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Kesempatan S2 dan S3 di Tohoku University, Jepang (beasiswa) – International Graduate Program for Advanced Science (IGPAS)
Assalamu’alaikum wr wb

Rekan2, berikut ada tawaran kesempatan untuk melanjutkan S2 dan atau S3 di
Tohoku University, Japan. Program dibuka untuk bidang-bidang Natural
Sciences dan Geosciences. Ada beberapa slot full scholarship (5 tahun bagi
yang mulai dari S2, dan 3 tahun bagi yang mulai dari S3) yang ditawarkan
baik untuk program doktor dan program master.

Program ini dijalankan menggunakan bahasa Inggris, baik perkuliahan maupun
riset di labnya.

Sejak program ini dibuka pada tahun 2004, mahasiswa Indonesia mulai mengisi
program ini sejak tahun 2006, terutama untuk program Advanced Multi-scale
Natural Sciences dimana pada enrollment 2008 ini full-scholarship didapat
oleh 2 orang Indonesia yang menjadi mahasiswa berafiliasi kepada Department
of Physics.

FYI, Tohoku University adalah satu dari 7 Imperial Universities di Jepang
(University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Tohoku University, Nagoya
University, Osaka University, Hokkaido University dan Kyushu University).
Untuk tahun Fiskal 2008, Tohoku University adalah peringkat ke-3 Universitas
terbaik di Jepang setelah Tokyo University dan Kyoto University, dalam hal
jumlah project penelitian dan besarnya dana penelitian dari pemerintah,
industri dan masyarakat yang diserap.

Berdasarkan peringkat yang dikeluarkan oleh Thomson Scientific (Essential
Science Indicator), berdasarkan produktivitas riset untuk tiap-tiap bidang
di Universitas dan Institusi-institusi penelitian di dunia, Tohoku
University menempati peringkat:

- ranking 3 untuk Materials Sciences, setelah Chinese Academy of Sciences
dan Max Planck Institute (keduanya institusi penelitian pemerintah, seperti
LIPI-nya Indonesia, sementara Tohoku University adalah Universitas)
- ranking 9 untuk Physics, setelah Max Planck Institute, University of
Tokyo, MIT, Inst. Nazl. Fis. Nucl. Rusia, Russian Academy of Science,
University of California Berkeley, dan Chinese Academy of Sciences
- ranking 16 untuk Chemistry
- selengkapnya bisa dilihat di:

http://esi.isiknowledge.com/rankdatapage.cgi?option=I&search=TOHOKU%20UNIV&searchby=N

Mahasiswa IGPAS dapat bergabung kepada lab yang berafiliasi pada spearhead
research institute milik Tohoku University, seperti Institute for Materials
Research (IMR), Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Advanced
Sciences (IMRAM), dan juga satu dari 5 start-up research center dengan
funding terbesar di Jepang, yaitu World Premier Institute-Advanced Institute
for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR). Selain itu, juga dengan research center
yang berafiliasi pada Graduate School of Sciences.

Berikut informasi lengkap dan persyaratannya:

International Course
IGPAS (International Graduate Program for Advanced Science)

We have updated the Application Booklet and now accept applications
for *IGPAS 2009*. Application deadline is *January 31, 2009*.
IGPAS Application Booklet 2009

12p/1.08MB

- Introduction
- Program Details
- Financial Support

- Application Forms
- Frequently Asked
Questions
- Contact Information

INTRODUCTION

International Graduate Program for Advanced Science (IGPAS) is an
interdisciplinary graduate program in the Graduate School of Science, Tohoku
University. It was established in October 2004 as the first international
graduate program founded in Japanese national universities. IGPAS offers
courses in English for international students who are eager to obtain
master’s and doctoral degrees from the Graduate School of Science. It is
also aims to educate Japanese students to exert their abilities as
internationally-active, professional scientists.
IGPAS has proudly reserved positions of Japanese government scholarship
for its master’s students since its foundation, and in 2008, IGPAS-Super
Doctoral Course (SDC) has been started for doctoral students jointly with
the Institute for the International Advanced Research and Education (IIARE)
of Tohoku University. Students of IGPAS-SDC benefit from fellowship by IIARE
to promote world top-level, interdisciplinary research at the Graduate
School of Science.
Prospective students will have excellent opportunities to study modern
science and conduct cutting-edge research with top-level scientists
currently working at Tohoku University.
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PROGRAM
DETAILS

IGPAS is a 5-year graduate program as the combination of a 2-year
master’s program and a 3-year doctoral program. In the interdisciplinary
program, students are affiliated to one of six departments in three groups
based on the GCOE programs: (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, Astronomy, and
Physics, and (iii) Earth Science and Geophysics.
The academic year of IGPAS starts in October. The Graduate School of
Science will admit at most 20 students each for the master’s and doctoral
programs for IGPAS 2009.

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Financial
Support

As of December, 2008, availability of financial supports for IGPAS 2009
students is as shown below. See 7. FINANCIAL SUPPORT of the appplication
booklet for the eligibility requirements.
For a possibility of financial support other than the below, contact
your prospective supervisor.

*Master’s Program
Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship for 8 students
* by The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
(MEXT; Monbukagakusho)

■ Monthly stipend of 170,000 yen/month for the first year and 160,000 yen
for the following years
■ Flight tickets between the country of the student’s nationality and Japan
■Exemption from application, admission and tuition fees.

*Doctoral Program
IGPAS-SDC fellowship for 2 students
*by the Institute of International Advanced Research and Education (IIARE),
Tohoku University
■ Monthly stipend of 200,000 yen/month
■ 300,000 yen to compensate for admission fee
■ 250,000 yen/semester to compensate for tuition
■ Research grants of up to 500,000 yen/semester (up to 1,000,000 yen/year)
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Application
Forms

Please check 9. HOW TO APPLY and 10. APPLICATIN DOCUMENTS of the application
booklet first, and then download required forms from the chart below.
Additional documents are also required for application.

All Applicants
Form#1: Application for Admission
4p
WORD http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/docs/world-wide/IGPAS2009_Form1.doc
PDF http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/docs/world-wide/IGPAS2009_Form1.pdf
Form#2: Statement of Reason for Applying for the Program
1p
WORD http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/docs/world-wide/IGPAS2009_Form2.doc
PDF http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/docs/world-wide/IGPAS2009_Form2.pdf
Form#3: Research Proposal
1p
WORD http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/docs/world-wide/IGPAS2009_Form3.doc
PDF http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/docs/world-wide/IGPAS2009_Form3.pdf
Form#4: Summary of Past Research
1p
WORD
PDF
Form#5: Recommendation Letter
1p
WORD http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/docs/world-wide/IGPAS2009_Form5.doc
PDF http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/docs/world-wide/IGPAS2009_Form5.pdf
Form#6: Official Recommendation Letter
1p
WORD http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/docs/world-wide/IGPAS2009_Form6.doc
PDF http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/docs/world-wide/IGPAS2009_Form6.pdf

*Applicants for MEXT Scholarship*
Application for MEXT scholarship
Available around the end of December, 2008.

*Applicants for SDC Fellowship*
Form#A: Essay on Interdisciplinary Study
Available soon.
Form#B: Application form Prospective Supervisor
Available soon.

―Please do not alter the prescribed format. Ａttach an additional sheet if
necessary.

―Form#5: Print 2 copies and provide 1 copy to each of your references.
―Form#6: It should be signed by the dean or higher official of your
institution.
―Form#B: It should be submitted directly by the prospective supervisor.
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Frequently
Asked Questions

Read through the latest application booklet first before checking the FAQ (in
a new window http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/english/3rd/faq.html).
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Contact
Information

*Academic Affairs Section for IGPAS*

Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578 JAPAN
Email: direct＠mail.sci.tohoku.ac.jp
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