EPEES Admission

EPEES: English Program of Environmental Earth Science for a Sustainable Society (Graduate School of Environmental Science)

EPEES application period for the enrollment in April 2022 has ended.

Admission Requirements for the EPEES

Master’s Course applicants must:

• have finished (or be expected to finish) 16 years of education by the month before the enrollment period;
• hold a Bachelor’s degree in any field.

Doctoral Course applicants must:

• have finished (or be expected to finish) 18 years of education by the month before the enrollment period;
• hold a Master’s degree in any field.

Regular Admission

Regular entrance examination application documents should be submitted to the Academic Affairs Office by a designated deadline of each entrance examination. See the Graduate School of Environmental Science (GSES) website for details of the regular entrance examination:
https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/?page_id=2720&lang=en

Pre-arrival Admission

Several applicants may qualify for pre-arrival admission, which enables them to take entrance examinations in their own countries by using the equipment like the Zoom, Skype or Polycom meeting system if it is settled in their universities. If it is difficult to take the interview by using the equipment, there are some cases we cannot accept their applications. To apply for pre-arrival admission, submit the documents listed below for screening by November 12, 2021 by email. If interested, contact the Academic Affairs Office of GSES before proceeding for further information.

1. Admission Application form with ID photo (The designated form must be used, and will be provided upon request. The photo should be taken on August 12, 2021 or later, 4 x 3 cm, upper body, facing forward with no headwear).

2. Curriculum Vitae (The designated form must be used, and will be provided upon request)

3. Graduation Certificate (or Certificate of Expected Graduation)

4. Academic Transcript

5. Copy of passport “face page”

6. For the Master’s Course, a 1,000-word essay on the reasons for the application and your research plan within the program

7. For the Doctoral Course, a 1,500-word essay on the reasons for the application and your research plan within the program

8. Applicants should submit a copy of TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS score sheet. The validity of the score sheet is within 2 years preceding the date of entrance examination.
9. Applicants from EEA member countries should submit a Consent to Transfer and Process Personal Data.

Announcement of Pre-arrival Examination Candidates

Applicants selected as candidates for pre-arrival examination based on document screening will be notified by the beginning of January 2022 and should send all additional forms for the entrance examination. These forms must be submitted with the examination fee (JPY 30,000) by January 21, 2022 after receiving the notification.
* See the GSES website for details of the regular entrance examination.

Entrance Examination and Interviews in Candidates’ Own Countries

Entrance examinations and pre-arrival examination interviews may be held in candidates’ own countries by using the equipment like the Zoom, Skype or Polycom meeting system on a day designated individually. Information on exact dates, times and locations will be provided after screening. Interviewees will be asked about their Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis and future plans for study on the Master’s or Doctoral courses, respectively.

Enrollment without Pre-arrival Examination

Applicants not qualifying for pre-arrival examination can take the regular entrance examination. Applications must be submitted by a designated deadline of each entrance examination.

Announcement of Successful Candidates

The final successful candidates will be announced on a designated day of notification of the result each entrance examination.