The next CDS session will be held on November 26, in Room 408 of the Integrated Research Building. CDS sessions are an open-attendance seminar for progress and other research reports by PhD candidates, with open attendance.

The postgraduate seminars for PhD candidates (Critical Discussion Sessions, “CDS” for short) have begun. The next session will be held on July 2, in Committee Room 1 on the first floor of the Law building. PhD candidates are expected to attend these seminars; Masters students, staff and visitors are welcome to attend and offer feedback to the presenters. See the CDS calendar for further details on the sessions.

This week we introduced some changes to make navigation of the website a little easier for our visitors. There have also been important changes to the figures listed in the Supervision arrangements page. Here are the highlights:

News items

These now expand inside the top page (but if you are reading this, you know that already!).

Files for download

These now appear directly in the areas to which they apply, together with archives of older versions where relevant. Files are offered in both the orginal form, and in a zip-compressed version, to provide options for both low-bandwidth connections, and visitors who do not have access to the zip archive utility on their computer. See the Prospectus page for an example.

Supervision arrangements page

This has been upgraded to provide a more accurate view of staff supervision burdens. In addition to students pursuing a degree, we now include non-degree research students intending to register for degree study in the following year. Further, we provide a note of third-year doctoral candidates, who may continue under the tutelage of their supervising professor for an additional year.

In connection with an administrative reorganization within the University, the three administrative sections of the Graduate School of Law have moved from the Law building to the Integrated Research Building (IRB). The Student Affairs Section is in IRB 106 (on the ground floor). The Accounting and General Affairs sections have moved to IRB 208 (on the second floor). In the map shown to the right, the Law building is number 14 and the IRB is number 66.

A welcome party for newly arrived overseas students will be held at the Noyori Conference Hall from 18:00 on October 17. This opportunity to get acquainted will be accompanied by live music, as well as the usual array of food and drink. Members of staff and currently enrolled students are warmly invited to attend this start-of-term event!

The Prospectus of the Graduate School of Law for 2010 is now available in PDF format.

October-entry Application forms for the LL.M. (Comparative Law) Program and LL.D. (Comparative Law) Program in Law and Political Science are available for download.

Visit the Admissions page of this website

Download the GSL Prospectus for information on programs

Download application for LL.M. (Comparative Law) October entry 2010

Download application for LL.D. (Comparative Law) October entry 2010

(Be sure to chose the correct application form from the list.)

As we wait for the admissions cycle for various programs to open in the Fall, Japan has entered the annual period of heavy rains referred to locally as tsuyu. Here in Nagoya, this season marks the boundary between springtime and the hot, humid weather of deep summer – and provides occasion for a routine update to our website top page. Our site content is current; watch this page for further news relating to admissions procedures.

The Prospectus of the Graduate School of Law for 2008 is now available in PDF format.

The Admissions section has been updated for clarity, with additional information concerning scholarship options for postgraduate and undergraduate study. Links to funding bodies and other institutions providing scholarship and financial aid information have been added to the Support section. Use the Admissions and Support tabs above to view the revised pages.