Kochi University of Technology, Japan

Application Guideline for Special Scholarship Program (SSP)

1. PROGRAM OF STUDY
Doctoral Plan (36 months)
Division of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering

2. MEDIUM OF LEARN
English

4. ENROLLMENT TIME
April/October

5. SCHOLARSHIP TERM
One-year
*The term is going to be extended for increments of one year as much as a complete of three years, unless the college terminates the SSP pupil status for just about any associated with factors stated in part 13 here, Termination of SSP Student Status.

7. ADVANTAGES
(1)Exemption from 30, 000 yen entry evaluation fee, 300, 000 yen enrollment fee and 535, 800 yen/year tuition fee
(2)To help living expenses, 150, 000 yen/month is bought research project work.
(3)150, 000 yen is provided for travel and initial lifestyle prices. (given and then worldwide candidates who're living outside Japan, and who have, or possess objective to obtain, “Student” condition of Japanese residence at the time of entry into Japan)

10. ENTRY DECISION
The presented papers will likely to be carefully examined during the first assessment. Only candidates who're effective in that evaluating will likely then be examined such kinds as a job interview, an English written exam, a scholastic achievement written exam when you look at the specific area necessary for the conduct of this selected research study, etc. The interview as well as other formalities would be held at a location which will be appointed independently (The examination the foreign people will be conducted ideally inside their country. However, the assessment for the individuals residing in Japan will undoubtedly be performed at Kochi University of tech (KUT)).

11. ADMISSION PLAN

12. SPECIAL NOTICE

(1) pupils who get in on the projects in Economics and Management will perform their particular research at Eikokuji campus that is based in down city Kochi City, 25 km from primary university (Kami campus), and those pupils are needed to take courses a few times per week at main university. The most typical means of transport between Eikokuji university and Kami university tend to be coach or JR train, and it also takes around 1 hour.

(2) if you're still working to your master's degree, a confirmed original master's degree certificate in English or Japanese from your college are going to be required before your enrollment is completed. If you're incapable of produce these types of a document, you simply will not be enrolled.

(3) KUT provides appropriate solitary accommodation for successful people whose resident condition in Japan is “Student.”If you want to bring family users and live with them in Japan, you must initiate your apartment leasing. In both instances, you ought to bear your own personal prices.
At Kami university, Global House provides single accommodation. Global students at Eikokuji university can get assistance finding accommodation from Student Support Division.

(4) to accomplish the doctoral system as a SSP scholar, you'll want to fulfill most of the after conditions.
(a) 3 year’s registration at KUT
(b) 10 or higher credits made
(c) Successful completion of the doctoral thesis defense after receiving a preliminary assessment held more than one 12 months beforehand
(d) book of two or more high-level assessed papers

(5) pupils enrolled in the program can acquire Doctor of Engineering or physician of Philosophy with regards to the analysis industry.

(6) Newly admitted international doctoral pupils will undoubtedly be recharged about 30, 000 yen as insurance premium.
(The pupils who do not have "beginner" condition of Japanese residence may be recharged about 3, 000 yen as insurance advanced)

(7) 3, 000 yen may be charged as dues for alumni association account.
(The pupils who do not have “Student” condition of Japanese residence is going to be recharged 20, 000 yen for alumni relationship membership)

(8) Nevertheless where a SSP student is selected as a person of another institution’s grant, his/her month-to-month pay as described in 7 (2) may be adjusted.

(9) The abstract of your doctoral dissertation plus the outcomes of your thesis security will likely be posted on the net within a couple of months following the conferment of your doctoral degree, in addition to full text of dissertation will undoubtedly be posted on the internet within 1 year after the conferment of one's doctoral level.
In instances where it seems unsuitable to write a doctoral dissertation on the web as a result of a patent application associated with the investigation, or some other special explanations, Kochi University of tech may suspend the publication associated with complete text of a dissertation, and publish only its abstract online. Even in these types of instances, if publication for the full text of a dissertation is requested, and Kochi University of tech agrees on need, the total text of the doctoral dissertation could be revealed.

(10) in case Kochi University of tech alters the machine of SSP, the conditions and terms are going to be modified consequently.

14. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE
All questions and application papers must certanly be dealt with to:
Overseas Relations Division
Kochi University of Technology