♦Finding a supervisor

Applicants who wish to enroll in the graduate school or be admitted as a research students at OUAVM are required to contact a prospective supervisor and obtain their informal consent in advance. 

Steps to Obtain Acceptance

  1. Please search for a prospective supervisor in your field of interest on the Faculty Directory page. You are also encouraged to refer to academic papers and other external sources as necessary when reviewing the supervisor’s research activities, and to select an appropriate supervisor accordingly.
  2. Complete the Supervision Request Form and send it by email with your CV, final academic transcript, and research proposal attached.

Important points when submitting the Request Form

  1. Before making a request, ensure the supervisor’s research field matches your area of interest.
  2. Scholarship applicants must gather information independently.
  3. When sending the form, use “Supervision Request” as the email subject.

  4. The following candidates should submit this form to the Student Affairs Section (rgkatmark obihiro.ac.jp), not to a supervisor
  5. JICA program candidates

  6. Applicants who have passed the first screening of MEXT(Embassy Recommendation) and wish to obtain a Letter of Provisional Acceptance