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

1. Students 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 AY 2018 Spring.

2. Application qualification

Students who meet all the requirements described below as of April 2018:

– those who plan to be enrolled in the second year of the two-year Master’s Program in the following graduate schools, 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 participating in the Program】
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.
※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 specifically promote the conclusion of such agreements, are recognized as our overseas partner universities or departments. At the moment, University of Bayreuth, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Pierre & Marie Curie University, University of Florence, Université Grenoble-Alpes, RWTH Aachen University, Korea Polar Research Institute, National Taiwan University, Colorado School of Mines, Pennsylvania State University, Novosibirsk State University, and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

3. Application procedures

Application period：December 18 (Mon), 2017 – January 12 (Fri), 2018, 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 close from December 29 to January 3.)
Venue of application：The International Joint Graduate Program Office
(Regarding the location, please see the bottom of the page.)

[In the case of application by mail]
Application documents must arrive no later than January 12 (Fri), 2018. 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
(Regarding the contact information, please see the bottom of the page.)

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 transcripts)
(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, TOEFL iBT, TOEFL ITP, 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 will be conducted between February 13 (Tue) and February 16 (Fri), 2018.

※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 22, 2018.

7. Financial support

To acquire excellent students from Japan and abroad and make them independently plan and carry out unique research, thereby developing them into individuals who have a doctoral degree and can play an active role in the 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.

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 pariticpate in this program, one must enter one of the following Graduate Schools of Tohoku University.
Information about admission is available at the following websites.

Graduate School of Science
Graduate School of Environmental Studies