<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>For Prospective Graduate Students |</title><link>https://www.nims.go.jp/personal/kozawa/positions/graduate/</link><atom:link href="https://www.nims.go.jp/personal/kozawa/positions/graduate/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>For Prospective Graduate Students</description><generator>HugoBlox Kit (https://hugoblox.com)</generator><language>en-us</language><image><url>https://www.nims.go.jp/personal/kozawa/media/logo.svg</url><title>For Prospective Graduate Students</title><link>https://www.nims.go.jp/personal/kozawa/positions/graduate/</link></image><item><title>Application Process</title><link>https://www.nims.go.jp/personal/kozawa/positions/graduate/application-process/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.nims.go.jp/personal/kozawa/positions/graduate/application-process/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Once you have contacted us and we have held an online meeting, the application unfolds in the following stages.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="1-initial-evaluation"&gt;1. Initial evaluation&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After the online meeting, Dr. Kitaura and I will evaluate your qualifications and decide whether to proceed with your application. If you pass this initial stage, I will guide you through preparing the formal application documents.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="2-nims-review"&gt;2. NIMS review&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NIMS will invite you to give a presentation on your past research experiences and future research plans. This presentation is crucial, as it determines whether NIMS will offer you a graduate student/research assistant position.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="3-university-of-tsukuba-entrance-examination"&gt;3. University of Tsukuba entrance examination&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you pass the NIMS review, you will then need to take an entrance examination at the University of Tsukuba, where you will deliver a similar presentation. We will evaluate your presentation once more to make the final decision on your admission as a graduate student.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="admission-information"&gt;Admission information&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For detailed application procedures and admission information, please visit the NIMS Graduate School admission pages for the University of Tsukuba.&lt;/p&gt;
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