最終表紙 Monbukagakusho Application for October 2012.xdw

Special Program of “Engineering Science 21st Century”
for a Master’s & Doctoral Course Taught in English
Graduate School of Engineering Science, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
“Enrollment in October 2012”
Guide for Foreign Students applying
for a Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarship
November 2011
(Definitive Edition: 2 December 2011)
Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
1-3, Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531 JAPAN
Fax: +81-6-6850-6151
Tel: +81-6-6850-6146
Email address: [email protected]
Website URL: http://www.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/eng/gradadm/es21.html
Special Program of “Engineering Science 21st Century”
for a Master’s & Doctoral Course Taught in English
Graduate School of Engineering Science, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
“Enrollment in October 2012”
Guide for Foreign Students applying
for a Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarship
1.Admission Capacity
Five students
Applicants are expected to enroll in the Master’s and Doctoral course sequentially to obtain both
degrees.
Department of Materials Engineering Science
Department of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering
Department of Systems Innovation
The contents of their research fields can be found at the website below.
http://www.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/eng/research/index.html
2. Application Requirements:
(1) Eligible applicants must belong to one of the following categories:
(A) Non-Japanese who hold a resident visa (College Student Visa), the status of which permits
enrollment in a Graduate School under the Immigration-Control and Refugee-Recognition
Act.
(B) Non-Japanese who are expected to obtain the above status upon enrollment in the
Graduate School, under the Immigration-Control and Refugee-Recognition Act.
(2) Nationality
Applicants must be from the countries whose citizens are eligible for the Monbukagakusho
Scholarship .
(3) Age
Applicants must be born after April 2, 1977.
(4) Academic career
Applicants must have fulfilled at least one of the following:
(A) Graduated or are expected to graduate from a university or college by September 30, 2012.
(B) Completed or are expected to complete 16 years of school education in countries outside of
Japan by September 30, 2012.
(C) Completed or are expected to complete 15 years of school education in countries outside
Japan by September 30, 2012, or completed or are expected to complete 15 years of
correspondence courses in Japan administered by foreign schools. Also must be recognized
as having outstanding academic records by the Graduate School of Engineering Science,
Osaka University.
(D) Academically equivalent to a university graduate as recognized by the Graduate School of
Engineering Science, Osaka University and must be at least 22 years of age as of
September 30, 2012.
(5) Language ability
A good working level of English is required (expected to be above 79 for TOEFL-IBT, above 213
for TOEFL-CBT or above 550 for TOEFL-PBT).
(6) Health
Applicants must be in good health, both mentally and physically and free of infectious
diseases.
(7) Attendance availability
Applicants from overseas are expected to arrive in Japan and begin courses, starting on
October 1st, 2012
(8) Notes:
(A) Members of the armed forces are not eligible to apply.
(B) Admission will be revoked, if a new student is not able to arrive in Japan by the designated
date.
(C) The recipient of any other fellowship is not considered for this scholarship.
(D)The admission will be revoked if a scholarship recipient fails to complete the educational
requirements as stated in the Application Requirements by September 30, 2012.
(E) Applicant who was a grantee of a Japanese Government Scholarship in the past will not be
selected unless he/she has had at least three years of research or teaching experience after
returning to his/her home country. This exclusion will not apply to a research-student
applicant, who (i) as a foreign student in Japan received training in the Japanese language
and/or Japanese culture at a university and graduated from it, or who (ii) was a foreign
student in Japan under the Japan-Korea Joint government scholarship program for the
students in science and engineering department and returned home.
(F) Applicant will not be eligible for this scholarship if they intend to register as non-sponsored
students in the academic year 2012, and will be still registered from October onwards.
3. Term of Scholarship
The term of scholarship will be from October 2012 through September 2017.
The scholarship may be extended to the completion of the program if the grantee continues to
study in the Doctoral Course and fulfills the requirements of Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagakusho).
4. Scholarship Benefits
(1) Allowance
155,000 yen per month (for the Master’s course)
156,000 yen per month (for the Doctoral course)
(2) Transportation to Japan
An economy class plane ticket from an international airport nearest the address of the
recipient, to Kansai International Airport. Expenses such as inland transportation from
his/her place of residence to the international airport, airport tax and any special taxes on
overseas travel will NOT be provided. No air ticket will be provided for a flight from a place
other than the country of the recipient’s nationality.
(3) Transportation from Japan
At the time of return to the home country and within the designated completion month of
the scholarship, the recipient will be provided with an economy class plane ticket from the
Kansai International Airport to the international airport nearest the place where they or
he/she will disembark. The airport the recipient returns to must be an airport of the
country of his/her nationality.
Note: Insurance premiums for travel to/from Japan shall be borne by the grantee.
（4）Fees for entrance examination, admission and tuition:
Exempt.
Note:
The amount of Allowance is subject to change, depending upon the Japanese government
budget of each fiscal year.
5. Application Procedure
(1) Application Period:
Thursday, December 1, 2011 to Friday, December 16, 2011
Note:
Well before the application deadline applicants must find a suitable supervisor and contact
them by e-mail to confirm whether the applicant’s research field is adequately fitting to their
Laboratory, The research topics of faculty members of the Graduate School of Engineering
Science are available on the attached list and also at the website below.
http://www.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/eng/research/pdf/keywords.pdf
No application will be accepted, if the documents and materials are incomplete. Content of
submitted documents cannot be changed, after application procedure is completed. Also, if the
application documents or materials are false, admission will be cancelled, even after
enrollment.
(2) Application documents and materials should be submitted by registered mail (EMS etc.) to
the address below.
Graduate Students Section
Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531 JAPAN
(3) Application documents and materials:
1) A completed form” Application for Admission to Special Program of “Engineering Science 21st
Century” for the Master’s Course Taught in English.”
2) A certificate of graduation from University/Graduate School
(or a certificate that defines expected date of his/her graduation issued by the university
he/she attend, if the applicant is expected to graduate by September 30, 2012.).
3) Certified academic records from the applicant’s university (or university and graduate
school). Must be indicated GPA or its equivalent and its full score as well.
4) A certificate of citizenship or a copy of the applicant’s passport (an A4-sized or a US
letter-sized paper).
5) A certificate of English proficiency (TOEFL score report or equivalent).
6) A recommendation letter addressed to the president of Osaka University from the dean, the
head, or the president/rector of the university / institution from where the applicant has
graduated or will graduate, will be accepted. If the applicant is employed, a recommendation
letter from the employer will also be accepted.
7) 1 photograph, 4.5 * 3.5 cm in size, another 2 photographs 3.2 * 2.6 cm in size. All are taken
within 6 months prior to the application date, clear, full face and upper body without hat,
against a plain background. Paste the 4.5 * 3.5 cm photograph on the Application forms for
Japanese Government Scholarship. Write your name and nationality in block letters on the
back of all photographs.
8) A completed form “APPLICATION FOR JAPANESE GOVERNMENT form
(MONBUKAGAKUSHO: MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP”. Please use double-sided printing.
9) The abstract of applicant’s Bachelor’s thesis
To be written in English on the form, in less than 2,000 words.
10) Field of study and Study Program
11) Pledge (prescribed form)
Note:
1) Application documents must be typed or written in block letters on an A4-sized or a US
letter-sized paper in English. For documents in a language other than English, an English
translation must be attached.
2) Once received, application documents and materials will not be returned.
6. Screening
(1) The Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, will select preliminary
candidates from the applicants by reviewing their submitted application documents. An
interview and academic examination will be conducted for some applicants by the middle of
February, if necessary. The preliminary candidates will be recommended to Monbukagakusho for
final selection.
(2) Monbukagakusho will decide the recipients of the Monbukagakusho Scholarship from the
recommended preliminary candidates and notify the list of recipients to the Graduate School of
Engineering Science, Osaka University.
7. Notification of Results
(1) The successful applicants will be notified by airmail to the provided address at the beginning
of July. They will be registered as regular students of the Graduate School of Engineering Science,
Osaka University.
(2) The unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email at the beginning of April.
(3) Inquiry about the results by other means such as telephone, etc. is strictly prohibited.
8. Entrance Formalities
(1) Documents to be submitted
Pledge, diploma (graduation certificate), and certified academic records.
(2) Any breach of the pledge to Monbukagakusho may cause the termination of the scholarship.
(3) The scholarship will be terminated if recipients are officially reprimanded by the university or
fail to complete the study and obtain the required degrees in the adequate years.
(4) Recipients are subject to university rules
9. Date of Entrance to the Course
October 1st, 2012
10. Policy on Handling Personal Information
(1) Names, addresses, and other personal information will be used in the entrance examination
process, in the publication of the list of successful applicants, and in the admission
procedures. For those admitted to Osaka University, personal information will also be used
for academic-related matters (keeping academic and registration records), for student
support matters (health care management, school fee exemptions and applications for
scholarships, career support, etc.), and for school fee management.
(2) The information obtained from the entrance examination such as grade statistics and
analysis will be used for research on admission methods.
11. Note:
Applicants are recommended to become well acquainted with the Japanese language, culture,
customs, etc. Knowledge of Japanese is useful for daily life.
12. Requests for Application Forms
Applications can be obtained from the website below. Also, applicants can request a hardcopy of
the application by emailing the email address below.
No request is accepted by telephone.
For any matters concerning admission, please contact the Graduate Students Section below by
email.
Graduate Students Section
Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
1-3, Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531 JAPAN
Fax: +81-6-6850-6151
Tel: +81-6-6850-6146
Email address: [email protected]
Website URL: http://www.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/eng/gradadm/es21.html
Application for Admission in the Special Program of “Engineering Science 21st Century”
for the Master’s & Doctoral Course Taught in English
Graduate School of Engineering Science
OSAKA UNIVERSITY
Enrollment in October 2012
Application for Admission
Applicants must type or write clearly in English block letters.
Numbers must be written in Arabic numerals.
Years must be written in the A.D. system.
Proper nouns must be written in full and not be abbreviated.
Full Name:
Family name,
Date of Birth
19
Year
First name
Month
Middle name
Nationality
Day
Sex
M
Postal Code
Mailing Address
Facsimile
Telephone
Email
@
@
A) Preferred Department: (Check one)
Department of Materials Engineering Science
Department of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering
Department of Systems Innovation
B) Preferred Supervisor
C) Division of the supervisor’s laboratory
Division of
D) Language proficiency, if applicable
TOEFL Score:
(Test of English as a Foreign Language)
TOEFL-IBT
TOEFL-CBT
TOEFL-PBT
Date of Examination:
Japanese language proficiency
Excellent
Good
Poor
*If you have a certificate of Japanese, attach a copy of it.
1) Do you wish to go on to the Doctoral Course?
Yes
No
/
F
2) Where is your place of birth? Include both the city and country in which you were born.
City:
Country
3) Have you been to Japan before? If yes, how many times did you come to Japan?
Yes
No
time(s)
Yes
4) Do you have a passport?
If yes, a) Number
b) Date of issue (yy/mm/dd)
c) Date of expiration (yy/mm/dd)
d) Issuing authority
No
5) Do you have family (father, mother, spouse, son, daughter, etc.) in Japan?
Yes
No
6) If you fail to pass the screening with Monbukagakusho Scholarship, would you like to apply for our Graduate
School as a NON-SPONSORED Student (studying on your own)?
Yes
No
Educational Background: (State in detail your academic background.)
Name of school
Required
(city, country)
years
Elementary Education
Elementary School
Period of
attendance
from
/
to
Secondary Education
Junior High School,
from
/
/
to
Senior High School
from
to
Degree
/
/
/
from
Higher Education
Undergraduate Level,
/
to
(GPA:
.
/
)
Graduate Level
from
to
Total years of Education as listed above:
years
/
/
months
Record of Employment: (Begin with the most recent one.)
Name of Employer
Period of Employment
Position
Type of Work
To the President of Osaka University
I hereby submit my application to apply for the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka
University as an international student of the Master’s & Doctoral Course for October 2012.
Date of Application:
Year/
Applicant’s Signature:
Applicant’s Name in English block capital:
month/
day/
APPLICATION FOR JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP
日本政府（文部科学省）奨学金留学生申請書
Research Students for 2012 （研究留学生）
ＩＮＳＴＲＵＣＴＩＯＮＳ（記入上の注意）
１．The application should be typed if possible, or neatly handwritten in block letters. （明瞭に記入すること｡)
２．Numbers should be in Arabic numerals.（数字は算用数字を用いること｡)
３．Years should be written using the Anno Domini system. （年号はすべて西暦とすること｡)
４．Proper nouns should be written in full and not abbreviated. （固有名詞はすべて正式な名称とし，一切省略しないこと｡)
* Personal data entered in this application will only be used for scholarship selection purposes, and contact information such as e-mail addresses
will only be used for forming related human networks after the student returns home and for sending of information by the Japanese Government.)
(本申請書に記載された個人情報については，本奨学金の選考のために使用するほかは，特にE-mail アドレス等の連絡先については，
帰国後における関係者のネットワークを作ること及び必要に応じ日本政府より各種情報を送信する以外には使用しない。
）
(Sex)
１．Name in full in native language
（姓名（自国語))
(Family name)
In Roman block capitals
（ローマ字）
(Family name)
，
，
□Male（男）
(First name)
(Middle name)
(First name)
(Middle name)
□Female（女）
(Marital Status)
□Single（未婚）
（Write your name exactly same as is printed in your passport）
２．Nationality
□Married(既婚)
※ Possesion of Japanese nationality
（国籍）
□Yes, I have.（はい）
□No, I don’t have it.(いいえ)
Paste a passport sized photograph or
３．Date of birth(生年月日）
digital image taken within the past 6
19
Year（年）
months. Write your name and nationality
Month（月）
Day（日）
Age(as of April 1,2012)年齢(2012 年4 月1 日現在）
in block letters on the back of the photo.
（4.5cm×3.5cm photo）
(写真(4.5cm×3.5cm))
４．Present status with the name of the university attended or employer
（現職（在学大学名又は勤務先名まで記入すること｡）
）
５．Present address and telephone number, facsimile number, e-mail address
（現住所及び電話，ファックス番号，E-mail アドレス）
現住所(Present address）
：
電話番号/FAX 番号(Telephone/facsimile number）
：
E-mail address：
* If possible, write an e-mail address that can be used for periods including the time before you come to Japan, your stay in Japan and the period after
you return home.
（可能な限り、渡日前～日本留学中～帰国後にわたり使い続けることが予想されるE-mail アドレスを記入すること。
）
６．Field of specialization studied in the past（Be as detailed and specific as possible.)
（過去に専攻した専門分野（できるだけ具体的に詳細に書くこと｡）
）
-1-
７．Educational background （学歴）
Diploma or Degree awarded,
Name and Address of School
（学校名及び所在地）
Year and Month
Major subject
Amount of time
of Entrance and
spent at the
（学位・資格，専攻科目）
Completion
school attended
When taking leave of absence, the
(入学及び卒業年月)
（修学年数）
period and reason.
（休学した場合はその期間・理由）
Elementary Education
Name
(学校名)
From
（入学）
years
（年）
Location
(所在地)
To
（卒業）
and
months
（月）
Name
(学校名)
From
（入学）
years
（年）
Location
(所在地)
To
（卒業）
and
months
（月）
Name
(学校名)
From
（入学）
years
（年）
Location
(所在地)
To
（卒業）
and
months
（月）
Name
(学校名)
From
（入学）
years
（年）
Location
(所在地)
To
（卒業）
and
months
（月）
Name
(学校名)
From
（入学）
years
（年）
Location
(所在地)
To
（卒業）
and
months
（月）
(初等教育)
Elementary School
（小学校）
Secondary Education
（中等教育）
Lower Secondary School
（中学）
Upper Secondary School
（高校）
Higher Education
（高等教育）
Undergraduate Level
（大学）
Graduate Level
（大学院）
Total years of schooling mentioned above
（以上を通算した全学校教育修学年数）
as of April 1,2012
years
（年）
（2012 年４月１日現在）
* If the blank spaces above are not sufficient for the information required, please attach a separate sheet．
((注) 上欄に書ききれない場合には，適当な別紙に記入して添付すること｡)
８．State the titles or subjects of books or papers (including graduation thesis authored by the applicant), if any, with the name and address of the publisher
and the date of publication.（著書，論文（卒業論文を含む｡）があればその題名，出版社名，出版年月日，出版場所を記すこと｡）
-2-
９．Employment Record: Begin with the most recent employment, if applicable.（職歴）
Name and address of organization
Period of employment
Position
Type of work
（勤務先及び所在地）
（勤務期間）
（役職名）
（職務内容）
From
To
From
To
10．Japanese language proficiency: Evaluate your level and insert an X where appropriate in the following blank space.
（日本語能力を自己評価のうえ，該当欄に×印を記入すること｡）
Excellent
（優）
Good
（良）
Fair
（可）
Poor
（不可）
Reading
（読む能力）
Writing
（書く能力）
Speaking
（話す能力）
11．Foreign language proficiency: Evaluate your level and insert an X where appropriate in the following blank space.
（外国語能力を自己評価のうえ，該当欄に×印を記入すること｡）
Excellent
（優）
Good
（良）
Fair
（可）
Poor
（不可）
English
（英語）
French
（仏語）
German
（独語）
Spanish
（西語）
12．Have you been awarded a Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship in the past? If so, please specify the period, the name of the university, etc.
（過去に国費留学生に採用されたことがあるか。あるならば，その期間・受入大学名等を記入のこと。）
ⅰ) Yes, I have.
（ある）
University:
Period:
ⅱ) No, I have not.
（ない）
13．Accompanying Dependents (Provide the following information if you plan to bring any family members to Japan.)
同伴家族欄（渡日する場合，同伴予定の家族がいる場合に記入すること。
）
* All expenses incurred by the presence of dependents must be borne by the grantee. He/She is advised to take into consideration various difficulties and
the great expense that will be involved in finding living quarters. Therefore, those who wish to be accompanied by their families are advised to come
alone first and let their dependents come after suitable accommodation has been found.
(
)
（注）なお同伴者に必要な経費はすべて留学生の負担であるが，家族用の宿舎をみつけることは相当困難であり賃貸料も非常に割高になるのであらかじめ承知され
たい。このため，留学生はまず単身で来日し，適当な宿舎をみつけた後，家族を呼び寄せること。
Name
（氏名）
Relationship
(続柄)
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Age
（年齢）
14. Person to be notified in applicant's home country in case of emergency:
(緊急の際の母国の連絡先)
ⅰ） Name in full:
（氏名）
ⅱ） Address: with telephone number, facsimile number, e-mail address
（住所：電話番号，ファックス番号及びE-mail アドレスを記入のこと｡）
現住所(Present address)：
電話番号/FAX 番号(Telephone/Facsimile number）
：
E-mail address：
ⅲ） Occupation:
（職業）
ⅳ） Relationship:
（本人との関係）
15.Immigration Records to Japan（日本への渡航記録）
Date（日付）
Purpose（渡航目的）
From
To
From
To
（I understand and accept all the matters stated in the Application for Japanese Government(MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT) Scholarship for 2012, and hereby apply
for this scholarship.）
（私は2012 年度日本政府（文部科学省）奨学金留学生募集要項に記載されている事項をすべて了解して申請します）
Date of application:
（申請年月日）
Applicant's signature:
（申請者署名）
Applicant's name
（in Roman block capitals）
：
（申請者氏名）
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Abstract of Bachelor’s Thesis
State the abstract of applicant’s Bachelor’s thesis or equivalent in less than 2,000 words.
Name of Applicant:
（別紙）
専攻分野及び研究計画
Field of Study and Study Program
Full name in your native language
（姓名（自国語））
(Family name/Surname)
，
(First name)
(Middle name)
Nationality
（国籍）
Proposed study program in Japan (State the outline of your major field of study on this side and the concrete details of your study program on the back
side of this sheet. This section will be used as one of the most important references for selection. The statement must be typewritten or written in block
letters. Additional sheets of paper may be attached, if necessary.)
日本での研究計画；この研究計画は，選考及び大学配置の重要な参考となるので，表面に専攻分野の概要を，裏面に研究計画の詳細を具体に記
入すること。記入はタイプ又は楷書によるものとし，必要な場合は別紙を追加してもよい。
(
If you have Japanese language ability, write in Japanese.
（相当の日本語能力を有する者は，日本語により記入すること｡）
１ Present field of study（現在の専攻分野）
２ Your research theme after arrival in Japan: Clearly explain the research you wish to carry out in Japan. (渡日後の研究テーマ：日本においてどういっ
た研究がしたいかを明確に記入すること）
)
３ Study program in Japan: (Describe this in detail and concretely particularly about the ultimate goal of your research in Japan)
具体に記入し、特に研究の最終目標について具体的に記入すること。）
(研究計画：詳細かつ
大阪大学
平成２４年度大学推薦
（別紙 A, Form A）
誓約書
PLEDGE
大阪大学総長殿
To: The President, Osaka University
私は、以下の事項を確認の上、日本政府（文部科学省）奨学金留学生（大学推薦）（以下「大学
推薦学生」という。）として大阪大学から推薦を受けることを希望します。
I confirm that I have read and understood the following articles, and I would like to be
nominated by Osaka University (University Recommendation) as a Japanese Government
(Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship grantee (hereinafter referred to as University
Recommendation Student).
１．他の大学からの大学推薦学生、日本政府（文部科学省）奨学金留学生（大使館推薦）及び独立
行政法人日本学生支援機構「短期留学推進制度」のいずれにも申請していないこと。
注:上記のいずれかに該当した学生がいる場合、大阪大学から推薦する大学推薦留学生の全員が採用されない可能性があ
る。
1. I have not applied to any of the following scholarship programs: University Recommendation
Student of another Japanese university, Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT)
Scholarship (Embassy Recommendation) or Short-Term Student Exchange Promotion Program
of the Japan Student Services Organization.
Note: In the case that where is a student to whom the above is applicable, there is a chance that ALL of the University
Recommendation Students nominated by Osaka University will be denied acceptance.
２．大阪大学から大学推薦学生として文部科学省へ推薦された場合でも、採用されない場合がある
こと。
2. Recommendation on the part of Osaka University does not necessarily guarantee acceptance
by MEXT.
３．大学推薦学生として採用された場合、他大学等（日本以外の大学等を含む）へ進学せず、必ず
大阪大学に入学すること。
3. If selected as a University Recommendation Student, I will attend Osaka University, as opposed to a
different university or institution (including universities outside of Japan).
日付(Date):
国籍(Nationality):
申請者氏名:
(Applicant’s Name in Roman Block Capitals)
申請者署名:
(Applicant’s Signature)
(dd/mm/yyyy)
Special Program of “Engineering Science 21st Century”
Master’s/Doctoral Degree Taught in English
Contents of Study
The Graduate School of Engineering Science aims to acquire a good international reputation through
increased involvement in the exchange of students and/or researchers and in joint research projects.
For this objective, the Graduate School of Engineering Science has decided to offer a new interdisciplinary
course in which all lectures, as well as all instructions and supervision in research-related activities and
seminars are taught in English. The students are not required to learn Japanese to join this course. In the
course, globally recognized and highly qualified graduates are expected to be educated under the guiding
principle of the Graduate School of Engineering Science which strives to integrate science and technology.
Outline and Features of the Course
1) The aim of this course is to develop human resources with high level, creative and flexible
problem-solving ability. These are achieved through multi- and interdisciplinary research training,
seminars, and lectures, given by prominent professors in their respective fields.
2) Students are trained and supervised in English so that they can earn an academic degree within the
given period; two years for a Master’s Degree and three years for a Doctoral Degree. Degrees may be
conferred on outstanding students in less than the given period.
3) Students can select one of the eleven “Divisions” of the Graduate School of Engineering Science (see
Table 1), for their research study for a Master’s or Doctoral Degree. Students will be requested to choose
one professor or associate professor as their supervisor.
4) Master’s Course students will be requested to choose at least nine lectures (which are necessary for
obtaining our Master’s Degree), four seminars and four special studies (Master thesis). The list of lectures
taught in English is shown in Table 2. Students can also have internship training at a Japanese company
or research organization
5) The opportunity for an internship at a prominent Japanese company or research organization will be
provided in order to increase the knowledge and experience of cutting edge technologies. This internship
will allow international students to become discerning and well-balanced scientists, with a deeper
understanding of the Japanese society. The internship will also meet the requirements of the
international students who wish to have practical experience in industry.
6) The course also opens the door to Japanese students for enhancing interaction between Japanese and
international students. The course will improve international awareness of Japanese students, as well as
to deepen international students’ understanding of the Japanese society. This will also meet with the
demand of some Japanese students who want to work in the global environment.
Table 1. Organization of the Graduate School of Engineering Science
Department of Materials Engineering Science
Division of Materials Physics
Area of Electron Correlation Physics
Area of Quantum Physics of Nanoscale Materials
Area of Quantum Materials Physics
Division of Chemistry
Area of Synthetic Chemistry
Area of Molecular Organization Chemistry
Area of Solar Energy Chemistry
Division of Chemical Engineering
Area of Chemical Reaction Engineering
Area of Environment and Energy System
Area of Bioprocess Engineering
Area of Solar Energy Chemistry
Division of Frontier Materials Science
Area of Frontier Materials
Area of Dynamics of Nanoscale Materials
Area of Quantum Science in Extreme Conditions
Department of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering
Division of Nonlinear Mechanics
Area of Mechanics of Fluids and Thermo-fluids
Area of Mechanics of Solid Materials
Division of Mechanical Engineering
Area of Propulsion Engineering
Area of Mechano-informatics
Division of Bioengineering
Area of Biomechanical Engineering
Area of Biophysical Engineering
Area of Biomedical and Biophysical Measurements
Department of Systems Innovation
Division of Advanced Electronics and Optical Science
Area of Solid State Electronics
Area of Advanced Quantum Devices and Electronics
Area of Optical Electronics
Division of Systems Science and Applied Informatics
Area of System Theory
Area of Intelligent Systems
Division of Mathematical Science
Area of Mathematical Modelling
Area of Statistical Science
Division of Mathematical Science for Social Systems
Area of Mathematical and Statistical Finance
Area of Theoretical Systems Science
Table 2. List of lectures of Master’s Course Taught in English
○=Regular classes
*=Biennial classes
Lectures
Credits
Introduction to Engineering Science
2(○)
Solid State Spectroscopy
2(○)
Nano-materials and spins
2(○)
Molecular Nanotechnology
2(○)
Properties of Materials
2(○)
Advanced Physical Chemistry
2(○)
Advanced Organic Chemistry
2(○)
Advanced Chemistry for Material Science
2(○)
Bioseparation Engineering
2(○)
Biofunctional Material Design
2(○)
Science and Engineering of Correlated Electron Materials
2(○)
Theoretical Materials Science
2(○)
Photophysics of Nanoscale Materials
2(○)
Frontier of Nano-scale Materials
2(○)
Material Process Engineering
2(*)
Engineering Science Research Internship
2(○)
Turbulence Dynamics
2(*)
Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics
2(*)
Viscous Fluid Mechanics
2(*)
Strength of Structure
2(*)
Ultrasonic Techniques
2(*)
Topics in Fluids Engineering for Space Machinery
2(*)
Topics on Robotics
2(*)
Stability Analysis of Dynamical Systems
2(*)
Advanced Theoretical Solid Mechanics
2(*)
Advanced Computational Mechanics
2(*)
Applied Plasma Science
2(*)
Theory of Optimum Design and Synthesis
2(*)
Biological System Engineering
2(*)
Electronic Device Engineering
2(*)
Quantum Information Science
2(*)
Advanced Optoelectronics
2(*)
Systems and Control Theory
2(*)
Optimal Systems Theory
2(*)
Signal Analysis Theory
2(*)
Theory of Systems Analysis
2(*)
Applied Robotics
2(*)
Lectures
Credits
Intelligent Robotics
2(*)
Pattern Processing
2(*)
Advanced Robot Systems
2(*)
Imaging Systems
2(*)
Communication Robot
2(*)
Database Systems
2(*)
Topics in Mathematical Sciences Ⅰ
2(*)
Topics in Mathematical Statistics Ⅱ
2(*)
Nonlinear System Theory
2(○)
Systems Optimization and Analysis
2(*)
Intelligent Mathematical Programming System
2(*)
Topics in Mathematical Statistics Ⅰ
2(*)
Topics in Mathematical Sciences Ⅱ
2(*)
Bioreaction Engineering
2(*)
Biomechanical Engineering
2(*)
Biomedical Simulation and Measurement
2(*)
Medical Information Technology
2(*)
Solid State Devices
2(○)
Opto- and Quantum Electronics
2(○)
Advanced Mathematical Science A
2(○)
Advanced Mathematical Science B
2(○)
Advanced Mathematical Science C
2(○)
Engineering Science 21st Century
Graduate School of Engineering Science
OSAKA UNIVERSITY
1. Osaka University and the School/Graduate School of Engineering Science
Osaka University was established as a national university in 1931, as Osaka Imperial University. Although founded
relatively late among the seven other Imperial Universities, Osaka University draws upon an academic tradition
which arose between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries when Osaka was the economic center of Japan.
The University has grown rapidly in these 81 years, not only in size but also in terms of its contribution to the
scholarly community. It now encompasses, in addition to its 11 undergraduate schools (Letters, Human Sciences,
Foreign Studies, Law, Economics, Science, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, and
Engineering Science), 15 graduate schools, and 5 research institutions. It has three major campuses in Suita,
Toyonaka, and Minoh, and the University has an enrollment of some 23,700 students and a staff of 5,600.
The School of Engineering Science was established in 1961 to develop scientists and engineers with a keen interest in
practical technology, and who have a firm grasp of the basic sciences. These graduates will use this expertise to
develop new technology. At present the Graduate School of Engineering Science contains 179 teaching staff, 56
technical and administrative staff, about 1,938 undergraduate students, 612 Master course students and 169 Doctor
students. There are 10 undergraduate courses in four departments, and 11 postgraduate courses in three
departments.
2. Engineering Science - Past and Present
Because the School of Engineering Science was established with mixed teaching staff from the School of Engineering
and the School of Science, it has a special feature in the educational and research activities: providing all the students
with scientific approaches for solving practical engineering problem and carrying out research in the
multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary areas. This school created new research areas and eventually established the
departments of information technology and bioengineering.
The concept of “Engineering Science” was first proposed in the USA soon after the launch of Sputnik, to catch up with
the Soviet space technology program by modernizing engineering education.
The engineering education at the time was carried out in each small department separately without any connection
to other departments. For this reason many small departments, such as the department for aeronautics, ship
building, textile and mining machines, machine tools, etc., were teaching precise technologies related with each area
of engineering work. This teaching system functioned well as long as each technology was concerned, but the system
could hardly cope with new technologies such as space engineering.
In the education of engineering science, the basic scientific knowledge from many departments, such as
hydrodynamics and solid mechanics, electronics, chemistry, and material science are taught. For example, it is
expected that, for example, if students study hydrodynamics, they should be able to handle air flow in designing the
wings of airplanes, know the optimum shape of ships in order to reduce wave resistance, and understand water flow
in the pipes of a power generator, etc.
Since the results of scientific research had already been the essential subjects of engineering education at the time,
this new method of teaching was smoothly implemented in United States universities from the beginning of the
1960’s, and spread very quickly.
Around this time (i.e. at the end of the 1950s and the beginning of the 1960’s), the Japanese industry was just
recovering from its collapse after World War II, and the government was trying to increase the number of engineers
for future industrialization of the country. The number of students in the engineering departments was increasing
rapidly. Instead of increasing the number of the students in engineering departments, Osaka University decided to
launch the “School of Engineering Science.”
The School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, teaches mainly common areas in engineering. The students are
recommended to attend many lectures in other departments in order to expand their views, and comparatively large
amounts of teaching time are allocated to mathematics.
The idea of engineering science, in which common engineering subjects are taught mainly with scientific methodology,
fit well with the Japanese situation at the time of rapid economic growth when many new engineering areas were
being introduced, and the areas of engineering work were expanding. Unlike Osaka University, many Japanese
universities employed the teaching method of engineering science, but they did not establish any special school for it.
3. Globalization and Engineering Education
Around 1990, when the cold war suddenly ended, the U.S. industry began desiring to manufacture consumer
products more seriously, and the military funding going to university research was reduced. While the U.S. industry
lagged in production of consumer goods, the Japanese industry and universities had already begun to concentrate on
consumer goods such as automobiles, electronic products, and computers.
The reason that the U.S. manufacturing industry was not functioning as well as the Japanese industry was
attributed to the quality of engineering education: the U.S. lacked practical engineering ability and teamwork.
Engineering education in America was subjected to criticism from the industry because many of the university
graduates could not cope with their technological field and lacked the methodology for solving practical problems.
Some U.S. universities adopted the “Design First” method, in which the students are first given practical problems
such as designing a machine with a prescribed function. Through practice, they are expected to recognize the
necessary subjects by themselves with the aid of computer software such as CAD. At the same time they are taught
engineering ethics, teamwork, presentation, etc., which are important skills for leading engineers.
This movement was accelerated by the development of accreditation systems of engineering education, in which
mainly education aimed at enhancing ability and skill for practical activities of engineers is evaluated. The
accreditation system, which has a long history in the European engineers’ societies, was employed as ABET in the
USA. The “Design First” movement was accelerated still more by the Washington Accord, in which the accreditation
systems of member countries are recognized by each other. This is especially important in the environment of
international joint cooperation.
This change of engineering education had an impact to the Japanese universities. Major universities, including
Osaka University, began to study the new teaching method from the middle of the 1990s, and reviewed their
educational systems. In 1999, an accreditation system of engineering education, JABEE, was introduced and began
to evaluate the educational systems in engineering schools.
4. Review of Engineering Science
Since the new educational method, “Design First”, was introduced to change the trend of engineering science
education, the School of Engineering Science, more than anyone, stood to lose a great deal, if the concept of
engineering science was denied. In 1999, the School of Engineering Science created the “Committee of Engineering
Education Program”, and began to study the policy of the educational scheme. The following represents the major
results:
1) Demands from industry:
The unique educational policy of the School of Engineering Science has been welcomed by the Japanese industries
and the academic societies, and many graduates from this school occupy important positions in Japanese industries.
It is concluded that the concept of engineering science has not lost its value. However, around 1990, the globally
extended economy and its new demands forced companies to rapidly adjust their established practices. These
demands will inevitably bring about some changes in education in the School of Engineering Science.
Japanese industries are becoming more R/D oriented and the demands for graduates with higher ability of
research and development are increasing. Thus the graduate school should be ready to educate high level
engineers who will be in charge of the development of new products in their industries, instead of just research in
academic institutions.
English has been taught as the first non-native language in Japan for a long time. When Japan was introducing
western technologies, it was natural to give an emphasis to reading of foreign literature in engineering education.
In the global circumstances, however, engineers and researchers are requested to present their own results to the
world. Thus, skills in English conversation and writing should be taught more intensively in the undergraduate
courses.
These changes will also benefit the international students who have the same demands from their industries, which
are now becoming more R/D oriented.
2) Students awareness about engineering subjects:
In some countries, like Germany, new students entering the technical universities have some knowledge of industry
because they have already experienced training in the industry for some months, and understand the outline
engineering work. However, in many other countries, including Japan, students are not taught enough about the
future jobs, mainly because high school teachers do not have such knowledge. Thus the students tend to choose the
universities and departments by name value, which is often related to the age and the tradition of the university.
Due to this background, Japanese students are not well aware of the importance of each subject that they are going to
study, and they are often blamed by people who have worked in industries for lacking awareness of their study. This
may be true, but blaming the students will not change the situation. It is the role of a university to give the students
enough opportunity to know about the jobs and the relationship between the subjects and real engineer’s work.
Accordingly, the Committee of Engineering Education Program decided to open a new subject, “PBL = Problem Based
Learning”, and introduced it in the early stages of each undergraduate course.
3) Effects of development of information technology
The changes caused by the rapid development of information technology are having great impact on the Japanese
society and university education. Since the School of Engineering Science has contained a department of information
science from its early stage, education of information technology has been carried out in all undergraduate courses. It
is important to provide the students with sufficient facilities for using computers and the Internet. Although offering
courses online is not being seriously considered at the moment, it may be an option presented for the convenience of
international students in the near future.
5. Engineering Science -FutureIn the year 2000, Osaka University established new graduate schools for ”Information Science and Technology”, and
“Frontier Bioscience” without undergraduate courses. About a quarter of the faculty members moved to the new
graduate schools from the Graduate School of Engineering Science. The faculty members of the Graduate School of
Engineering Science and those of the new graduate schools cooperate to teach students in the undergraduate courses
of Engineering Science.
The Graduate School of Engineering Science began to make a “Grand Plan” for the school to establish a new identity
of the School of Engineering Science. The grand plan was then used to make a concrete plan to form the new schools.
The essential directions of the schools are as follows:
1) Undergraduate courses: The undergraduate courses have not changed very much because the idea of engineering
science will continue to be valid in the future. To include the education for engineering skill and to improve the
motivation of the new students, the PBL subjects will be presented in the early stages of undergraduate courses. To
meet with globalization, some subjects on English writing and presentation will be included by employing teachers
whose native tongue is English. The skill of presentation and teamwork will be enforced in the “graduate thesis
study” during the final year.
2) Postgraduate courses: The new Graduate School of Engineering Science has three departments: a department
dealing with physical and chemical materials from a unified viewpoint of materials science, a department dealing
with mechanical science and bioengineering from the viewpoint of applied mechanics, and a department dealing with
electronics, systems and mathematics from the viewpoint of systems innovation.
In the graduate school, new courses are planned in which all the lectures are to be taught in English and all students
are to have practical experience in the industry to meet the request of the Japanese students and international
students who want to work in the global environment.
3) Research activity: The new target of the Graduate School of Engineering Science is to create new research fields in
multi- and inter-disciplinary areas. To help facilitate this, the school includes faculty members from various
backgrounds. Also, the “Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory System” was established to ensure the gathering of
researchers from different fields.
6. New English Courses with Internship in Industry
Complying with the newly settled plan, the School of Engineering Science aims to acquire a good international
reputation through increased involvement in the exchange of students and/or researchers, and in joint research
projects.
For this objective, the Graduate School of Engineering Science decided to offer new Interdisciplinary Courses, in
which all the lectures are taught in English so that the students are not required to learn Japanese to join this course.
In this course, globally recognized and highly qualified graduates are educated under the guiding principle the
Graduate School of Engineering and Science, which is the integration of science and technology.
An overview of this course is shown in Fig.1. The dominant features of this course are as follows:
1) The aim of this course is to develop high-level human resources and flexible problem-solving ability, which is
achieved through the multi- and inter-disciplinary lectures given by prominent professors in their fields. Students can
choose one of 3 major courses;
(1) Dept. of Materials Engineering Science dealing with physical and chemical materials from a viewpoint of
material science.
(2) Dept. of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering dealing with mechanical science and bioengineering from the
viewpoint of applied mechanics.
(3) Dept. of Systems Innovation dealing with electronics, systems and mathematics from the viewpoint of systems
innovation. Students can also select one of 11 Divisions for their research study for a Master’s or a doctoral degree.
2) An opportunity for internship training at a prominent Japanese company will be provided in order to increase the
student’s knowledge and experience of cutting-edge technologies, allowing them to become discerning and
well-balanced scientists or technologists, with a deeper understanding of Japanese society. This will also meet the
requirements of the international students who wish to have practical experience in industry.
3) The course also opens the door to Japanese students for enhancing interaction between themselves and
international students. The course will improve their international awareness, as well as deepening international
students’ understanding of Japanese society. This will also meet the demands of some Japanese students who want to
work in the global environment.
4) Students are trained and supervised with the use of English so that they can achieve an academic degree within a
given period; two years for a Master’s degree and three years for a doctoral degree. It will be conferred on outstanding
students in less than the given period.
Special Program of “Engineering Science 21st Century” taught in English
Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Master’s Course, 1st term
Doctor Course, 2nd term
Lecture in English
・Three subject-based courses in English
Engineer
・Interdisciplinary common courses in English
planning ability
with
research
and
practical ability
Researcher
with
unique
・Japanese students also accepted.
・Short-term grounding of
・Research supervision in English
・Attending international conferences
basic specialty in English
・Internship for practice
・Co-research with companies
・Wider knowledge by
Next stage
interdisciplinary basic education.
Overseas
Applicant
screening No need to take
examination in Japan
Internship
Interdisciplinary basic education
・1-3 months at a company
・Cross-Labs. basic education
・Understanding of
・ Combined with experiments and
high industrial
technology
・Entrance exam. in Japan is a burden.
・Learning Japanese is time-consuming.
・Attractive, high industrial technologies
・Preparation in English is common.
M. Eng.
information processing
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find a job
Beneficial Effects
Issues of concern for international students
・Greatly reduced burden for international
Special Course in English
and
students
・ Enhanced internationalization of Japanese
students.
・Excellent Asian students attending.

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