[Scholarship offered for this program]
Brief program description: tohoku-univ-student-exchange-fact-sheet-dec-27-2016
Junior Year Program in English
JYPE is an exchange program that provides an opportunity for overseas undergraduate students to take natural science, engineering, and agricultural courses at Tohoku University, without having to attain the Japanese language proficiency that would be necessary to take the same courses in Japanese. All lectures are given in English and course credits will be given as per the standards of the equivalent courses offered in Japanese. Only students from partner universities that have university or department level agreements are able to join this program. This program starts in October (Fall semester). The duration is basically 1 year.
Further information: http://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/jype/
Please indicate research field or keywords from the websites of the following three schools.
• Engineering http://www.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
• Science http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
• Agriculture http://www.agri.tohoku.ac.jp/index.html
International Program in Liberal Arts (IPLA)
IPLA is an exchange program that provides an opportunity for overseas undergraduate students to study a variety of liberal arts, economics, management, education and literature classes at Tohoku University, without having to attain the Japanese language proficiency that would be necessary to take the same courses in Japanese. All lectures are given in English and course credits will be given as per the standards of the equivalent courses offered in Japanese. Only students from partner universities that have university level agreements are able to join this program. This program starts in October (Fall semester) and April (Spring semester). The duration is 1 semester or 1 year (October enrolment only).
Further information: http://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/ipla/
Cooperative Laboratory Study Program (COLABS)
The main purpose of this program is to offer an opportunity for overseas graduate students to conduct research activities on a natural science course (science, medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences, engineering, agricultural science, information sciences, life sciences, environmental studies and biomedical engineering) in an assigned laboratory. Students will also take basic education courses taught in English at Tohoku University in order to increase their abilities and expand their knowledge into new scientific fields. Students will not have to attain the Japanese language proficiency that would be necessary to take the same courses in Japanese. Only students from partner universities that have university or department level agreements are able to join this program. This program starts in October (Fall semester) and April (Spring semester). The duration is 1 semester or 1 year.
Further information: http://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/colabs/
Please indicate research field or keywords from the websites of the following graduate schools.
• Science http://web.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/english/index.html
• Engineering http://www.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
• Information Sciences http://www.is.tohoku.ac.jp/index-e.html
• Life Sciences http://www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/en/
• Environmental Studies http://www.kankyo.tohoku.ac.jp/en/
• Biomedical Engineering http://www.bme.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
• Agricultural Science http://www.agri.tohoku.ac.jp/index.html
• Medicine http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
• Dentistry http://www.dent.tohoku.ac.jp/english/index.html
• Pharmaceutical Science http://www.pharm.tohoku.ac.jp/index-e.html
Direct Enrollment Education Program (DEEP)
This program allows both undergraduate and graduate students international to take classes and perform research alongside Japanese students. DEEP students are enrolled in one of the natural science courses (science, medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences, engineering, agricultural science, information sciences, life sciences, environmental studies and biomedical engineering). Only students from partner universities that have university level agreements are able to join this program. Undergraduates will be able to experience the wide range of fields and highly specialized courses Tohoku University has to offer through taking General Education and specialized subjects. Undergraduate students are required to have a high proficiency of Japanese language, sufficient to understand classes taught in Japanese. JLPT (http://www.jlpt.jp/) N1 or equivalent is required. Graduate students will participate in world-class research through their departments’ activities in addition to attending lectures. If the student’s academic advisor agrees to supervise in English, the student will not be required to show proficiency in Japanese. Links to class, course, and syllabus information are available at the website below. This program starts in October (Fall semester) and April (Spring semester). The duration is 1 semester or 1 year.
Further information: http://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/deep-u/
Please indicate research field or keywords from the websites of the following graduate schools.
• Science http://web.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/english/index.html
• Engineering http://www.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
• Information Sciences http://www.is.tohoku.ac.jp/index-e.html
• Life Sciences http://www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/en/
• Environmental Studies http://www.kankyo.tohoku.ac.jp/en/
• Biomedical Engineering http://www.bme.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
• Agricultural Science http://www.agri.tohoku.ac.jp/index.html
• Medicine http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
• Dentistry http://www.dent.tohoku.ac.jp/english/index.html
• Pharmaceutical Science http://www.pharm.tohoku.ac.jp/index-e.html
Direct Enrollment Education Program for Humanities/Social Science Students (DEEp-Bridge)
DEEp-Bridge is an exchange program for both undergraduate and graduate humanities students who have a JLPT rating of N3 or higher. Participants can Japanese Placement Test, can take General Education or specialized classes together with Japanese students. Only students from partner universities with either a university-level or department-level agreement is able to join this program. This program starts in October (Fall semester) and April (Spring semester). The duration is 1 semester or 1 year (October enrolment only).
Undergraduate students are required to submit a scoresheet of the Japanese Placement Test (SPOT). Higher than or equal to 65 is required. The online test is free of charge. (Reference: The Japanese Placement Test http://ttbj.jp/mt/p2_e.html )
Graduate students are not required to show proficiency in Japanese if the student’s academic advisor agrees to supervise in English.
Please indicate research field or keywords from the websites of the following graduate schools.
• Arts and Letters http://www.sal.tohoku.ac.jp/index.html
• Education http://www.sed.tohoku.ac.jp/~english/
• Law http://www.law.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
• Economics http://www.econ.tohoku.ac.jp/econ/english/
• International Cultural Studies http://www.intcul.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
SCHOLARSHIP
JPY 80,000 per month
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
1. Statement of purpose/Study plan (one A4 size page)
2. Official Academic Transcript
3. Letter of recommendation by applicant’s advising professor
4. Certificate of Enrollment at applicant’s home university
5. Photocopy of Passport (identification page with applicant’s photo and name) *Applicants without a passport can submit it after the application period. In this case, please upload a document to this effect.
6. Optional: Application Form for JASSO scholarship (after you selected as nomination student)
7. A copy of a certificate of language proficiency
JYPE, COLABS, IPLA: English
DEEp-Bridge: Japanese (SPOT)
DEEP (undergraduate): Japanese
DEEP (graduate) : English and/or Japanese)
JYPE, IPLA, and COLABS require high English proficiency (e.g. TOEFT iBT 79 or equivalent). All applicants are strongly recommended to submit the official score sheet of internationally recognised English tests (e.g. TOEFL® Test, IELTS, Cambridge, CET). (Reference) https://www.ets.org/toefl/institutions/scores/compare/
DEEp-Bridge: SPOT 65 or above
Special Auditing Students in DEEP are required to have Japanese language proficiency (JLPT N1 Level).
8. Application form applicant-information-sheet-exchange-programs-2017-fall-enrollment
9. Letter of Nomination (*addresed to Head of Office International Affairs UGM)
10. Curriculum Vitae
11. Passport-size photo (4 pieces, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, white background color, taken within the past three months)
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
1) Submit the aforementioned documents to Office of International Affairs, UGM (Bulaksumur F-13) for internal review.
2) OIA staffs will evaluate your application.
3) Once you are selected as Nominated Student, you may continue to apply online through Tohoku University website as for host university selection.
4) FINAL decision from Tohoku University.
Please send all documents above in 2 COPIES to Office of International Affairs, UGM (Bulaksumur Block F-13) no later than February 13, 2017.
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