To all students in the doctoral program,
June 28, 2024
Academic Affairs Section
Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Kobe University
Regarding the change in the method of submitting documents for the doctoral thesis review for who are
expected to complete the doctoral program (digitization)
We would like to inform you that we will make a change to submit the doctoral thesis review by electronic
media as of July 1, 2024.
１． Changes
We will revise the Kobe University Degree Regulations and the internal regulations of the doctoral
program of the Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University (listed later) as of July 1, 2024. In
our graduate school, we will change the submission method of doctoral theses for the final review andpreliminary review of those expected to complete the doctoral program to submission by data as follows.
【予備審査 Preliminary Review】
For the preliminary review submission documents to the supervising teacher, you may be instructed tosubmit data or printed documents from the supervising teacher. If you are instructed to submit printed
documents, please submit them according to the number of submissions and other instructions from thesupervising teacher.
【本審査 Final Review】
The method of submitting the final review submission documents to be submitted to the Dean of theGraduate School (Academic Affairs Section) will be changed to submission by data as follows. Please checkthe "Changes in the Method of Submitting Documents for the Doctoral Thesis Final Review" for specificchanges in each submission document.

However, the Doctoral Thesis Review Committee may instruct you to submit a doctoral thesis orother documents separately by booklet when conducting a thesis review and final examination. Please
follow the instructions of the Doctoral Thesis Review Committee.
NewOldSubmit data to BEEF+
https://beefplus.center.kobe-u.ac.jp/
Submit documents to the Academic※The same login ID and password as Uribo-Net
Affairs Section
are required when accessing.
The Academic Affairs Section registers the students who are scheduled to submit their doctoral
dissertations (BEEF+ "Research Guidance") to the "List of Candidates for Doctoral Dissertation
Submission and Examiners" submitted by the department chair to the Dean of the Graduate School(Academic Affairs Section), and makes the course accessible.
２． About the method of submitting documents for the doctoral thesis final review for those who areexpected to complete in September of the 6th year of Reiwa
For those who are expected to complete in September of the 6th year of Reiwa, we will accept
submissions by either of the following methods as transitional measures.
・Submission of documents to the Academic Affairs Section as before
・Submission by data
３．

Addition of the doctoral thesis review schedule for the 6th year of Reiwa due to the digitization of thesubmission of doctoral thesis review documents
The following will be added to the doctoral thesis review schedule for the 6th year of Reiwa. Pleaserefer to the doctoral thesis review schedule for each year after Reiwa 7.
"(Academic Affairs Section) Based on the list of expected doctoral thesis submitters and candidate
review committee members, a place to submit the doctoral thesis review application and doctoral
thesis, etc. will be created on BEEF+ "Research Guidance", and the expected doctoral thesis
submitters will be able to access it."Completion expected in September of the 6th year of Reiwa: by Wednesday, July 17, Completion
expected in March of the 7th year of Reiwa: by Wednesday, January 15
４．Rules and regulations to be amended as of July 1, 2024
【改正される神戸大学規則 Kobe University Rules to be amended】
神戸大学学位規程 Kobe University Degree Regulations【改正される農学研究科内規等 Graduate School of Agricultural Science Regulations to be amended】
神戸大学大学院農学研究科の課程を経た者の博士論文審査等に関する内規課程博士学位論文作成要領
神戸大学大学院農学研究科の課程を経た者の博士論文草稿の予備審査に関する内規