Scholarship : Beasiswa Program master at Tokyo Japan and University Bern

Universität Bern - International Master’s Scholarship Academid Year 2008-2009

The Universität Bern will give international students Excellence Scholarships for postgraduate study, the scholarship consists of 1600 CHF per month for the entire duration of the Master’s programme.

For further information (study programmes, major, minor, etc.) about the about the Master’s programmes offered at our university please contact the department concerned directly.

Criteria for selection:

Applicants must, by end of July 2008, have graduated with at least a Bachelor’s degree in the same field of study as the selected Master’s programme
The applicant’s place of residence during the application period must be in their home country
The applicant’s file must include the following in duplicate:

Application form (see downloads)
Curriculum vitae /resume
Letter of motivation and objectives
Letter of recommendation from a professor of your home university
Evidence of sufficient language proficiency in German or dispensation granted by the faculty concerned at Universität Bern
Transcript of grades obtained during Bachelor studies, diploma (photocopies) or confirmation of home university that Bachelor studies in the same study field as applied Master’s programme will be completed by the end of July 2008
Record of school-leaving examination (i.e. university entrance qualification)
Two passport photos
Copy of passport
The application must be written in the language of the corresponding Master’s course.

Each application must be submitted in duplicate (2 paper copies).

Incomplete application files will not be considered!

The files will be examined by a selection committee. The criteria for selection are previous academic excellence and the potential of the candidate.

Applicants’ files should be submitted before December 21, 2007 to:
Universität Bern,
International Relations,
Hochschulstrasse 4,
CH-3012 Bern

Contact:
Claudine Rossi
phone +41 (0)31 631 80 49
email: claudine.rossi@int.unibe.ch

more informationa, please visit: http://www.int.unibe.ch/lenya/int/live/1incoming/13postgraduate/136master_en.html

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Master’s Program in Sustainability Science Tokyo Japan


Admissions
Principally, there are two ways for admitting to Master’s Program in Sustainability Science (MPSS): (1) an international admission for international applicants (those without Japanese nationality) through a screening of application materials so that students from abroad may participate, (2) an entrance examination held in August in Kashiwa, Japan.

International Admission by a Screening of Application Materials
Admission of international applicants (those without Japanese nationality) to MPSS is determined by examining application documents, so that students from abroad need not to visit Japan only for taking an examination.

In Addition, MPSS expects students to concentrate on their study, therefore the program will prefer qualified students with sufficient financial source, i.e. scholarships.

As a candidate for the 2008 MPSS, there is a possibility to apply for either of following three scholarships through the program.

International Admission to 2008 Master’s Program in Sustainability Science (MPSS), With the University’s President Scholarship
This scholarship is available only for 2008 April Enrollment.
Application Due: January 15, 2008
Please refer to the following web page,
The University President’s Scholarship
International Admission to 2008 Master’s Program in Sustainability Science (MPSS), With Asian Development Bank (ADB)-Japan Scholarship
For 2008 October Enrollment
Citizens in Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s developing member countries can apply. Please check the eligibility first at
ADB web site
This scholarship is a part of “International Graduate Program at Division of Environmental Studies (ADB-Japan Scholarship)”. For more detailed information, please refer to the following web site,
Kashiwa International Office web site
Application Due: December 31, 2007
Topics of short essays
International Admission to 2008 Master’s Program in Sustainability Science (MPSS), With Japanese Government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) or “Monbukagakusho”) Scholarship
For 2008 October Enrollment
Application due: middle of January, 2008 (to be announced)
Please refer to the following web page,
Japanese Goverment (MEXT:Monbukagakusho) Scholarship
Entrance Examination
This examination is held in August in Kashiwa, Japan. Any applicants regardless of nationality can take this entrance examination, but all the applicants should visit Japan for taking this examination, even if you don’t live in Japan.

This examination consists of first stage (a screening based on application materials and short essays) and second stage (an English test (submission of TOEFL score sheet, a TOEFL-ITP exam, or both) and an oral examination).

“Guidelines for Applicants” is open to public in every April.

Past Entrance Examinations
Admission in 2008

For complete info visit the official website