PROSPECTUS
FOR
THE DOCTORAL COURSE
Graduate School of Engineering
KOBE UNIVERSITY
Term 3，2016（Starting in April, 2016）

About Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering was established in April 2007 in the wake of thereorganization of the Graduate School of Natural Science. Both the Master’s and Doctoral Coursesof the Graduate School of Engineering consist of the following five departments: Architecture, Civil
Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Scienceand Engineering.
A Doctoral Degree, either a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering or a Doctor of Philosophy, will be
granted upon completion of the Doctoral Program of Graduate School of Engineering.

Admission Policy of Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering

We welcome applications from students who:
（１）Show enthusiasm for identifying the principles underlying natural phenomena and possess
the potential to contribute to human society through science and technology.
（２）Possess high ethical standards and are able to consider the impact of science and technology
on human society.
（３）Derive satisfaction from identifying novel challenges and finding creative solutions.
（４）Use their international experience to increase their cultural awareness, particularly withrespect to the potential applications of their research.
（５）Demonstrate a passion for acquiring advanced and specialized academic knowledge andcapabilities in order to conduct cutting-edge research.

(Where to Contact Regarding the Admission of the Doctoral Course of the Graduate School ofEngineering)
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering, Student Affairs Section
1-1, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501
078-803-6350
Tel :e-mail:eng-kyomugakusei@office.kobe-u.ac.jp
Graduate School of Engineering Website: http://www.eng.kobe-u.ac.jp/
Kobe University Website:
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/

Table of Contents
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The Doctoral Course of Graduate School of Engineering, General Admission
Guidelines
1． Departments and Number of Students to be Accepted…………………………………

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4．Screening Methods ……………………………………………………………………………

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5．Date and Place for the Interviews …………………………………………………………

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2． Qualification for Applicants
3． Application Procedures

6．Announcement of Successful Applicants …………………………………………………… 5…………………………………………………………………………

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7. Admission Procedure

8. Eligibility Screening
9. Others

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Guide for overseas remittance of entrance examination fees…………………………

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Special Education System for Students Entering From Workplace………………………… 11

Introduction of the Doctoral Course of Graduate School of Engineering
1．Philosophy and Features of Curriculum …………………………………………………

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2．Features of Doctoral Program Education …………………………………………………… 12
3．Departments and Divisions of the Graduate School of Engineering ………………………… 12〇 Departments, Divisions, Education and Research Fields ………………………………… 16〇◎

Departments and Divisions Guidance……………………………………………………

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Attached Documents (A Set of Forms Designated by the Graduate School ofEngineering Required for Application)○ Application Form (Form No.1)○ Curriculum Vitae (Form No. 2)○ ID for the examination (Form No.3)○ Certificate of payment Card (Form No. 4)○ About the payment of entrance exam fee for application (Form No. 5)○ Summary of master’s thesis and Research Progress Report (Form No. 6)

○ Research proposal (Form No. 7)○

Self-addressed Forms (Form No. 8)○ Envelope (For sending the ID for the examination) (Form No. 9)○ Application Form for Examination of Qualification (Form No. 10)○ History of research (Form No. 11)○ Research experience (Form No. 12)

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The Doctoral Course of Graduate School of Engineering
General Admission Guidelines

2016 April (Term 3)
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering, the Doctoral Course
Application Guidelines
1. Departments and the Number of Students to be Accepted
Department

No. of Students

Architecture
A few
Civil Engineering
A few
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
A few
Mechanical Engineering
A few
Chemical Science and Engineering
A few
Total
A few
(Note) The number of students to be accepted includes students who go on to a doctoral
course from our master’s courses, foreign students and students entering from workforce.
2. Qualification for ApplicantsThose who meet one of the following requirements have the eligibility.
(1) Those who have obtained a master’s degree or a professional degree or who are expected to
do so by March 31, 2016.
(2) Those who have obtained a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or a professional degree
in a foreign country or who are expected to do so by March 31, 2016.
(3) Those living in Japan who have completed the correspondence course in a foreign-affiliatededucational institution and obtained a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or aprofessional degree or who are expected to do so by March 31, 2016.
(4) Those who have completed the education in a foreign-affiliated university within a school
educational system of a foreign country in Japan and designated by the Minister of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology limiting to those who have obtained adegree equivalent to a master’s degree or a professional degree or who are expected to do soby March 31, 2016.
(5) Those who have been conferred, or are expected to be conferred, by March 31, 2016, adegree equivalent to a Master degree from the United Nations University which waspromulgated by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 11, 1972 and inaccordance with the Agreement between Japan and the United Nations concerning the Act
on Special Measures Incident to Enforcement of the Agreement between the United Nations
and Japan regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations University (1976, Resolution
72, Article 1, Item2)(6) Those who have completed the curricula at a foreign university, an educational institution
which is designated under Item 4 or the United Nations University and are recognized ashaving academic abilities equivalent or superior to those given a master’s degree by passing
the examination and screening which are equivalent of the ones stipulated in Article 16,
paragraph (2) of the Standards for Establishment of Graduate Schools (under Minister of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ordinance No. 28, 1974).
(7) Those who are approved by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (under Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Public
Notice No. 118, 1989).
(8) Those who are 24 years of age or older and are recognized by Eligibility Screening as
having academic abilities equivalent or superior to those given a master’s degree or aprofessional degree.
【Note】 Those who intend to apply under the requirement (7) or (8) above should refer to “8.
Eligibility Screening” because they are subject to screening prior to their applications.

13. Application Procedures（１） Period of application and how to submit the application
From January 5(Tue.) 2016 to January 12 (Tue.) 2016 (except Saturday & Sunday)
When you submit in person, the office hour is Monday through Friday, from 9:00 to 12:00 &13:00-17:00.
If you submit by mail, your application documents must be postmarked by Tuesday, January
12, 2016. On the envelope, write “Application Documents for the Doctoral Course” in red andmail it by “express registered mail”.
（２） Mailing Address:
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering, Students Affairs Section
1-1, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501
Tel (078) 803-6350 (direct)（３） Application documents
Application Documents

Applicants who
are required tosubmitApplication FormAll Applicants(B)

ID for the examination

All Applicants(C)

Certificate ofPayment Card

All Applicants(A

Comments
Form designated by the Graduate School ofEngineering (Form No.1)
Form designated by the Graduate School ofEngineering (Form No.3)
Form designated by the Graduate School ofEngineering (Form No.4)
Affix two copies of photograph to the designatedplaces on the application form and the ID for theexamination. The photograph should be 4 cm longand 3 cm wide and of upper body, taken within
three months prior to submitting the application; inthe picture, you should be looking straight ahead
with your head uncovered.
Form designated by the Graduate School ofEngineering (Form No.2)(D)

Photograph

All Applicants(E)

Curriculum Vitae

All Applicants(F)

Certificate of(Prospective) Graduation

Applicants who
apply with a
Qualification forApplicants(1), (2), (3), (4)or (5)A Certificate of (Prospective) Graduation issued by
the head of department or the principal of thegraduate school you graduated from.
If the Graduation Certificate indicated above does
not show the degree you obtained, pleasesubmit a certificate of degree as well.

(G)

Academic Transcript (1)All ApplicantsAcademic performance record created by the headof faculty or the principal of the university you
graduated fromAcademic Transcript (2)Applicants who
apply with a
Qualification forApplicants(1), (2), (3), (4)or (5)

Academic performance record created by the headof department or the principal of the graduate
school you graduated from

(H)

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(I)

Bring the attached form of JP bank (Form No. 5)
and deposit the fee from the bank; make sure toaffix the proof of receipt of postal transfer for
entrance exam fee to the mounting card and send it
together with the application documents. (Whenpaying from overseas, please refer to the “Guide foroverseas remittance of entrance examination fees”
on page 10.)
Japanesegovernment-sponsoredinternational
students who will continue to be so after enrollment
do not have to pay the fee on condition that theyshould submit the “Certificate of Japanese
Government-sponsored International Student” fromthe university you are currently enrolled (unless
you are a student of Kobe University).

Entrance Exam Fee:
¥30,000

All Applicants

A Copy of
Master’s Thesis

Applicants who
have completed amaster's degree
program(master course)

Summary ofMaster's Thesis

Applicants who
have completed amaster's degree
program(master course)

Research Progress
ReportApplicants whoare expected tocomplete a
master's degree
program (mastercourse) or who
have succeeded ineligibility
screening

A set of copies of the A4 report written in both
Japanese (approx. 2,000 words) and English(approx. 1,200 words), with a cover sheet
designated by the Graduate School of Engineering(Form No. 6). For foreign applicants, only English
copy suffices.

Reference Material

All Applicants

Any reference material other than indicated above
may be submitted.

Research Proposal

All Applicants(except successful
applicants ofeligibility screening)

A copy of A4 report written in Japanese(approx.2,000 words) or English (approx. 1,200
words) with a cover sheet designated by the
Graduate School of Engineering (Form No. 7)
indicating the details of your intended research andfield.

(J)(K)

A copy of Master’s thesis written either inJapanese or in English. If not available,please contact the Student Affairs Section of
Graduate School of Engineering in advanceand follow the instructions you will be
provided.
A set of copies of the A4 outline written in both
Japanese (approx. 2,000 words) and English(approx. 1,200 words), with a cover sheet
designated by the Graduate School of Engineering(Form No. 6). For foreign applicants, only English
copy suffices.

(L)

Resident Certificate

Foreign
ApplicantsForeign applicants should submit a Copy of
Resident Certificate which is issued by the local
municipality within 30 days, or a document that cantake the place of the Resident Certificate. (Only for
those residing in Japan)(M)

Self-Addressed
Forms

All ApplicantsWrite your postal number, address, and name in theform designated by the Graduate School ofEngineering (Form No.8).

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(N)

Envelope

All Applicants(except those wholive abroad)Write your postal code, home address and name on
the envelope designated by the Graduate School ofEngineering with 372 yen stamps(Form No.9).

〔Note〕(1) No changes are allowed in the application documents once they have been received. The
entrance exam fee will not be returned to an applicant except the case where the applicant
did not apply or the application was not accepted.
(2) Make sure that documents created in a foreign language other than English should beaccompanied by Japanese translation with the translation accreditation issued by the public
institution such as the diplomatic facilities of Japanese or foreign government.
However in the case of submitting documents issued by Chinese universities, please make
Credentials Reports sent by mail to Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University(Registration Code: W600501) through CDGDC (China Academic Degrees & Graduate
Education Development Center) by the deadline for applications. The documents which are
obtained and submitted by applicants themselves are not accepted in principle. You need tosend the documents issued by your university to CDGDC and pay the fee. Please make sureto have Credentials Reports issued in English. For more details, please refer to its website(http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn).
(3) Applicants should select a desired faculty member from the “Departments and Divisions
Guidance” and indicate the name in the admission application form. Without the name ofthe desired faculty member’s name, the application documents will not be accepted. Also,
applicants should closely contact the expected academic supervisor and create a research
proposal.
(4) For those who submit a certificate of prospective graduation, please submit a certificate ofgraduation when you enroll. If the certificate does not show the degree you obtain, pleasesubmit a certificate of degree as well.
4. Screening Methods
Admission will be determined based on the results of academic examination together with thesubmitted documents.
The academic examination will take place through oral examination and interview.
(1) Content of a master thesis or research progress report
Examined as to whether or not the applicant has basic academic skills required for the course.
(2) English capability (for applicants graduated from a foreign university, both English andJapanese language skills are examined)
Examined as to whether or not the applicant has language skills required for the course.
(3) Content of research proposal
Examined as to whether or not the research plan meets the doctoral degree to be awarded.
5. Date and Place for the Interviews
Date

Place
RemarkGraduate School ofApplicants will be notified of time
February 3, 2016 (Wed)Engineering Building,and place for the interview at a
Kobe University,
later date.
【Access to Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering Building】
Hanshin “Mikage” sta. JR “Rokkomichi” sta. or Hankyu “Rokko” sta.
Kobe Municipal Bus No. 16 (bound for Rokko Cable)

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Shindai Kokusai Bunka Gakubu Mae, 5 min on foot to the Rokkodai Campus
6. Announcement of Successful ApplicantsFebruary 3, 2016 (Wed) 10:00 (scheduled)

The results will be announced both on the bulletin board and via the website of Kobe University
Graduate School of Engineering.
http://www.office.kobe-u.ac.jp/eng-ofc/kym/examinee.html※Successful applicants will receive the acceptance letter. Inquiries will not be accepted via
telephone.
7. Admission Procedure(1) Admission procedure period and admission documents
The admission procedure period is scheduled to be around mid March 2016. The details will bemailed to each successful applicant in late February 2016 with necessary documents for theprocedure.
(2) Where the admission procedure is held
Kobe University Centenary Commemorative House (Shindai Kaikan) (scheduled)(3) Fees
Division

In Japanese yen

Admission fee

Tuitionfee

RemarkAdmission fee should be paid during theadmission procedure period.

282,000For
semester

267,900

Annualtotal

535,800

Refer to the “General Information for Successful
Applicants” which will be sent in late February
2015.
［In case the tuition is revised, the new fee isapplied from the time of the revision.］（Note）The amounts quoted above apply to 2015.
〔Note〕(1) The admission of applicants who fall under the following items may be cancelled.
(A) Applicants who made a false declaration(B) Applicants who did not meet the qualification requirements for applicants(2) The admission fee already paid will not be returned for any reason.
(3) Admission fee and tuition fee are not required for Japanese government-sponsored international
students who will continue to be so after enrollment.
8. Eligibility Screening
Those who intend to apply under the requirements “2. Qualification for Applicants (7) or (8)” will
be screened by the following documents submitted.
（１） Documents necessary for screening(A) Application Form for Examination of Qualification：the application form designated by the
Graduate School of Engineering (Form No. 10)(B) Graduation certificate created by the head of faculty or the principal of the university you

5graduated from(C) Curriculum Vitae：the form designated by the Graduate School of Engineering (Form No. 2)(D) History of research：created by immediate manager or representative of education/research
institute or company where the research was conducted. If such a certification is unavailable,
an application written by the applicant can substitute it. Use the form designated by the
Graduate School of Engineering. (Form No. 11)(E) Research experience (A4): the outline of thesis that is “an equivalent of master’s thesis”. A
set of copies written in both Japanese (approx. 2,000 words) and English (approx. 1,200
words), with a cover sheet designated by the Graduate School of Engineering (Form No. 12).
For foreign applicants, only English copy suffices.
(F) Materials of research achievements ： Index of thesis and separate print (photocopy
acceptable), which are the basis of the research achievements, along with references of otherachievements, if any. In case of collaborative research, attach the material clearly indicating
the portion the applicant was in charge.
(G) Research proposal (A4)：a copy of report indicating the field and research the applicant
would like to explore, written either in Japanese (approx. 2,000 words) or English (1, 200
words) with a cover sheet designated by the Graduate School of Engineering (Form No. 7).
(H) A self-addressed envelope (23.5cm long×12cm wide with 362 yen stamps)
Note: that those who have completed a 6-year course of medical college, dental college, orveterinary medicine are not required to submit the abovementioned (D), (E) and (F).
(2) Period and place for submission
Your application documents must be submitted in person or by mail (simplified registered mailwritten “Application Form for Examination of Qualification” in red on the envelope) by Friday ,December 11, 2015 to the Student Affairs Section of the Graduate School of Engineering.
Office hour (for those who hand in): Monday through Friday: 9:00-12:00 & 13:00-16:00(3) Announcement of the screening results
Successful applicants will be notified of the result by Friday , December 25, 2015.
9. Others
1. Admission Fee Payment Exemption
Applicants recognized as having extreme difficulties for the payment of the admission fee
who fall under any of the following items and make the relevant application may be
exempted from the payment of all or half the admission fee upon screening. (low income
only is not qualified for the exemption.)（１）The person mainly responsible for paying school expenses for the applicant having
passed away within the year prior to admission.
（２）The applicant or the person mainly responsible for paying school expenses for theapplicant having suffered from flood or storm damage within the year prior toadmission.
（３） The applicant having the reason corresponding to either of the above-mentioned andrecognized by the university as having the reason.
2. Admission Fee Payment Deferral
Applicants who fall under any of the following items and make the relevant application may
be able to defer payment of the admission fee for a certain period upon screening.
（１） Applicants, for whom payment by the payment deadline has become difficult due tofinancial reasons, and recognized as having excellent academic records.
（２） Applicants recognized for whom payment by the payment deadline has become difficult
because the person mainly responsible for paying school expenses for the applicant

6have passed away within the year prior to admission.
（３） Applicants recognized for whom payment by the payment deadline has become difficult
because the applicant or the person mainly responsible for paying school expenses forthe applicant has suffered from flood or storm damage within the year prior toadmission.
（４）Applicants recognized for whom payment by the payment deadline has become difficult
due to unavoidable circumstances other than indicated above.
3. Tuition Fee Payment Exemption
Applicants who fall under any of the following items and make the relevant application may
be exempted from the payment of all or half of the tuition fee upon screening.
（１）Applicants recognized as having difficulty for the payment due to financial reasons andhaving excellent academic records.
（２）Applicants, except those who fall under (1), recognized as having extreme difficulty forthe payment due to any of the following circumstances.
ⅰ The person mainly responsible for paying school expenses for the applicant having
passed away within a year prior to admission (when concerning the exemption oftuition fee of the term of the admission).
ⅱ The applicant or the person mainly responsible for paying school expenses for theapplicant having suffered from flood or storm damage within a year prior toadmission (when concerning the exemption of tuition fee of the term of theadmission).
ⅲ The applicant having the reason corresponding to either of the above-mentioned
and recognized by the university as having the reason.

4. Handling of personal information(1) Kobe University complies with the legislation such as “Act on the Protection of Personal
Information Held by Independent Administrative Legal Entity” in using the personal
information on applicants, and handles it based on the “Guideline on the Control of
Personal Information Held by Kobe University”.
(2) Personal information including the individual results of screening shall be used forscreening (application procedures, conducting screening), announcement of successful
applicants, enrollment procedures, and materials for reviewing the screening methods forthe future.
(3) Personal information of only enrolled students provided for the application will be used
for supporting the students after the enrollment (health management, tuition fee
exemption or scholarship application, etc), educational purposes such as academic
instruction, tuition-fee related affairs, and other corresponding work.
(4) Part of the operations may be outsourced to an agency. (Hereafter called “Agency”). In
the case of outsourcing the operations, all or part of the personal information provided will
be provided to such an Agency with nondisclosure obligation within a certain limit
necessary for the Agency to execute the operations.
5. Preventive Measures Against Measles and Rubella
Submission of the “Immunization Certificate” of measles and rubella vaccines (orcombination vaccine of both measles and rubella vaccines such as MR vaccine), or“Antibody Test Certificate” of measles and rubella
To prevent a possible outbreak of Measles and Rubella on campus after enrollment, Kobe

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University requires all students to submit either one of the following certificates. Students
entering in April must submit either one of them at the routine medical check-up for new
students scheduled in early April, while students entering in October must do so at theroutine medical check-up scheduled in October.
①Vaccination Certificate given to students who were inoculated with measles and rubellavaccines, twice for each. (Immunization Certificate)②Vaccination Certificate given to students who were inoculated with measles and rubellavaccines once for each within the last five years (Immunization Certificate)③A document given to students who display adequate antibody titer in their blood toprevent developing measles or rubella within the last five years (refer to the following
table). (Antibody Test Certificate)
If the antibody titer level is below the requirement yet you cannot be inoculated with thevaccine for any reason such as illness or constitution, please present the document
explaining why (for example, a certificate issued by the doctor).
＊ “Vaccination Certificate” refers to a document issued by an accredited medical institutethat states the type of vaccine used and the date of inoculation.
＊ The MR vaccine (a combination vaccine of both measles and rubella) suffices for thevaccines of ① and ②.
＊ “Antibody Test Certificate” is a document issued by an accredited medical instituteshowing the measurement methods and values for the antibody titer in the blood specified
in the below table, and the measurement values meeting the “protective antibody titervalues”.
＊ The combination of the documents ①, ②, and ③―for example, the combination of“Vaccination Certificate” for measles(①) and “Antibody Test Certificate” for rubella (③)―is accepted.
The maternity passbook in which the type of vaccines and the date of inoculation are
specified can be used as documents for ① or ②. If it only indicates the past medical
history (the record of suffering the diseases) without the test results (a proof of thediagnosis), submit either “Antibody Test Certificate” (③), or “Vaccination Certificate”(① or ②) after the inoculation.
＊ “Vaccination Certificate”, “Antibody Test Certificate”, and “A document issued by thedoctor stating you cannot be inoculated with the vaccines for reason such as illness orconstitution” will not affect the admission decision of screening.
Methods and Judgment Standard for Values of Protective Antibody Titer in Blood
that Prevents Measles and Rubella
Judgment Standard
RemarkDivision Measurement
MethodMeasles IgG－EIA
Has to show positive in one of
8.0 and above, positive
128 and above, positive
the three measurement
PA4
andabove,
positive
methods
NT
Rubella IgG－EIA
8.0 and above, positive
Has to show positive in one of
32 and above, positive
the two measurement methods
HI
Please use the methods indicated above to judge the titer in the blood for measles andrubella. The protective antibody value differs according to the measuring method. Also, notethat the values are higher than the values considered as simply positive. If your antibody

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titer level is below these values, please take the required vaccination and submit“Vaccination Certificate”.
When you go to a medical institute, please show this vaccination notification to the doctor
and receive required certificates (in particular, the measurement methods and judgment
standards for the antibody test).
For further information concerning the infection-control measures, contact
TEL: 078-803-5245
Kobe University Medical Center for Students Health
Kobe University Student Affairs Division
TEL: 078-803-5219＊ If you have any questions concerning the application, please contact us below.

Students Affairs Section ,Graduate School of Engineering,
Kobe University,
1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501
TEL (078) 803-6350
e-mail: eng-kyomugakusei@office.kobe-u.ac.jp

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“Guide for overseas remittance of entrance examination fees for the 2013 Doctoral
Programs at the Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University”

The entrance examination fee is 30,000 Japanese yen. When paying from overseas, please be
sure to make the payment in Japanese yen basis and remit 30,000 yen as the examination fee
to the designated bank account mentioned below.
The remittance fees will be borne by the applicant, while Kobe University covers any othercommissions including lifting charges or handling fees. No overseas remittance checks will be
accepted.
A photocopy of the remittance request form must be attached to your application foradmission.
Bank nameBank code
Swift CodeBranchBranch Code
Account No．
Recipient

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
0009
SMBCJPJT
Rokko
421
4142727
Kobe University

In addition, please include the following information, if necessary.
Purpose of Remittance：
Entrance Examination Fee
Message to Payee, if any： Please indicate ”D60：Applicant's full name”＊ Please put ”D60” before your name.

10◎Special Education System for Students Entering From Workplace
Recently, increasing number of engineers and researchers in workforce wantcontinued education and training as well as obtaining doctoral degrees in graduate
school. However, education programs of graduate schools usually require themaway from their workplace to focus on the graduate program for three years, which
is likely to limit their learning opportunities. On the other hand, the "Graduate
School Foundation Standard, Article 14" stipulates that "When special educational
measures are recognized necessary in the courses of the Graduate School,
appropriate educational measures can be taken such as providing classes or researchguidance during night or certain periods." considering the students from workplace.
Based on these backgrounds, the Doctoral Course of Graduate School ofEngineering has conducted the special educational measures as stipulated by thestatement for those students since 1995. (*). The following items summarize theprogram.
1. Part of class by a faculty member upon an agreement of the member, and part ofresearch guidance by academic supervisor upon an agreement of the supervisor,
can be provided during night or a certain period.
2. If the academic supervisor recognizes that the thesis has been well under progress, and thatsuperior facilities or equipment for the research are provided in the relevant company where
outstanding performance can be expected, the student can conduct research within the company.
(*) Then, they were provided by the "Graduate School of Natural Science", thepredecessor of the Graduate School of Engineering.

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Introduction of the Doctoral Course of
Graduate School of Engineering

1. Philosophy and Features of Curriculum
The doctoral degree program of the Graduate School of Engineering provides highly-specialized education
integrating the master’s degree program based on the policy of cultivating human resources after the course
completion; at the same time, an individual-based instruction is provided for new students from the doctoral
course. The Graduate School of Engineering features the curriculum organization as indicated below.
The current courses of the Master’s and the Doctoral Degree Program, which meet the students’ demand forlearning while covering subdivided and diversified disciplines of engineering, are the outline of the curriculum of
the Graduate School of Engineering, into which the course work and multi-major education are incorporated.
2. Features of Doctoral Program Education
Fostering the Interdisciplinary Perspectives：
The combination of “Advanced Study on Advanced Integrated Science II” (optional course) ― thecross-graduate-school course of our five Graduate Schools of natural science (Science, Engineering, Agriculture,
Marine, and System Informatics)―and specialized course (optional course) of other Graduate Schools or otherdepartments fosters the interdisciplinary perspectives.
Measures Taken for New Students Enrolled from Other Graduate Schools of Kobe University：
New students who enrolled in the doctoral course of the Graduate School of Engineering from other graduate
schools of Kobe University may be instructed to take courses in the master’s degree program if considerednecessary.
Doctoral Degree Accreditation Process：We provide the research progress presentation for research concept, research progress, and future research plan
during both the 1st year and 2nd year in order to instruct the students to create appropriate doctoral thesis. In
the 3rd year, the research result presentation is conducted, and if the research result is acknowledged as superior,the student can proceed to submitting the doctoral thesis and reviewing (including the doctoral thesispresentation). The entire department makes concerted effort in conducting research progress presentation,
research results presentation, and the doctoral thesis presentation so that each department can be involved in
guiding the students’ research. For those who are finished early, the research result presentation and the doctoral
thesis presentation are conducted during the 1st or the 2nd year.
3. Departments and Divisions of the Graduate School of Engineering
The Graduate School of Engineering has five departments: Architecture, Civil engineering, Electrical andElectronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Science and Engineering.
（１）Architecture
The Department of Architecture aims to create a variety of spaces and areas in daily lives and social lives. The
targets include not only the requirements of current days―comfort and convenience as part of environment, or
enough strength for safety―, but the creation of architectures that are environmentally-friendly allowing for thesustainable development is also sought after in these days. Instead of focusing only on successive creation ofbuilding in the past, what is needed now is to create new buildings that can coexist more harmoniously with theearth and the natural environment, while, at the same time, succeeding the human environment that has been built
by the humans and the society for long years until now. In this department, based on the human’s eternal
challenges as such, we provide the education and research to foster the human resources who can consider
architecture not only as single entity but also as part of regional and urban spaces as well as ecologicalenvironment directly connected with the earth. To this end, The Department of Architecture consists of thefollowing four divisions: Spatial Design, Architectural Planning History and Theory, Engineering of Building
Structures, and Architectural Environment Engineering.
Spatial Design
The Division of Spatial Design aims to provide synthetic theory establishment and practical education andresearch on the creation of space, which include architectural and urban design, housing and community design,
structural engineering and design building management.

12Architectural Planning, History, and Theory
The Division of Architectural Planning, History, and Theory provides the basic education and research on thebasic architectural design including history and theory of architecture, conservation and renovation planning of
historical environment, planning of human living, housing and regions, urban and architectural safety planning,architectural planning, and urban planning.
Engineering of Building Structures
The Division of Engineering of Building Structures provides education and research on structural safetyengineering, dynamic behaviors and architectural analyses of building materials (members and joint parts ofstructures), quake-resistant safety of structures and vibration suppression, improvement of performance, andstructural systems.
Architectural Environmental Engineering
The Division of Architectural Environmental Engineering provides the education and research on analysis andcontrol of acoustical, thermal, aerial, and lighting environment in buildings and analysis and planning of regional
and urban environments.
（２）Civil Engineering
We welcome students who are ambitious to become the pillars of public service demanded by the citizen andsociety, to foster the human resources with broader interdisciplinary perspectives embracing the traditional civilengineering fields, as well as high-level practical skills and expertise. “New Civil Engineering (public
engineering) in the 21 century” focuses on engineering of wider fields embracing urban redevelopment, citizen
participation, and globalization, based on the education of creating safe cities and regions against natural andsocial disasters, and the education of conserving the environment where cities and regions living in symbiosis
with nature, and the education of maintaining and reviving urban facilities. To this end, the Department of Civil
Engineering consists of Engineering of Human Security, and Engineering of Environmental Symbiosis.
Engineering of Human Safety
As basic research fields to create safe cities and regions against natural disasters and social disasters such as
terrorism and accidents, the Division of Engineering of Human Safety provides education and research on
structural safety engineering, geotechnical safety engineering, and transportation system engineering concerningsocial safety, and geo-disaster engineering, earthquake-disaster prevention engineering, and flood control
engineering concerning the prevention of urban disasters.
Engineering of Environmental Symbiosis
As basic research fields to aim for conserving environment and maintaining/reviving urban facilities that allows
for cities and regions living in symbiosis with nature, the Division of Engineering of Environmental Symbiosis
provides education and research on environmental fluid engineering, hydrospheric environment engineering, andgeo-environmental engineering concerning the environmental preservation of cities and regions, and wide-area
environment engineering, urban safety & security engineering, and urban management engineering concerning themaintenance and revival of cities and regions living in symbiosis with the nature.
（３）Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering shares the academic as well as technological bases withvarious research fields including computer information processing system, information and telecommunications,computer science, quantum mechanics, and optical electromagnetic theory. In the department, we aim for
fostering the human resources with highly specialized basic academic skills and basic research capabilities in themaster’s degree program; and we aim for fostering the human resources processing further advanced andpioneering research capabilities in the doctoral degree program. To this end, we provide the systematic education
and research―from basics to most advanced―on science and technology that assume the core role of the modern
society; and the basic theories and technologies required for establishing the new nano-materials, devices,
hardware, software, wearable computing technology, and system engineering for the coming highly advanced
information society, and its progress and new development. To be more specific, the Department of Electrical andElectronics Engineering consists of two divisions, Physical Electronics, and Computer and Information, which arefunctionally integrated and provide the education and research on 1) electronics materials properties and device
physics as the basis of electronics, 2) theories and technologies of information exchange, transmission, andprocessing, 3) conversion, transmission, and control of electrical energy, and basics of new energy system.

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Physical Electronics
The Division of Physical Electronics provides education and research on solving the mechanism of quantum
mechanical interaction between electrons and light in various electrical materials such as semiconductors,
developing new electrical materials, building the models of nano-devices and molecular devices incorporating thequantum behaviors of electronics, and developing new devices and systems with a view to applying the electricalenergy.
Computer and Information
The Division of Computer Information provides education and research on information mathematics, information
processing, information transmission, and information recognition to realize highly advanced computer
information processing and communication systems, as well as the design and configuration of computer
information device including the large-scale integrated circuit (LSI).
（４）Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline that serves to the bases for supporting the industrial society and theinformation society. In the Department of Mechanical Engineering, we provide the education and research on awide range of mechanical and related fields from design, manufacturing, and control of the mechanical systemthat is highly complicated and diversified, while maintaining the harmony with the society and the environment,by synthesizing and integrating a number of cutting-edge and highly functionalized elemental technologies fromboth hardware and software including the environment, energy, nanotechnology, robotics, and design andmanufacturing systems.
In the master’s degree program, we foster the human resources possessing advanced, specialized basic academic
skills and basic research development capability as well as high moral value and an international mindset required
for the leader of the future society; in the doctoral degree program, we foster the human resources who have theinterdisciplinary sense and capability of performing creative researches and development. To this end, theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering consists of the following three divisions: Thermo-Fluid Dynamics,
Mechanics and Physics of Materials, and Design and Manufacturing.
Thermo-Fluid Dynamics
The Division of Thermo-Fluid Dynamics aims to solve the complicated, diversified generative mechanism andtransportation mechanism of the fluid energy and thermal energy, to achieve their higher efficiency, and also
provides the general education and research on thermal and fluid energies from a wider perspective of theenvironment by systematically reviewing energy conversion.
Mechanics and Physics of Materials
The Division of Mechanics and Physics of Materials provides education and research with a view to acquiring thebasics of nanotechnology through evaluating the function, strength, and stability of the properties of solid
structure, composition, and dynamics, by defining them from micro-, mezzo- and nano-hierarchies andconstructing their organic interrelations, and through designing the function of the surfaces and interfaces.
Design and Manufacturing
The Division of Design and Manufacturing provides education and research on the system design, systemanalyses, intelligent robot, control theory, emergent system, and next-generation processing technology covering
wide phenomena―from micro to macro―of mechanical element technology, mechanical system, and social
systems, and also the integration of them.
（５）Chemical Science and Engineering
The Department of Chemical Science Engineering offers consistent education and research by, based on the newnorms, extensively integrating the range of contents including the basic chemistry of molecular levels, theprovision of functionality for chemical substances and materials consisting of molecules, discovery offunctionality, engineering application of biological functions to the creation of substances and manufacturing
technologies, creating the actual macro industrial scales, and manufacturing technologies and systems, to foster
researchers and engineers who will lead the chemical industry of the future on a global scale. We provide
education and research on the following: the analyses of structure and properties of molecular/nano order ofchemical substances; creation of substances and materials of advanced functionality; developing biomaterials
including biotic function applied technology and bioreactors; enhancing chemical engineering, manufacturing
technology, and separation/purification technologies; and basic and application of the collective process systemanalyses. To this end, the Department of Chemical Science and Engineering consists of the following divisions:14Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
Applied Chemistry
The Division of Material Science provides education and research on mechanism clarification of functional
development and new substances creation technology based thereon, from the engineering perspective, by
providing precise, advanced functionality to chemical substances and materials, and creation of functionality,
designed for a wide range of groups including from atomic, molecular level substances to nano-, mezzo-, andmacro-substances, with an aim to combining the world of atoms and molecules made thereof and various
functions created by the convergence of molecules.
Chemical Engineering
The Division of Chemical Engineering provides education and research on useful substances, high efficiency ofenergy, and development of low environmental load manufacturing process by developing new materials andreactive, catalytic substances, establishing the control method of reactive, transfer phenomena, and creating new
manufacturing process, based on the finding of intermolecular interaction, biological molecularfunctions/substances and energy transfer phenomena during the substance and energy conversion process based on
the chemical and biological reaction.

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Department・Divisions・Education/Research Fields（Department）

Architecture

Civil Engineering

Electrical andElectronic Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Chemical Science andEngineering

５ Department（Divisions）(Education/Research Fields)

Spatial Design

４Fields

Architectural Planning,
History and Theory

３Fields

Engineering of
Building Structures

３Fields

Architectural Environmental
Engineering

３Fields

Engineering of Human
SafetyEngineering ofEnvironmental

６Fields
６Fields

Physical Electronics

５Fields

Computer and Information
Engineering

５Fields

Thermo-Fluid Dynamics

４Fields

Mechanics andPhysics of Materials
Design and
Manufacturing

４Fields
５Fields

Applied Chemistry

３Fields

Chemical Engineering

３Fields

１３Divisions

５４Fields

１６Departments and Divisions Guidance
As of Nobember 1, 2015

Department

Divisions

Education/Research Fields

Staff
Endo Shuhei

Architectural and Urban Design
Tsukihashi Osamu
Miwa Koichi
Housing and Community Design
Spatial Design

Suekane Shingo(The member is scheduled to join in October 1,
2014.)

Structural Engineering and Design

Taga Kenzo
Fujinaga Takashi

Building Management
Ohtani Yasuhiro
History and Theory of Architecture,
Theory of Historical Environments

Architectural Planning, Planning Theory of Built
History and Theory
Environment

Urban and Architectural Safety
Planning

Kuroda Ryuji
Nakae Ken
Yamazaki Juichi
Kondo Tamiyo
Hokugo AkihikoOhnishi Kazuyoshi
Sun Yuping

Architecture

Structural Performance Engineering Tanaka Tsuyoshi
Namba Hisashi
Engineering of Building
Structures

Fujitani Hideo
Structural Control in Dynamics
Mukai Yoichi
Tani Akinori
Structural Systems Engineering
Yamabe Yuichiro
Sakagami Kimihiro
Planning of Acoustical and Lighting
Sato Hayato
Environments
Suzuki Hirotaka

Architectural
Environmental
Engineering

Matsushita Takayuki
Thermal Environmental Planning
Takada Satoru
Planning of Urban Environment andM&E Services

To be fixed
Takebayashi Hideki
To be fixed

Cooperative Division

Disaster Mitigation Planning
Kubota Katsuaki

１８Departments and Divisions Guidance
As of Nobember 1, 2015

Department

Divisions

Education/Research Fields
Structural Engineering for Urban
SafetyGeotechnical Engineering for Urban
SafetyStaff
To be fixed
Miki Tomohiro
Shibuya Satoru
To be fixed
Kita Hideyuki

Transport Systems Engineering
Iryo Takamasa

Engineering of Human
SafetyGeotechnical Engineering forDisaster Reduction

Earthquake Disaster Mitigation
Engineering

Disaster-prevention Engineering forRiver Basin
Civil Engineering

To be fixed
Yoshida Nobuyuki
Nagao Takashi
Kuwata Yasuko
Fujita Ichiro
Kobayashi Kenichiro
To be fixed

Environmental Fluid Engineering
Uchiyama Yusuke
Engineering of Hydrospheric
Environment

To be fixed
To be fixed
Oishi Satoru

Geo-environmental Engineering
Kato Shoji
Engineering ofEnvironmental
Symbiosis

Iizuka Atsushi
Urban Preservation Engineering
Kawai Katsuyuki
Morikawa Hidenori
Urban Preservation Engineering

Akutagawa Shinichi
Hashimoto Kunitaro

Urban and Transport Planning andManagement

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Koike Atsushi
Otazawa ToshimoriDepartments and Divisions Guidance
As of Nobember 1, 2015

Department

Divisions

Education/Research Fields

Staff
Fujii Minoru

Mesoscopic Materials
Imakita Kenji
Kita Takashi
Photonic Materials
Kojima Osamu
Moriwaki Kazuyuki
Quantum Functional Engineering
Physical Electronics

Kitamura Masatoshi
Ogawa Matsuto
Nano-Structure Electronics

Tsuchiya Hideaki
Souma Satofumi
Takeno Hiromasa

Electromagnetic Energy Physics
To be fixedNuma Masahiro
Electrical andElectronic Engineering

Integrated Circuit Information

Kuroki Nobutaka
Hirose Tetsuya
Tsukamoto MasahikoComputer Engineering
Terada Tsutomu
Computer andInformation Engineering Information and Communication
Engineering

Morii Masakatu
Shiraishi Yoshiaki
Masuda Sumio

Algorithms
Yamaguchi Kazuaki
Ozawa Seiichi
Intelligent Learning Theory
Omori Toshiaki
Adachi Hideaki
Cooperative Division

Functional Thin-Film Engineering

Kitabatake Makoto
Yamada Yuka

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Departments and Divisions Guidance
As of Nobember 1, 2015

Department

Divisions

Education/Research Fields

Staff
Yamane Takashi

Applied Fluid Engineering
Kataoka Takeshi
Takenaka Nobuyuki
Multiphase Thermo-fluid Dynamics
Asano Hitoshi
Thermo-Fluid Dynamics

Hirasawa Shigeki **Energy Conversion Engineering
Kawanami Tsuyoshi
Tomiyama Akio
Energy and Environmental Engineering

Hosokawa Shigeo
Hayashi Kosuke
Sakagami Takahide

Solid Mechanics

Hasebe Tadashi
Shiozawa Daiki
Nakai Yoshikazu

Mechanics and Physics
of Materials

Fracture Control Engineering
Tanaka Hiroshi
Mukai Toshiji
Material Science

Tagawa Masahito
Fujii Yoshikazu
Tanaka Katsushi

Surface, Interface and Tribology
Hasebe Tadashi
Mechanical Engineering
Yokokohji Yasuyoshi
Complex Mechanical Engineering
Fukao Takanori
Kanno Isaku
Machine Dynamics
Adachi Kazuhiko
Shirase Keiichi
Design and ManufacturinComputer Integrated Manufacturing

Shibasaka Toshiro *Sato Ryuta

Intelligent Artifacts and Manufacturing
Systems

Isono Yoshitada
Sugano Kouji
Taura Toshiharu

Creative Design
Tsumaya Akira
Narazaki Hiroshi
Intelligent Production Systems

To be fixed
Nishida Yoshiharu
Uchiyama Masao

Cooperative Division
Adaptive Function Model

Kato Hiroaki
Inoue Shinichiro

Collaborative course on wisdom-based
manufacturing

To be fixed
Kamon Masayuki*The faculty member is scheduled to retire in March, 2016.
**The faculty member is scheduled to retire in March, 2017.

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Departments and Divisions Guidance
As of September 1, 2015

Department

Divisions

Education/Research Fields

Staff
Endo Shuhei

Architectural and Urban Design
Tsukihashi Osamu
Miwa Koichi
Housing and Community Design
Spatial Design

Suekane Shingo(The member is scheduled to join in October 1,
2014.)

Structural Engineering and Design

Taga Kenzo
Fujinaga Takashi

Building Management
Ohtani Yasuhiro
History and Theory of Architecture,
Theory of Historical Environments

Architectural Planning, Planning Theory of Built
History and Theory
Environment

Urban and Architectural Safety
Planning

Kuroda Ryuji
Nakae Ken
Yamazaki Juichi
Kondo Tamiyo
Hokugo AkihikoOhnishi Kazuyoshi
Sun Yuping

Architecture

Structural Performance Engineering Tanaka Tsuyoshi
Namba Hisashi
Engineering of Building
Structures

Fujitani Hideo
Structural Control in Dynamics
Mukai Yoichi
Tani Akinori
Structural Systems Engineering
Yamabe Yuichiro
Sakagami Kimihiro
Planning of Acoustical and Lighting
Sato Hayato
Environments
Suzuki Hirotaka

Architectural
Environmental
Engineering

Matsushita Takayuki
Thermal Environmental Planning
Takada Satoru
Planning of Urban Environment andM&E Services

To be fixed
Takebayashi Hideki
To be fixed

Cooperative Division

Disaster Mitigation Planning
Kubota Katsuaki

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