Admissions

Admissions

Regular Program (teaching language is mainly Japanese)

Time of enrollment

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

Entrance exam

Applicants have to take the entrance exam in August for both April and October enrollment. Exam for international students can be given in January for April enrollment, if they need special considerations.

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 2025
Application period:
April Admission: September 20 to November 8, 2024 [Open]
October Admission: April 4 to May 16, 2025 [Closed]
Information and forms:

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

MEXT Scholarship Application for Admission in October 2024
University Recommendation
Application deadline: January 12 , 2024 [Closed]

Special Allocation for IJEP in the Field of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
(Only for applicants from Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia,Thailand or Bangladesh)
Application deadline: January 19, 2024 [Closed]

Special Allocation for IJEP 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 )
Application deadline: January 19, 2024 [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 2025
Application period:
April Admission: September 20 to November 8, 2024 [Open]
October Admission: April 4 to May 16, 2025 [Closed]
Information and forms: