Our new international program of Maritime and Urban Engineering has been accepted by Japan's education ministry. We have four scholarship slots for MC+DC and four slots for DC, respectively.
For international applicants who want to study and conduct research in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Architectural Engineering, please search and contact a full or associate professor in Division of Global Architecture, Osaka University.
http://www.ga.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/english/index.html
http://www.dma.jim.osaka-u.ac.jp/search ... ffiliation
Water Engineering Laboratory of Department of Civil Engineering is looking for applicants who have
- experience in Fortran or C/C++ programing (for MC and DC) and use of an ocean, estuary, hydrology or biology (water quality) model (for DC candidates) with Matlab or Python,
- high GPA,
- have completed or will hold a master degree or equivalent (for DC) in Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Hydrology, Earth Science or a closely related field, and
- good knowledge of spoken and written English.
Students in the lab are using ROMS, SCHISM, or SUNTANS to mainly analyze nutrient and hypoxia dynamics, impacts of human life and/or climate change on environment in coastal seas, rivers, or lakes. Some use 4DVar and EnKF in international collaboration work.
Please contact me via irie[at]civil.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp for the details of topics and any other questions.
The benefits of the scholarship are as follows.
- 147,000 Japanese yen per month
- Travel expenses (a round-trip airline ticket) to and from Japan
- Tuition fees exempted
The application deadline is 24th Dec, 2019 (by post) for the matriculation on 1st Oct, 2020 (not negotiable).
You can view the introduction of the present program,
http://maritime-urban.naoe.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/
In the new program more lectures are provided for students in Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering Labs.
Please download and see the "Application guidelines for 2020 MEXT Scholarship" file.
The application documents include
- application form,
- statement of purpose,
- certificate of graduation or completion,
- Score certificate of English proficiency (if your higher education was not provided in English),
- certified academic records,
- recommendation letters addressed to the President of Osaka University,
- abstract of graduation thesis, etc.
Masayasu Irie, Dr.
Osaka University