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2021 Engineering Science for the 21st Century Master’s / PhD Program for Foreign Students
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Scholarship
Fully Funded
Masters, PhD
Description
The Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University features one of our MEXT-granted programs: “Special Training Program for Robotics Engineers for the Post-Corona Society” in English, which starts in October 2021. The Graduate School of Engineering Science is one of the world-leading schools in the field of Robotics Engineering. Under this program featuring Robotics Engineering as well as other related areas, we would like to welcome top-notch foreign students from all over the world.
Based on our educational philosophy: “Fundamentally developing scientific technology by integrating science and technology will create a true culture of humanity,” we will nurture human resources who possess a broad spectrum of multidisciplinary expertise, rich comprehensive understanding, synthetic imagination, and transcultural communicability, associated with Robotics-Engineering-related professional capability and skills, who can also contribute to establishing future Robotics industries in their home countries as well as promoting close cooperation with the Japanese industry, academia, and government internationally
Eligibilities
Nationality: The applicant’s nationality must be of a country that has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government.
Visa requirement: Non-Japanese nationals who are expected to obtain a resident visa (Student Visa) upon enrollment in the Graduate School, under the Immigration-Control and Refugee-Recognition Act.
Age: Applicants generally are required to have been born on or after April 2, 1986.
Applicants are required to have fulfilled at least one of the following items:
- Course applicant
- has received a Bachelor’s degree from a Japanese university/college or is expected to graduate prior to the date of enrollment to the course;
- has completed 16 years of formal school education curriculum in countries other than Japan and either has received a Bachelor’s degree, or is expected to graduate from a university/college prior to the date of enrollment to the course; has received the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree through the completion of coursework which requires 3 or more years of study at an overseas university/college; or
- is approved of being equivalent academically to a university graduate by the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University and is at least 22 years of age prior to the date of enrollment to the course.
- Language ability: Required English proficiency above 79 for TOEFL-iBT, 213 for TOEFL-CBT, 550 for TOEFL-PBT, 6.0 for IELTS or equivalent.
- Attendance availability: Applicants should arrive in Japan immediately prior to the date of enrollment and start the course on the date of enrollment.
- While the applicant is studying in Japan, he/she shall contribute to mutual understanding between Japan and the home country by participating in activities at schools and communities with the aim of contributing to the internationalization of Japan. The applicant shall make efforts to promote relations between the home country and Japan by maintaining close relations with the university attended after graduation, cooperating with the conducting of surveys and questionnaires after returning home, and cooperating with all relevant projects and events conducted by Japanese diplomatic missions in the applicant’s home country.
Notes on ineligible applicants:
- Members of the armed forces
- The applicant who is a previous recipient of a Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship; provided, those that have educational research experience of three years or more from the first day of the month following the final payment of the previous scholarship to the beginning of the payment of this scholarship are excluded. In addition, this does not apply to the past recipients of Japanese studies scholarships or Japan-Korea Joint Government Scholarship Program for the Students in Science and Engineering Departments or Young Leaders Program who are eligible to apply as long as they enter the universities as research students;
- Those who are currently applying for other programs by a Japanese government (MEXT).
- Those who are currently enrolled at a Japanese university with a Student Visa; those enrolled, or scheduled to be enrolled, at a Japanese university as a privately financed international student during the period when the scholarship application was filed until prior to the start of the provision of the scholarship.
- This does not apply to current self-financed international students at Japanese universities who will complete their courses of study and return to their countries once before the end of the current fiscal year.
- Recipients of scholarships from institutions (including government institutions in their home countries) other than Japanese government (MEXT) and Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) (including the prospective beneficiaries). Those who have been selected by support programs for international students that are organized by Japanese government (MEXT) or Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) and continue to be at the university on or after October 2021 are included.
- Applicants who are expected to graduate at the time of application and cannot satisfy the qualifications and the conditions related to academic background by the deadline given.
- Holders of dual nationality at the time of application who cannot verify that they will give up Japanese nationality by the time of his or her arrival in Japan.
- Applicants who wish, from the time of application, to conduct fieldwork or participate in an internship outside of Japan
Benefits
- Students enrolled in master’s courses: 147,000 yen / month.
- Students enrolled in doctoral courses: 148,000 yen / month.
- Fees for the application, entrance and tuition at Osaka University will be exempt.
Program Venue
Toyonaka, Osaka
Japan
Eligible Regions
All Regions
All Countries
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Eligible Countries
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Angola, Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Cook Island, Congo (Republic)
Application Process
Application Period:
Monday, December 7, 2020, to Sunday, December 20, 2020
Note: To the extent possible, every applicant is asked to find a supervisor suitable for the research field in which
the applicant is interested by contacting him/her by email to confirm whether the field will be appropriate for
his/her laboratory. The research topics of faculty members of the Graduate School of Engineering Science can
be found in the attached list and can also be found at the following website: osku.jp/n0961
Application Procedure:
All the application documents (a)-(h) (see below) should be scanned into PDF format(s), and the PDF document(s) are to be submitted to the Graduate Students Section via e-mail within the application period (Japan Standard Time/JST).
Graduate Students Section, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531 JAPAN
Email: ki-daigakuin@office.osaka-u.ac.jp
Phone: +81-6-6850-6146
No application will be accepted if the documents are incomplete. Once the application procedure is completed, the submitted contents cannot be altered. If any of the application documents are falsified, admission will be cancelled even after he/she has enrolled.
Note: After document screening, successful applicants are required to submit all the original application documents (a)-(i) (NOT SCANNED) by registered postal mail such as Express Mail Service (EMS) by the designated date to the above address.
Application documents:
It is essential that all the application documents (a)-(h) should be carefully completed in English, typed/printed or written in block letters (i.e. they must be written legibly in printed letters, sans-serif fonts, and not in cursive, so that it can be read easily.) on A4- or US letter-sized white paper. Official English translation is required for every formal document given in other languages. Application documents are non-returnable.
- Form “Application for Admission for 2021 Engineering Science 21stCentury Master’s Course Program for Foreign Students with a MEXT Scholarship” completed and signed.
- “Details of proposed study” completed in about 2,000 words on the prescribed form.
- Abstract of applicant’s Bachelor thesis, written in English within 2,000 words on the prescribed form.
- Official document certifying the date or expected date of applicant’s graduation issued and signed by the officials of the most recent university or graduate school.
- Academic records, which also indicate the GPA or its equivalent and its full score, issued and signed by officials of the most recent university or graduate school.
- A copy of the certificate of citizenship or a copy of the applicant’s passport on an A4- or US letter-sized paper.
- Score report (original document) of the TOEFL test or equivalent as a certificate of English proficiency except for the cases below. Your TOEFL score may be sent to us directly from ETS. Our ETS institution code is 5413.
- Applicants whose first language is English.
- Applicants who have graduated from a university located in an English speaking country.
- Applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree program where the language of instruction and examination was English. In this case, an official statement from the academic institution will be required, confirming the use of English as the language of instructions and examinations.
- Recommendation letter from the Dean of the faculty or school from which the applicant has graduated to the president of Osaka University. When the applicant is an employee, a recommendation letter from the employer/executives will also be accepted.
- One (1) photo 3.2 by 2.6 cm in size.
- Color
- Printed on photo quality paper.
- Taken within the last 6 months prior to the application date to reflect the current appearance.
- Taken clearly in front of a plain background.
- Taken in full-face view directly facing the camera including upper body.
- With a neutral facial expression and both eyes open. Do not wear a hat or head covering.
- Write your name and nationality in block letters on the back of the photo.
Screening:
First screening: Screening of applicants will be held on the basis of the application documents by the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University within the month of December 2020. An interview and academic examination will be conducted for those who have passed the initial application document screening within the month of January 2021.
Second screening: MEXT will decide the recipients of the MEXT Scholarship among the recommended preliminary candidates selected by the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more details: https://www.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/admission-aid/mext-granted/images/HP_robotics.pdf
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2021 Engineering Science for the 21st Century Master’s / PhD Program for Foreign Students
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Opportunity Type
Scholarship
Full Time
Masters, PhD
Description
The Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University features one of our MEXT-granted programs: “Special Training Program for Robotics Engineers for the Post-Corona Society” in English, which starts in October 2021. The Graduate School of Engineering Science is one of the world-leading schools in the field of Robotics Engineering. Under this program featuring Robotics Engineering as well as other related areas, we would like to welcome top-notch foreign students from all over the world.
Based on our educational philosophy: “Fundamentally developing scientific technology by integrating science and technology will create a true culture of humanity,” we will nurture human resources who possess a broad spectrum of multidisciplinary expertise, rich comprehensive understanding, synthetic imagination, and transcultural communicability, associated with Robotics-Engineering-related professional capability and skills, who can also contribute to establishing future Robotics industries in their home countries as well as promoting close cooperation with the Japanese industry, academia, and government internationally
Eligibilities
Nationality: The applicant’s nationality must be of a country that has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government.
Visa requirement: Non-Japanese nationals who are expected to obtain a resident visa (Student Visa) upon enrollment in the Graduate School, under the Immigration-Control and Refugee-Recognition Act.
Age: Applicants generally are required to have been born on or after April 2, 1986.
Applicants are required to have fulfilled at least one of the following items:
- Course applicant
- has received a Bachelor’s degree from a Japanese university/college or is expected to graduate prior to the date of enrollment to the course;
- has completed 16 years of formal school education curriculum in countries other than Japan and either has received a Bachelor’s degree, or is expected to graduate from a university/college prior to the date of enrollment to the course; has received the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree through the completion of coursework which requires 3 or more years of study at an overseas university/college; or
- is approved of being equivalent academically to a university graduate by the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University and is at least 22 years of age prior to the date of enrollment to the course.
- Language ability: Required English proficiency above 79 for TOEFL-iBT, 213 for TOEFL-CBT, 550 for TOEFL-PBT, 6.0 for IELTS or equivalent.
- Attendance availability: Applicants should arrive in Japan immediately prior to the date of enrollment and start the course on the date of enrollment.
- While the applicant is studying in Japan, he/she shall contribute to mutual understanding between Japan and the home country by participating in activities at schools and communities with the aim of contributing to the internationalization of Japan. The applicant shall make efforts to promote relations between the home country and Japan by maintaining close relations with the university attended after graduation, cooperating with the conducting of surveys and questionnaires after returning home, and cooperating with all relevant projects and events conducted by Japanese diplomatic missions in the applicant’s home country.
Notes on ineligible applicants:
- Members of the armed forces
- The applicant who is a previous recipient of a Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship; provided, those that have educational research experience of three years or more from the first day of the month following the final payment of the previous scholarship to the beginning of the payment of this scholarship are excluded. In addition, this does not apply to the past recipients of Japanese studies scholarships or Japan-Korea Joint Government Scholarship Program for the Students in Science and Engineering Departments or Young Leaders Program who are eligible to apply as long as they enter the universities as research students;
- Those who are currently applying for other programs by a Japanese government (MEXT).
- Those who are currently enrolled at a Japanese university with a Student Visa; those enrolled, or scheduled to be enrolled, at a Japanese university as a privately financed international student during the period when the scholarship application was filed until prior to the start of the provision of the scholarship.
- This does not apply to current self-financed international students at Japanese universities who will complete their courses of study and return to their countries once before the end of the current fiscal year.
- Recipients of scholarships from institutions (including government institutions in their home countries) other than Japanese government (MEXT) and Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) (including the prospective beneficiaries). Those who have been selected by support programs for international students that are organized by Japanese government (MEXT) or Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) and continue to be at the university on or after October 2021 are included.
- Applicants who are expected to graduate at the time of application and cannot satisfy the qualifications and the conditions related to academic background by the deadline given.
- Holders of dual nationality at the time of application who cannot verify that they will give up Japanese nationality by the time of his or her arrival in Japan.
- Applicants who wish, from the time of application, to conduct fieldwork or participate in an internship outside of Japan
Benefits
- Students enrolled in master’s courses: 147,000 yen / month.
- Students enrolled in doctoral courses: 148,000 yen / month.
- Fees for the application, entrance and tuition at Osaka University will be exempt.
Program Venue
Toyonaka, Osaka
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Eligible Countries
All Countries
Application Process
Application Period:
Monday, December 7, 2020, to Sunday, December 20, 2020
Note: To the extent possible, every applicant is asked to find a supervisor suitable for the research field in which
the applicant is interested by contacting him/her by email to confirm whether the field will be appropriate for
his/her laboratory. The research topics of faculty members of the Graduate School of Engineering Science can
be found in the attached list and can also be found at the following website: osku.jp/n0961
Application Procedure:
All the application documents (a)-(h) (see below) should be scanned into PDF format(s), and the PDF document(s) are to be submitted to the Graduate Students Section via e-mail within the application period (Japan Standard Time/JST).
Graduate Students Section, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531 JAPAN
Email: ki-daigakuin@office.osaka-u.ac.jp
Phone: +81-6-6850-6146
No application will be accepted if the documents are incomplete. Once the application procedure is completed, the submitted contents cannot be altered. If any of the application documents are falsified, admission will be cancelled even after he/she has enrolled.
Note: After document screening, successful applicants are required to submit all the original application documents (a)-(i) (NOT SCANNED) by registered postal mail such as Express Mail Service (EMS) by the designated date to the above address.
Application documents:
It is essential that all the application documents (a)-(h) should be carefully completed in English, typed/printed or written in block letters (i.e. they must be written legibly in printed letters, sans-serif fonts, and not in cursive, so that it can be read easily.) on A4- or US letter-sized white paper. Official English translation is required for every formal document given in other languages. Application documents are non-returnable.
- Form “Application for Admission for 2021 Engineering Science 21stCentury Master’s Course Program for Foreign Students with a MEXT Scholarship” completed and signed.
- “Details of proposed study” completed in about 2,000 words on the prescribed form.
- Abstract of applicant’s Bachelor thesis, written in English within 2,000 words on the prescribed form.
- Official document certifying the date or expected date of applicant’s graduation issued and signed by the officials of the most recent university or graduate school.
- Academic records, which also indicate the GPA or its equivalent and its full score, issued and signed by officials of the most recent university or graduate school.
- A copy of the certificate of citizenship or a copy of the applicant’s passport on an A4- or US letter-sized paper.
- Score report (original document) of the TOEFL test or equivalent as a certificate of English proficiency except for the cases below. Your TOEFL score may be sent to us directly from ETS. Our ETS institution code is 5413.
- Applicants whose first language is English.
- Applicants who have graduated from a university located in an English speaking country.
- Applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree program where the language of instruction and examination was English. In this case, an official statement from the academic institution will be required, confirming the use of English as the language of instructions and examinations.
- Recommendation letter from the Dean of the faculty or school from which the applicant has graduated to the president of Osaka University. When the applicant is an employee, a recommendation letter from the employer/executives will also be accepted.
- One (1) photo 3.2 by 2.6 cm in size.
- Color
- Printed on photo quality paper.
- Taken within the last 6 months prior to the application date to reflect the current appearance.
- Taken clearly in front of a plain background.
- Taken in full-face view directly facing the camera including upper body.
- With a neutral facial expression and both eyes open. Do not wear a hat or head covering.
- Write your name and nationality in block letters on the back of the photo.
Screening:
First screening: Screening of applicants will be held on the basis of the application documents by the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University within the month of December 2020. An interview and academic examination will be conducted for those who have passed the initial application document screening within the month of January 2021.
Second screening: MEXT will decide the recipients of the MEXT Scholarship among the recommended preliminary candidates selected by the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more details: https://www.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/admission-aid/mext-granted/images/HP_robotics.pdf
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2021 Engineering Science for the 21st Century Master’s / PhD Program for Foreign Students
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Opportunity Type
Scholarship
Select Type
Masters, PhD
Description
The Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University features one of our MEXT-granted programs: “Special Training Program for Robotics Engineers for the Post-Corona Society” in English, which starts in October 2021. The Graduate School of Engineering Science is one of the world-leading schools in the field of Robotics Engineering. Under this program featuring Robotics Engineering as well as other related areas, we would like to welcome top-notch foreign students from all over the world.
Based on our educational philosophy: “Fundamentally developing scientific technology by integrating science and technology will create a true culture of humanity,” we will nurture human resources who possess a broad spectrum of multidisciplinary expertise, rich comprehensive understanding, synthetic imagination, and transcultural communicability, associated with Robotics-Engineering-related professional capability and skills, who can also contribute to establishing future Robotics industries in their home countries as well as promoting close cooperation with the Japanese industry, academia, and government internationally
Eligibilities
Nationality: The applicant’s nationality must be of a country that has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government.
Visa requirement: Non-Japanese nationals who are expected to obtain a resident visa (Student Visa) upon enrollment in the Graduate School, under the Immigration-Control and Refugee-Recognition Act.
Age: Applicants generally are required to have been born on or after April 2, 1986.
Applicants are required to have fulfilled at least one of the following items:
- Course applicant
- has received a Bachelor’s degree from a Japanese university/college or is expected to graduate prior to the date of enrollment to the course;
- has completed 16 years of formal school education curriculum in countries other than Japan and either has received a Bachelor’s degree, or is expected to graduate from a university/college prior to the date of enrollment to the course; has received the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree through the completion of coursework which requires 3 or more years of study at an overseas university/college; or
- is approved of being equivalent academically to a university graduate by the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University and is at least 22 years of age prior to the date of enrollment to the course.
- Language ability: Required English proficiency above 79 for TOEFL-iBT, 213 for TOEFL-CBT, 550 for TOEFL-PBT, 6.0 for IELTS or equivalent.
- Attendance availability: Applicants should arrive in Japan immediately prior to the date of enrollment and start the course on the date of enrollment.
- While the applicant is studying in Japan, he/she shall contribute to mutual understanding between Japan and the home country by participating in activities at schools and communities with the aim of contributing to the internationalization of Japan. The applicant shall make efforts to promote relations between the home country and Japan by maintaining close relations with the university attended after graduation, cooperating with the conducting of surveys and questionnaires after returning home, and cooperating with all relevant projects and events conducted by Japanese diplomatic missions in the applicant’s home country.
Notes on ineligible applicants:
- Members of the armed forces
- The applicant who is a previous recipient of a Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship; provided, those that have educational research experience of three years or more from the first day of the month following the final payment of the previous scholarship to the beginning of the payment of this scholarship are excluded. In addition, this does not apply to the past recipients of Japanese studies scholarships or Japan-Korea Joint Government Scholarship Program for the Students in Science and Engineering Departments or Young Leaders Program who are eligible to apply as long as they enter the universities as research students;
- Those who are currently applying for other programs by a Japanese government (MEXT).
- Those who are currently enrolled at a Japanese university with a Student Visa; those enrolled, or scheduled to be enrolled, at a Japanese university as a privately financed international student during the period when the scholarship application was filed until prior to the start of the provision of the scholarship.
- This does not apply to current self-financed international students at Japanese universities who will complete their courses of study and return to their countries once before the end of the current fiscal year.
- Recipients of scholarships from institutions (including government institutions in their home countries) other than Japanese government (MEXT) and Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) (including the prospective beneficiaries). Those who have been selected by support programs for international students that are organized by Japanese government (MEXT) or Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) and continue to be at the university on or after October 2021 are included.
- Applicants who are expected to graduate at the time of application and cannot satisfy the qualifications and the conditions related to academic background by the deadline given.
- Holders of dual nationality at the time of application who cannot verify that they will give up Japanese nationality by the time of his or her arrival in Japan.
- Applicants who wish, from the time of application, to conduct fieldwork or participate in an internship outside of Japan
Benefits
- Students enrolled in master’s courses: 147,000 yen / month.
- Students enrolled in doctoral courses: 148,000 yen / month.
- Fees for the application, entrance and tuition at Osaka University will be exempt.
Program Venue
Toyonaka, Osaka
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Eligible Countries
All Countries
Application Process
Application Period:
Monday, December 7, 2020, to Sunday, December 20, 2020
Note: To the extent possible, every applicant is asked to find a supervisor suitable for the research field in which
the applicant is interested by contacting him/her by email to confirm whether the field will be appropriate for
his/her laboratory. The research topics of faculty members of the Graduate School of Engineering Science can
be found in the attached list and can also be found at the following website: osku.jp/n0961
Application Procedure:
All the application documents (a)-(h) (see below) should be scanned into PDF format(s), and the PDF document(s) are to be submitted to the Graduate Students Section via e-mail within the application period (Japan Standard Time/JST).
Graduate Students Section, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531 JAPAN
Email: ki-daigakuin@office.osaka-u.ac.jp
Phone: +81-6-6850-6146
No application will be accepted if the documents are incomplete. Once the application procedure is completed, the submitted contents cannot be altered. If any of the application documents are falsified, admission will be cancelled even after he/she has enrolled.
Note: After document screening, successful applicants are required to submit all the original application documents (a)-(i) (NOT SCANNED) by registered postal mail such as Express Mail Service (EMS) by the designated date to the above address.
Application documents:
It is essential that all the application documents (a)-(h) should be carefully completed in English, typed/printed or written in block letters (i.e. they must be written legibly in printed letters, sans-serif fonts, and not in cursive, so that it can be read easily.) on A4- or US letter-sized white paper. Official English translation is required for every formal document given in other languages. Application documents are non-returnable.
- Form “Application for Admission for 2021 Engineering Science 21stCentury Master’s Course Program for Foreign Students with a MEXT Scholarship” completed and signed.
- “Details of proposed study” completed in about 2,000 words on the prescribed form.
- Abstract of applicant’s Bachelor thesis, written in English within 2,000 words on the prescribed form.
- Official document certifying the date or expected date of applicant’s graduation issued and signed by the officials of the most recent university or graduate school.
- Academic records, which also indicate the GPA or its equivalent and its full score, issued and signed by officials of the most recent university or graduate school.
- A copy of the certificate of citizenship or a copy of the applicant’s passport on an A4- or US letter-sized paper.
- Score report (original document) of the TOEFL test or equivalent as a certificate of English proficiency except for the cases below. Your TOEFL score may be sent to us directly from ETS. Our ETS institution code is 5413.
- Applicants whose first language is English.
- Applicants who have graduated from a university located in an English speaking country.
- Applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree program where the language of instruction and examination was English. In this case, an official statement from the academic institution will be required, confirming the use of English as the language of instructions and examinations.
- Recommendation letter from the Dean of the faculty or school from which the applicant has graduated to the president of Osaka University. When the applicant is an employee, a recommendation letter from the employer/executives will also be accepted.
- One (1) photo 3.2 by 2.6 cm in size.
- Color
- Printed on photo quality paper.
- Taken within the last 6 months prior to the application date to reflect the current appearance.
- Taken clearly in front of a plain background.
- Taken in full-face view directly facing the camera including upper body.
- With a neutral facial expression and both eyes open. Do not wear a hat or head covering.
- Write your name and nationality in block letters on the back of the photo.
Screening:
First screening: Screening of applicants will be held on the basis of the application documents by the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University within the month of December 2020. An interview and academic examination will be conducted for those who have passed the initial application document screening within the month of January 2021.
Second screening: MEXT will decide the recipients of the MEXT Scholarship among the recommended preliminary candidates selected by the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more details: https://www.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/admission-aid/mext-granted/images/HP_robotics.pdf
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Description
The Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University features one of our MEXT-granted programs: “Special Training Program for Robotics Engineers for the Post-Corona Society” in English, which starts in October 2021. The Graduate School of Engineering Science is one of the world-leading schools in the field of Robotics Engineering. Under this program featuring Robotics Engineering as well as other related areas, we would like to welcome top-notch foreign students from all over the world.
Based on our educational philosophy: “Fundamentally developing scientific technology by integrating science and technology will create a true culture of humanity,” we will nurture human resources who possess a broad spectrum of multidisciplinary expertise, rich comprehensive understanding, synthetic imagination, and transcultural communicability, associated with Robotics-Engineering-related professional capability and skills, who can also contribute to establishing future Robotics industries in their home countries as well as promoting close cooperation with the Japanese industry, academia, and government internationally
BENIFITS
- Students enrolled in master’s courses: 147,000 yen / month.
- Students enrolled in doctoral courses: 148,000 yen / month.
- Fees for the application, entrance and tuition at Osaka University will be exempt.
Eligibilities
Nationality: The applicant’s nationality must be of a country that has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government.
Visa requirement: Non-Japanese nationals who are expected to obtain a resident visa (Student Visa) upon enrollment in the Graduate School, under the Immigration-Control and Refugee-Recognition Act.
Age: Applicants generally are required to have been born on or after April 2, 1986.
Applicants are required to have fulfilled at least one of the following items:
- Course applicant
- has received a Bachelor’s degree from a Japanese university/college or is expected to graduate prior to the date of enrollment to the course;
- has completed 16 years of formal school education curriculum in countries other than Japan and either has received a Bachelor’s degree, or is expected to graduate from a university/college prior to the date of enrollment to the course; has received the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree through the completion of coursework which requires 3 or more years of study at an overseas university/college; or
- is approved of being equivalent academically to a university graduate by the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University and is at least 22 years of age prior to the date of enrollment to the course.
- Language ability: Required English proficiency above 79 for TOEFL-iBT, 213 for TOEFL-CBT, 550 for TOEFL-PBT, 6.0 for IELTS or equivalent.
- Attendance availability: Applicants should arrive in Japan immediately prior to the date of enrollment and start the course on the date of enrollment.
- While the applicant is studying in Japan, he/she shall contribute to mutual understanding between Japan and the home country by participating in activities at schools and communities with the aim of contributing to the internationalization of Japan. The applicant shall make efforts to promote relations between the home country and Japan by maintaining close relations with the university attended after graduation, cooperating with the conducting of surveys and questionnaires after returning home, and cooperating with all relevant projects and events conducted by Japanese diplomatic missions in the applicant’s home country.
Notes on ineligible applicants:
- Members of the armed forces
- The applicant who is a previous recipient of a Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship; provided, those that have educational research experience of three years or more from the first day of the month following the final payment of the previous scholarship to the beginning of the payment of this scholarship are excluded. In addition, this does not apply to the past recipients of Japanese studies scholarships or Japan-Korea Joint Government Scholarship Program for the Students in Science and Engineering Departments or Young Leaders Program who are eligible to apply as long as they enter the universities as research students;
- Those who are currently applying for other programs by a Japanese government (MEXT).
- Those who are currently enrolled at a Japanese university with a Student Visa; those enrolled, or scheduled to be enrolled, at a Japanese university as a privately financed international student during the period when the scholarship application was filed until prior to the start of the provision of the scholarship.
- This does not apply to current self-financed international students at Japanese universities who will complete their courses of study and return to their countries once before the end of the current fiscal year.
- Recipients of scholarships from institutions (including government institutions in their home countries) other than Japanese government (MEXT) and Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) (including the prospective beneficiaries). Those who have been selected by support programs for international students that are organized by Japanese government (MEXT) or Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) and continue to be at the university on or after October 2021 are included.
- Applicants who are expected to graduate at the time of application and cannot satisfy the qualifications and the conditions related to academic background by the deadline given.
- Holders of dual nationality at the time of application who cannot verify that they will give up Japanese nationality by the time of his or her arrival in Japan.
- Applicants who wish, from the time of application, to conduct fieldwork or participate in an internship outside of Japan
For Further Queries:
For additional queries, email at ki-daigakuin@office.osaka-u.ac.jp
Eligible Regions:
Program Venue:
APPLICATION PROCESS
Application Period:
Monday, December 7, 2020, to Sunday, December 20, 2020
Note: To the extent possible, every applicant is asked to find a supervisor suitable for the research field in which
the applicant is interested by contacting him/her by email to confirm whether the field will be appropriate for
his/her laboratory. The research topics of faculty members of the Graduate School of Engineering Science can
be found in the attached list and can also be found at the following website: osku.jp/n0961
Application Procedure:
All the application documents (a)-(h) (see below) should be scanned into PDF format(s), and the PDF document(s) are to be submitted to the Graduate Students Section via e-mail within the application period (Japan Standard Time/JST).
Graduate Students Section, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531 JAPAN
Email: ki-daigakuin@office.osaka-u.ac.jp
Phone: +81-6-6850-6146
No application will be accepted if the documents are incomplete. Once the application procedure is completed, the submitted contents cannot be altered. If any of the application documents are falsified, admission will be cancelled even after he/she has enrolled.
Note: After document screening, successful applicants are required to submit all the original application documents (a)-(i) (NOT SCANNED) by registered postal mail such as Express Mail Service (EMS) by the designated date to the above address.
Application documents:
It is essential that all the application documents (a)-(h) should be carefully completed in English, typed/printed or written in block letters (i.e. they must be written legibly in printed letters, sans-serif fonts, and not in cursive, so that it can be read easily.) on A4- or US letter-sized white paper. Official English translation is required for every formal document given in other languages. Application documents are non-returnable.
- Form “Application for Admission for 2021 Engineering Science 21stCentury Master’s Course Program for Foreign Students with a MEXT Scholarship” completed and signed.
- “Details of proposed study” completed in about 2,000 words on the prescribed form.
- Abstract of applicant’s Bachelor thesis, written in English within 2,000 words on the prescribed form.
- Official document certifying the date or expected date of applicant’s graduation issued and signed by the officials of the most recent university or graduate school.
- Academic records, which also indicate the GPA or its equivalent and its full score, issued and signed by officials of the most recent university or graduate school.
- A copy of the certificate of citizenship or a copy of the applicant’s passport on an A4- or US letter-sized paper.
- Score report (original document) of the TOEFL test or equivalent as a certificate of English proficiency except for the cases below. Your TOEFL score may be sent to us directly from ETS. Our ETS institution code is 5413.
- Applicants whose first language is English.
- Applicants who have graduated from a university located in an English speaking country.
- Applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree program where the language of instruction and examination was English. In this case, an official statement from the academic institution will be required, confirming the use of English as the language of instructions and examinations.
- Recommendation letter from the Dean of the faculty or school from which the applicant has graduated to the president of Osaka University. When the applicant is an employee, a recommendation letter from the employer/executives will also be accepted.
- One (1) photo 3.2 by 2.6 cm in size.
- Color
- Printed on photo quality paper.
- Taken within the last 6 months prior to the application date to reflect the current appearance.
- Taken clearly in front of a plain background.
- Taken in full-face view directly facing the camera including upper body.
- With a neutral facial expression and both eyes open. Do not wear a hat or head covering.
- Write your name and nationality in block letters on the back of the photo.
Screening:
First screening: Screening of applicants will be held on the basis of the application documents by the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University within the month of December 2020. An interview and academic examination will be conducted for those who have passed the initial application document screening within the month of January 2021.
Second screening: MEXT will decide the recipients of the MEXT Scholarship among the recommended preliminary candidates selected by the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University.
