The International Joint Graduate Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences (GP-EES)
Student Recruitment

1. Number of students to be recruited to The International Joint Graduate Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences

The International Joint Graduate Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences (“GP-EES” or “the Program”) will recruit a few graduate students in AY2019 Spring.

2. Application qualification

Students who meet all the requirements described below as of April 2019:

– those who plan to be enrolled in the second year of the two-year Master’s Program in the following departments, in principle
– those who have a prospect view of conducting doctoral thesis research related to earth and environmental sciences through international collaborative instruction with overseas partner universities and departments
– those who receive a strong recommendation from their academic supervisors and are considered to be suitable for participating in GP-EES

【Graduate Schools and Departments participating in the Program】
Department of Geophysics or Department of Earth Science, Graduate School of Science
Graduate School of Environmental Studies

*Since the Program offers an integrated education combining a two-year Master’s Program and a three-year Doctoral Program, students who do not want to go on to the three-year Doctoral Program cannot apply for the Program.
*Students who are scheduled to be enrolled in the first year of the three-year Doctoral Program and gain approval from the Program Committee of GP-EES may be allowed to participate in the Program, as a special case.
*Those who are going to apply for the Doctoral Program (enrollment in April 2019) of the above departments from the outside and want to apply for GP-EES should consult with the Program Office (The contact information is at the end).
*Universities and research institutes approved by the Program Committee of GP-EES, those which have concluded agreements related to jointly supervised degrees with Tohoku University or plan to promote the conclusion of such agreements specifically, are recognized as our overseas partner universities or departments, such as University of Bayreuth, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Sorbonne University (Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris VI) ), University of Florence, Korea Polar Research Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Université Grenoble-Alpes, Colorado School of Mines, National Taiwan University, Pennsylvania State University, Novosibirsk State University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Massey University, Victoria University of Wellington, University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, Santa Barbara at the moment.

3. Application procedures

Application period：December 17 (Mon), 2018 – January 11 (Fri), 2019, 9:00–16:00
(We will be closed on Saturday, Sunday, and national holidays. Also, due to the New Year’s holiday season, we will be closed from December 29 (Sat), 2018 to January 3 (Thu), 2019.)
Venue of application：The International Joint Graduate Program Office
(The location is at the end.)

[In the case of application by mail]
Application documents must arrive no later than January 11 (Fri), 2019. They must be sent by registered mail, with “Encl. application documents for GP-EES” written in red on the envelope.
Mailing to：The International Joint Graduate Program Office
(The postal address is at the end.)

4. Application documents

A complete set of the following documents must be submitted within the application period.
(1) Application (Form A)
(2) Statement of purpose (Form B)
(3) Recommendation from supervisor (Form C)
(4) Original copy of academic transcripts (undergraduate and graduate)
(5) Copy of test scores for official English language skills (TOEFL®, TOEIC®, IELTS, etc.)

※If certificates to be submitted are written in a foreign language other than English, a Japanese or English translation must be attached. (A translation prepared by the applicant is acceptable.)
※Incomplete applications are not accepted.
※Submitted application documents are not returnable.
※TOEFL® and TOEIC® are registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service (ETS).

5. Selection method

Students are selected based on an examination of their application documents and an interview.
Interviews is planned to be conducted between February 12(Tue) and February 14 (Thu), 2019.

※Details will be provided individually to the applicants.

6. Announcement of application results

The announcement of application results will be sent to all applicants by e-mail by around March 20 (Wed), 2019.

7. Financial support

To acquire excellent students from Japan and abroad and make them plan and carry out unique research independently, thereby developing them into individuals who have a doctoral degree and can play an active role in international community, we provide financial support to excellent graduate students who are selected for the Program. The amount of allowance is determined by the Support System for International Collaborative Degree Programs, Tohoku University. Students who are receiving other financial assistance are required to contact us. In the case of adopting beyond capacity, it can be difficult to provide a full financial support due to the budgetary reason.

8. Completion requirements

To complete the Program, students must fulfill not only the requirements for completion of their graduate schools, but also the requirements separately prescribed for completion of the Program.
For more information, please see the website of GP-EES (http://gp-ees.tohoku.ac.jp/en/ ).

NOTE

※In order to participate in the Program, student must enter Department of Geophysics or Department of Earth Science, Graduate School of Science, or Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University.
Information about the admission is available at the following websites.

Graduate School of Science
Graduate School of Environmental Studies