{"id":432,"date":"2022-03-25T16:50:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T07:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp\/material\/?page_id=432"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T01:16:09","slug":"%e7%92%b0%e5%a2%83%e7%89%a9%e8%b3%aa%e7%a7%91%e5%ad%a6%e5%b0%82%e6%94%bb%e3%80%80%e5%85%a5%e5%ad%a6%e8%a9%a6%e9%a8%93%e3%81%ab%e3%81%a4%e3%81%84%e3%81%a6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp\/material\/?page_id=432&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Entrance Examination of Division of Environmental Materials Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We continue chemistry-based research approaching environmental issues from basic and applied perspectives. Several interdisciplinary and boundary-disciplinary studies are also conducted. Therefore, our division accepts applicants who are motivated to join research in both chemistry and chemistry-related interdisciplinary fields. In the autumn and spring entrance examinations, the applicants are selected by two different perspectives; Basic-chemistry selection and self-recommendation selection. Applicants are able to apply for both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Master&#8217;s Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Fall Entrance Examination, Entrance Examination for October Admission\uff08Mid-August\uff09<\/td><td>Basic-chemistry selection\uff0fSelf-recommendation selection<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spring Entrance Examination\uff08Mid-February\uff09<\/td><td>Basic-chemistry selection\uff0fSelf-recommendation selection<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Special Selected Candidate Entrance Examination\uff08Mid-May\uff09<br>\uff08Only for students currently enrolled in an advanced course in a technical junior college\uff09<\/td><td>Self-recommendation document\uff0f<br>Oral Examination<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fall Selected Candidate Entrance Examination\/ Fall Special Entrance Examination\uff08Mid-November \uff09<br>\uff08Only for students who have graduated from or are currently enrolled in a university in Japan, or have graduated from an advanced course in technical junior college\uff09<\/td><td>Self-recommendation document\uff0f<br>Oral Examination<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can apply both &#8220;Basic-chemistry selection&#8221; and &#8220;Self-recommendation selection&#8221; at the same time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foreign applicants are required to contact an expected supervisor in advance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background\">Students who have graduated or got a degree or expected to get a degree until the end of September can apply for Fall Special Entrance Examination. Please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp\/?page_id=2720&amp;lang=en\">Guidelines for Applicants (Admissions in October) Master&#8217;s Course.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Fall Entrance Examination, Entrance Examination for October Admission :<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">August 19 (Wed), 20 (Thu), 2026<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Spring Entrance Examination : February 17 (Wed), 18 (Thu), 202<\/mark>7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(1) Basic-chemistry selection<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid; width: 98.3333%; height: 69px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 46px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25.2381%; border: 1px solid; height: 46px; background-color: #edf062; text-align: center;\"><strong>Specialized subjects<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.4286%; border: 1px solid; height: 46px;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Answer all questions in general chemistry (3 in physical chemistry and 3 in organic chemistry).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25.2381%; border: 1px solid; height: 23px; background-color: #edf062; text-align: center;\"><strong>Interview<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.4286%; border: 1px solid; height: 23px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download for Basic-chemistry past exams<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp\/material\/?page_id=413&amp;lang=en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp\/material\/?page_id=413&amp;lang=en\">Admission Past Exams<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(2) Self-recommendation selection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\">\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid; width: 100%; height: 550px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 24.6429%; height: 140px; border: 1px solid; background-color: #edf062; text-align: center;\"><strong>Self-recommendation document<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75.2381%; height: 140px; border: 1px solid;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Applicants shall submit a self-recommendation document (A4 size, approximately 600 words, may be word processed), that includes an\u00a0 overview of research undertaken to date (or background) and reason for\u00a0 \u00a0application.<\/li>\n<li>In case of no graduation research required at the college,\u00a0 \u00a0applicants may write on a research topic they wish to undertake in this\u00a0 \u00a0graduate school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 163px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 24.6429%; height: 163px; border: 1px solid; background-color: #edf062; text-align: center;\"><strong>Oral Examination<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75.2381%; height: 163px; border: 1px solid;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Presentation and Q&amp;A based on the submitted self-recommendation\u00a0 \u00a0document. 7 Minutes for the presentation, 8 minutes for Q&amp;A.<\/li>\n<li>In the oral\u00a0 \u00a0examination, candidates will also be evaluated fundamental knowledge and\u00a0 \u00a0motivation.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0A liquid crystal projector and computer will be provided for the presentation, so applicants should bring presentation files on a USB flash memory drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(3) <strong>Two applications of Basic-chemistry selection and Self-recommendation selection<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can apply both\uff08\uff11\uff09and\uff08\uff12\uff09at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Guidelines for Applicants Master&#8217;s Course is published on our website&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp\/?page_id=2720&amp;lang=en\">General Application<\/a>&#8221; page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>applicants of all 4 courses can take a written exam of Specialized subjects <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\">\n<h2 id=\"block-acd0a33d-d057-4b7e-acb0-4cf6ac80b674\" class=\"block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size is-selected wp-block-heading rich-text\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"document\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"\u30d6\u30ed\u30c3\u30af: \u898b\u51fa\u3057\" data-block=\"acd0a33d-d057-4b7e-acb0-4cf6ac80b674\" data-type=\"core\/heading\" data-title=\"\u898b\u51fa\u3057\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Special Selected Candidate Entrance<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Examination<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\uff08Only for students currently enrolled in an advanced course in a technical junior college\uff09<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 559px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 196.969px; text-align: center; height: 70px; border: 1px solid; background-color: #edf062;\"><b>Admission Qualification<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 604.031px; height: 70px; border: 1px solid;\">\n<p>Only for students who have graduated from an advanced course in a technical junior college in March 2026.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 196.969px; text-align: center; height: 70px; border: 1px solid; background-color: #edf062;\"><b>Selection Method<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 604.031px; height: 70px; border: 1px solid;\">\n<p>Successful appplicants are selected after evaluation of submitted documents (Academinc Transcript, A letter of Recommendation and Self-recommendation document) and Oral examination.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 196.969px; text-align: center; height: 70px; border: 1px solid; background-color: #edf062;\"><b>Application Period<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 604.031px; height: 70px; border: 1px solid;\">May 15 (Fri) to May 21 (Thu), 2026<br \/>Office hours : 8 : 30\u301c17\uff1a00<br \/>(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 196.969px; text-align: center; height: 46px; border: 1px solid; background-color: #edf062;\"><b>Examination Date<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 604.031px; height: 46px; border: 1px solid;\">\u00a0June 17 (Wed), 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 196.969px; text-align: center; height: 23px; border: 1px solid; background-color: #edf062;\"><strong>Examination Venue<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 604.031px; height: 23px; border: 1px solid;\">\n<p>\u00a0Sapporo\uff08Graduate School of Env.Science\uff09<br \/>\u00a0or Tokyo\uff08Hokkaido Univesity Tokyo Office)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 196.969px; text-align: center; height: 140px; border: 1px solid; background-color: #edf062;\"><strong>Self-recommendation document<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 604.031px; height: 140px; border: 1px solid;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Applicants shall submit a self-recommendation document (A4 size, approximately 600 words, may be word processed), that includes an overview of research undertaken to date (or background) and reason for application.<\/li>\n<li>In case of no graduation research required at the college,\u00a0 \u00a0applicants may write on a research topic they wish to undertake in this\u00a0 \u00a0graduate school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 196.969px; text-align: center; height: 140px; border: 1px solid; background-color: #edf062;\"><strong>Oral Examination<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 604.031px; height: 140px; border: 1px solid;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Presentation and Q&amp;A based on the submitted self-recommendation\u00a0 \u00a0document.<\/li>\n<li>7 Minutes for the presentation, 8 minutes for Q&amp;A.<\/li>\n<li>In the oral\u00a0 \u00a0examination, candidates will also be evaluated fundamental knowledge\u00a0 \u00a0and motivation.<\/li>\n<li>A liquid crystal projector and computer will be provided for the presentation, so applicants should bring presentation files on a USB flash memory drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Fall Selected Candidate Entrance Examination\/ Fall Special Entrance Examination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\uff08Only for students who have graduated from or are currently enrolled in a university in Japan, or have graduated from an advanced course in technical junior college\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 371px;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 30%; height: 60px; background-color: #edf062;\"><b>Admission Qualification<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 60px; width: 69.881%;\">Only for students who have graduated from or are currently enrolled in a university in Japan, or have graduated from an advanced course in technical junior college<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 46px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 30%; height: 46px; background-color: #edf062;\"><b>Selection Method<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 46px; width: 69.881%;\">Successful appplicants are selected after evaluation of submitted documents (Academinc Transcript, A letter of Recommendation and Self-recommendation document) and Oral examination.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 30%; height: 23px; background-color: #edf062;\"><b>Application Period<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 69.881%;\">\n<p>Oct 13 (Tue) to Oct 19 (Mon), 2026<br \/>Office hours : 8\uff1a30\u301c17\uff1a00 <br \/>(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 30%; height: 10px; background-color: #edf062;\"><strong>Examination Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 69.881%;\">November 17 (Tue), 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 46px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 30%; height: 46px; background-color: #edf062;\"><strong>Examination Venue<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 46px; width: 69.881%;\">Sapporo\uff08Graduate School of Env.Science\uff09<br \/>or Tokyo\uff08Hokkaido Univesity Tokyo Office)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 116px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 30%; height: 116px; background-color: #edf062;\"><strong>Self-reccomendation Document<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 116px; width: 69.881%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Applicants shall submit a self-recommendation document (A4 size, approximately 600 words, may be word processed), that includes an overview of research undertaken to date (or background) and reason for application.<\/li>\n<li>In case of no graduation research required at the college, applicants may write on a research topic they wish to undertake in this graduate school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 30%; height: 70px; background-color: #edf062;\"><strong>Oral Examination<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 70px; width: 69.881%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Presentation and Q&amp;A based on the submitted self-recommendation document.<\/li>\n<li>7 Minutes for the presentation, 8 minutes for Q&amp;A.<\/li>\n<li>In the oral examination, candidates will also be evaluated fundamental knowledge and motivation.<\/li>\n<li>A liquid crystal projector and computer will be provided for the presentation, so applicants should bring presentation files on a USB flash memory drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Doctoral Course<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Successful appplicants are selected after evaluation of oral examination and submitted documents (transcript, recommendations, etc.)<br>Applicants are required to contact an expected supervisor in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\">\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid; 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