Application for Doctoral Thesis

Degree Regulations

• Detailed Rules Regarding the Doctoral Thesis Examination of the JVY
• Management Policy of Detailed Rules for the Doctoral Thesis Examination of the JVY
• Common Consent on Detailed Rules for the Doctoral Thesis Examination of the JVY
• Guidelines for Doctoral Thesis of the JVY

Eligibility for Submitting a Doctoral Thesis

• Doctoral Course

１	A person who has enrolled in the JVY for four years or more, has acquired at least 30 credits for the specified subjects, and has received the necessary research guidance. In addition, a person who published two or more academic publications which become the basis of the doctoral thesis as the first author in "highly evaluated academic journals with an established examination system" (including acceptance).	Schedule Forms Guide
２	A person who has enrolled in the JVY for three years or more, has acquired at least 30 credits the specified subjects, has received the necessary research guidance, has achieved particularly excellent research results, and has been recommended by the main Supervisor. In addition, a person who published two or more academic publications which become the basis of the doctoral thesis as the first author in "highly evaluated academic journals with an established examination system" (including acceptance), published one or more of them in "leading European journals" (including acceptance) with high academic value, and passed the preliminary eligibility examination.	Schedule Forms Guide
３	A person who has enrolled in the JVY for four years or more, has acquired at least 30 credits for the specified subjects, has received the necessary research guidance, and has withdrawn. A person who applies within one year after withdrawal with credits earned. In addition, a person who published two or more academic publications which become the basis of the doctoral thesis as the first author in "highly evaluated academic journals with an established examination system" (including acceptance).	Schedule Forms Guide

• Dissertation Doctorate

１	A person who has enrolled in the JVY for four years or more, has acquired at least 30 credits for the specified subjects, has received the necessary research guidance, and has withdrawn. A person who applies after more than one year and within four years after withdrawal with credits earned. In addition, a person who has at least two or more publications that become the basis of the doctoral thesis, published in highly evaluated academic journals with an established examination system (including cases where publication is accepted).	Schedule Forms Guide
２	A person who has passed the eligibility examination for the application for a doctoral degree of JVY. In addition, a person who has a prescribed research career and has at least two or more publications that become the basis of the doctoral thesis, published in highly evaluated academic journals with an established examination system (including cases where publication is accepted) and one or more other papers. (Two or more papers shall be published in English journals. Also, the two basic papers and one other publication shall all be those where the applicant is the first author.)	Schedule Forms Guide