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Research expenses<\/strong>, including experimental equipment, tools and consumables, and travel for collaborative research and domestic or international conferences, are fully covered by the university and laboratory<\/strong> for all undergraduate, master\u2019s and doctoral students.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In particular, graduate students will travel to conferences throughout Japan<\/strong>. If their work is accepted at an international conference, they also travel abroad to present it<\/strong>! Previous destinations include Kumamoto, Sendai, Tokushima, Utsunomiya and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Junior and Senior High School Students Considering University:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The laboratory opens to visitors at the annual open campus (July\u2013August) and university festival (November)<\/strong>. These are opportunities to meet university students and faculty, so please check the dates and visit us. We look forward to welcoming you to the new Building 1 on our centrally located Korakuen campus, with excellent transport and nearby facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Few places in Japan offer the opportunity to learn all three: electronic machines as soft as living organisms, machines that use living organisms, and machines integrated with living organisms<\/strong>. Join us in researching new bio-integrated electronic engineering technologies that will shape society.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For First- to Third-Year Undergraduates Considering Fourth-Year Graduation Research:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Laboratory visits are always welcome<\/strong>. Please contact Yoshida<\/a> to arrange a visit. You are also welcome to drop in without an appointment during the open campus and university festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the laboratory introduction around late October of the third year, please watch this YouTube video<\/a><\/strong> (password required; displayed on the laboratory door). You only need to attend in person if you have questions; arriving late or being absent is fine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For Prospective Master\u2019s Students:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Current Chuo University students<\/strong>: please use the recommendation-based entrance examinations described here<\/a>. Around February\u2013March of the fourth year, academically strong students are granted eligibility for either an internal recommendation examination (interview only, with the written examination waived) or an internal selection examination (written examination and interview). In both cases, meet with Yoshida before submitting the application at the end of March, then take the interview in early April.These routes cannot be used while simultaneously pursuing employment or admission to another graduate school: recommendations are made on the understanding that successful applicants will enroll. If you want to pursue other options, take the summer general entrance examination, as external applicants do.<\/strong>Students who are not eligible for internal recommendation or selection are also encouraged to take the general entrance examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For students continuing from Chuo University, the admission fee is reduced by half. Please see the university\u2019s fee information<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Applicants from other institutions<\/strong>: information on the general entrance examination and university scholarships is available here<\/a>. Students from other universities and working professionals are welcome to apply.Some research can only be carried out here at Yoshida Laboratory, Chuo University<\/strong>. Please first email Yoshida<\/a> to request a laboratory visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International applicants<\/strong>: Japanese proficiency at JLPT N1 level is required to attend graduate classes, earn credits, and conduct experiments using Japanese research materials in the laboratory. Please study Japanese thoroughly. Communication with the supervisor and laboratory members in English is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Prospective Doctoral Students:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The schemes below may provide a stipend or salary, together with funding for your own research, to support doctoral study<\/strong>. Funding is not guaranteed for everyone and advance consultation is essential. Please contact Yoshida<\/a> as early as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please see the application guidelines here<\/a> for entrance examinations and university scholarships. Working professionals are also welcome to contact us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current Chuo University students<\/strong>: information on the recommendation-based entrance examination, with the written examination waived, is available here<\/a>. Consult Yoshida no later than February of your second master\u2019s year; applications are in March and interviews in early April. For internal progression, the admission fee is waived and tuition is halved. See the university\u2019s fee information<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n