Yokohama National University Special International Program for Urban Infrastructure Engineering in Developing Countries

by Samrach · Published October 9, 2020 · Updated October 11, 2020

Qualifications to this Program

An applicant must fulfill the following qualifications; Doctoral Course An applicant willing to admit in the Doctor course must have following academic requirements: An applicant should have outstanding academic records in undergraduate as well as Master degree, and shows robust research potential An applicant should normally possesses a four-year bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. Proof of an applicant’s English proficiency (An official score of TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent) Master Course An applicant willing to admit in the Master course must have following academic requirements: An applicant should have outstanding academic records in undergraduate An applicant should normally possesses a four-year bachelor’s degree. Proof of an applicant’s English proficiency (An official score of TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent) For both the Master course and the Doctor course, an applicant should be in good mental and physical health.

1. Admission with MEXT Scholarship (University Recommendation under the Special Program)

Deadline for Applying OCTOBER 2021 Enrollment will be December 20th, 2020

Two MEXT scholarships for the master’s course and five for the doctoral course are going to be allocated every year to “Civil and Development” program. Four MEXT scholarships for the doctoral course are allocated every year to “Civil and ICT/IoT” program. The candidates who wish to receive the MEXT scholarship allocated to this program can only apply for October enrollment. Click each program below for more details: “Civil and Development” program “Civil and ICT/IoT” program

Qualifications for MEXT scholarship prioritized allocated to this program

1) have the nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan 2) Be 34 years of age or younger as of April 1, 2021 3) Be able to arrive in Japan before 2021 Fall semester will begin.

Required Documents

For the application for October 2021 enrollment, applicants must submit the following documents by both E-mail and Postal-mail, considering the COVID-19 situation. PDF copies of the following documents (1, 2 &3) must reach the correspondence E-mail address no later than December 20th, 2020. All the original documents (1, 2, 3 & 4) also shall arrive at the correspondence address by Postal-mail (including Fedex and DHL etc.) no later than January 15, 2021. 1) Completed Application Form (including “Field of interest in detail and study plan at Yokohama National University”) Application Form　     2) Official transcript(s) For the Doctoral Course, official transcripts showing the applicant’s academic performance from both an undergraduate and a master’s course. For the Master course, an official transcript showing the applicant’s academic performance from an undergraduate course. 3)Proof of an applicant’s English proficiency (an official score of TOEFL or IELETS or equivalent). 4)Two confidential Recommendation Letters in the specific form Each letter should be in a sealed envelope with the signature of the recommender over the flap of the envelope and should be sent to the correspondence address directly. Recommendation Letter Form　     NOTE: * The application period may be shortened due to an unpredictable situation. 　Please prepare the required documents as early as possible.

Correspondence Address

E-mail Address igsi.admi***ynu.ac.jp 　(Please replace *** with @) *Please attach the PDF copies of application documents(1, 2 &3) . Due: December 20th, 2020 *Please do not attach anything unnecessary.

Postal-mail Address Prof. Koichi Maekawa Foreign Student Officer Department of Civil Engineering Yokohama National University 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku Yokohama 240-8501 Japan *All the original documents (1, 2, 3 & 4) also shall arrive no later than January 15, 2021.

Selection Procedure

Selection will be done by the Program based on the submitted documents. The evaluation of applications will be based on the applicant’s academic achievements in the earlier degrees and research potential assessed from academic documents, recommendation letters, the field of interest and study plan. During the selection process, the shortlisted candidates might be asked for an interview by e-mail/skype or other suitable means. The result of selection will be notified to the applicant by the middle of March, 2021. The selected applicants will be asked to fill the more detailed application forms and the other documents for the official procedure. The lists of candidates selected by the Program are sent to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for the final approval. The Program will announce the final selection result to the selected applicants and make arrangements to enroll Yokohama National University. Final Scholarship confirmation from MEXT will be at the end of July, 2021.

Outline of MEXT scholarshipThe program can accept students in two semesters, April or October enrollment. Students can admit with Japanese government scholarship (MEXT scholarship) or other scholarship or their private funding. Normally, there are five major methods of being admitted in the program. They are: Admission with MEXT* (University Recommendation under the Special Program) Scholorship Admission with MEXT (Embassy Recommendation) Scholarship Admission with MEXT (University Recommendation, General) Scholarship Admission with JICA’s Scholarship (JDS, ABE Initiative, PEACE, JICA-FRIENDSHIP Project etc.,) Admission with candidate’s home country’s scholarship (Chinese Government Graduate Student Overseas Study Program, Indonesia government LPDP, other countries’ government scholarship) Admission with private funding for International Students MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan, Monbukagakusho Necessary procedures to apply for admission for both master’s or doctoral degree program are as follows: Other than this program, Faculty of Urban Innovation offers Infrastructure Management Program(IMP), which is all-English master program funded by the World Bank. For more information about IMP, please visit this website. Qualifications to this Program An applicant must fulfill the following qualifications; Doctoral Course An applicant willing to admit in the Doctor course must have following academic requirements: An applicant should have outstanding academic records in undergraduate as well as Master degree, and shows robust research potential An applicant should normally possesses a four-year bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. Proof of an applicant’s English proficiency (An official score of TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent) Master Course An applicant willing to admit in the Master course must have following academic requirements: An applicant should have outstanding academic records in undergraduate An applicant should normally possesses a four-year bachelor’s degree. Proof of an applicant’s English proficiency (An official score of TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent) For both the Master course and the Doctor course, an applicant should be in good mental and physical health.   1. Admission with MEXT Scholarship (University Recommendation under the Special Program) Deadline for Applying OCTOBER 2021 Enrollment will be December 20th, 2020 Two MEXT scholarships for the master’s course and five for the doctoral course are going to be allocated every year to “Civil and Development” program. Four MEXT scholarships for the doctoral course are allocated every year to “Civil and ICT/IoT” program. The candidates who wish to receive the MEXT scholarship allocated to this program can only apply for October enrollment. Click each program below for more details: “Civil and Development” program “Civil and ICT/IoT” program   Qualifications for MEXT scholarship prioritized allocated to this program 1) have the nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan 2) Be 34 years of age or younger as of April 1, 2021 3) Be able to arrive in Japan before 2021 Fall semester will begin.   Required Documents For the application for October 2021 enrollment, applicants must submit the following documents by both E-mail and Postal-mail, considering the COVID-19 situation. PDF copies of the following documents (1, 2 &3) must reach the correspondence E-mail address no later than December 20th, 2020. All the original documents (1, 2, 3 & 4) also shall arrive at the correspondence address by Postal-mail (including Fedex and DHL etc.) no later than January 15, 2021. 1) Completed Application Form (including “Field of interest in detail and study plan at Yokohama National University”) Application Form　     2) Official transcript(s) For the Doctoral Course, official transcripts showing the applicant’s academic performance from both an undergraduate and a master’s course. For the Master course, an official transcript showing the applicant’s academic performance from an undergraduate course. 3)Proof of an applicant’s English proficiency (an official score of TOEFL or IELETS or equivalent). 4)Two confidential Recommendation Letters in the specific form Each letter should be in a sealed envelope with the signature of the recommender over the flap of the envelope and should be sent to the correspondence address directly. Recommendation Letter Form　     NOTE: * The application period may be shortened due to an unpredictable situation. 　Please prepare the required documents as early as possible. 　 Correspondence Address E-mail Address igsi.admi***ynu.ac.jp 　(Please replace *** with @) *Please attach the PDF copies of application documents(1, 2 &3) . Due: December 20th, 2020 *Please do not attach anything unnecessary. Postal-mail Address Prof. Koichi Maekawa Foreign Student Officer Department of Civil Engineering Yokohama National University 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku Yokohama 240-8501 Japan *All the original documents (1, 2, 3 & 4) also shall arrive no later than January 15, 2021.   Selection Procedure Selection will be done by the Program based on the submitted documents. The evaluation of applications will be based on the applicant’s academic achievements in the earlier degrees and research potential assessed from academic documents, recommendation letters, the field of interest and study plan. During the selection process, the shortlisted candidates might be asked for an interview by e-mail/skype or other suitable means. The result of selection will be notified to the applicant by the middle of March, 2021. The selected applicants will be asked to fill the more detailed application forms and the other documents for the official procedure. The lists of candidates selected by the Program are sent to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for the final approval. The Program will announce the final selection result to the selected applicants and make arrangements to enroll Yokohama National University. Final Scholarship confirmation from MEXT will be at the end of July, 2021.   Outline of MEXT scholarship For information about MEXT scholarship, such as the scholarship stipend, please visit this website.   E-mail Address for Inquiries E-mail Address for Inquiries about application igsi.admi***ynu.ac.jp (Please replace *** with @)

For information about MEXT scholarship, such as the scholarship stipend, please visit this website.

E-mail Address for Inquiries

E-mail Address for Inquiries about application igsi.admi***ynu.ac.jp (Please replace *** with @)

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