Kyoto University Graduate School of Informatics

Applicants who are residing in Japan at the time of applying are not allowed to use the download version. Please get the booklet version of application guideline at the counter of the Graduate School of Informatics, or by mail

Please scroll down for the Application guidelines of Research student (International student).

Application Group Guide

• Intelligence Science and Technology
• Social Informatics
• Advanced Mathematical Sciences
• Applied Mathematics and Physics
• Systems Science
• Communications and Computer Engineering
• Data Science

 

Download: Entrance Examination in February 2025 (Posted on December 2, 2024)

The Graduate School’s office will be closed for the services from December 28, 2024, to January 5, 2025.
Regular operations will resume on January 6, 2025.

Note: For domestic applicants who wish to receive the Admission Guideline for the February 2025 entrance examination via post, be sure to request the guidelines before the holiday period. (See below for details)

Master’s Program

Guidelines for Supplementary Admission Round to the Master’s Program for April 2025

 

Guidelines for Admission to the Master’s Program for October 2025

Doctoral Program

Guidelines for Supplementary Admission Round to the Doctoral Program for April 2025

 

Guidelines for Doctoral Program for October 2025

Example

Example 1 (download version)

Example 2 (booklet version)

Requesting the application guidelines by post

Please enclose a self-addressed “LetterPack (レターパック)”, and send it to the address below, including a note stating the name of the admission guidelines and program (Master’s/Doctoral), and your contact information such as your name, phone number, and email. Clearly write in red on the envelope the name of the admission guideline.

Address

Student Affairs Division (1st floor, Research Bldg. No. 8)
Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 Japan

The Past Admission Guidelines

Guidelines for (Academic Year of 2025-2026) Admission
to the Research Student (Non-Japanese): Recruiting any time

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Academic Year of 2025-2026

1. 1. 1. Prior to submitting your application documents, applicants who have graduated from a university outside of Japan need to undergo a screening by the Admission Assistance Office (AAO), Kyoto University. For details, access the AAO website above directly.
         Applicants must have approval of the professors/associate professors of the Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University prior to submission of the application materials to the Student Affairs Division.
      2. Please ask a faculty member who has given his/her informal consent for the research guidance to obtain the necessary forms for the application.

1. 1. • [Note]
        Time of Enrollment: The beginning of the academic year or each semester unless special circumstances exist.

List of Laboratories/Professors

1. • Intelligence Science and Technology
   • Social Informatics
   • Advanced Mathematical Sciences
   • Applied Mathematics and Physics
   • Systems Science
   • Communications and Computer Engineering
   • Data Science