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!

An upgraded version of the English website of the Graduate School of Law went into service today. In redesigning the site, we have tried to make it simpler, faster over slow networks, and easier to navigate. The new system is also easier to maintain, and can be extended to cope with future administrative and community needs. We hope that you like the new design, and we look forward to receiving feedback on ways to improve it further.

As there have been several recent cases of traffic accidents involving students of the University, all students are advised to review carefully the notice related to driving automobile and motorcycle.

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.

The Alumni area has been updated with links to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) website providing comprehensive information on local Japan alumni associations and MOFA-sponsored exchange programs. Click on the Alumni tab above for details.

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 2008

Download application for LL.D. (Comparative Law) October entry 2008

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

April-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) April entry 2008

Download application for LL.D. (Comparative Law) April entry 2008