ADMISSION GUIDELINES Nagoya University Graduate School of Mathematics Master s Program (first round) Admission Policy Ideal Candidates for Graduate School of Mathematics are individuals with a solid academic foundation who seek to explore the boundaries of mathematics using an awareness of a broad range of problems and perspectives. 1 Qualifications needed to apply Applicants must meet one of the following conditions: (1) University graduates, or will graduate from university by March 31, 2012 (2) Persons who have obtained or will obtain, by March 31, 2012, a Bachelor s degree according to Article 104(4,1) of the School Education Law or will be conferred a Bachelor s degree by the end of March, 2013. (3) Persons who have completed, or will complete by March 31, 2012, 16 years of academic education in a foreign country. (4) Persons who have completed, or will complete by March 31, 2012, 16 years of academic education in Japan through correspondence courses run by foreign educational institutes. (5) Applicants who have completed an undergraduate course of a foreign university in Japan, which is an educational establishment approved in that particular foreign country (the applicants must have completed 16 years of school education in their education system) and have qualifications approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan. (6) Applicants who have completed (or will complete by March 31, 2012) an advanced professional course of a professional training college. The course must fulfill the requirements set by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (e.g., offering a minimum of four years of education) and be recognized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, as such. Applicants must have graduated from the course after the date of approval by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology. (7) Persons who have qualifications approved by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan. (Notification No.5 of the Ministry of Education, 1953) (8) Persons who have completed or will complete more than 3 years at university by March 31, 2012 or those who have completed 15 years of education in an education system in a foreign country or enrolled in a foreign university in Japan, which is approved by that foreign country s school education system (the applicants must be recognized to have completed 15 years in the 1
education system), and those who have qualifications approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan and who have been recognized by our Graduate School as having excellent results of the required credits. (9) Persons who will be 22 years of age or over as of March 31, 2012, and have been recognized by our Graduate School, based on the results of individual examinations of the applicant s qualifications, as having academic abilities equivalent or superior to university graduates. Note: Advanced screening is conducted for students applying under Application Eligibility qualifications (8) and (9). Applicants desiring advanced screening are required to submit in writing their 1) name, 2) address, telephone number, email address (if holding an email account), and 3) academic history (from high school graduation to the present) to the graduate school. This documentation must be sent by post and arrive at the graduate school by June 8, 2012. Please write Documentation Required for Advanced Screening for Master s Program on the front of the envelope. Use an express, stamped addressed envelope (square No.2, 33cm 24cm, with a 390yen stamp, and your return address clearly indicated). 2 Number of Places Department Noumber of Places Mathematical Sciences 42 3 Application Period June 29 (Friday) to July 12 (Thursday), 2012. Hours received: 10:00 12:00, 13:00 16:00; Application must arrive by 16:00 on July 12 (Thursday) if sent by post. 4 Application Documents and Other Materials (1) Application for Admission (form designated by graduate school) (2) Your Personal History (C.V.) (use form designated by the graduate school) (3) Photo (taken within three months prior to application, affixed to the photo slip as indicated by the graduate school) (4) Transcripts (not required for graduates (or students anticipating graduation) of the Nagoya University School of Science) (5) Graduation (anticipated) Certificate (not required for graduates of School of Science) (6) Degree certificate (students satisfying the requirements of Application Eligibility (2), certified by a recognized organization granting academic titles) 2
(7) Self-addressed envelope (for sending examination admission slip, rectangular No.3 (23.5cm 12cm) envelope, with 80yen stamp affixed, with your own name and address clearly written). (8) For the notification labels used by the university to send documents to you (Letter of Acceptance, Entrance Procedures), please be sure that the address is written clearly and is the same as the Address for notification on the application form. (9) Application fee payment form (enter your name in two locations in Name fields) (10) Admission application fee: 30,000yen ordinary money order. See Notes (2). Note: In addition to (1) (10), applicants are required to enter their current subjects (including details of graduation research if any) and the desired subjects upon enrollment on the designated form for submission. 5 Application Procedure Applicants must submit the documentation described in (1) (10) above to the graduate school. Incomplete application documentation will not be accepted. Important Points (1) Use registered mail when sending application documentation by post, and always write Graduate School Application on the front of the envelope. Ensure that it reaches its destination by the closing date. (2) Pay the application fee using a 30,000yen ordinary money order. Do not enter anything on the money order. (3) No changes in details, or refund of the application fee, are possible following application. 6 Selection method (1) Scholastic ability Department Graduate School of Mathematics Examination Date July 28 (Saturday), 2012 Test Subjects Written examination Note: Available in English if desired. The timetable for scholastic ability tests is sent together with the test admission slip. Note: Applicants desiring testing in English are required to submit in writing their 1) name, 2) address, telephone number, email address (if holding an email account), and 3) a written note to the effect that testing in English is desired. This documentation must be sent by post and arrive by June 18, 2012. Please write Request for Testing in English on the front of the envelope. 3
7 Announcement of Results 12:00 July 29 (Sun), 2012 (scheduled) The results will be posted in front of the entrance to the Graduate School of Mathematics building. It is expected that the Letter of Acceptance will be sent to successful applicants at the end of September. Entrance Procedures, will be sent at the end of February. Applicants wishing to enroll while remaining employed in a government agency or private company are required to provide an enrolment authorization form from their employer. 8 Registration and Tuition Fees A Registration Fee (enrollment fee) 282,000yen (Fee must be paid within the period for admission procedures as specified by the university, during March 2013.) Tuition First semester 267,900yen (The annual amount is 535,800yen.) Notes: 1. Tuition fees are divided into first and second semesters. First semester tuition fees are paid in April, and second semester fees in October. 2. Please note that fees may change at the time of enrollment or while attending; in such cases, the new fees will apply. 9 Others (1) When requesting the graduate school offer requirements (as noted in this brochure) and pamphlets, please enclose a stamped addressed envelope (square No.2, 33cm 24cm, with a 240- stamp affixed, and your name and postal code clearly written) with your application. Write Request for Application Form for Graduate School of Mathematics, Master s Program (first round) on the front of the posted envelope. (2) We will use personal information such as address, name, birthday, etc. only for admission selection, announcement of admissions, entrance procedures and related matters. We will strictly control personal information and will not use personal information for any other purpose. May 2012 Address and postal code: Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8602 Nagoya University, Graduate School of Mathematics, Graduate School Section Telephone: +81-(0)52-789-5756 Website: http://www.math.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/ 4
You can use the Meijo Subway Line. Get off at Nagoya University Station (use Exit 2). Emergency Communications in the Event of a Disaster Any changes to the test schedule in the event of a disaster will be posted on the Graduate School of Mathematics website. Always check this site before applying, and before taking tests. Graduate School of Mathematics website http://www.math.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/admission/ Contact for inquiries Nagoya University, Graduate School of Mathematics, Graduate School Section (+81-(0)52-789-5756) 5
Rsearch Section Rsearch Fields Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Combinatorial Theory Soichi Okada Sho Matsumoto Analytic Number Theory Kohji Matsumoto Yoshio Tanigawa Hidekazu Furusho Algebraic Number Theory Kazuhiro Fujiwara Thomas Geisser Hiroshi Suzuki Hidekazu Furusho Aritumetic Geometry Kazuhiro Fujiwara Thomas Geisser Hidekazu Furusho Algebraic Geometry Takeo Osawa Ryoichi Kobayashi Shigeyuki Kondo Kazuhiro Fujiwara Thomas Geisser Akihiko Gyoja Yukari Ito Hiroshi Saito Algebraic Analysis Invariant Theory Mitsuyasu Hashimoto Commutative Algebra Mitsuyasu Hashimoto Ryo Takahashi Non-Commutative Algebra Osamu Iyama Representation Theory Osamu Iyama Hideyuki Ishi Tohru Uzawa Tomoki Nakanishi Soichi Okada Takahiro Hayashi Akihiko Gyoja Ryo Takahashi Topology Hiroshi Ohta Tomomi Kawamura Hitoshi Moriyoshi Algebraic Topology Lars Hesselholt Homotopy Theory Lars Hesselholt Differential Geometry Takeo Osawa Hideyuki Ishi Hiroshi Ohta Tatsuya Tate Ryoichi Kobayashi Hisashi Naito Shin Nayatani Hitoshi Moriyoshi Hyperbolic Geometry Kentaro Ito Complex Geometry Takeo Osawa Hideyuki Ishi Complex Analysis Takeo Osawa Kentaro Ito Tomoki Kawahira Dynamical Systems Tomoki Kawahira Global Analysis Hitoshi Moriyoshi Tatsuya Tate Functional Analysis Shigeru Yamagami Fourier Analysis Mitsuru Sugimoto Jun Kato Partial Differential Equations Mitsuru Sugimoto Jun Kato Toshiaki Hishida Kotaro Tsugawa Probability Infinite Analysis Mathematical Physics Hiroaki Kanno Yoshifumi Kimura Taro Nagao Tohru Ohira Hisashi Naito Yuzuri Inahama Masashi Kubo Hidetoshi Awata Tomoki Nakanishi Takahira Hayashi Tomoki Nakanishi Kazuhiko Minami Mathematical Biology and Physiology String Theory Particle Physics Statistical Mechanics Taro Nagao Kazuhiko Minami Theoretical Condensed Matter Taro Nagao Kazuhiko Minami Fluid Mechanics Yoshifumi Kimura Toshiaki Hishida Numerical Analysis Yoshifumi Kimura Information Theory Masahito Hayashi Masashi Kubo Quantum Information Theory Masahito Hayashi Quantum Cryptography Masahito Hayashi Theoretical Computer Scicence Jacques Garrigue Programming Theory Jacques Garrigue Type Theory Jacques Garrigue Kentaro Nagao Shohei Ma Sho Matsumoto Hiroshi Sasahira Takeshi Sato Yasuhiro Sasahara Sho Matsumoto Masashi Hamanaka Sanefumi Moriyama* Sanefumi Moriyama* Masashi Hamanaka
Notes Regarding Preparation of Research Plan The research plan form is reference material for the oral examination. Use of word processor text is desirable. Use larger fonts (e.g. 12 point). If handwritten, use a black (ballpoint) pen. Enter your name in handwriting. The format of the first page of the research plan form is to be used for attached materials, but it does not have to be precisely the same if a similar format is used. Second and subsequent pages are to be on A4 paper. Write only on one side of the page. Please staple the attached papers at the top-left, and write your name on each page.
Research Plan Form Name of applicant This is used as a reference for the oral examination. Enter your text in (A) and (B) below in 3,000 5,000 characters (1,500 2,500 words in English). Use equations and drawings as necessary, and describe mathematical details as clearly and as practically as possible. The suggested word counts are only a guideline, and need not be strictly followed. (A) The area that interests you most within the reasoning and theory of mathematical science. (B) The content of the study or research you are currently engaged in, and the research you wish to engage in when you work on your doctorate (in the doctoral program).