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Non-degree student Admissions

Research Student

The “Research Student” program allows students who wish to study a particular subject to engage in research upon selection.
Students who wish to enter a graduate school as a master’s or PhD student may first enroll as a research student to deepen their understanding of their specialty under the guidance of a faculty advisor.

Please check the department’s contact information as below;

If you wish to apply for the research student, please check the “Application Requirement” for the details and here for the information of the admission fees.

The general flow of admission procedures for research students is as follows.
・For international applicants who are not residing in Japan and wish to apply as research students (privately-financed students)
*If this applies to you, all procedures are carried out through the department you wish to apply for. The department will contact you about the necessary documents, etc., and submit them to us.

  1. Contact the professor whom you wish to supervise and obtain his/her acceptance.
    (Up to 6 months before the enrollment.)
  2. The host department submits a web application to the graduate school regarding the international student they plan to accept.
    (This application is to be made by the host department, not by the student.)
  3. Preparation and submission of application forms and payment of application fee.
    *Please download the application form from here. Please submit the documents after the approval of the graduate school in above step.2 (or after the approval of the head quoter). The deadline for submission is the first day of the fourth month prior to the month in which you wish to enroll. Please note that incomplete documents may not be accepted.
    Payment of the application fee will also be made after the approval of the graduate school in above step.2 (or after the approval of the head quoter). For payment methods, please refer to the URL below.

    https://forms.gle/c5oFTZRHKifTVnw87
  4. Selection for admission
  5. Procedures for issuing a Certificate of Eligibility (CoE)
  6. Apply for a Visa at the Japanese Embassy or other appropriate office in your home country
  • For other applicants
    The application process will be almost the same. Japanese Government Scholarship students and international students with a status of visa in Japan must submit the application form and other documents by the first day of the month prior to the month in which you intend to enter our school. Please note that incomplete documents may not be accepted.