From: ichikawa@huis.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Tadao Ichikawa)
Subject: EDUC: Japanese Call-For-Student-Participation (In English)
Date: 18 Aug 92 08:42:50 GMT
Message-ID: <20733@optima.cs.arizona.edu>
Organization: Info. Sci., Hiroshima Univ., Japan



Crossposted from comp.research.japan

[Crossposted from soc.culture.japan.  -- Rick]

CALL-FOR-STUDENT-PARTICIPATION

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The Graduate Program of Information and Computer Sciences
Hiroshima University, Japan
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Starting in 1994, the Information and Computer Sciences Graduate 
Program at HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY will begin TEACHING 
CLASSES in ENGLISH-only.

  ------  Students from all over the world are welcome to join the program.
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[Programs of Study]   The Graduate School of Information Engineering 
at Hiroshima University offers programs leading to a Masters or a 
Doctorate.  Dissertations are necessary both for Master's and Doctoral 
degrees to complete the applicants' research requirements.

[Staff Organization]   Teaching staff consists of the professors of the 
Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, 
who specialize in information and computer sciences. Their technical and 
research interests span a broad spectrum of areas such as information 
science fundamentals, information statistics, information processing, 
information machinery, information systems and networking, distributed 
systems, and software engineering. Intensive courses will be given by 
visiting professors.

  ------  Professors are also welcome from foreign countries.

[Financial Aid]   Financial aid possibilities for graduate students include 
teaching assistantship, Government Scholarships given by the Ministry of 
Education of Japan ('Monbusho'), and some other public funds. 
Applicants are encouraged to acquire 'Monbusho' scholarships in 
advance of their admission to the graduate programs.

[Location]   Hiroshima University is located 37km east of Hiroshima 
City, where you will appreciate 'sake', fresh fish, and peace. Student 
domitories (public/private) are accommodated mostly within walking 
distance of the univerisity campus. The weather is mild throughout the 
year with moderate variation between summer and winter.  

[Application]   Student will be selected mostly on the basis of past 
achievements in research and study. Applications for 'Monbusho' 
scholarship are accepted at the Japanese Consulate general in your area. A 
booklet describing details of lectures, research topics, and seminar 
progams is available on request.

[Correspondence] 

Professor Tadao Ichikawa
Chair, 'Teach-in-English' Promotion Committee
Graduate School of Information Engineering, Hiroshima University
1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan 724
Phone: +81-824-22-7029, Fax: +81-824-22-7195
E-mail: ichikawa@huis.hiroshima-u.ac.jp