2010 application form for apu

8/14/2019 2010 Application Form for APU

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Master of Science in Asia Pacific Studies (APS)

Asia Pacific Studies Contemporary Japan Studies (begins in fall only)

Master of Science in International Cooperation Policy (ICP)

Development Economics International Public Administration Public Health Management (begins in fall only) Environmental Policy and Administration Dual Masters Degree Program in International Material Flow Management

(IMAT) (begins in fall only) Tourism Policy and Administration

Doctor of Philosophy in Asia Pacific Studies (APS)

Major in Asia Pacific Studies(Pre-screening must be completed before applying for the PhD program)

Enrollment Semester Spring (April) Fall (September)

Preferred Period for Completion:GSA Master 2 years 1.5 years 1 yearGSM Master 2 years 1.5 years (only available for Fall applicants)GSA Doctor 3 years 2 years

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Finance International Business and Marketing

Innovation and Technology Management Comparative Institution Design for Transition Economy

and Business Management

Graduate School Application Form for 2010 Admission

For University Use

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MOF/DIKTI JICA

*Please print in BLOCK LETTERS

*Please check only one program below.

13. Phone:

(In Chinese characters, if applicable)

12. Mailing Address (If Different from Above):

11. E-mail Address: @

8. Phone: 9. Cell Phone: 10. Fax:

(In Chinese characters, if applicable)

Applicants will be contacted primarily by E-mail, thus please write your e-mail address clearly and correctly.

Please check your E-mail regularly, including your junk mail box.

City Country ZIP Code

City Country ZIP Code

7. Current Address:

5. Nationality: 6. Native Language:

3. Gender: Male Female

2. Chinese Characters (if applicable):

Last (Surname) First Middle

1. Full Name:

*See the sectionApplication Documentsin the Admissions Handbook

for a list of documents which must be submitted with this form.

I. Applicant Information

II. Choice of Program

Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies (GSA) Graduate School of Management (GSM)

4. Date of Birth: Year Month Date

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III. Official Education

Please outline your educational history in chronological order from the start of your official education (elementary-level school). IntheProof Attachedcolumn, please writeYESif you are attaching a document proving the qualification obtained or activityundertaken. If there is insufficient space to outline all your education on this page, please attach additional pages or your resume.

(Indicate undergraduateUor graduateGunderType)

School Name andCountry

Language ofInstruction

Diploma/DegreeAwarded and

Major

ProofAttached

Year andMonth of

Entrance andCompletion

Length of TimeSpent at

the SchoolAttended

Type

Name Nationality

Primary(Elementary)Education

LowerSecondary

(Middle/ JuniorHigh School)

Education

UpperSecondary

(High School)Education

Higher(University)Education

Undergraduate

Level

Higher(University)Education

UndergraduateLevel (2)

Graduate LevelEducation

Graduate LevelEducation (2)

Extracurricular collegiate activities undertaken while at institutions above

Type Activities Dates (from-to) Offices held, if any

Total years of schooling mentionedabove

years

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Handbook for details regarding the number of

years required to apply.

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IV. Employment History / Other Activities

Please outline your work, internship, volunteer and other activities in chronological order. In theTypecolumn, write the letterWfor work or employment,Ifor internship andOfor volunteer or any other type of activity. In theProof Attachedcolumn, please writeYESif you are attaching a document proving previous or current employment. If there is insufficient space

to outline all your activities on this page, please attach additional pages or your resume.

V. Language Proficiency

Every applicant must check at least one box below

English Language Tests (attach original score report with application, or have sent directly from the testing institution)

Application for exemption from English test requirement (for all those not submitting a test score)

Native language:

Other languages and level:Language

TOEFL IELTS

TOEIC

Native English speaker (first language is English)

At least 6 years of education from high school or above in English language only (MUST attach proof)

Fluent Good Fair Beginner

From To Organization/Institution and Location Position/Work DescriptionProof

AttachedType

Name Nationality

Grounds for exemption:

Name of Test Test Date (Month, Year) Score

OR

Check here if directly sent from institution



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Bank Transfer (Overseas)

Date:Name of Sender:

Bank Check (Not applicable for applicants residing in Korea)

Bank Name:Check Number:

Note:

1. Cash Payments will not be accepted.

2. Applications will not be evaluated without the application fee.

*Applicants scheduled to receive any kind of outside scholarship must attach original proof and documents detailing benefits of the scholarship.

*If you are currently applying for an external scholarship, please let us know. When you become a confirmed recipient of the scholarship, please

provide original documents detailing benefits of the scholarship.

*If you are scheduled to receive an outside scholarship which covers the full cost of the tuition, you are not eligible to apply for APU TuitionReduction Scholarships.

VI. Official Test Scores

VII. APU Tuition Reduction Scholarships Application

Do you wish to apply for APU Tuition Reduction Scholarships? Yes No MaybeAre you scheduled to receive any external scholarship support? Yes No MaybeIf yes/maybe, provide details:

VIII. Disclaimer and Signature

I hereby declare that all of the information provided is true and correct, and that the submitted documents contain no forgeries orplagiarism. If there are any forgeries, false information, or plagiarism found before or after enrollment, I understand that my

acceptance may be revoked, and no appeals will be allowed under any circumstances.

IX. Application Fee

Name Nationality

GMAT (Submission of a GMAT score is recommended for GSM (MBA) applicants who do not have at least 2 years full-time work experience.)

GRE (Submission of a GRE score is recommended, but not mandatory, for GSA applicants.)

Name of Test Test Date (Month, Year) Score Check here if directly sent from institution

Bank Transfer (Domestic)

Date:Name of Sender:

Date: Signature:

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APU Survey

We would appreciate your kindest cooperation in filling up this survey.Answers to this survey will not affect your application in any manner, thus please fill in the survey as honest as possible. Theanswers will be used for analytical purposes to help improve future admissions for students.

Internet APU Prospectus

Newspaper / Magazine Government Embassy

College Fair School Information Session

APU Overseas Office APU Faculty Member

Family Member / Friends School Teacher / Counselor

APU Current Student / Graduate Others_______________________________

1 How did you obtain information about APU? (Multiple answers allowed)

2 From Question 1, please choose and write down the number of the factor that has made you decide to apply to APU.

Multi-cultural and multi-lingual environment APU Tuition Reduction Scholarships

Courses offered in English Outside Scholarships

Employment rate No entrance examination

Enriching course programs Others _________________________________

3 What are your reasons for choosing to study in APU? (You can choose 2 out of the following options.)

High technology and advanced country Learning Japanese language

Interested in Japanese culture Find employment in Japan

Quality education system Others _________________________________

4 What are your reasons for choosing Japan as the country for your university studies? (You can choose 2 out of

the following options.)

Other universities in Japan Universities in home country

Universities in other countries Only APU

5 Besides APU, have you also applied to universities elsewhere?

Further studies in Japan Find work in Japan

Further studies outside Japan Find work outside Japan

Return to previous /current employment

6 What are your plans after graduation from APU?

Applied Enrolled

7 If you have applied or been enrolled into APU previously, please tick the appropriate column.

Thank you for answering the survey.



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*PLAGIARISM WARNING*

Applicants for the Dual Masters Degree Program in International Material Flow

Management (IMAT)

Personal Statement

Please write a statement according to the instructions below explaining why you wish to enroll in Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific

University Graduate School. Your statement should include responses to the following questions.

The personal statement should be at least one, but not longer than two A4 pages of typed/printed text.Please attach it to this application.Please DO NOT hand-write your statement.

(1) How did you find out about the IMAT program?

(2) What do you think Material Flow Management means, and why are you interested in studying Material Flow Management?

(3) What attracted you to the IMAT Program in particular?

(4) How do you think your experiences to date (both academic and extra-curricular) will help you succeed in the IMAT Program?

(5) In what ways do you think you could contribute to IfaS / APU?

(6) In what way do you think the education you will receive at IfaS / APU will benefit you in the future?

Applicants for GSM (MBA) Programs

(1) What, in particular, attracted you to your chosen program?

(2) Your past work experience in detail if any, and your future career plan

(3) How do you think your experiences to date (both academic and extra-curricular) will help you succeed in the APU

Graduate School of Management?

(4) How would you definebusinessaccording to your perspective?

(5) In what ways do you think you could contribute to APU as a whole?

(6) In what ways do you think the education you will receive at the APU Graduate School of Management will benefit you in

the future?

Applicants for All Other Programs

(1) What attracted you to the program you choose in particular?

(2) How do you think your experiences to date (both academic and extra-curricular) will help you succeed in the APU

Graduate School?

(3) In what ways do you think you could contribute to APU as a whole?

(4) In what ways do you think the education you will receive at the APU Graduate School will benefit you in the future?

All written work submitted by applicants will be thoroughly checked for plagiarism. Applicants must write in their own wordsonly. Brief quotations are allowed only if they are properly cited. Any evidence of plagiarism will result in the immediate failure ofthe application.



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Non-Japanese national

Japanese national / permanent resident

Questions 2 and 3 below should be answered only by non-Japanese nationals.

Type of Admission (For Current APU/RU Students)

(a) Regular Internal Admission to Graduate School

(b) Early Registration of Graduate Subjects

(c) Graduate School Enrollment for those already possessing a Bachelors degree

(d) Graduate School Early Entry program (tobi-kyu) for APS/ICP applicants only*see Important Information for Current APU/RU Students insert for definitions and eligibility requirements of the above

Interview Time

Please list days and periods of time that you would be available for an interview at APU. Interviews may only be scheduled on

weekdays 9:00-17:30. Please note that it will take at least 2 weeks to arrange your interview, so please select the dates

accordingly. We will be contacting you later to finalize an interview time.

1. Current status of residence in Japan

College Student visa

Other visa type* ( )

*The status of residence of all Japanese scholarship recipients must beCollege Student. Domestic applicants currently residing in Japan

under any other status MUST change their status before enrollment if they wish to receive APU Tuition Reduction Scholarships or any

other scholarship.

3. Current residence permit (visa)

1) Date: Time: From To



Number: Issuing Authority:

Date of Issue: Date of Expiration:

2. Current passport information

Name Nationality

Date of issue

Further Information:

Date of expiration

Status of Residence

This page to be completed only by

Japanese nationals and applicants who hold

a valid visa for Japan

(yy/mm/dd): (yy/mm/dd):



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II. Immigration-Related Issues

13. Have you entered Japan previously? Yes, Number of times No

Have you ever applied forCertificate of Eligibility Yes, Number of times No

If any of your answers to and isYes, please fill in the following.

Certificate of Eligibility (Resident Status) Application Questionnaire

2. Gender 3. Date of Birth Male Female

12. Military Service

*You must fill in the above information if you have ever applied for a Certificate of Eligibility for Status of Residence.

* You should submit photocopies of all passport pages with immigration stamps showing your arrivals and departures into Japan.

No obligation Obligated, but yet to be completed: Scheduled Completion

Obligation completed: Completion Date)

Student:

Employed (excluding part-time jobs)

Others (Please specify)

If yes, Passport Number Expiry Date

Name of School

Name of Company Occupation

4. Marital Status 5. Nationality Single Married

9. Intended visa status during studies in Japan College Student Others (Please specify)

10. Do you currently possess a valid passport? Yes No

Last (Surname) First Middle

1. Name

6. Place of Birth

8. Current Status (Please check the appropriate box and fill in the required information.)

No Yes, Details

11. Criminal Record (In Japan or overseas)

7. Current Country of Residence

Chinese Characters(If applicable)

I. Applicant Information

(yy/mm/dd)

(yy/mm/dd)

(yy/mm/dd)

(yy/mm/dd)

(yy/mm)

/ /

/ /

/ /

/ /

for Status of Residencein Japan?

Application Date

forCertificate of

Eligibility for Status

of Residence

Applied Status of

Residence

Date of Entry

Date of Departure

Issued/ Denied Purpose of Entry

Place of Application

(e.g. Japanese

Embassy,

Immigration Bureau)

/(yy/mm/dd)

(yy/mm/dd)

(yy/mm/dd)

/ // /

/ /

Pre-College Student College Student Dependent Temporary Others

Date of Issue

Denied



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IV. Financial Information

16. Relationship with Financial Sponsor Father Mother Others (Please specify)

Name Date of Birth

Home Address Home Tel

Company Name Occupation

Company Address Company Tel

17. Are you scheduled to receive scholarships offered by other organizations (excluding APU)?

Yes, Name of Organization No

18. Would you like APU to apply for theCertificate of Eligibility for Status of Residenceon your behalf? Yes No

I hereby declare the above given information is true and correct.

Date: Signature:

14. Family, relatives or friends currently living in Japan (if any)

III. Family Information

15. Father or Guardian

Name Date of Birth




Mother or Guardian

Name Date of Birth




Siblings

Name (English)

(Chinese Characters)

Relationship Occupation/ Name ofCompany or School

Status ofResidence

Period ofStay

AddressNationality

Age

Name Relationship Age Occupation/ Name of School or Company



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Applicant

Letter of Recommendation 1 (to be completed by a university instructor)

To the individual writing the recommendation

Thank you for your cooperation in providing a recommendation for the above applicant to the APU Graduate Schools. Please

answer the following questions as honestly and in as much detail as possible. If writing by hand, please print clearly (do not use

cursive writing).

If there is insufficient space below, please attach a separate sheet.

After completing this form, please place it in a sealed envelope and give it to the applicant, or send it directly to: Graduate

Admissions Office, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu Oita 874-8577JAPAN.

Name (in Roman alphabet):

What is your relationship to the applicant and how long have you been acquainted with him/her?

What superior talents or character traits does the applicant possess? What areas do you feel the

applicant needs to concentrate more on?

In what way to do you feel that experiences at APU Graduate School will be of benefit to the applicant?

Is there anything which you believe may limit the applicants chances of success at APU

Graduate School and in the future?



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Letter of Recommendation 1 (continued)

Name and contact details

Name

Institution

Address:Street City

Telephone

Signature

E-mail

Date

Occupation

Title/Post

Please provide an appraisal of the applicant in terms of the qualities below:

Intellectual ability

Analytical ability

Judgment

Maturity

Motivation

Flexibility

Ability to work with others

Oral communication

Written communication

Future potential

Exceptional Excellent Above Average Average Below AverageUnable

to Assess

Overall rating: _ Strongly recommend _ Recommend

_ Recommend with reservations _ Do not recommend

Other comments:

State/Prefecture Postal Code Country



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Letter of Recommendation 2 (to be completed by a university instructor, an employer, or someoneof no blood relation to the applicant)

Applicant

To the individual writing the recommendation

Thank you for your cooperation in providing a recommendation for the above applicant to the APU Graduate Schools. Please

answer the following questions as honestly and in as much detail as possible. If writing by hand, please print clearly (do not use

cursive writing).

If there is insufficient space below, please attach a separate sheet.

After completing this form, please place it in a sealed envelope and give it to the applicant, or send it directly to: Graduate

Admissions Office, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu Oita 874-8577JAPAN.

Name (in Roman alphabet):

What is your relationship to the applicant and how long have you been acquainted with him/her?

What superior talents or character traits does the applicant possess? What areas do you feel the

applicant needs to concentrate more on?

In what way to do you feel that experiences at APU Graduate School will be of benefit to the applicant?

Is there anything which you believe may limit the applicants chances of success at APU

Graduate School and in the future?



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Letter of Recommendation 2 (continued)

Name and contact details

Name

Institution

Address:Street City

Telephone

Signature

E-mail

Date

Occupation

Title/Post

Please provide an appraisal of the applicant in terms of the qualities below:

Intellectual ability

Analytical ability

Judgment

Maturity

Motivation

Flexibility

Ability to work with others

Oral communication

Written communication

Future potential

Exceptional Excellent Above Average Average Below AverageUnable

to Assess

Overall rating: _ Strongly recommend _ Recommend

_ Recommend with reservations _ Do not recommend

Other comments:

State/Prefecture Postal Code Country
