POWER ENERGY PROFESSIONALS

ADMISSIONS

Entry process from application period to entrance exam date
PEP program outline
The Power Energy Professional (PEP) training program is an integrated 5-year doctoral professional training program in cooperation with 13 universities (Waseda University, Hokkaido University, Tohoku University, University of Fukui, University of Yamanashi, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Yokohama National University, Nagoya University, Osaka University, Hiroshima University, Tokushima University, Kyushu University, and University of the Ryukyus). In addition to their own major and degree, by completing the requirements for the program (45 units over 5 years), students will be awarded a PEP excellence doctoral program completion certificate. Furthermore, required excellent courses (7 courses, 10 course units) in this program are at Waseda University, and excellent specialized elective courses (35 course units) are in the students’ own specialty. The required excellent courses are comprised of on-demand contents, intensive study with on-site lodging, and training at cooperating facilities in consideration for students at the other 12 partner universities. Students must have taken and completed courses in research and their major at their own university as a basic premise for completion of this program, so students must confirm requirements with their university.
  • Universities and departments participating in PEP
    • ・Course of Systems Science and Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University
    • ・Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
    • ・<Master's Course> Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Fukui University
      <Doctoral Course>Division of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Fukui University
    • ・<Master's Course> Special Educational Program for Green Energy Conversion Science and Technology, Department of Engineering, Integrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, and Agricultural Sciences, University of Yamanashi
      <Doctoral Course> Green Energy Science and Technology Major, Energy Materials Science Course, Integrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, and Agricultural Sciences, University of Yamanashi
    • ・Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University
    • ・Department of Chemistry and Life Science / Department of Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Yokohama National University
    • ・Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
    • ・Division of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
    • ・The Department of System Cybernetics, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University
    • ・Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, College of Systems Innovation Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Technology and Science, Tokushima University
    • ・Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University
    • ・<Master's Course> Electrical and Electronics Engineering Course, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus
      <Doctoral Course> Material, Structural and Energy Engineering Course / Interdisciplinary Intelligent Systems Engineering Course, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus
    • ・Department of Advanced Science and Engineering / Department of Applied Chemistry / Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience / Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics / Department of Electronic and Physical Systems, Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Department of Environment and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Environment and Energy Engineering, Waseda University
  • Program entry flow
    • STEP1：Pass one of the above departments / courses / divisions.
    • STEP2：Pass the selected exam (SE) of the PEP program conducted at each university.

      • ※You can enter the program not only from TD1's April but also from TD1's September and TD2's April. （notice:
      Student registration and course registration will be once a year from April）

  • Expected number of passes
    About 20 people in all 13 partner universities. (a few working people pass, separately)
  • Application Guidelines
    Contact each PEP office of the university you wish to enter, as the guidline will vary depending on the partner university.
  • Application Documents
      The complete set of application documents can also be downloaded from admissions web site of Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University.
      (https://www.waseda.jp/fsci/admissions_gs/guidelines/pep/)
      In addition, since application forms need to be sealed by the supervisor, please consult with the supervisor before application for approval.

      ※Use the designated form of this program except for the recommendation from the current supervisor and the transcript.

  • Other notes
    • - In the information including an application form etc. provided by the applicant, any forgery, misrepresentation, or plagiarism will be regarded as an act of dishonesty, and the results of the entrance/transfer selection examination may be invalidated. In such cases, the application documents and relevant materials will not be returned.
    • - No changes can be made to application documents once submitted, and submitted application documents will not be returned.
    • - Personal information collected through the application process will be shared among the 13 universities only for the purposes of managing the PEP WISE Program, including examinations, announcement of examination results, and the enrollment procedure. Such information will also be used when submitting reports to MEXT and relevant organizations. When using said personal information, necessary and appropriate management will be implemented to prevent leakage, outflow, and unauthorized use. If outsourcing any of the tasks listed above, the service supplier will be required by a contract or similar agreement to implement necessary and appropriate management of personal information.
    • - Admission/transfer into the PEP WISE Program does not result in any change in the student’s department or principal advisor at their graduate school.
    • - Universities selected for the WISE program cooperate in reporting to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) on follow-up surveys of program graduates as well as monitoring of the status of graduates using the Japan Graduates Database (JGRAD) operated by MEXT’s National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP). Those who enter the PEP WISE Program are required to cooperate with these surveys after program completion.
    • - Even after entering the PEP WISE Program, which is a five-year integrated professional doctoral program, students must separately apply to and be accepted by the designated graduate school if they are master’s program students planning to enter a doctoral program (*applicable to SE categories [I], [II], [III], [IV], [VII], [VIII], [IX], [X], and [XI]).
  • Contact
    PEP Office of each university