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International Programs of Graduate School of Mathematics

The latest Guidelines for Application (pdf, doc)

Introduction

Graduate School of Mathematics at Kyushu University offers two international programs for international students. All the lectures, thesis work and guidance will be carried out in English. The programs have started on October 1^st, 2010. The Graduate School has more than seventy academic staff members covering a broad range of mathematics and related areas, and is one of the hubs of mathematics education and research in Japan. For more details, refer to our Staff List * and Education & Research Map. The school has a long tradition of impressive achievements in the education and research of both applied and pure mathematics. A further characteristic of the school is its advanced level of research that includes collaborations and exchange with private industry, which is supplemented by fundamental teaching through almost a dozen regular open research seminars, colloquiums, and various intensive lectures. A wide range of lectures will be delivered, with topics ranging from pure mathematics such as algebra and geometry, to applied mathematics such as probability, statistics, and computational mathematics. For more details, refer to the list of lectures below. In addition, abundant resources to support study and research activities are made available to students, such as books and on-line journals through the University Library (one of the most prominent libraries in Japan), high-performance computers and a high-speed network, and various kinds of software such as computer algebra. In this manner, study and research activities in this program are fully geared towards supporting students of all backgrounds and interests.
* The staff list referred to here consists of those academic staffs who belong to our graduate school at present. Please refer to the list attached to the Guidelines for Application (pdf, doc).

Master's Program

In this program, a master’s degree in mathematics will be awarded after completion:
i. More than 30 credits and at least two years of full-time study.
ii. Submission of a thesis after appropriate research under the guidance of a supervisor.
iii. Successful acceptance of the thesis and a passing grade in the final examination.
After completing the program, students may obtain jobs that require advanced mathematical specialization, or proceed to the Doctoral Program in Mathematics in pursuit of further research.

Number Accepted: 5

Doctoral Program

In this program, the degree of Doctor of Mathematics will be awarded upon completion of:
      i. More than 10 credits after at least three years of full-time study.
    ii. The submission of a doctoral dissertation after appropriate research instruction under
          the student’s supervisor,
   iii. The successful acceptance of the dissertation and the passing of the final examination.
If students wish, they can also participate in long-term internships in companies (mainly Japanese companies, but some foreign companies are also available) for more than three months if they are able to meet the conditions that are required by the company. For details, refer to the web page of Doctoral Long-term Internship Program. After completing the program, students may seek to play significant roles in research/development projects that require advanced mathematical skills, in companies or governmental organizations, or obtain academic positions as mathematicians.

Number Accepted: 3

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How to Apply

The following information is an abridged version of the Guidelines for Application (pdf, doc). Before application, please read the official version carefully.

If you are interested in making an application, please make contact with a professor or an associate professor of our graduate school whose area of expertise most closely matches your research topic, prior to submission. The list of our staff can be found on our web page
http://www.math.kyushu-u.ac.jp/eng/teachers/index.
(The staff list referred to here consists of those academic staffs who belong to our graduate school at present. Please refer to the list attached to the Guidelines for Application.)

Master's Program

● Qualification for Application

Applicants must be citizens of countries other than Japan and satisfy one of the following requirements:

Those who have completed 16 years of formal education in countries other than Japan (including those who are expected to complete such education by September 2012).
Those who have completed 15 years of formal education in countries other than Japan, and are obtained by the Graduate School to have obtained all necessary credits with excellent academic records.
Those who are evaluated in an individual screening of requirements for admission by the Graduate School to have an academic ability equal to or surpassing those who have graduated from a university, and who will be 22 years old or over on September 30, 2012.

Note:

"3. Those who are evaluated in an individual screening of requirements for admission by the Graduate School ..." applies to those applicants who do not satisfy requirements 1. or 2., and who have completed a course at an institution with educational functions equivalent to those of a university

Note:

Applicants who qualify under 2. or 3. above should refer to

preliminary qualification examination for application

● Documents to be Submitted

Application Form and Curriculum Vitae (use the form specified by the Graduate School).
Official Academic Transcript, Graduation Certificate (or certificate that confirms expected graduation), and Recommendation Letter issued by the institution from which the applicant last graduated (photocopies not accepted).
Recommendation letter issued by the applicant’s supervising professor, a member of teaching staff, or a supervisor in the employing body who has personal knowledge of the applicant and who is familiar with the details of the applicant’s academic accomplishments (the letter must be in a sealed envelope as it is confidential).
Bachelor’s Thesis. A photocopy is acceptable in this case. If the thesis is written in a language other than Japanese or English, an abstract in Japanese or in English should be attached. In case the applicant cannot submit his/her Bachelor’s thesis, submit a document in which the applicant’s major academic activities and research achievements are described instead.
Hand Written Report on the following two themes (use 2-5 sheets of A4-size paper).
1. Mathematical theorems or theories that you think interesting, or Mathematics textbooks that you have read or are reading together with the summary of their contents.
2. Research plan for the Graduate School, including the reason why the applicant chose the specified professor as the planned supervisor.
Certificate of English language ability, unless the applicant is a native speaker of English (if the applicant has taken a standardized English proficiency test, such as TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), IELTS (International English Language Testing System, Academic Module) or Cambridge ESOL Examinations (FCE, CAE or CPE), the applicant’s official score should be submitted).
Photocopy of the applicant's passport
Certificate of Alien Registration (submitted only by those currently residing in Japan).
3 Photographs (taken within the last 3 months, 5.5 cm × 4.5 cm, one of them to be affixed to application form).
Receipt of payment of screening fee (submit a photocopy of the receipt issued by the bank upon payment of the screening fee in the method described in the Guidelines for Application (pdf, doc)

Doctoral Program

● Qualification for Application

Applicants must be citizens of countries other than Japan and satisfy one of the following requirements:

Those who hold or are to receive a degree equivalent to a Master’s degree in countries other than Japan by September 2012.
Those who are evaluated in an individual screening of requirements for admission of the Graduate School to have an academic ability equal to or surpassing that of a holder of a Master’s degree, and who will be 24 years old or over of September 30, 2012.

Note:

"2. Those who are evaluated in an individual screening of requirements for admission of the Graduate School ..." applies to those applicants who do not satisfy requirement 1., and who have completed a course at an institution with educational functions equivalent to those of a graduate school.

Note:

Applicants who qualify under 2. above should refer to preliminary qualification examination for application.

● Documents to be Submitted

Application Form and Curriculum Vitae (use the form specified by the Graduate School.)

Official Academic Transcript (of all applicable undergraduate and graduate course work), Completion Certificate (or certificate that confirms expected completion), and Recommendation Letter issued by the institution from which the applicant last graduated (photocopies not accepted).
Recommendation letter issued by the applicant’s supervising professor, a member of teaching staff, or a supervisor in the employing body who has personal knowledge of the applicant and who is familiar with the details of the applicant’s academic accomplishments (the letter must be in a sealed envelope as it is confidential).
Master’s Thesis. A photocopy is acceptable in this case. If the thesis is written in a language other than Japanese or English, an abstract in Japanese or in English should be attached. In case the applicant cannot submit his/her Master’s thesis, submit a document in which the applicant’s major academic papers and research achievements are listed instead.
Certificate of English language ability, unless the applicant is a native speaker of English. If the applicant has taken a standardized English proficiency test, such as TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), IELTS (International English Language Testing System, Academic Module) or Cambridge ESOL Examinations (FCE, CAE or CPE), submit the applicant’s official score.
Photocopy of the Applicant's Passport
Certificate of Alien Registration (submitted only by those currently residing in Japan).
3 Photographs (taken within the last 3 months, 5.5 cm × 4.5 cm, one of them to be affixed to the application form).
Receipt of payment of screening fee (submit a photocopy of the receipt issued by the bank upon payment of the screening fee in the method described in the Guidelines for Application (pdf, doc).)

Items Common to Both Programs

● Preliminary Qualification Examination for Application

Application Period: March 5 (Mon.) to March 16 (Fri.), 2012
Notification of Qualification Examination Result: March 30 (Fri.), 2012

● Screening Fee

Screening fee is 30,000 yen. Please refer to the Guidelines for Application (pdf, doc) as to how to pay the screening fee.

● Application Period

April 2 (Mon.) to April 27 (Fri.), 2012.

● Application documents should be sent to:

Student Affairs Office, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan

● Procedures for Screening

Screening of applicants is chiefly conducted upon appraisal of the submitted documents. Academic examination by telephone or internet will be arranged when necessary. In these cases, academic examination shall be given on the applicants’ specialized subjects, and the English language, in written or oral form. Applicants who qualify for academic examination will be informed of the method and schedule after their application documents have been accepted.

● Notification of Screening Result and Enrollment Procedure

The application ID numbers of successful applicants will be posted on the website as follows. The result will also be sent by regular mail on the same date to the address written on the application form.

Website: http://www.math.kyushu-u.ac.jp/eng
Date and time: May 31 (Thur.), 2012, 10:00 a.m. (JPN Local Time)

For procedure of enrollment, refer to the Guidelines for Application (pdf, doc).

● Miscellaneous Remarks

The documents submitted, such as application forms and the screening fee will not be returned.
If any false statement is found in any of the application documents after admission, the admission may be cancelled.
For more details concerning the screening process, please contact:

      Student Affairs Office, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies,
      Kyushu University
      744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
     TEL: +81-92-802-5786
      FAX: +81-92-802-5791
      E-mail: hbddaiga@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp

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Financial Aid

Please refer to the following websites:

Support for Students

Support for obtaining a visa, finding housing, and assistance in other areas of daily living is available through:
Kyushu University International Student and Researcher Support Center. A pick-up service upon arrival at Fukuoka will be also arranged upon request.

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Curriculum

This curriculum is still tentative and subject to change.

Notes:

Master's program requires more than 30 credits.
Doctoral program requires more than 10 credits.
*1: Mainly given in the form of intensive lectures (by visiting professor(s)) .
*2: with tutorials (180 minutes per week).
Some courses may not be given every year.

Course	Credits	Remark
Algebraic Geometry	2	Master
Number Theory	2	Master
Topology	2	Master
Differential Geometry	2	Master
Combinatorics	2	Master
Operator Algebra	2	Master
Probability	2	Master
Nonlinear Analysis	2	Master
Complex Analysis	2	Master
Dynamical Systems	2	Master
Statistics	2	Master
Computational Mathematics	2	Master
Differential Equations	2	Master
Infinite Analysis	2	Master
Representation Theory	2	Master
Complex Systems	2	Master
Special Lectures I	2	*1, Master
Special Lectures II	2	*1, Master
Special Lectures III	2	*1, Master
Special Lectures IV	2	*1, Master
Special Lectures V	2	*1, Master
Advanced Algebraic Geometry	4	*2, Master
Advanced Number Theory	4	*2, Master
Advanced Topology	4	*2, Master
Advanced Differential Geometry	4	*2, Master
Advanced Combinatorics	4	*2, Master
Advanced Operator Algebra	4	*2, Master
Advanced Probability	4	*2, Master
Advanced Nonlinear Analysis	4	*2, Master
Advanced Complex Analysis	4	*2, Master
Advanced Statistics	4	*2, Master
Advanced Computational Mathematics	4	*2, Master
Basic Seminar I	8	Required(Master)
Basic Seminar II	8	Required(Master)
Thesis	4	Required(Master)
Advanced Seminar I	6	Required(Doctor)
Advanced Seminar II	6	Doctor
Advanced Seminar III	6	Doctor
Dissertation	4	Required(Doctor)

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International Programs of Graduate School of Mathematics

Introduction

Master's Program

Number Accepted: 5

Doctoral Program

Number Accepted: 3

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How to Apply

Master's Program

● Qualification for Application

● Documents to be Submitted

Doctoral Program

● Qualification for Application

● Documents to be Submitted

Items Common to Both Programs

● Preliminary Qualification Examination for Application

● Screening Fee

● Application Period

● Application documents should be sent to:

● Procedures for Screening

● Notification of Screening Result and Enrollment Procedure

● Miscellaneous Remarks

Student Affairs Office, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan TEL: +81-92-802-5786 FAX: +81-92-802-5791 E-mail: hbddaiga@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp

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Financial Aid

Support for Students

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Curriculum

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Student Affairs Office, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies,
Kyushu University
744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
TEL: +81-92-802-5786
FAX: +81-92-802-5791
E-mail: hbddaiga@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp