Admissions

Admissions

International Joint Education Program for Science and Technology (IJEP)
(teaching language is English)

Time of enrollment

April 1 (Master and Doctor), October 1 (Master and Doctor)

Application information and forms

*APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED TO FIND A PROSPECTIVE SUPERVISOR BEFORE APPLICATION.

General Admission in April / October 2026

Application period:

April Admission: September 19 to November 7, 2025 [Open]
October Admission: April 3 to May 15, 2026 [Closed]

Information and forms:

*If you are a current master’s student at Kumamoto University, please check the following information.

MEXT Scholarship University Recommendation

Application deadline: January 9 , 2025 [Closed]

MEXT Scholarship Special Allocation In the Field of Computer Science and
Electrical Engineering

(Only for applicants from Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia,Thailand or Bangladesh)

Application deadline: January 16, 2025 [Closed]

In the Education Programs of Chemistry and Bioscience, and Chemistry and Materials in the Department of
Materials Science and Applied Chemistry

( Only for applicants from Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Viet
Nam, Lao PDR, Myanmar or Cambodia )

※If you have difficulty identifying a prospective
supervisor, we would be happy to assist by introducing one to you.
Please feel free to contact us at the following email address：
Prof. Shintaro Ida
E-mail: ida-s@kumamoto-u.ac.jp

Application deadline: January 16, 2025 [Closed]

In the Education Programs of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Urban and Regional Planning and Design
in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture

(Only for applicants from Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Republic of Korea, China, Timor-Leste,
Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia or Lao PDR)

Application deadline: January 16, 2025 [Closed]

Double Degree Program

Application information and forms

*This Program is for applicants from the universities with which the Graduate School of Science and Technology,
Kumamoto University has a Double Degree Agreement. See the list of the universities

Admission in April / October 2026
Application period:

April Admission: September 19 to November 7, 2025 [Open]
October Admission: April 3 to May 15, 2026 [Closed]

Information and forms:

Application Information for Chinese Government Scholarship Overseas
Study Program

中国「国家建設高水平大学公派研究生項目」 【Closed】

2025年10月募集要項　大学院自然科学教育部（博士後期課程）
Application Information for Chinese Government Scholarship Overseas Study Program in 2025 (Doctoral Course)

Regular Program (teaching language is mainly Japanese)

Time of enrollment

April 1 (Master and Doctor), October 1 (Master and Doctor)

Entrance exam

Please refer to this
link.