Graduate Programs for International Students | International Exchange

Entrance examinations for international students are available for those who wish to study and research in a graduate program as a regular student. You are required to have appropriate Japanese language proficiency to conduct research.

There are two ways to enroll in the graduate programs: you can enroll either as a regular international student or international research student. Regular international students are officially enrolled in one of the programs, while research students are not officially enrolled in any of the programs and audit courses instead. You can apply for both types of enrollment simultaneously.

Application Requirements for International Research Students

The following is a summary of the application requirements for Master's/Doctoral programs. Please note that you are required to read the relevant prospectus before applying.

Graduate Schools

Law, Letters, Economics, Commerce, Sociology, Informatics, Science and Engineering, Foreign Language Education and Research, Psychology, Safety Science, East Asian Cultures, and Governance

Qualifications

For Master's Programs:

To apply, one of the following qualifications must be met.

(1): You have completed or will have completed, by the time of enrollment, a total of 16 years of school education in your home country.
(2): You have completed or will have completed, by the time of enrollment, an undergraduate program in Japan as a regular international student.
(3): You have been deemed to have an equivalent educational background as above (1) or (2) by our Graduate School Council. Those who have or will have completed the curriculum as a non-international student in Japan, however, are not qualified to apply.
(4): You have completed or will have completed a professional program in a vocational school (which must be 4 years or longer and must be recognized by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) after the designated day by MEXT.

*When applying under condition (3), a preliminary review will be conducted. Please refer to each prospectus for details.

*Please note that additional qualifications might be required depending on which graduate school you wish to enroll in. Further information is available in the prospectus section.

For Doctoral Programs:

To apply, one of the following qualifications must be met.

(1): You have obtained or will have obtained a master’s degree or a professional degree outside Japan by the time of enrollment.
(2): You have obtained or will have obtained a master’s degree or a professional degree as an international student in Japan by the time of enrollment.
(3): You have obtained a degree (which is equivalent to a master’s degree) from The United Nations University, which was founded on December 11, 1972, based on the Article 1 Clause 2 of Act on Special Measures Incidental to Enforcement of the Agreement between the United Nations and Japan regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations University.
(4): You have been approved by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Ministry of Education Notification No.118/1989)
(5): You have been deemed to have an equivalent to or higher educational background than a master’s degree by our Graduate School Council and are 24 years of age or older at the time of enrollment. Those who have received primary and secondary education from a school that has been approved by the MEXT are not qualified to apply regardless of their nationality.

*When applying under condition (4) or (5), a preliminary review will be conducted. Please refer to each prospectus for details.

*Please note that additional qualifications might be required depending on which graduate school you wish to enroll in. Further information is available in the prospectus section.

Application Period

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*Please note that the schedule is available only in Japanese.

Examinations:

Written Examinations and Interview
Written exams on a foreign language and area of study vary in the graduate school. Please refer to the prospectus section for details.

How to Apply

Refer to each prospectus for details. Please note that all the prospectuses are available only in Japanese.

Prospectus (April Enrollment)

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Prospectus (September Enrollment)

School of Letters Master's / Doctoral

School of East Asian Cultures Master's / Doctoral

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