Degree Program in Comprehensive Human Sciences
Doctoral Programs (Informatics)
3. Web Entry and Documents to be Submitted
You must submit the application online via our Web Entry system. Read this section carefully before applying.
Please print the PDF files that are generated after completing your application. Please paste original copies of the documents listed below on to the printed form and submit by registered mail.
You must obtain the consent of faculty member who will be your academic advisor after admission. Please refer https://informatics.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/academic-staff-en/.
Required information for Web Entry
Information | Required for | Remarks | |
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1. Applicant’s Information / Program of Your Choice | All applicants | You are required to upload the JPEG file (500KB or smaller) of your photo for the Reference Card. The photo must be taken within three months with no hats, masks or other head adornments. | |
2. Supervisor of Your Choice | All applicants | The consent is needed. | |
3. Eligibility | All applicants | ||
Research Plan | All applicants | Summarize plans in Japanese in 2000 characters or English in 1000 words or less. You may use the prescribed form downloadable from the Web Entry system only if it is essential for you to use mathematical formulae, Greek letters, or special symbols, which cannot be entered into the system. Fill it out and send it together with the other required documents by mail. The format of the form must not be changed. Any texts may not be written outside the box. |
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Research and Practice Overview | All applicants | Summarize your research overview in Japanese in 2000 characters or English in 1000 words or less. All applicants describe either their research or work experiences. You may use the prescribed form downloadable from the Web Entry system only if it is essential for you to use mathematical formulae, Greek letters, or special symbols, which cannot be entered into the system. Fill it out and send it together with the other required documents by mail. The format of the form must not be changed. Any texts may not be written outside the box. |
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List of Research Results | All applicants | Categorize your academic results into thesis, academic articles, conference presentations, patents, projects, etc. and number them serially in each category. Put circles at the beginning of the academic results you chose to submit as your major Research Results.
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4. Educational Background | All applicants | If you have graduated from a foreign university, please upload your degree certificate in JPEG format (3MB or smaller, and 2000×2000 pixels or smaller). | |
Research Activities | Applicants who have research history | ||
Employment Records | Applicants who have employment history | ||
5. Examination Fee | All applicants (Excluding Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarship student and those who have completed the University of Tsukuba Master’s Program and will continue on to the University Doctoral Program within one year of the completion date) |
Examination Fee is 30,000 JPY. Follow the instructions given on the last page of the Web Entry system and pay your fee. The following payment methods are available. By Credit Card (recommended): Pay your fee online. After the payment, enter the receipt number into the box on the Web Entry system. At Convenience Store (only domestic applicants): Pay your fee at a convenience store in Japan. After the payment, enter the information below into the box on the Web Entry system. ・Number given by the store ・Date of payment ・Name of the convenience store |
Documents to be sent
Please print-out in A4 or Letter size the PDF files generated after completing your application.
Please note that PDF files cannot be printed after the Web Entry System Application Period.
The original copies of the following documents need to be submitted to us by registered mail. All documents must be in English or in Japanese.
When submitting a translation of the original documents as a certificate, the translation must be certified by an embassy or a notary public office.
Submit the original copies issued by a university or another official institution. We will not accept photocopies as the application documents.
In principle, the submitted certificates will not be returned. If the original copies cannot be reissued, enclose the request memo that you want us to return the original copies and the way of returning. Applicants are responsible for the cost of returning. We will return after the examination day.
Documents | Who must submit | Instructions |
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(Expected) Graduation Certificate Note1, Note2 |
All applicants | Submit a graduation certificate (or an attested document certifying that you will graduate) issued by a university or another educational institution.
If the certificate (original) is issued online by the university outside Japan, a “copy of the page and the URL” of the official website of the issuing institution (university) must be attached to the certificate to confirm that the online certificate is recognized as original by the institution (university). |
(Expected) Degree Certificate Note1 |
Applicants who graduated from a graduate school outside Japan | Submit the graduation certificate for your master’s degree.
If the certificate (original) is issued online by the university, a “copy of the page and the URL” of the official website of the issuing institution (university) must be attached to the certificate to confirm that the online certificate is recognized as original by the institution (university). |
Academic Transcript Note1, Note2 |
All applicants | Submit an academic transcript (the official transcript) issued by a university or another educational institution. If any credits were transferred from another school, submit an original academic transcript from the former school.
If the certificate (original) is issued online by the university outside Japan, a “copy of the page and the URL” of the official website of the issuing institution (university) must be attached to the certificate to confirm that the online certificate is recognized as original by the institution (university). |
Letter of Recommendation | Applicants of Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants and Special Selection Process of Global Individuals in English | A Letter of Recommendation is required. There is no designated format for the recommendation. Please use A4/letter size paper. It must be signed. |
Peer-reviewed academic paper | Applicants who are applying through criteria (2) of the “Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants” | After submitting documents, you will receive an email with the subject “Submission Instruction of Research Results” from tosyoss-daigakuin@un.tsukuba.ac.jp. Follow the instructions and upload a single PDF file including your research paper. |
Research Results | Applicants who want to submit them | After submitting documents, you will receive an email with the subject “Submission Instruction of Research Results” from tosyoss-daigakuin@un.tsukuba.ac.jp. Follow the instructions and upload a single PDF file including your research articles (not more than 5 items). |
Research Plan | Only applicants whose “Research Plan”, “Research and Practice Overview” includes mathematical formulae, Greek letters, or special symbols that cannot be entered in the Web Entry system | Fill out your research plan, research and practice overview on the designated format in one page each and submit them. The fixed format must not be changed. Any texts may not be written outside the box. |
Research and Practice Overview | ||
Receipt Portion (Certificate of Payment) of Examination Fee Statement | Applicants who made a convenience store payment | Detach the Receipt Portion (Certificate of Payment) from the Examination Fee Statement given at the convenience store and paste it onto the “Form for Submission of the Certificate of Payment of Application Fee”. |
Copy of “Application Completed” Page of Examination Fee Payment by Credit Card | Applicants who made a credit card payment | Include a copy of the “Application Completed” page. |
Letter of approval for Entrance Examination | Applicable applicants
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Certificate of Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarship student | Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship student who are enrolled in another university in Japan | Submit a “Certificate of Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarship student” issued by the university that you are currently enrolled in. |
Address Sheet | All applicants | Attach the address sheet to your envelope when you submit the required documents to us by registered mail. |
Note1: In case your current name is different from that on the documents you submit (e.g., because of marriage), submit the proof (e.g., copy of your marriage license).
If the student wishes to register under his/her maiden name, he/she can apply for the use of his/her maiden name during the enrollment procedure.
Note2: For graduates of Chinese universities, substitution of the original English version of the Academic Credentials verification report issued by the “China Higher education Information and Student Information (CHSI (Japan))” is acceptable.
Bring on the day of the Examination
Documents | Who must bring | Remarks |
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Reference Card | All applicants | Please print it out and bring it with you at the oral examination. |
Results from the entrance examination, as well as personal information obtained by the University of Tsukuba from the application documents, will be used for affairs concerning admission and screening, and may also be used for research and study to improve the admission procedure and university education after generating non-personally identifiable data. Also, we will use the data to screen students for scholarships from the Japan Student Services Organization, which are offered to individuals who have completed the enrollment procedures.