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| Joint International Graduate School Program (Kobe University Science PhD Program) offered by CDB |
RIKEN CDB and Graduate School of Science, Kobe University established RIKEN|Kobe University International School in October 2009.
Its main purpose is to offer foreign students an opportunity to enroll in the doctoral program at Kobe University, under the supervision of CDB scientists who hold concurrent positions as visiting faculty at Kobe University. RIKEN will partially provide student living costs under the International Program Associate (IPA) program.
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>> RIKEN Joint Graduate School Program &“
International Program Associate (IPA)" |
| Students that complete this International Graduate School Program will be awarded a doctoral degree by Kobe University, after approval of his/her thesis. |
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Eligibility
Applicants must satisfy all of the conditions below:
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In principle, applicants must be a foreign national under the age of 35. |
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Applicants must have a master's degree and a school education of a minimum of 16 years, or hold an academic qualification equivalent to a master's degree awarded outside Japan, when they enroll to the graduate school. |
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Application and Selection
Successful applicants will be selected based on the following three processes:
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Consultation for application with the CDB scientist, who is a visiting faculty member of Kobe University, before applying to the program (generally 1-2 months ahead of the deadline)
When you contact one of the scientists, please provide a brief statement of your research interests. |
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List of CDB scientists who are visiting faculty at Kobe University Graduate School of Science |
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Application screening by the review-committee organized by CDB Kobe University visiting faculty |
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Entrance examination conducted by Graduate School of Science, Kobe University |
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Graduate School of Science, Kobe University |
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For Admission Guide, a complete information about IPA application and Kobe University Graduate School admission, please contact RIKEN CDB IPA Desk. |
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Required documents for application screening |
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Research proposal for IPA (use designated form)  |
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Agreement (use designated form)  |
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Curriculum vitae with photo |
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Degree certificate or evidence of expected degree to be awarded |
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Official academic transcripts (both graduate and undergraduate) |
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Summary of your masterfs thesis or your masterfs course research |
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Letters of recommendation from two people who can verify the potential of the applicant |
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Application deadline
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Enrollment in October, 2012 : December 31, 2011
Enrollment in April, 2013 : June 30, 2012
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Inquiries
RIKEN CDB IPA Desk ( Kobe University Science PhD Program )
E-mail: cdb-ipa-kosci@cdb.riken.jp |
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