Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University 2022
Application Requirements for the Doctoral Programme (October)（Cross-National Doctoral Course）
The Graduate School of Law at Tohoku University has collaborated with Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
(ENS-Lyon), University Lumière Lyon 2, the University of Sheffield’s School of East Asian Studies, theDepartment of Political Science at Tsinghua University, the School of Law at Tsinghua University, theInstitute of Law at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the Department of Political Scienceand International Studies at Yonsei University, the College of Law at National Taiwan University, theDepartment of Political Science at National Taiwan University, the Faculty of Philosophy at Heidelberg
University, the Department of Political Science at National Chengchi University, the Faculty of Socialand Political Sciences at Universitas Padjadjaran, Institut national des langues et civilisations
orientales (Inalco), and Graduate Institute of East Asian studies, College of International Affairs,
National Chengchi University(hereafter “Home Institutions”) and decided to offer a Cross-National
Doctoral Course in fields related to law and political science (including humanities and social sciences).

1. Number of Students to be accepted
We will admit up to 10 qualified applicants each year in total from the Home Institutions.

2. Eligibility
Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements.
(1) Those who are registered, or are expected to be registered, as PhD students at one of theHome Institutions by October, 2022.
(2) Those who have passed the preliminary requirements set forth by the Home Institutions at
which he or she is registered or plans to be registered at the Home Institution and are agreed
upon as candidates for making an application to the Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University.
* Pertaining to (2), please make inquiries regarding the preliminary requirements to the personin charge at each Home Institution

3. Application Period
1st December (Wed), 2021 – 14th January (Fri), 2022
All required documents must be received by the School of Law Office by 14th January (Fri),
2022 deadline.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Applications sent by post will be accepted during the above application period.
Applications hand-delivered directly to the School of Law Office will be accepted during its
business hours (from 9:00 to 12:45 and from 13:45 to 16:45, except Saturdays, Sundays, national
holidays and the year-end and New Year holidays (December 28, 2021 – January 3, 2022).

-1-4. Application Procedure
Applicants should prepare and submit to the Student Affairs Section of School of Law the following
documents.
Documents to be submitted

Details

Use the forms specified by the School of Law. The forms can be downloaded
Application for Admission and from the following website:①CV
http://www.law.tohoku.ac.jp/eng/admissions-graduate/entrance_examination/

application-requirements/

If you have written a master thesis, its submission is required. In casethere is no master thesis, other equivalent piece of written work shall beMaster thesis [(in case thereaccepted. If the Master thesis or other equivalent piece of written work
is no master thesis, other②
to be submitted is written in a language other than English or Japanese,
equivalent piece of written
the full paper in the original language must be accompanied by an abstractwork)] (4 copies)
written in either English or Japanese (approximately 4,000 words in English
or 10,000 characters in Japanese, on A4 paper).
List of past research and③ publications
In any format, on A4 paper. The list must be written in English or Japanese.
(4 copies)
The Research proposal must be written in English or Japanese. Use the forms
specified by the School of Law. The forms can be downloaded from the following④ Research proposal (4 copies) website:
http://www.law.tohoku.ac.jp/eng/admissions-graduate/entrance_examination/appl
ication-requirements/
StudentRegistration
The certificate must be written in English or Japanese. Use the form
Certificate (or certificate of⑤
specified by the School of Law. An official seal of the Home Institution
expected registration) fromis required on the form.
the Home Institutions
Recommendation letter from thestudent's
supervisoror The letter must be written in English or Japanese. Supervisor's or⑥prospective supervisor at one prospective supervisor's signature is required.
of the Home Institutions
Certificate of Master degree The certificate must be written in English or Japanese. Use the form
⑦ (or certificate of expected specified by the School of Law. An official seal of the Home InstitutionMaster degree)
is required on the form.

* Applicants who need assistance or other consideration in taking the entrance examination or completingthe course of study should contact the School of Law Office of Student Affairs Section. Applicants willnot be discriminated against based on such inquiries made to the School of Law.
Inquiries should be made by 6th December (Mon), 2021.

-2-5. Selection Process
Selection will be determined by the following process.
First Selection: Screening
Final Selection: Interview* Each successful applicant of the (1) Screening will be informed of the time and place of the(2) Interview.
* Tohoku University Graduate School of Law cannot accept any inquiries regarding the selection
results including documentary screenings.

6. Notification of Results
Notification of First Selection Results: Around 11:00 a.m., 22nd March (Tue), 2022
Notification of Final Selection Results: Around 11:00 a.m., 20th May (Fri), 2022
All applicants will be notified of the selection results by e-mail. The results will also beposted on the website of the School of Law (http://www.law.tohoku.ac.jp/eng/).

7. Status and Research Activities as Registered Students of Tohoku University’s Graduate Schoolof Law(1) Graduate students accepted to the Cross-National Doctoral Course will become registereddoctoral programme students of the Graduate School of Law at Tohoku University and their HomeInstitution. While registered at Tohoku University’s Graduate School of Law, students are
required to spend a minimum of one year at the institution and to conduct research during thattime.
(2) Graduate students on the Cross-National Doctoral Course will submit their dissertations tothe Graduate School of Law at Tohoku and their Home Institution. By successfully defending theirdissertations, students will receive a double doctoral degree from the two institutions. The
awarding of a doctoral degree from Tohoku University’s Graduate School of Law will be inaccordance with the Graduate School of Law’s regulations.
(3) Graduate students on the Cross-National Doctoral Course will conduct research under the jointsupervision of supervisors from Tohoku University’s Graduate School of Law and their overseas
home institution from the time of enrollment at Tohoku University until they receive theirdoctoral degrees.

8. Expenses and Financial Support for Research(1) Students applying to and enrolling in the Cross-National Doctoral Course will be exempt fromthe admission, matriculation, and tuition fees of Tohoku University.
(2) Travel fees to Japan, living expenses including utilities and rent, insurance, and otherexpenses will be the student’s responsibility.
(3) Those who are in the Cross-National Doctoral Course will be employed as Research Assistants
or Fellows for one academic year from October 2022 By assisting at research workshops and withtasks such as translation, Research Assistants or Fellows may receive a monthly salary of around
130,000 yen (subject to taxation). In addition, they may be eligible for an annual research
grant of up to 100,000 yen to facilitate their research activities. Please note that salaryand research grant amounts are subject to change.

-3-9. Additional Information(1) Applications sent by post should be sent by registered mail with “School of Law Application(Cross-National Doctoral Course)” written in red, to:School of Law, Tohoku University27-1 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku,Sendai, Miyagi 980-8576
Japan(2) Those with inquiries regarding the application process or with requests for applicationmaterials by post should enclose a stamped and self-addressed envelope.
(3) Withdrawal and changes cannot be made to documents once submitted.
(4) Submitted documents will not be returned.
(5) Regarding personal information
1) The Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University handles personal information in strict
compliance with regulations such as the “Act on the Protection of Personal Information
Held by Incorporated Administrative Agencies etc.” and the “National University
Corporation Tohoku University - Policy on the Protection of Personal Information”, taking
every precaution to protect personal information.
2) Personal information, such as examination scores, used to screen applicants will be
used exclusively for educational purposes, such as selecting applicants, enrollment
procedures, follow-up surveys, post-enrollment student support (scholarships, tuition
waivers and health management etc.) and academic advising, or the purpose of tuitioncollection.

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