Doctoral Courses
2015 October (Fall) Admission
Affiliated School Recommendation

Application
Guidelines
Application Period:

June 18, 2015 ― June 24, 2015

Akita University
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science
http://www.eng.akita-u.ac.jp/

Overseas Affiliated Universities
Akita University is actively working with international exchange activities.

Inter-University Agreements 55 Universities (28 Countries and Regions) As of Nov 12, 2014
Countries, Regions

Universities
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology, Instisut Teknologi Bandung
Universitas Trisakti
Hanbat National University
Wonkwang University
Kangwon National University
Pohang University of Science and Technology
Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University
Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
National Taipei University of Technology
Heilongjiang University
China Medical University
Central South University
Liaoning Technical University
Dalian Nationalities University
Lanzhou University
Xinjiang Medical University
Jilin University
Northeastern University
Donghua University
Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Chang'an University
Beihua University
Jiaxing University
University of the Philippines Diliman
University of the Philippines Manila
Royal University of Bhutan
Hanoi University of Technology
University of Transport and Communications
University of Malaya
University of Yangon
Mongolian University of Science and Technology
Ikh Zasag University named after Chinggis Khaan
Mongolian State University of Education
Mongolia National University
University of Haifa
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
University of Botswana
Kenyatta University
Universidade Eduarde Mondlane
Griffith University
Curtin University
St. Cloud State University
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Memorial University of Newfoandland
Universidade de Santiago de Chile
University of Cagliari
Universita degli Studi di Ferrara
University of Twente
East Kazakhstan State Technical University
Lulea University of Technology
Technische Universitat Bergakademie Freiberg
Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences
Belarussian State Medical University
University of Bucharest

India
Indonesia

Korea
ThailandTaiwanChina

Philippines
BhutanVietnam
Malaysia
MyanmarMongolia
IsraelBotswana
Kenya
Mozambique
Australia
USA
CanadaChile
Italy
Netherlands
Kazakhstan
SwedenGermany
FinlandBelarusRomania

Date of Conclusion
Mar 21, 2014
Jul 12, 2012
Jun 10, 2014
Jun
8, 2001
Oct 12, 2007
Mar 24, 2008
Oct 22, 2009
Nov 28, 2012
Jul 15, 2005
Jul 18, 2005
Oct 19, 1988
Oct6, 1989
Aug 24, 2004
Apr 20, 2005
Jun 27, 2005
Aug
1, 2005
Feb 20, 2006
Feb
6, 2007Aug
9, 2007Dec
3, 2009
Mar 24, 2010
Nov 18, 2010
Nov 20, 2012
Nov 12, 2014
Sep 24, 2012
Feb
4, 2013Jul
6, 2012
Dec 2, 2008
Dec 3, 2008
Nov 20, 2013
Sep 19, 2014
Oct 22, 2009
Jul 22, 2010
Jul 23, 2010
Jun 19, 2013
Sep 24, 2010
Oct 23, 2009
Mar 31, 2011
Mar 2, 2010
Jan 12, 2014
Jun 29, 1996
Aug 1, 2013
Jul 24, 1996
Mar
7, 2011
Jun 17, 2013
Nov 21, 2013
Dec 9, 2009
Jun 30, 2014
Oct 23, 2007
Jun 8, 2011
May 9, 2013
Jul
4, 2012
Oct 23, 2009
Jul 26, 2004
Sep 28, 2010

Inter-Faculty Agreements 17 Faculties ( ９Counties and Regions) As of Jun 12, 2014
Faculties
Faculty ofInternational
Resource Sciences
Graduate School of
Medicine
Akita University
HospitalCountries, Rejions
Indonesia
China
FranceChina

College of Engineering, Universitas Hasanuddin

Apr 23, 2014

Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health
The Faculty of Medicine of Lille 2 University

Nov 14, 1995
Apr 13, 2011

The First Hospital of Lanzhou University

Jun 12, 2014

Tunisia
New ZealandUSA

Jul 12, 1999
Jul 12, 1999
Apr 12,2010
Mar
1, 2007
Jan 17, 2008
May 24, 2010
May 24, 2010
Jan 20, 2003
Mar 12, 2003
Dec 18, 2003
Nov 27, 2012
Jun 24, 1982

China

Shanghai Key Lab of D&A for Metal Functional Materials, Tongii University

Sep

TaiwanVenture BusinessLaboratory

Date of Conclusion

Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University
Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
College of Engineering, Minghsin University of Science and Technology
Department of Precision Instruments and Mechanology, Tsing Hua University
Department of Chemistry, Tsing Hua University
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University
Shanghai Key Lab of D&A for Metal Functional Materials, Tongji University
School of Mines, University of Zambia
School of Engineering, University of Zambia
Faculty of Technology, University of Sfax
Auckland University of Technology
Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology

Thailand
Graduate
School ofEngineeringandResource
ScienceFaculties, Universities

China
Zambia―1―

2, 2011―2―Doctoral Courses
2015 October (Fall) Admission

Affiliated School Recommendation
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science
Akita University

Application Guidelines
The Doctoral Courses are offered by Akita University Graduate School of Engineering andResource Science to exchange students having a recommendation from one of Akita University’s
overseas affiliated schools, and who are either currently enrolled or have graduated from it. These
cources provide the students with the opportunity to obtain a Doctor’s Degree in either Resource
Science or Engineering.

1. Number to be Admitted
Major

Fall

SpringGeosciences, Geotechnology, and Materials Engineering for Resouces

a few

a few

Division of Life Science

a few

a few

Advanced Materials Engineering

a few

a few

Production and Civil Engineering

a few

a few

Electrical, Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering

a few

a few

2. Application Qualifications
・The status of residence of a incoming student must be “College Student.”
・Applicants must have received higher education in the field of their desired major and meet allacademic requirements. They need to be people of integrity and must be recommended by thepresident of an affiliated school or the dean of the graduate school (or the dean of the faculty)
attended. One of the three qualifications below must also be satisfied and enrollment at Akita
University must also be promised once the candidate is accepted.
(1) Either have already obtained a Master’s Degree or its equivalent or will be able to receive itby the end of September, 2015.
(2) Have, upon graduation from a college, engaged in research no less than 2 years at an affiliateduniversity or its research institute, and have also been recognized by the Graduate School of
Akita University as having an academic level equivalent to or higher than a Master’s Degree
based on the results of said research.
(3) Be 24 years of age or older on September 30, 2015, and be recognized to have an academic
level that is equivalent to or higher than a Master’s Degree after the Individual Application―1―

Qualification Evaluation conducted by the Graduate School of Akita University (Applicant
must have engaged in work no less than 2 years upon graduation from an affiliated university
in such fields as science or engineering. Applicant must also have been acknowledged by the
Graduate School of Akita University to have achieved the academic equivalent of a Master’s
Degree thesis or higher in such forms as books, papers, presentations, reports, or patents.)
Note :a) Applicants who are accepted based on the qualifications above, yet are confirmed as not
being able to complete the admission procedures by the deadline will not be admitted.
Details on admission procedures will be sent to all accepted students along with a Letterof Acceptance.
b) Applicants applying under requirements (2) or (3) of the Application Qualifications
must submit the following documents to the Admissions Office of the Graduate Schoolof Akita University for Pre-evaluation of Application Qualification. The request will be
accepted starting on May 25, 2015, and no later than May 29, 2015

① Pre-evaluation

Request for Application Qualification, ② Academic Record for Approval of Application
Qualification, ③ Record of Academic Achievements (forms ①-③ attached herein), ④
Proof of Graduation/Completion, and ⑤ copies of published papersc) Applicants will be notified of the Application Qualification Pre-evaluation results nolater than June 15, 2015.

3. Application Period and Mailing Address(1)

Application Period:
From June 18, 2015 to no later than June 24, 2015.
1) If brought in person or by proxy, application documents will be accepted at theAdmissions Office between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
2) If mailed, application documents must be sent by registered mail. “Application to Doctoral
Course (Recommendation), Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science”
must appear in red on the front side of the envelope. The documents must reach the
Admissions Office no later than 4:00 p.m. on June 24, 2015. Special attention should be
paid in estimating the days needed for overseas delivery.

(2)

Mailing address:
Admissions Office
Akita University
1-1, Tegata Gakuen-machi
Akita-shi 010-8502 Japan
Tel: +81-18-889-2313
Fax: +81-18-835-9924
E-mail: nyushi@jimu.akita-u.ac.jp―2―

4. Application Procedures(1)

Documents to be submitted① Letter of Recommendation
Recommendations must be written by the applicant’s supervising instructor at theaffiliated school where applicant is either currently attending or where graduated from,and must be issued by the president of the school or the dean of the graduate school.
② Application for Admission
Requested information must be entered on the designated form (attached herein).
③ ID Photo Card
A frontal-view photograph of the applicant’s face, without a hat, 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm in size
and taken within three months prior to the application must be pasted in the designatedarea for the ID photo Card (attached herein).
④ Certificate of Completion or Prospective Completion or Certificate of Graduation
Applicants who, either have or will be able to get a Master’s Degree must submit acertificate of either completion or prospective completion of the Master’s Course issued
by the university or the graduate school last attended. Applicants having completed
undergraduate work only, must submit a graduation certificate issued by the university
or the faculty last attended.
⑤ Academic Record Transcripts
Official transcripts in a sealed envelope from the university or the faculty attended mustbe submitted.
⑥ Abstract of Master’s Thesis
An abstract must be written on the form (attached herein) using 500 or less words. In
the case of an applicant with a prospective completion of a Master’s Course, the title ofthe Master’s Thesis and an outline of the research process must be entered on the form.
If papers, academic presentations, or patent licenses are available in print, a copy ofsuch should also be enclosed.
(Not needed if applying under requirements (2) or (3) of the Application Qualifications.)⑦ Research Plan
The desired field or topics for study must be explained in the outline of the researchplan on the form (attached herein) in 300 or less words upon consultation with thesupervising professor whom the applicant wishes to study under.
⑧ Record of Academic Achievements
Books, papers, academic presentations, patents, practical new designs, or other specificactivities in academic societies or within the community, are to be explained on theform (attached herein).

―3―⑨ Proof of Evaluation Fee Payment
Evaluation Fee is 30,000 yen.
When depositing from an overseas bank, please make sure that the fee is sent by
Telegraphic Transfer to the (below) bank account in yen. Payment made by othercurrency will not be accepted. Any cost for the transfer is to be paid by the applicant.
Please enclose a copy of “application for remittance” when mailing the admission
application documents.
1. Amount: 30,000 yen (The fee must be received in yen)
2. Remittance Method: Telegraphic Transfer
3. Remittance Fee: to be paid by the payer
4. Remittance Period: June 4, 2015 - June 24, 2015
Japan time must be observed.
5. Remittance Information:
Bank Name: Akita Bank, Ltd.
Branch: Tegata Branch
Address: 160-1, Aza-Yamazaki, Tegata, Akita-shi, Akita, 010-0851 Japan
Account Number: 688502
Recipient: Akita University
Bank Identifier Code (SWIFT): AKITJPJT
Note:a) When filling out the “Application for Remittance,”please enter“Evaluation fee”as“Purposeof Remittance,” and enter “applicant’s name” in the message box.
b) After remitting the evaluation fee, Please send an e-mail to that effect to Admission office
as soon as possible.
c) In case of remitting the evaluation fee from the interior of Japan, Please send an e-mail tothat effect to Admission office.
Admission office will give instructions to you.
Please don't make a remittance before receiving instructions.
d) If the evaluation fee received does not meet the required amount of 30,000 yen, theapplication procedure will be considered incomplete, and the application will not be
accepted. The Evaluation Fee will be returned to the applicant, but the remittance fee
will be withheld.
⑩ Other・Applicants who live in Japan and do not have Japanese citizenship must submit a
Certified Copy of Alien Registration issued by the municipality where they reside.
・Applicants residing overseas must submit an authorized certificate of his/her family
register or proof of citizenship in home country.
Note: Important notices for submitting documents―4―a) Certificate of Graduation/Completion is not required if applying under requirements (2)or (3) of the Application Qualifications.
b) No application will be accepted unless all documents mentioned above are fully andaccurately completed.
c) Once submitted, documents will not be returned to applicants for any reason.
d) Applicants are not allowed to change majors after submission of application.
e) If Contact Address entered in the application form changes after submission, theAdmission Office must be promptly notified of such change.
E-mail: nyushi@jimu.akita-u.ac.jpf) Attached forms may be either hand-written or typed.

5. Evaluation of Applicants
Screening for admission will be conducted based on analysis of all documents submitted.

6. Pre-consultation for Disabled Applicants
As a preliminary step in the application process, disabled applicants (refer to the chart below)
who need special consideration during either the application process or the course itself must submit
a document detailing the items listed below (form not designated) together with a medical certificate
prepared by a doctor no later than May 29, 2015. Early consultation is recommended since advance
preparation may be needed in cases of severe disability.
① Name, age, contact address, telephone number, and desired department(major).
② Type and degree of disability.
③ Detailed explanation of care needed during application and course study.
④ Special preparation and care taken at the university last attended.
⑤ Description of everyday life.
⑥ Name, address, and telephone number of the university last attended.
If needs arise after the deadline of May 29, 2015 due to accident or other contingency, pleasecontact the Admissions Office immediately.
Note:
The above requested information (items ①-⑥) are also requested if the applicant uses, onan everyday basis, such common tools as a hearing aid, crutches, or a wheelchair.

7. Acceptance Notification
Results are tentatively scheduled to be e-mailed to all applicants at 1:00 p.m on July 14, 2015.
Therefore telephone inquiries will not be honored. A letter of Acceptance will be sent to a
successful applicant.

―5―8. Promise of Enrollment
Accepted students must submit the Promise of Enrollment upon receipt of the Letter ofAcceptance (a form enclosed with the Letter of Acceptance) to the Admission Office no later thanAugust 14, 2015. If this Promise is not received by the deadline, it will be understood that enrollment
will not take place.

9. Admission Procedures(1) Details for Admission Procedures will be sent to all who are accepted along with the Letterof Acceptance. Accepted students are strongly advised to come to Japan in time to complete
the Admission Procedures in person.
(2) School Fees (must be paid in Japanese currency)① Admission fee: 282,000 yen (subject to change)② Tuition: 267,900 yen for the first semester (535,800 yen for the first academic year) (subject
to change)
Note :a) Admission fees paid will be not refunded for any reason.
b) The above school fees are projected amounts and are subject to change before or during
the course. Revised admission fees will apply to all new students if the revision takes
place before the end of the Admission Procedure Period. If the tuition is revised at thetime of admission or during the course, the new tuition takes effect at the time of revision.
c) If a candidate cancels his/her admission before September 25, 2015 after completion of
the Admission Procedures due to unavoidable circumstances, the tuition paid may be
refunded upon the payer’s request only after designated procedures are completed.
(3)

Other information
1) Those with an excellent academic standing yet who have difficulty paying the admission
fee due to financial circumstances and those who demonstrate other financial needs
may be eligible upon screening to apply for financial aid. Those accepted will be either
exempt from paying all or half of the admission fee, or may be all owed to pay the fee at
a later date.
2) Those with an excellent academic standing yet who have difficulty paying the tuition
due to financial circumstances and those who demonstrate other financial needs may be
eligible upon screening to apply for financial aid. Those accepted will be either exempt
from paying all, half or a third of the tuition, or may be allowed to pay the fee at a later
date.
Admissions Office
Akita University
1-1, Tegata Gakuen-machi
Akita-shi 010-8502 Japan―6―

Tel.: +81-18-889-2313 Fax: +81-18-835-9924
E-mail: nyushi@jimu.akita-u.ac.jp

10. Obtaining a Visa
The first step in obtaining a visa is to apply for a Certificate of Eligibility at the Ministry ofJustice, Immigration Bureau in Japan. On behalf of these students who reside overseas, who have been
accepted after the evaluation, and who are confirmed to have completed all the admission procedurerequirements, Akita University will apply for the Certificate of Eligibility. Upon receipt of the Certificate
of Eligibility from the Immigration Bureau, Akita University will then mail it to the student’s address.
The student is to submit his/her passport and the certificate to a Japanese diplomatic office (Japanese
Embassy or Japanese Consulate) in his/her home country. A visa will be issued approximately one week
after submitting the above documents.
Note:a) Akita University International Exchange Center (hereafter referred to as International
Exchange Center) will request the residential status of “College Student” when applying
for the Certificate of Eligibility.
b) Admission may be turned down by the student under unavoidable circumstances, but
the student will be required to send the Certificate of Eligibility immediately back to theInternational Exchange Center along with a letter stating the reason for the cancellation.
c) To ensure a prompt application process, applicants who commission the International
Exchange Center to apply for the Certificate of Eligibility must make sure that all
documents (explained below) are completely filled out and are submitted at the time of
applying for the course. However, the immigration office may find it necessary to request
additional documents.
Flow chart on how the college student visa is obtained:① Submission of documents necessary for Certificate of Eligibility at the time of application forthe course(applicant → International Exchange Center)② Completion of admission procedures after having been accepted(accepted student → Akita University Admission Office)③ Application for Certificate of Eligibility(International Exchange Center → Sendai Regional Immigration Bureau)④ Issuance of Certificate of Eligibility(Sendai Regional Immigration Bureau → International Exchange Center)⑤ Mailing of Certificate of Eligibility(International Exchange Center → accepted students)⑥ Applying and obtaining of college student visa in the students’ home country.
(Accepted student → Japanese Embassy or Japanese Consulate)⑦ Entry into Japan under college student status―7―

Application Documents for Certificate of Eligibility* Designated forms are available.
No.of

Documents

Application forms and instructions are found at the following

Application

URL site:

for
*

(1)

Notes

copies1

Certificate

http://www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-1-18.xlsofEligibility*(2)

The same photo used on the application form for the course

Photo(40mm x 30mm)

1

Certificate of Eligibility form.

Copy of(3)

passport

must be pasted on the designated place of the Application for
All the pages where the applicant's information is entered must1

be photocopied and submitted.

(if issued)
For any questions about a certificate of eligibility:
Akita University International Exchange Center
1-1, Tegata Gakuen-machi
Akita-shi 010-8502 Japan
Tel.: +81-18-889-2258
E-mail: ryugaku@jimu.akita-u.ac.jp―8―Graduate School Outline(1) Organization
The Graduate School of Engineering and Science consists of a two-year Master’s Degree Programand a three-year Doctor’s Degree Program.
The Doctor’s Degree Program consists of five departments (11 divisions). The organization of thisprogram is different from the undergraduate program and the Master’s Degree Program.

[Doctor’s Degree Program]
Department (Major)

Division
Earth Sciences

Geosciences, Geotechnology, andMaterials Engineering for
Resources

Technology for Resources andEnvironment

Department of Life Science

Division of Life Science

Environmental and Resource
Recycle Technology
Advanced Materials Engineering

Advanced Materials Engineering

Environmental Chemistry andChemical Engineering
Production System Engineering

Production and Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering
Welfare System Engineering
Electrical and Computer Systems
Engineering

Electrical, Electronic and Computer
Systems Engineering

Electronic and Computer Systems
Engineering―9―[Master’s Degree Program]
Department (Major)

Division
Applied Earth Sciences

Earth Science and Technology

Geo-Engineering
Molecular Chemistry

Applied Chemistry

Chemical Engineering

Life Science

Life Science
Materials Science
Functional Materials

Materials Science and Engineering

Advanced Materials for Energy
Materials Processing
Information Technology

Computer Science and Engineering

Mathematical Science
Mechanical Engineering Science
Mechanical Dynamics

Mechanical Engineering

Systems Design
Robotics and Welfare Engineering
Electric Energy Engineering
Photonic and Electronic Device
Engineering

Electrical and Electronic
EngineeringIntelligent Information
Communication Engineering
Control System Engineering
Welfare Environment Engineering
Structures and Materials
Engineering

Civil and Environmental
Engineering

Regional Environment Engineering(2) Department Outline and Division Contents[Department of Geosciences, Geotechnology, and Materials Engineering for Resources]
The demand for resources in the world is predicted to increase in the future, in spite of the effort
to control the consumption of natural resources. The greatest task facing humans in the 21st century
will be to find means to deal with the increasing demand for resources, and at the same time, to find asolution to the earth's environmental problems caused by this huge consumption. In relation to these
problems, recycling of resource materials is of importance to both the saving on the earth's resources
and the conservation of the earth's environment.
This department is composed of research fields concerning exploration and development of theearth's resources, preservation of the environment, and recycling of profitable resource materials.

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These research fields are directly related to the problems of harmonization of human activity andnature. A further distinctive feature of the department is that it considers the development of resources
and the resulting environmental problems in an integrated global approach. This department aims to
produce talented researchers and engineers who possess a kind of broad knowledge and high speciality
who will be in demand in future society. To achieve this end, the department has three divisions of 1)
Earth Sciences, 2) Technology for Resources and Environment, and 3) Environmental and Resource
Recycle Technology. Each division has individual teaching and research programs, though cooperating
programs are also available between the divisions.
〈Division of Earth Sciences〉
The research of this division focuses on the genesis, exploration and evaluation of energy andmineral resources, and igneous petrology with close relations to these natural resources. The energy
resources include petroleum, coal, natural gas, and geothermal energy. The mineral resources cover
metal and non-metal ores including deep-sea manganese nodules and active sea-floor hydrothermal
deposits. As a basis for study on these natural resources, emphasis is placed on such fundamental
earth sciences as petrology, mineralogy, stratigraphy, paleontology, historical geology, volcanology,
structural geology, marine geology, solid earth geophysics, and geochemistry. In adddition to thesestudies, prevention of disasters caused by volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and landslides, as wellas environmental geology and urban geology are studied. This division consists of three fields of
instruction and research: 1) Resource Geology, 2) Igneous Petrology, and 3) Geothermal Energy andGeophysics.
〈Division of Technology for Resources and Environment〉
The principal research subjects in this division are technologies for resource development andthe assessment of that development’s influence on the earth's environment. To meet this purpose,the division is organized into two fields of instruction and research: 1) Resource Development withEnvironment Sustenance and 2) Crust-Marine Engineering.
The research fields in Resource Development with Environment Sustenance cover the developmentof such energy resources as oil, coal, natural gas and geothermal energy, ore excavation, water
resources including geochemical cycles, and Cenozoic volcanic activity. The Crust-Marine Engineering
section includes transport technology for resource materials, multiphase flow technology, rockmechanics, utilization of underground spaces, and technology for the development of submarine
resources.
〈Division of Environmental and Resource Recycle Technology〉
The principal educational and research subjects in this division are environmental technologies
related to mineral and material processing, environmental technology including recycling, synthesis― 11 ―

of new substances based on molecular design, waste water treatment, and air pollution control. A
systematic and global education is conducted on the following three topics:(1) Mineral processing, ferrous, nonferrous, precious and rare metals metallurgy and recycling
processes including minerals and municipal solid wastes, waste water treatment and soil
remediation for environmental protection.
(2) Process design related to chemical engineering and the development and analysis ofadosorbents, catalysts and new materials that are important for environmental control.
(3) Synthesis of new materials and material chemistry related to materials engineering forresources and environments.

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Earth Sciences

Division

Field of
Instruction andResearch
Resource Geology

Igneous Petrology

Quality

Faculty Member

Genesis of ore deposits and their time-spatial
variations based on analyses of kinetic
processes such as atom diffusion withinminerals, crystal growth of sulfide minerals,
and ore textures.
Genesis of mineral deposits based on the Prof.
chemistry of ore-forming fluid, especially Daizo Ishiyama
by fluid properties and stable isotope
characteristies
Metallogeny with Special Reterence to the Prof.
evolution of the Earth.
Akira Imai
Stratigraphy, micro palenotology, and paleo- Prof.
environments as a basis for the genesis and Tokiyuki Sato
exploration of energy resources such as
petroleum, coal and natural gas.
Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy, Associate Prof.
sedimentology, and historical geology as a MakotoYamasaki
basis for the exploration of petroleum andnatural gas.
M o d e s o f s e d i m e n t t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , Prof.
formations of sedimentary layers and Takashi Uchida ⑰
sedimentary petrology.
Quaternary stratigraphy, sedimentology,
geomorphology and tephrochronology
as a basis for the history of Quaternary
environmental changes.
Geochemistry associated with mobility of Associate Prof.
useful and toxic elements:implications for Yasumasa Ogawa
resource geology and environment.
Petrology with special emphasis on thetime-space characteristics of igneous rocks
in relation to crustal evolution and tectonic
developments.
Petrology and Sr-isotope geochemistry of Associate Prof.
volcanic rocks and mantle xenoliths, with Tsukasa Ohba
special reference to Quaternary volcanism in
the northeast Honshu arc, Japan.
High temperature physical chemistry of Associate Prof.
element partitioning and accumulation in the Toru Sugawara
Earth's interior.

Instruction Subject
Genesis of Mineral
Resources

Advanced
Geochemistry ofHydrothermal
Solution
Advanced
Geology of
Ore Degosits
Theory of Stratigraphic
Classification
Theory of Applied
Micropaleontology
Sedimentology
Advanced Quaternary
Geology
Geochemistry of resource
geology and environment
Petrology ofVolcanic Rocks
Chemistry
Magma
Advanced EarthMaterial Science
Advanced Volcanic
Geology
Geotectonics

Geochemical and isotope characteristics Associate Prof.
of magmatic materials and circulation of Masatsugu Yamamoto ⑰
elements in the earth's interior.
Geothermal Energy Research on subsurface velocity structures of Prof.
Advances in Appliedand Geophysics
active volcanoes and sedimentary basins by Tadashi Nishitani ⑯
Geophysics I
means of active and passive seismologicalmethods.
Geological and geochemical applications Associate Prof.
Advances in Applied
for geothermal resource exploration the Tomoki Tsutsui
Geophysics IIinterpretation of thier, with special reference
to alteration mineralogy, age determination
and remote sensing.

Studies on the interior and outer layer ofthe earth and their history based on such
geophysical methods as paleomagnetism,rock magnetism, and measurements andanalysis of earth's magnetic and electricfields.
⑯ This professor will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2016.
⑰ These professors will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2017.

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[Department of Life Science]
After decoding full human genomic DNA sequence, research in the field of the life science, suchas specification of various disease oriented genes, design and development of new medicines has been
greatly developed. The department of Life Science is comprised of one division: Life Science. This
department provides outstanding education and research training related to the following diverse
subjects by combining Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Molecular Cell Biology. The department aims
to train researchers and scientists who contribute to establish sustainable society in the world.
〈Division of Life Science〉
More specifically, our aims can be described as follows (Please see the next Table).

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch
Division ofLife Science

Life Science
Quality

Faculty Member

Instruction Subject

Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Prof.
for Acid Rain and Fog, and for the Nobuaki Ogawa ⑯
Reaction Mechanism at the LiquidInterface and/or at the Electrode.

Analytical
Solution Chemistry

Structural Biology of enzyme reaction Prof.
mechanisms, Biochemical characterization, Masafumi Odaka
and medical and/or industrial applicationsof protein nanocompartments.

Advanced bioanalytical
ChemistryComputational design of photofunctional Associate Prof.
molecular devices.
Yoshiaki Amatatsu

Computational Chemistry
for molecular design

Development of nanotechnology oriented Associate Prof.
bioelectrochemical devices.
Uichi Akiba

Biofunctional
Electrochemistry

Exploiting sensing techniques forbiomolecules and biological cells.

Analytical Chemistry

Associate Prof.
Kazuhiko Fujiwara

Studies on synthesis and characterization Lecturer.
of new functional materials based on Yoshihiko Kondo
macrocyclic compounds.

Supramolecular
Chemistry
for Life Science

Studies on Protein Folding Mechanism Prof.
of Newly Syntesized Polypeptide by the Hideaki Itoh
Molecular Chaperone.

Advanced of
Molecular Biology

Study of moleclar maturation and Prof.
quality control of proteins in living cells. Hiroshi Kubota
Toxicity of aggregation prone proteins inneurodegenerative disease.

Molecular Biology of
Cellular Function

Studies on the pathogenesis of kidney Prof.
diseases and autoimmune diseases.
Hideki Wakui

Molecular Biology of
Diseases

Erythropoiesis, functional structure of Associate Prof.
membrane skeleton, and biochemical Wataru Nunomura
adaptation in animal evolution.

Biology ofMolecular Adaptation,
Evolutionary Medicine⑯ This professor will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2016.
― 16 ―

[Department of Advanced Materials Engineering]
Substances or materials play an essential part in modern technology. The progress of science andtechnology heavily depends on the wide variety of the functions of materials and the proper choices
when processing to fabricate new substances. The ability to integrate various strands of knowledge withkeen creativity is vital for the future development of materials engineering. Fundamental knowledge
also remains important in each specific area of metallic engineering, industrial inorganic chemistry,
synthetic organic chemistry, and chemical engineering. It is necessary to understand and control themacroscopic properties and functions of a material from a microscopic interpretation based on suchelementary constituents as molecules, atoms, ions, and electrons, with their bonds and associatedstructures.
Presently the department offers two divisions: Advanced Materials Engineering, and Environmental
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. The course encourages students to study integrated concepts
from the fundamentals to the applications that involve advanced materials engineering: namely, physicalproperties and chemical activities, production processes, and analysis / synthesis of new functional
materials. The final goal is to educate students to do their best in becoming researchers and engineers
responsible for the future materials-engineering world.
〈Division of Advanced Materials Engineering〉
All materials have their own characteristic properties. For the development of new advanced
functional materials, an important issue is to understand which properties are needed for advanced
materials to fulfill specific functions.
This division offers a program of education and research on controlling and evaluating physical andchemical properties of new advanced functional materials. It also deals with fabrication technology andprocess design for developing manufacturing processes in the production of newly advanced materials
with required functions.
〈Division of Environmental Chemistry and Chemical Engineering〉
Construction of various industrial and environmental processes based on the concept of the socalled Green Sustainable Chemistry , where full consideration is given to the preservation of the global
environment and to the safety of the social environment, is an important requirement in our age. Thisdivision focuses on chemistry and chemical engineering, and is concerned with design and specificanalyses of substances on the atomic, molecular, and clustered levels.
More specifically, our aims can be described as follows.
1) To grasp the essential nature of the mechanism whereby physical properties and functions of
substances are generated, and where environmental problems arise;2) To stimulate a strong awareness of the need to preserve the global environment and to― 17 ―

ensure the safety of the social environment;
3) To create new sophisticated materials while considering the environment and to develop hightechnology for their use;
4) To encourage pioneering research and education in fields of engineering with the aim ofcreating sustainable chemical and environmental processes;5) To carry out research and education of an interdisciplinary-project type that cuts acrossdifferent fields of research.
Through research and education in this division it is hoped that doctoral students will acquire a
broad outlook that enables them to seek harmony between the global environment on the one handand science and technology on the other. Another major purpose of this division is to have students
acquire a well-rounded human nature that is concerned with preserving the natural environment while
respecting life, while also having a cosmopolitanism that will enable them to understand cultures andlanguages other than their own.

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Environmental
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Chemistry

Environmental
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Environmental
Materials
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Environmental Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Quality

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Molecular Design and Development of New
Organic Synthetic Strategy Focusing on
Supramolecular and Enzyme-modeling
Reaction and Molecular Design of Reactive
Polymers, Molecular Assembly, and FunctionalGels for Biomimetic and Environmental
Applications
Design, Preparation and Evaluation of Target Prof.
Functions of Organic Macromolecules
Mitsutoshi Jikei
Research and Education on Design, Optimization, Prof.
Prediction and Sophistication of Chemical Kenzo Munakata
Processes by Means of Advanced Numerical
Analysis Based on a Methodology of Systematic
Fusion of Chemical Reaction Engineering,Transport Phenomena and Chemical
Thermodynamics.
Chemical Reaction Process Design Focusing on Prof.
Resource Utilization, New Energy Development Katsuyasu Sugawara
and Advanced Material Engineering
Development of Conversion Process of Carbon Prof.
Resources to Energy and High Functional Materials Kenji Murakami
Design and Characterization of Metal Oxide Associate Prof.
Materials Based on Analysis of Crystal Sumio Kato
Structure and Preparation Process
Advanced Processes of Inorganic Materials
Based on Carbons, and Evaluation of
Thermal, Biological and Environment
Characteristics― 21 ―

Instruction Subject
Synthetic Chemistry
for Functional
Molecules
Chemistry ofReactive Polymers
Organic Functional
Materials
Engineering for
Chemical Process
DesignEnergyProcess Engineering
Carbon Resource
Processing
Crystal Structure
Design of Inorganic
Materials
Advanced Topics ofFunctional Inorganic
Materials

[Department of Production and Civil Engineering]
Production and life bases responding to information technology innovation and an aging society
with fewer children have to be made secure for sustainable human development. Construction of arecycling-oriented society by long- and short-term strategies is demanded from the aspect of a stableenergy supply on a global mass scale with protection of global and local environments.
For such needs, the Department of Production and Civil Engineering offers a program of education
and research on mechanical engineering and civil engineering. The department is composed ofthree divisions. Production Engineering is related to producing value-added mechanical devices in acompetitive market under sustainable human development while considering the global environment.
Civil Engineering is related to the measurement and planning of the construction and maintenanceof life and production bases while considering disaster-prevention and security. Welfare System
Engineering is related to the development of assistive devices for aged and disabled persons, as regional
environments prepare for an aging society with fewer children.
〈Division of Production System Engineering〉
This program of education and research has relevance to the development of automatic control
systems involving electronic and information technologies and the flexible man-machine system. It also
covers theories and their applications on high-efficiency energy conversion machinery based on thermal
and fluid engineering, and the evaluation of advanced materials and the ultraprecision measurement
system with an atomic level of accuracy. This division aims at training researchers and engineers withadvanced technology that will contribute to the construction of a sustainable growth society.
〈Division of Civil Engineering〉
This program of education and research has relevance to structural analysis and design of publicconstructs that constitute a social base. It evaluates mechanical properties of structural materials suchas steel, concrete, carbon fiber, polymer, and a composite structure composed of various materials. It
also provides education and research on measures and planning on the construction and maintenanceof life and production bases, i.e., traffic planning, regional environment planning, soil engineering,water environment conservation and disaster-prevention technology prepared for global environmental
change. This division aims at training researchers and engineers contributing to construction andmaintenance of an infrastructure at this time of globalism.
〈Division of Welfare System Engineering〉
In an aging society with fewer children, it is necessary to create a social environment where
people can live safely and comfortably while production takes place. Research on the construction of
welfare-oriented city and community, and the development of mechanical systems with a barrier-free― 22 ―

concept is thus required. Our program of education and research has relevance to the improvement ofmotor functions and the development of assistive devices for aged and disabled persons on the basisof automatic control systems and vibration control. This division aims at training researchers andengineers with hardware and software technologies that contribute to human society.

― 23 ―

Division
Field of
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Theory of
Elasticity

MechanicalStrength,
Measurement andControlEngineering

Fluid Mechanics
and ThermalEngineering

Production System Engineering
Quality

Faculty Member

Instruction Subject

Strategic Method of Eco-products
Design by Sophisticated Usage ofElastic Materials, and Developing
Method of the Computer CodeElastic Material
Systems andEngineering
DesignAnalysis of Mechanical Behavior of Prof.
Advanced Composites and Material Yotsugi Shibuya
Systems based on Physical Modelling

Mechanics ofMaterials
for Systems

Structures of Excited States in Atomic
Molecules and Nuclear Clusters Studied
by the Normal Modes of Motions(Characteristic Vibrations)

Normal Modesof Vibrations

Experimental Investigations of Magnetic
Materials using a Pulsed Magnetic Field

Applied Magnetism

Experimental
Investigationsof Associate Prof.
Nano-structured Magnetic Materials
Yoshiyuki Yamamoto

Nano magnetic
Materials andDevicesRaman Spectroscopic Characterization Associate Prof.
and Fabrication of Subsurface Structure Makoto Yamaguchi

Characterization of
Subsurface structure

Friction and Wear theory of contact Associate Prof.
surfaces
Takayuki Tokoroyama

Advanced tribology

Evaluation Method and Improvement of Prof.
Joining Strength on New Engineering Osamu Kamiya
Materials

Joining ofEngineering
Materials

Design of the Measurement System at Associate Prof.
the Micrometer to Nanometer Domain
Eiki Okuyama

Ultraprecision
Measurement System

Scanning
Probe
Microscopy
for Prof.
Characterization of Micro/Nano Materials Mikio Muraoka

Advanced Engineering ofMicro/Nano Materials

Machining Technology for Improvement Associate Prof.
of Engineering Materials Surface and Mamoru Takahashi
Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of
Improved Surface

Advanced Surface
Processing Engineering

Advanced Industrial Technology and Associate Prof.
Science for Material Production, Processing Yasuyuki Miyano
and Utilization

Advanced Functional
Materials Science

Ecodesign and Eco-efficiency Analysys Prof.
of Manufacturing Processes, Products, Nozomu Mishima
Product-Service Systems, Businesses,
and Social Systems.

Special Theory on
Systems Ecodesign

Convection Heat and Mass Transfer in Prof.
Fluid Saturated Porous Media Encountered Makoto Tagoin Developing Geothermal Resources

Thermal Energy
Conversion
Engineering

Fluid Phenomena in Unsteady Flow and Associate Prof.
Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Fluid Motion
Hiroaki Hasegawa

Advanced
Fluid Mechanics

Correlation between Heat Transfer Prof.
Enhancement and Transition of Fluid Takahiro Adachi
Flow

Heat Transfer
Enhancement

Basic Theoretical Instruction and Associate Prof.
Investigation for Heat and Mass Transfer Yoshimi Komatsu
Associated with Freezing/Melting ofPhase Change Materials used for Low
Temperature Thermal Energy Strage
Systems

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Environmental Functions and Control
Techniques of Disaster Prevention inRivers and Coasts

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Bio-mechanical System related to Hitoshi Doki ⑰
Welfare Equipment and Sports

Bioengineering forSportsControl Methods of Actuators for Assisting Handicapped and Senior Persons

Biomedical Fluid
Mechanics

Design Method and its Application of Prof.
the Intelligent Control System and the Akihiro Naganawa
Digital Control System

Intelligent and Digital
Control Systems

The Education and Research on the Associate Prof.
Elucidation of a Physical Movement Takehiro Iwami
Mechanism, and the Application to its
Medical Treatment and Welfare Field

Biomedical
Engineering

Numerical Analysis and Model Study Prof.
on Biomedical Fluid Systems
Masahide Nakamura

Biomedical Fluid
Engineering

Structural Materials Education and Study on the Theory andExperiments of Fracture Mechanisms
Engineeringand Mechanical Properties of Materials
on the basis of Fracture Mechanics,
Strength of Materials and Damage
Mechanics

Fracture andStrength of Materials

A Dynamics Characteristic of Viscoelastic Materials and Functional Materials,
and Vibration Decrement Theory

Damper and Damping
Design Engineering

Analysis of Properties for Reflection,
Dispersion and Pulse Propagation of the
Elastic Waves for Homogeneous andGraded Inhomogeneous Materials

Structural Elastic
Engineering⑰ This professor will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2017.

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[Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering]
The advent of contemporary technology-oriented society is dependent on the academic contributionof electrical and electronic engineering, and information engineering. It is expected that more progressin information technology (IT), on the basis of electrical and electronic technology, will play animportant role in the development of a highly information-oriented society in the future. Recently, thesefields have confronted a sudden increase in problems, such as the development of frontier technologies
involed in interdisciplinary fields, and the harmonization of the development of technology with thenatural environment. These problems can not be solved by a single technology from a single field andmust be transversely and systematically analyzed by multi-technologies of several fields.
This department is composed of two divisions; namely, the organic combination of electrical andelectronic engineering, and information engineering. The divisions are Electrical and Computer Systems
Engineering and Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering. The divisions aim at training engineers
and researchers, who acquire a wide variety of knowledge and understanding of high-level technologies
to cope with rapidly changing technologies. The divisions provide teaching and research routes which
concentrate on new engineering dealing not only individually but also synthetically and systematicallywith multi-technologies of several fields, such as conversion, transport technology and control ofelectrical energy, environment measurement by images, high speed diagnosis of computer hardware,
devices of optoelectrronics, environment electromagnetic instrumentation, living body instrumentationand information processing.
〈Division of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering〉
The technology of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering has made great progress. Thismay be attributed to the rapid advancement of information processing and information electronic
technologies which are supported by such IT technology as the computer. This division provides the
instruction and research routes on Computer Simulation Engineering, Advanced Lecture on Geometric
Phase Effects in Quantum Transport, Electric Energy Engineering, Phenomenological Advanced Physics
of Superconductors, Power Device and Materials Engineering, Advanced Machinery Engineeringfor Electromagnetic Energy Conversion, Intelligent Electronic Control System Engineering, Image
Information for Engineering, Fault Tolerant System, Creation of Digital Contents, Advanced Sensory
Information Engineering, Advanced Remote Sensing Engineering and Advanced Information and
Network Technologies.
〈Division of Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering〉
The analyses of the various data in the electronic and information engineering fields and theanalysis by mathematical principles contribute to human society by thoroughly integrating many
fields and bringing about progress and development through technology in social life. In order to― 27 ―

cope with highly information-oriented and rapidly progressing frontier technologies, this divisionoffers instruction and research routes on Nanodevices Engineering, Applications of Electromagneticwave-devices, Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Organic Photo Functional Material
and Device, Optical Network Design Engineering, Advanced Signal Processing System Engineering,
Ultrasonic Electronics, Applied Stochastic Processes, Mathematical Algorithms, Stochastic Processes
and Engineering and Applied Condensed Matter Physics.

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Division

Field of
Instruction andResearch
Electrical
Energy Systems
Engineering

Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
Quality

Faculty Member

Estimation and Design of Various Materials Prof.
for Electric Energy Using Computer Masafumi Suzuki
Simulation

Computer Simulation
Engineering

Theory for control of geometric characteristics Prof.
in quantal phase factors and its applications Masaru Onoda

Advanced Lecture on
Geometric Phase Effects
in Quantum Transport

Recent Trends of Conversion, Storage and Associate Prof.
Delivery of Electric Energy
Masashi Sato ⑰

Theory of superconductivity phenomenon Associate Prof.
and anisotropic superconductivity and its Yasunari Tanuma
applications

Control Systems
Engineering

Information
Systems
Engineering

Instruction Subject

Electric Energy
Engineering

Phenomenological
Advanced Physics ofSuperconductors

Development and Analysis of Devices and Associate Prof.
Materials for Electric Power
Seiji KumagaiPower Device andMaterials Engineering

Application of Artificial-Intelligence Type Associate Prof.
Algorithms Like Neural Networks and Takeshi Miura
Genetic Algorithms for Control Systems

Intelligent Electronic
Control System
Engineering

Biomedical Measurements of Sensory- Prof.
Motor Systems and Development of Kazutaka Mitobe
Supportive Devices for Older People andTraffic Accident Prevention.

Advanced Sensory
Information
Engineering

Application, Control and Design of Power Prof.
Stationary Apparatus and Rotating Machine Katsubumi Tajima

Analysis and Algorithms of Remote Sensing Prof.
Data and Image Information Applications
Makoto Nishida ⑰

Analysis and Application of Remote Prof.
Sensing Data and Image Recognition
Yoichi Kageyama

Traffic Engineering, Application Layer Associate Prof.
Flow Control, Network Topology Design
Masashi Hashimoto⑰ These professors will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2017.

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Advanced Machinery
Engineering forElectromagnetic
Energy Conversion

Image Information
for Engineering

Advanced Remote
Sensing Engineering

Advanced Information
and Network
Technologies

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Division

Field of
Instruction andResearch
AppliedMathematical
ScienceElectronic and Computer Systems Engineering
Quality

Faculty Member

Instruction Subject

Algorithms in Mathematical Structures and Prof.
Applications to Information Security and Akihiro Yamamura
Computational Complexity

Mathematical
Algorithms

Constructions and Properties of Fundamen- Prof.
tal Solutions of Diffusion Equations on a Hajime Kawakami
Domain in a Manifold, and the Relation
between Diffusion Equations and Stochastic Processes

Stochastic
Processes andEngineering

Quantum Mechanical Tunneling in Solids Associate Prof.
and Optical and Electrical Properties in Kunihiko Yamaguchi
Layered Materials

Applied Condensed
Matter Physics

Mathematical Aspects of Shape Analysis Associate Prof.
and Geometry/Topology of Mappings
Mahito Kobayashi

Shape Analysis andTopolgy of Mappings― 31 ―

(3) Requirements for Completion of the Doctoral Course
A Doctoral degree is awarded if the student has satisfied the following requirements: at least three
years of registration in the Doctoral program; acquisition of a minimum of 12 course credits requiredby the Graduate School (shown in the chart below); an acceptable Doctoral thesis written under theguidance of faculty members; passing the final comprehensive evaluation.
A minimum period of 3 years, that may include the residence period in the Master’s program, may
be considered sufficient to receive the degree if the student demonstrates exceptional achievement.

[Credits Needed for the Completion of the Doctoral Program]
Courses

Credits Required

Remarks

Courses A

A minimum of
4 credits(elective)

Earn a minimum of 4 credits from the courses offered by
the Division, where the head supervisor is a member. ≪Gain knowledge, develop ability, and cultivate basic skills
needed for research projects.≫

Courses B

A minimum of
2 credits(elective)

Earn a minimum of 2 credits from the courses offered by
the Divisions or Departments where the head supervisor
is NOT a member. ≪Gain knowledge, develop ability andcultivate basic skills needed for research projects.≫

Intensive
Training

2 credits(required)

Examination and study of the latest literature written on
the research theme and related fields. Instructions are
given in a seminar style by the supervisors.

※(required)

Evaluation on the "Proposal" for a doctoral thesis. ≪Asa preparatory step, students are to present the structureof the paper and summaries of each section orally.
Permission to write a thesis is given only to those who
receive a satisfactory evaluation on the "Proposal."≫※(required)Select one:(1) Assist undergraduate or Master's program students
with lab work studies.
(2) Assist undergraduate or Master's program students
with speech drafts and presentation skills in
preparation for academic lectures and symposiums.
(3) Assist outside businesses by providing researchand technical guidance to their production anddevelopment staff.

Thesis Plan

Education
Experience

Experiments

Total

4 credits(required)≪Acquire cutting edge techniques used in research,develop a new field to be added to the curriculum, andcultivate an ever-challenging attitude.≫A minimum of
12 credits

Note: ※Required but no credits can be earned.

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Doctoral Course2015 October (Fall) Admission
Affiliated School Recommendation
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University

Application for Admission
Application No.

※

Desired Department(Major)Desired Division
Desired Supervisor
Name of Applicant
Sex Male / Female
Date of Birth

month

day

year

Undergraduate Level
Name of School:
Major:

Educational
History

Date of Graduation:

Postgraduate Level
Name of School:
Course/Major:
Date of Completion:

Name of Employer
Current
Employment

Address:Tel.:postal code

country

postal code

country

postal code

country

Address:
Current
Address

Tel.:
Mail address:
Address:

Contact
AddressTel.:Note:
1. ※ Official use only.
2. Please use BLOCK LETTERS and BLACK INK
3. Contact Address is where applicant wishes to receive correspondence.
4. Detailed information is requested in the Curriculum Vitae.

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Curriculum Vitae

Education
List all educational
institutions starting withelementary school.

Employment

Qualifications
andLicenses

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Doctoral Course2015 October (Fall) Admission
Affiliated School Recommendation
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science
Akita University

ID Photo CardClassification

Recommendation by Affiliated School※

Application
No.

Name

DesiredDepartment(Major)Please paste ID photo.
(4.5cm x 3.5cm)
Upper frontal viewofapplicantwithout a hat.

Note:
1. ※ Official Use Only
2. Photo must be taken within 3 months prior to application.

― 35 ―

Abstract of Master's Thesis (No. 1)
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University

Application No.

※

Applicant's
Name

Graduate
SchoolAttended

DesiredDepartment(Major)Desired Division
DesiredSupervisor
Master's
Thesis Title※ Official Use Only

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Abstract of Master's Thesis (No. 2)
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University

Application No.

※

Applicant's
Name
DesiredDepartment(Major)Desired Division
DesiredSupervisor※ Official Use Only

― 37 ―

Research Plan
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University

Application No.

※

Applicant's
Name
DesiredDepartment(Major)Desired Division
DesiredSupervisor※ Official Use Only

― 38 ―

Record of Academic Achievements (No. 1)
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University

Application No.

※

Applicant's
Name
DesiredDepartment(Major)Desired Division
DesiredSupervisor
Titel ofMaster's Thesis

Employment
History

Description of past work related to research (300 words or less)Note: 1. ※Official Use Only
2. Title of Master's Thesis is not required if the applicant has not written a thesis.

― 39 ―

Record of Academic Achievements (No. 2)
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University

Application No.

※

Applicant's Name
DesiredDepartment (Major)
Desired Division
Desired Supervisor
Titles of papers, presentations, reports,
patents, etc.

Year, volume,
page, etc.

Note: 1. ※ Office use only.
2. Enter the information in chronological order.
3. Copies of academic papers are required.

― 40 ―Name of publisher, journal,
Other
academic society, etc.
(Co-author or co-presenter)

Pre-evaluation Request for Application Qualification

I intend to apply for the 2015 October Doctoral Course offered by Akita University, Graduate
School of Engineering and Resource Science under ※Requirement (2) or (3) of the Application
Qualification. I hereby request for the Pre-evaluation of Application Qualification.
※ Circle (2) or (3), whichever is applicable

Date:
month

day

year

Name of Applicant:Address:
Tel.Number:

Mail address:

Desired Department (Major):
Last School Graduated from:(Enter names of faculty and course.)

Date of Graduation:
month

day

year

Present Position:(Enter organization, department, and title.)― 41 ―

Doctoral Course2015 October (Fall) Admission
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University

Academic Record for Approval of Application Qualification
Application Number※

Applicant's Name
Date of Birth (age)Current Employment
Desired Department (Major)
Desired Division
Desired Supervisor
Academic History

Employment History

Community and/or Academic Society Activities

Note: 1.※ Official use only.
2. Please attach Record of Academic Achievements.

― 42 ―

Proof of Evaluation Fee Payment Form

Application Number:※Applicant's Name:
Desired Graduate School:
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Please paste
Proof of Payment for Evaluation

Note: 1. ※Official Use Only
2. Please make sure the Proof of Payment is securely pasted and the dateof payment is visible.

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