and tuition for Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Students.

IX. Other Important Information
Please review “Important Information” thoroughly.

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Examination for Admission on
Recommendation for Overseas Residents
In this examination, applicants living outside Japan at the time of application can go through the selection process
without traveling to Japan. The purpose of this examination is to accept motivated and excellent students fromthroughout the world who have been recommended by their supervisor, dean, university president or a manager attheir place of work.

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I. Number of Students to be Admitted

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Number of Students to be Admitted

School

DivisionGraduate School of
Advanced Science andTechnology

Division of Transdisciplinary
Sciences

April 2025 Admission
A few (See Note)

Note: The number of students in April 2025 admission includes the number of students admitted through the other
Selections except for Examination for Admission on Recommendation for Overseas Residents to JAIST Master’s
program (Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences).

II. Eligibility RequirementsApplicants must satisfy one of the following requirements by the day prior to the day of desired enrollment and must
live outside Japan at the time of application. Eligible applicants are those who have:
1. graduated from a Japanese university.
2. been granted a bachelor’s degree by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement ofHigher Education (NAID-QE) as stipulated in Paragraph 7, Article 104 of the School Education Act.
3. completed a 16-year curriculum of school education in countries other than Japan.
4. completed a curriculum at a foreign-affiliated university in Japan which has a university education curriculum
under the school education of its country (Its completion must be regarded as the completion of a 16-year
curriculum of school education in its country) and specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology.
5. completed a 16-year curriculum of school education in a foreign country by completing a correspondence
curriculum of an overseas educational institution while residing in Japan.
6. been granted a bachelor’s degree from a foreign university or other foreign institution of higher education bycompleting a curriculum with a completion period of three years or more.
7. completed a specialized curriculum specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology at a vocational school on or after the date designated by the Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology. The required period for graduation is four years or longer, and which alsosatisfies other condition specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
8. been designated as eligible by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. For example
those who graduated from a university which is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science, and Technology.
9. Early Graduate School Entrance Program
Applicants for the early graduate school entrance program must have completed the required number of credits
set by JAIST, which is approximately three-quarters of the necessary credits to graduate from a Japanese
university or an equivalent level of the curriculum in a foreign country, with excellent academic results.
Prospective applicants for the early graduate school entrance program are those who have:a) attended a Japanese university for at least three years.
b) completed a 15-year curriculum of school education in countries other than Japan.
c) completed a 15-year curriculum of school education in a foreign country by completing the correspondence
curriculum of an overseas educational institution while residing in Japan.
d) completed a curriculum at a foreign-affiliated university in Japan which has a university curriculum under theschool education of its country (Its completion must be regarded as the completion of a 15-year curriculumof school education in its country) and specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology.
10. enrolled in a graduate school as stipulated in Paragraph 2, Article 102 of the School Education Act, and- 15 -

recognized as having sufficient academic abilities by JAIST.
11. been recognized by JAIST through the Judgment of Eligibility as having an equivalent or greater scholastic ability
than that of university graduates, and have reached 22 years of age.
Note: Applicants satisfying at least one of the eligibility requirements (1) ~ (8) are not required to pass through the
Judgment of Eligibility. Such applicants should move to “III. Application Process”.

[Judgment of Eligibility]
Applicants who wish to apply under the eligibility requirements (9), (10) or (11) must be screened by JAIST for
eligibility prior to applying. Applicants should download the instruction documents and forms for judgment of eligibility
from our website and submit all the necessary documents before the following deadline. (Admissions > Application
Guide > Judgment of Eligibility)
Examination

Application Deadline for Judgment of Eligibility(The application must arrive by)

April 2025 admission

Friday, October 4, 2024

For more information about the judgment of eligibility, please see the link below.
[Judgment of Eligibility URL]
https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/admissions/application-guide/Eligibility.html
Applicants will be notified of the result of the judgment of eligibility one week before the end of the deadline for the
Pre-check. If you have not received the result until the last week of the deadline for the Pre-check, please contact theAdmissions Section at (Email:nyushi@ml.jaist.ac.jp). Only applicants who have been admitted to obtain the eligibility
can apply for the examination.

III. Application Process

Follow Step 1 – 3 to complete your application.

1. Informal consent
Before applying for the examination, contact the faculty (See page 4) you wish to be supervised and obtain an
informal consent of acceptance in the laboratory.
This consent is informal, therefore, it does not mean you will succeed in the examination.
2. Pre-check
Please send PDF copies of all the application documents via email to the Admissions Section(Email:nyushi@ml.jaist.ac.jp)by the submission deadline below. We will check your documents whether there are
any mistakes or not and reply to you. (Regarding the application documents, please refer to “IV. Application
Documents”.)

Examination

Submission Deadline for Pre-check

April 2025 admission

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Note 1:Please write “(Your name) TDS_M_Overseas Residents_ pre-check” in the subject line.
Note 2: Do not attach any supporting items when sending your application documents for the Pre-check. Pleaseemail PDF copies of the required documents only (including Proof of screening fee payment).
Note 3: The Pre-check is not mandatory, however, we highly recommend it. If your application documents are
insufficient, we will not be able to accept your application. You can lower the risk by taking the Pre-check earlier.
Note 4: We will not check the Pre-check documents after the Pre-check deadline. You can mail the required
documents without going through the Pre-check. Please refer to “3. Application”.
3. Application(1)

Submission Method- 16 -

Please place the hard copies (the originals) of all the required documents in an envelope and send it by registeredmail such as DHL, FedEX, or EMS to the Admissions Section. (Please write applicant’s name, address and rubricate“Application Documents Enclosed” on the envelope.) Please note that your application will not be completed until theparcel arrives at JAIST from the courier. Please keep the tracking number for your confirmation purpose and informthe Admissions Section (Email:nyushi@ml.jaist.ac.jp) of it. Applicants are responsible to send all the required
documents to JAIST by the deadline.

Mailing Address:
Admissions Section
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)

1-1 Asahidai Nomi Ishikawa 923-1292 JAPAN(2)

Application Periods
Examination

Application Period (Valid with postmark within the period)

April 2025 admission

Wednesday, November 6 - Thursday, November 28, 2024


IV. Application DocumentsApplicants must use the prescribed forms and submit the certificates as the application documents.
Please download the prescribed forms from our website, input and print them out.
We recommend inputting the forms on the computer, however, if applicants fill in the forms by hand, they should use
a black ink pen or a ballpoint pen. Applicants may not use erasable ink pens or ink that disappears over time.
[Prescribed Forms URL]
https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/admissions/application-form/form-yugom.html(1)Documents to be submitted by all applicants
Prescribed Forms

Summary

Application form Please use the application form for Examination for Admission on
Recommendation for Overseas Residents.

Curriculum vitaeStatement of purposeThe statement of purpose should be less than or equal to one page in length,
single-sided, A4-sized paper and written horizontally with the font size of 11 points orlarger .
Do not attach any supplementary materials.

Short essayTopic: “Study and research plan which cover transdisciplinary
research fields at JAIST”
The topic should be the study and research plan you wish to pursue. In addition,
they should cover transdisciplinary research fields. Applicants should describe theirresearch background, purpose and methods in their own words.
The condition of research preparation, the association with the research so far (e.g.
graduation research) and the reason you wish to change the major etc. may be
added in the essay.
The short essay should consist of about 1,000 Japanese characters or about 600
words in English, should be written horizontally with the font size of 11 points orlarger and less than or equal to one page in length, single-sided, A4-sized paper.
Do not attach any supplementary materials.

Self-Declaration Form of
Applicability to a SpecificCategory- 17 -

Certificates

Summary

Consent of acceptance[The format is unspecified.]
Please submit a copy of the email which indicates the informal consent of
acceptance in the laboratory from your intended supervisor.

Two letters of recommendation[The format is unspecified.]
Please submit letters of recommendation from two persons. They are*Copies are NOT acceptable.

z

At the university where the applicant obtained (or will obtain) the degree:
Supervisors, the dean of your faculty or department, or the president, etc.

z

At the company where the applicant is (or was) employed (if applicable): An
immediate supervisor or a manager of human resources department, etc.

Letters must be prepared in English or Japanese.
Please show the following instructions and inform the deadline to yourrecommenders.
Please give your personal impressions of the applicant’s motivation,
aptitude and character to study. Please describe the details of theresearch or work that the applicant has conducted.
Please provide your name, title/position, organization, signature and date.
Please pass the letter to the applicant. He/She will submit the letter to
JAIST along with all other documents.

Official transcript*Copies are NOT acceptable.

An official transcript must be issued by the president or a dean of the university,
junior college or technical college from which the applicant graduated (or will
graduate) and bear the stamp or embossed seal and the signature of theauthorizing official. In the case that applicants obtained a course by transfer
admission, or attended an advanced course of a junior college or a technicalcollege, they must submit the transcript from the previous school (university, juniorcollege or regular course of technical college).
Applicants should submit one of the following:a) Transcript issued by university (original)b) Certified true copy of transcript by university (original)c) Certified true copy of transcript by public institution (original)
The certificate must be prepared in English or Japanese. Documents in languages
other than English or Japanese must be accompanied with an official translation in
English or Japanese. Translations must be issued by the university or a public
institution and bear the stamp or embossed seal of the university or the institution
and the signature of the authorizing official. Translations from a Japanese language
school or translation company are acceptable if they are stamped with the official
seal of the translating body.
If applicants apply under the eligibility requirements (9), (10) or (11), they do notneed to submit it.

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Proof of (expected) graduation*Copies are NOT acceptable.

Proof of (expected) graduation must be issued by the president or a dean of theuniversity, junior college or technical college from which the applicant graduated(or will graduate) and bear the stamp or embossed seal and the signature of theauthorizing official. It must specify the exact date of (expected) graduation.
Applicants should submit one of the following:a) Graduation certificate issued by university (original)b) Official letter issued by university (original)c) Certified true copy of diploma by university (original)d) Certified true copy of diploma by public institution (original)

Proof of screening fee payment*Copies are acceptable.

The certificate must be prepared in English or Japanese. Documents in languages
other than English or Japanese must be accompanied with an official translation in
English or Japanese. Translations must be issued by the university or a public
institution and bear the stamp or embossed seal of the university or the institution
and the signature of the authorizing official. Translations from a Japanese language
school or translation company are acceptable if they are stamped with the official
seal of the translating body.
If applicants apply under the eligibility requirements (9), (10) or (11), they do notneed to submit it.
Please send 30,000 yen to the following bank account by international banktransferand submit proof of payment.
The remitter’s name should be the applicant’s name.
Bank Name
Branch Name
Branch Address

The Hokuriku Bank, Ltd.
Kanazawaminamichuo Branch
1-32-38, Teraji, Kanazawa, Ishikawa,
Japan
Japan Advanced Institute of Scienceand Technology
Ordinary savings account6037485RIKBJPJT

Beneficiary
Type of Account
Account Number
SWIFT(BIC)
Code[Note] You must send the screening fee well in advance since internationalbank transfer takes more time than domestic bank transfer. Please make sure
to arrange the corresponding bank fees to be "charged to the remitter". If it
is charged to the beneficiary by error, the corresponding bank will deduct thefees from the amount of remittance and your payment to JAIST will beinsufficient. This will cause your application to be rejected.
JAIST waives the screening fee for Japanese Government (MEXT) ScholarshipStudents.

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(2)Documents to be submitted by specified applicants

<Only for applicants who meet eligibility requirement (2) (3) (6)>
Proof

of

Certificate

Summary(expected)

Proof of (expected) bachelor's degree must be issued by the National
Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher
Education (NIAD-QE) or the president or a dean of the university, juniorcollege or technical college from which the applicant obtained (or will obtain)
his/her bachelor’s degree and bear the stamp or embossed seal and thesignature of the authorizing official.
Applicants should submit one of the following:a) Bachelor's degree certificate issued by university (original)b) Official letter issued by university (original)c) Certified true copy of diploma by university (original)d) Certified true copy of diploma by public institution (original)
The certificate must be prepared in English or Japanese. Documents in languages
other than English or Japanese must be accompanied with an official translation in
English or Japanese. Translations must be issued by the university or a public
institution and bear the stamp or embossed seal of the university or the institution
and the signature of the authorizing official. Translations from a Japanese
language school or translation company are acceptable if they are stamped withthe official seal of the translating body.
If proof of graduation shows the bachelor's degree, proof of bachelor's degree
is not necessary.

bachelor's

degree*Copies are NOT acceptable.

<Only for non-Japanese national applicants>
Certificate
Photocopy of the passport

Summary
Non-Japanese national applicants must upload a copy of their passports (thepage with your full name).
Only for those do not have valid passports, a copy of their family registers or
citizenship certificates are acceptable. In this case, please note the following
information:z Documents in languages other than English or Japanese must be
accompanied with a translation in English or Japanese.
z Please handwrite “I do not have a valid passport.” in that copy.

<Only for foreign government scholarship students>
Certificate

Summary

Certificate of foreign government
sponsored student*Copies are acceptable.

The certificate must prove that the applicant is a foreign government sponsored
student.

[Important] The details of “*Copies are NOT acceptable.”
Certificates must be original. Certificates bearing an electronic seal but not issued on anti-counterfeiting paper are
not accepted unless the envelops are sealed by the university from which the applicants graduated (or will graduate).
If applicants cannot submit the original, please submit the Certified True Copy, which is proved by the university thatapplicants graduated from or a public institution such as an Embassy or a Consulate that it is the true copy of theoriginal certificate.



V. Selection Method

When the application documents are accepted, the interviewers will be assigned based on each applicant’s field ofspecialization. Applicants will be contacted individually by the interviewers regarding the method, date and venue of theinterview. Please wait for the interviewers to contact you.
The interview is conducted mainly through web communication tools for the purpose of discussing the details of yourresearch proposal and your school life after enrollment. Applicants have a choice of speaking in English or Japanese.
All applications are evaluated on the result of the interview and all the application documents submitted, based on theholistic screening criteria.

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

VI. Notification of Admission Decision and Admission Procedures(1)Dates of Notification of Admission Decision and Admission Procedures

All applicants will be notified of the decision by email. And, the result for the Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences
Scholarship will be announced at the same time. Admissions decisions will not be released on our website; notelephone or email inquiries concerning examination results will be accepted. The dates of the notification are
described below.
Successful applicants will receive information on admission procedures at the time of notification of the Admission
Decision. Please conduct the procedures by the specified deadline.

(2)

Examination

Date of Notification of
Admission Decision

Period of Admission Procedures

April 2025 admission

Friday, January 24, 2025

Late February, 2025

Expenses Required for Enrollment
AmountSummary¥282,000

The entrance fee is non-refundable.

Type
1.

Entrance fee

For a half year2.

The automatic withdrawal date for the first semester tuition is
May 20th, and for the second semester tuition, it is November
20th.

TuitionFor a year

3.

¥267,900

The tuition payment will be made by automatic withdrawal
from the student’s own bank account.

¥535,800

Insurance fee for two years:
Gakkensai PAS

The payment of the amount for a year all together is
acceptable.
JAIST students are required to purchase the both insurances.

¥2,430Gakkensai LSR
Note 1: Instructions for completing payment will be sent to successful applicants along with documents for admission
procedures.
Note 2: In case the amount of entrance fee and tuition are revised while the student is enrolling and attending JAIST,
the new amount shall be applied.
Note 3: JAIST waives the entrance fee and tuition for Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Students.

VII. Other Important Information
Please review “Important Information” thoroughly.

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Important Information
I. Important Notice regarding Application and Examination
II. Informal Laboratory Assignment Prior to Enrollment
III. Long-term Study System
IV. Security Export Control
V. Handling of Personal Data
VI. Directions to Ishikawa Campus

Important Information
Note: Please read this chapter thoroughly as well as the guide for each examination. If there are any corrections oradditions to the guide, we will update them on our website or inform applicants in other ways.

I. Important Notice regarding Application and Examinationz Applicants are not allowed to apply for other examinations conducted by JAIST until they receive the result of an
examination.
z Application documents which are incomplete will be rejected. Modification of submitted application documents is
not permitted. Documents will not be returned to applicants.
z Only applicants should fill in the application documents except for certificates or letters of recommendation. If it is
discovered that an applicant has made false statements or has neglected matters to be stated on application
documents, the admission may be revoked even after enrollment.
z Applicants who have not graduated from their university and submit an expected graduation certificate at the timeof application must submit their graduation certificate after graduation. If they do not submit the graduation
certificate by the specified date, their admission may be revoked even after enrollment.
z In principle, the screening fee is non-refundable. However, the fee will be refundable in the following three cases.
If it is the case for you, please contact the Admissions Section by the end of the month of enrollment.
¾

In the case applicants have paid the screening fee without submitting the application documents.

¾

In the case applicants have paid the screening fee, however, the application was rejected by JAIST.

¾

In the case applicants have paid the fee twice by mistake.

z If JAIST determines that any unfair or fraudulent acts (impersonation, cheating, receiving assistance from others,etc.), recording of an examination or any other similar acts have been committed during an examination, theexamination or the results may be cancelled. If it is found even after admission decisions were made, admission to
JAIST may be revoked. Your documents and screening fee will not be returned in this case.
z Successful applicants cannot defer enrollment to a later semester or year. Applicants must do the same
application procedure for each examination they apply for.
z Students who enrolled in JAIST based on this entrance examination are allowed to study only at the Ishikawa
campus. Ishikawa campus students are not allowed to study at the Tokyo Satellite.

II. Informal Laboratory Assignment Prior to Enrollment
Successful applicants are eligible to apply for an informal lab assignment prior to enrollment. Visit our website fordetails.
JAIST Top Page > Education > Academic Procedures > Informal Laboratory Assignment Prior to Enrollment
Since applicants for Admission on Recommendation for Overseas Residents are required to obtain an informal
consent of acceptance from their intended supervisor prior to the formal application, those who successfully passed
the examination will be assigned to the laboratory of their intended supervisor without using this system.

III. Long-term Study System
The standard periods for completion are two years for a master’s degree and three years for a doctoral degree.
However, students may be granted extension of their study period as one of the student support services when
they face difficulty in completing the degree within the standard study period due to fair reasons related to theirwork or personal affairs.
Visit our website for details.
JAIST Top Page > Education > Academic Procedures > Long-term Study System
Please note that if your date of notification of admission decision is in March, your application will not be
accepted prior to enrollment. However, you will have an opportunity to apply after enrollment.

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IV. Security Export Control
Based on the "Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act", JAIST has established regulations for security export
control and conduct the security export control when accepting international students. Please note that this may
require you to change your desired education or research.

V. Handling of Personal Data
JAIST has established regulations for personal information management that control and protect personal data
properly. Data collected through the application process and the admission procedures will be used for the following
purposes and will not be used for any purpose not stated below.
z Entrance examination and admission proceduresz Registration and advising after enrollmentz Support for students such as in reduction of entrance fee and tuition or in application for scholarshipsz Payments of entrance fee, tuition and housing feesz Data analysis
z Support for alumni activities (including providing personal data to JAIST Alumni Association in support of theiractivities) *only for those who are enrolled
z Other administrative tasks- 24 -

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FormsI. Application Form (Examination for Admission on
Recommendation for Overseas Residents)
II. Short Essay
III. Entry Form
IV. Self-Declaration Form of Applicability to aSpecific Category
V. Statement of Purpose
VI. Curriculum Vitae㸦ᾏእᅾఫ⪅ᑐ㇟᥎⸀ධᏛ≉ู㑅ᢤ⏝ / Recommendation for Overseas Residents

ͤ

ཷ㦂␒ྕ

࣭⼥ྜ⛉Ꮫඹྠᑓᨷ / Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences㸧

Examinee’s Number໭㝣ඛ➃⛉Ꮫᢏ⾡኱Ꮫ㝔኱Ꮫඛ➃⛉Ꮫᢏ⾡◊✲⛉⼥ྜ⛉Ꮫඹྠᑓᨷ༤ኈ๓ᮇㄢ⛬ධᏛ㢪᭩ͤḍࡣグධࡋ࡞࠸ࡇ࡜ / Official use only

Application Form - Master’s Program / Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology‫ࡣ࡟ڧ‬ཷ㦂ࡍࡿ㑅ᢤヨ㦂ྡ/࡛ࢳ࢙ࢵࢡࡍࡿࡇ࡜ࠋ/ Please check the appropriate box.

ᾏእᅾఫ⪅ᑐ㇟᥎⸀ධᏛ≉ู㑅ᢤ/Examination for Admission on Recommendation for Overseas Residents

Type of Examination௧࿴㸵ᖺ㸲᭶ / April 2025ධᏛᕼᮃᖺ᭶/ Admission Term෗┿ / Photograph

ࣇࣜ࢞ࢼ
ࡓ࡚

ᛶู / GenderẶྡ / Nameࡼࡇ㸲cm×㸱cm /እᅜே␃Ꮫ⏕ࡣⱥᏐ࡛グධ‫ ⏨܆‬/ Male/ International students must write

4 cm long × 3 cm wide䖴ዪ / Female

their names in English.

    ᖺ / Year    ᭶ / Month    ᪥ / Day⏕ᖺ᭶᪥ / Date of Birthᕼᮃ୺௵◊✲ᣦᑟᩍဨྡ / Intended Supervisor*ເ㞟せ㡯ࡢࠕฟ㢪㈨᱁ࠖ࠿ࡽ 1 ࡘ㑅ᢥ /See Eligibility Requirements on the Application Guide.

‫܆‬㸯‫܆‬㸰‫܆‬㸱‫܆‬㸲‫܆‬㸳‫܆‬㸴‫܆‬㸵‫܆‬㸶‫܆‬㸷‫܆܆‬ฟ㢪㈨᱁ࢆ‶ࡓࡍ᭱⤊ᏛṔ /኱Ꮫྡ/University 

Eligibility Requirement

Ꮫ㒊ྡ/
Department‫܆‬༞ᴗ / Graduated‫܆‬༞ᴗぢ㎸ / Will graduate⌧ఫᡤ / Current Address

Ꮫ⛉ྡ/
Major

in     ᖺ / Year    ᭶ / Monthࠛᦠᖏ㟁ヰ/ Cell Phone

Email⮬Ꮿ㟁ヰ/ Home Phone⥭ᛴ᫬ࡢ㐃⤡ඛఫᡤ / Emergency contact address  ࠛẶྡ / Name⥆᯶ / RelationshipᏛ     Ṕ㟁ヰ / Phone/ Educational Background㧗➼Ꮫᰯ࠿ࡽグධࠋ኱Ꮫ࡟࠾࠸࡚ࡣᏛ㒊࣭Ꮫ⛉ࠊ኱Ꮫ㝔࡟࠾࠸࡚ࡣ◊✲⛉࣭ᑓᨷࡲ࡛グධࠋ኱Ꮫ➼࡛◊✲⏕࡜ࡋ࡚ᅾᏛṔࡀ࠶ࡿሙྜࡣᏛṔḍ࡟ࡑࡢᮇ㛫ࡶグධࠋ
Applicants must fill in their educational background starting from high school until the most recent school.
If applicable, please also write any experience as a research student at a university or other institution. Please fill in the department and faculty of the university.

ධᏛ࣭༞ᴗ㸦ぢ㎸㸧ᖺ᭶ / Period of (Expected) Attendance  Ꮫᰯ➼ࡢྡ⛠ / Name of School㧗➼Ꮫᰯ/ Secondary School

ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month 㹼   ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month  ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month 㹼   ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month  ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month 㹼   ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month  ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month 㹼   ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month㸦ᡤᅾᅜ/Country     㸧⫋     Ṕ / Professional Backgroundධ♫࣭㏥⫋ᖺ᭶ / Period of Employment௻ᴗ࣭ᶵ㛵➼ྡ⛠/ Name of Organization  ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month 㹼   ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month  ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month 㹼   ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month  ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month 㹼   ᖺ/Year  ᭶/Month⌧᭷⫋⪅㑅ᢥḍ / Will you quit your job at the time of enrollment?
༊ศ/ᅜ⡠/ NationalityẶྡ / Name

Category
FamilyධᏛᚋ࡟㹙‫܆‬㏥⫋ࡍࡿ࣭‫܆‬㏥⫋ࡋ࡞࠸㹛ணᐃ࡛ࡍࠋ/( ‫܆‬Yes࣭‫܆‬No )‫␃㈝⚾܆‬Ꮫ⏕ / Privately financed international students‫܆‬᪥ᮏᨻᗓዡᏛ㔠␃Ꮫ⏕ / Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship students‫܆‬እᅜᨻᗓὴ㐵␃Ꮫ⏕ / Foreign government scholarship students
Given

Other (s)ゝㄒ⬟ຊ㸦⮬ᕫホ౯ࢆ excellent࣭good࣭fair࣭poor ࠿ࡽ㑅ᢥ㸧/ Language Proficiency (Evaluate the level as excellent, good, fair or poor.)ⱥㄒ/ㄞࡴ/ Reading

᭩ࡃ/ Writing⪺ࡃ/ Listeningヰࡍ/ Speaking

English᪥ᮏㄒ/‫܆‬excellent ‫ ܆‬good ‫ ܆‬fair ‫ ܆‬poor‫܆‬excellent ‫ ܆‬good ‫ ܆‬fair ‫ ܆‬poor‫܆‬excellent ‫ ܆‬good ‫ ܆‬fair ‫ ܆‬poor‫܆‬excellent ‫ ܆‬good ‫ ܆‬fair ‫ ܆‬poor

ㄞࡴ/ Reading

᭩ࡃ/ Writing⪺ࡃ/ Listeningヰࡍ/ Speaking

Japanese‫܆‬excellent ‫ ܆‬good ‫ ܆‬fair ‫ ܆‬poor‫܆‬excellent 䖵 good ‫ ܆‬fair ‫ ܆‬poor‫܆‬excellent ‫ ܆‬good ‫ ܆‬fair ‫ ܆‬poor‫܆‬excellent ‫ ܆‬good ‫ ܆‬fair ‫ ܆‬poorᕼᮃࡍࡿ࢖ࣀ࣮࣋ࢩࣙࣥ㸦㸱ࡘࡢࢳࣕࣞࣥࢪ㸧 /Desired Challenge㑅ᢥࡋࡓ࢖ࣀ࣮࣋ࢩࣙࣥࡣࠊ࠶ࡃࡲ࡛ࡶධヨࡢཧ⪃࡟ࡍࡿࡶࡢ࡛࠶ࡾࠊධᏛᚋࡢ࢖ࣀ࣮࣋ࢩࣙࣥࡢ㑅ᢥ࡟ࡣ୍ษᙳ㡪ࡋ࡞࠸ࠋ/ This information will be used only for the examination andwill not affect the actual desired Challenge.
*ࠕ㸱ࡘࡢᣮᡓⓗ࡞࢖ࣀ࣮࣋ࢩࣙࣥࡢᯟ⤌ࡳ㸦㸱ࡘࡢࢳࣕࣞࣥࢪ㸧ࠖࡢ࠺ࡕࠊᕼᮃࡍࡿ㸯ࡘࢆ㑅ᢥ / Select one type of “Innovation” in which you want to challenge out of three: Life
Innovation, Green Innovation, System Innovation.

‫ ࣥࣙࢩ࣮࣋ࣀ࢖ࣇ࢖ࣛ܆‬/Life Innovation‫ ࣥࣙࢩ࣮࣋ࣀ࢖࣮ࣥࣜࢢ܆‬/Green Innovation‫ ࣥࣙࢩ࣮࣋ࣀ࢖࣒ࢸࢫࢩ܆‬/

System Innovation

（Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences）

Short Essay＊Official use only

“Study and research plan which covertransdisciplinary research fields at JAIST”＊Examinee's Number

Note: Do not write down the name of University you graduated (or will graduate) from, the names of yoursupervisors at University, or the names of workplaces you worked or work for.
Do not use the back side of this sheet. Do not attach any supplementary materials.
Full name in block letters(International students must
write their names in English)

FamilyGiven

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Other(s) 㸦Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences㸧                           㸨Official use only

* Examinee’s Number

Entry Form
Note: You must fill in all the columns. This information will be used only for the oral examination and will not affect theactual desired Innovation and the laboratory assignment.

Full namein block letters(International students must write
their names in English)ձ Desired Innovation(Please select one type of“Innovation” in which you
want to challenge out of
three.)

FamilyGiven‫ ܆‬Life Innovation‫ ܆‬Green Innovation‫ ܆‬System Innovation

ղ One or more
Laboratories in which you
are interested(Please write intended
supervisors’ full names.)ճ Three specialized
subjects in which you
have excelledմ Reason why you wish to
study at JAIST(Do not write down the name of
University you graduated (or will
graduate) from, the names of yoursupervisors at University, or thenames of workplaces you worked
or work for. Do not use the backside of this sheet. Do not attach
any supplementary materials.)յ Future career goals after
graduating from Master’s
Program in JAIST(Do not write down the name of
University you graduated (or will
graduate) from, the names of yoursupervisors at University, or thenames of workplaces you worked
or work for. Do not use the backside of this sheet. Do not attach
any supplementary materials.)

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences

Other(s)≉ᐃ㢮ᆺヱᙜᛶ䛾⮬ᕫ⏦࿌᭩㻛 Self-Declaration Form of Applicability to a Specific Category
እᅜⅭ᭰ཬࡧእᅜ㈠᫆ἲ㸦௨ୗࠕእⅭἲࠖ࡜࠸࠺ࠋ㸧࡟ᇶ࡙ࡁࠊつไᑐ㇟࡜࡞ࡿ㈌≀ࡢ㍺ฟࡸᢏ⾡ࡢᥦ౪࡟ࡘ࠸࡚⤒῭⏘ᴗ኱⮧ࡢチྍࢆཷࡅࡿ⩏ົࡀㄢࡏࡽࢀ࡚࠸ࡿࡇ࡜࠿ࡽࠊᮏᏛ࡛ࡣࠕᅜ❧኱Ꮫἲே໭㝣ඛ➃⛉Ꮫᢏ⾡኱Ꮫ㝔኱ᏛᏳ඲ಖ
㞀㍺ฟ⟶⌮つ๎ࠖࢆᐃࡵࠊᏳ඲ಖ㞀㍺ฟ⟶⌮࡟ྲྀࡾ⤌ࢇ࡛࠾ࡾࡲࡍࠋ
Ᏻ඲ಖ㞀㍺ฟ⟶⌮࡛ࡣࠊ㠀ᒃఫ⪅㸦᪥ᮏධᅜᚋ㸴᭶ᮍ‶ࡢᏛ⏕➼㸧࡬ࡢᢏ⾡➼ࡢᥦ౪࡟ຍ࠼ࠊᒃఫ⪅㸦᪥ᮏධᅜᚋ㸴᭶௨ୖ⤒㐣ࡋࡓᏛ⏕➼㸧࡛࠶ࡗ࡚ࡶ㠀ᒃఫ⪅ࡢ㠀ᖖ࡟ᙉ࠸ᙳ㡪ୗ࡟࠶ࡿሙྜࠊࡑࡢࡼ࠺࡞ᒃఫ⪅㸦≉ᐃ㢮ᆺヱᙜ⪅㸧࡟ᑐࡍࡿᢏ⾡➼ࡢᥦ౪࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࡶࠕࡳ࡞ࡋ㍺ฟࠖ࡜ࡋ࡚⟶⌮ࡢᑐ㇟࡜࡞ࡾࡲࡍࠋ
ࡇࡢࡇ࡜࠿ࡽࠊᮏᏛ࡬ࡢฟ㢪ࢆᕼᮃࡍࡿ᪉࡟ࡣእⅭἲ࡟ᇶ࡙ࡃࠕࡳ࡞ࡋ㍺ฟࠖ࡟࠾ࡅࡿ⟶⌮ᑐ㇟࡛࠶ࡿ࠿࡝࠺࠿ࡢ⮬ᕫ⏦࿌ࢆ࠾㢪࠸ࡋ࡚࠾ࡾࡲࡍࠋࡈ⮬㌟ࡢ≧ἣ࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࠊู⣬ࡢࣇ࣮ࣟࢳ࣮ࣕࢺࢆཧ↷࠸ࡓࡔࡁࠊኴᯟෆࢆグධࡢୖࠊฟ
㢪᭩㢮࡜ేࡏ࡚ࡈᥦฟࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
Since any export of goods or transfer of technologies subject to the controls requires a license from the Minister of
METI (the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) based on the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (hereafterreferred to as “FEFTA”), JAIST has established regulations for Security Export Control and we are working on it.
 Transferring technologies, etc. to a none-resident (a student who has been staying in Japan for 6 months or less, etc.)
and to a resident ( a student who has been staying in Japan for 6 months or more, etc.) who is under the significant
influence of a non-resident, (a person who falls under the specific category), are subject to control as “deemed export
control”.
 We ask all applicants for admission to self-declare whether or not they are subject to the "deemed export control"
based on the FEFTA. Please refer to the attached flowchart, fill in the form and submit it along with your application
documents.

㸦ὀ㸯 / Note 1㸧እᅜே␃Ꮫ⏕ࡣẶྡࢆⱥᏐ࡛グධࡍࡿࡇ࡜ࠋ / International students must write their names in English.

グධᖺ᭶᪥ / Date       ᖺ / Year     ᭶ / Month     ᪥ / DayẶྡ /Name㸦ὀ㸯 / See Note 1㸧ㄢ⛬Program‫܆‬༤ኈ๓ᮇㄢ⛬Master’s Program(Place a check mark in the appropriate box.㸧 ‫܆‬༤ኈᚋᮇㄢ⛬Doctoral Program≉ ᐃ 㢮 ᆺ ヱ ᙜ ᛶ ࡢ ⮬ ᕫ ⏦ ࿌ / Self-‫܆‬㢮ᆺձ࡟ヱᙜ / I fall under the category 1

Declaration of Applicability to a SpecificCategory‫܆‬㢮ᆺղ࡟ヱᙜ / I fall under the category 2‫܆‬㢮ᆺձղࡢ୧᪉࡟ヱᙜ / I fall under the category 1 and 2(Place a check mark in the appropriate box.㸧‫ࡶ࡟ࢀࡎ࠸܆‬ヱᙜࡋ࡞࠸ / I do not fall under any of the categories㸦ู⣬$SSHQGL[㸧(Recommendation for Overseas Residents࣭
࣭Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences)
㸨Official use only

* Examinee’s Number

Statement of Purpose

Please describe the research area you are interested in and write the course titles you completed withexcellent results during your undergraduate study. Also, please state your motivation to go on to themaster’s program and future career goals. Applicants may not attach other documents.

Full name in block letters(International students must
write their names in English)

FamilyGiven

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Other(s)㸦⼥ྜ⛉Ꮫඹྠᑓᨷ / Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences㸧          ͤཷ㦂␒ྕᏛᰯᩍ⫱➼ᒚṔ᭩
Curriculum VitaeධᏛᕼᮃᖺ᭶

ͤḍࡣグධࡋ࡞࠸ࡇ࡜ࠋ
Official use only
Examinee’s Number௧࿴㸵ᖺ㸲᭶

Semester for which
you are applying

April 2025༤ኈ๓ᮇㄢ⛬
Master’s Programᚿᮃㄢ⛬
Intended program⏕ᖺ᭶᪥
Date of Birth

Year

Month

Day

Ặྡ
Full name in
EnglishFamilyGiven

Other(s)㹙Ꮫ Ṕ Educational Background㹛ᏛᰯྡཬࡧᡤᅾᆅName and location of school

ṇつࡢ
ಟᏛᖺᩘ

ධᏛཬࡧ༞ᴗᖺ᭶

ಟᏛᖺᩘ

Officially requiredYear and month of enrollment andDuration of

number of years

graduation or completionattendanceof schoolingึ➼ᩍ⫱Primary Education

Ꮫᰯྡ

ධᏛ 

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or certificate)

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years
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Primary School

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୰➼ᩍ⫱

୰Ꮫ

Secondary
Education

Lower

㧗ᰯ

Secondary
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Month

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years

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and

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years

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years

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ᖺ ༞ᴗMonth   㸭ᏛᰯྡᡤᅾᆅGraduate Level

Year

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኱Ꮫ

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୰Ꮫཬࡧ
㧗ᰯ

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years

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ᖺ
years

௨ୖࢆ㏻⟬ࡋࡓ඲Ꮫᰯᩍ⫱ಟᏛᖺᩘ

andTotal years of the schooling mentioned above᭶   months

ᖺ
years

ὀ㸧ୖḍ࡟᭩ࡁࡁࢀ࡞࠸ሙྜ࡟ࡣࠊ㐺ᐅู⣬࡟グධࡋ࡚ῧ௜ࡍࡿࡇ࡜ࠋIf the given space is not enough, attach additional sheets.

㹙⫋ Ṕ Professional Background㹛໅ົඛཬࡧᡤᅾᆅName and location of organization໅ົᮇ㛫Period of employment

From

To

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ὀ㸧⹫ഇࡢ஦㡯ࢆグ㍕ࡋࠊཪࡣᙜ↛グ㍕ࡍ࡭ࡁ஦㡯ࢆグධࡋ࡞࠿ࡗࡓࡇ࡜ࡀุ᫂ࡋࡓሙྜࡣࠊධᏛチྍࢆྲྀࡾᾘࡍࡇ࡜ࡀ࠶ࡿࠋ
If it is discovered that an applicant has made false statements or has neglected matters to be stated on this curriculum vitae, the admission may
be revoked even after enrollment.

㹙᪥ᮏᅾఫ㐃⤡ே㹛እᅜᅾఫࡢ᪉ࡢࡳグධࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ For applicants living overseas, please fill out a contact person in Japan (if any).
Ặྡฟ㢪⪅࡜ࡢ㛵ಀ

Full Name

Relationship to the applicant

ఫᡤAddress

㟁ヰ␒ྕ

㟁Ꮚ࣓࣮ࣝ

Phone:

Email:

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology