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9. The (National) Study Area: Agriculture

1. Basic Information Fields of Study Specific Research Fields 2. Animal Health 1. Veterinary / Animal Husbandry 3. Veterinary 2. Irrigation, Water and 5. Irrigation, On-Farm Water Development and Management Soil Management 7. Soil Sciences 3. Rural Development 9. Rural Community Development 4. Agriculture Economics 13. Agriculture Economics 6. Plant Protection / 19. Genetic and Plant Breeding Genetic and Plant Breeding 20. Food Processing 22. Agronomy 24. Agriculture Research Development 7. Others 26. Agriculture Chemistry 27. Forestry and Natural Resources 29. Food and Nutrition Sciences 1-1. Graduate School Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences （URL of Graduate School） http://ipads.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp 1-2. Program Name International Program in Agricultural Development Studies 1-3. Degrees Master of Science 1-4. Status Research Student (1 year)→Graduate School Student (2 years) 1-5. Credits and years needed 30 credits, for graduation 2 years Class: 18/18(Classes in English / All classes) 1-6. Classes taught in English Text: All English TOEFL IBT: 98 IELTS: Equal or Higher 6.0 1-7. Desirable English Level *Only applicants who have the score mentioned above will be considered.

1-8.Prior Inquiry From Applicants Must/Ideal/Not mandatory/Unnecessary (Before submission of AF) Contact: IPADS Office, [email protected] At the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, we are committed to serving the global society through our education and research programs dedicated to sustainable provision of food and ecosystem services. As one of Asia's leading 1-9. Message for Applicants agricultural schools, we take pride in the quality of our experienced and internationally recognized staff, who engages in innovative teaching as well as groundbreaking research. Inaugurated in the academic year 2010/2011, International

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Program in Agricultural Development Studies (IPADS) is the School's premier English-language program at Master's level. Issue-oriented rather than methodology-oriented, this exciting international program offers the students the opportunity to develop the requisite expertise across discipline and country boundaries to tackle agricultural and environmental problems in developing countries around the world. Graduates will be well-equipped to make a difference in the modern, globalized industry of agriculture.

We are practical, relevant and challenging.

Availability/ 1-10.Additional Information Note Number Japanese Language （1） Necessity of Japanese Not Beginner’s level of Japanese. language for “study” necessary （2） Availability of Japanese Free Japanese lessons available Available language class Tutor support available Foreign Students （1） Number of foreign students China, Korea, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, 400 enrolled in past 3years Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Iran etc. （2） Number of PEACE participants 1 3rd Batch （3） Number of female/male at the F364/M738 Graduate School Facility Information

（1） Dormitory available for PEACE You can apply for the International Student Available participants Dormitories of the University of Tokyo. Several rooms are available for the prayer purposes and the Friday worship is also conducted in the campus. （2） Prayers room or Mosque Available Various useful information is available at the web site of TUICS, the Islamic Cultural Society at Tokyo University http://www.tuics.com/?q=frontpage （3） Halal food available in cafeteria Available You can choose food by yourself at the cafeteria. Others A tutor is assigned to each new international (1) Tutor system Available student for a year to assist him/her daily issues and to teach basic skills in the laboratory.

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2．Features of University

Founded in 1877, The University of Tokyo (known as Todai) is ’s most prestigious university. The University of Tokyo is conducting a wide range of research in humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, while making a constant effort to create an interdisciplinary and cutting-edge academic curriculum. Todai is renouned for its winning research and Nobel Prizes have been awarded to Todai graduates for Physics, Literature and Peace. Todai is ranked as the top university in Asia in the Times Higher QS World University Ranking 2009. The University of Tokyo consists of Arts and Sciences, 9 faculties, 15 Graduate Schools and 11 Institutes, and the International Program in Agricultural Development Studies (IPADS) at which PEACE students study belongs to the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The Todai has a long history of producing successful leaders, including prime ministers, high-ranking government officials, global corporate executives as well as eminent scholars. One of the crucial objectives of Todai is to cultivate future leaders who will play a key role in a variety of fields in and out of the country. Todai offers rigorous programs in various academic fields and the excellence in research and education. Currently 2,500 among 29,000 students are the international students from 97 countries.

3．Features of Graduate School Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (http://www.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/index.html) was established in 1874 as the nation's Agricultural Training School and later merged with the University. The School consists of 12 departments and 8 affiliated institutions, covering the wide fields of research that form the foundation of the modern agricultural sciences. Today the School is home to 2,000 students from 45 countries and has international exchange agreements with 29 of the world's leading agricultural schools. Please See Annex 1 for the brief introduction to the Graduate School, and Annex 2 for the interviews to the professor and international student. Annex 3 is the detailed information to the Graduate School.

IPADS is a school-wide initiative of the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and headquartered in its multidisciplinary Department of Global Agricultural Sciences (http://english.ga.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/). PEACE students are first accepted as Research Student for the first year. They will study basic knowledge for their future MSc research and basic Japanese language during

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4．Features of the Program and Curriculum in each Field of Study IPADS MSc Program is a two-year coursework and research program towards the University of Tokyo's MSc (Agricultural Sciences) degree. Please see Annex 4 for the brief introduction to the Program.

To graduate, students must satisfactorily gain 30 credit points from the subject list below and pass the defense of their Master's thesis. Subjects with an astarisk are compulsory.

Subject List (Winter Semester, subject to change) IPADS Case Studies* (2) IPADS Food Resources (2) IPADS Crop Physiology (2) IPADS Winter Crop Management+(2) IPADS Statistics (2) IPADS Economics (2) Forest Insect Ecology (2)

Subject List (Summer Semester, subject to change) IPADS Development Studies* (2) IPADS Crop Modeling (2) IPADS Soil Fertility Management (2) IPADS Summer Crop Management+ (2) IPADS Plant Improvement (2) International Forest Development (2) International Forest Certification (2) Sustainability and Crop Production (2) IPADS Costal Ecology (2)

Subject List (Research Subjects) IPADS Guest Seminars (2) IPADS Research Seminars* (4) IPADS Master's Research* (8)

Typically, students complete the coursework component of the program in their first year whilst designing and preparing for their original research, and then engage in full-time research in their second year. Throughout the program, students are actively involved in the School's research community, participating in weekly seminars, thematic workshops and academic conferences. Credit points for the research component of the program (the last 3 subjects in the list) are awarded for these activities, which are designed to build a foundation to write a high-quality Master's thesis. With the program coordinator's prior approval, students can enroll in other subjects offered at the University in lieu of one or more of the above subjects.

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Check the following page for the details: http://ipads.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/structure/index.html

Please see Annex 5 for the research component of the MSc program.

PEACE will be accepted as a Research Student for the first year and will be supervised by both the IPADS Coordinating Professor and the intended future supervisor of the special research area of the student. A Research Students devotes his/her period to prepare the lectures under the guidance of the IPADS Coordinator and, at the same time, start discussion on the future research topic with the research supervisor and conduct the literature review of the study area. He/she will has a space at the IPADS student room and spend most of the time with other IPADS students and participate various activities of the student. Check the following page for more details: http://ipads.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/component/index.html

5．Academic Schedule Application for the Regular Student Admission (Round One): 1st week of December Announcement of the final result (Round One): End of February Application for the Regular Student Admission (Round Two): Last week of March Announcement of the final result (Round Two): End of June

Entrance ceremony: First week of October -Winter semester: October 1 – January 31 -Summer semester: April 5 – July 31 Conferral of master’s degree: September 27

6．Facilities Accommodations offered by The University of Tokyo International Lodges (, Shrokanedai, ) International Hall of Residence (Oiwake, Mitaka, ) http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/administration/housing-office/housing/shukusha/index.html#long01 *The number of available rooms of the University of Tokyo International Student Dormitory is meant for all faculties and graduate schools of The University of Tokyo, and not just for our Graduate School. Demand usually exceeds the room availability in the dormitory. We therefore cannot guarantee that housing will be offered to all applicants. Office of International Cooperation and Exchange: An international faculty member and a Japanese staff at the office take care for all international students at the Graduate School. http://www.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/oicehp-e/index.html Libraries: The Agricultural Library was designated by the Ministry of Education as the Central Library for foreign agrobiological periodicals, and functions as such by collecting infrequently referred periodicals and providing services to affiliates of other institutions. The students are all free to use the Library as the Library adopts and open stack system. Intensive services are provided. http://www.lib.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/lib/index-e.php (At the Gradudate School) http://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index-e.html (University of Tokyo Library) Health service centers: The medical center as well as the University Hospital gives the students the necessary medical services.

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http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/campus-life/students/health-and-safety/health-service-centers.html Center for Japanese Language Education: This center provides various Japanese lessons to the students and researchers. http://www.nkc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index_e.html Japanese Language Courses provided by Faculties / Graduate Schools: Japanese lessens are provided at the Agricultural Campus also. http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/campus-life/students/studying-jp/language-courses.html International Center Advising Room: Services are provided by experienced international student advisors and a professional psychologist. You can consult about all kinds of issues, including daily life, campus life, cross-cultural adjustment, and career related issues. http://www.ic.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ic/consultation/index_e.html Various sports facilities such as swimming pool, sports grounds, gyms for the physical exercises, etc.

7．List of faculty members (supervisors) capable of guiding Afghan participants in English

○Kazuhiko KOBAYASHI, Mr. (Plant Science) ○Kensuke OKADA, Mr. (Plant Science) ○Takashi YAMAKAWA, Mr.(Plant Biotechnology) ○Masayoshi SATO, Mr. (Plant Material Science) ○Yukie SAITOo, Ms. (Plant Material Science) ○Hideki ENDO, Mr. (Animal Science) ○Yasunobu MATSUMOTO, Mr. (Animal Science) ○Makoto INOUE, Mr. (Forestry) ○Naoto KAMATA, Mr. (Forestry) ○Satoshi TSUYUKI, Mr. (Forestry) ○Toshiaki OWARI, Mr. (Forestry) ○Hisashi KUROKURA, Mr. (Fisheries) ○Nobuhiro SUZUKI, Mr. (Economics) ○Hiroyuki KAWASHIMA, Mr. (Economics) ○Masaru MIZOGUCHI, Mr. (Agroinformatics) ○Seishi NINOMIYA, Mr. (Agroinformatics) ○Tetsuya ARAKI, Mr. (Agroinformatics) ○Matthias WISSUWA, Mr. (Plant Science) ○Naotoshi TSUJI, Mr. (Animal Science) ○Ryohei TANAKA, Mr. (Forestry) ○Takuya KAJIMOTO, Mr. (Forestry) ○Marcy WILDER, Ms. (Fisheries) ○Hsiaoping CHIEN, Ms. (Economics) ○Hiroshi NABETANI, Mr. (Agroinformatics)

For further information of each faculty member, see : http://ipads.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/staff/index.html

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8. Message from PEACE participants

I was working within the ministry of Higher education in Afghanistan as lecturer in Herat University where my main major responsibilities were to hold lectures in veterinary subjects within the faculty of Veterinary Sciences. In accordance to the necessity requirement of the Faculty, I have had to obtain my master degree in the same related fields. Soon after the 3rd batch of JICA program announced and I was nominated for this program, I was deeply looking for to find the most appropriate university where I could do my researches and the master course accordingly with Afghanistan requirements’. I finally found the University of Tokyo the best for me since there are good and experienced professors within the IPADS program for the international students which facilitates and drives vary of the most global related important field of studies in agriculture/animal sciences. I could easily find a professor for me which he specialized in Animal Sciences, and then I decided to come here after finishing the whole selection processes of scholarship funder and have started my research under professor’s supervision. My supervisor always gives me good and clear advices about my studies and also kindly offers me suggestions to enjoy my life here in Tokyo. I have to lean a lot and have to do more about my studies, but for my personal life, I also would like to learn Japanese Language, which the university offered me and prepared me the learning classes where I can learn Japanese Language faster and better. The university also has prepared a kind of multi-cultural and friendly atmosphere for all international students to learn more about each individuals’ culture and much more about real Japanese culture. I definitely have wonderful life here, I know before coming to Japan there are too many stress and worries new comers would feel. But the fact is that the University of Tokyo has observed most of these important stressors, as an example, the Muslims would be worry about Hala Foods and Praying Places. It should be mentioned that the University of Tokyo has several praying places in its campuses and halal foods in each cafeteria and restaurants. I am sure everyone will have wonderful time while studying here and great life within the University of Tokyo and could easily find good Japanese friends. Finally, I feel really great for being in such a most prestigious university in Asia and I feel amazing for being in such a wonderful and fantastic atmosphere at the University of Tokyo in each season and time of the year.

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