Guidelines for Admission

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

Download: Entrance Examination in July/August 2024 (Posted on May 7, 2024)

Master’s Program

Guidelines for April 2025 Admission on Recommendation for the Master’s Program, Intelligence Science and Technology (Entrance examination in June)
Guidelines for April 2025 Admission to the Master’s Program (Entrance examination in July/August)
Guidelines for October 2024 Admission to the Master’s Program (Entrance examination in July/August)

Doctoral Program

Guidelines for April 2025 Admission to the Doctoral Program (Entrance examination in July/August)
Guidelines for October 2024 Admission to the Doctoral Program (Entrance examination in July/August)

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

Guidelines for (Academic Year of 2024-2025) Admission
to the Research Student (Non-Japanese): Recruiting any time

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Academic Year of 2024-2025
  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.
  • [Note]
    Time of Enrollment: The beginning of the academic year or each semester unless special circumstances exist.

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