The WISE Program for One Health Frontier Graduate School of Excellence is a doctoral program (four years), and the admission limit is 20 people.
In this program, Hokkaido University’s Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine and Graduate School of Infectious Diseases (established in April 2017) offer a curriculum that includes two expert training courses (i.e., the Special Course for Zoonosis Control Experts and the Special Course for Chemical Hazard Control Experts) in their respective areas of excellence.
The aim is to nurture researchers in veterinary science with broad outlooks and extensive knowledge and skills across their own fields of expertise and beyond. Leveraging the global networks developed by the faculties of the two schools, the program is also designed to foster the development of international research leaders capable of contributing to the One Health initiative by helping students gain practical experience outside Japan via overseas field studies, internships, joint research with overseas institutions, and other programs.
Admission Requirements
In order to obtain entry into the doctoral program, you MUST:
- be a non-Japanese citizen residing outside of Japan
- be less than 35 years of age on April 1 of the previous year you wish to apply to be eligible for the MEXT scholarship.
- be one of the following:
- Graduate of a School of Veterinary Medicine with a five-year or more course
- Graduate of a School of Medicine, Dentistry or Pharmaceutical Sciences with a five-year or more course
- Graduate of a Graduate School Master’s course (Obtaining a Master’s degree is generally required)
* Applicants who fall into the above conditions of requirements (1)~(3) must complete eighteen years of formal education in principle. If you are unable to fulfill the above-mentioned criteria, you must have an evaluation of your ability and knowledge by the graduate school prior to submission of application
- be certified as both physically and mentally fit by a qualified and recognized physician with documented certification
- be fluent in English
Completion Requirements
In order to obtain this degree, you MUST:
- Complete 38 credits: 23 in the required bracket and 15 in the elective bracket of Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine
- Complete 38 credits: 18 in the required bracket and 10 in the required elective bracket 10 in the elective bracket of Graduate School of Infectious Diseases
- Complete a thesis based on your own research results conducted during the course and submit this thesis to multiple examiners (1 principal and 3 or more adjunct referees)
- Complete your thesis within 4 years
Submission of a doctoral thesis is allowed only after you have published 2 scientific papers as a first author in peer-reviewed international scientific journals within defined fields of interest.