Application Guidelines for Admission Examination to
the Doctoral Program
Starting in October 2024 and April 2025

Special Selection for Foreign Students

2024
Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University

11. Number of students to be enrolled
NumberMajor

CourseLaboratories

ofstudents

Sustainable Resource System
Sustainable

Sciences

Food Production Science
Forest Resources and Environmental Science*

Resource
Sciences

A Few
International Sustainable
International Sustainable Resource Science
Resource Science
Atmosphere Ocean and Earth System,
Atmosphere andAdaptive Watershed Management,

Environmental

Sustainable Earth
Earth System Analysis

Science andTechnology

A Few
Environment Oriented Information and System Engineering,
Environmental andRegional Conservation Engineering,
Agricultural Engineering
Environmental and Ecosystem Science
Applied Biological
Chemistry

Biochemistry and Biotechnology*,
Marine Life Science and Molecular Chemistry

Life Sciences

A Few
Marine Biological Science

Marine Biology**Including Cooperative Research Institutes
Note) Before making an application, please make sure to contact your planned supervising teacher or asupervising teacher of the field of education and research you are applying for in advance.

22. Schedule for the admission examination【Starting in October2024】

Schedule

Application Period

Examination Date

July 8 (Mon.), 2024 toJuly 12 (Fri.), 2024
(It should be reached no later
than July 12 by the postal mail)August 21 (Wed.), 2024
(Occasional date:August 22 (Thu.),2024)

Result Announcement Date

September 13 (Fri.), 2024

The
examinees
numbersofsuccessful examinees will be posted
in the entrance hall of the Graduate
School of Bioresources around
10:00 a.m., and those who havepassed will also be notified via mail.

Notes

Acceptance Hours:
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Applications via mail must
arrive within the above period)

On the day of the entrance
After results are announced, theexamination, make sure to bringexaminees numbers of successful
your Ticket for Exam and enter
examinees will be posted on thethe examination venue.
website of Graduate School of
Bioresources (http://www.bio.mieu.ac.jp/).
We will not respond to any inquiries
via phone, etc. concerning theresults.

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【Starting in April2025】

First
Recruitment

Application Period

Examination Date

July 8 (Mon.), 2024 toJuly 12 (Fri.), 2024

August 21 (Wed.), 2024

(It should be reached no later
than July 12 by the postal mail)
December 9 (Mon.), 2024 to
December 13(Fri.), 2024

(Occasional date:August 22 (Thu.), 2024)(It should be reached no later
than December 13 by the postal
mail)

September 13 (Fri.), 2024

January 21 (Tue.), 2025

SecondRecruitment

Result Announcement Date

(Occasional date:
January 22 (Wed.), 2025)

February 14 (Fri.), 2025

The
examinees
numbersofsuccessful examinees will be posted
in the entrance hall of the Graduate
School of Bioresources around
10:00 a.m., and those who havepassed will also be notified via mail.

Notes

Acceptance Hours:
On the day of the entrance
After results are announced, the9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
examination, make sure to bringexaminees numbers of successful(Applications via mail must your Ticket for Exam and enter
examinees will be posted on thearrive within the above period) the examination venue.
website of Graduate School of
Bioresources (http://www.bio.mieu.ac.jp/).
We will not respond to any inquiries
via phone, etc. concerning theresults.

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3. Selection Method
Students are selected for admission based on the comprehensive screening of academic achievement tests,
application materials, and oral examination results.

【Starting in October2024】
General Selection
Subjects, etc.

Hours

Foreign Language(English)(Submission of

We collect the original TOEICⓇ score sheet in an
10:00 a.m.-10:10 a.m.

Specialized Courses

Oral Examination

examination room.
(We will return it to you on the same day.)TOEICⓇscore)
Written Examination

Remarks

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Starts at 2:00 p.m.

Subjects that are fundamental to your chosen course of
study
Screening will be done based on master’s thesis or
research progress reports, research plans, etc.

Applicants who fall under one of the categories that are listed below and have completed the Master’s program at thisgraduate school with the intention of continuing on to the Doctoral program may be exempted from the written
examination. Also, such applicants may resubmit the TOEICⓇ score that they submitted for the entrance exam for
admittance to the Master’s program. However, applicants who are enrolled in the Master’s program at this graduate
school by special selection of foreign students are exempted from the foreign language and written examination.
A. Applicants who, after completing the Master’s program, wish to continue on in the same academic field as theirsupervising teacher
B. Applicants other than A. who are recognized by their intended major

Special Selection for Foreign Students
Subjects
Foreign Language(Japanese or English)

Hours

Remarks
Students may bring one (1) language dictionary.

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

(Electronic dictionaries are not permitted.)
For more details, please refer to "7. Notes" on page 13.
Screening will be done based on fundamental specialized

Oral Examination

Starts at 1:00 p.m.

academic abilities, master’s thesis or research progress
reports, research plans, etc.

Applicants who fall under one of the categories that are listed below and have completed the Master’s program at thisgraduate school with the intention of continuing on to the Doctoral program should take General Selection. In this case,some exam subjects are exempt.
A. Applicants who, after completing the Master’s program, wish to continue on in the same academic field as theirsupervising teacher
B. Applicants other than A. who are recognized by their intended major

5【Starting in April2025】
General Selection
Subjects, etc.

Hours

Foreign Language(English)(Submission of

We collect the original TOEICⓇ score sheet in an
10:00 a.m.-10:10 a.m.

Specialized Courses

Oral Examination

examination room.
(We will return it to you on the same day.)TOEICⓇscore)
Written Examination.

Remarks

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Starts at 2:00 p.m.

Subjects that are fundamental to your chosen course of
study
Screening will be done based on master’s thesis or
research progress reports, research plans, etc.

Applicants who fall under one of the categories that are listed below and have completed the Master’s program at thisgraduate school with the intention of continuing on to the Doctoral program may be exempted from the written
examination. Also, such applicants may resubmit the TOEICⓇ score that they submitted for the entrance exam for
admittance to the Master’s program. However, applicants who are enrolled in the Master’s program at this graduate
school by special selection of foreign students are exempted from the foreign language and written examination.
A. Applicants who, after completing the Master’s program, wish to continue on in the same academic field as theirsupervising teacher
B. Applicants other than A. who are recognized by their intended major
Note that A. and B. applicants will be excluded from the first recruitment round and selected during the second
recruitment round only.

Special Selection for Foreign Students
Subjects
Foreign Language(Japanese or English)

Hours

Remarks
Students may bring one (1) language dictionary.

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

(Electronic dictionaries are not permitted.)
For more details, please refer to "7. Notes" on page 13.
Screening will be done based on fundamental specialized

Oral Examination

Starts at 1:00 p.m.

academic abilities, master’s thesis or research progress
reports, research plans, etc.

Applicants who fall under one of the categories that are listed below and have completed the Master’s program at thisgraduate school with the intention of continuing on to the Doctoral program should take General Selection. In this case,some exam subjects are exempt.
A. Applicants who, after completing the Master’s program, wish to continue on in the same academic field as theirsupervising teacher
B. Applicants other than A. who are recognized by their intended major

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4. Applicant Eligibility【Starting in October 2024】[Special Selection for Foreign Students]
Non-Japanese nationals who possess the Japanese-language ability that is required for taking courses may apply,
providing that one of the following requirements is met:
(1) Applicant has been or expects to be awarded either a master’s degree or a degree that is equivalent to aprofessional degree from a non-Japanese university by September 30, 2024.
(2) Applicant has completed or expects to complete a foreign school’s distance-learning course in Japan and hasreceived or expects to receive a master’s degree or a degree that is equivalent to a professional degree by
September 30, 2024.
(3) Applicant has been awarded a master’s degree or expects to be awarded a master’s degree or a degree that isequivalent to a professional degree in Japan by September 30, 2024.
(4) Applicant has completed or expects to complete a foreign university program in Japan that has been specified by
Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science, and technology.

The program must have been offered byan educational facility that is operated as part of the foreign country in question’s educational system, and theapplicant must have been awarded or must expect to be awarded a master’s degree or a degree that is equivalent
to a professional degree by September 30, 2024.
(5) Applicant has completed a course of study at the United Nations University, which was established based on the
United Nations General Assembly resolution dated December 11, 1972 by means of the Act on Special Measures
Incidental to Enforcement of the Agreement between the United Nations and Japan regarding the Headquarters of
the United Nations University (Law 72, 1976) in conjunction with the agreement between the United Nations andJapan regarding the United Nations University’s headquarters (hereinafter called “United Nations University”).
The applicant must have been granted a degree that is equivalent to a master’s degree.
(6) Applicant has completed an educational program at a foreign school, a designated academic institution as
described in Item 4 above, or the United Nations University. The applicant must have passed an examination or
screening process that is equivalent to those set forth in Article 16-2 of the Standards for the Establishment ofGraduate. Furthermore, the applicant must have been recognized as having academic ability that is at least
equivalent to that of a master’s degree holders’.
(7) Other persons who are deemed eligible by Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science, and technology
may apply (see September 1, 1989 Notification no. 118, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture).
Applicants who have graduated from university or completed a 16-year course of study either in a country
other than Japan or through a distance education program that was offered by a university outside of Japanand have subsequently engaged in research at a university or research institute, etc., for at least two years as
of September 30, 2024 may apply if, based on their achievements at any such institution, they havebeen recognized as possessing academic ability that is at least equivalent to that of a master’s orprofessional degree holders’.
(8) Applicant must be aged 24 or older by September 30, 2024 and must be recognized, through this school’s
admissions eligibility screening, as possessing academic ability that is at least equal to that of a master’s orprofessional degree holders’.

7【Starting in April 2025】[Special Selection for Foreign Students]
Non-Japanese nationals who possess the Japanese-language ability that is required for taking courses may apply,
providing that one of the following requirements is met:
(1) Applicant has been or expects to be awarded either a master’s degree or a degree that is equivalent to aprofessional degree from a non-Japanese university by March 31, 2025.
(2) Applicant has completed or expects to complete a foreign school’s distance-learning course in Japan and hasreceived or expects to receive a master’s degree or a degree that is equivalent to a professional degree by March
31, 2025.
(3) Applicant has been awarded a master’s degree or expects to be awarded a master’s degree or a degree that isequivalent to a professional degree in Japan by March 31, 2025.
(4) Applicant has completed or expects to complete a foreign university program in Japan that has been specified by
Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science, and technology.

The program must have been offered byan educational facility that is operated as part of the foreign country in question’s educational system, and theapplicant must have been awarded or must expect to be awarded a master’s degree or a degree that is equivalent
to a professional degree by March 31, 2025.
(5) Applicant has completed a course of study at the United Nations University, which was established based on the
United Nations General Assembly resolution dated December 11, 1972 by means of the Act on Special Measures
Incidental to Enforcement of the Agreement between the United Nations and Japan regarding the Headquarters of
the United Nations University (Law 72, 1976) in conjunction with the agreement between the United Nations andJapan regarding the United Nations University’s headquarters (hereinafter called “United Nations University”).
The applicant must have been granted a degree that is equivalent to a master’s degree.
(6) Applicant has completed an educational program at a foreign school, a designated academic institution as
described in Item 4 above, or the United Nations University. The applicant must have passed an examination or
screening process that is equivalent to those set forth in Article 16-2 of the Standards for the Establishment ofGraduate. Furthermore, the applicant must have been recognized as having academic ability that is at least
equivalent to that of a master’s degree holders’.
(7) Other persons who are deemed eligible by Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science, and technology
may apply (see September 1, 1989 Notification no. 118, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture).
Applicants who have graduated from university or completed a 16-year course of study either in a country
other than Japan or through a distance education program that was offered by a university outside of Japanand have subsequently engaged in research at a university or research institute, etc., for at least two years asof March 31, 2025 may apply if, based on their achievements at any such institution, they have beenrecognized as possessing academic ability that is at least equivalent to that of a master’s or professional
degree holders’.
(8) Applicant must be aged 24 or older by March 31, 2025 and must be recognized, through this school’s admissions
eligibility screening, as possessing academic ability that is at least equal to that of a master’s or professional
degree holders’.

85. Application forms, etc.
[Applicant eligibility]: Special selection for Foreign Students (1) to (5)(1) Applicants are required to submit the following documents. Please download the application forms from thewebsite of Graduate School of Bioresources, and print them with A4 size. Documents marked with ○ must be
submitted by all applicants. Not all applicants will submit documents marked with △, so please read remarks
carefully.
SpecialApplication Forms

Remarks

General

Selection

Selection for Foreign
Students

Application Form

【Designated Form】Please write the required information on the

○

○

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△

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△

△

Academic transcript from undergraduate university or school.

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Academic transcript from a Master’s program at a graduate school.

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○

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△

△

form

designated by the graduate school.

Photo Card and【Designated Form】Please attach a recent photograph taken within

Ticket for Examlast three months.

CV
Certificate of(expected) Completionof Master’s Program
Academic Transcript【Designated Form】Please write the required information on thedesignated form. (Only for Foreign Students)
Certificate of (expected) completion of Master’s program.
*Regular students who are now studying at the Master’s programat the Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, do notneed to submit this. All others must apply.

a. Applicants who possess Master’s degrees must include an abstractof their thesis in about 600 words if using English or 2,000 characters
Abstract ofMaster’s Thesis, etc.

if using Japanese.
b. Applicants who do not have Master’s degrees must describe theirresearch progress in about 600 words if using English or 2,000
characters if using Japanese.
【 Designated Form 】 Use the form designated by the graduate

Research Performanceschool.
Applicants who have authored works, academic papers, technicalDocumentation ofreports, presentations at academic meetings, patents, etc., should

Research

attach documentation indicating those. In case of collaborative

Achievements

research, applicants should attach materials that clearly state theportion of research for which they can be credited.

9Describe your (desired) doctoral research plan on the form
designated by the graduate school (approximately 300 words if
Research Plan

using English or 1,000 characters if using Japanese; drawings,

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△

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○

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△

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△

△

△

○

charts, etc., may also be included). Please consult with yourprospective supervisor when filling out this form.
【 Designated Form 】 The application should be submitted by
students who will have completed the Master’s program at theReference Certificate

Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University and then wish tocontinue on to the school’s Doctoral course in the same academic
field as their supervising teacher. (This does not apply to students
who wish to enroll from other graduate departments.)

Stamped Selfaddressed Envelope

On the envelope sized 240×332, write your name, address, andpostal code, and affix postage worth 380 yen (express letter).
Admission application fee: 30,000 yen (This is not required forgovernment- financed foreign students or students who will have

Admission

completed the Master’s program at Mie University’s graduate

Application Fee

school with the intention of continuing on to the Doctoral
program.)【 Designated Form 】 When making a transfer, please read 【Delivery method 】 and 【 Notes 】 written on the payment slip.

Admission Application

Affix the wire transfer confirmation form, which must bear the

Payment Receipt

financial institution’s seal of receipt, to the application form’s“admission application payment receipt” field, and submit italong with the other application materials.
【Designated Form】Applicants who reside outside of Japan during
the application period (including Japanese nationals) and will be
coming to Japan to take the examination should submit a health

Health Certificate

certificate using the format prescribed by the graduate school. Details
are available via the URLs below.
URL (Japanese)：https://www.mie-u.ac.jp/exam/health/health2/index.html
URL (English)：https://www.mie-u.ac.jp/exam/health/health3.html

Other

Foreign students must submit a copy of their visa and passport(2) Methods for applying: Send application forms by postal mail (registered express letter) or submit them in person.
(3) Address for the submission of mailed applications: Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie
University, 1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu City 514-8507, Mie, Japan, TEL +81-59- 231-9631

10[Applicant eligibility]: Special Selection for Foreign Students (6) to (8)(1) Applicants are required to submit the following documents. Please download the application forms from thewebsite of Graduate School of Bioresources, and print them with A4 size. Documents marked with ○ must be
submitted by all applicants. Not all applicants will submit documents marked with △, so please read remarks
carefully.
SpecialApplication Forms

GeneralRemarks

Selection

selection for Foreign
Students

Application Form

【Designated Form】Please write the required information on the

○

○

○

○

△

○

Certificate of undergraduate graduation.

○○

Academic transcript from undergraduate university or school.

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○

○

○

△

△

○

○

○

○

form

designated by the graduate school.

Photo Card and【Designated Form】Please attach a recent photograph taken within

Ticket for Examlast three months.

CV【Designated Form】Please write the required information on thedesignated form. (Only for Foreign Students)

Certificate ofUndergraduate
Graduation
Academic Transcript
Research Performance【Designated Form】Use the form

designated by the graduate

school.
Applicants who have authored works, academic papers, technicalDocumentation of
Research
Achievements

reports, presentations at academic meetings, patents, etc., should
attach documentation indicating those. In case of collaborative
research, applicants should attach materials that clearly state theportion of research for which they can be credited.
Write your study topic on line 1 and your name on line 2. Please

Summary of Research
Achievementssummarize your research achievements in essay/review style, using
no more than three A4 pages (approximately 1,200 words if using
English or 4,000 characters if using Japanese; drawings, charts, etc.,
may also be included).
【Designated Form】Describe your (desired) doctoral research planon the form designated by the graduate school (approximately 300

Research Planwords if using English or 1,000 characters if using Japanese;drawings, charts, etc., may also be included). Please consult withyour prospective supervisor when filling out this form.

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Application Form for【Designated Form】

Qualification

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△

○

△

△

△

○

Certificate
Stamped Selfaddressed Envelope

On the envelope sized 240×332, write your name, address, andpostal code, and affix postage worth 380 yen (express letter).
Admission application fee: 30,000 yen (This is not required forgovernment- financed foreign students or students who will have

Admission

completed the master’s program at Mie University’s graduate

Application Fee

school with the intention of continuing on to the doctoral
program.)【 Designated Form 】 When making a transfer, please read 【Delivery method】and 【Notes】written on the payment slip. Affix

Admission Application the wire transfer confirmation form, which must bear the financial
Payment Receipt

institution’s seal of receipt, to the application form’s “admission
application payment receipt” field, and submit it along with the otherapplication materials.
【Designated Form】Applicants who reside outside of Japan during
the application period (including Japanese nationals) and will be
coming to Japan to take the examination should submit a health

Health Certificate

certificate using the format prescribed by the graduate school. Details
are available via the URLs below.
URL (Japanese)：https://www.mie-u.ac.jp/exam/health/health2/index.html
URL (English)：https://www.mie-u.ac.jp/exam/health/health3.html

Other

Foreign students must submit a copy of their visa and passport.

(2) Methods for applying: Send application forms by postal mail (registered express letter) or submit them in person.
(3) Address for the submission of mailed applications: Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie
University, 1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu City 514-8507, Mie, Japan, TEL+81-59 231-9631

126. Entrance Fee and Tuition(1) Entrance Fee

282,000 yen(This is not required for government- financed foreign students or students who will have completed theMaster’s program at Mie University’s graduate school with the intention of continuing on to the Doctoral program.)(2) Tuition

260,400 yen per semester (520,800 yen for the whole year)(This is not required for government-financed foreign students)

7. Notes(1) Incomplete and/or insufficient applications will not be subject to screening.
(2) Any applicants who are found to have made false statements on the application will have their permission to enroll
withdrawn, even if a positive admission decision has already been made.
(3) The ticket for exam must be brought along with you on the examination day.
If you arrive late, i.e., after the examination has started, report to the proctor and follow their instructions.
For all exams, you will be considered late if you arrive 30 minutes or more after the exam has started. In such cases,
tardiness revokes eligibility for that exam and any subsequent exams.
During exams, you are permitted to have the following items on your desk; ticket for exam, black pencil, black
mechanical pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener, a dedicated timekeeping device (i.e., with no other function besides
timekeeping), eyeglasses, eyedrops, and tissues (which have been removed from their packaging).
You may not use mobile phones, smartphones, wearable terminals, electronic devices such as calculators, etc.
For the foreign language examination (English or Japanese) that forms part of the special selection for foreign
students, applicants may bring one language dictionary; however, electronic dictionaries are not permitted.

13Outline of Departments, Courses and Research Fields
1．Department of Sustainable Resource Sciences
Our lifestyles, which are based on the mass production, mass consumption, and mass disposal of foods and things
we use that are made from oil energy, which have expanded greatly in the second half of the twentieth century, may
be convenient and comfortable, but on the other hand, they are causing severe issue with global warming and foodshortages. This department is composed of the following two courses, which provide a research and education
system to foster both comprehensive and applied abilities. To do this, we use a foundation of instruction in the basics,
especially food production, the effective use of bioresources, and the construction of social systems. Our aim is totackle solutions to 21st century food and environmental issues, and bring about a sustainable society.

1-1 Sustainable Resource System Sciences Course
As the world’s population continues to increase, humanity will be required to use the planet’s limited resources
sustainably. Maintaining the sustainability of food production in particular will not be limited to supplying us withfresh, tasty food; it will play a major role in the conservation of the global environment and the reuse of bioresources.
In addition, forests contain roughly 90% of terrestrial bioresources, so we need sustainable use of bioresources suchas wood and molecular materials produced from forests, as well as the conservation of the biodiversity and habitat of
the life within them. In this course, we shall examine sustainable resource system sciences, which have developed
from a basis in agrobiology and forest resources and environmental science, from a range of new perspectives. We
shall seek out ways to solve global food issues, sustainably use bioresources that include multiple functions offorests, and to help sustain forest ecosystems that are formed through a rich, diverse range of life.

1-2 International Sustainable Resource Science Course
We carry out research and education to use unique local assets appropriately in rural villages around Japan and theworld, with the aim of creating sustainable socio-economic development. Specifically, we emphasize fieldwork,
providing education and research in socio-economic fields with the aim of constructing a social system to achieve
the sustainable use of local resources. We also carry out education and research related to practical utilization
technology for regional resources targeted at developing nations in particular, on a foundation of biology.

1-1

Sustainable Resource System Sciences Course

Research Fields

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

We aim to develop efficient and Professor

Food Production

environmentally-friendly techniques for

Kakeda Katsuyuki

kakeda@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Scienceproducing safe and high-valued food,Umezaki Teruhisa ＊1

umezaki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

includingNagasuga Kiyoshi

nkiyoshi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

vegetables, and livestock. The techniques

Okuda Hitoshi

okudat@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

include those for protecting crops from

Nada Kazuyoshi

nada@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

insect pests and diseases. Moreover, weMatsui Hiroki

matsui@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

try to discover possibly useful functions

Nakashima Chiharu

chiharu@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

equipped in living beings at levels of

Tsukada Moriotsukada@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

genes,

grains,cells,

populations,beans,

organs,fruits,organisms,

communities,

andecosystems. We take various approaches
based

on

physiology, Associate Professor

genetics,

systematics and ecology in order toNagaya Yuichi

nagaya@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

accomplish the above purposes. See for

Ban Tomomi

tomomi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

themessupervisor

addressed
candidatesbyindividual

Kondo Makoto

makok@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

theResearch

Shirouzu Takashi

shirouzu@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Outlines for the Course of Animal and
Plant Sciences in the Master’s Program.

＊1：Applicants who wish to enroll under this supervisor should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate
School of Bioresources.

Research Fields

Research Outline
Forests

Forest Resources

are

huge

Supervisors

biological

Professor
Kisanuki Hiromitsu

kis@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Matsuda Yosuke

m-yosuke@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

as much as 90% of the terrestrial

Matsumura Naoto＊1

nma@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

biomass. Therefore, forests play a

Itaya Akemi

itaya@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

major role in maintaining the global

Nakai Takahisa

jaja@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

environment and are important as

Nonaka Hiroshi

nonaka@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

communities that cover about 30% of

and Environmental the world's land area and account for
ScienceE-mail address

places where renewable resources areproduced. In addition, forests have theCollaborative Professor

functionsthe

Abe Hisashi＊2

land

Kanzaki Natsumi＊ 2

ofenvironment,

regulating
suchconservation,

water

as

sourcereplenishment, and climate mitigation.

Associate Professor

For these reasons, forests greatly

Torimaru Takeshi

torimaru@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

contribute to human life. We will

Mizuno Takafumi

tmizuno@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

conduct education and research to

Fuchigami Yuki

fuchigami@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

understandMatsuo Naoko

naoko@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Numamoto Shinyanumamoto@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

thecharacteristics

offorests, maintain harmony with thenatural environment and explore ways
to sustainably use these resources andCollaborative Associate

diverse functions through lectures andProfessor

exercises based on ecology, botany,

Sugiyama Masaki＊2

microbiology, soil science, geology,

Toba Keisuke＊2

chemistry, physics, and information

Fujimoto Kiyohiko＊2

science.

＊1：Applicants who wish to enroll under this supervisor should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate
School of Bioresources.
＊2：Applicants who wish to enroll under this supervisor should inform Professor Matsuda Yosuke, Research
Field of Forest Resources and Environmental Science. (m-yosuke @bio.mie-u.ac.jp)

1-2International Sustainable Resource Science Course

Research Fields

Research Outline
The

Supervisors

E-mail address

Sustainable Professor

International

International

Resourceat

Qingxiu Chang

chang@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Sustainableproducing leaders capable of finding

Sekiya Nobuhito

sekiya@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

ScienceCourseaims

Resource Science solutions to challenges faced by ruralcommunities where the majority of Associate Professor
populations are engaged in the primaryindustry such as agriculture, forestry andfishery.
Today, issues in rural communities
are becoming increasingly complicated
due to the rapid change in social
structureandongoingsurge

ofglobalization.

Understanding

andtackling

issuesantheserequiresintegrated knowledge of natural andsocial sciences with an international
perspective.

Therefore,

thecourseimplements multidisciplinary education
at the interface between natural (cropand livestock) and social (agricultural
economics and business administration)sciences. Students enrolled will be
provided with the latest knowledge ofeach discipline and more importantly
severalopportunities

tointegrate

knowledge gained from the disciplines.

Yoshihara Yu

yoshihara@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

2. Department of Environmental Science and Technology
This department aims to understand the earth and its biosphere, made up of all the different ecosystems around theplanet and to construct a sustainable life production system which harmonizes human activities and ecosystems. To
make this possible, we carry out research and education on comprehensive scientific methods that encompass
agriculture, science, and engineering, rooted in meteorology, environmental science, and ecology, looking at global
ecosystems with their complex interactions among the land, sea, and air. In addition, we provide the latest in
research and education, with reference to fieldwork, in order to understand the systems of environmental change andclimate change by comprehending these complex systems mathematically, so we can respond to the various issues
faced by humanity and human society that are linked with these.

2-1 Atmosphere and Sustainable Earth System Science Course
Changes in the earth’s environment such as climate changes and abnormal weather work in concert withecological environmental systems and earth systems that are made up of the atmosphere, the oceans, the soils, plants,
the hydrosphere, the ecosphere, and the activities of humans and other animals. We conduct research on the basic
structures, change processes, symbiotic relationships, and interactions that make up these systems, such as weather,climate, the water cycle, the ocean cycle, evolution of the earth, topography, conservation of the global environment,
the physiological ecology , and human activities, all with reference to observation, measurement, experimentation,
investigation, remote sensing, and numerical analysis. We provide education and research to train people who canuse the new scientific knowledge gained from this research and the thinking and practical skills learned throughresearch to give them perspective on the future of the earth and the human race, allowing them to contribute to thecreation of the next-generation culture and construct a sustainable society, and be active around the world, tacklingthem on a global stage.

2-2 Environmental and Agricultural Engineering Course
The aim of this course is to contribute to the development of the region with a global perspective by solving
problems related to the environment and agriculture, forestry, and fisheries using advanced scientific andengineering methods, for the creation and conservation of a rich environment. In particular, the course aims: (i) tomake use of the measurement and control system engineering of environmental information with information
processing technology at the core, based on knowledge of biology and ecology, (ii) to create a rich, safe, secure
regional environment for rural regions, (iii) to target environmental conservation technologies for the ecosphereincluding the natural environment and human society, (iv) to provide research and education to develop people who
can contribute to the growth of sustainable societies rooted in the region.

2-1

Atmosphere and Sustainable Earth System Science Course

Research Fields

Research Outline
What

Atmosphere

have

been

Supervisors

drivingE-mail address

climate Professorchanges of the past and present Earth?

Ocean and Earth What is the future of our Earth's climate?

Tachibana Yoshihiro ＊1 tachi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
Sakamoto Tatsuhikotats@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

System Science And how should we deal with the futureclimate change? We, the human beings, Associate Professor
have not yet obtained the answer to those

Nishii Kazuaki

nishii@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

problems. This should be the root of the

Yamada Fukuji

fyamada@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

global environmental problem and related

Manda Atsuyoshi

am@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

energy issue, which we are now facing.
Short and long-term climate changes
can be driven even without anthropogenic
effects. One of such drivers is interaction
among the atmosphere, ocean, and solid
earth, which are inherent to the Earth's
climate system. Forcing from the outside
the Earth like change of solar activity andmeteorite impact can also drive climatechange.
In this course, we are aimed atunderstanding past, present, and future of
the Earth's climate system as well as at
findingthesolutiontotheglobalenvironmental problem, based on a fusion
among

academicdisciplinesof

Meteorology, Climate Dynamics, Ocean
Climate, Sustainable Earth System, andFuture Earth System Science.

＊1：Applicants who wish to enroll under this supervisor should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate
School of Bioresources.

Research Fields

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

Research and education are carried out

Adaptivefor planning, designing and supervising Associate Professor

Watershed

the development and use of land, forest

Morimoto Hidetsugu

morimoto@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Management

andKondo Masaaki

kondo-m@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

water

resources,while

payingattention to the conservation and restoring
the natural environment. Making thebalanced development and getting theagreement between human life and naturalenvironment conservation are our goal. To
reach

the

goal,

issuesconcerning

evaluation of watershed environment,
management of ecosystem, creation ofenvironmental equipment and safe space
are investigated with socio-economic andnatural scientific methodologies, or the
integrated

procedures

using

these

methodologies.
In the field of earth system analysis,weEarth System
Analysisstudy diverse research areas to protect Professor
earth’senvironment

andprotect

Kuzuha Yasuhisa＊1

kuzuha@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

humankind from various natural disasters.
The spatial scale of research ranges from asmall catchment scale to a global scale.
Research areas we treat are landscapeecology, landscape planning, geographicalinformation

system,hydraulicengineering, river engineering, hydrology,
meteorology, and seismology. As researchtools, we mainly use theoretical andcomputational analyses with observational
technuques.

＊1：Applicants who wish to enroll under this supervisor should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate
School of Bioresources.

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Environmental and Agricultural Engineering Course
Research Fields

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail addressThis course teaches and conducts Professor

Environment

research on measurements and control ofOriented Information environmental information based on
and System

information technology and systems

Engineeringengineering as a method of study in

Fukushima Takashi

t-fuku@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Xiu Lun Wang＊1

wang@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Morio Yoshinarimorio@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

addition to biological and ecological Associate Professor
knowledge, in order to maintain the

Suzuki Tetsuhito

t-suzuki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

coexistence between humans and otherlivingcreatures,

and

to

insureasustainable development of the mankind.
In other words, this course is intended
to provide expertise on improving
environment

conditions

relatedtovarious kinds of mechanical systems andcoexisting technology, as well as on the
production

andprocessingofbioresources with low technologicalimpacts on the environments using highprecision handling of the environmental
information.
In this field, we're thinking to protect Professor

Regional

the safety and comfortable livelihood of

Hossain Zakaria

zakaria@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Conservation

local residents.

The main objectives of

Okajima Kenji

okajima@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Engineering

this field are(1) Evaluation of thenaturalenvironment,

restoration,conservation and management,(2)

Design,construction

andmaintenance of various facilities,
(3)

The

prevention/mitigation

creation
approachoftonatural disasters.
We're working from a scientific andengineering point of view on these.

＊1：Applicants who wish to enroll under this supervisor should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate
School of Bioresources.

Research Fields

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

Multidisciplinary research and education Professor

Environmental andare conducted to study the cycling of matter

Toride Nobuo＊1

ntoride@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Ecosystem ScienceandWatanabe Kunio

kunio@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

sustainableagricultural

fieldsinecosystems from a view point of soil
science. Numerical simulation models are Associate Professor
developed to predict water, solute and gas

Sakai Masaru

sakai-m@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

transport with plant root uptake in a soil
based on field and laboratory experiments.

＊1：Applicants who wish to enroll under this supervisor should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate
School of Bioresources.

3. Department of Life Sciences
Department of Life Sciences aims to build the basic scientific theories related to the life sciences overall as well asa field of study related to the development, conservation, and management of marine bioresources , and to instruct
the students through the practical education. Therefore, in this department, we carry out research and education inorder to allow individual students to learn the research skills required for research in the life sciences, as well as tounderstand basic theory related to the life phenomena of bioresources at the ecosystem, community, population,individual, organ, cell, and molecular levels. This department is composed of the two courses of Applied Biological
Chemistry and Marine Biological Science. The education and research carried out by each is shown below.

3-1 Applied Biological Chemistry Course
In this course, we clarify the physiological functions and structures of molecules produced by terrestrial andmarine life, including animals, plants, algae, microorganisms, and a wide range of other bioresources using thestrategy of bioscience and biotechnology in order to effectively utilize their nutritional component or bioactive
substances. Using these results, we aim to establish a new basic and applicable technological system for thedevelopment of new functional molecules or foods, or environmental technology. Furthermore, we carry out
advanced research and education from the perspectives of chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, andbioengineering, with a focus on research into the gene expression mechanisms of animals and microorganisms, thephysiological functions of plant and animal cells, bio-information sensing and processing technologies,
improvements of food functionality, and the maintenance of health and quality of life, as well as the development oftechnologies for using unutilized bioresources.

3-2 Marine Biological Science Course
In this course, our research field is the hydrosphere, with a focus on the oceans but also including lakes and rivers
and other fresh water areas. We also look at everything in them, from plankton to algae, crustaceans, shellfish, fish,and marine mammals. We aim to understand the workings of these diverse life forms at the genetic, cellular,
individual, community, and ecosystem levels. The methods we use include genetic analysis, physiological ecologicalanalysis, collective analysis, behavioral analysis, and using marine observation technologies, including Information
and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Moreover, we also carry out research and education on the conservationof marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, and on methods to sustainably reproduce and effectively
utilize marine bioresources such as fish, shellfish, algae and so on. We also aim to enrich human life by the stable
use of bioresources through the appropriate management of them as a resource, and effective increase and farming
methods for them.

3-1

Applied Biological Chemistry Course

Research Fields

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

In this Division, to utilize various Professor

Biochemistry and bioresources in the wide fields such as

Takebayashi Shin-ichiro

stake@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Biotechnology

Suehara Ken-ichiro

suehara@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

environment, we aim at elucidating the

Inagaki Minoru

inagaki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

mechanisms of varied vital phenomena

Teranishi Katsunori

teranisi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Hashimoto Atsushi

hasimoto@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Kimura Tetsuya

t-kimura@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Karita Shuichi ＊1

karita@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

foods,

health,medicine,andof animals, plants and microorganisms,
and the structures and functions of novel
biomolecules,

andestablishingthefurthermore
theoriesandmethodologies for applying the outcomeofthefundamental

researchestoCollaborative Professor

development of functional molecules

Ozeki Makoto＊ 2

andIshihara Noriyuki＊ 2

foods,

andenvironmental

technology. For the achievement ofthese objectives, advanced studies andprofessional education are carried out by Associate Professor
conducting various researches, including

Miyake Hideo

miyake@bio.mie-u.ac.jp“analyses of structures and functions of

Masuda Yuichi

masuda@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

novel functional biomaterials and their

Katsuzaki Hirotaka

katsuzak@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Okazaki Yozo

yozo.okazaki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Isono Naoto

isono@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Kunitake Emi

kunitake@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Mishima Takashi

mishima@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Nishio Masahiro

nishio@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Umekawa Midori

midoriumekawa@bio.mie-

utilization”, “the mechanism of gene
expressionofvariedorganisms”,“technology of biological information
processing”, and “technology of unusedbioresources application”.

u.ac.jpCollaborative Associate
Professor
Kobayashi Junya＊ 2＊1：Applicants who wish to enroll under this supervisor should inform the Student Affairs Section, Graduate
School of Bioresources.
＊2：Applicants who wish to enroll under this supervisor should inform Associate Professor Nishio Masahiro,
Research Field of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (nishio@bio.mie-u.ac.jp).

Research Fields

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

In marine life science and molecular Professor

Marine Lifechemistry field, we research various life

Kakinuma Makoto

kakinuma@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Science andphenomena of microorganisms, fishes,

Ooi Atsushi

ooi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Molecular

shellfishes,

marineFunabara Daisuke

funabara@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Chemistry

environments at the levels of a molecule,

Fukuzaki Satoshi

satoshi_fukuzaki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

e.g.,

and

biologicallyalgae

activeinsubstances,protein, and gene or genome to clarify
various kinds of physiological functions. Associate Professor

Itoh Tomohiro

titoh@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Tanaka Reiji

tanakar@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

findings to support the development of

Okazaki Fumiyoshi

okazaki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

functional foods, cosmetics, disease-

Shibata Toshiyuki

shibata@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Based

on

these

publishscientificinvestigations,andwetechnologicalpreventive pharmaceuticals. In addition,these findings also contribute to theimprovement of hygienic conditions in
manufacturing process and increasing in
the quality of healthy life.

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Marine Biological Science Course

Research Fields

Research Outline

Supervisors

E-mail address

It is an important problem to maintain and Professor

Marine Biology increase marine bioresources such as fishes

Ishikawa Akira

ishikawa@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

and algae, in addition to the conservation ofKurashima Akira

kurasima@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

marine ecosystems. This academic course

Matsuda Hirokazu

hmatsuda@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

aims to conduct education and researches in

Tsutsui Naoaki

tsu2@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

biodiversities, genetics, physiology, ecology,

Isshiki Tadashi

isshiki@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

ethology and pathology of marine creatures

Morisaka Tadamichichaka@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

at the level of gene, cell, individual,

Kimura Taeko

k-taeko@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

population and ecosystem respectively, for

Kawamura Kouichi

kawa-k@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

the establishment of new techniques inresource management, fisheries techniques, Collaborative Professor
ICT applications for fisheries, and effective

Fujiwara Atushi

fujiwara_atushi09@fra.go.jp

sustainable use of marine bioresources. In

Matsumoto Toshie

matsumoto_toshie85@fra.go.jp

addition, Fisheries Technology Institute (aCooperative

Graduate

Schoolof

Mie Associate Professor

University) also performs education and

Miyazaki Taeko

taeko@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

researches

Kitamura Shin-ichi

kitamura@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

biofunctions and genome analysis of marine

Yodo Taiga

tyodo@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

creatures and their effective use in the field

Funasaka Noriko

funasaka@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

ofKanaiwa Minoru

kanaiwa@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Morikawa Yoshitaka

morikawa@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

Okabe Takumi

okabe@bio.mie-u.ac.jp

fordevelopmentaltheelucidation

genetics,

ofbreeding

science, and nutrition and metabolism.

Collaborative Associate
Professor
Murashita Koji

murashita_koji97@fra.go.jp