In
the case of students required by
graduate school to be enrolled as a
Research Student (Kenkyu-sei) |
1.
|
Contact
graduate school to which you intend to apply
to ascertain if you need to find an academic
advisor beforehand and to obtain informal
consent for admission prior to application |
| |
| 2. |
If
contacting academic advisor is necessary,
try the following ways in locating the suitable
academic advisor |
|
Ask
your current / formal instructor at university
to introduce you to a suitable academic
advisor |
|
Check
from graduate school's prospectus, academic
journal |
|
Check
from websites of each graduate school and
ReaD (Research Database of Research and
Development Activities)
>>> http://read.jst.go.jp/index_e.html
<<< |
|
Check
with the graduate school which you intend
to apply for if they introduce academic
advisor to students |
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| 3. |
After
about a year as Research Student, students
are required to sit for entrance examination
as required by graduate school |
| (graduate
school entrance examination usually
consist of document screening, short thesis,
interview, mainly on students' major, written
tests in Japanese and English or other languages
) |
|
Entrance
examinations are normally conducted
from Aug to October
or Feb to March |
|
|
In
the case of Research Student
(Kenkyu-sei) system is not
required by graduate school |
1.
|
Contact
graduate school to which you intend to apply
to ascertain if you need to find an academic
advisor beforehand and to obtain informal
consent for admission prior to application |
| |
2.
|
If
contacting academic advisor is necessary,
try the following ways in locating the suitable
academic advisor |
|
Ask
your current / formal instructor at university
to introduce you to a suitable academic advisor |
|
Check
from graduate school's prospectus, academic
journal |
|
Check
from websites of each graduate school and
ReaD (Research Database of Research and Development
Activities)
>>> http://read.jst.go.jp/index_e.html<<< |
|
Check
with the graduate school which you intend
to apply for if they introduce academic advisor
to students |
| |
3.
|
Submit
necessary documents to graduate school for
checking. Sit for entrance examination in
Japan as required by graduate school |
| (graduate
school entrance examination usually
consist of document screening, short thesis,
interview, mainly on students' major, written
tests in Japanese and English or other languages
) |
|
Entrance
examinations are normally conducted
from Aug to October
or Feb to March |
|
|
 |
When
contacting an academic advisor in Japan, you
need to
| 1. |
Specify
your past research record and future
research plan |
| 2. |
Tell
the reasons why you have selected him
/ her |
| 3. |
Enclose
a letter of recommendation |
4.
|
Communicate
with the academic advisor several times
to convey your enthusiasm about your
studies |
|
|
There
are some master's courses taught in English
medium, mainly on science and engineering
subjects. |
|
Application
deadlines, procedures, method and documents
differ from school to school, and department
to department, students have to check directly
with the school they wish to attend for specific
details. In general, graduate schools in Japan
announce their application from June
to August every year |
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Conditions
for graduating /
completing courses |
|
|
To
complete a master's course, a
student must study for at least
2 years in principle |
|
Acquire
the necessary credits (at least
30 credtis) in his / her special
subject |
|
Write
a master's thesis that is judged
satisfactory |
|
|
Pass
an examination |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Conditions
for graduating /
completing courses |
|
To
complete a master's course, a student
must study for at least 2 years in principle |
|
Acquire
the necessary credits (at least 30 credtis)
in his / her special subject |
|
Write
a master's thesis that is judged satisfactory |
|
|
Pass
an examination |
|
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| Research
student (Kenkyu-sei) |
| Students
other than regular degree course students, they
are given permission to engage in research in a
special field for a period of about 1 semester or
1 academic year. Entry requirements for research
student vary from univeristy to university; some
universities may accept a student with a bachelor's
degree or higher, other may accept a student with
a master's degree or higher. There are mainly 3
types of research student in Japan, they are:
|
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Student
who do not aim to obtain a degree but to carry
out research for a short period. |
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Students
who attend a graduate school as short-term
international students on the basis of a student
exchange agreement between universities; and
|
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Students
who use the Research Student System to prepare
to enter a graduate school's regular course.
Many of the students belong to this category
and they stay as a research student for about
a year until graduate school entrance examinations.
However, not all students can enter graduate
school and some of them fail the entrance
examination. |
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