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POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP IN PHYSICS

Postgraduate scholarship for international students is available at the Department of Physics, University of the Ryukyus, for starting either Master or PhD course in the year 2009. The scholarship is attached to the Okinawa International Marine Science Program organized by the Graduate School of Engineering and Science in the University, and sponsored by the Ministry of Education Culture Sports Science and Technology (Monbukagakusho).

Members of our department are active in various fields of physics, including Condensed Matter Physics (Experiment and Theory), Statistical Physics, Quantum Information Theory, Computational Physics, Particle Physics, and Astrophysics. The students who are interested in the Master/PhD course are encouraged to contact to any member of our department. Master applicants should have or expect to obtain undergraduate degree, and PhD applicants should have or expect to obtain a Master degree or equivalent in Physics, or closely related areas. Successful students may receive a monthly stipend of 170,000 yen and travel expenses to Japan. Application forms can be downloaded from our web site(http://w3.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/rgkoho/gakka/OIMAP_E.htm) and should be prepared following the instruction.

University of the Ryukyus is located in Okinawa, the world famous coral island in southern Japan. We hope many young students are eager to join us and develop physics in this pleasant environment.