Asian Human Resources Fund International Student Special Selection Program “prevention of infectious diseases”
Graduate School of Tokyo Metropolitan University to accept Asian students through the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Asian Human Resources Fund
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has established the “Asian Human Resources Fund” at the prospect of over the next ten years in order to implement policies aiming at fostering excellent human resources contributing to the development of Asia in the future.
Under the “Asian Human Resources Fund” program, the Graduate School of Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), which is run by the public university corporation founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, is recruiting excellent Asian students to study at TMU. This program provides financial supports including housing, scholarship stipend, tuition exemption, etc. for enabling matriculated students who passed the special selective examination to devote their full effort to studying and research.
The doctoral program related to the advanced research project on “Development of rapid and high reliable diagnostic methods for prevention of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases” is subsidized by the Asian Human Resources Fund from 2010 academic year.
1.Number of students to be accepted in 2010
Four students in doctoral course (to be accepted for research areas related to the advanced research project on “Development of rapid and high reliable diagnostic methods for prevention of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases”)
2.Period of study
Students will in principle be enrolled from October 2010 until they earn their doctorate degrees (scholarships and other support will be provided for a maximum of three years, until September 2013).
3.Application Method
Preliminary application
Before submitting full application forms, please contact and send the following materials to Prof. Ming YANG by e-mail by the end of April 2010.
- Application Form
- Letter of recommendation
- Brief explanation of Masters thesis (within two pages)
- List of publications (including conference papers)
Prof. Ming YANG
Department of Human Mechatronics Systems, Graduate School of System Design
Tokyo Metropolitan University
6-6 Asahigaoka, Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-0065, Japan
E-mail:yang@tmu.ac.jp
Full application
Please complete the following materials according to Application Guidelines and send them during May 6 to May 11, 2010 (postmarked) by airmail to
Ms. Naoko Sekiguchi
International Student Support Team
Administrative Office of the International Center
Tokyo Metropolitan University
1F International House, 1-1 Minami-osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
E-mail:sekiguchi-naoko@jmj.tmu.ac.jp
Application Form for Admission
Application Form
Field of Study and Study Program
Recommendation Form
Future Career Plans
Written Pledge
Certificate of Health
4 Inquiries
Research details concerned:
Department of Human Mechatronics Systems, Graduate School of System Design
Prof. Ming YANG (E-mail:yang@tmu.ac.jp)
Application submission concerned:
Administrative Office of the International Center
Ms. Naoko Sekiguchi (sekiguchi-naoko@jmj.tmu.ac.jp ）