Master`s Programme

WASEDA UNIVERSITY
早稲田大学
Graduate School of Information,
Production and Systems (IPS)
http://www.waseda.jp/ips/
BEIJING
NANJING
XI’AN
CHENGDU
WUHAN HANGZHOU
XIAMEN
(FUKUOKA PREFECTURE)
Kitakyushu Science and Research Park (City of Kitakyushu)
Waseda University
Graduate School of
Information, Production
and Systems (IPS)
Waseda University
Information,
Production and
Systems Research
Center (IPSRC)
University of
Kitakyushu
Kyushu Institute of
Technology
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WASEDA UNIVERSITY
Graduate School of Information,
Production and Systems (IPS)
Our Aim = Nurturing Strategic Experts
◆ Researchers engaged in globally competitive
advanced research and development
◆ Managers and administrators who understand the
social and economic impact of technology
◆ Engineers capable of drafting management strategies
and planning their implementation
◆ Entrepreneurs who know how to make the most of
advanced information technology
◆ Consultants and others with a need for
comprehensive knowledge of information technology
Three Fields in IPS
IPS is cross-disciplinary,
giving you broad and
interconnected coverage of
both software and
hardware across various
areas of investigation.
Designing the future with a variety of
Information technologies
Information
Architecture
Production
Systems
Putting IT to work in next-generation
production systems
● Process Engineering
● Manufacturing Information and Mechanical
System Engineering
● Measurement and Control Engineering
● Facilities and Control Engineering
● Management and Energy Engineering
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Media Information
Signal Processing
Information Network
Artificial Intelligence
Management Information
System LSI
Development of system LSI,
the mainstay of tomorrow’s industry
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System LSI Applications
System LSI Design Technologies
System LSI Design Automation Technologies
System LSI Verification Technologies
Language Requirement
At IPS:
◆ Lectures are given either in English or in Japanese
◆ Research is conducted either in English or in Japanese
◆ Master thesis / doctoral thesis must be written either in
English or in Japanese
↓↓↓
Students with a good command of either English
or Japanese will succeed at IPS.
Preferable Language Ability Requirement
(For Applicants’ Reference Only)
A. English:
◆ TOEFL:
◆ TOEIC:
◆ IELTS (Academic):
◆ CET (大学英語考試):
B. Japanese 日本語:
◆ JLPT:
日本語能力試験
◆ EJU (Japanese):
日本留学試験(日本語):
550pts (PBT), 213 pts (CBT), 80 pts (iBT)
730 pts
Band 6.5
CET-6 (Pass)
[Level 1] 250 pts, [Level 2] Pass
〔一 級〕 250点、 〔二 級〕 合格
220 pts
220点
These scores are for the applicants’ reference only. Although it is preferable that
the applicant’s Japanese or English ability is equivalent to or higher than these
scores, we will consider the application from the applicant whose Japanese or
English ability is below these scores if his or her academic records of the subjects
related to his or her research are excellent.
Student’s Composition (As of 21 September, 2008)
Number of Students
Doctor
143
(34)
International Students and
Japanese Students
Japanese
Students
147
Master
374
(90)
( ): Number of female students
Inte rnational
Stude nts
368
IPS’s Partner Universities in China
・ 華南理工大学
・ 北京大学
・ 清華大学
・ 南京大学
・ 上海交通大学
・ 復旦大学
・ 浙江大学
・ 北京理工大学
・ 西安交通大学
・ 四川大学
etc
South China University of Technology
Peking University
Tsinghua University
Nanjing University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Fudan University
Zhejiang University
Beijing Institute of Technology
Xi’an Jiao Tong University
Sichuan University
Research
Laboratories
Information Architecture
Production Systems
System LSI
Other Laboratories
Language Laboratory
Student Computer Laboratory
Student Research Room
Lecture Theatres
Study Options at IPS
The standard study period at IPS is as follows:
・ Master’s Programme: 2 years
・ Doctoral Programme: 3 years
Option 1 :
Graduate from his or
her home university
with a bachelor’s
degree
Study at the IPS master’s programme
for 2 years to obtain a master’s
degree from Waseda University
Option 2 :
Graduate from his or
her home university
with a master’s degree
Study at the IPS doctoral programme
for 3 years to obtain a doctoral
degree from Waseda University
Option 3:
F-Course (Very Tough & Hard Course)
(Available Only For Top 10 % Students Of Our Partner Universities)
Complete the 1st or the
2nd year of master’s
study at the student’s
home university
Go back to the student’s
home university and
study at a master’s
programme for 6 month
or 1 year*
(* the period depends
on the home university)
Study at the IPS master’s programme for
1.5 years (for excellent students) or 1 year
(for super excellent students)
(very tough and hard)
(maximum 10 credits are allowed to be
transferred to IPS)
(master’s degree from Waseda University)
Can obtain 2 degrees:
Master’s degree from the student’s home
university &
Master’s degree from Waseda University
Graduate School Enrollments
Major / Programme
Master’s Programme
Doctoral Programme
Number of
Enrollments
200
20
Capacity
400
60
Term of
Admission
April
September
April
September
Degree
早稲田大学
修士学位
(工学専攻)
早稲田大学
博士学位
(工学専攻)
Tuition Fee & Other Fees (2008)
(1)Master’s Programme
(Japanese yen)
1st year
2nd year
1st term
2nd term
1st term
2nd term
Admission
Fee
260,000
-
-
-
Tuition Fee and
Other Fees
541,000
535,000
535,000
535,000
Total
1,336,000
1,070,000
N.B.
Since the tuition fee and
other fees for academic 2009
have not yet been finalised,
please refer to the fees for
2008 for your information.
(2)Doctoral Programme
(Japanese yen)
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
1st term
2nd term
1st term
2nd term
1st term
2nd term
Admission
Fee
260,000
-
-
-
-
-
Tuition Fee and
Other Fees
367,500
358,500
358,500
358,500
358,500
358,500
Total
986,000
717,000
717,000
IPS Special Scholarship for International Students
IPS留学生特別奨学金
JPY 600,000 / 1st year at IPS
(To be provided in two installments of \300,000 in June and October.)
This scholarship will be awarded to the first year students who
enter IPS by the recommendation of IPS’s overseas partner
universities in principal. The granting or non-granting of this
scholarship will be announced at the same time of the
announcement of the entrance examination results.
Waseda University Special Scholarship
for Young Doctoral Programme Students
早稲田大学若手研究者特別奨学金
JPY 600,000 / year
From April 2009, Waseda University will provide all the
doctoral programme students who are under 30 years old with
special scholarship . The maximum duration of the scholarship
is 3 years. The details will be announced soon.
CSC Scholarship
(中国政府国家建設高水平大学公派研究生項目)
For the academic year 2009, Waseda University IPS will
accept students who will be on this scholarship programme
into its doctoral programme.
IPS will accept the students who wish to become regular
students of its doctoral programme. Unfortunately, IPS cannot
accept any students who wish to become research students.
Please consult with professors / officers in charge at your home
university if you are interested in this programme.
Scholarships (奨学金)
There are number of scholarships that the international students can apply for mainly after
entering IPS. They include scholarships offered by governments, private foundations, etc as
well as Waseda’s own university scholarships.
Examples (2007)
Name of Scholarship
University
Scholarships
Scholarships
offered
by the
governments
or private
foundations
IPS Special Scholarship for International Students
Amount
Duration
Number of Scholarship
Students
Master
Doctor
\300,000 / semester
Twice a year
79
3
Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students
\260,000 / year
Lump-sum
3
1
Azusa Ono Memorial Scholarship for International Students
\360,000 / year
Lump-sum
International Communications Foundation Scholarship
\150,000 / month
6 or 12 months
1
1
Scholarship of Funai Foundation for Information Technology
\100,000 / month
1 year
0
1
Japanese Government Scholarship
\175,000 / month
+Tuition Fee
1 to 2 year(s)
\300,000 / semester
Twice a year
16
2
Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation Scholarship
\20,000 / month
1 year
2
0
Honours Scholarship
\70,000 / month
1 year
22
3
Sekihara Kitakyushu Dalian Exchange Student Scholarship
\20,000 / month
1 year
1
0
Foster parents Scholarship
\20,000 / month
1 year
1
0
FAIS Scholarship (General Recommendation)
14
1
Tuition Fee Reduction (授業料減免)
For the international students attending IPS at their own expense,
there is a tuition assistance system emphasising scholastic
achievement that reduces the student’s financial burden by
providing them with the tuition reduction by 50%, 40% or 20%.
Reduction Rate
Duration
50%
40%
20%
Students Academic Ranking
Top 20 %
Once a Year
Top 21 – 30 %
Top 31 – 60 %
Main Corporations Signing IPS Graduates for Employment
・HITACHI, Ltd.
・NEC Corporation
・NEC Electronics Corporation
・NEC Magnus Communications, Ltd.
・MATSUSHITA Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
・MATSUSHITA Electric Works Information System Co., Ltd.
・PANASONIC ITS Co., Ltd.
・PANASONIC Semiconductors Systems and Technology Co., Ltd.
・TOSHIBA Corporation
・TOSHIBA Elevator and Building Systems Corporation
・TOSHIBA Information Systems (Japan) Corporation
・SHARP Corporation
・SHARP Business Computer Corporation
・SONY LSI Design Inc.
・SONY Semiconductor Kyushu Co., Ltd.
・FUJITSU Limited
・FUJITSU Devices Inc.
・FUJITSU Soft ABC Incorporated
・NTT West
・NTT East
・NTT-AT Techno Communications Corporation
・SEIKO EPSON Corporation
・IBM Japan
・YOKOGAWA Information Systems Corporation
・YASKAWA Siemens Automation & Drives Corp.
・MITSUBISHI Chemical Engineering Corporation
・MITSUBISHI Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
・DAIHATSU Motor Co., Ltd.
・KONICA MINOLTA Opto, Inc.
・KONICA MINOLTA Business Technology, Inc.
・OMRON Corporation
・NS Solutions Corporation
・ASAHI Breweries, Ltd.
・AISIN SEIKI Co., Ltd.
・ASAHI Breweries, Ltd.
・JAPAN ENERGY Corporation
・NIPPON PETROCHEMICALS Company, Limited
・IDEMITSU Kosan Co., Ltd.
・ITOCHU Techno-Science Corporation
・TOHO GAS
・NSK Ltd.
・TOKYO KEISO Co., Ltd.
主な就職先企業一覧 (50音順)
・NECエレクトロニクス株式会社
・OMRON リレーアンドデバイス株式会社
・三洋LSIデザイン・システムソフト株式会社
・株式会社ジェイエムネット
・株式会社シー・キューブド・アイ・システムズ
・シスメックス株式会社
・清水建設株式会社
・SHARP株式会社
・ジヤトコ株式会社
・SONY株式会社
・SONY・エルエスアイ・デザイン株式会社
・株式会社 高田工業所
・東北電力株式会社
・凸版印刷株式会社
・株式会社 トッパン・テクニカル・デザインセンター
・豊田工機株式会社
・トランスコスモス株式会社
・西日本旅客鉄道株式会社
・日東電工株式会社
・日本SGI 株式会社
・日本精工株式会社
・日本電気株式会社
・日本電気エンジニアリング株式会社
・PANASONIC コミュニケーションズ株式会社
・株式会社ビーイング
・株式会社日立エンジニアリングサービス
・株式会社日立ケーイーシステムズ
・日立公共システムエンジニアリング株式会社
・株式会社日立製作所
・日立物流ソフトウェア株式会社
・株式会社日立メディコ
・ビップシステムズ株式会社
・富士通エルエスアイテクノロジ株式会社
・平成電電株式会社
・株式会社ボッシュ オートモーティブ システム
・松下システムテクノ株式会社
・三菱重工業株式会社
・三菱電機株式会社
・三菱電機コントロールソフトウェア株式会社
・菱電商事株式会社
・安田倉庫株式会社
・横河電機株式会社
Inquiries
More information can be found on our website.
- http://www.waseda.jp/ips/
If you have any questions, please contact the
IPS Admissions Office.
[email protected]
* Please write to us either in English or in Japanese.
謝 謝 .
Thank you very much.
ありがとうございました。
Waseda University celebrated its
125th anniversary on 20 October 2007.