Ehime University Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Special Graduate Program (Master Degree) on Disaster Mitigation Study for Asian Students
Application Information
Academic Year 2024 (AY2024)

Admission Policy
Designed for Asian students, the Special Graduate Program on Disaster Mitigation Study offered at theGraduate School of Science and Engineering of Ehime University aims at producing highly trained
researchers and engineers with advanced research capabilities in the field of disaster mitigation measuresand features of natural disasters in Asian Region. Ehime University therefore invites applications foradmission to this graduate program from interested individuals from Asian nations possessing thefollowing qualities.
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A fundamental background knowledge of Natural Disaster Science in Asia
Strong motivation toward Disaster Mitigation in Asian Regions
Highly motivated to enriching cultural values as a technical expert or researcher and contributing for
the welfare of mankind and society
Strong will for enriching one’s power of scientific and technical expressions and an ability tocommunicate with scientific community and the general public

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Number of Available Seats: 22.

Selection Criteria(1) Application period, Selection test date, and Submission of application documents
Application period:

2024.4.8 (Monday) ~ 2024.4.19 (Friday) (must be received through
EMS or E-mail within this period)
Selection test date:
To be conducted in 2024.5.7 (Tuesday) ~ 2024.5. 17(Friday)
Place of examination:
Ehime University(In case of other places, method and place will be notified of later)
Notification of result:2024.5.30 (Thursday) 10:00AM (Japanese standard time)
Admission formalities:
2024.6.14 (Friday) (to be strictly followed)
Application documents to be mailed/submitted to:
Educational Support Division (Graduate School of Scienceand Engineering Team)
Ehime University
3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama 790-8577
JapanE-mail: rikougakum@stu.ehime-u.ac.jp(2) Application eligibility
An applicant to this program must be a non-Japanese national from Southeast and South Asian or
African country, must be a graduate of or should be expecting to graduate from a university/college
that has academic agreement with Ehime University, and must meet one of the following
requirements.
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① At the time of application, the applicant, who has had formal education outside Japan, must havecompleted 16 years of course-based education including a Bachelor Degree or should be expectinga Bachelor Degree by September 2024.
② At the time of application, the applicant, who has had formal education outside Japan, must havecompleted 15 years of course-based education including a Bachelor Degree with outstanding
grades after acquiring all required credit hours as recognized by the Graduate Course Committeeof this university.
(Note: If you meet the application eligibility ②, please contact the Graduate School Office by 13(Wed)March 2024. In addition, please submit by the deadline the following documents.)

Admission Eligibility Assessment for the application eligibility ②An applicant who would like to apply this program under the Application eligibility ② must submit/send
the following documents by the deadline below.
i) Documents to be submitted/sent:A) Admission eligibility assessment sheet (specified format)B) Reason for admission eligibility assessment request (specified format)C) Bachelor or Master Degree/Graduation Certificate obtained from the last-attended college oruniversity
D) Other reference materials for evaluation (such as, Research Paper/s, Patent Certificate/s, etc.)ii) Submission deadline: 13 (Wed) March 2024 (must be received through EMS or E-mail withinthis period)iii) To be Submitted/Sent to:
Education Support Division (Graduate School of Science and Engineering Team)
Ehime University
3, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, 790-8577
JAPANTEL: 089-927-8926
Email: rikougakum@stu.ehime-u.ac.jpiv) Admission eligibility assessment:
The admission eligibility assessment will be conducted on the basis of the submitted/sent documents,
and the applicant will be notified of the result by 8 April 2024 (Mon). Please note that thesubmitted/sent documents will not be returned in any case, but if the admission eligibility is accepted,
the applicant will have to submit all required documents listed on the section 2(4) of this guideline.
Moreover, the result of this particular admission eligibility assessment will only remain valid for anapplication to 2024 Selection Program.
(3) Selection criteria
The selection for admission to this program will be made on the basis of document assessment andinterview (including oral examination) in person or based on internet media.
(4) Documents to be submitted during application
A. Application form (including Entrance Test Admission Card and Personal Identification Cardwith a picture) (provided with the application information material, Form#1, Card#1, Card#2)
B. Officially sealed copies of Grade Sheets or Transcripts issued by the graduating university orcollege
C. Certificate of awarded Degree or Certificate of expected date of completion(Page#2)

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F.

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Officially sealed Letter of Recommendation from the Dean/Principal/Campus Chief or higher
rank official of the graduating university or college (provided with the application informationmaterial, Form#2)
A written pledge indicating the possibility of arrival in Japan on or before 19 September 2024
if selected finally (provided with the application information material, Form#3)
Details of field of research interest or Research Plan (provided with the application informationmaterial, Form#4); please include more than one Research Plans (up to three) in an order ofyour priority if you have multiple fields of interest along with the names of supervising professors(Refer page#5 for the professors’ names)
A photocopy of the passport details (front page); if unavailable at the time of application, it mustbe submitted by the time of entrance examination(5) Marks distribution, Marking, Evaluation criteria, Admission criteria① Marks distribution
 Document assessment: based on Grade sheets or Transcripts, Letter of Recommendation,Research Plan; to be categorized into A, B, and C levels
 Interview (including oral examination):
100 marks② Marking, Evaluation criteria
 Document assessment (grade sheets or transcripts, Letter of Recommendation, and ResearchPlan): Academic ability in the specialized courses will be evaluated, expression power andwriting skill will be evaluated Interview (including oral examination):Fundamental academic ability, personal goals,willingness to study, expression power, etc. will be evaluated③ Admission criteria
 Applicants with ‘B’ or ‘C’ in document assessment or with less than 60% marks in theinterview will be considered disqualified.
 Final selection for admission will be made from the top two candidates in the merit list ofscores acquired in document assessment and interview (including oral examination).
3. Admission Formalities and Period
The details will be sent to the successful candidates after 30(Thu) May 2024.
(1) The following are necessary at the time of admission.
1) Admission fee: 282,000 yen (Note: This amount may change in AY2024.)
2) Graduate School admission documents, as specified by the Graduate School3) 3,000 to 5,000 yen for miscellaneous expenses (mainly accidental insurance)(2) Admission Period
The date of admission is 24(Tues) September 2024.
The entrance ceremony will take place on 20(Fri) September 2024.
If there are any changes to the entrance ceremony or other procedures due to the occurrence ofa natural disaster, epidemic of an infectious disease or other unexpected situations, we will postan announcement on our website, and the details will be sent to the successful candidates later.
(3) Tuition Fee
A tuition fee of 267,900 yen for the first semester and an equal amount for the second semester (Annualtuition fee: 535,800 yen) will have to be paid after the admission/enrollment. (Note: The amount of tuition
fee may change in AY2024.)(Note: According to special provisions, two students admitted to this course will be exempt fromadmission and tuition fees and will be reimbursed upon arrival an amount equivalent to the airfare(Page#3)

for the shortest route from the country of residence to Japan)

4．Privacy Policy (Use of personal information)
Any personal information provided in application forms such as names and addresses is solely forprocessing applications, contacting applicants if an application document is incomplete, conducting entrance
examination, notifying successful applicants, and sending admission procedure documents.
If an application document is incomplete, Ehime University may notify the applicant's guardians or school
to request the document be promptly amended and resubmitted.
It is also used for academic affairs after enrollment (student registration, educational guidance), student
support services (health-care management, scholarship applications), tuition administration, and to conduct
surveys and research (improve entrance examinations, study and analyze application trends). Personal
information will not be used for any other purpose and will not be provided to third parties.

5．Outline of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering(1) Organization
The Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Ehime University has been designed as indicatedin the chart below. The Graduate School Course consists of a Pre-doctoral Course (equivalent to MasterDegree) and Doctoral Course.
Organization Structure

Special Graduate Program on Disaster

Mitigation Study for Asian Students

Special Graduate Program on Disaster

Mitigation Study for Asian Students

Docster Course

Major of Science and Engineering

Regional Engineer Development Program

Natural Science Program

ProgramMathematics and Computer Science

Public Infrastructure Program

ProgramIndustrial Science and Technology

Major of Science and Engineering

Master Course

Ehime University Graduate School of Science and engineering

Major of Science and Engineering(Page#4)

(2) Outline of the Special Graduate Program on Disaster Mitigation Study for Asian Students and theaffiliated facultiesThe 21st century has been named the Century of Natural Disasters. Among all disaster-hit nations inthe world, the Asian nations probably suffer the most leaving a large number of people as victims everyyear. To mitigate natural disasters or to minimize disaster damage/loss, it is all essentially important tounderstand disaster occurrence mechanism and work out various mitigation measures. Towards thiseffort, the Special Program for Asian Students on Disaster Mitigation Study at the Graduate School ofScience and Engineering, Ehime University has been designed to train Asian students in the field ofearthquake hazard and meteorological disasters, their mechanisms of occurrence, damage mitigation,
hazard prevention, disaster management, disaster informatics, and other related topics.

The following are the affiliated faculties and their disciplines:
Mitsu Okamura
Professor, Geo-Hazard Engineering
Shinya Kobayashi
Professor, Distributed Processing System
Ryo Moriwaki
Professor, Water Environment Engineering
Masaya Nakahara
Professor, Combustion
Keiji Ogi
Professor, Material Strength and Fracture Engineering
Satoru Shibata
Professor, Control Engineering
Hirofumi Hinata
Professor, Coastal Engineering
Netra Prakash Bhandary Professor, Geo-disaster Engineering
Keiyu Kawaai
Associate Professor, Concrete Engineering
Naoki Kinoshita
Associate Professor, Rock Engineering
Takahiro Tsubota
Associate Professor, Traffic Engineering(Page#5)