Overview

Key features

The program offers courses that are specially designed for international students. The medium of teaching, i.e., class instructions, and research supervision under this program is English. Needless to mention, both the master theses and doctoral dissertations are accepted in English. Though Japanese language is not a requisite for a master's and/or a doctoral degree, Japanese language courses are also offered for international students and their spouses, to help make their life more enjoyable at Saitama University. As of current, there is a total of 72 students from 14 countries registered to this program.

The Civil and Environmental Engineering program from Saitama University starts either in the beginning of April or at the end of September and require a standard full time attendance of two years for a Master of Engineering degree and three years for a Doctor of Engineering/Doctor of Philosophy degree. A large number of students are financially supported by scholarships such as the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Japanese Government (MEXT), Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP), and Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJWBGSP). Additionally, scholarships funded by several public and private organizations are also available for international students.

Programme Structure

Course structure:

Advanced Course in Landscape Engineering

Advanced Lecture on Carbon Cycling in Aquatic Ecosystem

Advanced Lecture on Earthquake Disaster Mitigation

Advanced Lecture on Geomaterials in Geosphere System

Advanced Lecture on Geosphere System Engineering

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-04-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-11-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

Doctoral applicants who are seeking admission with Japanese Government (MEXT) scholarship, for September intake: November 20.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering & Construction View 5 other PhDs in Civil Engineering & Construction in Japan

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Other requirements

General requirements

have a master’s degree with a superior academic record or equivalent research experience for applying to the doctoral degree program;
have an indicative minimum score of English language proficiency test showing equivalent to B2 or above on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), i.e., 80 or above for TOEFL iBT, 5.5 or above for IELTS, etc.
be in good mental and physical health.

Tuition Fee

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International

535800 JPY/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 535800 JPY per year during 36 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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