GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSION TO
GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMS AT THE GRADUATESCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES“SPECIAL APPLICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS”

ACADEMIC YEAR 2024
(STARTING FROM OCTOBER 2024)
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESNAGOYA UNIVERSITY
May 2024
URL: https://www.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp/english/admission/index.html[Important] Advance Procedures on the Internet Application Site
The Graduate School of Environmental Studies requires applicants to register “ My Page ” on thewebsite, register application details, and pay the application fee in advance (see attached document“Online Application Flow" on page26-29).
Please prepare all items required for the online application, devices such as a computer connected to theinternet and a color printer, an email address, a portrait photo, and submit your application after
confirming the payment method, documents to be submitted, etc. If you do not have a color printer athome, please check the printable environment in advance, such as a convenience store.
Note that you will need to register for an account before applying, so ensure you have enough time tocomplete the application process. Important information about the examination and other related issues
may be sent by the University to your registered e-mail address. Therefore, please register an e-mailaddress that you check on a regular basis and has little chance to be changed or deleted.

International applicants who are eligible for enrollment in the Graduate School of Environmental Studies withstudent visa status can apply for the “Special application for international students.” This brochure is a simple
version of the guidelines for such applicants. More detailed information is provided in the Japanese version.
Applicants should contact their prospective supervisor in advance.

I. MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM
1. Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must meet one of the requirements listed below:(1) Graduation, or expected graduation by September 30, 2024 from an undergraduate school or university inJapan.
(2) Completion, or expected completion by September 30, 2024, of 16 years of formal education in his/herhome country or other countries.
(3) Persons who have been conferred, or expect to be conferred by September 30, 2024, a degree equivalent toa bachelor’s degree through attending an overseas university or another overseas school (limited to those
whose education and research activities have been evaluated by persons who have been certified by therelevant country’s government or a related institution, or have been separately designated by the Minister of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as being equivalent to such) and graduated from a
program that requires 3 or more years to complete (includes graduating from a program implemented by
the relevant overseas school while living in Japan through distance learning, as well as graduating from a
program implemented by an educational facility established with the relevant overseas country’s school
education system and has received the designation mentioned above).
(4) Approved by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) (1953Ministry Bulletin, Vol. 5).
(5) Have completed 3 years (or above) of education at a university in Japan, or have completed 15 years offormal education at an institution overseas; Or, have completed 15 years of formal education at an overseas
institution in Japan (provided the program is equivalent to the formal education in its foreign country and isbeing recognized by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) by September 30,
2024. The applicant should also have earned all credits in good academic standing. All mentioned above
should be recognized by the Graduate School of Environmental Studies.
(6) Completion of a program of study recognized by the Graduate School of Environmental Studies as
equivalent to graduation from a Japanese university.
Note: Applicants wishing to apply based on the requirement (5) or (6) above will be given an eligibility
examination. Please contact the Office of Student Affairs at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies fordetails. A separate application is required for the eligibility examination, to be submitted by June 7, 2024.

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Departments offering a Master’s Program at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies are as follows:■ Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences■ Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture■ Department of Social and Human Environment

3. Application Procedures・Period for Online Registration and Examination Fee Payment: June 17 – 12:00pm, July 5, 2024
・Application Period: July 1 – 4:00pm, July 5, 2024(Submission to the Office: 9:00-12:00, 1:00-4:00pm,
Registered mail: must arrive no later than 4:00pm, July 5)
The application procedure will be completed by submitting the necessary application documents within theapplication period after completing registration and examination fee payment with the online application system.
*The TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS original score sheet can be submitted separately to the Office of Student Affairsby 4:00pm, August 2, 2024 (Friday)
Registration and examination fee payment with the online application system alone does not complete theapplication procedures
The examination fee payment must be completed within four days from the day of registration. If a payment is
not made within the period, the application registration will be automatically cancelled. (Please re-register if yourregistration is cancelled)*If the payment deadline is in less than four days, the payment deadline will be prioritized.
When submitting application documents by mail, please print out the “Address Sheet” in color via the online
application system, attach it to a Kaku 2 envelope, and send it so it arrives by the application deadline.
When you are sending a set of application documents from overseas or sending an English score sheet
separately from the application documents, send it by (express) registered mail or tracked post (EMS etc.)
addressed to “9. Contact information”. It is not necessary to affix the on-line issued “Address Sheet” butnecessary to indicate the name of the enclosed document on the envelope.
For details, see "STEP 6 (Send Required Documents)" on page28.
All application documents shall be filled out in either Japanese or English.
Payment of Examination fee
Examination fee 30,000 Japanese Yen
MEXT scholarship recipients are exempt from the examination fee. Please check “Exemptions from theexamination fee” when applying.
Please note that if you select "Exempt from the examination fee" by mistake and submit your application
documents without paying the examination fee, the documents will not be accepted.
*In addition to the examination fee, a service charge (about 500 yen) will be required.
*Examination Fee Refund Policy
The paid examination fee will not be refunded under any circumstances except in the following two cases.
(1) If the applicant does not complete the application procedures after paying the examination fee, or yourapplication has not been accepted.
(2) If the applicant paid the examination fee in duplicate.
Because the process for the refund will require a large reduction in the amount due to remittance charge and along time, please make the payment with special caution.
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If you have any questions about the application procedures, please contact us at env@t.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:(1) *Nagoya University Graduate School Application Form(2) *Photograph Card (affix a photograph taken within the last 3 months)
The applicant must prepare and upload a portrait photo (up to 2MB), that is front facing, includes theupper body, no hats or backgrounds, and has been taken within 3 months of the application.
*(1)(2) The application form and photograph card must be printed in color on a single-sided sheet of A4 sized
paper from the online application system.
(3) Graduate School of Environmental Studies Application form /Curriculum Vitae/Resume
If the address to where the notification of acceptance will be sent is different from the address registered on
the online application, the contact information must be provided in the "Graduate School of Environmental
Studies Application form".
(4) Reason for Application(5) *Official Transcript (or Academic Record) from the university above (originals only; photocopies are notacceptable. English version is required if the transcript is written neither in Japanese nor in English). Be
sure to also submit the grade assessment standards.
(6) *Diploma or Certificate of Graduation or Expected Graduation from the university where the applicant
pursued undergraduate studies (originals only; photocopies are not acceptable. An English version isrequired if the certificate is written neither in Japanese nor in English).
*(5)(6) Note: For applicants who have graduated from a university in the People’s Republic of China: We
reserve the right to investigate applicants’ credentials, for example the Degree Certificate or Expected
Graduation Certificate, or the academic transcript submitted by an applicant through the China Academic
Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC).
(7) TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS original score sheet
Applicants must submit an original score sheet of the “Test Taker Score Report” of TOEFL iBT (includingHome Edition and not accepting MyBest scores), the “Official Score Certificate” of TOEIC (Listening &Reading test), or the “Test Report Form” of IELTS (Academic Module). Only scores of the examinations
taken on or after August 1, 2022, will be accepted. A copy, PDF Score Report or a score sheet submitted
directly from the institution shall not be accepted. The original score sheet will not be returned. For moredetails, please refer to the “4. Examination Method”.
In case of applicants for the self-recommendation admission to the Department of Social and Human
Environment, however, graduates and soon-to-be graduates from an institution of higher education whose
language of instruction is English do not need to submit a TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS original score sheet.
(8) Declaration of applicable specific categories for “deemed exports” under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign
Trade Act
With the clarification of the scope of control for “deemed exports” under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign
Trade Act (“FEFTA”), a part of provision of sensitive technology to faculty members and students atuniversities and research institutions has become subject to control under the FEFTA. Consistently withthis change, when applying for Nagoya University, it is required to submit a “Declaration of applicablespecific categories” based on the “Flowchart for determining applicable specific categories.” some applicants
will also be required to submit a “Letter of confirmation” at the time of their admission.
(9) Self-Recommendation Letter (Required only for applicants for self-recommendation admission to the-3-Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Department of Social and Human Environment)
Only applicants for the Self-Recommendation Entrance Examination in the General Application must write
a self-recommendation letter.
(10) Additional Application Form
Applicants to the Division of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences of the Department of Earth andEnvironmental Sciences must fill out this form.
(11) Graduation thesis (required only for applicants to the Department of Social and Human Environment).
(12) Research Proposal (applicants to the Department of Social and Human Environment only)
There is no specific format or page requirement. Print the document on A4 paper. It must include thefollowing: 1) background of the problem and research objectives, 2) a review of existing literature, and 3)
research methodology and methods. The proposal should refer to the relevant literature where appropriate.
It should be written in either Japanese or English.
(13) A photocopy of your residence card or passport
Applicants who are currently residing in Japan must submit a photocopy of their residence card (bothsides). Oversea resident must submit a passport page with the ID photo.
(14) Applicants receiving a scholarship from the Japanese Government (MEXT) must provide a Certificate of
Status issued by the university where they are currently enrolled. However, applicants who are presently
enrolled in Nagoya University do not need to do it.

-4-4. Examination Method(1) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences consists of the Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences
and the Division of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences. The Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences consistsof the following seven laboratories: Earth Environmental Systems, Geology and Geobiology, Geochemistry andCosmochemistry, Earth and Planetary Physics, Ecology, Earth and Planetary Dynamics, and Chronology andNatural History. The Division of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences consists of the following four laboratories:
Global Environmental Variation, Climate Science, Global Geochemistry, and Global Water Cycle.
Applicants are required to contact their prospective supervisor(s) prior to application, so that the supervisor(s)can prepare for the examination, taking the applicants’ language ability and academic background into
consideration.
Please refer to the “DOCUMENTS REQUIRED” regarding the “English Test”. The original
TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS score sheet taken on or after August 1, 2022, will be converted into the score for the test
subject "English". Documents other than those listed above (e.g. TOEIC-IP test) will not be accepted. If a valid
score sheet is not submitted, the score for the examination subject "English" will be zero.

(1.1) Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences
The scholastic ability test will be conducted by the regular entrance examination (English, specialized subjects,
and oral examination). For the English subject, the score will be calculated by converting the score of the
TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS score sheet submitted.
The written and oral examinations will be conducted face-to-face at the examination site at Nagoya University.
Please contact your perspective supervisor prior to application.
The following table shows the examination schedule.
Date

Time

Monday, August 26, 2024

14:00 – 17:00

Examination (Method)
Specialization subject(Written Examination) *1

Location *4
Lecture room No. 1 and No. 3
Environmental Studies building,
3rd floor

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

9:00 – 12:00

Oral Examination *2 andSeminar room No. 1 and No. 2

Interview *3

Environmental Studies building,
3rd floor*1: Applicants will be questioned on fundamental aspects of their academic field, taking the applicants’ language
ability and academic background into consideration. The examination will be conducted either in Japanese or
English as appropriate for the applicants’ language ability.
*2: Applicants will be asked to answer questions about their undergraduate research and general researchinterests in English and/or Japanese.
*3: This interview will be conducted to evaluate the English proficiency of the applicants if the oral examination isconducted in Japanese. The interview consists of questions about the applicants’ motivation for applying andtheir research plans after enrollment.
*4: Gathering time; 20 minutes before the start time of the examination-5-

[How to submit score sheets]
The score sheet must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs in the same manner as described in "3.
Application Procedures" no later than August 2, 16:00 2024 (Friday). If the score sheet is ready at the time of
application, it may be submitted to the Office with the other necessary documents.

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(1.2) Division of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences
The scholastic ability test is conducted by the General Examination (English, specialized subjects, and oral
examination) or the Self-recommendation Examination (English and oral examination). Applicants who wish totake the Self-recommendation Examination must select the General Application. Regarding the “English Test”,
please refer to the “3. Application Procedures, DOCUMENTS REQUIRED”. It is strongly recommended tocontact your prospective advisor in advance regarding your desired research theme.
The following table shows the examination schedule and location.
Type
General Examination

Date
Monday,Time
August13:00 –

26, 2024
Tuesday, August

Examination (Method)

Location

Specialization Subject andRoom 111

Oral Examination *1(Meeting room
No. 1),

9:00 –, 13:00 –Environmental

27, 2024

Studies Building,
1st floor

Self-recommendation

Monday, August

Examination

26, 2024
Tuesday, August

13:00 –

Oral Examination *2

Room 111(Meeting room

9:00 –, 13:00 –No. 1),
Environmental

27, 2024

Studies Building,
1st floor*1: The General Examination (Specialization Subject and Oral Examination) will be conducted in theEnvironmental Studies Building. In the Oral Examination, applicants will be asked to answer questions about
their undergraduate research, their motivation for applying, and their research plans after enrollment. In theSpecialization Subject, applicants will be questioned on fundamental aspects of their academic field in two of
the seven basic fields of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences (geoenvironmental science, geophysics,
geochemistry, physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics), taking the applicants’ language ability andacademic background into consideration. The two Specialization Subject fields must be selected from therecommendation fields designated by your first-choice professor. Applicants taking the General Examinationmust fill out and submit the “Additional Application Form (Division of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Science)”.
No changes will be allowed to the Specialization Subject fields declared at the time of application. The
examination will be conducted either in English and/or Japanese. The designated time for the examination will
be notified by e-mail by August 2. Applicants should arrive 10 minutes prior to the start of the examination andwait until called.
*2: Applicants who take the Self-recommendation Examination must submit the Self-Recommendation Form (aform of the Graduate School). The Self-recommendation Examination will be conducted in person at the
Nagoya University. However, if it is difficult to come to Nagoya University, the option for the online
examination may be selected. Applicants must fill out and submit the “Additional Application Form (Divisionof Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences)”. Online examinations may be held at times other than those listed
above. Applicants are required to give a 5-minute presentation on their undergraduate research and theirresearch plan after enrollment, and then answer questions based on the presentation. Please prepare the power
point or pdf file for presentation and bring it stored in an USB memory. The examination will be conducted-7-either in English and/or Japanese. The designated time for the oral examination will be notified by e-mail by
August 2. Applicants should arrive 10 minutes prior to the start of the examination and wait until called.
Submission for score sheet of English test: As described in the “DOCUMENTS REQUIRED” section, submissionof the TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS score sheet with the other documents is strongly recommended at the time of
application. However, if you do not have a valid score sheet at the time of application, you may submit the score
sheet separately to the address shown in “9. Contact information”, arriving no later than August 2, 16:00 2024.
Applicants should check the appropriate box in the Score sheet section of the “Additional Application Form
(Division of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences)” and submit with the application documents.

Research Field

Name

Recommendation Field*
Geoenviro

Geophysics

Geochemistry

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

Mathematics

nmentalScience
GlobalSHINODA Masato

○

○

○

Environmental

NAKATSUKA Takeshi○

Variation

SAKAI Akiko

○

○

○

○

○

○

ClimateFUJITA Koji

○

○

○

○

○

○

Science

SUDO Kengo

○

○

○

○

UEMURA Ryu

○

○

○

MATSUI Hitoshi

○

○

○

○

GlobalTSUNOGAI Urumu

○

○

○

○

○

Geochemistry

OSADA Kazuo

○

○

○

○

○

NAKAGAWA Fumiko

○

○

○

○

○

YAMAZAKI Atsuko○

TANIMOTO Hiroshi○

WATANABE Tsuyoshi

○

○

○

○
○

○
○
○

○
○

○

○
○

○
○

Global Water

TSUBOKI Kazuhisa

○

Cycle

HIYAMA Tetsuya○○

TAKAHASHI Nobuhiro○○

MOCHIDA Michihiro○

AIKI Hidenori

○

○

○

○
○

○

○

○

○

MASUNAGA Hirohiko

○

○

○

○

SHINODA Taro

○

○

○

○

○

○

KURITA Naoyuki
FUJINAMI Hatsuki

○

○

○

* Specialization Subject fields recommended by each supervisor are marked with “○”.

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(2) Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture
For the fall admission of the master's program, examinations are conducted only for applicants to the
Sustainable Development Course.
Important Notice on the submission of the TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS score sheet(Only for applicants to the Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture):・As described in the “DOCUMENTS REQUIRED” section, submission of the score sheet at the time of
application is strongly recommended, but if you do not have a valid score at the time of application, or if you
wish to replace it with a new score, you may submit the score sheet separately to the address shown in “9.
Contact information”, arriving no later than August 2, 16:00 using registered mail that marked as "Score Sheet
enclosed" in red.

(2.1) Sustainable Development Course[Important Notices]
・Applicants should contact their prospective supervisor before application. The questions in the examination arelikely to take the applicants’ language ability and academic background into consideration.
[Examinations and schedule]
The schedule of examinations for international students is shown in the following table. Examinations will be
conducted in English and/or Japanese.
Date
Wednesday,Time
9:30 – 11:30

August 21, 2024
13:00 – 14:00

Examination (Method)

Location

Specialization Subject

Lecture Room 1,(Written Examination) *1 *3

Environmental Studies Building, 3rd floor

Essay

Same as above(Written Examination) *2 *3
Thursday,9:00 – 12:00

Interview *4

To be announced during

August 22, 2024

Written Examinations*1: Applicants must select three questions to answer from among the following categories:(1) Environmental Engineering and Policy: three questions, and (2) Environmental Chemistry: twoquestions. Refer to the Appendix 1 for the scope of questions.
*2: Applicants must write one short essay.
*3: Only black pencils (or black mechanical pencils), erasers, a pencil sharpener and a watch are allowed to
be used during the written examinations.
*4: Applicants are required to answer questions mainly related to their reason for application as well as
their research plan after joining the program and related topics. Interviews are conducted in thepresence of all faculty members of the Sustainable Development Course.

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Sustainable Development Studies Course, Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture,
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
AY2024 Master's Program Entrance Examination (October Admission)

Subjects for the Examination and the Scope of the Questions【English】Score will be given based on the submitted TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS scoresheet.
【Specialization subject】Choose and answer 3 questions from the following 5 questions.
- Environmental Engineering and Policy (Three questions)
Scope of the questions: Global warming and climate change issues; decarbonized society; sound material-cycle
society; environment and economy; environmental issues related to land, cities, and transportations;environmental assessment; biodiversity and conservation; disaster prevention and mitigation; water supply andsewage; waste treatment and disposal; urban air quality and thermal environment; housing and the built
environment, etc.
- Environmental Chemistry (Two questions)
Scope of the questions: Energy and material resources; chemical thermodynamics; electrochemistry; materials
production, recycling and disposal; green sustainable chemistry; air, water, and soil pollutants; chemical
substances related to global warming, ozone depletion, and acid rain; chemical substances affecting urban life;
environmental analytical chemistry, etc.

【Essay】Write an essay on a topic related to environmental, social, economic, or related issues.
Logical argumentation skills will be primarily evaluated.

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(3) Department of Social and Human Environment• Special application for international students
The entrance examination is scheduled as below. Be sure to consult your prospective supervisor(s) prior toapplication, because examination questions may be prepared according to applicants’ language skills andacademic background. Consideration will be given to applicants who have significant difficulty in coming to Japanto take the examination, so be sure to consult your prospective supervisor(s) prior to application.
The written and oral examinations will be conducted face-to-face at an examination site prepared by Nagoya
University.
Date

Time

Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Examinations

9:30 – 11:30

Written Examination *1

14:00 –

Oral Examination *2

9:30 –

Oral Examination *2*1 As for the Written Examination, you are required to answer the questions in your chosen academic field.
Dictionaries and calculators are prohibited. See below for the range of questions in each academic field.
Academic Fields
Environmental
Policies

Range of Questions
Applicants are required to answer one question related to Environmental Policies, andanswer another from different academic fields: Economic Environment, Environmental
Law and Politics, Sociology, and Geography
Applicants are required to answer two questions from the following subjects.

Economic
Environment
Environmental Law
and Politics

Environmental Economics, Economic Theory, Statistics, Business Administration,
Management Organization Theory.
Applicants are required to answer two questions from the following subjects.
Environmental Law, International Law, Environmental Politics, Environmental
Governance.
Applicants are required to answer two questions related to Sociological Theory andSociology

Social Research Methods. Questions are in part given in English.
There are a total of two questions. Questions are in part given in English.
Topics to be covered are those that are crucial to Human Geography, PhysicalGeography

Geography and/or research methods in Geography.
Additionally, your writing skills are also evaluated.

*2 After applying, each applicant will be notified of the designated date and time and other details of the oral
examination.
• General application (Self-recommendation admission) *1
The following table shows the examination schedule. The oral examinations will be conducted face-to-face at an
examination site prepared by Nagoya University.
Date

Time

Examinations

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

14:00 –

Oral Examination *2

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

9:30 –

Oral Examination *2*1 International applicants can also apply for “General application” the same as domestic applicants (please see
the Japanese version of the application guideline for details). Applicants who wish to take the “self- 11 -

recommendation admission” must get prior approval from their prospective supervisor.
Accordingly, applicants must consult with their prospective supervisor well before the date.
(Please note that applications are approved only in limited circumstances for those with high academic
potential and achievement. Dual application to “special application for international students” and “generalapplication”, including “self-recommendation admission”, is not allowed.) Applicants must mention the nameof their prospective supervisor who approved their application on the application form.
*2 After applying, each applicant will be notified of the designated date and time and other details of the oral
examination. When self-recommendation admission applicants have extreme difficulty to come and take theoral examination at Nagoya University, the applicant’s prospective supervisor may allow the applicant to takean online video interview. Applicants who wish to take this must have their prospective supervisor’s approvaland mention it on the application form. Online video interviews are held during the same time period as theoral examinations as written above. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have access to a webcam and a goodinternet connection; if you fail to do so, the applicant may be considered as absent.

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5. Notification of Selection Results
Notification Date: 13:00pm, Tuesday, September 3, 2024 (scheduled)
Successful applicants’ examination numbers will be posted on the website of the Graduate School ofEnvironmental Studies.
Letter of Acceptance/Rejection of Application will also be sent by post to each applicant at a later date.

6. Enrollment Procedures
Successful applicants will be notified of enrollment procedures by post in the beginning of September 2024.

7. Admission and Tuition Fees
(1) Admission Fee: JPY 282,000 (estimated)*To be paid by the date of registration stated above.
(2) Tuition Fees: JPY 267,900 (estimated) per semester*To be paid on a per semester basis. Tuition fees for the Spring Semester are to be paid in May, and thosefor the Fall Semester in November. In the event of a revision in the tuition fees, the new fees will be applied
as effective from the date of revision.
Note: Admission and tuition fees are exempted for students receiving the Japanese Government (MEXT)
Scholarship.

8. Important Notice・Under no circumstances will the school allow changes to the applicants’ documents or refund the examination
fee.
・Before application, applicants are strongly recommended to contact their prospective supervisor.
Please refer to the following website (go to “Faculty Members”) for more information on our faculty members:
https://www.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp/english/index.html

9. Contact information
The Office of Student Affairs, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
D2-1(510), Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, JAPAN 464-8601
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International applicants who are eligible for enrollment in the Graduate School of Environmental Studies withstudent visa status can apply for “Special application for International students.” This brochure is a simple versionof the guidelines for such applicants. More detailed information is provided in the Japanese version. Applicantsshould contact their prospective supervisor in advance.

II. DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAM
1. Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must meet one of the requirements listed below:(1) Completion, or expected completion by September 30, 2024 of a Master’s Degree from a graduate school inJapan.
(2) Completion, or expected completion by September 30, 2024 of graduate study at a graduate school in
his/her home country or other countries. The qualification awarded must be recognized as the equivalent ofa Master’s Degree in Japan.
(3) Approved by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) (1989
Ministry Bulletin, Vol. 118).
(4) Completion of a program of study recognized by the Graduate School of Environmental Studies as
equivalent to the completion of a Master’s Degree program from a Japanese university.
Note: Applicants wishing to apply through the requirement (3) or (4) above will be given an eligibility examination.
Please contact the Office of Student Affairs at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies for details. A separate
application is required for the eligibility examination and to be submitted by June 7, 2024

2. Departments Offering Doctoral Degree Programs
Departments offering Doctoral Programs at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies are as follows:■ Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences■ Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture■ Department of Social and Human Environment

3. Application Procedures・Period for Online Registration and Examination Fee Payment: June 17 – 12:00pm, July 5, 2024
・Application Period: July 1 - 4:00pm, July 5, 2024 (Submission to the Office: 9:00-12:00, 1:00-4:00pm,
Registered mail: must arrive no later than 4:00pm, July 5)
The application procedure will be completed by submitting the necessary application documents within theapplication period after completing registration and examination fee payment with the online application system.
*The TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS original score sheet can be submitted separately to the Office of Student Affairsby 4:00pm, August 2, 2024 (Friday)
Registration and examination fee payment with the online application system alone does not complete theapplication procedures
The examination fee payment must be completed within four days from the day of registration. If a payment is
not made within the period, the application registration will be automatically cancelled. (Please re-register if yourregistration is cancelled)*If the payment deadline is in less than four days, the payment deadline will be prioritized.
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When submitting application documents by mail, please print out the “Address Sheet” in color via the online
application system, attach it to a Kaku 2 envelope, and send it so it arrives by the application deadline.
When you are sending a set of application documents from overseas or sending an English score sheet
separately from the application documents, send it by (express) registered mail or tracked post (EMS etc.)
addressed to “9. Contact information”. It is not necessary to affix the on-line issued “Address Sheet” butnecessary to indicate the name of the enclosed document on the envelope.
For details, see "STEP 6 (Send Required Documents)" on page28.
All application documents shall be filled out either in Japanese or English.
Payment of Examination fee
Examination fee 30,000 Japanese Yen
MEXT scholarship recipients, as well as those who are expected to graduate from a master’s program at Nagoya
University are exempt from the examination fee. Please check “Exemptions from the examination fee” when
applying.
Please note that if you select "Exempt from the examination fee" by mistake and submit your application
documents without paying the examination fee, the documents will not be accepted.
*In addition to the examination fee, a service charge (about 500 yen) will be required.
If you have any questions about the application procedures, please contact at env@adm.nagoya-u.ac.jp*Examination Fee Refund Policy
The paid examination fee will not be refunded under any circumstances except in the following two cases.
(1) If the applicant does not complete the application procedures after paying the examination fee, or yourapplication has not been accepted.
(2) If the applicant paid the examination fee in duplicate.
Because the process for the refund will require a large reduction in the amount due to remittance charge and along time, please make the payment with special caution.
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DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:(1) *Nagoya University Graduate School Application Form(2) *Photograph Card (affix a photograph taken within the last 3 months)
The applicant must prepare and upload a portrait photo (up to 2MB), that is front facing, includes theupper body, no hats or backgrounds, and has been taken within 3 months of the application.
*(1)(2) The application form and photograph card must be printed in color on a single-sided sheet of A4 sized
paper from the online application system.
(3) Graduate School of Environmental Studies Application form /Curriculum Vitae/Resume
If the address to where the notification of acceptance will be sent is different from the address registered on
the online application, the contact information must be provided in the "Graduate School of Environmental
Studies Application form".
(4) Reason for Application(5) *Diploma or Certificate of Graduation or Expected Graduation from the university where the applicant
pursued graduate studies (originals only; photocopies are not acceptable. An English version is required if
the certificate is written neither in Japanese nor in English).
(6) *Official Transcript (or Academic Record) from the university above (originals only; photocopies are notacceptable. English version is required if the transcript is written neither in Japanese nor in English). Be
sure to also submit the grade assessment standards.
*(5)(6) Note: For applicants who have graduated from a university in the People’s Republic of China: We
reserve the right to investigate applicants’ credentials, for example the Degree Certificate or Expected
Graduation Certificate, or the academic transcript submitted by an applicant through the China Academic
Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC).
(7) Master’s Thesis/Research paper［Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences］• Applicants to the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences can submit any one from among (i)Master's thesis or its abstract, (ii) reprints of paper published in an academic journal or abstracts ofconference presentations, and (iii) if the applicant has not submitted a master's thesis, a summary of theapplicant's research in any format on a single side sheet of A4 paper.
［Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture］• Applicants to the Sustainable Development Course will be given an instruction by their prospective
supervisor.
• Applicants to the Architecture Course can submit an abstract of the Master's thesis (if it has not been
submitted, what you plan to submit). The length of the abstract should be 1000-2000 words in A4 size. A
summary of the Master's thesis will be accepted in place of the abstract. If there is no Master's thesis,
submit the research and work to be considered for the Master's degree in the same manner as above.
［Department of Social and Human Environment］• Applicants to the Department of Social and Human Environment can submit the Master's thesis. If it has
not been submitted, a summary of the research will be accepted (about 4000 words in A4 size).
(8) Declaration of applicable specific categories for “deemed exports” under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign
Trade Act
With the clarification of the scope of control for “deemed exports” under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign
Trade Act (“FEFTA”), a part of provision of sensitive technology to faculty members and students by- 16 -

universities and research institutions has become subject to control under the FEFTA. Consistently withthis change, when applying for Nagoya University, it is required to submit a “Declaration of applicablespecific categories” based on the “Flowchart for determining applicable specific categories.” some applicants
will also be required to submit a “Letter of confirmation” at the time of their recruitment or admission.
(9) TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS original score sheet (Required only for applicants to the Department ofEnvironmental Engineering and Architecture, and applicants for self-recommendation admission to the
Department of Social and Human Environment)
Applicants must submit an original score sheet of the “Test Taker Score Report” of TOEFL iBT (includingHome Edition, not accepting MyBest scores), the “Official Score Certificate” of TOEIC (Listening &Reading test), or the “Test Report Form” of IELTS (Academic Module). Only scores of the examinations
taken on or after August 1, 2022, will be accepted. A copy, PDF Score Report or a score sheet submitted
directly from the institution shall not be accepted. The original score sheet will not be returned. For moredetails, please refer to the “4. Examination Method”.
In case of the Architecture course in the Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture,
however, applicants whose first language is English are exempted from submitting the original score sheetsof TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS.
In case of applicants for the self-recommendation admission to the Department of Social and Human
Environment, graduates and soon-to-be graduates from an institution of higher education whose languageof instruction is English do not need to submit a TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS original score sheet.
(10) Additional Application Form (required only for applicants to the Division of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric
Sciences in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences)(11) Research Proposal (required only for applicants to the Department of Social and Human Environment)
The research proposal should include the following: 1) background of the problem and objectives of theresearch, 2) a review of the existing literature, and 3) methodology and methods of the research. The
proposal should refer to the relevant literature where appropriate. It shall be written in either Japanese or
English.
(12) Self-recommendation letter (Applicants for self-recommendation admission to the Department of Socialand Human Environment)
Applicants for the self-recommendation admission in the General Application to the Department of Socialand Human Environment must write a self-recommendation letter. (Form 12, A4 size single-sided printing)(13) A photocopy of your residence card or passport
Those applicants who are currently residing in Japan must submit a photocopy of their residence card (bothsides). Oversea resident must submit a passport page with the ID photo.
(14) Applicants receiving a scholarship from the Japanese Government (MEXT) must provide a Certificate of
Status issued by the university where they are currently enrolled. However, the applicant who is presently
enrolled in Nagoya University does not need to do it.

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4. Examination Method(1) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences consists of the Division of Earth and Planetary
Sciences and the Division of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences. The Division of Earth and Planetary
Sciences consists of the following seven laboratories: Earth Environmental Systems, Geology and Geobiology,
Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, Earth and Planetary Physics, Ecology, Earth and Planetary Dynamics, andChronology and Natural History. The Division of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences consists of the following
four laboratories: Global Environmental Variation, Climate Science, Global Geochemistry, and Global Water
Cycle.
Applicants are required to contact their prospective supervisor(s) prior to application, so that thesupervisor(s) can prepare for the examination, taking the applicants’ language ability and academic backgroundinto consideration. Online examinations may be held at times other than those listed below.

(1.1) Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences
The oral examinations will be conducted face-to-face at the examination site at Nagoya University.
The following table shows the examination schedule.
Date
Monday, August 26, 2024

Time

Examination

9:00 – 12:00

Oral Examination *1

Location *2
Seminar room No. 1
Environmental Studies building,
3rd floor*1 English and/or Japanese language will be used in the Oral Examination.
1) Applicants who are enrolled in the Master’s Course of the Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Nagoya
University will be interviewed for a 15-minute about their Master’s program research and their Doctoral
program research plan.
2) Other applicants will be asked to give a 15-minute presentation on their Master’s program research and their
Doctoral program research plan. This will be followed by a 15-minute interview to evaluate both research ability
and English proficiency.
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(1.2) Division of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences
It is strongly recommended to contact your prospective advisor in advance regarding your desired research theme.
The following table shows venue and time of the oral examination schedule. Oral examinations will be conductedin the Environmental Studies Building.
Date

Time

Monday, August 26, 2024

13:00 –

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

9:00 –, 13:00 –Examination
Oral Examination

Location
Room 111 (Meeting room No. 1),
Environmental Studies Building, 1st floor

Note1) Applicants should arrive 10 minutes prior to the start of the examination and wait until called.
2) A whiteboard and a PC projector can be used for the presentation. Microsoft Power Point (2016, Japaneseversion) installed on a Windows PC is available.
3) The oral examination will be conducted in English and/or Japanese.
4) Applicants who are enrolled in the Master’s program of the Division of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences,
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Nagoya University and wish to enter the fall semester in
October 2024 will be asked to give a 10-minute presentation on the research plan. This will be followed by aninterview based on the presentation. Other applicants will be asked to give a 30-minute presentation on their
Master’s program research (in 20 minutes) and the research plan (in 10 minutes). This will be followed by aninterview based on the presentation.
5) Applicants are required to take an exam at the Environmental Studies Building, Nagoya University. If it isdifficult to come to Nagoya University, a remote (online) examination can be selected. Applicants who wish totake the online examination should fill out and submit the " Additional Application Form (Division of
Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences)". The examination schedule and other details will be notified by e-mail by
August 2.

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(2) Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture
Examinations for international students will be held according to the following schedule.
CourseDate

Sustainable Development Course

August 21 – 22, 2024

Architecture Course

August 22 – 23, 2024

Important Notice on the submission of the TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS score sheet(Only for applicants to the Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture):・As described in the “DOCUMENTS REQUIRED” section, submission of the score sheet at the time of
application is strongly recommended, but if you do not have a valid score at the time of application, or if you
wish to replace it with a new score, you may submit the score sheet separately to the address shown in “9.
Contact information” no later than August 2, 16:00.

(2.1) Sustainable Development Course[Important Notices]
・Applicants should contact their prospective supervisor before application. The questions in the examination arelikely to take the applicants’ language ability and academic background into consideration.
[Examinations and schedule]
The schedule of examinations for international students is shown in the following table. English and/orJapanese language will be used in the examinations.
Date
Wednesday,Time
9:30 – 11:30

August 21, 2024
13:00 – 8:00
Thursday,9:00 – 12:00

Examination (Method)

Notes

Specialization Subject

Lecture Room 1,(Written Examination) *1 *2

Environmental Studies Building, 3rd floor

Oral Examination

To be announced during(Oral Examination) *3

Written Examinations

Interview *4

To be announced during

August 22, 2024

Written Examinations*1: Prior to application applicants are required to contact the prospective supervisor to determine theexamination subjects (three fields).
*2: Only black pencils (or black mechanical pencils), erasers, a pencil sharpener and a watch are allowed to
be used during the written examinations.
*3: Questions in the Oral Examination will be mainly related to the examination subjects.
*4: Applicants are required to answer questions mainly related to their reason for application as well as
their research plan after joining the program and related topics. Interviews are conducted in thepresence of all faculty members of the Sustainable Development Course.

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(2.2) Architecture Course[Important Notices]
Applicants should contact their prospective supervisor before application, as the examination may take into
account the applicants’ language skills. Applicants whose first language is English are exempted from submitting
the original score sheets of TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS, and the score of “English Test” is given based on the resultsof “Oral Examination” and “Interview”. For the exemption, the applicants should contact their prospective
supervisor in advance by June 28, 2024, Friday.
[Examinations and schedule]
The schedule of examinations for international students is shown in the following table.
Date

Time

Examination (Method)

Location

Thursday,

10:00 – 12:00

Oral Examination *1

To be announced

August 22, 2024

13:30 – 16:30

Specialization

Lecture Hall, Environmental Studies(Written Examination) *2

Building, 1st floor *3

Friday,9:00 – 12:00

Oral Examination *1

To be announced

August 23, 2024

13:30 – *4

Interview *5

Lecture Room 1 and 2, Environmental
Studies Building, 3rd floor *3 *6*1: “Oral Examination” will be held on either August 22nd or 23rd. Applicants should contact the prospective
supervisor. The schedule is determined by the prospective supervisor.
*2: “Specialization” is an examination of the area of specialization which the applicant is intending to enter.
*3: The place of examination can be changed if the number of applicants exceeds the capacity of the room. The
exact place will be announced and before the examination.
*4: The schedule for the “Interview” may be altered, depending on the number of applicants. If the schedule ischanged, the exact time will be announced before the “Interview”.
*5: Applicants are requested to answer questions mainly relating to their motivations, learning and research plans
after admission, and related topics. The schedule will be announced just before the beginning of the“Interview”.
*6: The waiting room will be Lecture Hall available after 13:00 or will be announced on the first examination day.

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(3) Department of Social and Human Environment• Special application for international students
The entrance examination is scheduled as below. Be sure to consult your prospective supervisor(s) prior toapplication, because examination questions may be prepared according to applicants’ language skills andacademic background. Consideration will be given to applicants who have significant difficulty in coming to Japanto take the examination, so be sure to consult your prospective supervisor(s) prior to application.
The written and oral examinations will be conducted face-to-face at an examination site prepared by Nagoya
University.
Date
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Time

Examinations

9:30 – 11:30

Written Examination *1

14:00 –

Oral Examination *2

9:30 –

Oral Examination *2*1 As for the Written Examination, you are required to answer the questions in your chosen academic field.
Dictionaries and calculators are prohibited. See below for the range of questions in each academic field.
Academic Fields
Environmental Policies
Economic Environment
Environmental Law and Politics

Range of Questions
Applicants are required to answer questions related to Environmental Policy.
In some cases, questions will be in part given in English.
Questions are provided about your research topic in your master’s program.
Applicants are required to answer questions given in English related to thestudy of Law and Politics.
Applicants are required to answer questions related to Sociology.

Sociology

Questions are in part given in English.
Topics to be covered in the examination are those that are discussed in all

Geography

fields of Geography. Articles in languages other than Japanese are included.

• General application (Self-recommendation admission) *1
The following table shows the examination schedule. The oral examinations will be conducted face-to-face at an
examination site prepared by Nagoya University.
Date

Time

Examinations

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

14:00 –

Oral Examination *2

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

9:30 –

Oral Examination *2*1 International applicants can also apply for “General application” the same as domestic applicants (please see
the Japanese version of the application guideline for details). Applicants who wish to take the “selfrecommendation admission” must get prior approval from their prospective supervisor.
Accordingly, applicants must consult with their prospective supervisor well before the date.
(Please note that applications are approved only in limited circumstances for those with high academic
potential and achievement. Dual application to “special application for international students” and “generalapplication”, including “self-recommendation admission”, is not allowed.) Applicants must mention the nameof their prospective supervisor who approved their application on the application form.
*2 After applying, each applicant will be notified of the designated date and time and other details of the oral
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oral examination at Nagoya University, the applicant’s prospective supervisor may allow the applicant to takean online video interview. Applicants who wish to take this must have their prospective supervisor’s approvaland mention it on the application form. Online video interviews are held during the same time period as theoral examinations as written above. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have access to a webcam and a goodinternet connection; if you fail to do so, the applicant may be considered as absent.

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5. Clinical Environmental Studies Program Information
Clinical Environmental Studies is a new concept of environmental studies proposed by the Graduate School ofEnvironmental Studies, and refers to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and practice that directly
contributes to solving issues related to regional sustainability. The Clinical Environmental Studies Program is a
program to develop human resources capable of such research and practice in the doctoral course, and is mainly
conducted by the Education and Research Center for Sustainable Co-Development affiliated with the Graduate
School of Environmental Studies. In the On-Site Research Training program, students go into the field todiscover local issues and propose prescriptions for solving them; in the SDGs basic seminar, students learn whatclinical environmental studies is and the basic content of sustainable development and the SDGs, and also
consider how their own research topics can contribute to achieving the SDGs. Students who have earned theprescribed credits will receive a certificate of completion.
•

This program is designed for students who wish to enter or advance to the doctoral program of the Graduate
School of Environmental Studies, in addition to the curriculum of their own major or course of study.

•

Those who wish to take this course must fill in ✓ in the designated field on the application form.

•

The main purpose of this program is to nurture students who are willing to broaden their perspectives not
only through study and research in their specialized fields, but also through active participation in clinicalenvironmental studies, which contributes to solving regional issues through collaboration among different
fields.

•Completion requirement: 5 credits of clinical environmental studies training (3 credits) and SDGs basic
seminar (2 credits).

•

Upon completion of the program, students will receive a certificate of completion in addition to their degree.

•

The following are the two semesters courses related to the Clinical Environmental Studies Program. All ofthem are common courses of the Graduate School.

(a) On-Site Research Training (3 credits): In a domestic field, a team consisting of faculty members and students
from different fields will proceed with practical training from problem identification to the formulation ofsolutions.
(b) SDGs Basic Seminar (2 credits): Students learn what clinical environmental studies is and the basic content
of sustainable development and the SDGs, and consider how their own research topics can contribute to theachievement of the SDGs.

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6. Notification of Selection Results
Notification Date: 13:00pm, Tuesday, September 3, 2024 (scheduled)
Successful applicants’ examination numbers will be posted on the website of the Graduate School ofEnvironmental Studies.
Letter of Acceptance/Rejection of Application will also be sent by post to each applicant at a later date.

7. Enrollment Procedures
Successful applicants will be notified of enrollment procedures by post in the beginning of September 2024.

8. Admission and Tuition Fees
(1) Admission Fee: JPY 282,000 (estimated)*To be paid by the date of registration stated above.
Note: MEXT scholarship recipients and those who have graduated from a master’s program at Nagoya
University are exempt from the admission fee.
(2) Tuition Fees: JPY 267,900 (estimated) per semester*To be paid on a per semester basis. Tuition fees for the Spring Semester are to be paid in May, and thosefor the Fall Semester in November. In the event of a revision in the tuition fees, the new fees will be applied
as effective from the date of revision.
Note: MEXT scholarship recipients are exempt from the tuition fee.

9. Important Notice・Under no circumstances will the school allow changes to the applicants’ documents or refund the examination
fee.
・Before application, applicants are strongly recommended to contact their prospective supervisor.
Please refer to the following website (go to “Faculty Members”) for more information on the researchinterests of our faculty members.
https://www.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp/english/index.html

10. Contact information
The Office of Student Affairs, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
D2-1(510), Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, JAPAN 464-8601
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Web Application Flow
The web application flow is as follows.
STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5

STEP 6

STEP 7

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Accessthe Application
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Register
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Application
Forms

Pay theExamination
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Send
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by PostPrint theCompletion Examinee's

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Certificates

Prepare *required documents well in advance before
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For details, please check the application guidelines for thegraduate schools you wish to enter.

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⑨ How to pay the examinationfee⑩ PDF documents are
required for application (image).

● Convenience stores*● ATMs with Pay easy*● Internet banking*● Credit card
* Only available in Japan⑪ Printing will be available after paymentof the examination fee.
These are required to submit as well as
required documents.

If you choose to pay the examination fee at a convenience store or a bank ATM that supports
Pay-easy, please make sure to write down the necessary payment number displayed after
selecting the payment method, and pay the fee at a convenience store or bank ATM within the
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exempt from the application fee.
Please check “Exemptions from the application fee” when applying.

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Multi-copy Machine

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Send Required Documents by Post
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Required documents■Documents to be printed from the web applicaton■Documents to be downloaded from the Graduate School WEB siteand prepaed■Certificated issued byyour garaduated universities
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Address sheet for submitting
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methods, please
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Attach the sheet to acommercially available Kaku 2envelope (24cm x 33.2cm).

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do not use this sheet.

*The examination fee and necessary documents that have been received will not
be returned in any way except for those specified it in the application guidelines.

〈 Application Completion 〉
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STEP

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Your application will be completed only after you complete the

web application, pay the examination fee, and send by post therequired documents by the deadline.
Please make sure to check the deadline in the application guidelines.

Print the Examinee's Registration Card
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registration

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print the card out on an A4 paper, single-sided in color, andbring this with you on the day of the examination.

- 29 -The Examinee's
Registration
Card
Name：○○○○
Examination：×××××