English Program of Environmental Earth Science (EPEES) for a Sustainable Society (Graduate School of Environmental Science)
2025-10-07EPEES applications for the enrollment in April 2026 are currently being invited.
Laying down the co-ordinates of environmental science
EPEES applications for the enrollment in April 2026 are currently being invited.
This program will select students who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those applying to doctoral courses at the Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Participating in research as a Research Assistant (RA) is very meaningful to develop your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a Graduate School of Environmental Science faculty member. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years, with the annual extension subject to evaluation of achievements by a faculty committee.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who seek admission to the doctor courses of the Graduate School of Environmental Science.
〈Notes〉
If the students of this Special Grant Program are also selected as recipients of the doctoral fellowships, they must choose one of them and decline the others.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees is entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and the annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total 3 million yen (1 million yen annually for three years)
The applicant should meet travel expenses for the entrance exam.
16 June (Monday) 2025
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below via email. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Academic Affairs Section
Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Title: Multi-Sensor Geospatial Data for Enhanced Environmental Monitoring and Disaster Impact Assessment
Associate Professor: Ram Avtar
The increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters globally-such as typhoons, landslides, and forest fires-are significantly disrupting terrestrial ecosystems. Effective monitoring and timely assessment of these disturbances are critical for mitigating their impacts and supporting ecosystem resilience. Advancements in multi-sensor remote sensing technologies offer powerful tools for tracking changes in forest cover, detecting deforestation and degradation, and evaluating post-disaster ecosystem recovery. Integration with ground-based observations and advanced machine learning algorithms, these geospatial data sources can provide precise and actionable insights for environmental management. This study aims to use multi-sensor geospatial and in-situ data, to develop a comprehensive framework for monitoring terrestrial ecosystems. Special emphasis is placed on contributing to the development of early warning systems to manage disaster impacts. The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in geospatial technologies, remote sensing, and environmental data analysis, with the ability to contribute meaningfully to cutting-edge research in ecosystem monitoring and disaster risk reduction.
This program will select students who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those applying to doctoral courses at the Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Participating in research as a Research Assistant (RA) is very meaningful to develop your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a Graduate School of Environmental Science faculty member. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years, with the annual extension subject to evaluation of achievements by a faculty committee.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who seek admission to the doctor courses of the Graduate School of Environmental Science.
〈Notes〉
If the students of this Special Grant Program are also selected as recipients of the doctoral fellowships, they must choose one of them and decline the others.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees is entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and the annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total 3 million yen (1 million yen annually for three years)
The applicant should meet travel expenses for the entrance exam.
12 December (Thursday) 2024
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below via email. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Academic Affairs Section
Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Title: Applications of Multi-sensor Geospatial Data in Environmental Monitoring
Professor: Ram Avtar
Globally, the number of disasters is increasing and causing disturbances in terrestrial ecosystems. Typhoons, landslides, and forest fires are common catastrophic hazards causing disturbances to forest ecosystems. The impact of these hazards can be minimized using various management practices. Geospatial data with multi-sensor remote sensing techniques can potentially monitor and assess forest cover, deforestation, forest degradation, and recovery during and after these hazards. The development of an early warning system can reduce the impacts of these hazards. Therefore, the aim of this study is to apply multi-sensor geospatial and ground-based information and advanced machine learning algorithms to monitor the terrestrial ecosystem precisely, which can help in policy-relevant solutions. The successful candidate must have knowledge of geospatial data and tools to engage in relevant research.
Title: Construction of photo-controllable on-demand hydrogen evolution systems
Professor: Katsuaki Konishi
Hydrogen (H2) is expected to be a key fuel for the sustainable future as a clean energy source. This project aims to construct photo-controllable hydrogen evolution systems from stable hydrogen sources such as ammonia borane, specifically by using atomically precise small metal clusters that show unique reactivity upon visible light excitation. Through the mechanism-based optimization of metal-cluster-based catalysts, ideal on-demand visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution systems will be explored. A successful candidate is expected to have a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science at the time of joining and he/she is expected to have sufficient knowledge of synthetic organic/inorganic chemistry, optical spectroscopy and crystallographic/microscopic techniques.
Title: Development of structurally and electronically engineered nanoscale and mesoscopic materials by top-down reactions
Professor: Vasudevan Pillai Biju
Nanoscale and mesoscopic materials with controlled electronic, optical, physical, and structural properties are commonly developed by bottom up chemical methods. However, the properties of materials prepared by bottom up methods are closely correlated to their size and shape, requiring tedious size and shape control by precisely adjusting thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of nucleation-growth processes. This project aims to accomplish size- and shape-controlled chemical preparation of nanoscale and mesoscale materials with tunable optical and electronic properties by top-down chemical routes using microscopic materials and chemical reagents.
This program will select students who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those applying to doctoral courses at the Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Participating in research as a Research Assistant (RA) is very meaningful to develop your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a Graduate School of Environmental Science faculty member. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years, with the annual extension subject to evaluation of achievements by a faculty committee.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who seek admission to the doctor courses of the Graduate School of Environmental Science.
〈Notes〉
If the students of this Special Grant Program are also selected as recipients of the doctoral fellowships, they must choose one of them and decline the others.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees is entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and the annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total 3 million yen (1 million yen annually for three years)
The applicant should meet travel expenses for the entrance exam.
17 June (Monday) 2024
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below via email. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Academic Affairs Section
Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Title: Biologically active compounds from cyanobacteria
Professor: Tatsufumi Okino
Cyanobacteria are rich sources of secondary metabolites. We aim at isolation, structure elucidation, biological activity evaluation, and biosynthesis of cyanobacterial metabolites. We are especially interested in secondary metabolites that could be synthesized by silent genes and are seeking a new method to express silent genes of biosynthetic enzymes.
Title: Development of Protein-conjugated Nanomaterials
Professor: Akira Onoda
Protein immobilization onto nanomaterials involves challenges for the application in immunoassay, other diagnostic tools, and others. Developing knowledge and methodologies for specific and oriented immobilization of proteins is critically important for the generation of protein-conjugated nanomaterials enabling high-performance immunoassay. The purpose of this research is to develop novel methodology for protein-conjugated nanomaterials. A successful candidate is expected have a Masters Degree in Chemistry or Biotechnology at the time of joining and he/she is required to have the knowledge and experience of organic synthesis, nanomaterials synthesis, and preparation of protein-conjugated nanomaterials.
Title: Comprehensive characterization of heterogeneous catalyst surface during liquid-phase reactions using in-situ/operando FTIR measurement
Professor: Kiyotaka Nakajima
To reveal structure-activity relationship quantitatively using advanced spectroscopic techniques is of great importance for understanding catalytic reaction at the molecular level and gaining the idea to improve the activity of heterogeneous catalyst. This program focuses on understanding reaction phenomena at the molecular level in the liquid-phase reaction with heterogeneous catalyst. The behavior of catalytically active site during liquid-phase reaction, including the interaction of active site with substrate, intermediate, and solvent molecule(s), is comprehensively evaluated using in-situ/operando FTIR measurement.
Title: Heterogeneous catalysts for the valorization of biomass-derived carbohydrates
Professor: Kiyotaka Nakajima
Building a sustainable society requires a different paradigm using renewable carbon resources such as non-edible biomass and CO2 to produce fuels and platform chemicals in future chemical industries. Our vision is to design catalytic reactions using new heterogeneous catalysts and lignocellulose-derived hydrocarbons, in which scalable production of platform chemicals can be accomplished while minimizing environmental load and energy consumption in work-up processes. This program aims at developing new conversion technologies that convert biomass-derived carbohydrates to terephthalate or terephthalic acid with heterogeneous catalysts.
This program will select students who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those applying to doctoral courses at the Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Participating in research as a Research Assistant (RA) is very meaningful to develop your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a Graduate School of Environmental Science faculty member. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years, with the annual extension subject to evaluation of achievements by a faculty committee.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who seek admission to the doctor courses of the Graduate School of Environmental Science.
〈Notes〉
If the students of this Special Grant Program are also selected as recipients of the “DX Doctoral Fellowship”, “Hokkaido University Ambitious Doctoral Fellowship,” or similar doctoral fellowships, they must choose one of them and decline the others.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees is entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and the annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total 3 million yen (1 million yen annually for three years)
The applicant should meet travel expenses for the entrance exam.
15 December (Friday) 2023
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below via email. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Academic Affairs Section
Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Title: Development of Photoresponsive Porous Materials toward Environmental Remediation
Professor: Shin-ichiro Noro
Removal of contaminants from air and water is essential for human survival and its availability is vital for building a sustainable society. Adsorptive removal of contaminants by porous materials is one of the promising methods. Porous materials may be available for versatile applications if external stimuli can change adsorption properties. This research aims to develop photoresponsive porous materials that change porous properties by a light stimulus toward environmental remediation. A successful candidate is expected to have a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science at the time of joining, and he/she is required to have knowledge of synthetic chemistry, porous materials, and fundamentals of adsorption/desorption.
Title: Secondary metabolites from symbionts of shipworms
Professor: Tatsufumi Okino
Symbionts of shipworms attract attentions as a promising source of new bioactive compounds. This program deals with chemical diversity of shipworm symbionts. Secondary metabolites will be isolated from cultured symbionts. Bioactivity and biosynthesis of these compounds will be also investigated. This program aims to understand function of bioactive compounds in shipworm symbionts.
Title: Molecular mechanisms underlying responses to mineral nutrient stresses in plants
Associate Professor: Kyoko Miwa
Sustainable agricultural production is one big challenge for sustainable society in the world. For this purpose, it is crucial to improve plant productivities in unfertile soils with low input. Development of crop cultivars tolerant to environmental stresses is one of the most effective strategies. This study aims to identify the key genes required for tolerance to mineral nutrient stresses and reveal the molecular mechanisms by molecular genetics with a model plant. Successful candidates are required to have knowledge on genetics and basic experimental skills for molecular biology.
Title: Controlled self-organization of small molecules directed for smart nanomaterials
Professor: Katsuaki Konishi
Self-organization is a general phenomenon ubiquitously found in nature, and has attracted attention as a key-technology in the bottom-up design of environmentally benign smart materials from well-defined molecular precursors. This project utilizes atomically precise molecules as fundamental components, and explores novel functional self-organized assemblies for the development of smart materials that show unique optical, adsorption and catalysis properties. A successful candidate is expected to have a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science at the time of joining and he/she is expected to have sufficient knowledge of synthetic organic/inorganic chemistry, optical spectroscopy and microscopic techniques.
This program will select students who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those applying to doctoral courses at the Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Participating in research as a Research Assistant (RA) is very meaningful to develop your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a Graduate School of Environmental Science faculty member. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years, with the annual extension subject to evaluation of achievements by a faculty committee.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who seek admission to the doctor courses of the Graduate School of Environmental Science.
〈Notes〉
If the students of this Special Grant Program are also selected as recipients of the “DX Doctoral Fellowship”, “Hokkaido University Ambitious Doctoral Fellowship,” or similar doctoral fellowships, they must choose one of them and decline the others.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees is entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and the annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total 3 million yen (1 million yen annually for three years)
The applicant should meet travel expenses for the entrance exam .
19 June (Monday) 2023
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below via email. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Academic Affairs Section
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Title: Removal of Anionic Contaminants in Water Using Porous Materials
Professor: Shin-ichiro Noro
Pure water is essential for human survival and its availability is vital for building a sustainable society. Effective use of groundwater is key to ensuring pure water, but groundwater contamination by anions (nitrate, perchlorate, and so on) has recently become apparent in many parts of the world. The purpose of this research is to develop porous materials showing efficient removal of anionic contaminants in water and understand a removal mechanism. A successful candidate is expected to have a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science at the time of joining and he/she is required to have knowledge of synthetic chemistry, porous materials, and fundamentals of adsorption/desorption.
Title: Developing stable heterojunction semiconductors for electron and energy harvesting
Professor: Vasudevan Pillai Biju
Energy-efficient device technologies are necessary for sustainable socio-economical development. Heterojunction semiconductors for solar energy harvesting, light emitting devices, optical detectors, quantum computing, and information storage and processing have been continuously sought to design such next-generation devices. The challenging aspect of this research is the stability of donor-acceptor heterojunctions. This research aims to develop stable electron and energy donor-acceptor heterojunction semiconductors. A successful candidate is expected to have a Master’s Degree in Chemistry when joining. Also, the candidate is required to know inorganic chemistry, materials science, surface chemistry, and fluorescence spectroscopy.
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
〈Notes〉
If the students of this Special Grant Program are also selected as recipients for “DX Doctoral Fellowship”, “Hokkaido University Ambitious Doctoral Fellowship”, or similar doctoral fellowships, they shall choose one of them and decline the others.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.
Until December 12 Monday, 2022
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Title: Recovering High Value Bioproducts for Sustainable Fishery by Chemical and Biotechnological Applications
Addressing sustainability involves challenges in productive and efficient use of bioproducts from marine raw materials and processing byproducts. Developing knowledge and methodologies for understanding and transforming marine fishing byproducts is critically important for the generation of bioproducts of interest for high value or high technology applications. The purpose of this research is to develop novel value-added marine bioproducts and their applications as a collaboration project with Universidad de La Serena in Chile. A successful candidate is expected have a Masters Degree in Chemistry or Biotechnology at the time of joining and he/she is required to have the knowledge of Synthetic Polymer Chemistry, Biomaterials, and Materials Science.
Title: Heterogeneous catalysts for the valorization of biomass-derived carbohydrates
Building a sustainable society requires a different paradigm using renewable carbon resources such as non-edible biomass and CO2 to produce fuels and platform chemicals in future chemical industries. Our vision is to design catalytic reactions using new heterogeneous catalysts and lignocellulose-derived hydrocarbons, in which scalable production of platform chemicals can be accomplished while minimizing environmental load and energy consumption in work-up processes. This program aims at developing new technologies that convert biomass-derived carbohydrates to platform molecules used for the production of commodity chemicals.
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
〈Notes〉
If the students of this Special Grant Program are also selected as recipients for “DX Doctoral Fellowship”, “Hokkaido University Ambitious Doctoral Fellowship”, or similar doctoral fellowships, they shall choose one of them and decline the others.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.
Until June 13 Monday, 2022
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
【ツネイチ フジイ奨学金】
故ツネイチ フジイ氏は，オーストラリア・タスマニアにおいて，羊毛ビジネス等で成功した日本人実業家である。1985 年，タスマニアと日本における，文化，ビジネス，教育に関する交流を促進するため，ツネイチ フジイ奨学財団がタスマニアで設立された。その後，2007 年に同奨学金がタスマニア大学に移管された。ツネイチ フジイ奨学金制度の趣旨に従い， 2012 年よりタスマニア大学海洋・南極研究所（Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies 以下，IMAS）と北海道大学大学院環境科学院における国際共同研究および大学院教育をさらに強固にするため，国際南極大学事業の一環として，同奨学金を用いた大学院生短期交換留学制度を開始した。これまでに，環境科学院の学生3 名，IMAS の学生3名がツネイチ フジイ奨学生として採用されている。
【応募資格】
① 北海道大学大学院環境科学院の修士課程もしくは博士後期課程に在籍中の日本人大学院生。
② 2022 年7 月から12 月末日までの期間内で，2 ヶ月間以上，タスマニア大学IMAS において，研究を実施できる者。
③ タスマニア大学（サンディベイキャンパス）において，5〜10 週間の語学コース（英語）を受講可能な者。なお，語学コースの受講料支払いは免除されている。
【奨学金】
オーストラリア6,000 ドル（旅費，滞在費等含む）。タスマニア大学構内にあるCommonwealth Bank に口座を開設後，一括支給される予定。
【留学可能期間】
2022 年7 月1 日〜12 月31 日（2 ヶ月以上。特別の理由が無い限り，一時帰国は認めない）。ただし、新型コロナウイルス感染症の拡大等により留学可能期間が変更になる場合がある。
【募集人員】
1 名
【応募期間】
2022 年5 月30 日（月）〜6 月15 日（水）
【応募方法】
応募書類ファイルに必要事項を記入後， 環境科学事務部・教務担当（kyomu@ees.hokudai.ac.jp）に電子メールで提出すること。この際，メールタイトルに「タスマニア大学ツネイチフジイ奨学金応募」と明記。
2022 年6 月15 日（水）必着。
【選考過程・結果】
書類選考の結果を応募者宛に紙面で通知する。必要に応じて，面接選考を実施することがある。連絡を受けた一次選考の通過者は，通知される要領に従って英文書類に記入・提出の上，タスマニア大奨学金委員会による最終選考に進み，承認を受けること。
【内容に関する問い合わせ先】
北海道大学大学院地球環境科学研究院・鈴木光次
メール：kojis@ees.hokudai.ac.jp
電話：011-706-2370（直通）
Japan had suffered from severe environmental problems such as pollutions during high economic growth period. Currently we reached highest environmental standard in the world. We aim to foster leaders in the field of environmental science and administration by providing education on history of environmental field in Japan, environmental law, restoration techniques, process of environmental administration, and current method of environmental management.
The objectives of this course are, to learn several basic and introductory issues in the environmental science and to understand the current environmental problems such as ecosystem and land use.
In this lecture class, international issues of various environmental problems including Japanese experiences are taken up and discussed them with students from various countries. The problems are shared with each other and the measurements to protect the environments are discussed.
The main participants of this course should be international students who are responsible for protecting environments for the next generations of industrially developing countries. In this lecture, students will understand the geology, geography and natural environment of their own countries and learn from both success and failure experiences in Japan and other countries.
Installation of renewable energy may contribute to reduce CO2 emission and creating jobs locally while the unregulated installation may damage ecosystem, and water and food resources. Therefore, the installation needs to be verified from various viewpoints after assessing sufficiently the energy potentials and impacts to the environment. Referring to the precedents and development experiences inside or outside of Japan, this lecture will help understand comprehensively current situations and issues of renewable energy by recognizing characteristics of each energy source.
北海道大学のキャリア支援をまとめたポータルサイト「北海道大学キャリアデザインNavi」が公開されていますので、お知らせします。
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.
Until December 13 Monday, 2021
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science (GSES).
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the GSES.
Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of GSES.
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Special Program for Graduate School of Environmental Science “Environmental Conservation Leaders for Post SDGs”
The International Priority Graduate Programs (IPGP)
Graduate School of Environmental Science (GSES) has conducted the International Priority Graduate Programs (IGBP) supported by the MEXT since 2015.
This program provides excellent foreign students with a good opportunity to learn and research environmental sciences in Japan, as well as with a scholarship and other supports.
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.
Until June 21 Monday, 2021
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
2021 JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP FOR OVERSEAS RESEARCH STUDENTS (UNIVERSITY-RECOMMENDED MEXT SCHOLARSHIP)〔Special Program for Graduate School of Environmental Science〕 “Environmental Conservation Leaders for Post SDGs”
2021 JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP FOR OVERSEAS RESEARCH STUDENTS (UNIVERSITY-RECOMMENDED MEXT SCHOLARSHIP) application for the enrollment in October 2021 is currently being invited.
3 for Master’s Course and 5 for Doctoral Course
Overseas students with excellent academic records who newly come to Japan to study at master’s or doctoral level.
Those who satisfy at least one of the following conditions of English proficiency.
Please ask your prospective supervisors about other qualifications.
The following should be prepared by an applicant.
1) Form 5 Application Form(should be ORIGINAL)
2) Form 6 Field of Study and Study Program (hard copy)(should include
relevance of your research plan to SDGs)
3) A passport-style photograph taken in the last 6 months, cut to 45mm x 35mm, upper body, full faced, uncapped. Write your name and nationality on the back. Adhere to your application form as advised, or insert an image in electronic format onto your application form. (should be ORIGINAL)
4) Proof of nationality (e.g. photocopied passport, family register or proof of citizenship) (hard copy)
5) Official academic transcript of the most recent degree issued by the university which the applicant is a graduate of (either an undergraduate or postgraduate degree) (hard copy)
6) Certificate of graduation, graduation letter or diploma of the most recent degree issued by the university which the applicant is a graduate of (either an undergraduate or postgraduate degree) (hard copy)
7) Record of high academic achievements earned at the most recent university which the applicant is a graduate of. (hard copy)
8) Letter of recommendation from the dean of the graduate school to which the applicant belongs, or someone in higher position, addressed to the president of Hokkaido University, Prof. Kiyohiro Houkin (hard copy)
9) Abstracts of thesis or academic papers (please provide brief summaries) (hard copy)
10) Objective evidence of eligibility of language proficiency described “Language level/ability”(incl. TOEFL/IELTS JLPT certificates) (hard copy)
11) Form 9 PLEDGE (should be ORIGINAL)
12) Form 7 Career plan (soft copy)
13) Recommendation letter from the supervisor of the graduate school to which the applicant belongs or the other faculty who knows the applicant very well. (hard copy)
February 22, 2021
* Pleae submit all documents to a prospective supervisor.
The internal notification date: Late March 2021(tentative)
The final notification date: Late June 2021(tentative)
If the scholarship application is accepted, applicants need to take entrance examination in August, 2021. They will start master’s or doctoral program in October, 2021. There will not be a research student period.
See the Graduate School website for details of the regular entrance examination. (https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/?page_id=2724&lang=en)
The Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University.
E-mail: kyomu＠ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
Phone: +81-11-706-2205
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.
Until December 21 Monday, 2020
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Special Grant Program for International Students / Research Assistant Program of Graduate School of Environmental Science (October 2020)
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.
Until June 22 Monday, 2020
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) constructed from metal nodes and organic bridging ligands are next-generation porous materials showing excellent gas adsorption/separation, catalytic, and conducting properties. This study aims at investigating adsorption properties of MOFs for environmental contaminants in water toward future practical applications.
Associate Professor: Masahiko Fujii
Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) is a concept to alleviate natural disasters to human societies by maintaining ecosystems and natural capitals. This study aims to issue scientific guidelines for applying the Eco-DRR to local societies in coastal regions, especially enhancing various ecosystem services of coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs, seaweeds and mangroves. Successful candidates are required to have already acquired or will acquire skills soon after starting the Ph.D. course that are necessary to engage in relevant studies, such as numerical modeling, remote sensing and monitoring (observation).
Associate Professor: Kyoko Miwa
Sustainable agricultural production is one big challenge for sustainable society in the world. For this purpose, it is crucial to improve plant productivities in unfertile soils with low input, and development of crop cultivars tolerant to environmental stresses is one of the most effective strategies. This study aims to identify the key genes required for tolerance to mineral nutrient stresses and reveal the molecular mechanisms by molecular genetics with a model plant. Successful candidates are required to have knowledge on genetics and basic experimental skills for molecular biology.
Important Notice
We are going to change submitting way of the forms, Research title (only for
Freshman) and Cross – Registration Request Form and Registration Request Form for Courses to Obtain a Teaching License due to the explosive spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country.
【Submit to】
Your supervisor by e-mail.
※Your supervisor will submit your research title to Academic Affairs Section.
【Dead Line】
April 22th (Wednesday)
※As scheduled (No change).
You can download forms from below.
・Cross- Registration Request Form
・Registration Request Form for Courses to Obtain a Teaching License
環境科学院における学修・研究活動について下記のとおり，お知らせします。
Regarding the Measure to Study and Research at the Graduate School of Environmental Science
先般からのコロナウイルス感染症の影響により，以下のとおり令和２年度前期授業開始日等の変更を行います。
・集中講義（環境科学総論）：
当初予定 4/6（月）～4/8（水） → 変更後 4/13（月）～4/15（水）
・通常授業開始日：
当初予定 4/9（木）→ 変更後 4/16（木）
※通常授業終了日は変更しません。
・履修登録期間の変更：
当初予定 4/6（月）～4/16（木） → 変更後 4/13（月）～4/22（水）
・履修登録確認期間の変更：
当初予定 4/23（木）～4/30（木） → 変更後 4/27（月）～4/30（木）
・研究題目届提出〆切：
当初予定 4/16（木） → 変更後 4/22（水）
Special Grant Program for International Students / Research Assistant Program of Graduate School of Environmental Science (April 2020)
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.
Until December 19 Wednesday, 2019
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Associate Professor: Masahiko Fujii
Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) is a concept to alleviate natural disasters to human societies by maintaining ecosystems and natural capitals. This study aims to issue scientific guidelines for applying the Eco-DRR to local societies in coastal regions, especially enhancing various ecosystem services of coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs, seaweeds and mangroves. Successful candidates are required to have already acquired or will acquire skills soon after starting the Ph.D. course that are necessary to engage in relevant studies, such as numerical modeling, remote sensing and monitoring (observation).
Schedules for entrance examinations and information sessions of the fiscal year 2019 are available now. Information sessions for prospective students will take place in Sapporo. Please come to the sessions to learn more about our school. Visit the link below for more information. https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/?page_id=2726&lang=en
Schedules for entrance examinations and information sessions of the fiscal year 2019 are available now. Information sessions for prospective students will take place in Sapporo and Tokyo. Please come to the sessions to learn more about our school. Visit the link below for more information. https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/?page_id=2726&lang=en
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.
Until June 21 Friday, 2019
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Guidelines for applicants Master’s andDoctoral Courses have been updated. https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/?page_id=2720&lang=en
Schedules for entrance examinations and information sessions of the fiscal year 2019 are available now. Information sessions for prospective students will take place in Sapporo, Tokyo, Osaka and Hakodate. Please come to the sessions to learn more about our school. Visit the link below for more information. https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/?page_id=2726&lang=en
このたび、環境科学院執行部室では、環境科学院の博士後期課程に進学・在籍する学生が、経済的に安定して研究に専念することができるよう、日本学術振興会特別研究員DCへの採択を支援する取り組みを試験的に実施いたします。
■『執行部室学振DCサポート』の内容
１．文章表現支援：
申請書の内容について、わかりづらい点へのコメントや文章の「勢い」を出すという点からアドバイス等をします。
２．見栄え向上・作図支援：
申請書の見やすさ、わかりやすさを向上させるという観点から、文章の配置やデザイン、作図等のアドバイスをします。
■応募条件
【DC1、DC2共通】
・環境科学院の博士後期課程への進学予定者または在籍者であること
・申請書の内容に関する受入予定教員の同意書（様式指定）を提出すること
・日本語で書かれた申請書であること
【DC2】
・申し込み時点において、査読付き英語主著論文が1報以上採録済みであること
※なお、学振PD・RPD・海外学振は今回の対象外です。また、申請書内容ファイル（申請書3～9ページ）の部分が未完成のものは受け付けません。
■スケジュール
申し込み締め切り：2019/4/10（水）
受付可否の通知：2019/4/11（木）
添削返却予定：2019/4/17（水）
個別相談週間（希望者）：2019/4/22（月）～26（金）
■提出方法
受入予定教員に直接お問い合わせください。申込みには受入予定教員からの同意書が必要となります。
なお本事業は執行部室教員1名で対応しますので、応募者多数の場合は協議の上、一部お断りさせていただく場合もありますのであらかじめご了承ください。
環境科学院執行部室
特任助教 川西亮太
Change of Entrance Examinations for the Division of Environmental Science Development and the Division of Earth System Science in February 2020 (Advance Notice)
Applicants for the Spring Entrance Examination in February 2020 (Master’s and Doctoral Courses of the Division of Environmental Science Development, and Master’s Course of the Division of Earth System Science) must submit TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS score sheet. We will not give an English examination on-site. To submit your score sheet when you apply, you must take one of the examinations early enough.
The details will be provided in the Guidelines for Applicants which will be issued in April 2019.
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.
Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.
Until December 12 Wednesday, 2018
Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.
Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
There was an error in examination papers on specialized subjects of Atmosphere-Ocean and Climate Dynamics Course (Division of Earth System Science) at the entrance examination held on Thursday, August 23th, 2018. We apologize to everyone who took the examination and will further strengthen the checking system of exam questions to prevent recurrence. Please view the following PDF for details. An Error in examination papers
Homecoming Day 2018 will be held on Friday, September 28th at the Graduate School of Environmental Science. Please check the event schedule below and join us! Friday, September 28th
◆Courses and laboratories panel exhibition [2:00pm – 5:00pm] GSES Entrance Hall
◆Lectures by OBs & OGs – telling us their graduate school days, job-hunting episodes, and current job stories. [3:00pm – 4:50pm] GSES Room D201 (No registration needed)
3:00pm – 3:30pm Matsuno Environmental Science Award Ceremony
◆ Reunion Party (Registration required) [6:00pm – 8:00pm] Hokkaido University Co-op Chuo/Central Cafeteria 2nd floor Fee: Students 1,000 / Non-students 5,000 Registrations are required for joining the party by September 20th at http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/home2018/registration/ .
*If you need help for registration in English or to cancel your registration, please send an email to home-coming@ees.hokudai.ac.jp, Environmental Science Alumni Association Office.
Hokkaido University’s Homecoming Day is scheduled on Saturday, September 29th. Please visit https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/home2018/ for more details. (Japanese website only)
Because of the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake, the Graduate School of Environmental Science postponed the date of the results of Entrance Examination for October Admission & Fall Entrance Examination.
Announcement of the Entrance Examination results are released on the bulletin board in the lobby of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
Graduate School of Environmental Science, HU
September 10th, 2018
Japanese only
Guidelines for applicants Master’s and Doctoral Courses have been updated.
https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/?page_id=2720&lang=en
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Schedules for entrance examinations and information sessions of the fiscal year 2018 are available now. Information sessions for prospective students will take place in Sapporo, Tokyo, and Osaka. Please come to the sessions to learn more about our school. Visit the link below for more information.
https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/?page_id=2726&lang=en
1. Outline of the program This program supported by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) aims to enhance the circulation of competent human resources between Japan and Asian countries and to promote innovation across Asia. To this end, the program provides opportunities for study and internship in Japan for competent students who graduated or are expected to graduate from ‘partner schools’ in 12 Asian countries.
2. Partner schools Please refer to the list of partner schools on JICA’s web page (https://www.jica.go.jp/english/countries/asia/innovative_asia.html)
3. Number of participants acceptable to our graduate school This year, we accept 1 participant of this program into our master’s course
4. Research fields for application All fields of environmental science that four divisions of our graduate school cover
5. Schedule of the program October of 2018: the program starts. Students are enrolled firstly as research students for 6 months February of 2019: the entrance examination for master’s course (IMPORTANT: Those who fail to pass the entrance examination must return to their home countries) April of 2019: the program for master’s course (for 2 years) starts February of 2021: the final presentation of master thesis March of 2021: completion of the master’s course April of 2021: Internships can be offered for up to 6 months in Japan after the completion if participants desire JICA provides participants in the program the expenses, including entrance fees, tuition, and allowances for living expenses (fixed amount). JICA will offers all participants internships during summer vacations and/or other appropriate periods. Please refer JICA’s website for the details. (https://www.jica.go.jp/english/countries/asia/innovative_asia.html)
6. Admission Requirements: Applicants must satisfy the following requirements: 1) Possessing the nationality of one of the following 12 Asian countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam 2) Being under 35 years of age (as of September 1st, 2018) 3) Obtaining a bachelor's degree (as of September 1st, 2018) 4) Applicants shall be a graduate from any of the partner schools (as of September 1st, 2018) 5) Having adequate English skills both in written and oral communication to complete the master's course in Japan 6) Applicants are required to have clear understanding of the objectives of the Innovative Asia Initiative and to have a strong will to contribute to the industrial development of their home countries as well as to strengthen the linkage between their countries and Japan 7) Applicants must not be receiving or planning to receive a scholarship offered by other foreign organizations 8) Applicants must be both physically and mentally fit for the program
7. Procedure for application 1) Applicants are required to contact an expected supervisor of our graduate school firstly (refer to our website: http://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp) and consult the research subject with him/her. 2) To apply to this program, submit the documents listed below THROUGH the expected supervisor by April 20, 2018. 3) Successful candidates who pass the screening of documents will be interviewed via poly-com or skype system by the mid of May. 4) The result of the interview will be announced in the end of May. (Note) In addition, students from India, Bangladesh and Vietnam are required to submit application to the government THROUGH partner schools. Please refer to the list of contacts on JICA’S web page. (https://www.jica.go.jp/english/countries/asia/innovative_asia.html) Closing date for students from India, Bangladesh and Vietnam : April 12(Bangladesh), April 20(India and Vietnam)
8. Documents for application: 1) Application form (attached file (Form-1)) 2) Field of Study and Study Program (attached file (Form-2)) 3) Academic Transcript (at least recent two years) 4) GPA and/or ABC that indicate the applicant is an excellent student 5) Score of TOEFL or the relevant certification 6) Recommendation letter from an expected supervisor 7) Bona fide diploma of the last graduation 8) Portrait (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm, taken within past six months) 9) Copy of passport
9. Closing date for application: April 20, 2018 (Japan time)
10. Application document submission Applicants must submit the required documents to the expected supervisor well in advance of the closing date (see “7. Procedure for application”).
11. Inquiry Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan E-mail: kyomu@ees.hokudai.ac.jp Phone: +81-11-706-2205
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
This missing occurred ONLY in Japanese ver.
Guidelines for applicants Master’s and Doctoral Courses have been updated.
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Schedules for entrance examinations and information sessions of the fiscal year 2017 are available now. Information sessions for prospective students will take place in Sapporo, Tokyo, and Osaka. Please come to the sessions to learn more about our school. Visit the link below for more information.
1. Outline of the program This program supported by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) aims to enhance the circulation of competent human resources between Japan and Asian countries and to promote innovation across Asia. To this end, the program provides opportunities for study and internship in Japan for competent students who graduated or are expected to graduate from ‘partner schools’ in 12 Asian countries.
2. Partner schools Please refer to the list of partner schools on JICA’s web page (https://www.jica.go.jp/english/countries/asia/innovative_asia.html)
3. Number of participants acceptable to our graduate school This year, we accept 2 participants of this program into our master’s course as follows:
1) One participant who graduated or is expected to graduate from any of the partner schools in India
2) One participant who graduated or is expected to graduate from any of the partner schools in 12 Asian countries
4. Research fields for application All fields of environmental science that four divisions of our graduate school cover
5. Schedule of the program October of 2017: the program starts. Students are enrolled firstly as research students for 6 months February of 2018: the entrance examination for master’s course (IMPORTANT: Those who fail to pass the entrance examination must return to their home countries) April of 2018: the program for master’s course (for 2 years) starts February of 2020: the final presentation of master thesis March of 2020: completion of the master’s course April of 2020: Internships can be offered for up to 6 months in Japan after the completion if participants desire JICA provides participants in the program the expenses, including entrance fees, tuition, and allowances for living expenses (about 144,000 JPY/month). JICA will offers all participants internships during summer vacations and/or other appropriate periods. Please refer JICA’s website for the details. (https://www.jica.go.jp/english/countries/asia/innovative_asia.html)
6. Admission Requirements: Applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
1) Possessing the nationality of one of the following 12 Asian countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
2) Being under 40 years of age (as of September 1st, 2017)
3) Obtaining a bachelor's degree (as of September 1st, 2017)
4) Applicants shall be a graduate from any of the partner schools (as of September 1st, 2017)
5) Having adequate English skills both in written and oral communication to complete the master's course in Japan
6) Applicants are required to have clear understanding of the objectives of the Innovative Asia Initiative and to have a strong will to contribute to the industrial development of their home countries as well as to strengthen the linkage between their countries and Japan
7) Applicants must not be receiving or planning to receive a scholarship offered by other foreign organizations
8) Applicants must be both physically and mentally fit for the program
7. Procedure for application
1) Applicants are required to contact an expected supervisor of our graduate school firstly (refer to our website: http://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp) and consult the research subject with him/her.
2) To apply to this program, submit the documents listed below THROUGH the expected supervisor by May 12, 2017.
3) Successful candidates who pass the screening of documents will be interviewed via poly-com or skype system by the end of May.
4) The result of the interview will be announced in the beginning of June.
8. Documents for application:
1) Application form (attached file (Form-1))
2) Field of Study and Study Program (attached file (Form-2))
3) Academic Transcript (at least recent two years)
4) GPA and/or ABC that indicate the applicant is an excellent student
5) Score of TOEFL or the relevant certification
6) Recommendation letter from an expected supervisor
7) Bona fide diploma of the last graduation
8) Portrait (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm, taken within past six months)
9) Copy of passport
9. Closing date for application: May 12, 2017 (Japan time)
10. Application document submission Applicants must submit the required documents to the expected supervisor well in advance of the closing date (see “7. Procedure for application”).
11. Inquiry Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan E-mail: kyomu@ees.hokudai.ac.jp Phone: +81-11-706-2205
Schedules for entrance examinations and information sessions of the fiscal year 2016 are available now. Please come to the sessions to learn more about our school. Visit the link below for more information.
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
The eligibility requirement was added to the “Guidelines for Applicants
for the Graduate School of Environmental Science (Master’s Course)”
Admission in April,2017 , Admission in October,2016
Please click here for details.
Eligibility: Japanese nationals
Guidelines for applicants Master’s and Doctoral Courses have been updated.
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Schedules for entrance examinations and information sessions of the fiscal year 2016 are available now. Information sessions for prospective students will take place in Sapporo, Tokyo, and Osaka. Please come to the sessions to learn more about our school. Visit the link below for more information.
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
Division of Earth System Science runs information sessions about Fall 2015 Special Entrance Examination scheduled on October 26th, which take places in various places in Japan. One of the sessions will be held in Tokyo on Friday, September 18th. Please come to the sessions if you are interested. Visit the link below for more information.
Ms. Divyavani (D2) and Mr. M. Nakane (M1) has been awarded best poster presentation award
There was an error in examination papers at the entrance examination held on Monday, August 24th, 2015. Please view the attached PDF for details.
Fukui Prefectural Government School Board
This Student loan is ONLY available to Japanese nationals.
This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.
It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.
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The 1st Joint Lectures on Ecosystem Services and Water Resource Management
Date: Monday, 2nd March 2015 and Thursday, 26th March 2015
Place: Room D101, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science
Prior registration is NOT required.
Lecutures:
Monday, 2nd March 2015
9：15–10：30 Global warming, shifts in species distributions and biodiversity
(By Dr. Jorge García Molinos, Scottish Association for Marine
Science)
10：45–12：00 What Happens to Societies when the Water Goes Away?
(By Prof. Dr. Franklin Schwartz School of Earth Science,
Ohio State University)
15：00–16：15 Ecosystem service and water resource management in Indonesia
(By Prof. Dr. Hidayat Pawitan, Faculty of Mathematics and
National SciencesBogor Agriculture University)
Thursday, 26th March 2015
10：30–12：00 Food Security
12月25日（木）は「月曜日の授業実施日」
です。
授業の実施にあたっては，ご留意のほどよろしくお願いいたします。
複数の教員で授業を担当されている場合は，再度ご確認ください
PAREプログラムでは、来年３月にインドネシアでPAREスプリングスクール2015を開催します。
環境科学院で説明会を開催しますので、興味のある方は、ぜひご参加下さい。
＜説明会＞
日時：１１月２６日午後４時３０分から
場所：環境科学院C-204-2室
＜PAREスプリングスクール2015の概要＞
テ ー マ：生態系サービス
対 象：現在，北海道大学修士課程に在籍している学生，
あるいは2015年4月に同修士課程に進学する学生
専門分野：特に，農学，水産科学，工学，情報科学，環境科学
開講時期：2015年3月9日（月）〜3月20日（金）
新千歳空港または函館空港を3/6（金）発，3/22（日）着の予定
開講場所：インドネシア
募集人数：２３名
使用言語：英語
費 用：５万円＋個人的な消費に関する費用，出発/到着空港までの交通費
※往復航空券支給
※所定の資格および条件を満たした場合は，奨学金受給のチャンスあり（７万円）
応募締切： １２月１５日
その他 ： 受講にあたり，PAREプログラムへの登録および所定の科目を履修する必要あり
応募方法など，詳しくは以下のURLから募集要項をダウンロードしてご覧ください。
http://www.4pare.org/ja/orientation/%e3%82%b9%e3%83%97%e3%83%aa%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b0%e3%82%b9%e3%82%af%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab2015%e8%aa%ac%e6%98%8e%e4%bc%9a%e3%82%92%e9%96%8b%e5%82%ac%e3%81%97%e3%81%be%e3%81%99%ef%bc%a0hu/
http://www.4pare.org/ja/guide/
問い合わせ先
PAREセントラルオフィス
北海道大学国際本部２F
TEL：011-706-8014
E-mail：pare (at) oia.hokudai.ac.jp
環境科学院の説明会に関する問い合わせ先
起学専攻
沖野龍文 okino (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Hokkaido University, N10W5 Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810 JAPAN
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